An Introduction to the San Francisco Estuary Tidal Wetlands Restoration Series

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" An Introduction to the San Francisco Estuary Tidal Wetlands Restoration Series "
Brown, Larry R.

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	926516
Doc. No	:	LA68x2819m
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Brown, Larry R.
Title & Author	:	An Introduction to the San Francisco Estuary Tidal Wetlands Restoration Series [Article]\ Brown, Larry R.
Title of Periodical	:	San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science
Volume/ Issue Number	:	1/1
Date	:	2003
Abstract	:	Restoration of tidal wetlands may provide an important tool for improving ecological health and water management for beneficial uses of the San Francisco Estuary (hereafter “Estuary”). Given the large losses of tidal wetlands from San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in the last 150 years, it seems logical to assume that restoring tidal wetlands will have benefits for a variety of aquatic and terrestrial native species that have declined during the same time period. However, many other changes have also occurred in the Estuary concurrent with the declines of native species. Other factors that might be important in species declines include the effects of construction of upstream dams, large and small water diversions within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, agricultural pesticides, trace elements from industrial and agricultural activities, and invasions of alien species. Discussions among researchers, managers, and stakeholders have identified a number of uncertainties regarding the potential benefits of tidal wetland restoration. The articles of the Tidal Wetlands Restoration Series address four major issues of concern. Stated as questions, these are: