SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY GRASSLANDS
& VERNAL POOLS BIBLIOGRAPHY
California Academy of Sciences Library
Biological Resources of the Project Area
http://www.fwua.org/Restoration/Cpplveg-bio.htm
Historically, the San Joaquin Valley supported diverse and abundant populations of fish and wildlife.
California State University Biological Sciences Web Server
A web server with online Biological Sciences Resources.
California Prairies
http://kingsnet.kings.k12.ca.us/kcoe/curric/history/animals/california_prairies.htm
Information about the wildlife that roams the San Joaquin Valley floor.
CalPhotos: Vernal Pools
Photographs of vernal pools and some of the species that live near them.
CERES: Wetlands
http://ceres.ca.gov/wetlands/index.html
Information about the California wetlands. There is educational information on the wetlands and current projects that are assisting conservation and restoration.
The Nature Conservancy-Merced Grasslands Projects
http://www.tnccalifornia.org/our_proj/merced/index.asp
Project to conserve the largest and most intact and inhabited vernal pool grasslands habitats in the world.
Natural Vegetation – Grasslands
http://www-geoimages.berkeley.edu/Geoimages/BainCalif/subjects/VegetationGrasslands.html
Pictures of grasslands.
San Joaquin Valley Virtual Guidebook
http://www.virtualguidebooks.com/CentralCalif/SanJoaquin.html
Guidebook for all 8 counties in the San Joaquin Valley.
Terrestrial Ecoregions-California Central Valley Grasslands
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/na/na0801.html
Brief description of the Central Valley Grasslands includes a description of the vernal pools and the environment that surrounds them.
WWF Scientific Report-California Central Valley Grasslands
http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/na/na0801_full.html
Ecoregion profile on the Central Valley Grasslands with emphasis on biological distinctiveness, conservation status, conservation activities, and relationships to other classification schemes.
VP Report-San Joaquin Valley Region
http://maphost.dfg.ca.gov/wetlands/vp_asses_rept/san_joaquin.htm
Brief definition of the San Joaquin Valley Region that includes topics such as, pool types and descriptions, protected areas, viability, restoration opportunities, sensitive plants and animals, and an information summary table of the San Joaquin Vernal Pool Region.
Center For Natural Lands Management: Pixley Vernal Pools
http://www.cnlm.org/pixley.html
General information about the Pixley Vernal Pool, located in the southeastern San Joaquin Valley, Tulare Country, California.
CWIS -Vernal Pools
http://ceres.ca.gov/wetlands/geo_info/vernal_pools.html
This web site includes information on the Vernal Pools concerning their history and status in California's Central Valley. It also has the Interagency Vernal Pool Initiative Framework Agreement and the Statewide Vernal Pools Map. There is the Vernal Pool Assessment Preliminary Report from the Department of Fish and Game on this website.
Vernal Pools-Endangered Species
http://www.vernalpools.org/UCMerced/species.htm
Brief species accounts and photos of endangered and threatened species in and around the vernal pools at the proposed UC Merced site in the San Joaquin Valley.
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY GRASSLAND BOOKS
Anderson, Richard L. Southern San Joaquin Valley Ecosystems Protection Program: Natural Lands Inventory and Maps. Sacramento, CA: The Commission, 1991. Biodiv REF QH76.5 .C2 A53 1991.
Central Pacific Basins Comprehensive Water Pollution Control Project. Effects of the San Joaquin Master Drain on Water Quality of the San Francisco Bay and Delta. San Francisco, CA: Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, Southwest Region, 1967. Main TC824 .C3 C37 1967.
Davis, G. H. Late Cenozoic Paleohydrogeology of the Western San Joaquin Valley, California, as Related to Structural Movements in the Central Coast Ranges. Boulder, CO: Geological Society of America, 1989. IZ&G GE1 .G24 no.234.
Draft Recovery Plan for Upland Species of the San Joaquin Valley, California. Portland, OR: Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1997. Biodiv Ref QH76.5 .C2 D72 1997.
Fujii, Roger. Areal Distribution of Selected Trace Elements, Salinity, and Major Ions in Shallow Ground Water, Tulare Basin, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California. Denver, CO: U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Science Information Center, Open-File Reports Section, 1995. Main Serials GB701 .W37 no.95-4048.
Geologic Sources, Mobilization, and Transport of Selenium from the California Coast Ranges to the Western San Joaquin Valley: A Reconnaissance Study. Menlo Park, CA: U.S. Geological Survey; Denver, CO: Books and Open-File Reports Section distributor, 1990. Main GB701 .W37 no.90-, 4070.
Geological Society of Sacramento. Guidebook. Annual field trip; Geological Society of Sacramento, May 18 and 19, 1963. Central Portion of Great Valley of California, San Juan Bautista to Yosemite Valley. Sacramento, CA: Geological Society of Sacramento, 1963. IZ&G QE89 .G4 1963.
