SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Ecological effects of drought in the Delta Maven Delta scienceScience June 13, 2024 152The Delta and Suisun Marsh region is rich in biodiversity, offering numerous ecosystem services and significant cultural value for many...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Making a mountain out of molehills: Synthesizing eight datasets yields Delta food web insights Maven Delta scienceScience May 23, 2024 71The April Delta Lead Scientist’s Report included a presentation by Dr. Denise Colombano on a synthesis project that used eight...
YOUR INPUT WANTED: Delta ISB Review of Food Webs in the Delta Delta Stewardship Council ANNOUNCEMENTSScience Announcement April 27, 2024 168From the Delta Independent Science Board: The Delta Independent Science Board is seeking input on its draft review, “Exploring scientific...
SFEWS: Keeping water in headwaters longer; Fishery impacts of hatchery-origin vs. natural-origin chinook salmon, Diets of fish in the Stanislaus River, and more … Guest Contributor Delta scienceScience December 28, 2023 142San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science (SFEWS) provides credible scientific information on California’s complex water issues, linking new science to...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Wild baby salmon raised on a California rice farm show stunning survival to the ocean Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNewsScience June 22, 2023 2633When Steve Neader’s rice farm flooded last winter after three years of drought, a UC Davis research team checked to...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Yolo Bypass floodplains and fish food Maven Delta scienceScience June 7, 2023 241The Yolo Bypass was originally designed as a flood control measure to protect the city of Sacramento. It is also...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Wetlands and food production, longfin smelt proposed listing, and the activities of the Delta Science Program Maven Delta science November 9, 2022 115At the October meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen highlighted Council-funded research that studied whether...
FEATURE: Wetland Responses to Restoration and Management Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceScience May 5, 2022 429Dr. John Durand is a research scientist at UC Davis, where he studies estuarine food webs and fishes. He has...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: I’m not that Shallow – Surprising Similarity in Zooplankton Communities Collected at Different Depths Near Wetland Restoration Sites Maven Delta science February 4, 2022 108Wetland restoration has been identified as a key management tool for increasing food availability for at-risk fishes in the San...
ESTUARY PEARLS: New ways to boost fish nutrition and identify species, a new bird atlas raises red flags, preparing for a snowless future, and more Estuary News Group Delta scienceScience December 17, 2021 190New ways to boost fish nutrition and identify species, a new bird atlas raises red flags, preparing for a snowless...
BAY-DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Managed Floodplain Fish Food: Bringing Dry Side Food Webs to Wet Side Fish Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science November 10, 2021 515Two centuries ago, the floor of the Central Valley was primarily a marshy wetland. In the springtime, the snowpack would...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Primary production in the Delta Maven Delta science June 29, 2021 175At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted recent research on the...
SCIENCE IN SHORT: How fish interact with wetland topography Maven Science Podcasts February 12, 2021 44In this podcast, reporter Alastair Bland and UC Davis PhD student and fish researcher David Ayers discuss the Sacramento-San Joaquin...
DELTA ISB: What we know and don’t know about the Delta food web Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science January 14, 2021 374The Delta Reform Act of 2009 established the Delta Independent Science Board (or Delta ISB), whose ten members are appointed...
SCIENCE IN SHORT PODCAST: How fish interact with wetland topography Maven Science Podcasts September 27, 2020 295Click here to check out the new Delta Science page on the Notebook Maven’s Notebook · SCIENCE IN SHORT:...