| Pelagic Organisms References |
| 2011 delta smelt predation project update |
| 2012 Summer Townet Survey Age-0 Delta Smelt Index - Memo |
| A critical assessment of the use of surrogate species in conservation planning in the Sacramento-San Joaquin California (U.S.A.). |
| A place to call home: A synthesis of delta smelt habitat in the upper San Francisco estuary |
| A Scientific Assessment of Alternatives for Reducing Water Management Effects on Threatened and Endangered Fishes in California’s Bay–Delta |
| A state-space multi-stage lifecycle model to evaluate population impacts in the presence of density dependence: illustrated with application to delta smelt |
| A status review of the threatened delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) in California. Report to California Fish and Game Commission |
| Abundance and distribution of Neomysis mercedis and a major predator, longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) in LakeWashington. Hydrobioilogia |
| Adaptive management of fall outflow for delta smelt protection and water supply reliability, milestone draft |
| Affinity as a tool in life science |
| An evalation of the effectiveness of fish salvage operation at the intake |
| An investigation of factors affecting the decline of delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary |
| Analysis of an estuarine striped bass (Morone saxatilis) population: influence of density dependent mortality between metamorphosis and recruitment |
| Analysis of pelagic species decline in the upper San Francisco Estuary using multivariate autoregressive modeling (MAR) |
| Annual primary production: Patterns and mechanisms of change in a nutrient-rich tidal ecosystem |
| Application of ecological indicators |
| Bay-Delta Conservation Plan. 2012. Conservation strategy (Sections 3.4 and 3.5). Administrative draft. |
| Bayesian change point analysis of abundance trends for pelagic fishes in the upper San Francisco Estuary |
| Benthic assemblage variability in the upper San Francisco estuary: A 27-year retrospective |
| Biology and population dynamics of Sacramento splittail (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus) in the San Francisco estuary: A review |
| Challenges in the development and use of ecological indicators |
| Comparative environmental tolerances of threatened delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) and introduced wakasagi (H. nipponensis) in an altered California estuary |
| Conservation by proxy (will provide a copy when finalized) |
| Critical assessment of the delta smelt population in the San Francisco estuary, California |
| Declaration of Dr. Richard B. Deriso in support of Plantiffs' motion for injunctive relief dated 01/28/2011. Delta smelt consolidated cases 1:09-cv-00407-OWW-DLB, document 772 |
| Delta smelt biological opinion on the coordinated operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project |
| Designation of Critical Habitat for the threatened Southern Distinct Population Segment of North American Green Sturgeon Final Biological Report Prepared by: National Marine |
| Development, growth, and reproduction of the cyclopoid copepod Limnoithona tetraspina in the upper San Francisco Estuary |
| Dietary Segregation of Pelagic and Littoral Fish Assemblages in a Highly Modified Tidal Freshwater Estuary |
| Dietary shifts in a stressed fish assemblage: Consequences of a bivalve invasion in the San Francisco Estuary |
| Discontinuous hindcast simulations of estuarine bathymetric change: A case study from Suisun Bay, California |
| Distribution and food habits of the American shad, Alosa sapidissima, in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta |
| Do impassable dams and flow regulation constrain the distribution of green sturgeon in the Sacramento River, California? |
| Draft synthesis of studies in the fall low salinity zone of SF estuary |
| Ecological indicators for regional monitoring |
| Ecological stoichiometry and its implications for aquatic ecosystem sustainability |
| Ecological stoichiometry, biogeochemical cycling, invasive species and aquatic food webs: San Francisco estuary and comparative systems |
| Ecological uses of vertebrate indicator species: a critique |
| Ecology, assemblage, structure, distribution, and status of fishes in streams tributary to the San Francisco estuary |
| Effect of outflow on spring and summertime distribution and abundance of larval and juvenile fishes in the upper San Francisco estuary |
| Effects Analysis State Water Project Effects on Longfin Smelt |
| Effects of an invasive bivalve (Dresseina polymorpha) on fish in the Hudson River estuary |
| Effects of freshwater flow on abundance of estuarine organisms: physical effects or trophic linkages? |
| Effects of organic contaminants on reproduction of the starry flounder Platichthys stellatus in San Francisco Bay |
| Effects of river flow on abundance of young Chinook salmon, American shad, longfin smelt, and delta smelt in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River system |
| Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-month finding on a petition to list the Sacramento splittail as endangered or threatened. 50 CFR Part 17, Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2010-0013 |
| Environmental tolerances and requirements of splittail |
| Equilibrium yields and yield isopleths from a general age-structured model of harvested populations |
