Transcript General Poster (WFCC) - San Francisco State University

Climate change impacts of SF Bay-Delta wetlands and their links to pelagic food webs
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Parker ,
J.C.
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Callaway ,
We are evaluating these dynamics at six marshes along a salinity
gradient within the Bay-Delta, from China Camp to Sand Mound
Slough.
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E.
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Herbert ,
D.
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Talley ,
V.
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Vredenburg ,
M.
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Kelly
Francisco State University, 2University of San Francisco, 3University of California, Berkeley, 4SF Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Climate change is likely to cause substantial shifts in estuarine
salinity and water levels over the next century, with higher summer
salinities due to reduced snowmelt and higher water levels due to
increased global sea-level rise. Our research is focused on
evaluating effects of climate change on vegetation dynamics across
the estuary, including potential impacts on plant community
composition and diversity, primary productivity, and decomposition
rates.
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L.M.
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Schile ,
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Field sites:
1. China Camp SP salt marsh
2. Petaluma salt marsh
3. Coon Island
4. Rush Ranch
5. Browns Island
6. Sand Mound Slough
Box for vegetation
results and progress;
feel free to rearrange.
Box for pelagic
progress; feel free to
rearrange.
This box for abiotic
work that’s
complete or in
progress.
Maybe a comment on
what’s next? Lisa?
CalFed
Bay Delta
Program
This work is supported by CalFed Grant 1037