Tidal Marsh Bird Population and Habitat Assessment

This project assessed the potential effects of climate change on tidal marsh habitats and bird populations, identified priority sites for tidal marsh conservation and restoration, and developed a web-based mapping tool for managers to interactively display and query results. Project results can be found at PRBO’s San Francisco Bay Sea-Level Rise Website

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2010, 2013, Applications and Tools, CA, California Landscape Conservation Cooperative, All tags... Conservation NGOs, Decision Support, Decision support, Estuarine, Federal, Federal resource managers, Informing Conservation Delivery, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Map, Marine, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Population and Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Private land owners, Project, SF Bay/Delta, San Francisco Bay, Science Project, Tidal, Training/Outreach/Workshop, adaptation, birds, completed, conservation, decision support tool, environment, gis, levee, management, mapping, on-line, restoration, salinity, scenario planning, scenarios, sea level rise, sediment, shorebirds, slr, south bay salt ponds, tidal marsh, wetlands, Fewer tags

San Francisco Bay Area Upland Habitat Goals

This project completed a Conservation Lands Network for biodiversity preservation which includes an on-line decision support tool, a GIS database, a computer software for finer scale planning, and a report card template. Project results may be found at The Conservation Lands Network website.

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2010, Applications and Tools, CA, California Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Conservation NGOs, All tags... Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Conservation Planning, Conservation planning, Consevation design, Data Management and Integration, Data Management and Integration, Decision Support, Estuarine, Federal, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Map, Private land owners, Project, SF Bay/Delta, San Francisco Bay Area, Science Project, State agencies, Terrestrial, Upland, acquisition, biodiversity, completed, connectivity, conservation, environment, gis database, on-line tool, plants, Fewer tags

A Monitoring Protocol to Assess Wintering Shorebird Population Trends

Phase 1 & 2 (2010, 2012): This project developed a sampling design and monitoring protocol for wintering shorebirds in the Central Valley and in the San Francisco Bay Estuary and develop an LCC-specific online shorebird monitoring portal publicly available at the California Avian Data Center. The three objectives in Phase II of this project are: 1) Complete the shorebird monitoring plan for the CA LCC by developing a sampling design and monitoring protocol for wintering shorebirds in coastal southern California and northern Mexico. 2) Develop models to evaluate the influence of habitat factors from multiple spatial scales on shorebird use of San Francisco Bay and managed wetlands in the Sacramento Valley, as a model...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2010, 2011, 2013, Academics & scientific researchers, Academics & scientific researchers, All tags... CA, CA Central Valley, California Central Valley, California Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Conservation NGOs, Data Management and Integration, Datasets/Database, Estuarine, Federal, Federal resource managers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Methodology/Protocol, Methodology/Protocol, Monitoring, Monitoring, Monitoring, Project, Publication, SF Bay/Delta, Science Project, Southwest CSC, Tidal, Wetland, birds, cadc, california avian data center, completed, conservation, environment, fish, habitat, information exchange, invertebrates, land use, management, map, model, monitoring, multiple, on-line, pacific flyway, rice, santa monica nra, scenarios, sdm, shorebirds, wetland, wintering shorebirds, Fewer tags

Vulnerability Analysis and Monitoring Program for Detecting Changes in San Francisco Bay Tidal Marsh Bird Populations

This project designed a monitoring program and protocol to detect the effects of climate change on tidal marsh bird population abundance and distribution. It is a companion to “Tidal Marsh Bird Population and Habitat Assessment for San Francisco Bay under Future Climate Change Conditions” and will build on its products, enabling evaluation of the long-term viability of four tidal-marsh bird species threatened by impacts of climate change: Clapper Rail, Black Rail, Common Yellowthroat, and Song Sparrow (three endemic subspecies: San Pablo, Suisun, and Alameda). Information is available through the California Avian Data Center. See also: http://data.prbo.org/apps/sfbslr/index.php?page=lcc-page

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2010, CA, California Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Conservation NGOs, Datasets/Database, All tags... Estuarine, Federal resource managers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Map, Marine, Monitoring, Monitoring, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Population and Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, SF Bay/Delta, San Francisco Bay, Science Project, State agencies, Tidal, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, Wetland, bird, birds, completed, conservation, environment, marsh, model, monitor, monitoring, tidal, vulnerability, wetland, Fewer tags

Climate-Driven Alteration of Intertidal Habitats for Migratory Birds in the San Francisco Bay Estuary

This project evaluates the effects of global climate change and sea level rise on estuarine intertidal habitat in the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Flyway migratory waterbirds that rely on this habitat. Phase 2 of this project is a continuation of work to evaluate the effects of global climate change and sea level rise (SLR) on intertidal shoals in the San Francisco Bay Estuary and the migratory waterbirds that rely on this critically important resource in the Pacific Flyway. The primary objectives are to: 1) use downscaled global climate change models to translate SLR and climate scenarios into habitat quantity predictions through Delft3D and Dflow-FM (unstructured grid) geomorphic modeling; 2) model the response...

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2010, 2012, Applications and Tools, CA, California Landscape Conservation Cooperative, All tags... Conservation NGOs, Datasets/Database, Decision Support, Decision support, Estuarine, Federal, Federal resource managers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Map, Marine, Marsh, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Population and Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, SF Bay/Delta, San Francisco Bay, Science Project, Southwest CSC, State agencies, Wetland, benthic, birds, cascade, completed, currents, delft, dem, downscale, environment, geomorphology, intertidal, invertebrate, invertebrates, model, sea level rise, sediment flux, shoals, slr, tidal, waterbirds, wave energy, Fewer tags

Sustaining healthy ecosystems in the face of sea level rise

The main goal of this project is to ensure that the 2011-13 climate change update to the Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals Report (Baylands Goals) and other key, ongoing conservation activities in the San Francisco Bay region use the latest information about the current and future status of San Francisco Bay tidal marsh ecosystems, particularly in the context of sea-level rise. The main product of the project is the improved Sea Level Rise (SLR) Tool, specifically upgraded to inform the Baylands Goals Report update. The tool will continue to be available online at www.prbo.org/sfbayslr. All data layers going into the tool are and will continue to be downloadable from the site.

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2011, CA, California Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, Data Management and Integration, All tags... Data Management and Integration, Decision Support, Decision support, Estuarine, Federal, Federal resource managers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Population and Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Publication, Regional & county planners, SF Bay/Delta, San Francisco Bay, Science Project, State agencies, Training/Outreach/Workshop, acquisition, acquisition, acquisition, adaptation, baeccc, bayland goals, bird, birds, completed, environment, lidar, managers, marsh, prbo, restoration, sea level rise, sf bay, sfbjv, slr, vegetation, vegetation, Fewer tags

Effects of Sea-Level Rise and Extreme Storms on California Coastal Habitats: Part 1

In California, the near-shore area where the ocean meets the land is a highly productive yet sensitive region that supports a wealth of wildlife, including several native bird species. These saltmarshes, mudflats, and shallow bays are not only critical for wildlife, but they also provide economic and recreational benefits to local communities. Today, sea-level rise, more frequent and stronger storms, saltwater intrusion, and warming water temperatures are among the threats that are altering these important habitats. To support future planning and conservation of California’s near-shore habitats, researchers examined current weather patterns, elevations, tides, and sediments at these sites to see how they affect...

Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2012, Bolinas Lagoon, CA, CASC, California, All tags... Coastal, Coastal Habitats, Completed, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Extreme Weather, Extreme Weather, Federal, Humboldt Bay, Morro Bay, Newport Bay, Projects by Region, Pt. Mugu, SF Bay/Delta, San Pablo Bay, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, Southwest, Southwest CASC, Tijuana River, Water, Coasts and Ice, Water, Coasts and Ice, animals, assessment, birds, climate change, coastal, conservation, dem, downscale, dynamical, gcm, geomorphology, gis, hydrology, intertidal, management, marsh, model, multiple, nearshore, plants, sea level rise, sediment, sf bay, shoals, slr, storm, tidal, vegetation, vulnerability, wrf, Fewer tags

Sea-level rise projections for and observational data of tidal marshes along the California coast

The overarching goal of this research was to use site-specific data to develop local and regionally-applicable climate change models that inform management of tidal wetlands along the Pacific Northwest coast. The overarching questions were: (1) how do tidal marsh site characteristics vary across estuaries, and (2) does tidal marsh susceptibility to sea-level rise (SLR) vary along a latitudinal gradient and between estuaries? These questions are addressed in this data collection with three specific objectives: (1) measure topographical and ecological characteristics (e.g., elevation, tidal range, vegetation composition) for tidal marsh and intertidal mudflats, (2) model SLR vulnerability of these habitats, and (3)...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2012, Bolinas Lagoon, CA, CASC, California, All tags... Coastal, Coastal Habitats, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Education, Modeling and Tools, Extreme Weather, Extreme Weather, Federal, Humboldt Bay, Morro Bay, Newport Bay, Pt. Mugu, SF Bay/Delta, San Pablo Bay, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, Southwest CASC, Southwest CASC, Tijuana River, Water and Ice, Water, Coasts and Ice, animals, assessment, birds, climate change, coastal, conservation, dem, downscale, dynamical, gcm, geomorphology, gis, hydrology, intertidal, management, marsh, model, multiple, nearshore, plants, sea level rise, sediment, sf bay, shoals, slr, storm, tidal, vegetation, vulnerability, wrf, Fewer tags

Sea-level rise modeling across the California salt marsh gradient

This project uses bottom-up modeling at a parcel scale to measure the effects of sea-level rise (SLR) on coastal ecosystems and tidal salt marshes. At selected tidal marshes, the project team will measure several parameters that will be incorporated into ArcGIS models creating comparable datasets across the Pacific coast tidal gradient with a focus on 2-4 sites in the California LCC (e.g. San Diego, San Francisco Bay Refuges). The ultimate goal is to provide science support tools for local adaptation planning from the bottom-up that may be implemented under a structured decision-making framework.Science Delivery Phase (2013): The objectives are to: (1) Disseminate site-specific baseline data and modeling results,...

