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Time Series of Suspended Solids Concentration, Salinity, Temperature, and Total Mercury Concentration in San Francsico Bay During Water Year 1998. SFEI Contribution No. 44.
1998. (1.38 MB)Technical Report of the San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances. SFEI Contribution No. 375. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
1998. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the San Francisco Estuary water column: Sources, spatial distributions, and temporal trends (1993-2001). Chemosphere 909-920 . SFEI Contribution No. 311.
2004. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination in San Francisco Bay: A 10-year retrospective of monitoring in an urbanized estuary. Environmental Research 105, 101-118 . SFEI Contribution No. 492.
2006. (1.22 MB)Spatial and temporal variations in silver contamination and toxicity in San Francisco Bay. Environmental Research 105, 34-52.
2007. (1014.85 KB)A review of total dissolved copper and its chemical speciation in San Francisco Bay, California. Environmental Research 105, 5-19.
2007. (976.86 KB)Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in San Francisco Estuary sediments. Marine Chemistry 86, 169-184 . SFEI Contribution No. 82.
2004. (1.89 MB)Influence of Thermal Stratification on the Depth of Distribution of Pelagic Juvenile Rockfish of central California. Fishery Bulletin . SFEI Contribution No. 475.
2002. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in bivalves from the San Francisco estuary: Spatial distributions, temporal trends, and sources (1993–2001). Marine Environmental Research 60, 466-488 . SFEI Contribution No. 501.
2005. Contaminant Concentrations in Eggs of Double-crested Cormorants and Forster's Terns from San Francisco Bay: 2002-2012. SFEI Contribution No. 736.
2016. (1.42 MB)OPC Coastal Wetlands, Beaches and Watersheds Inventory Factsheet, March 2021th ed.
2021. (4.3 MB)Levels and Distribution of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Water, Surface Sediments, and Bivalves from the San Francisco Estuary. Environmental Science & Technology 39, 33-41 . SFEI Contribution No. 310.
2005. Think Global, Act Local: Local Knowledge Is Critical to Inform Positive Change When It Comes to Microplastics. Environmental Science & Technology . SFEI Contribution No. 1024.
2020. Microplastic contamination in the marine environment is a global issue. Across the world, policies at the national and international level are needed to facilitate the scale of change needed to tackle this significant problem. However, sources and patterns of plastic contamination vary around the world, and the most pressing actions differ from one location to another. Therefore, local policies are a critical part of the solution; recognizing local sources will enable mitigations with measurable impacts. Here, we highlight how investigating the contamination comprehensively in one location can inform relevant mitigation strategies that can be transferred globally. We examine the San Francisco Bay in California, USA—the largest estuary on the West Coast of the Americas, and home to over 7 million people. The local contamination of microplastics in surface water, sediments, and fish from this urban bay is reportedly higher than many places studied to date.(1) This example demonstrates the value of local monitoring in identifying sources, informing local mitigation strategies and developing an array of solutions to stem the multifaceted tide of plastic pollution entering our global oceans.
Primary Production in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: A Science Strategy to Quantify Change and Identify Future Potential. SFEI Contribution No. 781.
2016. (4.26 MB)Delta Wetland Futures: Tidal Marsh Resilience to Sea Level Rise. SFEI Contribution No. 1106. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
2022. (16.65 MB)North Bay Mercury Biosentinel Project (December 2014 Report). SFEI Contribution No. 738. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
2014. (2.88 MB)Vision for a Resilient Silicon Valley Landscape. SFEI Contribution No. 753.
. 2015. (21.78 MB)North Bay Mercury Biosentinel Project: 2016 - 2017. SFEI Contribution No. 868.
2018. (1.59 MB)Delta Landscapes: A Delta Renewed User Guide. SFEI Contribution No. 854.
2017. (28.86 MB)A Delta Renewed User Guide aims to increase the accessibility of the technical findings in A Delta Renewed for easier application to restoration and conservation efforts across the Delta. The recommendations in A Delta Renewed focus on landscape-scale ecological guidance. We present three examples of how the information in A Delta Renewed might be used to address different management and restoration questions. Because of the complexity of the Delta system, this guide does not address all possible questions and does not replace the need for detailed, site-specific data and expertise. Rather, it shows how the information in A Delta Renewed might provide a common foundation for restoration planning.
The User Guide was written for a broad audience, including restoration practitioners, landowners, and local, state and federal agencies. The guide provides a step-by-step path through A Delta Renewed; a user is walked through how to apply the findings of the report via a series of steps to address each of the three restoration and management questions. This process is intended to help the user access regionally-specific recommendations and strategies to plan and manage future Delta landscapes that can support desired ecological functions over the long term.
The goal of A Delta Renewed and this guide is not to recreate the Delta of the past. Rather, the objective is to understand how we can re-establish or mimic important natural processes and patterns within this altered system to support desirable ecological functions (such as healthy native fish populations, a productive food web, and support for endangered species), now and into the future.
