Tuesday, November 15
Lessons from the Ocean for Integrating Science in Policy Decisions
Steve Gaines
Dean, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at UCSB
Abstract
Maven's Notebook
The Scientific Challenges of Establishing Appropriate Baselines for Watershed Restoration
Daniel Schindler
Harriet Bullitt Endowed Chair in Conservation, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
Abstract
Maven's Notebook
Academic Research, Delta Smelt, and Public Policy
Peter Moyle
Center for Watershed Sciences and Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis
Abstract
Maven's Notebook
Use of Science in Complex Public Policy Decision-Making
Felicia Marcus
Chair, State Water Resources Control Board
Abstract
Maven's Notebook
A Guide for the Perplexed
Phil Isenberg
former Chair and Vice-Chair, Delta Stewardship Council
Abstract
Maven's Notebook
Data, Decisions, Delta Science Program, and Delta Directions
Cliff Dahm
Independent Lead Scientist, Delta Science Program
Abstract
Maven's Notebook
Tuesday, November 15
Estuarine Ecology
Regional Selenium Exposures of Adult Sacramento Splittail in the San Francisco Estuary
A. Robin Stewart
USGS
Abstract
Unraveling Sources and Pathways of Se Exposure in Wild Sacramento Splittail with Spinal Deformities
Rachel Johnson
NOAA Fisheries
Abstract
Fish Nursery Areas and Migratory Corridors in Suisun Marsh
Denise De Carion
UC Davis Student
Abstract
Rearing Habitats of Larval Pacific Herring in Shallow Open Water and Tidal Marsh Habitats of San Pablo Bay and the Western Delta
Jillian Burns
ICF
Abstract
Native Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the San Francisco Estuary: Causes and Implications of Morphological Variation and Phenotypic Plasticity
Melissa Patten
SFSU Student, RTC
Abstract
Fish Biology and Ecology
Differences in Salinity Tolerance in Two populations of Sacramento Splittail
Nann Fangue
UC Davis
Abstract
The Highs and Lows of Twenty Years of Juvenile Winter-Run Chinook Salmon Abundance Monitoring at Red Bluff Diversion Dam
William Poytress
USFWS
Abstract
Life on the Edge: Temperature and Flow Restrict Steelhead Productivity in a Large Central Valley, California River
Whitney Thorpe
DFW and Sacramento State University
Abstract
Larval Fish Assemblage Structure and Prey Availability in Liberty Island
Lori Smith
USFWS
Abstract
Physics to Fish: Linking Stationary and Dynamic Habitat Features to Small-Scale Fish Distribution in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Frederick Feyrer
USGS
Abstract
Wednesday, November 16
Biology, Ecology and Management of Central Valley Salmonids
Quantifying the Effects of Hatchery Management on the Portfolio Effect in Salmon
Allison Dedrick
UC Davis Student
Abstract
Salmon Strategies in the Central Valley Portfolio: Risk Spreaders vs. Risk Takers
Anna Sturrock
UC Berkeley
Abstract
Identifying Hatchery Versus Wild Origin of Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) on the Feather River Spawning Grounds using Otolith Strontium Isotope Ratios
Malte Willmes
UC Davis
Abstract
Adaptive Genetic Variation, Conservation, and Fisheries Management in the Age of Genomics
Devon Pearse
NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Abstract
Selection of Donor Stock for Salmonid Reintroduction Projects
John Carlos Garza
NOAA and UC Santa Cruz
Abstract
Timing of Hatchery and Wild Winter-Run Chinook Salmon Caught in the Sacramento River and Chipps Island Trawls for the Implementation of Delta Management Actions
Patricia Brandes
USFWS
Abstract
Migration and Survival of Natural Juvenile Chinook Salmon in the Delta
Li-Ming He
NOAA
Abstract
Comparing In-River Survival of Coleman National Fish Hatchery and Nimbus Fish Hatchery Origin Steelhead Smolts Released in the Lower American River
Annie Brodsky
Cramer Fish Sciences
Abstract
Where They Go and How They Grow: Using Otoliths to Reconstruct Habitat-Specific Growth Patterns for Endangered Winter-Run Chinook
Maya Friedman
UC Santa Cruz Student
Abstract
Survival and Movement Rates of Wild Chinook Salmon Smolts from Mill Creek through the Sacramento River, Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay, 2013-2016
Jeremy Notch
UC Santa Cruz Student
Abstract
Advances in Sturgeon Research
How Long Does it Take for Selenium to Bioaccumulate in the Diet and Tissues of Sturgeon?
