California's 5-year drought has ended, even as its aftermath lingers. From 2012–2016 much
or all of California was under severe drought conditions, with greatly diminished …

Responding to global climate change requires better accounting of greenhouse gas
emissions (GHG) to develop targeted strategies for reducing carbon footprints. Energy …

Dams and reservoirs are often needed to provide environmental water and maintain suitable
water temperatures for downstream ecosystems. Here, we evaluate if water allocated to the …

This chapter details the governance and management of estuarine fish ecology, habitats
and fisheries, whereby the governance in turn covers the policies, administrative bodies and …

Water laws and drought plans are used to prioritize and allocate scarce water resources.
Both have historically been human-centric, failing to account for non-human water needs. In …

Climate change is expected to increase the scarcity and variability of fresh water supplies in
some regions with important implications for irrigated agriculture. By allowing for increased …

Condition indices are key predictors of health and fitness in wild fish populations. Variation
in body condition, therefore, can be used to identify stressful conditions that may impact …

Resource managers rely on large‐scale flow and habitat enhancement actions to support
sensitive species in the San Francisco Bay–Delta. The effects of these actions on target …

Estuaries across the globe have been subject to extensive abiotic and biotic changes and
are often monitored to track trends in species abundance. The San Francisco Estuary is a …

The San Joaquin Valley—California's largest agricultural region and an important
contributor to the nation's food supply—is in a time of great change. The valley is ground …