Ecology, Assemblage Structure, Distribution, and Status of Fishes in Streams Tributary to the San Francisco Estuary, California

by Robert A. Leidy, EPA

This report discusses the composition of stream fish assemblages and environmental variables that were characterized at 275 sites within twenty-three watersheds tributary to the San Francisco Estuary, California, from 1993-1999. In addition, historical distribution records for 77 native and nonnative fish species were compiled to understand historical patterns of distribution and abundance, and to assess the current status of fishes.

Full Report

Letter sized, 194 page report—prints double-sided,
portrait view
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Individual Sections

PART V
Results (Native Species Accounts and Nonnative Species Accounts)
PDF (2.6 MB)

PART VI
Discussion
PDF (1.1 MB)

PART VII
Literature Cited
PDF (384 k)

APPENDICES

APPENDIX I—Watersheds of the San Francisco Estuary, California
APPENDIX II—Historical References for Native Stream Fishes for the period 1854-1981 (full PDF below)
APPENDIX III—Presence of Fish Species by Watershed, San Francisco Estuary, California
PDF (13 MB)

FRONT MATTER
Cover and Table of Contents
PDF (2 MB)

PART I
Introduction
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PART II
Environmental Setting of the San Francisco Estuary
PDF (1.6 MB)

PART III
Zoogeographic Relationships
PDF (780k)

PART IV
Methods
PDF (352k)






Appendix II

Historical References for Native Stream Fishes for the period 1854-1981,
San Francisco Estuary, California

Letter sized, 94 page appendix—prints double-sided, portrait view
PDF (1.4 MB)

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