vegetation

Executive Summary

Habitat Evolution Mapping Project (HEMP) and the Baylands Habitat Map (BHM) are both effective mapping products that can be used for longitudinal habitat change analyses, but direct comparisons between the two require adjustments due to differences in methodology.

Background

USGS Western Ecological Research Center manages a decadal network of surface elevation table-marker horizon (SET-MH) plots throughout California, including San Francisco Bay.

for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project (SBSPRP or the project) by the University of San Francisco and H. T. Harvey & Associates. This work focused on a key uncertainty affecting the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project planning and adaptive management process (EDAW et al.