Limnology and Aquatic Birds
Limnology and Aquatic Birds

Author: Alan R. Hanson

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-03-20

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 1402055560

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Long-term population monitoring is an important tool in our investigations of the role waterbirds play in their environment. This book is international in scope and presents information on species as diverse as the Common Loon, Harlequin Duck, and Semi-Palmated Sandpiper, and habitat in locations ranging from Iceland to Japan. Papers presented in this volume further our understanding of the important role that limnology plays in determining habitat suitability for waterbirds.

Napa Valley Historical Ecology Atlas
Napa Valley Historical Ecology Atlas

Author: Robin Grossinger

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2012-02-11

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 0520269101

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Annotation How has California's landscape changed? What did now-familiar places look like during prior centuries? This book explores these questions by taking readers on a dazzling visual tour of Napa Valley from the early 1800s onward - a forgotten land of brilliant wildflower fields, lush wetlands, and grand oak savannas.

Suisun Marsh
Suisun Marsh

Author: Peter B. Moyle

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2014-03-26

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 0520957326

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One of California's most remarkable wetlands, Suisun Marsh is the largest tidal marsh on the West Coast and a major feature of the San Francisco Estuary. This productive and unique habitat supports endemic species, is a nursery for native fishes, and is a vital link for migratory waterfowl. The 6,000-year-old marsh has been affected by human activity, and humans will continue to have significant impacts on the marsh as the sea level rises and cultural values shift in the century ahead. This study includes in-depth information about the ecological and human history of Suisun Marsh, its abiotic and biotic characteristics, agents of ecological change, and alternative futures facing this ecosystem.

Down by the Bay
Down by the Bay

Author: Matthew Booker

Publisher: University of California Press

Published: 2020-06-09

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 0520355563

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San Francisco Bay is the largest and most productive estuary on the Pacific Coast of North America. It is also home to the oldest and densest urban settlements in the American West. Focusing on human inhabitation of the Bay since Ohlone times, Down by the Bay reveals the ongoing role of nature in shaping that history. From birds to oyster pirates, from gold miners to farmers, from salt ponds to ports, this is the first history of the San Francisco Bay and Delta as both a human and natural landscape. It offers invaluable context for current discussions over the best management and use of the Bay in the face of sea level rise.