Geology and Paleontology of the Southern Border of the San Joaquin Valley, Kern County, California: Pacific Section S.E.P.M.-S.E.G.-A.A.P.G. and S.J.G.S. field trip, 1961, May 12-13. [s.l.: s.n., 1961?]. IZ&G QE90 .K4 S633.
Geology of the Temblor Formation, Western San Joaquin Basin, California. Los Angeles, CA: Pacific Section, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, 1985. IZ&G QE90 .S244 G46 1985.
Gilliom, Robert J. Preliminary Assessment of Sources, Distribution, and Mobility of Selenium in the San Joaquin Valley, California. Sacramento, CA: Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey; Denver, CO: U.S. Geological Survey, Books and Open-File Reports Section distributor, 1989. Main GB701 .W37 88:4186.
Leighton, David A. Spatial Distribution of Selenium and Other Inorganic Constituents in Ground Water Underlying a Drained Agricultural Field, Western San Joaquin Valley, California. Sacramento, CA: U.S. Geological Survey; Denver, CO: Books and Open-File Reports Section distributor, 1992. Main Serials GB701 .W37 no.91-4119.
Monterey Formation and Associated Coarse Clastic Rocks, Central San Joaquin Basin, California. Los Angeles, CA: Pacific Section, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, 1982. IZ&G QE90 .S244 M65 1982.
ENVIRONMENTAL BOOKS ON WETLAND HABITATS
Archie, Michele. The Wetlands Issue: What Should We Do with our Bogs, Swamps, and Marshes? Washington, D.C.: North American Association for Environmental Education, 1992. Biodiv QH87.3 .W47 1992.
Darnell, Rezneat M. Impact of Construction Activities in Wetlands of the United States. Corvallis, OR: US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Corvallis Environmental Research Laboratory, 1976. Main QH541.5 .M3 D37 1976.
Dugan, Patrick. Wetlands in Danger. London: Mitchell Beazley published in association with IUCN-The World Conservation Union, 1993. Biodiv REF G1046 .G3 W4 1993b.
Erickson, Nanette E. Soil-Vegetation
Correlations in the Sandhills and Rainwater Basin Wetlands of Nebraska.
Washington, D.C.: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Research
and Development,1987. Main QH540 .U56 no. 87:11.
Faber, Phyllis M. Common Wetlands Plants of Coastal California: A Field Guide for the Layman. Mill Valley, CA: Pickleweed Press. 1982. Bot QK149.6 .C48 F33.
Fretwell, Judy D., John S. Williams, and Phillip J. Redman. National Water Summary on Wetland Resources. Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O., 1996. Biodiv REF GB624 .N37 1996.
Field, Donald W. Coastal Wetlands of the United States: An Accounting of a Valuable National Resource: A Special NOAA 20th Anniversary Report. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 1991. Main & Biodiv QH87.3 .C62 1991.
Gaigher, C. Wetlands. Cape Town, South Africa: Chief Directorate: Nature and Environmental Converation,1984. Main QH87.3 .G34 1984.
Hammer, Donald A. Creating Freshwater Wetlands. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1997. Biodiv QH87.3 .H36 1997.
Higgins, Susan H. and Schilling, Mark R. WOW!: The Wonders of Wetlands. St. Michaels, MD: Environmental Concern Inc.; Bozeman, MT: The Watercourse, 1995. Biodiv QH87.3 .W69 1995.
Jeffords, Michael R. Wetland Wonders: Instructional Materials for the Study of Wetlands. Champaign, IL: Illinois Natural History Survey, 1992. Biodiv QH87.3 .J44 1992.
Josselyn, Michael. Wetland Restoration and Enhancement in California: A proceedings of a Workshop Held in February 1982, at the California State University, Hayward. La Jolla, CA: California Sea Grant College Program, Institute of Marine Resources, University of California, 1982. Main QH76.5 .C2 W48 1982.
Mader, Stephen F. Forested Wetlands Classification and Mapping: A Literature Review. New York, NY: National Council of the Paper Industry for Air and Stream Impovement, 1991. Main QH87.3 .M32 1991.
Michaud, Joy P. At Home With Wetlands:A Landowner’s Guide. Olymipia, WA: Washington. Washington State Department of Ecology, 1990. Biodiv & Main QH541.5 .M3 M52 1990.
Nachlinger, Janet L. Soil-Vegetation Correlations in Riparian and Emergent Wetlands, Lyon County, Nevada. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Research and Development, 1988. main QH540 .U56 88:17.
National Wetlands Policy Forum (U.S.). Protecting America's Wetlands: An Action Agenda: The Final Report of the National Wetlands Policy Forum. Washington, D.C.: Conservation Foundation, 1988. Biodiv REF QH76 .P748 1988.
Niering, William A. The Life of the Marsh; The North American Wetlands. New York, McGraw-Hill 1966. S.C. QH541.5 .M3 N54 1966.
