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Is Extinction Inevitable for Delta Smelt and Longfin Smelt? An Opinion and Recommendations for Recovery

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University of California, Davis, Hobbs, James A., Moyle, Peter B., University of California, Davis, Fangue, Nann, University of California, Davis, Connon, Richard E., University of California, Davis·2017·San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science
DOI 10.15447/sfews.2017v15iss2art2
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  • The focus of recovery planning for highly mobile and/or migratory species like the anadromous longfin smelt and Chinook salmon differs from that for solely wetland-dependent species.

    “The focus of recovery planning for highly mobile and/or migratory species like the anadromous longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) and Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) differs from that for solely wetland-dependent species (Hobbs et al. 2017).”

    From Applying cumulative effects to strategically advance large‐scale ecosystem restoration (2021) · cites this paper as Hobbs et al. 2017

    The Tidal Marsh Restoration section recommends connecting food-rich marshes to open-water habitats for pelagic fishes, supporting the idea that recovery for smelt involves more than wetland habitat alone. But our copy does not compare recovery planning with solely wetland-dependent species or extend that comparison to Chinook salmon; its recommendations focus on smelt. No page numbers were available in the indexed passages. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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University of California, D., Hobbs, J. A., Moyle, P. B., University of California, D., Fangue, N., University of California, D., Connon, R. E., & University of California, D.
Affiliations
University of California, Davis (US)
Corresponding author
Hobbs, James A.
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San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science
Publisher
California Digital Library (CDL)
Published
2017-07-21
Volume
15
Issue
2
ISSN
1546-2366 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.15447/sfews.2017v15iss2art2
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W2737176772
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Funders
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Marine and fisheries research
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
Keywords
delta smelt, longfin smelt, extinction risk, species recovery, endangered fish, San Francisco Estuary

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