William Beckon
USFWS
Abstract
Fin Ray Microchemistry as a Tool to Reconstruct the Migratory History of White Sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus
Kirsten Sellheim
Cramer Fish Sciences
Abstract
Selenium in San Francisco Estuary White Sturgeon
Jennifer Sun
SFEI
Abstract
Fish on the Edge: Assessing Environmental Constraints for Recruitment of White Sturgeon in the San Joaquin River, California
Laura Heironimus
USFWS
Abstract
Applying a Simplified Energy-Budget Model to Explore the Effects of Temperature and Food Availability on Life History of the Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)
Natnael Hamda
NOAA
Abstract
Species Invasions in the San Francisco Estuary
Mechanisms for the Effective Biological Control of the Invasive Water Hyacinth in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Julie Hopper
UC Davis
Abstract
Food Web Impacts of Invasive Aquatic Weed Control in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Marie Stillway
UC Davis
Abstract
Detecting Invasions and Changes in San Francisco Estuary Sessile Invertebrate Communities over Sixteen Years (2000-2015) in Response to Salinity and Temperature Conditions
Andrew Chang
SERC
Abstract
What is the California Department of Water Resources' Spatially Intensive (GRTS) Benthic Sampling Telling us? A Clearer Picture of Bivalve Reality
Jan Thompson
USGS
Abstract
Understanding a Drought Induced Die-back of Lepidium latifolium in Invaded Tidal Marshes
Rachel Wiggington
UC Davis Student
Abstract
Thursday, November 17
Non-Native Predator Fish Research in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Quantifying the Abundance, Distribution, and Predation of Salmon by Non-Native Fish Predators in the San Joaquin River
Joseph Smith
University of Washington
Abstract
Insight into the Diets of the Primary Fish Predators of the California Delta using DNA Barcoding, and Implications for Salmonid Populations
Cyril Michel
NOAA
Abstract
Development of Predation Event Recorders (PERs) to Quantify Predation of Juvenile Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in a River Environment
Nicholas Demetras
UC Santa Cruz
Abstract
Do Barriers for Deterring Juvenile Salmonids Away from High-risk Migration Pathways Affect Survival at Important Channel Junctions in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California?
Marin Greenwood
ICF
Abstract
Shocking for Survival: An Overview of the Pilot Year Effort to Remove Non-Native Predatory Fish from Clifton Court Forebay
Mike Cane
DWR
Abstract
Mobile Acoustic Methods to Survey Salmon Smolt Predators and their San Joaquin River Habitat
David Demer
NOAA
Abstract
Multibeam Mapping of Bathymetry, Riverbed Type, and Predator Habitats in the San Joaquin River
George Cutter
NOAA
Abstract
Acoustic Detection, Tracking, and Enumeration of Salmon Smolt Predators
Suzanne Manugian
UC Santa Cruz
Abstract
Linking Predation Mortality to Predator Density and Survival for Out-Migrating Chinook Salmon in the Lower San Joaquin River and Delta
Alison Collins
MWD
Abstract
Predator Diet and Movement Patterns in the Lower Feather River and their Effects on Hatchery Smolts
Andrew Hampton
PSMFC / DWR
Abstract
Winter-Run Chinook Salmon Science and Management in a Changing Climate
Status of Sacramento River Winter Run Chinook Salmon: What is Needed to Achieve Viability?
Steve Lindley and Maria Rea
NOAA
Abstract
There and Back Again: Winter Run Chinook Salmon Drought/Temperature Management from 1988-2013
James Smith
USFWS
Abstract
Coupling Headwaters, Reservoirs, and Rivers to Model Water Flows and Temperatures
Miles Daniels
UC Santa Cruz
Abstract
Why Lab-Derived Estimates of Thermal Tolerance Failed to Predict Survival of Winter-Run Eggs in the Sacramento River and What We Can Do About It
Benjamin Martin
UC Santa Cruz/SWFSC
Abstract
Impacts of Shasta Dam Water Operations on Endangered Winter-Run Chinook Salmon
Eric Danner
NOAA
Abstract
Genetic Evaluation of Sacramento River Winter-Run Chinook Salmon
Christian Smith
USFWS
Abstract
Potential Impacts of Ceratonova shasta and Parvicapsula minibicornis Infection on Survival of Natural Sacramento Juvenile Chinook Salmon: Comparison to Rivers of Known Infectivity
Scott Foott
USFWS
Abstract
Predator Swamping and Movement under High Flows: Comparing Winter-Run Chinook Juveniles Released only Days Apart
Arnold Ammann
NOAA
Abstract
Otolith Chemistry Reveals the Diverse Rearing Habitats of Winter-Run Chinook Salmon
Corey Phillis
MWD
Abstract
Effects of Out-Migration Size and Timing on Early Marine Survival of Chinook Salmon in the Ocean
Brian Wells
NOAA
Abstract
Tuesday, November 15
Food Web Foundations
Blue Carbon in the Delta: Its History and and the Prospects for Increased Carbon Storage through Wetland Restoration
Judith Drexler
USGS
Abstract
Compositional Drivers of Dissolved Organic Matter Utilization by Microbes
Peter Hernes
UC Davis
Abstract
Evaluation of Delta Subregions for Nutrient Monitoring and Assessment
Thomas Jabusch
SFEI-ASC
Abstract
Vertical Biogeochemical Variability in Sloughs Impacts Habitat Quality and Metabolic Rate Estimates
Philip Bresnahan
SFEI
Abstract
Using Stable Isotopes to Evaluate the Effects of Seasonal and Spatial Changes in Flow and Nutrients on Biogeochemical Processes, Habitat Quality, and Ecosystem Health in the Sacramento River, northern Delta, and northern San Francisco Bay, 2006-2016
Carol Kendall
USGS
Abstract
Using Stable Isotopes to Identify Changes in Nitrogen Sources, Processes, and Uptake Over Time in the San Joaquin River and Eastern Delta
Megan Young
USGS
Abstract
Spatial Variability Reveals Complex Controls on Phytoplankton Abundance and Community Structure in a Shallow Tidal Freshwater System
Elizabeth Stumpner
USGS
Abstract
Are Zooplankton and Clams Dining on Super Food or Junk Food? Application of a Phytoplankton Food Quality Index
Tara Schraga
USGS
Abstract
High-Throughput Genetic Sequencing Provides Novel Insight into the Cache Slough Complex Food Web
Ann Holmes
SFSU Student, RTC
Abstract
Long-Term Seasonal Trends in the Prey Community of Delta Smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) Within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California
Joe Merz
Cramer Fish Sciences
Abstract
Wednesday, November 16
Anatomy of the Spring 2016 Phytoplankton Bloom in the Delta
How Unusual Was the 2016 Phytoplankton Spring Bloom in the Delta?
