Alex Hartman

Factors Influencing Breeding Waterbird Use of Islands in San Francisco Bay

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Factors Influencing Breeding Waterbird Use of Islands in San Francisco Bay

Factors Influencing Breeding Waterbird Use of Islands in San Francisco Bay (Title Slide)

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Presentation

Author(s)

Alex Hartman

Date

Tue, 07/16/2013 - 3:00pm

Will breeding birds be affected by the restoration?

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Will breeding birds be affected by the restoration?

Will breeding birds be affected by the restoration? (Title Slide)

lorenzof Wed, 05/29/2019 - 17:55

Presentation

Author(s)

Alex Hartman

Date

Thu, 10/22/2015 - 3:15pm

Optimizing Island Nesting Habitat for Waterbirds Breeding in Wetlands of San Francisco Bay

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Optimizing Island Nesting Habitat for Waterbirds Breeding in Wetlands of San Francisco Bay

Optimizing Island Nesting Habitat for Waterbirds Breeding in Wetlands of San Francisco Bay - first slide

lorenzof Thu, 05/16/2019 - 16:53

Presentation

Author(s)

Alex Hartman

Date

Thu, 10/30/2014 - 4:20am

Impact of Salt Ponds Restoration on California Gull Displacement and Predation on Breeding Waterbirds

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Impact of Salt Ponds Restoration on California Gull Displacement and Predation on Breeding Waterbirds admin Wed, 11/22/2017 - 16:21

Document Category

Scientific Reports

Author(s)

Caitlin W. Robinson-Nilsen

Date

2013-06-30

Summary

The California Gull (Larus californicus) population in the South San Francisco Bay has increased from fewer to 200 breeding Gulls in 1982, to a peak of 52,172 in 2012. Specific to this study there were 46,030 breeding Gulls in 2010 and 37,716 breeding Gulls in 2011.

Keywords

The South Bay Mercury Project: Using Biosentinels to Monitor Effects of Wetland Restoration for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project

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The South Bay Mercury Project: Using Biosentinels to Monitor Effects of Wetland Restoration for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project admin Wed, 11/22/2017 - 16:21

Document Category

Scientific Reports

Author(s)

Joshua T. Ackerman

Mark Marvin-DiPasquale

Darrel Slotton

Collin A. Eagles-Smith

Date

2013-06-04

Summary

The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project plans to convert 50-90% of the former salt evaporation ponds of South San Francisco Bay into tidal marsh habitat. This large-scale habitat restoration may change the distribution, bioavailability, and bioaccumulation of methylmercury. The South Bay is known to already have high methylmercury levels in biota, with methylmercury concentrations in several waterbird species above known toxicity thresholds where avian reproduction is impaired.

Our goal was to monitor changes in mercury chemistry in sediment and water, and in methylmercury bioaccumulation that occurred before and after restoration activities associated with the opening of Pond A8 to Alviso Slough, which turned the Pond A8/A7/A5 Complex into a relatively deep and large pond with muted tidal action. The restoration of the Pond A8/A7/A5 Complex began in fall 2010 and the Pond A8 Notch was opened to muted tidal action on June 1, 2011. In fall 2010, internal levees between Ponds A8, A7, and A5 were breached and water depths were substantially increased by flooding the Pond A8/A7/A5 Complex in February 2011.

This report synthesizes biosentinel data from three related mercury projects: (1) the Pond A8 Mercury Study funded by the Resource Legacy Fund and the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, (2) the Shoals Mercury Study funded by the USGS Research Augmentation for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, and (3) the Alviso Slough Mercury Study funded by the Resource Legacy Fund.

Keywords

The South Bay Mercury Project: Using Biosentinels to Monitor Effects of Wetland Restoration for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project (Waterbird Mercury Component)

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The South Bay Mercury Project: Using Biosentinels to Monitor Effects of Wetland Restoration for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project (Waterbird Mercury Component) admin Wed, 11/22/2017 - 16:21

Document Category

Scientific Reports

Author(s)

Joshua T. Ackerman

Mark P. Herzog

Alex Hartman

Date

2012-08-01

Summary

Keywords

birds

restoration

Annual Report: The Critical Role of Islands for Waterbird Breeding and Foraging Habitat in Managed Ponds of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project and Impacts of Disturbance on Breeding Waterbirds in Pond SF2

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Annual Report: The Critical Role of Islands for Waterbird Breeding and Foraging Habitat in Managed Ponds of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project and Impacts of Disturbance on Breeding Waterbirds in Pond SF2 admin Wed, 11/22/2017 - 16:21

Document Category

Progress Reports

Author(s)

Date

2012-06-30

Summary

In this report we document activities from March 31, 2012 to June 30, 2012, by task, and summarize the project’s current results. This is the sixth quarterly report and the first annual report for the project.

Keywords

birds

habitat evolution