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Vernal Pool Landscapes

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Front Page Materials (PDF)

Introduction (PDF)

Resistance and Resilience of Vernal Pool Vegetation (PDF)
Jennifer Buck, Sandra Starr, Carol Witham, Ayzak Solomeshch, Rod MacDonald, Michael Barbour, and Robert Holland

Biology and Landscape (PDF)

Sediment, Gophers, and Time: A Model for the Origin and Persistence of Mima Mound—Vernal Pool Topography in the Great Central Valley (PDF)
Sarah Reed and Ronald Amundson

Hogwallow Biogeography Before Gracias (PDF)
Robert F. Holland and Allan D. Hollander

Biology of Specialist Bees and Conservation of Showy Vernal Pool Flowers. A Review (PDF)
Robbin Thorp

The Nature of Summer Vascular Plant Life in Large Vernal Pool Basins at the Vina Plains Preserve (PDF)
Robert A. Schlising

Thirty Years Research on Vernal Pool Macroinvertebrates from Vina Plains (PDF)
Douglas G. Alexander

The Use of Eastern Sacramento Valley Vernal Pools by Ducks (PDF)
Raymond J. Bogiatto and John D. Karnegis

Conservation (PDF)

Large Scale Conservation Planning and the Protection of Vernal Pools (PDF)
Cay C. Goude

A GIS-Based Vernal Wetland Acre/Density Index (VWADI) for Classification and Conservation of Vernal Pool/Annual Grassland Landscapes in California’s Great Central Valley (PDF)
John C. Dittes, Josephine Guardino, and Richard A. Radmacher

Overview of the Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Program, Including Vernal Pool Landscapes (PDF)
Laura Whitney

The Recovery Plan for Vernal Pool Ecosystems of California and Southern Oregon (PDF)
Elizabeth Warne

Endangered Species Act And Grassroots Activism (PDF)
Neil Levine

The Role of Education and Partnerships in Vernal Pool Preservation (PDF)
Carol W. Witham

Management (PDF)

Grazing, Vernal Pools and Preserving the Land (PDF)
Darrell Woods

Assumptions Used to Justify Prescribed Fire as a Restoration Tool in California Annual Grasslands (PDF)
Richard J. Reiner, Peter M. Hujik, and Jacob F. Pollock

Managing for Biodiversity in Vernal Pool Grasslands Using Fire and Grazing (PDF)
Jaymee Marty

Managing Vernal Pools and Other Habitats at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex (PDF)
Joseph G. Silveira

Closing Remarks (PDF)
Barbara Vlamis, Executive Director, Butte Environmental Council

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