| Escalating worldwide use of urea – a global change contributing to coastal eutrophication |
| Evidence for dissolved organic nitrogen and phosphorous uptake during a cyanobacterial bloom in Florida bay |
| Findings of fact and conclusions of law re. plaintiffs' request or injunctive relief against implementation of RPA component 3 (Action 4) (Doc. 1013). |
| Fishes of the Sacramento-San Joaquin estuary and adjacent waters, California: A guide to the early life histories |
| Food limitation as the probable cause of a long-term decline in the abundance of Neomysis mercedis the opossum shrimp in the Sacramento-San Joaquin estuary. In Hollibaugh |
| From the Sierra to the Sea The Ecological History of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Watershed |
| Grazing impact of the invasive clam Corbula amurensis on the microplankton assemblage of the northern San Francisco Estuary |
| Green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) status review update |
| Habitat connectivity and ecosystem productivity: Implications from a simple model |
| Habitat variability and complexity in the upper San Francisco estuary |
| Hindcasting of decadal-timescale estuarine bathymetric change with a tidal-timescale model |
| Histological evaluation and viral survey of juvenile longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) and threadfin shad (Dorosoma petenense) collected from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, April-November 2006 |
| Histological evaluation and viral survey of juvenile longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) and threadfin shad (Dorosoma petenense) collected from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, April-November 2007 |
| Historical and current information on green sturgeon occurrence in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers and tributaries. |
| Hydrologic variability, water chemistry, and phytoplankton biomass in a large floodplain of the Sacramento River, CA, U.S.A. |
| In prep. Habitat affinity analysis as a tool to guide environmental restoration for an imperiled estuarine fish: the case of the delta smelt in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (will provide a copy when finalized) |
| Influences of temperature and environmental variables on the distribution of bull trout within streams at the southern margin of its range |
| Interagency Ecological Program 2010 Pelagic Organism Decline Work Plan and Synthesis of Results |
| Interplay of environmental forcing and growth-selective mortality in the poor year-class success of delta smelt in 2005. Final report: Fish otolith and condition study 2005 |
| Is the Response of Estuarine Nekton to Freshwater Flow in the San Francisco Estuary Explained by Variation in Habitat Volume? |
| Journal of Applied Ichthyology |
| Life histories, salinity zones, and sublethal contributions of contaminants to pelagic fish declines illustrated with a case study of San Francisco Estuary, California, USA |
| Life history conceptual model and sub-models for longfin smelt, San Francisco Estuary population |
| Living in a dynamic environment: Variability in life history traits of age-0 splittail in tributaries of San Francisco Bay |
| Long-term changes in nutrient loading and stoichiometry and their relationships with changes in the food web and dominant pelagic fish species in the San Francisco estuary, California |
| Long-term shifts in the lateral distribution of age-0 striped bass in the San Francisco estuary |
| Long-term trends in summertime habitat suitability for delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) |
| Maternal transfer of xenobiotics and effects on larval striped bass in the SF estuary |
| Measuring the short-term success of grassland restoration: The use of habitat affinity indices in ecological restoration |
| Modeling seasonal distribution of pelagic marine fishes and squids. In Cheung et al. |
| Modeling the Effects of Future Outflow on the Abiotic Habitat of an Imperiled Estuarine Fish |
| Multi-decadal trends for three declining fish species: habitat patterns and mechanisms in the San Francisco estuary |
| Municipal wastewater concentrations of pharmaceutical and xeno-estrogens: Wildlife and human health implications |
| Murky waters: Gaining clarity on water transparency measurements. Clean Water Team Guidance Compendium for Watershed Monitoring and Assessment. |
| Notice of 12-month petition finding |
| Open water processes of the San Francisco Estuary: From physical forcing to biological responses |
| Osmeridae in: Report on the 1980-1995 Fish, Shrimp, and Crab Sampling in the San Francisco Estuary, California |
| Otolith Microchemistry Provides Information Complementary to Microsatellite DNA for a Migratory Fish |
| Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in surface water - Occurrence, fate and transport, and effect on aquatic organisms |
| Physical energy inputs and the comparative ecology of lake and marine ecosystems |
| Phytoplankton community composition: The rise of the flagellates |
| Plasticity in vertical migratin by native exotic estuarine fishes |
| Population dynamics and distribution patterns of longfin smelt in the San Francisco estuary |
| Predation by an introduced clam as the likely cause of substantial declines in zooplankton of San Francisco Bay |
| Projected evolution of California’s San Francisco Bay-Delta river system in a century of climate change |
| Range and Frequency of Occurrence for Longfin Smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys in the San Francisco Estuary |