Anke Mueller-Solger
USGS
Abstract
Field and Satellite Observations of the Spring 2016 Phytoplankton Bloom in the Northern San Francisco Estuary
Richard Dugdale
SFSU, RTC
Abstract
Nutrients, Phytoplankton and Zooplankton in the Lower Sacramento River and Deepwater Ship Channel, 2012-2016
Erwin Van Nieuwenhuyse
USBR
Abstract
Spring Phytoplankton Bloom in the Delta Determined with Dissolved Oxygen Data
Hwaseong Jin
DSP/DSC
Abstract
Views of the 2016 Spring Bloom from Multiple Spatial and Temporal Scales
Brian Bergamaschi
USGS
Abstract
Lost in Translation: The Art of Interpreting Complex Science for Policymakers
Discussion Panel
Threatened and Endangered Species
Jim Hobbs (UC Davis)
Paul Souza (USFWS)
Contaminants
Richard Connon (UC Davis)
Adam Laputz (Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board)
Delta Levees
Steve Deverel (Hydrofocus)
Dustin Jones (Delta Stewardship Council)
Predation
Gary Grossman (University of Georgia)
Dorene D’Adamo (State Water Resources Control Board)
Landscape Ecology and Integrative Science
Michael Healey (University of British Columbia)
Petrea Marchand (Consero Solutions/Yolo Habitat Conservancy)
Delta Smelt
Does Life History Diversity Provide Population Resilience in Delta Smelt?
Eva Bush
UC Davis
Abstract
Linking Temporal and Spatial Data Sets for Hierarchical Bayesian Network Analysis and Prediction of Delta Smelt Populations
William Miller
Consulting Engineer
Abstract
Predicting the Presence/Absence of Juvenile Smelt in the Bay Delta
Robert Oliver
UC Berkeley
Abstract
A Life Cycle Model and Population Viability Analysis for Wild Delta Smelt
Leo Polansky
Consultant
Abstract
A Delta Smelt Life Cycle Model: Separating Entrainment from Other Sources of Mortality
William Smith
USFWS
Abstract
Modeling Fish Populations
Juvenile Chinook Salmon: A Need for Population-Specific Bioenergetics Models?
Steve Blumenshine
Fresno State University
Abstract
The Central Valley Spring-Run Chinook Life Cycle Model: A Tool to Manage the Recovery of Threatened Salmon Populations
Flora Cordoleani
UC Santa Cruz
Abstract
Life-Cycle Models for Evaluating the effects of Hydromanagement on Chinook Salmon in the Central Valley
Noble Hendrix
QEDA Consulting, LLC
Abstract
Quantifying Uncertainty in Estimates of Juvenile Salmoinid Loss at the Central Valley and State Water Projects
Steven Zueg
Cramer Fish Sciences
Abstract
A Road Map for Designing and Implementing a Biological Monitoring Program
Ken Newman
USFWS
Abstract
Thursday, November 17
Contaminant Issues in the Bay-Delta
Evaluation of the Impacts of California’s Mandatory Minimum Penalty Enforcement Program on Effluent Quality and Surface Water Quality in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Victor Vasquez
UCLA
Abstract
Is there a Toxic Algae Problem in San Francisco Bay?
