Science activity

Science activity #49785, updated 29 July 2024

Delta Historical Ecology

Description / purpose

The San Francisco Estuary Institute-Aquatic Science Center, in collaboration with the California Department of Fish and Game, completed a historical ecology study of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The project improves understanding of what the Delta looked like and how it functioned prior to the significant modification that has occurred over the last 160 years.
  • Screenshot of the Delta Historical Ecology website

Activity status

  • 1 Awarded / Initiating (2007)
  • 2 In progress / Ongoing (2007 - 2012)
  • 3 Complete

Funding summary

Total allocated funding: $350,000

Label Value
Contract # or labor code None
Implementing organization San Francisco Estuary Institute [SFEI]
Funding organization California Department of Fish and Wildlife [CDFW]
Funding Source California Department of Fish and Wildlife CDFW - Prop 1
Date of award 2007
Date of fiscal year-end Not provided
Total award amount $350,000
State type of obligation Not provided
Federal type of obligation Not provided
Reimbursability Not provided
Procurement mechanism Contracted competitive or direct award

Location

Subbasins
Delta regions

Geographic tags

None specified

Products and outputs

Type Title Description Views
Report Whipple, A.; Grossinger, R. M.; Rankin, D.; Stanford, B.; Askevold, R. A. 2012. Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Historical Ecology Investigation: Exploring Pattern and Process. SFEI Contribution No. 672. SFEI: Richmond. Summary report for the Delta Historical Ecology St 13
Data Delta Historical Habitat Types GIS historical habitat and river channel data fro 6
Link Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Historical Ecology Study Webpage Project webpage for the Delta Historical Ecology S 11