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    Establishing Targets for Regional Coastal Wetland Restoration Planning Using Historical Ecology and Future Scenario Analysis: The Past, Present, Future Approach

    Regional approaches to coastal wetland restoration are one of the best ways to ensure that these threatened habitats persist in the face of sea level rise. Regional approaches provide a mechanism for prioritiz...

    Eric D. Stein, Cheryl L. Doughty, Jeremy Lowe, Megan Cooper in Estuaries and Coasts (2020)

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    Effects of Elevated Sea Levels and Waves on Southern California Estuaries During the 2015–2016 El Niño

    The 2015–2016 El Niño provided insight into how low-inflow estuaries might respond to future climate regimes, including high sea levels and more intense waves. High waves and water levels coupled with low rain...

    Madeleine E. Harvey, Sarah N. Giddings, Eric D. Stein in Estuaries and Coasts (2020)

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    Development of Restoration Performance Curves for Streams in Southern California Using an Integrative Condition Index

    Determining success of stream restoration projects is challenging, due to the disconnection between required monitoring periods and the actual time necessary to achieve ecological success. Performance curves c...

    Lisa S. Fong, Eric D. Stein, Richard F. Ambrose in Wetlands (2017)

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    Evaluation of Design-Based Sampling Options for Monitoring Stream and Wetland Extent and Distribution in California

    Accurate estimates of the extent and distribution of wetlands and streams are the foundation of wetland monitoring, management, restoration, and regulatory programs. Traditionally, theses estimates have relied...

    Leila G. Lackey, Eric D. Stein in Wetlands (2013)

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    Historical Ecology as a Tool for Assessing Landscape Change and Informing Wetland Restoration Priorities

    Vast resources are devoted annually to watershed management and wetland restoration. Historical wetland losses are often cited as a motivation for prioritizing ambitious wetland restoration efforts. However, a...

    Eric D. Stein, Shawna Dark, Travis Longcore, Robin Grossinger, Nicholas Hall in Wetlands (2010)

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    Validation of a wetland Rapid Assessment Method: Use of EPA’s level 1-2-3 framework for method testing and refinement

    Wetland rapid assessment has become popular in a variety of applications. Because rapid assessments rely on observable field indicators as surrogates for direct measures of condition, they must be validated ag...

    Eric D. Stein, A. Elizabeth Fetscher, Ross P. Clark, Adam Wiskind in Wetlands (2009)

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    Application of color infrared aerial photography to assess macroalgal distribution in an eutrophic estuary, Upper Newport Bay, California

    Newport Bay is a large estuary in southern California that is subject to anthropogenic nutrient loading, eutrophication, and hypoxia. Ground-based methods of assessing algal extent for monitoring and managemen...

    Nikolay P. Nezlin, Krista Kamer, Eric D. Stein in Estuaries and Coasts (2007)

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    Influence of geologic setting on slope wetland hydrodynamics

    Slope wetlands exist where topographic or stratigraphic conditions allow ground water to intersect the surface, creating a zone of perennial or near-perennial moisture. The condition and resiliency of slope we...

    Eric D. Stein, Michelle Mattson, A. Elizabeth Fetscher, Kenneth J. Halama in Wetlands (2004)

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    A rapid impact assessment method for use in a regulatory context

    Assessing the impacts of projects that affect aquatic resources is an integral part of regulatory programs. The time, resource, and technical requirements of existing assessment methods often prohibit their ro...

    Eric D. Stein, Richard F. Ambrose in Wetlands (1998)

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    Cumulative impacts of Section 404 Clean Water Act permitting on the riparian habitat of the Santa Margarita, California Watershed

    The Santa Margarita River is one of the few remaining free-flowing river systems on the Southern California coastal plain, and it provides one of the most expansive, unspoiled riparian habitats in Southern Cal...

    Eric D. Stein, Richard F. Ambrose in Wetlands (1998)