Melissa Peacock
UC Santa Cruz
Abstract
Disrupting Aquatic Communities from Bottom-Up: A Long-Term Assessment of Herbicides
Simone Hasenbein
UC Davis
Abstract
Mixtures of Current-Use Pesticides Detected in Surface Waters of the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta Watershed
James Orlando
USGS
Abstract
An Investigation of Pesticide Input to the Bay-Delta Area
Dan Wang
DPR
Abstract
Comprehensive Organic Contaminant Assessment and Link to Effects on Invertebrates in the Cache Slough Ecosystem
Thomas Young
UC Davis
Abstract
A New Approach to Identifying the Substance Causing Mortality in Bay-Delta Toxicity Monitoring
Don Weston
UC Berkeley
Abstract
Pyrethroid Insecticide Resistance is Widespread in the Non-Target Crustacean Hyalella azteca
Helen Poynton
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Abstract
Toxicity, Bioaccumulation and Tropic Transfer of Permethrin in Pyrethroid-Resistant Hyalella azteca
Michael Lydy
Southern Illinois University
Abstract
Multiple Stressors over Multiple Generations: Assessing the Combined Risk of Endocrine Disruptors and Climate Change
Bethany DeCourten
UNC Wilmington Student
Abstract
Assembling the Puzzle Pieces: Synthesis of Mercury Science in the San Francisco Bay-Delta and Beyond
Bridging the Divide: Communicating Science Synthesis to Meet Decision Makers’ Needs
Cliff Dahm
Delta Science Program
Abstract
Building a Scientific Foundation to Manage the Mercury Threat in the San Francisco Estuary
Jacob Fleck
USGS
Abstract
The Delta Doughnut: A Persistent Pattern for Methylmercury Metrics
Lisamarie Windham-Myers
USGS
Abstract
Using Recent Science to Advise the Delta Methylmercury TMDL
Janis Cooke
CVRWQCB
Abstract
Discussion Panel
Moderator: David Krabbenhoft
USGS
Mercury Studies in the Cache Creek Settling Basin, Yolo County: Preliminary Results from 2010–2014
Charles Alpers
USGS
Abstract
In Situ Control of Methylmercury Production in Sediments Using Redox-Buffering Mineral Amendments
Dimitri Vlassopoulos
Anchor QEA
Abstract
An Experiment to Decrease Methylmercury Export from Managed Wetlands
Mark Marvin-DiPasquale
USGS
Abstract
Methylmercury and Total Mercury Imports and Exports of Two Tidal Wetlands in the Yolo Bypass and Suisun Marsh
Petra Lee
DWR
Abstract
Tuesday, November 15
Habitat Restoration and Conservation
Quantifying and Characterizing Bird Response to Tidal Restoration: A Multi-Species Approach
Julian Wood
Point Blue Conservation Science
Abstract
Avian Response to Restoration of North Bay Salt Ponds: Managed Versus Breached Ponds
Tanya Graham
USGS
Abstract
Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse Habitat Past, Present and Future: Our Evolving Understanding of the Habitat Requirements of this "Habitat Specialist"
Katie Smith
UC Davis and CDFW
Abstract
Restoring Saline Tidal Wetlands: 20 Years of Physical and Biological Monitoring at the Sonoma Baylands Restoration
Michelle Orr
ESA
Abstract
If You Build It, Will They Come? Fish Response to Hamilton Wetland Restoration Project
Christopher Fitzer
ESA
Abstract
Sea Level Rise
Addressing Sea Level Rise in the San Francsico South Bay, California
Thomas O'Neill
The Habitat Institute
Abstract
A Novel Approach to Sea Level Rise in the Baylands and Delta: Taking the “Habitat-Friendly” Levee to the Next Level
Carlos Diaz, ESA
Mark Lindley, ESA
Abstract
Planning Transportation and Ecosystem Adaptation to Sea Level Rise
Fraser Shilling
UC Davis
Abstract
Tidal Marsh Habitat Changes in Response to Sea Level Rise
Edwin Grosholz
UC Davis
Abstract
Questions & Answers
Wednesday, November 16
Challenges in Meeting the Tidal Restoration Objectives of the Suisun Marsh
Effectiveness Monitoring of Tidal Restoration Projects
Ramona Swenson, ESA
Robert Capriola, Westervelt Ecological Services
Abstract
Designing Tidal Restoration Projects for Physical Processes
Brian Wardman
Northwest Hydraulic Consultants
Abstract
Tidal Restoration in the Suisun Marsh and Conflicting Regulatory Requirements and Permits
Robert Capriola
Westervelt Ecological Services
Abstract
Problems and Promise of Restoring Tidal Marsh to Benefit Native Fishes in the North Delta during Drought and Flood
John Durand
UC Davis
Abstract
Maven's Notebook
Tidal Restoration in the Suisun Marsh and Mitigating the Impacts to Waterfowl
Cliff Feldheim
DWR
Abstract
Tidal Wetlands Ecology
Describing Invertebrate Diversity Across Wetland Habitat Types
Rosemary Hartman
DFW
Abstract
A High-Frequency Solution to Understanding Tidal Wetlands as Fish Habitat
David Ayers
USGS
Abstract
Ecology of Non-Native Clams and Jellyfish in Suisun Marsh
Teejay O'Rear
UC Davis
Abstract
The Influence of Climate on Vegetation Change Over 15 Years at China Camp and Muzzi Marsh
Dylan Chapple
UC Berkeley Student
Abstract
Species-Specific Plant Responses to Salinity and Inundation in Tidal Wetlands of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Ecosystem
Christopher Janousek
Oregon State University
Abstract
CASCaDE II: Computational Assessments of Scenarios of Change for the Delta Ecosystem
An Overview of the CASCaDE II Project
Noah Knowles
USGS
Abstract
Sea Level Rise and Climate Change Scenarios for the Bay-Delta
Daniel Cayan
UC San Diego
Abstract
