Rivers Content

U.S. Reservoirs Hold Billions of Pounds of Fish

Katherine E Kerlin — April 29, 2024 - 8:57am

U.S. reservoirs hold more than 7 billion pounds of fish, a 51�ԹϺ�� Davis study estimates. Properly managed, these existing reservoir ecosystems could help food security and conservation.

Human Actions Impact Wild Salmon’s Ability to Evolve

Katherine E Kerlin — December 04, 2018 - 11:32am

Once spring-run chinook salmon disappear, they are not likely to re-emerge, indicates genetic analysis of the revered wild fish in a study led by the University of California, Davis. Prompt conservation action could preserve spring-run chinook, as well as their evolutionary potential.

Study Reveals Evolutionary History of Imperiled Salmon Stocks

Katherine E Kerlin — August 16, 2017 - 12:17pm

New technologies for analyzing DNA may transform how imperiled species are considered and managed for conservation protection, according to a study published today in the journal Science Advances and led by the University of California, Davis.

Mass Oyster Die-Off in S.F. Bay Related to Atmospheric Rivers

Katherine E Kerlin — December 13, 2016 - 1:00pm

Atmospheric rivers contributed to a mass die-off of wild Olympia oysters in north San Francisco Bay in 2011, according to a study led by 51�ԹϺ�� Davis and the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The study is the first to document biological impacts of atmospheric rivers, which are predicted to increase under future climate change.

From Classroom to Canyon

Katherine E Kerlin — September 15, 2016 - 3:42pm

Water, rocks and life. Perhaps nowhere on the planet is that combination so brilliantly on display as where the Grand Canyon meets the Colorado River.

That’s why, each spring, 51�ԹϺ�� Davis graduate students of geology, ecology and hydrology explore the Grand Canyon by floating down the Colorado River, splitting the 225-mile river journey into two halves.