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2011, 2013, Applications and Tools, CA, CA-Northern, All tags... CA-Southern, California Landscape Conservation Cooperative, California coast, Coastal, Conservation NGOs, Datasets/Database, Decision Support, Decision support, Estuarine, Federal, Federal resource managers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Map, Marsh, OR, OR-Northern, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Population and Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, SF Bay/Delta, Science Project, Tidal, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, WA, WA-Southern, birds, communication, completed, conservation, decision support tool, dem, elevation, environment, gps, invertebrates, lidar, management, marsh, microclimate, model, monitoring, multiple, nerr, nplcc, outreach, risk, rtk, sea level rise, sediment cores, stakeholder, structured decision making, subtidal, tidal, vertebrates, vulnerability, workshop, Fewer tags

Understanding and Communicating the Role of Natural Climate Variability in a Changing World

Natural climate variability can obscure or enhance long-term trends in experienced weather due to climate change. This can happen temporarily on timescales of a season to several years to a decade or two. Natural variability is poorly described and attributed to specific causes, contributing to uncertainty and misunderstandings about the nature of climate change that stakeholders and resource managers attempt to anticipate. There exists, therefore, a need to clarify the magnitude and causality of natural climate variability. This connection needs to be explained for locally-experienced weather and particularly for daily extreme events, whose seasonal behavior impacts both resources and imagination. Conversely, it...

Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service, Report; Tags: 2013, CA, CASC, Completed, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, All tags... Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Extreme Weather, Extreme Weather, Extreme Weather, Federal, Landscapes, Landscapes, Multiple, NV, Other Landscapes, Other Landscapes, Projects by Region, Projects by Region, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, SF Bay/Delta, Southwest, Southwest, Southwest, Southwest CASC, Water, Coasts and Ice, Water, Coasts and Ice, natural variability, weather and streamflow extremes, Fewer tags

Avian demographic response to climate change: a multi-species and multi-landscape approach to synthesizing risk factors.

This project researched the expected variation in avian demographic responses to environmental change across a gradient of species and landscapes from the San Francisco Bay to the Central Valley of California. We used two avian taxa, waterfowl and songbirds, as case studies for the integration of long-term demographic data with climate change variables. For each taxon, we assessed and synthesized several demographic responses to climate change variables (i.e., precipitation and temperature) to explore the relationship between four large-scale climate indices and bird species arrival dates and nest survival. A web-based application provides natural resource managers with project results.

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2010, Applications and Tools, CA, CA Central Valley, California Landscape Conservation Cooperative, All tags... Conservation NGOs, Data Acquisition and Development, Data Acquisition and Development, Decision Support, Decision support, Federal resource managers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Marine, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Population and Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Publication, SF Bay/Delta, Science Project, Southwest CSC, Website, avian, birds, birds, completed, demographic responses, environment, information, precipitation, temperature, web-based, Fewer tags

Structured decision making for climate change adaptation to conserve San Francisco Bay tidal marsh ecosystems

This project brought together natural resource managers, conservation coordinators and planners, and scientists working at multiple scales within the San Francisco Bay to develop a spatially-explicit decision framework that cuts across jurisdictional boundaries while accounting for uncertainties about climate change. In particular, the SDM framework allows managers within the Bay to identify a recommended strategy among a set of alternative strategies that may vary among its subregions (e.g. North Bay, South Bay, East Bay). Management priorities will be those that yield the greatest expected conservation benefits across the Bay considering multiple objectives including endangered species recovery (e.g. California...

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2013, CA, California Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Plan/Design/Framework, All tags... Decision support, Estuarine, Federal, Federal resource managers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Project, Publication, Report, SF Bay/Delta, State agencies, Tidal, Training/Outreach/Workshop, communication, completed, conservation, environment, management, multiple, sdm, structured decision making, tidal marsh, training, webinar, workshop, Fewer tags

Decision Support for Adaptive Tidal Wetland Restoration and Management

To be successful, natural resource managers need to synthesize diverse information on the effects of management actions, climate change and other stressors on wildlife populations at appropriate scales. The project team developed a Decision Support Tool (DST) that integrates the results of multi-disciplinary, multi-taxa modeling allowing users to project outcomes of conservation actions, accounting for effects of climate change and other stressors. This DST builds on work to improve a sea level rise tool for adaptive tidal wetland restoration and management. The DST provides information on how restoration can increase population resilience and long-term persistence at multiple scales for multiple species throughout...

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2012, Applications and Tools, CA, California Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Conservation NGOs, All tags... Data Management and Integration, Data Management and Integration, Datasets/Database, Decision Support, Decision support, Estuarine, Federal, Federal resource managers, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Map, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Population and Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Regional & county planners, SF Bay/Delta, San Francisco Bay, Science Project, Southwest CSC, State agencies, Tidal, Training/Outreach/Workshop, Wetland, accretion, birds, completed, decision support tool, demography model, environment, gis, management, plants, restoration, sea level rise, sediment, slr, tidal, vulnerability, wetland, Fewer tags