Payne, Neim F. Techniques for Wildlife Habitat Management of Wetlands. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1990. Biodiv REF SK355 .P39 1992.
Project Mar: The Conservation and Management of Temperate Marshes, Bogs and other Wetlands. Morges, Switzerland: IUCN, 1964-1965. Main Serials S900 .I6 no.3 & 5.
Rezendes, Paul. Wetlands: The Web of Life. San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club, 1996. Biodiv QH102 .R48 1996.
Ringelman, James K. Ecology of Montane Wetlands. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, 1992. Main Serials SK361 .A2 F56 no.13.3.6.
Salvesen, David. Wetlands: Mitigating and Regulating Development Impacts. Washington, D.C.: Urban Land Institute, 1990. Main QH541.5 .M3 S34 1990.
San Francisco Bay Area Wetlands Wildlife Viewing Guide. [California]: San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex, 1990. Main & Main REF QH541.5 .M3 S32 1990.
Sharitz, Rebecca R. Freshwater Wetlands and Wildlife: Proceedings of a Symposium held at Charleston, South Carolina, March 24-27, 1986. Washington, D.C.: US Department of Engery, 1989. Main QH541.5 .M3 F37 1989.
Shinkle, Jill. Wetlands Protectors: Guarding our Wild and Watery Lands. Santa Barbara, CA: California Aquatic Science Education Consortium, 1995. Biodiv QH87.3 .S54 1995.
Tiner, Ralph W. Field Guide to Nontidal Wetland Identification. Annapolis, MD: Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources, Water Resources Administration; NewtonCorner, MA: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, 1988. Bot QH87.3 .T56 1988.
United States. Dept. of the Interior. The Impact of Federal Programs on Wetlands: A Report to Congress. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1988. Main QH541.5 .M3 U54 1988.
van der Valk, Arnold. Northern Prairie Wetlands. Ames, IA: Iowa State University, 1989. Main & Biodiv QH104.5 .G73 N67 1989.
Wetlands of California. Berkeley, CA: California Botanical Society, 1996. Bot Serials.
Wetlands: Their Use and Regulation. Washington, D.C.: Congress of the U.S., Office of Technology Assessment: For sale by the Supt. of Docs., G.P.O., 1984. Main QH541.5 .M3 W48 1984.
Wilkinson, Dan L. Synopsis of Wetland Functions and Values: Bottomland Hardwoods with Special Emphasis on Eastern Texas and Oklahoma. Washington, D.C.: National Ecology Center, Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1987. Main QH540 .U56 v.87:12.
World Wildlife Fund. Statewide Wetlands Strategies: A Guide to Protecting and Managing the Resource. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1992. Biodiv QH76 .S665 1992b.
Working with Wetlands. [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, 1994. Biodiv REF QH76 .W72 1994.
Holland, Robert F. The Geographic and Edaphic Distribution of Vernal Pools in the Great Central Valley, California. Fair Oaks, CA: California Native Plant Society, 1978. Main GB1825 .C2 H65 1978.
Ikeda, Daine H. and Robert A. Schlishing. Vernal Pool Plants: Their Habitat and Biology. Chico, CA: CSU, Department of Biological Sciences, 1990. Bot QH105 .C2 V47 1990.
Olson, Mark E. Vernal Pool of Northern Santa Barbara County California: A Report. Santa Barbara, CA: Herbarium, Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1992. Bot GB1825 .C2 O47 1992a.
Pritchett, David A. Vernal Pools of the Del Sol Reserve. Isla Vista, CA: Isla Vista Recreation and Park District, Santa Barbara County, 1988. Main QH87.3 .P74 1988.
Ross, Dave. The Vernal Pools of Butte County: An Introduction to One of Butte County’s Environmental Treasures. Chico, CA: Butte Environmental Council, 1994. Biodiv & Biodiv REF GB1825 .C2 R68 1994.
Witham, W. Carol. Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Vernal Pool Ecosystem. Sacramento, CA: California Native Plant Society, 1998. Biodiv QH541.5 .P63 E26 1998.
Zedler, Paul H. The Ecology of California Vernal Pools: A Community Profile. Washington, D.C.: Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1987. Main QH105 .C2 Z44 1987.
Washington's Wetlands. Olympia, WA: Washington State Dept. of Ecology, 1986. (15 min.) S.C. QH541.5 .M3 W37 1986.
The Wetlands. Pittsburgh, PA: Metropolitan Pittsburgh Public Broadcasting, Inc., 1988. ( 60 min.) Biodiv QH76 .W47 1988.
Fabulous Wetland. Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Ecology, 1989. (7 min.) S.C. QH541.5 .M3 F33 1989.
San Pablo Baylands,
Save San Francisco Bay Association. San Francisco, CA: Save San Francisco
Bay Association, 1990z. ( 17 min., 30 sec.) Biodiv F868.S197 S26 1990z.
Materials with call numbers Pub, Pub Juv, Biodiv, and Biodiv Juv are available for loan to Academy members.
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