SCCWRP and its partners have launched an effort to develop expert consensus on biologically relevant thresholds at which sea stars, urchins and other echinoderms can be expected to experience adverse … More
Archive for May, 2018
Signs of shell dissolution detected in Dungeness crab larvae
Researchers have detected signs of dissolution in the carapace, or external shell, of Dungeness crab larvae in response to ocean acidification in the natural environment, the first such documentation that … More
Member agencies provide feedback to improve West Coast acidification model’s accuracy
SCCWRP’s member agencies provided feedback in June to a team of West Coast ocean modelers on how to assess uncertainty in a computer model that predicts how the region’s coastal … More
Environmental flow targets developed to protect Santa Clara River Estuary
A scientific review panel that includes participation by SCCWRP has completed an analysis of the environmental flow needs of the Santa Clara River Estuary. The flow target analysis, completed in … More
Stream geomorphology data being collected to aid watershed managers in setting flow targets
SCCWRP and its partners have begun field sampling at coastal stream sites across California to collect data on geomorphic structure, part of an ongoing effort to develop a standardized framework … More
Study exploring how to dramatically streamline stream causal assessments
SCCWRP and its partners have begun test-driving a novel approach to assessing stream health that has the potential to shave a year or more off the time required to determine … More
Study sheds light on how to improve DNA sequencing analysis methods to ID organisms
SCCWRP and its partners have completed a two-year study shedding light on best-practices approaches for analyzing raw DNA sequencing data to identify the organisms present in an environmental sample, the … More
Stream food webs to be examined in study to better integrate stream assessment tools
SCCWRP and its partners have launched a three-year effort to better integrate stream condition assessment tools in California by examining how ecological stress alters the complexity and interconnectedness of stream … More
Study launched to develop standardized approaches for tracking trash in watersheds
SCCWRP and its partners have kicked off a three-year study to develop standardized statewide approaches for tracking the levels and types of trash found in watersheds. Researchers’ goal is to … More
Management impacts of stream biointegrity policies explored in new SMC report
The Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition (SMC) has released a comprehensive new report chronicling how the region’s stream management community will potentially be impacted by new and proposed changes to … More