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2020. Integrating Planning with Nature: Building climate resilience across the urban-to-rural gradient. SFEI Contribution No. 1013.
(6.35 MB) (88.2 MB) 2016. Increases in Anthropogenic Gadolinium Anomalies and Rare Earth Element Concentrations in San Francisco Bay over a 20 Year Record. Environ. Sci. Technol. 50 (8).
We evaluated both the spatial distribution of gadolinium (Gd) and other rare earth elements (REE) in surface waters collected in a transect of San Francisco Bay (SFB) and their temporal variations within the Bay over two decades. The REE were preconcentrated using the NOBIAS PA-1 resin prior to analysis by high-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Measurements revealed a temporal increase in the Gd anomaly in SFB from the early 1990s to the present. The highest Gd anomalies were observed in the southern reach of SFB, which is surrounded by several hospitals and research centers that use Gd-based contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging. Recent increases in that usage presumably contributed to the order of magnitude increase in anthropogenic Gd concentrations in SFB, from 8.27 to 112 pmol kg–1 over the past two decades, and reach the northeast Pacific coastal waters. These measurements (i) show that “exotic” trace elements used in new high-tech applications, such as Gd, are emerging contaminants in San Francisco Bay and that anthropogenic Gd concentrations increased substantially over a 20 year period; (ii) substantiate proposals that REE may be used as tracers of wastewater discharges and hydrological processes; and (iii) suggest that new public policies and the development of more effective treatment technologies may be necessary to control sources and minimize future contamination by REE that are critical for the development of new technologies, which now overwhelm natural REE anomalies.
2016. An Introduction to EcoAtlas: Applied Aquatic Science. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA. p 16 pages.
This memo was developed by SFEI to introduce the EcoAtlas tools, their intended (target) user community, and the short- and long-term intended applications.
(5.84 MB) 2014. Initial Protocol to Identify and Delineate the Head of Tide Zone in San Francisco Bay Tributaries. SFEI Contribution No. 719. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
(8.39 MB) 2010. Indicators and Performance Measures for North Bay Watersheds. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, Ca.
2009. Integrating Toxicity Risk in Bird Eggs and Chicks: Using Chick Down Feathers To Estimate Mercury Concentrations in Eggs. Environmental Science and Technology 43, 2166-2172.
(188.27 KB) 2008. The Influence of Chemical and Physical Factors on Macrobenthos in the San Francisco Estuary. SFEI Contribution No. 543.
(1.55 MB) (19.1 MB) (1.64 MB) 2008. An Introduction to the Historical Ecology of the Sonoma Creek Watershed: a Tool for the Critical Coastal Area Action Plan. San Francisco Estuary Institute.
(20.83 MB) 2008. An Introduction to the Historical Ecology of the Watsonville Sloughs: a Tool for the Critical Coastal Area Action Plan. San Francisco Estuary Institute.
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(7.99 MB) 2007. Indicator Development and Framework for Assessing Indirect Effects of Sediment Contaminants. SFEI Contribution No. 524. San Francisco Estuary Institute.
(2.65 MB) 2007. Introduced Marine and Estuarine Invertebrates. In The Light & Smith Manual: Intertidal Invertebrates of the California and Oregon Coast. . The Light & Smith Manual: Intertidal Invertebrates of the California and Oregon Coast. University of California Press: Berkeley, Ca.
2007. Introduction for Report on the Subtidal Habitats and Associated Biological Taxa in San Francisco Bay. In Report on the Subtidal Habitats and Associated Biological Taxa in San Francisco Bay. Report on the Subtidal Habitats and Associated Biological Taxa in San Francisco Bay. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service. p 35.
2006. Identification and emission factors of molecular tracers in organic aerosols from biomass burning: Part 3. Grasses. Applied Geochemistry 21 (6) . SFEI Contribution No. 491.
2006. Inspection for Live Marine Invertebrates in an Oyster Shell Pile at Drakes Bay Oyster Company. San Francisco Estuary Institute.
(681.17 KB) 2005. Impact of invasive Spartina alterniflora on song sparrow and marsh wren populations in San Francisco Bay salt marshes. Proceedings of the International Spartina Conference.
2005. Integrated Coastal Reserve Planning, Making the Land—Sea Connection. Front Ecol Environ 3 (8), 429-436.
(2.41 MB) (4.6 MB) (32.97 MB) (32.97 MB) 2005. The invasive colonial ascidian Didemnum sp.: current distribution, basic biology, and potential threat to marine communities of the northeast and west coasts of the United States. J. of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology . SFEI Contribution No. 498.
2004. Invasions in the sea. SFEI Contribution No. 312. Vol. 22, pp 37-41.
(911.72 KB) 2003. Identification and evaluation of previously unknown organic contaminants in the San Francisco Estuary (1999-2001). SFEI Contribution No. 75. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
(1.33 MB) (1.33 MB) 2003. Introduction to the San Francisco Estuary. San Francisco Estuary Institute, Save the Bay and San Francisco Estuary Project: Oakland,CA.
(1016.42 KB) 2003. Invasions in Aquatic Ecosystems: Impacts on Restoration and Potential for Control. SFEI Contribution No. 512.
