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Robin Grossinger
Stanford, B; Iknayan, K; Grossinger, RM; Beller, EE; Benjamin, M; Grenier, L; Bazo, M; Heller, N; Aronson, M; Groffman, P; Spotswood, E. 2023. Chapter 14, Making Nature’s City: An Applied Science Framework to Guide Evaluation and Planning for Urban Biodiversity Conservation. In Urban Biodiversity and Equity: Justice-Centered Conservation in Cities. Oxford: Oxford, England. pp. 251–266.
Dark, S; Stein, ED; Bram, D; Osuna, J; Monteferante, J; Longcore, T; Grossinger, RM; Beller, E. 2011. Historical Ecology of the Ballona Creek Watershed. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project: Costa Mesa, CA.
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Grossinger, RM. 1995. Historical Evidence of Freshwater Effects on the Plan Form of Tidal Marshlands in the Golden Gate Estuary, University of California: Santa Cruz, p. 130 pp.
Grossinger, RM; Collins, JN; Brewster, E; Der, Z. 1996. Geography of Wetlands in the San Francisco Estuary (Transcript). San Francisco Estuary Institute.
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Grossinger, RM. 1997. Sausal: Discovering the Early Bay Area Landscape. SFEI Contribution No. 208. Vol. Jan.
Collins, JN; Grossinger, RM. 1998. Spatial analysis of historical, modern, and future wetlands landscapes of the Bay Area. Bay Area Wetlands Ecosystem Goals Project. SFEI Contribution No. 319.
Grossinger, RM; Alexander, J; Cohen, AN; Collins, JN. 1998. Introduced Tidal Marsh Plants in the San Francisco Estuary: Regional Distribution and Priorities for Control. SFEI Contribution No. 321. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond CA. p. 42.
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Collins, JN; Der, Z; Grossinger, RM. 1998. Spatial Analysis of the Baylands Ecosystem. SFEI Contribution No. 320. p. 120.
Grossinger, RM. 2000. The Way It Was: Mythology, Memory, and Maps of the Early San Francisco Bay Area (Abstract for American Society for Environmental History Conference, March 2000). SFEI Contribution No. 269. San Francisco Estuary Institute.
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Collins, JN; Der, Z; Wong, C; Grossinger, RM. 1998. Cartographic analysis of historical and modern baylands boundaries for Marin County, California. SFEI Contribution No. 229. Marin County Community Develpment Agency. p. 88 pp.
Grossinger, RM; Collins, JN; Hoenicke, R; Collins, LM. 1998. A Bay Area Watersheds Science Approach (Abstract). San Francisco Estuary Institute.
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Monroe, M; Olofson, PR; Collins, JN; Grossinger, RM; Haltiner, J; Wilcox, C. 1999. Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals. SFEI Contribution No. 330. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, San Francisco, Calif./S.F. Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, Oakland, Calif. p. 328.
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McKee, LJ; Brewster, E; Dale, R; Cornwall; Hunter, RC; Lawton, R; Grossinger, RM. 2000. Summary of existing information in the watershed of Sonoma Valley in relation to the Sonoma Creek Watershed Restoration Study and recommendations on how to proceed. SFEI Contribution No. 345. San Francisco Estuary Institute.
Collins, JN; Brewster, E; Grossinger, RM. 1999. Conceptual models of freshwater influences on tidal marsh form and function, with an historical perspective. SFEI Contribution No. 327. Department of Environmental Services: City of San Jose, CA. p. 237 pp.
Grossinger, RM; Collins, JN; Brewster, E; Der, Z. 1999. What did this place used to look like, anyway? An Example of Historical Ecology Research from the San Francisco Bay Area, CA (Abstract for Society for Ecological Restoration Conference 1999).
Grossinger, RM. 1999. Seeing Time: A Historical Approach to Restoration. Ecological Restoration, 17, 251-2.
Grossinger, RM. 2001. Sand. Bay Nature.
McKee, LJ; Wittner, E; Leatherbarrow, JE; Lucas, V; Grossinger, RM. 2001. Building a regionally consistent base map for the Bay Area: The National Hydrography Data Set. Abstracts of the 5th Biannual State of the Estuary Conference – San Francisco Estuary: Achievements, trends and the future, pp 108.
