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WETLANDS WORKAT SFEI
Basic Conceptual Model
e.g., juvenile fish, organic carbon, contaminants,
detritus
e.g., salt, intertidal fishes,
suspended sediment
Atmosphere
Watersheds Wetlands Bays Ocean
e.g., salt,anadromous fishes,
riparian birds
e.g., contaminants,suspended sediment, freshwater
Bay Tidal Wetlands
Non-Tidal Wetlands
Focus on Tidal Wetlands
Working Uphill
Basic Strategy
1. Set Habitat Goals *
2. Make & Measure Progress
Basic Processto Set Goals
Understand the Past, Present, and Change
Predict Future
Past Present Change
Historical Ecology
Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program
Bay Area EcoAtlas
www.ecoatlas.org
Historical View in the EcoAtlas
Basic Strategy
1. Set Habitat Goals
2. Measure Progress with the WRMP *
Basic WRMP Structure
SFEI forms and administers and partners with technical teams to develop indicators, collect data,
and report understanding.
Physical Process, Bio-Geo Chemistry, Vegetation, Invertebrates, Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles, Mammals,
Birds, Landscape Ecology, Information Technology
Current WRMP ProjectsWetlandTracking
ProjectMonitoring
SpecialStudies
InformationTechnology
Wetland Inventory and
Indicator Development
Review of Project Data and Reports
Ecosystem Effects
Research
EPA’s 3-tier Approach
Data Management
And Reporting
EMAP-Estuaries West
Coast Pilot
Restoration Project
Mapping
Montezuma Project
Crissy Field Project
CALFED Wetlands Pilot
UC Davis & Univ. Oregon Indicator Tests
NIS Spartina Geomorphic
Effects
EAISDevelopment
EcoAtlas Steering
Committee
SFEP Indicator
Development
Coyote Hills Project
EPA 3-Tier Approach
Level 1: Landscape AnalysisEcoAtlas used to measure landscape metrics
Level 2: CA Rapid Assessment Method
Level 3: Intensive Assessment
Expert Teams Score Random Wetland Sites
CRAM is Tested along Stressor Gradients
Current WRMP ProjectsWetlandTracking
ProjectMonitoring
SpecialStudies
InformationTechnology
Wetland Inventory and
Indicator Development
Review of Project Data and Reports
Ecosystem Effects
Research
EPA’s 3-tier Approach
Data Management
And Reporting
EMAP-Estuaries West
Coast Pilot
Restoration Project
Mapping
Montezuma Project
Crissy Field Project
CALFED Wetlands Pilot
UC Davis & Univ. Oregon Indicator Tests
NIS Spartina Geomorphic
Effects
EAISDevelopment
EcoAtlas Steering
Committee
SFEP Indicator
Development
Coyote Hills Project
EMAP Pilot to Identify Gradients
30 random points, each within a
drainage system …
… within a marsh patch … … within a watershed.
Current WRMP ProjectsWetlandTracking
ProjectMonitoring
SpecialStudies
InformationTechnology
Wetland Inventory and
Indicator Development
Review of Project Data and Reports
Ecosystem Effects
Research
EPA’s 3-tier Approach
Data Management
And Reporting
EMAP-Estuaries West
Coast Pilot
Restoration Project
Mapping
Montezuma Project
Crissy Field Project
CALFED Wetlands Pilot
UC Davis & Univ. Oregon Indicator Tests
NIS Spartina Geomorphic
Effects
EAISDevelopment
EcoAtlas Steering
Committee
SFEP Indicator
Development
Coyote Hills Project
www.ecoatlas.org
Wetland Projects in the EcoAtlas
Current WRMP ProjectsWetlandTracking
ProjectMonitoring
SpecialStudies
InformationTechnology
Wetland Inventory and
Indicator Development
Review of Project Data and Reports
Ecosystem Effects
Research
EPA’s 3-tier Approach
Data Management
And Reporting
EMAP-Estuaries West
Coast Pilot
Restoration Project
Mapping
Montezuma Project
Crissy Field Project
CALFED Wetlands Pilot
UC Davis & Univ. Oregon Indicator Tests
NIS Spartina Geomorphic
Effects
EAISDevelopment
EcoAtlas Steering
Committee
SFEP Indicator
Development
Coyote Hills Project
Review of Project Data and Monitoring Reports
Form and Administer TRTs to:
• Advise and Review Habitat Plans
• Recommend Indicators
• Review Monitoring Results
• Recommend Adaptations
Current WRMP ProjectsWetlandTracking
ProjectMonitoring
SpecialStudies
InformationTechnology
Wetland Inventory and
Indicator Development
Review of Project Data and Reports
Ecosystem Effects
Research
EPA’s 3-tier Approach
Data Management
And Reporting
EMAP-Estuaries West
Coast Pilot
Restoration Project
Mapping
Montezuma Project
Crissy Field Project
CALFED Wetlands Pilot
UC Davis & Univ. Oregon Indicator Tests
NIS Spartina Geomorphic
Effects
EAISDevelopment
EcoAtlas Steering
Committee
SFEP Indicator
Development
Coyote Hills Project
University-basedResearch Partners
Multi-disciplinary research teams are developing new indicators and analytical
methods to assess wetland form, processes, and ecosystem functions that could be used in the WRMP to monitor status and trends
and wetland project performance.
Current WRMP ProjectsWetlandTracking
ProjectMonitoring
SpecialStudies
InformationTechnology
Wetland Inventory and
Indicator Development
Review of Project Data and Reports
Ecosystem Effects
Research
EPA’s 3-tier Approach
Data Management
And Reporting
EMAP-Estuaries West
Coast Pilot
Restoration Project
Mapping
Montezuma Project
Crissy Field Project
CALFED Wetlands Pilot
UC Davis & Univ. Oregon Indicator Tests
NIS Spartina Geomorphic
Effects
EAISDevelopment
EcoAtlas Steering
Committee
SFEP Indicator
Development
Coyote Hills Project
Mapping Invasive Cordgrass
www.ecoatlas.org
Spartina Invasions in the EcoAtlas
Hydro-geomorphic Effects of Invasive Cordgrass
Distribution of Low Marsh PlantsSan Leandro Creek
-6.0
-5.0
-4.0
-3.0
-2.0
-1.0
0.0
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500
Distance Upstream (ft)
Tid
al E
leva
tion
(ft b
elow
Loc
al
MH
W)
Spartina Hybrids Spartina foliosaScirpus acutus/californicus Scirpus robustusTypha sp
Salicornia
Scirpus robustus
Distichlis
Scirpus acutus/californicus
Typha
"Brackish" "Fresh"
"Saline"
Current WRMP ProjectsWetlandTracking
ProjectMonitoring
SpecialStudies
InformationTechnology
Wetland Inventory and
Indicator Development
Review of Project Data and Reports
Ecosystem Effects
Research
EPA’s 3-tier Approach
Data Management
And Reporting
EMAP-Estuaries West
Coast Pilot
Restoration Project
Mapping
Montezuma Project
Crissy Field Project
CALFED Wetlands Pilot
UC Davis & Univ. Oregon Indicator Tests
NIS Spartina Geomorphic
Effects
EAISDevelopment
EcoAtlas Steering
Committee
SFEP Indicator
Development
Coyote Hills Project
www.ecoatlas.org
New EcoAtlas Tools
Some New Proposals
• Map Shellmounds to help recover Tradition Ecological Knowledge
• Recover historical topographic maps as templates for wetland restoration
• Move WRMP to Level 3 of the EPA wetland monitoring approach
• Support the Subtidal Goals Project
WETLANDS WORKAT SFEI
