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Historical Ecology and Landscape Change in the Central Laguna de Santa Rosa

Sean Baumgarten, Robin Grossinger, Erin Beller, Wendy Trowbridge, Ruth Askevold | March 1st, 2017


This study synthesizes a diverse array of data to examine the ecological patterns, ecosystem functions, and hydrology that characterized a central portion of the Laguna de Santa Rosa during the mid-19th century, and to analyze landscape changes over the past 150 years. The primary purpose of this study was to help guide restoration actions and other measures aimed at reducing nutrient loads within this portion of the Laguna de Santa Rosa watershed.

Keywords

floodplain restoration, history, nutrients