The Distribution of Wetland and Deepwater Habitats in the San Francisco Bay Region
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Page : 76 pages
File Size : 15,65 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Aquatic ecology
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Page : 76 pages
File Size : 15,65 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Aquatic ecology
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Author : Christine Polek
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,69 MB
Release : 2012
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California's San Francisco Bay Area, a metropolitan area located near rivers and sea, has both a high concentration of wetlands and significant infrastructure demands associated with dense urban areas. This paper identifies the wetland restoration plans and policies which dictate the recovery of San Francisco Bay Area wetlands as well as the infrastructure requirements that threaten to degrade San Francisco Bay Area wetlands. We find that recent wetland policy revisions and efforts by government and non-government agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area have been successful in revitalizing wetland restoration. However, urban growth and the need to protect against sea level rise from global warming create infrastructure needs that are constrained by these policy initiatives. We consider the unaddressed policy conflict between the goals of wetland reclamation and the demands imposed by infrastructure needs. We offer insight into how wetland mitigation markets and policies may adapt in response to this conflict.
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Page : 2 pages
File Size : 18,17 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Dredging spoil
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Page : 5 pages
File Size : 12,52 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Wetland conservation
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Author : Ralph Andrew Luken
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,46 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Business & Economics
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Page : 17 pages
File Size : 39,7 MB
Release : 1990*
Category : Wetlands
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Author : Samuel P. Shaw
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Page : 78 pages
File Size : 32,32 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Water birds
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Author : Ariel Rubissow Okamoto
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,41 MB
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0520949986
This complete primer on San Francisco Bay is a multifaceted exploration of an extraordinary, and remarkably resilient, body of water. Bustling with oil tankers, laced with pollutants, and crowded with forty-six cities, the bay is still home to healthy eelgrass beds, young Dungeness crabs and sharks, and millions of waterbirds. Written in an entertaining style for a wide audience, Natural History of San Francisco Bay delves into an array of topics including fish and wildlife, ocean and climate cycles, endangered and invasive species, and the path from industrialization to environmental restoration. More than sixty scientists, activists, and resource managers share their views and describe their work—tracing mercury through the aquatic ecosystem, finding ways to convert salt ponds back to tidal wetlands, anticipating the repercussions of climate change, and more. Fully illustrated and packed with stories, quotes, and facts, the guide also tells how San Francisco Bay sparked an environmental movement that now reaches across the country.
Author : Michael P. Carlin
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Page : 108 pages
File Size : 48,95 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Wetlands
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Author : Source Wikipedia
Publisher : University-Press.org
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 35,65 MB
Release : 2013-09
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ISBN : 9781230530321
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Laguna de Santa Rosa, Tolay Lake, Suisun Marsh, Petaluma River, Abbotts Lagoon, Breuner Marsh, Crissy Field, Estero de San Antonio, Tomales Bay, Cesar Chavez Park, Bair Island, Napa Sonoma Marsh, Cordelia Slough, Bodega Harbor, Stege Marsh, Ledson Marsh, Bolinas Lagoon, Emeryville Crescent State Marine Reserve, Strawberry Lagoon, San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Hoffman Marsh, Westpoint Slough, Wildcat Marsh, Drakes Estero, Triangle Marsh, Chelsea Wetlands, Bothin Marsh, Meeker Slough, Damon Marsh, Mowry Slough, Hamilton Wetland Restoration Project, Giant Marsh, Point Molate Marsh, San Pablo Creek Marsh, Brooks Island Salt Marsh, Jersey Island, Pickleweed Inlet, Bethel Island, Browns Island, Arrowhead Marsh, Crissy Marsh. Excerpt: Laguna de Santa Rosa - a.new, #quickbar a.new/* cache key: enwiki: resourceloader: filter: minify-css:5: f2a9127573a22335c2a9102b208c73e7 */ Laguna de Santa Rosa Looking east across the Laguna de Santa Rosa floodplain, with the Mayacamas Mountains in the backgroundAs recently as the Miocene period, this entire region was submerged below the Pacific Ocean. Around 12 million years ago, processes of uplift and volcanic action formed the Mayacamas and Sonoma Mountains to the east and established the main geomorphic features of the present day landscape. Millions of years of stream erosion carving these mountains led to the rich soils of the Santa Rosa Plain and the Laguna de Santa Rosa drainage that meandered on the vast plain. The western hills are much less pronounced in elevation, and contribute far less to the drainage area of the basin. Soil types within the Laguna are quite complex and vary by reach. Many of the soils of the immediate Laguna area are classified as Clear Lake...