Arriana Brand

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Arriana Brand
San Francisco Bay Estuary Field Station
505 Azuar Drive
Vallejo, CA 94592
Phone: 707-562-2002
Fax: (707) 562-3001
Email: arriana_brand@usgs.gov

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2012 Athearn, ND, JY Takekawa, JD Bluso-Demers, JM Shinn, LA Brand, CW Robinson-Nilsen, CM Strong. 2012. Variability in habitat value of commercial salt production ponds: implications for waterbird management and tidal marsh restoration planning. Hydrobiologia. doi: 10.1007/s10750-012-1177-y [Journal_Article]

2012 Brand, LA, LM Smith, JY Takekawa, ND Athearn, K Tayler, GG Shellenbarger, DH Schoellhamer, R Spenst. 2011. Trajectory of early tidal marsh restoration: elevation, sedimentation and colonization of breached salt ponds in the northern San Francisco Bay. Ecological Engineering 42(2012): 19-29. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.01.012 [Journal_Article]

2011 Brand, L.A., J. Stromberg, M. Dixon, D. Goodrich, K. Lansey, D. Brookshire, and D. Cerasale. 2011. Projecting avian response to linked changes in groundwater and riparian floodplain vegetation along a dryland river: a scenario analysis. Ecohydrology 4: 130-142. [Journal_Article]

2011 Brand, L. A. and B.R. Noon. 2011. Source-sink status of shrub-nesting birds in a desert riparian corridor. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology123:48-58. [Journal_Article]

2010 Brand, L.A., J. C. Stromberg, and B. R. Noon. 2010. Avian density and nest survival on the San Pedro River: Importance of vegetation type and hydrologic regime. Journal of Wildlife Management 74: 739-754. [Journal_Article]

2010 Brookshire, D. S., D. Goodrich, M. D. Dixon, L. A. Brand, K. Benedict, K. Lansey, J. Thacher, C. D. Broadbent, S. Stewart, M. McIntosh, and D. Kang. 2010. Ecosystem Services and Reallocation Choices: A Framework for Preserving Semi-Arid Regions in the Southwest. Contemporary Water Research and Education 144: 1-14. [Journal_Article]

2008

Brand, L.A., G.C. White, and B.R. Noon. 2008. Factors influencing species richness and community composition of breeding birds in a desert riparian corridor. The Condor 110:1-12.

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2006 Brand, L.A., B.R. Noon, and T.D. Sisk. 2006. Predicting abundance of desert riparian birds: validation and calibration of the effective area model. Ecological Applications 16:1090–1102. [Journal_Article]

2002 George, T.L., and L. A. Brand. 2002. The effects of habitat fragmentation on birds in coast redwood forests. Pages 92-102 in T. L. George and D. S. Dobkin (editors). Effects of habitat fragmentation on birds in western landscapes: Contrasts with paradigms from the eastern United States. Studies in Avian Biology 25:92-102. [Journal_Article]

2001 Brand, L. A. and T.L. George. 2001. Response of passerine birds to forest edge in coast redwood forest fragments. The Auk 118:678-686. [Journal_Article]

2000 Brand, L. A. and T.L. George. 2000. Predation risks for nesting birds in fragmented coast redwood forest. Journal of Wildlife Management 64:42-51. [Journal_Article]

1998 Wiggins, D.A., A.P. Møller, M.F.L. Sørensen, and L.A. Brand. 1998. Island biogeography and the reproductive ecology of Great Tits Parus major. Oecologia 115:478-482. [Journal_Article]

Popular_Publication

2011 Ackerman, JT, A Brand, JB Demers, and C Robinson-Nilsen. Managed Ponds. In Pitkin, M, and J Wood (editors), The State of the Birds, San Francisco Bay. PRBO Conservation Science and the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture, pages 8-11. [Popular_Publication]

Technical_Report

2012 Ackerman, JT, MP Herzog, CA Hartman, LA Brand, JY Takekawa, and J Bluso-Demers. 2012. The critical role of islands for waterbird breeding and foraging habitat in managed ponds of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project. Annual Report, U. S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Davis, CA. 19 pp. [Technical_Report]

Thesis_or_Dissertation

2004 Brand, L. A. 2004. Prediction and assessment of edge response and abundance for desert riparian birds in southeastern Arizona. Dissertation. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado USA. [Thesis_or_Dissertation]

1998 Brand, L. A. 1998. Edge effects in coast redwood fragments. Thesis. Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, USA. [Thesis_or_Dissertation]

Proceedings

2007 Brookshire, D.S., L. A. Brand, J. Thacher, M. Dixon, K. Benedict, J. Stromberg, et al. 2007. Integrated modeling and ecological valuation: Applications in the semi-arid Southwest. Proceedings USEPA Valuation for Environmental Policy: Ecological Benefits Workshop, Washington D.C. [Proceedings]

Book_Chapter

2009 Brand, L.A., D.J. Cerasale, T.D. Rich, and D.J. Krueper. 2009. Breeding and migratory birds of the San Pedro River: Patterns and processes. Pages 153-174 in Ecology and conservation of the upper San Pedro riparian ecosystem. J. C. Stromberg and B. Tellman, Editors. University of Arizona Press, Tucson. [Book_Chapter]

2009 Soykan, C., L.A. Brand, and J.L. Sabo. 2009. Causes and consequences of mammal species richness. Pages 107-126 in Ecology and conservation of the upper San Pedro riparian ecosystem. J. C. Stromberg and B. Tellman, Editors. University of Arizona Press, Tucson. [Book_Chapter]

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