Hydrological and Management Responses to Scenarios of Climate Change in the Bay-Delta Watershed
Noah Knowles
USGS
Abstract
Conditional Simulation of Streamflow Time Series and Application to Boundary Conditions in the San Francisco Bay-Delta Watershed
Colin-Cronkite Ratcliff
USGS
Abstract
Future Trends of Sediment Supply to the San Francisco Bay-Delta Using Downscaled CMIP5 Climate Scenarios and a Calibrated Watershed Model of the Sacramento River Basin, CA
Michelle Stern
USGS
Abstract
Projections of Bay-Delta Hydrodynamics under Future Climate and Hydrology Conditions using a 3D Numerical Model
Rosanne Martyr-Koller
UC San Diego
Abstract
Three-Dimensional Chemical Transport Modeling of Selenium in the San Francisco Bay-Delta
James Bishop
USGS
Abstract
Physical Models to Ecological Response: Challenges in Understanding the Effects of Climate Change on the San Francisco Estuary
Larry Brown
USGS
Abstract
Impact of Sea Level Rise and Foreseen Engineering Measures in Sediment Trapping Efficiency by Means of a 2D Process-Based Model
Fernanda Achete
UNESCO-IHE
Abstract
Questions & Answers
Thursday, November 17
Progress in Floodplain Ecology: Lessons from Yolo Bypass and other Central Valley Floodplains
Oh Give Me a Floodplain: Comparison of Food Web and Juvenile Salmon Growth across Four Central Valley Floodplains
Louise Conrad
DWR
Abstract
The Knaggs Study - Comparing Food Resources and Growth of Juvenile Salmon Between Flooded Agricultural Fields, the Toe Drain and the Sacramento River
Carson Jeffres
UC Davis
Abstract
Mimicking Hydrologic Process to Restore Ecological Function
Jacob Katz
CalTrout
Abstract
Evidence that Seasonal Floodplain-Tidal Slough Complex Could Support Improved Life History Diversity and Population Resilience
Pascale Goertler
DWR
Abstract
Yolo Bypass: Potential Refuge for Delta Smelt?
Naoaki Ikemiyagi
DWR
Abstract
Survival and Travel Time of Acoustically Tagged Juvenile Chinook Salmon in Yolo Bypass during the “Godzilla” El Niño of 2016
Russell Perry
USGS
Abstract
Hydrodynamics in a River Bend Adjacent to the Fremont Weir: Implications for Design of Fish Passage Structures
Paul Stumpner
USGS
Abstract
Techniques for Estimating Entrainment Rates in Riverine Junctions under Future Engineering Scenarios
Aaron Blake
USGS
Abstract
Integrating Hydrodynamics and Fish Physiology to Estimate Entrainment Rates for Fremont Weir Notch
Dave Smith
USACE-ERDC
Abstract
Ecological Importance of Fall Flows in Yolo Bypass
Jared Frantzich
DWR
Abstract
Delta as an Evolving Place
Measuring the Delta as a Place: A Regional Opportunity Index and Economic Indicators
Alejo Kraus-Polk
UC Davis
Abstract
What Do We Know About Recreation in the Delta?
David Rolloff
CSU Sacramento
Abstract
Exploring the Creation of Food Hub in the Delta: The Sacramento-Yolo Rural-Urban Connections Strategy
David Shabazian
Sacramento Area of Council of Governments
Abstract
Delta Narratives: Highlighting the Delta's Cultural and Historic Resources
Bob Benedetti
CSU Sacramento
Abstract
Discussion Panel
Opportunities for Preservingand Enhancing the Delta’s Unique Values
Restoring Resilient Landscapes
Resilient Landscapes: A Science-based Approach to Creating Recommendations for How to Return Desired Functions to Highly Altered Ecosystems
Letitia Grenier
SFEI
Abstract
Restoration Tells a Story: Mapping of Delta Habitat Projects, Data and Science
Martina Koller
Delta Stewardship Council
Abstract
Southport Levee Setback Project: Ecologically Functional Floodplains Under Construction on the Sacramento River
Chris Bowles
cbec
Abstract
Resilient Silicon Valley: Increasing Landscape Resilience through Interdisciplinary Science and Multi-Sector Collaboration
Robin Grossinger
SFEI
Abstract
Improving Habitat Along Delta Levees
Daniel Huang
Delta Stewardship Council
Abstract
Tuesday, November 15
Data Management and Tools
The Delta Restoration Hub Demonstration Projects: Proving the Potential of Open Data and Advanced Data Tools for Ecosystem Restoration Decisions in the Cache Slough Complex and McCormack-Williamson Tract
Mark Tompkins
FlowWest
Abstract
Connecting Scientific Research Projects and Data Through Computer Science: An Opportunity for Collaboration and Data Synthesis
Amye Osti
34 North
Abstract
California Estuary Monitoring Workgroup - Using Web Portals to Improve Scientific Understanding
Kristopher Jones
California Water Quality Monitoring Council
Abstract
Hatch: Moving Towards Seamless Database Protocols for Ecological Data
Alex Fremier
Washington State University
Abstract
Development of Interactive Tools for Fisheries Management
Philip Sandstrom
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Abstract
Data for Decisions: Structured Decision Making Tools for Planning and Implementing CVPIA Actions
The ARM of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act: Putting Science into Decision Making
Cesar Blanco
USFWS
Abstract
Providing the Fuel for a Structured Decision Making Framework: Serving up Juvenile Salmon Data Collected with Rotary Screw Traps
Douglas Threloff
USFWS
Abstract
A Structured Adaptive Approach to Prioritizing Chinook Salmon Conservation and Restoration
James Peterson
USGS and Oregon State University
Abstract
Connecting Concepts to Numbers: Visualization to Support Shared Understanding and Decisions