2002. Identification and evaluation of unidentified organic contaminants in the San Francisco Estuary. SFEI Contribution No. 45. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
(2.3 MB) 2002. The impact of an invasive Atlantic cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) on San Francisco Bay Song Sparrow populations: direct and indirect influence. In Terrestrial Vertebrates of Tidal Marshes: Evolution, Ecology and Conservation. Terrestrial Vertebrates of Tidal Marshes: Evolution, Ecology and Conservation. Silver Spring, MD.
2002. Influence of Thermal Stratification on the Depth of Distribution of Pelagic Juvenile Rockfish of central California. Fishery Bulletin . SFEI Contribution No. 475.
2001. Impacts from the Asian clam Potamocorbula amurensis. In National Management Plan. National Management Plan. National Invasive Species Council: Washington DC.
2001. Influence of climate, geology, and humans on spatial and temporal variability in nutrient geochemistry in the sub-tropical Richmond River catchment, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research 52, 235-248 . SFEI Contribution No. 232.
2001. In Search of a Lost Laguna.
(938.36 KB) 2001. An Introduction to the San Francisco Estuary Third Edition. San Francisco Estuary Project, Oakland CA, Save The Bay, Oakland CA and San Francisco Estuary Institute, Richmond CA: Oakland, Ca. Vol. Third Edit.
(1016.42 KB) (13.03 KB) 2001. Invasions in the San Francisco Estuary. In National Management Plan. National Management Plan. National Invasive Species Council: Washington DC.
2001. Investigations into the Introduction of Non-indigenous Marine Organisms via the Cross-Continental Trade in Marine Baitworms. SFEI Contribution No. 357. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond CA.
(420.69 KB) 2000. Indirect reduction of hexavalent chromium by copper in the presence of superoxide. Marine Chemistry 69, 33-41 . SFEI Contribution No. 335.
2000. Intra - and inter-annual export of nitrogen and phosphorus in the sub-tropical Richmond River catchment, Australia. Hydrological Processes 14, 1787-1809.
2000. Invasion by a Japanese marine microorganism in western North America. Hydrobiologia 421, 25-30 . SFEI Contribution No. 343.
(851.24 KB) 2000. Invasions status and policy on the U. S. west coast. in: Proc. First Nat'l Conf. on Marine Bioinvasions, Jan. 24-27, 1999, Cambridge MA, 40-45.
(582.42 KB) 2000. Investigations of Sediment Elutriate Toxicity at Three Estuarine Stations in San Francisco Bay, California. SFEI Contribution No. 374. San Francisco Estuary Institue: Richmond, CA.
(502.17 KB) 1999. Impacts of Nonindigenous Species on Subtidal Benthic Assemblages in the San Francisco Estuary. SFEI Contribution No. 329. p 16.
1999. Invasions status and policy on the U. S. west coast. First National Conference on Marine Bioinvasion, 40-45.
1998. Introduced Tidal Marsh Plants in the San Francisco Estuary: Regional Distribution and Priorities for Control. SFEI Contribution No. 321. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond CA. p 42.
(155.6 KB) 1998. The invasion of the Pacific Coast by the European green crab. Eighth International Zebra Mussel and Aquatic Nuisance Species Conference, Page 44.
1998. The invasion of the Pacific Coast by the European green crab Carcinus maenas. Proc. Eighth Int'l Zebra Mussel and Aquatic Nuisance Species Conf., 173-177.
(105.65 KB) 1997. The invasion of the estuaries. Proc. Second International Spartina Conference, Mar 20-21, 1997, 6-9.
(174.13 KB) 1996. The Invaded estuary (abstract). In In: Third Biennial State of the Estuary Conf.. In: Third Biennial State of the Estuary Conf. San Francisco, CA.
1995. Introduced Species. Prepared for: California's Ocean Resources: An Agenda for the Future, California Resources Agency: Sacramento, CA.
1995. Introduction, dispersal and potential impacts of the green crab Carcinus maenas in San Francisco Bay. Marine Biology 122, 225-237.
(381.3 KB) (476.51 KB) 1994. Impacts of invasions in the Bay and Delta. Abs. Proc. 75th Ann. Mtg., Pac. Div. Amer. Assoc. Adv. Sci..
1994. Implementation Manual for the San Leandro Creek Watershed Awareness Program, 1993-1994. SFEI Contribution No. 177. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, Ca. p 75.
1991. An Introduction to the Ecology of the San Francisco Estuary, 2nd Edition. Oakland, CA.
1990. An Introduction to the Ecology of the San Francisco Estuary, 1st Edition. Oakland, CA.
1989. Inventory of Current Monitoring Programs in the San Francisco Bay and Delta. SFEI Contribution No. 155. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA. p 39.
1989. Inventory of Monitoring Programs in the San Francisco Bay and Delta. SFEI Contribution No. 156. AHI: Richmond, CA. p 48.
(3.81 MB) 1988. Inventory of Priority Datasets Relating to the San Francisco Estuary. SFEI Contribution No. 141. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA. p 51.