Conservation Program

Vernal Pool Ecosystems

Ecology, Conservation, and Management of VERNAL POOL ECOSYSTEMS Proceedings from a 1996 Conference

Edited by Carol W. Witham, Ellen T. Bauder, Denton Belk, Wayne R. Ferren Jr., and Robert Ornduff. Foreword by Michael G. Barbour. Copyright © 1998 California Native Plant Society. Printed volumes available for $20 plus tax and shipping through the CNPS online bookstore.

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• Title Pages

• Table of Contents

• Foreword by Michael G. Barbour

• Introduction
   

• Section I. Past and Present Distribution, and Physical and Biological Considerations

  • Characterization and Global Distribution of Vernal Pools by Jon E. Keeley and Paul H. Zedler

  • Vernal Pool-Soil-Landform relationships in the Central Valley California by David E. Smith and Wayne L. Verrill

  • Soil Forming Processes in Vernal Pools of Northern California, Chico Area by William A. Hobson and Randy A. Dahlgren

  • Hydrology of Vernal Pools on Non-Volcanic Soils in the Sacramento Valley by Toby Hanes and Larry Stromberg

  • The Hydrogeomorphic Approach and Its Use in Vernal Pool Functional Assessment by Mary Butterwick

  • Current Distribution and Historical Extent of Vernal Pools in Southern California and Northern Baja California, Mexico by Ellen T. Bauder and Scott McMillan

  • Great Valley Vernal Pool Distribution, Photorevised 1996 by Robert F. Holland
     

• Section II. The Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems - Ecology and Systematics, Status and Trends

  • Evolution of Amphibious Vernal Pool Specialist Annuals: Putative Vernal Pool Adaptive Traits in Navarretia (Polemonaceae)
    by Stanley C. Spencer and Loren H. Reiseberg

  • Pool Duration Influences Age and Body Mass at Metamorphosis in the Western Spadefoot Toad: Implications for Vernal Pool Conservation by Steven R. Morey

  • Avian Uses of Vernal Pools and Implications for Conservation Practice by Joseph G. Silveira

  • Crustacean Biodiversity and Endemism in California's Ephemeral Wetlands by Marie A. Simovich

  • Loss of Diversity as a Consequence of Habitat Destruction in California Vernal Pools by Jamie L. King

  • Biogeography of Eight Large Branchiopods Endemic to California by Brent P. Helm

  • Branchinecta of North America: Population Structure and Its Implications for Conservation Practice by Michael Fugate

  • Global Status and Trends in Ephemeral Pool Invertebrate Conservation: Implications for Californian Fairy Shrimp
    by Denton Belk

  • Patterns of Vernal Pool Biodiversity at Beale Air Force Base
    by Garret A. J. Platenkamp

  • Patterns in Time and Space for Rare Macroinvertebrates and Vascular Plants in Vernal Pool Ecosystems at the Vina Plains Preserve, and Implications for Pool Landscape Management
    by Douglas G. Alexander and Robert A. Schlising

  • Specialist Bee Pollinators of Showy Vernal Pool Flowers
    by Robbin W. Thorp and Joan M. Leong

  • Population Genetics of Vernal Pool Plants: Theory, Data and Conservation Implications by Diane R. Elam
     

• Section III. Conservation and Management

  • Vernal Pool Creation in the Sacramento Valley: A Review of the Issues Surrounding Its Role as a Conservation Tool
    by Greg Sutter and Robert Francisco

  • An Overview of 15 years of Vernal Pool restoration and Conservation Activities in San Diego County, California
    by Charles Black and Paul H. Zedler

  • Review of Ten Years of Vernal Pool Restoration and Creation in Santa Barbara, California by Wayne R. Ferren Jr., David M. Hubbard, Sheila Wisemann, Anuja K. Parikh, and Nathan Gale

  • Vernal Pool Construction Monitoring Methods and Habitat Replacement Values by June M. De Weese

  • Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Occurrences and Population Trends in Constructed and Natural Vernal Pools in Folsom, California
    by D. Christopher Rogers

  • Managing the Sacramento Vernal Pool Landscape to Sustain Native Flora by Sheila J. Barry

  • The Use of Prescribed Fire to Control Invasive Exotic Weeds at Jepson Prairie Preserve by Oren Pollak and Tamara Kan

  • Management Considerations for Small Vernal Pool Preserves - The Phoenix Vernal Pools by George M. Clark, Terry J. Roscoe, M. Josephine van Ess, and Nancy Wymer

  • Planning Sustainable Conservation Projects: Large and Small-Scale Vernal Pool Preserves by Sherry Teresa and
    Brenda C. Pace

  • Toward an Ecosystem Approach to Vernal Pool Compensation and Conservation by Robert A. Leidy and Elizabeth G. White

  • Determination of Available Credits and Service Areas for ESA Vernal Pool Preservation Banks by Deborah L. Mead
     

• General Index

• Acknowledgement