7th Biennial Bay-Delta Science Conference
October 16-18, 2012
Sacramento Convention Center
Sacramento, CA
http://scienceconf.deltacouncil.ca.gov/

USGS Director Marcia McNutt will be among the featured speakers at the 7th Biennial Bay-Delta Conference. The meeting will also include presentations from USGS California Water Science Center and USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center.

A number of USGS Western Ecological Research Center scientists will be in attendance, and those listed below will discuss topics such as salt pond restoration, rice field water use, and sea level rise impacts.


WERC PRESENTATIONS

The Data and Monitoring Needs of Marsh Sustainability Models Currently Being Used in the SF Estuary
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 | 8:40 a.m. PDT | Room 307
WERC and CAWSC Contributors: Kathleen Swanson

Understanding How Climate Change and Associated Extreme Storm Events Affect Wildlife Populations: Implications for Monitoring
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 | 9:00 a.m. PDT | Room 307
WERC Contributors: Karen Thorne

Change, Urbanization, and Water Management Scenarios on Habitats and Ecology of Waterfowl and Other Waterbirds in the Central Valley of California
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 | 11:00 a.m. PDT | Room 307
WERC Contributors: Elliot Matchett

Macroinvertebrate Colonization and Avian Community Response Following Restoration of Salt Ponds in Northern San Francisco Bay
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 | 1:55 p.m. PDT | Room 314
WERC Contributors: John Takekawa

Latest Science Updates from the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project
Thursday, October 18, 2012 | 8:20 a.m. PDT | Room 306
WERC Contributors: Laura Valoppi

Projected Climate Change Impacts to the San Francisco Bay-Delta Ecosystem and Region
Thursday, October 18, 2012 | 8:40 a.m. PDT | Room 314
WERC Contributors: Tom Suchanek

Effects of Wetland Management on Carrying Capacity of Duck and Shorebird Benthivores in a Coastal Estuary
Thursday, October 18, 2012 | 9:20 a.m. PDT | Room 306
WERC Contributors: Arriana Brand

Tidal Salt Marsh Susceptibility with Sea-Level Rise: The Importance of Spatially-Explicit, Local-Scale Models to Assess Outcomes for Endangered Wildlife
Thursday, October 18, 2012 | 4:00 p.m. PDT | Room 306
WERC Contributors: Kevin Buffington


WERC POSTERS

Avian and Benthic Invertebrate Responses to Eelgrass and Native Oyster Restoration: Pre-Monitoring for the Living Shorelines Near-Shore Linkages Project
Sustainable Habitats and Ecosystems Cluster
WERC Contributors: Susan De La Cruz


South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project: http://www.werc.usgs.gov/southbayrestoration
Joe Fleskes: http://www.werc.usgs.gov/fleskes
John Takekawa: http://www.werc.usgs.gov/takekawa
Karen Thorne: http://www.werc.usgs.gov/thorne
Laura Valoppi: http://profile.usgs.gov/laura_valoppi