Mike Urkov
WRE
Abstract
Lessons in Model Parameterization: Quantifying Floodplain Rearing Habitat for Juvenile Salmon in a Population Model
Mark Tompkins
FlowWest
Abstract
Wednesday, November 16
Linking Sediment Dynamics to Long-Term Management Decisions
Remote Sensing to Infer Surface Suspended Particulate Matter in San Francisco Bay
Joseph Adelson
Stanford University Student
Abstract
Evaluation of the Effects of Long-Term Trends in Sediment Supply and Wind Speeds on Suspended Sediment and Turbidity in Suisun Bay and the Delta
Michael MacWilliams
Anchor QEA
Abstract
Observations of Cohesive Sediment Flocculation in San Francisco Bay: Implications on Sediment Transport and Light Availability
Ivy Huang
Stanford University Student
Abstract
Three-Dimensional Modeling of Turbidity in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to Investigate the Mechanisms Resulting in Tidal Time-scale Lateral Turbidity Gradients
Aaron Bever
Anchor QEA
Abstract
Influence of the 2016 Yolo Bypass Flood Event on Suspended Sediment in Little Holland Tract
Emily Carlson
USGS
Abstract
Mudflat Morphodynamics and the Impact of Sea Level Rise in South San Francisco Bay
Mick van der Wegen
UNESCO-IHE and Deltares
Abstract
Morphologic Change and Mercury Mobilization in Alviso Slough, South San Francisco Bay
Amy Foxgrover
USGS
Abstract
Seasonal Variations in Suspended Sediment in San Pablo Bay Shallows
Rachel Allen
UC Berkeley Student
Abstract
Linking Sediment Flux to Marshes with Dynamics in Bay Shallows
Jessie Lacy
USGS
Abstract
Wetland Sedimentation in Natural and Restored Tidal Wetlands in San Francisco Bay
John Callaway
USF
Abstract
South Bay Salt Pond Restoration: Adaptive Management Success Story
Red Light/Green Light: A Decade after the Start of Restoration, How is the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project Performing?
Laura Valoppi, USGS
John Bourgeois, South Bay Salt Pond Restoration
Abstract
Sediment Supply for Restoring and Sustaining South San Francisco Bay Tidal Marsh
David Schoellhamer, USGS
John Bourgeois, South Bay Salt Pond Restoration
Abstract
South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration: Managing for Mercury Contamination
Mark Marvin-DiPasquale, USGS
John Bourgeois, South Bay Salt Pond Restoration
Abstract
Measuring Waterbird Response to Salinity, Depth and Foraging Area Manipulation: An Experiment to Inform Adaptive Management
Susan De La Cruz, USGS
John Krause, DFW
Abstract
Discussion Panel
Delta and South Bay Adaptive Management
Thursday, November 17
Ecosystem Impacts of Drought: Detailing the Response from Phytoplankton to Fish
Changes in Phytoplankton Community Composition and Biovolume during Prolonged Drought
Tiffany Brown
DWR
Abstract
The Impact of Two Years of Successive Drought on Microcystis Blooms in San Francisco Estuary
Peggy Lehman
DWR
Abstract
The Effect of Drought on Smelt: The Long-Term Ecological Response of Native Smelt in the San Francisco Estuary
James Hobbs
UC Davis
Abstract
Evidence of Regime Shift and Drought Impacts in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Littoral Fish Community
Brian Mahardja
DWR
Abstract
Winter-Run Chinook Salmon Responses to Drought: Impacts on Population Viability Criteria
Joshua Israel
USBR
Abstract
Evaluating an Emergency Response: False River Drought Barrier Efficacy and Effects
Bathymetric Mapping for the 2015 False River Barrier - Solving Problems with Better Data
Shawn Mayr
DWR
Abstract
Salinity Response, Hydrodynamic Change and Performance Limiters under the EDB and 2015 Hydrology
Eli Ateljevich
DWR
Abstract
High Speed Mapping of Water Isotopes with Simultaneous Water Quality Measurements to Determine Effects of the Emergency Drought Barrier
Brian Downing
USGS
Abstract
Characterization of the Impacts of the Emergency Drought Barrier on Nutrients and Phytoplankton in the Lower San Joaquin River
Alex Parker
CSU Maritime Academy
Abstract
Effects of the Emergency Drought Barrier on the Transport of Zooplankton to Delta Smelt Habitat
Wim Kimmerer
SFSU
Abstract
Climate, Drought and Water Management
Hydrology of the Recent California Drought and Comparison with Past Droughts
Maurice Roos
DWR
Abstract
Drought Water Right Curtailment
Wesley Walker
UC Davis Student
Abstract
An Innovative Ensemble Modeling System for Improved Water Supply Forecasts in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Minxue He
DWR
Abstract
Comparing Methods to Estimate Consumptive Use in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: Preliminary Findings
Yufang Jin
UC Davis
Abstract
Multi-Year Persistence of the 2014-15 West Coast Marine Heat Wave
Nate Mantua
NOAA
Abstract
Ecological Flows and Flood Control
Before and After: Evaluating Spring Freshwater Inflow Regulations for the San Francisco Bay Estuary
Christina Swanson
NRDC
Abstract
Maven's Notebook
Assessing Functional Flows at a Global Scale: Implications for Environmental Flow Management Strategies in California
Jenny Ta
UC Merced
Abstract
Improving Multi-Objective Ecological Flow Management with Flexible Priorities and Turn-Taking: A Case Study from the Sacramento River Basin and the San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary
Clint Alexander
Essa Technologies Ltd.
