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From Beef to Reef: Sediment Budgets in Great Barrier Reef Catchments

Published: 8/28/2009

On September 9, the CALFED Science Program Brown Bag Series will present a seminar featuring Dr. Rebecca Bartley from Brisbane, Australia, speaking on potential detrimental effects that terrestrial sediments and nutrients are having on the Great Barrier Reef. Dr. Bartley will present field study data using a variety of techniques to quantify the sources and amounts of erosion and how these data are being used in sediment budget models.

Estimating Survival of Juvenile Salmon Migrating through the Delta

8/19/2009

On August 20, the CALFED Science Program Brown Bag Series will present a seminar on estimating survival probabilities of juvenile salmon migrating through different Delta pathways. This research will provide better understanding of population-level responses to changes in water distribution to help guide Delta water management decisions.

Ammonia Summit Workshop

8/13/2009

The Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) will hold an Ammonia Summit Workshop Aug. 18-19. IEP is soliciting the public for science questions to be asked during panel discussions on the topics of food web dynamics; toxicity; and sources, transport and fate. Please identify which section your question addresses. Submit science questions by noon, Mon., Aug. 17 to Adam Ballard at: aballard@waterboards.ca.gov. For more information (and agenda) click here.

Evaluation of Four Delta Juvenile Salmon Survival Studies

8/6/2009

On August 11, the CALFED Science Program is sponsoring a Brown Bag seminar evaluating four Delta juvenile salmon survival studies and their use as the basis for various management actions to protect juvenile salmon.

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