Central Valley LCP: Riparian and Riverine Conservation Science Library

Priority Sub-habitats
Riparian vegetation/ Natural riverbank
Stream Channel



Available Maps:
Riparian
Priority Species Groups & Species
Amphibians
Green sturgeon
Pacific lamprey
Riparian nesting birds
Salmonids



Existing Vulnerability Assessments:

Title
Author
Priority Resources
Notes
Predicted Effects of Climate Change on Inland Fishes of California Moyle, et al. Native fishes California-wide
Vulnerability Analysis Reports for Focal Resources of the Sierra Nevada EcoAdapt Sierra Nevada region
Vulnerability Rankings and Assessment Matrix for 168 Sierra Nevada Bird Species Seigel et al. Riparian nesting birds Sierra Nevada region
Climate Change Vulnerability Species Scores for California Bird Species of Special Concern Gardali, et. al. California-wide

Modeling / Projections:

Title
Author
Priority Resources
Notes
California Fish Distribution Maps Moyle, et al. Native fishes Present and historical distributions
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

Conservation Science References:

Type: Document
Titlesort descending 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
Climate and floods still govern California levee breaks Florsheim, J. L., and M. D. Dettinger 2007 levees, flooding, flood risk management
Climate change vulnerability of native and alien freshwater fishes of California: a systematic assessment approach Moyle, Peter B., Kiernan, Joseph D., Crain, Patrick K. and Quiñones, Rebecca M. 2013 fish, climate change impacts, vulnerability assessment
Climate warming, water storage, and Chinook salmon in California’s Sacramento Valley Yates, David, Galbraith, Hector, Purkey, D., Huber-Lee, A., Sieber, J., West, J. Herrod-Julius, S., Joyce, B. 2008 Chinook salmon, water temperature
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
Re-shuffling of species with climate disruption: a no-analog future for California birds? Stralberg, Diana, Jongsomjit, Dennis, Howell, Christine A., Snyder, Mark A., Alexander, John D., Wiens, John A., and Root, Terry L. 2009 climate change, species distributions, birds
Spatial Tests of the Pesticide Drift, Habitat Destruction, UV-B, and Climate-Change Hypotheses for California Amphibian Declines Davidson, C., H. B. Shaffer, and M. R. Jennings 2002 amphibians, biodiversity
Statistical models of temperature in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta under climate-change scenarios and ecological implications Wagner, R., Stacey, Mark, Brown, Larry, and Dettinger, Michael 2011 climate change, aquatic ecosystems, fish, invertebrates
Vulnerability of birds to climate change in California's Sierra Nevada Siegel, Rodney B., Pyle, Peter, Thorne, James H., Holguin, Andrew J., Howell, Christine H., Stock, Sarah, and Tingley, Morgan W. May, 2014 vulnerability assessment, birds, biodiversity
Why climate change makes riparian restoration more important than ever: recommendations for practice and research Seavy, Nathaniel E., Gardali, Thomas, Golet, Gregory H., Griggs, F. Thomas, Howell, Christine A., Kelsey, Rodd, Small, Stacy L., Viers, Joshua H. and Weigand, James F. 2009 riparian ecosystems, climate change, ecological restoration
Type: Dataset
Titlesort descending 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: Tool
Titlesort descending Creator Date Subjects
Modeling Bird Distribution Responses to Climate Change Point Blue Conservation Science