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Isa Woo
San Francisco Bay Estuary Field Station
505 Azuar Drive
Vallejo, CA 94592
Phone: (707) 562-2001
Fax: (707) 562-3001
Email: iwoo@usgs.gov

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2012 Woo, I, JY Takekawa. 2012. Will inundation and salinity levels associated with projected sea level rise reduce the survival, growth, and reproductive capacity of Sarcocornia pacifica (pickleweed)? Aquatic Botany 102: 8-14. doi: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2012.03.014 [Journal_Article]

2011 Takekawa, JY, I Woo, R Gardiner, M Casazza, JT Ackerman, N Nur, L Liu, and H Spautz. Avian communities in tidal salt marshes of San Francisco Bay: a review of functional groups by foraging guild and habitat association. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science 9(3):1-24. [Journal_Article]

2009 Danika C. Tsao, John Y. Takekawa, Isa Woo, Julie L. Yee and Jules G. Evens. 2009. Home Range, Habitat Selection, and Movements of California Black Rails at Tidal Marshes at San Francisco Bay, California. The Condor 111 (4): 599-610. [Journal_Article]

2006 Takekawa, J. Y., I. Woo, H. Spautz, N. Nur, J. L. Grenier, K. Malamud-Roam, J. C. Nordby, A. N. Cohen, F. Malamud-Roam, and S. E. Wainwright-De La Cruz. 2006. Environmental threats to tidal marsh vertebrates in the San Francisco Bay estuary. Studies in Avian Biology 32:176-197. [Journal_Article]

2006 Takekawa, J. Y., B. N. Sacks, I. Woo, M. L. Johnson, and G. D. Wylie. 2006. Tidal Saltmarsh Fragmentation and Persistance of San Pablo Song Sparrows (Melospiza melodia samuelis): Assessing Benefits of Wetland Restoration in San Francisco Bay. Studies in Avian Biology 32:238–246 [Journal_Article]

2006 Takekawa, J. Y., I. Woo, H. Spautz, N. Nur, J. L. Grenier, K. Malamud-Roam, J. C. Nordby, A. N. Cohen, F. Malamud-Roam, and S. E. Wainwright-De La Cruz. 2006. Environmental threats to tidal marsh vertebrates in the San Francisco Bay estuary. Studies in Avian Biology 32:176-197. [Journal_Article]

Technical_Report

2008 Woo, I., J. Y. Takekawa, A. Rowan, L. Dembosz, and R. Gardiner. 2008. The Benicia-Martinez (BenMar) Restoration Project: 2007 Annual Report, U. S. GeologicalSurvey, Western Ecological Research Center, San Francisco Bay Estuary FieldStation, Vallejo, CA. 44pp [Technical_Report]

2007 Woo, I., J. Y. Takekawa, A. Rowan, R. Gardiner, R. Melcer, and L. Parsons. 2007. Baseline avian surveys at the Giacomini Restoration Project and local reference marshes in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Data Summary Report. U. S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, San Francisco Bay Estuary Field Station, Vallejo, CA. 66pp [Technical_Report]

2007 Woo, I., J. Y. Takekawa, A. Rowan, R. Gardiner, R. Melcer, and L. Parsons. 2007. Baseline avian surveys at the Giacomini Restoration Project and local reference marshes in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Prepared for Point Reyes National Seashore, National Park Service. 66pp. [Technical_Report]

2007 Woo, I., J. Y. Takekawa, A. Rowan, R. Gardiner, O. Bernstein, and G. T. Block. 2007. The Tubbs Setback Restoration Project: Final Report. U. S. Geological Survey, Unpubl. Progress Rep. Vallejo, CA [Technical_Report]

2006 Woo, I., J. Y. Takekawa, and R. Gardiner. 2006. Guadalcanal Tidal Marsh Restoration: 2006 Progress Report. Unpublished report to California Department of Transportation, District 4, Oakland, CA. [Technical_Report]

2006 Takekawa, J. Y., A. K. Miles, N. D. Athearn, S. E. Spring, M. K. Saiki, F. Mejia, I. Woo, A. K. Schultz, and B. Hattenbach. 2006. Habitat Restoration Monitoring for the Napa-Sonoma Marsh Restoration Project, Final Report. Unpubl. Prog. Rep., U. S. Geological Survey, Vallejo, CA. 114 pp. [Technical_Report]

2005 Takekawa, J.Y., A.K. Miles, N.D. Athearn, S.E. Spring, M.K. Saiki, F. Mejia, I. Woo, and K.S. Goodenough. 2005. Habitat Restoration Monitoring for the Napa-Sonoma Marsh Restoration Project, 2005. Unpubl. Prog. Rep.,U.S. Geological Survey, Vallejo, CA. 78pp. [Technical_Report]

2003 Downard, G.T., J.Y. Takekawa, and I. Woo. 2003. The Tubbs Setback Restoration Project: Establishment of Tidal Marsh Plants. Unpubl. Rep. of the San Pablo Bay NWR, Vallejo, CA. 19pp. [Technical_Report]

Presentation

2007 Woo, I., J. Y. Takekawa, and D. Tsao-Melcer. 2007. Methylmercury concentrations of invertebrates in tidal marshes and food web relations to the California Black Rail. Oral presentation. Society of Wetland Scientists, June 2007. Sacramento, CA [Presentation]

2007 Keegan, T. and I. Woo. 2007. Wildlife response to habitat restoration at Tolay Creek. Oral Presentation. American Fisheries Society. Sept. 2007. San Francisco, CA [Presentation]

2007 Woo, I., J. Y. Takekawa, R. Gardiner, G. T. Block, and M. A. Bias. 2007. Assessing restoration outcomes: 8 years of progress at Tolay Creek. Oral Presentation. The Wildlife Society. February 2007. Monterey, CA [Presentation]

Presentation_with_Abstract

2007 Woo, I., J. Y. Takekawa, and A. Rowan. 2007. Pickleweed (Sarcocornia pacifica, formerly Salicornia virginica) recovery after all-terrain vehicle impact. Poster presentation. Society of Wetland Scientists Conference. June 2007. Sacramento, CA [Presentation_with_Abstract]

Poster_with_Abstract

2006 Melcer-Tsao, D., J.Y. Takekawa, A.K. Miles, and I. Woo. 2006. Home range, habitat use, and mercury concentrations of California Black Rails (Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus) along the Petaluma River, California. The Wildlife Society Western Section Conference, Sacramento, California, February 9. [Poster_with_Abstract]

2005 Woo, I., K.L. Turner, D. Gaube, N.D. Athearn, G.G. Shellenbarger, N.K. Ganju, J.Y. Takekawa, and D.H. Schoellhamer. 2005. Physical changes in a salt pond and tidal slough after reintroducing tidal flow: the Napa-Sonoma Marshes, Pond 3. Proceedings of the 7th Biennial State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference, Oakland, California, Oct. 4-6, 2005. [Poster_with_Abstract]

Book_Chapter

2013 2012 Takekawa, JY, I Woo, KM Thorne, KJ Buffington, N Nur, ML Casazza, and JT Ackerman. Chapter 12: Bird communities: effects of fragmentation, disturbance, and sea level rise on population viability. Pages 175-194 in Palaima, A (editor): Ecology, Conservation, and Restoration of Tidal Marshes: The San Francisco Estuary. University of California Press: Berkeley, California. 265 pages. [Book_Chapter]

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