The extreme drought that has gripped California over the past several years is causing onerous adjustments in the natural and human environments. Agriculture, which uses much of the states water, is at the center of many of these arduous responses. The 2015 impacts of the continuing drought are still underway, but in this special ARE Update issue, ...
Stream flow drives many physical and ecological processes in rivers that support freshwater ecosystems. Human activities like dam operations, water diversions, and flood control infrastructure together have fundamentally altered many streams. Water scarcity from increasing water demands and prolonged droughts has further stressed freshwater ecosyst...
A team of California researchers propose a general outline to guide local agencies in crafting Groundwater Sustainability Plans under the California Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014
Published in Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
Dam removal is often proposed for restoration of anadromous salmonid populations, which are in serious decline in California. However, the benefits of dam removal vary due to differences in affected populations and potential for environmental impacts. Here, we develop an assessment method to examine the relationship between dam removal and salmonid...
A team of California researchers propose a detailed outline to guide local agencies in crafting Groundwater Sustainability Plans under the California Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014
This report by aquatic biologist and photographer Ken Davis, dba Wildlife Survey & Photo Service of Sacramento, to the Solano County Water Agency summarizes results of visual salmon survey spanning 10 days (Nov. 30, 2014 - Dec. 10, 2014) on the section of Lower Putah Creek between Putah Diversion Dam and the Yolo County town of Winters. The author ...
Published in BioScience
Significant efforts are underway to translate improved understanding of how climate change is altering ecosystems into practical actions for sustaining ecosystem functions and benefits. We explore this transition in California, where adaptation and mitigation are advancing relatively rapidly, through four case studies that span large spatial domain...
