The delta smelt is a small, endemic fish that resides in the upper San Francisco Estuary. They are listed under state and federal Endangered Species Acts. Since 2002, their abundance has been at record low levels.
William J. Miller
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Identifying minimum freshwater habitat conditions for an endangered fish using life cycle analysis
Identifying the most important factors affecting population growth in animal life cycles is an important tool of species conservation. Delta Smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus), an annual fish endemic to the San Francisco Estuary in California (USA), has ...
Leo Polansky +2 more
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Draft Genome Sequence of Deefgea sp. Strain CFH1-16, Isolated from the Intestine of the Freshwater Fish Hypomesus nipponensis. [PDF]
Han JH.
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Atlas of abundance and distribution patterns of ichthyoplankton from the Northeast Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea ecosystems: based on research conducted by the Alaska Fisheries Science Center (1972–1996) [PDF]
This regional atlas summarizes and illustrates the distribution and abundance patterns of fish eggs and larvae of 102 taxa within 34 families found in the Northeast Pacific Ocean including the Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, and U.S.
Benson, Jan L. +3 more
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Natural resources of Lake Earl and Smith River Delta [PDF]
The Lake Earl/Smith River Delta area is a key coastal wetland situated in northern California. The Lake and Delta have retained much of their value to wildlife and serve as an important link in a chain of such wetlands that extend southward along the ...
Browning, Bruce M. +6 more
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The use of discriminate function analysis in the identification of two species of larval smelt, Spirinchus thaleichthys and Hypomesus T. transpacificus, in the Sacramento-San Joaquin estuary, California [PDF]
The objectives of this study are to identify the larval forms of the two species of smelt, Spirinchus thaleichthys and Hypomesus transpacificus transpacificus, and to better describe their spawning times in the Sacramento-San Joaquin ...
Simonsen, Marilou
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The Spawning Migration of Delta Smelt in the Upper San Francisco Estuary
Ted Sommer, Francine Mejia, Matt Nobriga, Fred Feyrer, and Lenny Grimaldodoi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15447/sfews.2014v9iss2art2While there is substantial information about the upstream migration of commercially and recreationally important fishes ...
Ted Sommer +4 more
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Pumping at the water export facilities in the southern Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta kills fish at and near the associated fish-salvage facilities.
Wim J. Kimmerer
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Loss of plasticity in maturation timing after ten years of captive spawning in a delta smelt conservation hatchery. [PDF]
LaCava MEF +5 more
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The Impact of Significant Geographical Barriers on the Invasion Risk of Non-Native Aquatic Animals: A Case Study of the Qinling Mountains, China. [PDF]
Wang X, Tian C, Jia X, Zhao Y, Xing Y.
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