Peter B. Moyle is Professor of Fisheries Biology and Associate Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences, University of California, Davis. He has published four books with UC Press, including Fish: An Enthusiast's Guide in 1993 and Inland Fishes of California in 2002. Amber D. Manfree is a PhD student in the Geography Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis. Her research emphasizes her interests in biogeography, hydrologic processes, rural-urban interfaces, and land conservation. Peggy L. Fiedler is a noted conservation biologist and authority in the ecology and management of rare plants. She is Director of the University of California Natural Reserve System.

"Thorough ... [provides] a complete account of a highly impacted and often overlooked Pacific coast marsh." -- Sally D. Hacker Ecology "The information, strategies, and scenarios presented in the book represent a comprehensive look at a unique and valuable ecosystem that is beloved by many. This volume's timely release will contribute an important voice to the ongoing management discussion about the future of the San Joaquin Delta-San Francisco Estuary." The Quarterly Review of Biology

• Contributors Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction (Peter B. Moyle, Amber D. Manfree, and Peggy L. Fiedler) 2. Historical ecology (Amber D. Manfree) 3. Physical processes and geomorphic features (Christopher Enright) 4. Shifting mosaics: vegetation of Suisun Marsh (Brenda J. Grewell, Peter R. Baye, and Peggy L. Fiedler) 5. Waterfowl ecology and management (Joshua T. Ackerman, Mark P. Herzog, Gregory S. Yarris, Michael L. Casazza, Edward Burns, and John M. Eadie) 6. Terrestrial vertebrates (Alison N. Weber-Stover and Peter B. Moyle) 7. Fishes and aquatic macroinvertebrates (Teejay A. O'Rear and Peter B. Moyle) 8. Suisun Marsh today: agents of change (Stuart W. Siegel) 9. Alternative futures for Suisun Marsh (Peter B. Moyle, Amber D. Manfree, Peggy L. Fiedler, and Teejay A. O'Rear) Index