| Recommended guidelines for measuring conventional marine water-column variables in Puget Sound |
| Recovery plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta native fishes |
| Recovery plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta native fishes |
| Remarkable invasion of San Francisco Bay (California, USA) by the Asian clam Potamocorbula amurensis |
| Report on the 1980-1995 fish, shrimp and crab sampling in the San Francisco Estuary, California |
| Resilience of splittail in the Sacramento-San Joaquin estuary |
| Response of anchovies dampens effects of the invasive bivalve Corbula amurensis on the San Francisco Estuary foodweb |
| Response of summer chlorophyll concentration to reduced phosphorus concentration in the Rhine River (Netherlands) and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (California, USA). |
| Responses of the northern anchovy to the dynamics of the pelagic environment: Identification of fish behaviours that may leave the population under risk of overexploitation |
| Satus review for North American greem sturgeion |
| Seasonal abundance and distribution of Crangon franciscorum and Palaemon macrodactylus (Decapoda, Caridea) in the San Francisco Bay-Delta |
| Seasonal cycles of zooplankton from San Francisco Bay |
| Sedimentation and bathymetric change in San Pablo Bay: 1856-1983. USGS open-file report 98-759 |
| Sedimentation and bathymetry changes in Suisun Bay: 1867-1990 |
| Shallow-water piscivore-prey dynamics in California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta |
| Shifts in zooplankton community structure: Implications for food web processes in the upper San Francisco estuary |
| Silversides, smelt, and the slough of dreams: Who will come if we restore it? |
| Spatial and temporal variability of suspended sediment concentrations in a shallow estuarine environment |
| Spatial perspective for delta smelt: a summary of contemporary survey data |
| Species profiles: Life histories and environmental requirements of coastal fishes and invertebrates (Pacific Southwest) – Crangonid shrimp |
| Species profiles: Life histories and environmental requirements of coastal fishes and invertebrates (Pacific Southwest) - northern anchovy |
| Splittail "delisting": A review of recent population trends and restoration activities |
| Splittail Persistence in the Petaluma River |
| Statistical models of temperature in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta under climate-change scenarios and ecological implications |
| Status of delta smelt in the Sacramento-San Joaquin estuary |
| Stratification dynamics and gravitational circulation in northern San Francisco Bay. In Hollibaugh |
| Sublethal toxicity of commercial insecticide formulations and their active ingredients to larval fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) |
| Sudden clearing of estuarine waters upon crossing the threshold from transport to supply regulation of sediment transport as an erodible sediment pool is depleted: San Francisco Bay, 1999 |
| Summer Townet Survey Delta Smelt Index. Memorandum |
| Swimming performance of delta smelt: Maximum performance, and behavioral, and kinematic limitations on swimming at submaximal velocities |
| Temperature trends at several sites in the upper San Francisco Estuary |
| Temperature trends at several sites in the upper San Francisco Estuary |
| The collapse of pelagic fishes in the upper San Francisco Estuary |
| The impact of human activities on sediments of San Francisco Bay, California: An overview |
| The natural flow regime: A paradigm for river conservation and restoration |
| The role of ammonium and nitrate in spring bloom development in San Francisco Bay |
| The role of contaminants, with the context of multiple stressorts in the collapse of the striped bass population in the SF estuary and its watershed |
| The route to best science in implementation of the Endangered Species Act’s consultation mandate: the benefits of structured effects analysis |
| The use of otolith strontium isotopes (87Sr/86Sr) to identify nursery habitat for a threatened estuarine fish |
| Trends in the sediment yield of the Sacramento River, California, 1957-2001 |
| Trophic interactions and direct physical effects control phytoplankton biomass and production in an estuary |
| Tubbidity enhances feeding abilityies of larval Pacific herring |
| Turbidity as a control on phytoplankton biomass and productivity in estuaries |
| Update on delta smelt culture with and emphasis on larval feeding behavior |
| Urban and agricultural sources of pyrethroid insecticides to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta of California |
| Use of life history information in a population model for Sacramento green sturgeon. |
| Use of real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction to detect delta smelt DNA in the stomach contents of predators |
| Use of substitute species in conservation biology |
| Use of surrogates to predict the stressor response of imperiled species |
| Variability in inorganic and organic nitrogen uptake associated with riverine nutrient input |
| Where have all the fishes gone? Interactive factors producing fish declines in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. In Hollibaugh JT (ed.) San Francisco Bay: The Ecosystem. Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Will tidal wetland restoration enhance populations of native fishes? |
