Item talk:Q229037

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 "headline": "Integrating Remote-Sensing and Ecological Forecasting into Decision-Support for Wetland Wildlife Management in the Central Valley of California",
 "datePublished": "May 23, 2018",
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     "text": "We worked with multiple stakeholders including The Nature Conservancy and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop remote sensing products, species distribution models, annual forecasts, and long-term projections of the spatial and temporal availability of wetland habitats, dependent species, and groundwater recharge. We used time-series remote sensing with Landsat to understand drought effects on managed wetland vegetation critical for waterfowl. Using a knowledge co-production process, we integrated  Landsat-derived maps, the USGS Central Valley Water Evaluation and Planning model and the USGS LUCAS land change model to produce spatially explicit projections of potential wetland and cropland habitats and new knowledge about climate adaptation potential. The USGS Basin Characterization Model determined where enhancement of wildlife habitat and groundwater recharge can co-occur. Changes in land use, flooded area, and flooded habitat are summarized at several management scales in a Story Map. This project was funded by the NASA Applied Sciences Ecological Forecasting Program, the USGS Land Change Science Program, the USGS Bay-Delta Priority Ecosystem Sciences Program, and The Nature Conservancy."
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     "text": "In the Central Valley of California, the few remaining wetlands plus cropland that is flooded after harvest provide critical habitat for wetland-dependent species. However future climate conditions and a growing human population will challenge how they are managed. To support coordinated conservation, wetland restoration, and climate adaptation planning, we partnered with Point Blue Conservation Science to research historical trends and future projections of dynamic cropland and wetland habitats across the Central Valley so that water allocations may optimize multiple ecosystem benefits."
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     "text": "For more information see Applied Landscape Ecology and Remote Sensing."
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