ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 2: The Practice of Adaptive Management Planning Maven Delta science March 31, 2021The session began with Karen Kayfetz, program manager at the Delta Science Program, discussing what it means to practice adaptive...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: California’s rainy season is becoming shorter and sharper Maven Climate changeDelta scienceHydrology March 31, 2021At the March meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Dr. Laurel Larsen discussed a new research paper on the changing...
SF ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE JOURNAL: Delta smelt population dynamics models; Delta smelt entrainment; Detecting juvenile chinook salmon; and more … Maven Delta science March 18, 2021In this issue: RESEARCHStatistical Evaluation of Behavior and Population Dynamic Models Predicting Movement and Proportional Entrainment Loss of Adult Delta...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Farm to Fish: Lessons from a Multi-Year Study on Agricultural Floodplain Habitat, plus an update on activities of the Delta Science Program Maven Delta science March 4, 2021At the February meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Laurel Larsen discussed a new report on the...
ESTUARY PEARLS: Bay-Delta research from the most recent issue of San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. Plus: Can otters thrive in San Francisco Bay? Estuary News Group Delta scienceScience February 26, 2021North America’s largest and most ancient freshwater fish species, white sturgeon, hang out in some kinds of Estuary waterways more...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: How different genetically are fall-run and spring-run chinook salmon?; Social science in the Delta; and activities of the Delta Science Program Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlife February 4, 2021At the January meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen discussed the recent science publication,...
DELTA ISB: Water Supply Reliability Estimation: an overview Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science January 20, 2021Water supply reliability. It’s half of the co-equal goals of “providing a more reliable water supply for California and protecting,...
DELTA ISB: What we know and don’t know about the Delta food web Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science January 14, 2021The Delta Reform Act of 2009 established the Delta Independent Science Board (or Delta ISB), whose ten members are appointed...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Climate change and California’s water resources Maven Climate changeDelta science January 7, 2021Dr. Laurel Larsen, the new Delta Lead Scientist, is in the process of moving from Finland to California, so at...
SF ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: Signs of optimism; Integrating bird conservation in the Delta; Salmon life-cycle models; and sturgeon habitat use Maven Delta science December 16, 2020In this edition: EDITORIAL Signs of Optimism Beyond 2020Samuel N. Luoma[DOI] [URL] ESSAY Getting Our Heads Above Water: Integrating Bird...
ESTUARY PEARLS: Salmon estimates, behavior, and disease; Fish passage structures, Another non-native species in the Delta, and more … Estuary News Group Delta scienceScience November 21, 2020In the latest issue of Estuary Pearls: As organizations and agencies scramble to preserve the Central Valley’s dwindling Chinook salmon...
SCIENCE PUBLICATION: Wetland Restoration: Contemporary Issues and Lessons Learned Maven Delta science November 21, 2020From the Association of Wetland Managers: There is general agreement among restoration professionals that the science exists to achieve restoration...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Delta fish surveys, A busy month for workshops, Delta science proposal solicitation, and call for abstracts for the 2021 Bay Delta Science Conference Maven Delta science November 6, 2020At the October meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Dr. Laurel Larsen began the Delta Lead Scientist report by spotlighting...
FEATURE: Fish predation on a landscape scale in the Delta Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlife October 14, 2020Fisheries Biologist Cyril Michel discusses recent predator manipulation studies done in the Delta and efforts to develop a predictive model...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Overview of paper on the 2012-2016 drought in the Delta Maven Delta science October 8, 2020Dr. Laurel Larsen officially started September 1st as the new Delta Lead Scientist; however, she is finishing up a sabbatical...