Collins, LM; Grossinger, RM; McKee, LJ; Riley, A; Collins, JN. 2001. Wildcat Creek Watershed: A Scientific Study of Physical Processes and Land Use Effects. SFEI Contribution No. 363. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.
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pg40-51.pdf 107 MB
pg52-85.pdf 3.19 MB
Appendix.pdf 14.02 MB
Grossinger, RM. 2001. In Search of a Lost Laguna. Bay Nature.
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Grossinger, RM; Egan, D; Howell, E. 2001. Documenting Local Landscape Change: The Bay Area Historical Ecology Project. In The Historical Ecology Handbook: A Restorationist’s Guide to Reference Ecosystems. Island Press: Washington D.C.
Grossinger, RM; Brewster, E. 2001. Land Use Timeline for Crow Canyon and the San Lorenzo Creek Watershed. SFEI Contribution No. 352. Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program. p. 6 pp.
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Grossinger, RM; Dawson, A. 2002. Sonoma Valley Historical Ecology Project, Phase 1 Final Report. SFEI Contribution No. 254. Sonoma County Water Agency and the SF Estuary Project. p. 8 pp. plus apps.
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McKee, LJ; Grossinger, RM; Pearce, SA; O’Connor, M. 2002. Napa River Sediment TMDL Baseline Study: Geomorphic Processes and Habitat form and function in Soda Creek. SFEI Contribution No. 63. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
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Collins, JN; Striplen, CJ; Brewster, E; Richard, C; Burns, T; Strode, E; Grossinger, RM. 2003. Physical and Ecological Characteristics of the Historical Baylands of South San Francisco Bay.
Grossinger, RM; Collins, JN; Striplen, CJ; Brewster, E; Richard, C; Burns, T; Strode, E. 2003. Physical and Ecological Characteristics of the Historic Baylands of South San Francisco Bay (Poster for the 2003 State of the Estuary Conference).
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soe03grossinger_sbmarshes_4_imb_2.pdf 231.58 KB
Grossinger, RM. 2002. Assessing Ecological Potential in an Urbanized Coastal Ecosystem: Methods and Findings from Historical Research in the San Francisco Bay Area (Abstract for Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project Conference 2002).
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Pearce, SA; Grossinger, RM; O’Connor, M; McKee, LJ. 2003. Contrasting Fluvial Geometric Processes and Historic Change Through Time: Supporting Watershed Management in Tributaries of the Napa River Watershed (poster).
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Grossinger, RM; Striplen, CJ; Brewster, E; Collins, LM. 2003. Landscape Change in the Napa River Watershed, 1800 - 2002: Implications for the Restoration of In - Stream, Floodplain, and Valley Floor Habitat. San Francisco Estuary Institute: The Watershed Sciences CALFED Science Conference, January 16, 2003.
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Collins, JN; Grossinger, RM. 2004. Synthesis of Scientific Knowledge: for maintaining and improving functioning of the South Bay Ecosystem and Restoring Tidal Salt Marsh and Associated Habitats over the next 50 years at Pond and Pond-Complex Scales. SFEI Contribution No. 308.
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issues1_3Landscape_Marshes_0.pdf 16.01 MB
Pearce, SA; Grossinger, RM. 2004. Relative effects of fluvial processes and historical land use on channel morphology in three sub-basins, Napa River basin, California, USA. IAHS, International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 288.
Grossinger, RM; Collins, JN; Striplen, CJ. 2004. Wetland Habitat Changes in the Rodeo Lagoon Watershed, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Marin County, CA. SFEI Contribution No. 116. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland, CA.
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Grossinger, RM. 2004. Geography Department Commencement Ceremonies, UC Berkeley, Keynote Address, May 2004: "Notes from Places Past and Future". UC Berkeley.
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Grossinger, RM; Collins, JN; Askevold, RA. 2005. T-Sheet User Guide: Application of the Historical U.S. Coast Survey Maps to Environmental Management in the San Francisco Bay Area. SFEI Contribution No. 427. San Francisco Estuary Institute: SF. p. 45.
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T_sheet_user_guide_SFEI_highres_0.pdf 8.6 MB
Grossinger, RM; Striplen, CJ; Brewster, E; McKee, LJ. 2004. Ecological, Geomorphic, and Land Use History of Carneros Creek Watershed: A component of the watershed management plan for the Carneros Creek watershed, Napa County, California. SFEI Contribution No. 70. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland.
