Bulletin (Southern California Academy of Sciences) articles from December 2000

Bulletin (Southern California Academy of Sciences) archives from December 2000

On the Wildlife of Wetlands of the Mexican Portion of the Rio Colorado Delta.
December 1, 2000... Abstract.--The delta of the Colorado River, praised for its wealth of wildlife, has been dramatically altered by agriculture. In this article we provide a basic overview of the status of the aquatic wildlife of this area. Overall there is a...

Benthic Communities and the Invasion of an Exotic Mussel in Mission Bay, San Diego: A Long-Term History.
December 1, 2000... Deborah M. Dexter [1] Jeffrey A. Crooks [2][*] Abstract.--A twenty-year dataset on the subtidal benthic macrofauna within Mission Bay, San Diego, reveals distinct differences in community structure along a back-bay/front-bay gradient....

Investigations of Red Tides Along the Southern California Coast.
December 1, 2000... Abstract.--Prior to 1976 red tides of the dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedra usually developed during the fall of the year. From 1976 until 1994 there was an hiatus of red tide blooms. In the winter of 1995 an extensive red tide, dominated...

The Influence of Bay versus Coastal Habitats on Development and Survival of Striped Shore Crab Larvae (Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall 1840).
December 1, 2000... Abstract.--The striped shore crab, Pachygrapsus crassipes, lives in both protected embayments and exposed nearshore coastal habitats and larvae may develop in either setting. This study compared survivorship and development of Pachygrapsus...

Potential Impacts of Pogonomyrmex rugosus on Larrea tridentata in southern California.
December 1, 2000... Department of Biology, Community College of Southern Nevada 6375 West Charleston Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada 89146 The seed harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex rugosus) occurs in arid and semiarid plant communities throughout much of the...

New Geographical Records of Nine Species of Crustaceans from Southern Baja California, Mexico.
December 1, 2000... Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur, Departamento de Biologia Marina, Proyecto Fauna Arrecifal, Apdo. Postal 19-b, La Paz, B.C.S. Mexico C.P. 23080. Phone (112) 8-08-01; RP:rtimon@hotmail.corn CS.csanchez@calafia.uabcs.mx Surveys...