A Delta Renewed: A Guide to Science-Based Ecological Restoration in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Delta Landscapes Project. Prepared for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Ecosystem Restoration Program. A Report of SFEI-ASC’s Resilient Landscapes Program. SFEI Contribution No. 799. San Francisco Estuary Institute - Aquatic Science Center: Richmond, CA.
2016. (121.28 MB) (17.67 MB)This report offers guidance for creating and maintaining landscapes in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta that support desired ecological functions, while retaining the overall agricultural character and water-supply service of the region. Based on extensive research into how the Delta functioned historically, how it has changed, and how it is likely to evolve, we discuss where and how to re-establish the dynamic natural processes that can sustain native Delta habitats and wildlife into the future. The approach, building on work others have piloted and championed, is to restore or emulate natural processes where possible, establish an appropriate mosaic of habitat types at the landscape scale, use multi-benefit management strategies to increase support for native species in agricultural and urban areas, and allow the Delta to adapt to future uncertainties of climate change, levee failure, and human population growth. With this approach, it will be critical to integrate ecological improvements with the human landscape: a robust agricultural economy, water infrastructure and diversions, and urbanized areas. Strategic restoration that builds on the history and ecology of the region can contribute to the strong sense of place and recreational value of the Delta.
Printed copies of the report are available for purchase.
A Delta Transformed: Ecological Functions, Spatial Metrics, and Landscape Change in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. SFEI Contribution No. 729. San Francisco Estuary Institute - Aquatic Science Center: Richmond, CA.
2014. (58.56 MB) (11.76 MB)Delta Landscapes Executive Summary. SFEI Contribution No. 853.
2017. (23.99 MB)2015. 2015 RMP Detailed Workplan. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
(546.26 KB)2015. 2015 RMP Multi-Year Plan. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
(2.22 MB)2015. 2015 RMP Program Plan. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
(414.17 KB)2011 Annual Monitoring Results: A report of the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary. San Francisco Estuary Institute.
. 2011. (1.1 MB)2016 RMP Multi-Year Plan. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
. 2016. (5.57 MB)2017 RMP Detailed Workplan and Budget. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
. 2017. (2.27 MB)2016 RMP Detailed Workplan and Budget. San Francisco Estuary Institue: Richmond, CA.
. 2016. (1.73 MB)2017 RMP Multi-Year Plan. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
. 2017. (2.14 MB)Calibration and evaluation of five indicators of benthic community condition in two California bay and estuary habitats. Marine Pollution Bulletin 59 (1-3), 5-13.
2009. (332.88 KB)Petaluma River Impairment Assessment for Nutrients, Sediment/Siltation, and Pathogens Part 1: Existing Information and TMDL Comparison. Aquatic Science Center: Oakland.
2010. (1.89 MB)Critical Coastal Areas Program, Phase I Final Report. SFEI Contribution No. 541. San Francisco Estuary Institute.
2007. (10.77 MB)Appendix 1: All Deliverables Submitted for the Critical Coastal Areas Program, Phase I. San Francisco Estuary Institute.
2007. (14.83 MB)Indicators and Performance Measures for North Bay Watersheds. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, Ca.
2010. Resilient Landscape Vision for Upper Penitencia Creek. SFEI Contribution No. 894. San Francisco Estuary Institute - Aquatic Science Center: Richmond, CA.
2018. (67.6 MB) (11.75 MB)Restoration Vision for the Laguna de Santa Rosa. SFEI Contribution No. 983. SFEI: Richmond, CA.
2020. (101.3 MB) (58.17 MB)The Laguna de Santa Rosa, located in the Russian River watershed in Sonoma County, CA, is an expansive freshwater wetland complex that hosts a rich diversity of plant and wildlife species, many of which are federally or state listed as threatened, endangered, or species of special concern. The Laguna is also home to a thriving agricultural community that depends on the land for its livelihood. Since the mid-19th century, development within the Laguna and its surrounding watershed have had a considerable impact on the landscape, affecting both wildlife and people. Compared to pre-development conditions, the Laguna currently experiences increased stormwater runoff and flooding, increased delivery and accumulation of fine sediment and nutrients, spread of problematic invasive species, and decreased habitat for native fish and wildlife species. Predicted changes in future precipitation patterns and summertime air temperatures, combined with expanding development pressure, could exacerbate these problems. People who manage land and regulate land management decisions in and around the Laguna, including landowners; federal, state, and local agencies; and local stakeholders, are seeking a long-term management approach for the Laguna that improves conditions for the wildlife and people that call the Laguna home. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Sonoma Water funded the Laguna-Mark West Creek Watershed Master Restoration Planning Project to develop such a management approach, focusing on the need to identify restoration and management actions that enhance desired ecological functions of the Laguna, while also supporting the area’s agriculture and its local residents.
Apparent Tolerance of Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Embryos to a Pentabrominated Diphenyl Ether Mixture (DE-71). USGS-Patuxent Wildlife Research Center: Beltsville, Maryland.
2011. (1.57 MB) 2013.
Evaluation of Benthic Assessment Methodology in Southern California Bays and San Francisco Bay. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project: Westminster. CA.
2004. (1.44 MB)