From Microbes to Zooplankton, What Defines a Beneficial Wetland?

Science activity #53151, updated 31 January 2024

From Microbes to Zooplankton, What Defines a Beneficial Wetland?

Description / purpose

Our study will characterize species diversity at multiple levels of biological organization in the water column of restoring wetlands in the upper San Francisco Estuary and Delta (SFE), from bacteria to fishes. In doing so, we will also describe the foodweb benefits being provided to larval fishes, including longfin smelt, through additional dietary DNA analysis. We will use the species diversity we find in the water column to identify a subset of biota that are indicative of the conditions present in wetlands in different stages of restoration (early, intermediate, and mature) and identify connections between those indicators to the foodweb resources being provided to higher trophic levels. We will study 3-4 wetlands in each of 3 stages: early (unvegetated), intermediate (partially vegetated and partially channelized), and mature (fully vegetated and channelized) wetlands.

Linked science activities

None specified

Collaborators

Michelle Jungbluth, Principal investigator - San Francisco State University, Estuary & Ocean Science Center

Jason Hassrick, Co-investigator - ICF International Inc.

Activity status

1 Awarded / Initiating (2021)
2 In progress / Ongoing (2021 - 2023)
3 Complete

Funding summary

Total allocated funding: $579,386

Delta Stewardship Council - Delta Science Program: $579,386

Label	Value
Contract # or labor code	DSC-21009
Implementing organization	San Francisco State University, Estuary & Ocean Science Center
Funding organization	Delta Stewardship Council - Delta Science Program
Funding Source	Not provided
Date of award	2021-11-01
Date of fiscal year-end	Not provided
Total award amount	$579,386
State type of obligation	Not provided
Federal type of obligation	Not provided
Reimbursability	Not provided
Procurement mechanism	Not provided
Annual expenditures	2022 - $327151.00 (Actual) 2022 - $164971.00 (Actual)

Location

Subbasins

Delta regions

Geographic tags

None specified

Products and outputs

None provided

Type and context

Science action area

SAA Action Area 3 (2017-2021): Develop tools and methods to support and evaluate habitat restoration , SAA Action Area 4 (2017-2021): Improve understanding of interactions between stressors and managed species and their communities , SAA Action Area 5 (2017-2021): Modernize monitoring, data management, and modeling

Management themes

Environmental conditions , Habitat management , Native species management , Water quality

Science themes

Environmental conditions , Fish , Food webs , Habitat changes , Invertebrates , Species , Tidal wetlands , Water quality

Types

Status and trend monitoring , Targeted foundational research

Science functions

Research

Management actions

Creation of favorable habitat conditions for native species , Habitat protection / enhancement / restoration , Improving methods and/or infrastructure for science and monitoring , Wetlands

Science Topics

Crustaceans , Cyanobacteria , Estuaries , Fish , Food webs , Habitat , Habitat restoration , Insects , Invertebrates , Longfin Smelt , Other species , Other zooplankton , Pelagic fish , Phytoplankton , Predation , Restoration , Salinity , Saltwater / freshwater marshes , Tidal wetlands , Wetlands , Zooplankton

Lead implementing organization

San Francisco State University, Estuary & Ocean Science Center

Partner implementing organizations

ICF International Inc.

Funding organizations

Delta Stewardship Council - Delta Science Program

Funding programs

Delta Science Program - Delta Science Solicitations

Funding sources

None specified