European beachgrass (Ammophila arenaria [L] Link), introduced to stabilize sand, is fully
naturalized in central and northern California and has supplanted populations of native …

Wind flow over coastal foredunes adapts to vegetation, resulting in spatial gradients in bed
shear stresses that contribute to the formation of localized bedforms. Understanding, and …

Abstract The Lanphere Dunes, part of the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, has been
the focus of foredune restoration efforts since the 1980s. Efforts have centred around …

Coastal dune restoration on the west coast of North America has focused on the removal of
invasive plants that reduce biodiversity and/or alter ecosystem processes. Manual removal …

Ammophila arenaria, an invasive European beach grass, dominates most United States
Pacific coast beaches north of San Francisco Bay, and it appears to severely reduce …

We present an analysis of 10 dune fields to test a model‐derived hypothesis of dune field
activity. The hypothesis suggests that a quantifiable threshold exists for stabilization in …

Nonnative plants of California Page 125 FOUR Nonnative Plants of California CARLA C.
BOSSARD AND JOHN M. RANDALL INTRODUCTION HISTORY Arrival of Nonnatives …

In October 1994, the US Army vacated the Presidio of San Francisco, bringing to an end 148
years of continuous military occupation--the longest tenure of any Army garrison in the …

California Red-legged Frogs (Rana draytonii) are typically regarded as inhabitants of
permanent ponds, marshes, and slow-moving streams, but their ecology in other habitats …

Anthropogenic activities have had a profound effect on ecosystems, sediment budgets, and
dust emissions stemming from widespread changes in land use and land cover and …