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Grossinger, RM; Baye, P. 2004. Once and Future Bay: Lessons from History for Revitalizing the Bay.
Grossinger, RM; Striplen, CJ; Brewster, E; McKee, LJ. 2004. Ecological, Geomorphic, and Land Use History of Sulphur Creek Watershed: A component of the watershed management plan for the Sulphur Creek watershed, Napa County, California. SFEI Contribution No. 307. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Oakland.
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Grossinger, RM; Askevold, RA. 2005. Baylands and Creeks of South San Francisco Bay. Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland CA.
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Grossinger, RM; Collins, JN; Enright, C; Culberson, S; Mueller-Solger, A. 2005. Changing Delta Geometry and Ecology: The Effects of Historical Landscape Modification on Water Quality and Ecosystem Structure in Suisun Marsh and Delta.
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Grossinger, RM; Egan, D; Howell, EA. 2005. Documenting Local Landscape Change: The Bay Area Historical Ecology Project. In The HISTORICAL ECOLOGY HANDBOOK: A Restorationist’s Guide to Reference Ecosystems. Island Press.
Grossinger, RM; Collins, JN; Cayce, K; Askevold, RA; Featherston, T; Zhang, E. 2006. U.S. Coast Survey Maps of SFBay.
Sowers, JM; Grossinger, RM; Vorster, RC. 2006. Creek and Watershed Map of Richmond and Vicinity.
Grossinger, RM; Beller, EE. 2007. Landscape History of the Trancas: Historical Ecology Reseach Summary for the Trancas Crossing Park and Napa River Trail.
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Beller, EE; Grossinger, RM; Askevold, RA; Pearce, SA; Collins, JN; McKee, LJ; Hoenicke, R; Gardner, S. 2007. Streams, Wetlands, and Woodlands in the Napa Valley: New Perspectives from Old Maps. Oakland, CA.
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SOE07HEposterBeller_finalHiRes_1.pdf 2.7 MB
Grossinger, RM. 2007. Understanding Historical And Contemporary Salmonid Habitat Potential: assessment of the Napa River.
Grossinger, RM; Askevold, RA; Striplen, CJ; Brewster, E; Pearce, SA; Cayce, K; McKee, LJ; Collins, JN. 2006. Coyote Creek Watershed Historical Ecology Study: Historical Conditions and Landscape Change in the Eastern Santa Clara Valley, California. SFEI Contribution No. 426. San Francisco Estuary Institute.
Grossinger, RM; Salomon, M; Striplen, CJ; Beller, EE; Askevold, RA. 2007. Historical Ecology of South Santa Clara County: Preliminary Findings. A Technical Memorandum to the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan/Natural Community Conservation Plan. SFEI Contribution No. 527.
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Grossinger, RM; Striplen, CJ; Askevold, RA; Brewster, E; Beller, EE. 2007. Historical landscape ecology of an urbanized California valley: wetlands and woodlands in the Santa Clara Valley. Landscape Ecology, 103-120.
Salomon, M; Collins, JN; Striplen, CJ; Brewster, E; Grossinger, RM. 2008. The Historical Ecology of Miller Creek.
Salomon, M; Grossinger, RM; Dawson, A; Askevold, RA. 2008. An Introduction to the Historical Ecology of the Sonoma Creek Watershed: a Tool for the Critical Coastal Area Action Plan. San Francisco Estuary Institute.
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Sonoma_Creek_Watershed_Intro.pdf 20.83 MB
Whipple, A; Grossinger, RM; Wilcox, C. 2008. Pre-Modification Habitat Mosaics of the Delta: Looking to the Past to Envision the Future. Sacramento, CA.
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Grossinger, RM. 2008. Napa Watershed Symposium.
Grossinger, RM; Beller, EE; Salomon, M; Whipple, A; Askevold, RA; Striplen, CJ; Brewster, E; Leidy, RA. 2008. South Santa Clara Valley Historical Ecology Study, including Soap Lake, the Upper Pajaro River, and Llagas, Uvas-Carnadero, and Pacheco Creeks.
Grossinger, RM; Collins, JN; Cayce, K; Askevold, RA; Featherston, T; Zhang, E. 2006. U.S. Coast Survey Maps of SFBay.