Central Valley LCP: Wetlands Conservation Science Library

Priority Sub-habitats

Permanent wetlands
Seasonal wetlands
Semi-permanent wetlands
Flooded cropland
Rice cropland

Priority Species Groups & Species

California tiger salamander
Red-legged frog
Yellow-legged frog
Tricolored blackbird
Dragonflies and damselflies
Wetland-obligate plants
Wetlands-dependent mammals
Wetland-dependent reptiles
Wintering and breeding water birds

Quick Reference Materials: Vulnerability Literature Summary, Wetlands Map

Existing Vulnerability Assessments:

Title	Author	Priority Resources	Notes
Climate Change Vulnerability Species Scores for California Bird Species of Special Concern	Gardali, et. al.	Tricolored blackbird, many wetland birds	California-wide
A Framework for Modeling Anthropogenic Impacts on Waterbird Habitats—Addressing Future Uncertainty in Conservation Planning	Matchett, E.L., J.P. Fleskes, C.A. Young, D.R. Purkey	Semi-permanent wetland, seasonal wetland, winter-flooded rice	Preliminary results for Butte Basin

Modeling / Projections:

Title	Author	Priority Resources	Notes
Modeling Bird Distribution Responses to Climate Change: A mapping tool to assist land managers and scientists in California	Point Blue Conservation Science	Wetland bird species	California-wide
Future San Francisco Bay Tidal Marshes a Climate–Smart Planning Tool	Point Blue Conservation Science	Tidal marsh habitat, bird species distribution	Suisun Bay

Conservation Science References

Type: Document
Title	Creator	Date	Subjects
A climate change vulnerability assessment of California's at-risk birds	Gardali, Thomas, Seavy, Nathaniel E., DiGaudio, Ryan T., and Comrack, Lyann A.	2012	vulnerability assessment, birds, climate change adaptation, biodiversity
A Framework for Modeling Anthropogenic Impacts on Waterbird Habitats—Addressing Future Uncertainty in Conservation Planning	Matchett, E.L., J.P. Fleskes, C.A. Young, D.R. Purkey	January, 2015	waterbirds, bird conservation, conservation planning, decision making under uncertainty
Avian Demographic Response to Climate Change: A Multi-Species and Multi-Landscape Approach to Synthesizing Risk Factors	Ackerman, J. T., M. P. Herzog, L. Salas, T. Gardali, G. Ballard, D. Loughman, G. Yarris, and J. M. Eadie	2011	bird demographics, climate change impacts, waterfowl
Identifying habitat conservation priorities and gaps for migratory shorebirds and waterfowl in California	Stralberg, Diana, Cameron, D. Richard, Reynolds, Mark D., Hickey, Catherine M., Klausmeyer, Kirk, Busby, Sylvia M., Stenzel, Lynne E., Shuford, W. David, and Page, Gary W.	2011	biodiversity management, birds, conservation prioritization
Projected Effects of Climate Change in California: Ecoregional Summaries Emphasizing Consequences for Wildlife	Gardali, T., Howell, C., Seavy, N., Shuford, W. D., Stralberg, D.	2011	climate change impacts
The Distribution of Early-winter Flooding in the Central Valley of California: 2000-2010	Reiter, Matthew E., Leonard Liu	May 2011	habitat conservation, waterbirds

Type: Dataset
Title	Creator	Date	Subjects
Bird Distribution Responses to Climate Change	Point Blue Conservation Science	2010	species distribution modeling, birds, bioclimatic modeling
Conservation Prioritization for California Landbirds	Point Blue Conservation Science	2011	species distribution modeling, habitat conservation, birds

Type: Web Resource
Title	Creator	Date	Subjects
Future San Francisco Bay Tidal Marshes, A Climate Smart Planning Tool	Point Blue Conservation Science		sea level rise

Type: Tool
Title	Creator	Date	Subjects
Modeling Bird Distribution Responses to Climate Change	Point Blue Conservation Science