Use of single nucleotide polymorphisms identifies backcrossing and species misidentifications among three San Francisco estuary osmerids
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DOI: 10.1007/s10592-018-1048-9
Abstract: Two threatened osmerid species native to the San Francisco Estuary (SFE)—Delta Smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) and Longfin Smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys)—are subject to broad human influence, including significant habitat alteration and the presence of the introduced osmerid,… read more here.
Keywords: delta smelt; nucleotide polymorphisms; single nucleotide; san francisco ... See more keywords
Impacts of the 2014 severe drought on the Microcystis bloom in San Francisco Estuary.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2017.01.011
Abstract: The increased frequency and intensity of drought with climate change may cause an increase in the magnitude and toxicity of freshwater cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms (CHABs), including Microcystis blooms, in San Francisco Estuary, California. As… read more here.
Keywords: severe drought; microcystis; bloom; san francisco ... See more keywords
High growth rates of a dominant calanoid copepod in the northern San Francisco Estuary
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DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbz064
Abstract: We measured growth rates of the copepod Pseudodiaptomus forbesi in relation to food, environmental conditions and hydrology in the northern San Francisco Estuary, California, USA. We conducted 38 copepod growth-rate experiments during summers 2015–2017 at… read more here.
Keywords: growth rates; northern san; san francisco; growth ... See more keywords
The molecular ecology of Microcystis sp. blooms in the San Francisco Estuary
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DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13860
Abstract: Harmful blooms of the cyanobacterium Microcystis sp. have become increasingly pervasive in the San Francisco Estuary Delta (USA) since the early 2000s and their rise has coincided with substantial decreases in several important fish species.… read more here.
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Five decades (1972–2020) of zooplankton monitoring in the upper San Francisco Estuary
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265402
Abstract: We present the longest available dataset (by 15 years) of estuarine zooplankton abundance worldwide. Zooplankton have been monitored throughout the upper San Francisco Estuary from 1972 –present due to its status as a central hub… read more here.
Keywords: upper san; francisco estuary; zooplankton; san francisco ... See more keywords