Abstract
Basin Planning for Coldwater Functional Flows
William Anderson
SWRCB
Abstract
Flood Control 2.0: Integrating Habitat Restoration into Flood Risk Management at the Bay Interface
Scott Dusterhoff
SFEI
Abstract
Tuesday, November 15
Re-Envisioning the Delta with New Knowledge from the Past
Science-Based Strategies to Restore Key Ecosystem Processes in the Delta
Julie Beagle
SFEI
Abstract
Landscape-Scale Integration of Process-Based Restoration Strategies to Support Desired Ecological Functions in the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta
April Robinson
SFEI
Abstract
Primary Production in the Delta, Then and Now
James Cloern
USGS
Abstract
Reinvesting in the Delta’s Food Web Portfolio
Charles Simenstad
University of Washington
Abstract
A Tale of Two Deltas: A Comparison of Transport Processes in the Historical and Contemporary Delta
Jon Burau
USGS
Abstract
Maven's Notebook
A New Dimension to Historical Ecology: Insights from a 3D Hydrodynamic Model of the Pre-Development Estuary
Samuel Safran
SFEI
Abstract
Time Travel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: Developing Photorealistic Images of the Historical Landscape to Inspire Restoration
Erica Spotswood, SFEI
David Osti, 34 North
Abstract
Science Panel
Previous presenters in the session will take questions from the audience about their scientific work.
How an Understanding of Past and Present Condition is Linked to Management and Implementation of Restoration in the Delta
Carl Wilcox
DFW
Abstract
Management Experts Panel
Carl Wilcox, DFW
Cliff Dahm, DSP
David Okita, EcoRestore
Campbell Ingram, Delta Conservancy
Lauren Hastings, DSP
Wednesday, November 16
Integrated Scientific Approaches for Adaptive Management of Invasive Aquatic Plants in the Delta
Environmental Drivers of Water Hyacinth and Other Floating Aquatic Macrophytes, and Their Impact on Water Quality and Habitat
John Madsen
USDA ARS
Abstract
Environmental Drivers and Effects of Invasive and Native Submerged Aquatic Macrophytes in Suisun Bay and the Delta
Katharyn Boyer
SFSU, RTC
Abstract
A Delta-wide Programmatic Approach: Evaluating the Effects of Aquatic Invasive Macrophyte Control on ESA-listed Salmonids and their Habitat
Melanie Okoro
NOAA
Abstract
Watershed-Scale Modeling of Land-Use and Altered Environment Impacts on Aquatic Weed Growth in the Delta
David Bubenheim
NASA Ames Research Center
Abstract
High-Resolution Mapping for Determining Long-Term Trends in the Distribution of Floating and Submerged Aquatic Macrophytes in the Delta
Shruti Khanna
UC Davis
Abstract
Testing New Herbicides for Control of Invasive Aquatic Plants in the Delta
Guy Kyser
UC Davis
Abstract
The Present and Future Contribution of Biological Control to Integrated Adaptive Management of Water Hyacinth and other Invasive Aquatic Macrophytes in the Delta
Patrick Moran
USDA-ARS
Abstract
Early Results of Improved Delta-Wide Integrated Adaptive Management of Water Hyacinth, Brazilian Waterweed and Curly-Leaf Pondweed
Angela Llaban
CSP, DBW
Abstract
Analysis of Satellite and Airborne Imagery for Detection of Water Hyacinth and other Invasive Floating Macrophytes in the Delta
Christopher Potter
NASA Ames Research Center
Abstract
Bio-Economic Modeling of Invasive Aquatic Weed Management
Karen Jetter
UC Davis
Abstract
Developing Spatially Explicit Agent-Based Models for Delta Fishes: Patterns, Processes, and Parameters
The Effect of Three Agricultural Barriers on Migrating Anadromous Salmonid Juveniles in the Southern Portion of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Mark Bowen
ESA
Abstract
Combining Models of the Critical Streak Line and the Cross-Sectional Distribution of Juvenile Salmon to Predict Fish Routing at River Junctions
Dalton Hance
USGS
Abstract
Vector and Optomotor Analyses Indicate that Adult and Juvenile Green Sturgeon Exhibit Rheotaxis
Peter Klimley
UC Davis
Abstract
Are All Who Wander Lost? Evaluating the Mechanistic Potential for Altered Juvenile Salmonid Routing and Navigation in a Hydrodynamically Complex and Modified Tidal Estuary
Bradley Cavallo
Cramer Fish Sciences
Abstract
Using an Individual-Based Model to Explore How Routing, Predation, and Export Salvage Can Influence Through-Delta Survival for Juvenile Salmonids Originating from the San Joaquin River Basin
Travis Hinkelman
Cramer Fish Sciences
Abstract
Hydrological Landmarks, Hydrodynamic Transport, Final Destinations and Travel Times of Commuter Salmon in an Urban Estuary
Vamsi Krishna Sridharan
UC Santa Cruz, NOAA
Abstract
ELAM (Evaluating Likely Animal Movement) at Georgiana Slough: Leveraging 52 Data Sets Over 17 Years toward Representing Fish in Any 2-D/3-D Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Model
R. Andrew Goodwin
USACE
Abstract
Examining Hypothesized Delta Smelt Environmental Cues and Swimming Behaviors using an Agent-Based Model
Benjamin Saenz
Resource Management Associates, Inc.
