"A Delta Transformed" report released at the 2014 Bay-Delta Science Conference
Oct 28, 2014
The newly published A Delta Transformed: Ecological Functions, Spatial Metrics, and Landscape Change in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta provides the first analysis of landscape ecology metrics in the pre-disturbance and contemporary Delta to help define, design, and evaluate functional, resilient landscapes for the future.
The report is also available for in PDF format (59 Mb).
This publication is a product of the Delta Landscapes Project, which provides management tools for landscape-scale ecological restoration in the Sacramento-SanJoaquin Delta.
This project is funded by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Ecosystem Restoration Program
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Programs and Focus Areas:
Resilient Landscapes Program
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Landscape Scenario Planning Tool (Project)
This project is a tool for planning scenarios of landscape-scale restoration. The tool is designed to inform ongoing and future restoration planning efforts. In particular, this tool will help inform implementation of restoration objectives as described in the Delta Plan, as well as the ongoing Ecosystem Amendment to Chapter 4.
Delta Landscapes Scenario Planning Tool (Project)
This project is a tool for planning scenarios of landscape-scale restoration of the Delta. The tool is designed to inform ongoing and future restoration planning efforts in the Delta. In particular, this tool will help inform implementation of restoration objectives as described in the Delta Plan, as well as the ongoing Ecosystem Amendment to Chapter 4.
Delta Salmon Rearing (Project)
The objective of this project is to summarize existing research and knowledge around suitable rearing habitat for Chinook salmon in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; identify areas of suitability for rearing salmon using a combined suitability analysis of four mapped habitat parameters; and to provide recommendations for types of restoration needed to improve or restore rearing habitat, as well as to identify where in the Delta these restoration efforts could be prioritized.