Problems and Promise of Restoring Tidal Marsh to Benefit...
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Problems and Promise of Restoring Tidal
Marsh to Benefit Native FishesJohn Durand
Center for Watershed SciencesUC Davis
Delta Science ConferenceNovember 19, 2016
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Nicole Aha“Comparing Restoration Sitesin the Cache Slough Complex”
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Denise DeCarion Colombano“Fish nursery areas and migratorycorridors in Suisun Marsh”
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John’s Tips for Restoration
Knaggs Ranch Nigiri Project
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Baby Marsh
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Thanks to our crewand collaborators:
Co-PI’s:Randy DahlgrenWilliam FleenorEd GrossPeter Moyle
Lab Manager:Teejay O’Rear
Research Specialists:Natasha EkasumaraThomas HandleyChris JasperJennica MoffatXien Wang
Student Assistants:Zihao CaiAmanda JostDaniel Hammond
Graduate Students:Nicole AhaDenise DeCarionJacob Montgomery
Alumni:Kathleen BerridgeAmy ChandosKyle PhillipsMelissa RileyMartin PeralesMatt YoungBrian Williamson