Ecology of SF Bay

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If you want to know more about the ecology of San Francisco Bay...

Note: these sources might have useful information for your presentation, but please do not restrict yourself to these pages.

Save the Bay
has information on

  • Bay history
  • Bay Nature (Plants, Animals, Habitats, Threatened, Endangered and Invasive Species))
  • Bay Basics
  • Bay Issues and Solutions
  • Bay Activities

The Bay Institute
has a lot of information on the Bay, amongst others

The California Coastal Conservancy
has information on

San Francisco Bay Joint Venture

The Marine Science Institute
has information on

The San Francisco Estuary Institute
has information on

USGS
has, amongst others, information on

Bay Nature
has many superb articles on ecology of the San Francisco Bay, amongst others. Use the search feature to find the articles.

  • Bird's Eye View of San Francisco Bay (2004)
  • The Art of Restoration (2001)
  • Four Threats to a Healthy Bay (2003)
  • The Bay's Native Oysters: Still Hanging On (2007)
  • China Camp: From the Bottom Up: The Tiny Bay Shrimp Makes History (2002)
  • Between River and Bay: The Delta's Big Break (2003)
  • Rivers in the Bay (2001)
  • Towards a Healthy Bay: A 21st Century Challenge (2003)
  • Heron's Head Park: Growing a Greenway in Hunters Point (2006)
  • Palo Alto Baylands: The Call of the Rails (2002)
  • Out in the Tules: The Freshwater Marsh of Coyote Hills (2004)
  • South Bay Challenge: Reclaiming the Salt Ponds for People and Nature (2004)
  • The Bay Trail comes of age (2002)
  • Pacific Flyway (2002)

 

And here some more starting points:

Wetland links

Salt pond restoration resources and fact sheets

Bayland nature notes on a variety of wetland plants and animals

Invasive and exotic species

Primary productivity in the Bay

Audubon article on wetland restoration and oil spill

 



 





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