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San Francisco Content for UC 海角原创enEndangered-Mouse Study Shares No-Contact Sampling Method
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Collecting genetic samples for small mammals can be tricky, but UC 海角原创 scientists found a noninvasive way to do it for San Francisco's endangered salt marsh harvest mouse.September 19, 2022 - 10:00amKatherine E Kerlin/climate/news/endangered-mouse-sampled-noninvasively-new-methodClams and Water Pumping Explain Phytoplankton Decline in San Francisco Estuary
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<p>A combination of invasive clams and water pumping explains the drastic suppression of phytoplankton in the San Francisco Estuary, according to a study from the University of California, 海角原创. </p>
<p>Previous studies linked fish declines in the estuary in part to a limited supply of phytoplankton. These tiny microscopic algae make up the base of the food web: Fish eat zooplankton, which eat phytoplankton. </p>April 08, 2019 - 4:27pmKatherine E Kerlin/climate/news/clams-and-water-pumping-explain-phytoplankton-decline-san-francisco-estuarySea-Level Rise and the Governance Gap in the San Francisco Bay Area
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<p>Most San Francisco Bay Area policymakers understand that sea-level rise is a serious threat to the region, agree that preparing for it should be a priority, and have a basic understanding of solutions that would help the region adapt to sea-level rise.</p>
<p>But they do not agree on who should lead a coordinated planning effort to address it. A visioning task force could help move the process forward, according to a report from the University of California, 海角原创, which analyzes this governance gap and suggests steps forward. </p>June 27, 2017 - 4:12pmKatherine E Kerlin/news/sea-level-rise-and-governance-gap-san-francisco-bay-areaUC 海角原创 Anthropologist and Team Identify Remains of 19th Century Toddler
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<p>An ordinary home remodeling project on an ordinary spring day in San Francisco turned out to be anything but ordinary on that May day a year ago. That was the day when a contractor discovered the metal casket of a mummified child while excavating the backyard of the Karner family in the Lone Mountain neighborhood.</p>May 10, 2017 - 4:13pmKimberly L Hale/curiosity/news/mystery-solved