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The Santa Clara River watershed knowledge base is a searchable catalog of science-based information relevant to the management, conservation, and restoration of the Santa Clara River and the surrounding watershed. The knowledge base is essentially a bibliographic system, containing references with links to digital documents and data where available. The knowledge base also catalogs river-related projects within the watershed, with a focus on projects that increase scientific understanding and contribute to management and restoration efforts. Project pages contain links to relevant references in the bibliographic system, providing a "project view" of information in the knowledge base.
The database includes literature on Santa Clara River-specific and regional topics including southern steelhead, water quality, terrestrial resources, conservation planning, geomorphology and geology, and botany. Also included are a number of primary literature references useful in providing basic conceptual understanding of riverine ecosystems.
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| Conducted by | Funding | Status | Title | Relevance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater Sciences |
California State Coastal Conservancy
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Active | Santa Clara River Parkway Floodplain Restoration Feasibility Study | 100% |
| Authors | Date | Title | Relevance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graf, WL | (1988). | Fluvial Processes in Dryland Rivers | 100% |
| Gabet, EJ, and Dunne, T | (2003). | A stochastic sediment delivery model for a steep Mediterranean landscape | 97% |
| Putnam, WC | (1942). | Geomorphology of the Ventura region, California | 96% |
| Harris, R, and Olson, C | (1997). | Two-stage system for prioritizing riparian restoration at the stream reach and community scales | 94% |
| Graf, WL, Stromberg, J, and Valentine, B | (2002). | Rivers, dams, and willow flycatchers: a summary of their science and policy connections | 92% |
| Harris, RR | (1999). | Defining Reference Conditions for Restoration of Riparian Plant Communities: Examples from California, USA | 85% |
| Azor, A, Keller, EA, and Yeats, RS | (2002). | Geomorphic indicators of active fold growth: South Mountain- Oak Ridge anticline, Ventura basin, southern California | 78% |
| Nanson, GC, and Croke, JC | (1992). | A genetic classification of floodplains | 76% |
| Hupp, CR, and Osterkamp, WR | (1996). | Riparian vegetation and fluvial geomorphic processes | 75% |
| Graf, WL | (2000). | Locational Probability for a Damned, Urbanizing Stream: Salt River, Arizona, USA. | 72% |
| Gabet, EJ | (2003). | Sediment transport by dry ravel | 67% |
| Hooke, J | (2003). | Coarse sediment connectivity in river channel systems: a conceptual framework and methodology | 60% |
| Eaton, BC, and Lapointe, MF | (2001). | Effects of large floods on sediment transport and reach morphology in the cobble-bed Sainte Marguerite River | 60% |
| Duvall, A, Kirby, E, and Burbank, D | (2004). | Tectonic and lithologic controls on bedrock channel profiles and processes in coastal California. | 60% |
| Stillwater Sciences | (2007). | Santa Paula Creek Watershed Planning Project: Geomorphology and Channel Stability Assessment (DRAFT) | 59% |
| Bendix, J, and Hupp, CR | (2000). | Hydrological and geomorphological impacts on riparian plant communities | 58% |
| Kupfer, JA, and Malanson, GP | (1993). | Observed and modeled directional change in riparian forest composition at a cutbank edge | 54% |
| Gabet, EJ, Reichman, OJ, and Seabloom, EW | (2003). | The Effects of Bioturbation on Soil Processes and Sediment Transport | 51% |
| Steiger, J, and Gurnell, AM | (2002). | Spatial hydrogeomorphological influences on sediment and nutrient deposition in riparian zones: observations from the Garonne River, France | 50% |
| RBF Consulting | (2007). | Santa Paula Creek Watershed Planning Project: Hydrology and Hydraulic Watershed Assessment (DRAFT) | 50% |
| Gaeuman, DA, Schmidt, JC, and Wilcock, PR | (2003). | Evaluation of in-channel gravel storage with morphology-based gravel budgets developed from planimetric data | 49% |
| Gabet, EJ | (2003). | Post-fire thin debris flows: sediment transport and numerical modelling | 49% |
| Malamud, BD, Turcotte, DL, Guzzetti, F, and Reichenbach, P | (2004). | Landslide inventories and their statistical properties | 48% |
| Stillwater Sciences | (2007). | Santa Paula Creek Watershed Planning Project: Steelhead Habitat and Population Assessment | 45% |
| Hawkins, CP, Bartz, KL, and Neale, CM | (1997). | Vulnerability of riparian vegetation to catastrophic flooding: Implications for riparian restoration | 40% |
| Kelley, E | (2004). | Information Synthesis and Priorities Regarding Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) on the Santa Clara River | 39% |
| Hauer, FR, and Lorang, MS | (2004). | River regulation, decline of ecological resources, and potential for restoration in a semi-arid lands river in the western US. | 37% |
| Drezner, TD, Fall, PL, and Stromberg, JC | (2001). | Plant distribution and dispersal mechanisms at the Hassayampa River Preserve , Arizona , USA | 37% |
| Tiegs, S, O'Leary, J, Pohl, M, and Munill, C | (2005). | Flood disturbance and riparian species diversity on the Colorado River Delta. | 36% |
| Harrison, LR, Keller, EA, Kelley, E, and Mertes, L | (2006). | Minimum Flow Requirements for Southern Steelhead Passage on the Lower Santa Clara River, CA | 34% |
| Lavé, J, and Burbank, D | (2004). | Denudation processes and rates in the Transverse Ranges, southern California: erosional response of a transitional landscape to external and anthropogenic forcing. | 33% |
| Lite, SJ, and Stromberg, JC | (2005). | Surface water and ground-water thresholds for maintaining Populus - Salix forests, San Pedro River, Arizona | 31% |
| Dvorsky, JR | (2000). | The influence of valley morphology and coarse sediment distribution on rainbow trout populations in Sespe Creek, California at the landscape scale | 30% |
| AMEC Earth and Environmental | (2005). | Santa Clara River Enhancement and Management Plan. Final Document. | 30% |
| Lite, SJ, Bagstad, KJ, and Stromberg, JC | (2005). | Riparian plant species richness along lateral and longitudinal gradients of water stress and flood disturbance, San Pedro River, Arizona, USA. | 28% |
| The Nature Conservancy | (2006). | Santa Clara River - Upper Watershed Conservation Plan | 27% |
| ESA (Environmental Science Associates) | (2003). | McGrath State Beach Natural Resources Management Plan | 27% |
| No authors specified | (2008). | Conservation Plan for the Lower Santa Clara River Watershed and Surrounding Areas | 26% |
| Stillwater Sciences | (2007). | Santa Clara River Parkway Floodplain Restoration Feasibility Study: Assessment of Geomorphic Processes | 24% |
| Nautilus Environmental | (2005). | Comprehensive Analysis of Enhancements and Impacts Associated with Discharge of Treated Effluent from the Ventura Water Reclamation Facility to the Santa Clara River Estuary | 22% |
| Stillwater Sciences | (2007). | Santa Clara River Parkway Floodplain Restoration Feasibility Study: Focal Species Analysis and Habitat Characterization for the Lower Santa Clara River and Major Tributaries, Ventura County, California. | 2% |
| Stillwater Sciences | (2008). | Santa Clara River Parkway: Floodplain Restoration Feasibility Study | 2% |