Monitoring Nesting Waterbirds for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project—2024 Breeding Season
Open-File Report 2026–1064
Ecosystems Mission Area—Land Management Research Program and Species Management Research Program
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Phalarope Migration Surveys June – September 2024
Executive Summary
The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project (SBSPRP) is restoring over 15,000 acres of former salt evaporation ponds to a mix of tidal marsh and ponded wetland habitats.
Multi‐Scale Spectroscopy to Map Intertidal Microbial Biofilm Community and Trait Diversity
Key Points:
- We mapped intertidal microbial biofilm presence, quantity, diversity, and traits with spectroscopic data in San Francisco Bay, CA, USA
- Maps revealed lipid, carbohydrate, and carbon concentrations 2 to 4 times greater in diatoms than in cyanobacteria and chlorophyt
Habitat Use by Breeding Waterbirds in Relation to Tidal Marsh Restoration in the San Francisco Bay Estuary
Abstract
The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project aims to restore many former salt production ponds, now managed for wildlife and water quality, to tidal marsh.
Phalarope Migration Surveys June – September 2022
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project (SBSPRP) is restoring over 15,000 acres of former salt
evaporation ponds to a mix of tidal marsh and ponded wetland habitats. These wetlands provide habitat
Review and analysis of historical phalarope population trends
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project (SBSPRP) is restoring over 15,000 acres of former
salt evaporation ponds to a mix of tidal marsh and ponded wetland habitats. These wetlands
Bridging the gap between disparate phalarope survey methodologies to evaluate population status
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project (SBSPRP) is restoring over 15,000 acres of former
salt evaporation ponds to a mix of tidal marsh and ponded wetland habitats. These wetlands