The Anatomy of a Drought in the Upper San Francisco Estuary: Water Quality and Lower-Trophic Responses to Multi-Year Droughts Over a Long-Term Record (1975-2021)
David Bosworth,
Samuel Bashevkin,
Keith Bouma-Gregson
et al.
Abstract:Multi-year droughts are ever-present and transformational features of California’s Mediterranean climate and can fundamentally affect the water quality and the ecosystem responses of the San Francisco Estuary (estuary) and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta). This study assessed data collected by long-term monitoring programs over the past 46 water years (1975-2021) to evaluate how water quality in the estuary changes during multi-year droughts. Data were aggregated by region (South-Central Delta, North D… Show more
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