A Delta Transformed: Ecological functions, spatial metrics, and landscape change in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780990898504)

Recent state policy sets ambitious goals for ecosystem restoration in the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta. The Delta Plan and California Water Code, as well as other regional documents, identify the need to go beyond small-scale habitat restoration to create larger functional landscapes of interconnected habitats. Yet there is little quantitative guidance available to help design the complex spatial systems that are likely to achieve these goals. This report provides the first analysis of ecological landscape metrics in the pre-disturbance and contemporary Delta to help define, design, and evaluate functional, resilient landscapes for the future.

Author: San Francisco Estuary Institute
ISBN-10: 0990898504
ISBN-13: 9780990898504
Publisher: San Francisco Estuary Institute
Language: English
Published: 10/27/2014
Pages: 152
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.40d