Abstract
Using Gaussian Process Models to Fit an Enhanced Particle Tracking Model to Acoustic Telemetry Data of Juvenile Salmon
Russell Perry
USGS
Abstract
Particle Swarm Optimization Techniques for Estimating Juvenile Salmon Behavioral Parameters in an Enhanced Particle Tracking Model
Adam Pope
USGS
Abstract
Thursday, November 17
Ecosystem Management Challenges
Cost-Benefit Analysis of the California WaterFix
Jeffrey Michael
University of the Pacific
Abstract
Adapting Information Mangement to Improve Natural Resource Management
Tony Hale
SFEI-ASC
Abstract
Lessons Learned as Chair of the Science Advisory Team for the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative
Stephen Barrager
Baker Street Publishing
Abstract
Assessing Extinction I: Extinction as a Process
Jason Baumsteiger
UC Davis
Abstract
Assessing Extinction II: Delta Fishes
Peter Moyle
UC Davis
Abstract
The Collaborative Science and Adaptive Management Program - Moving from Litigation to Collaboration
Supporting Decisions through Collaborative Science: How CSAMP Works
Bruce DiGennaro
The Essex Partnership
Abstract
Maven's Notebook
Collaborative Adaptive Management Team (CAMT) Investigations: Using New Modeling Approaches to Understand Delta Smelt State Salvage Patterns at the State Water Project and Central Valley Project
Lenny Grimaldo
ICF
Abstract
Maven's Notebook
Evaluating Potential Swimming Behaviors of Adult Delta Smelt by Application of a Particle-Tracking Model with Alternative Behavior Rules
Edward Gross
Research Management Associates
Abstract
Effects of Water Project Operations on Juvenile Salmon Survival in the Delta: Literature and Data Review
Rebecca Buchanan
University of Washington
Abstract
Maven's Notebook
CAMT Salmonid Scoping Team - Recommendations for Future Salmonid Investigations
John Ferguson
Anchor QEA
Abstract
Maven's Notebook
Remote Sensing and Predictive Modeling to Improve Decision Making in Managing San Francisco Bay and Estuary
Overview of the RIO-SFE Program and Remote Sensing with Landsat 8
Curtiss Davis
Oregon State University
Abstract
In situ Measurements of Optical Properties and Lower Trophic Level Dynamics in the San Francisco Estuary, Made during Drought and El Niño Conditions (RIO-SFE Study)
Frances Wilkerson
SFSU, RTC
Abstract
Development, Implementation, and Validation of a Modeling and Forecast System for the San Francisco Bay
Yi Chao
Remote Sensing Solutions
Abstract
Modeling the San Francisco Bay Ecosystem Dynamics
Qianqian Liu
University of Maine
Abstract
Delta Dash: Bay-Delta SCHISM Operational Modeling
Eli Ateljevich
DWR
Abstract
Environmental Models
SacPAS: A Real Time Decision Support System to Predict and Assess Operational Benefits and Risks to Central Valley Salmon
James Anderson
University of Washington
Abstract
Hydrodynamic Modeling of Flood Hazards for the Southern Eden Landing Portion of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project
Megan Collins
AECOM
Abstract
Seismic Hazard in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta using UCERF3 Source Models and NGA-West2 Ground Motion Models
Paolo Zimmaro
UCLA
Abstract
Modification of the WARMF Model to Track Pollutant Sources from the Delta to their Upstream Sources
Scott Sheeder
Systech Water Resources, Inc.
Abstract
Integrated Environmental Modeling of Estuarine Systems
Peter Goodwin
University of Idaho and Josue Medellin-Azuara, UC Davis
Abstract