Proceedings of the Seventh California Islands Symposium
Oxnard, California, February 5-8, 2008
Edited by:
Christine C. Damiani
David K. Garcelon
Contents
Maps
Sections
Prehistory
Recent History
Marine Ecology & Education
Terrestrial Ecology & Restoration - Plants
Terrestrial Ecology & Restoration - Animals
Prehistory
The Origin and Paleoclimatic Significance of Carbonate Sand Dunes Deposited on the California Channel Islands during the Last Glacial Period • Daniel R. Muhs, S. Gary Skipp, R. Randall Schumann, Donald L. Johnson, John P. McGeehin, Jossh Beann, Joshua Freeman, Timothy A. Pearce, and Zachary Muhs Rowland
Mammuthus exilis from the California Channel Islands: Height, Mass, and Geologic Age • Larry D. Agenbroad
8000 Years of Human Settlement and Land Use in Old Ranch Canyon, Santa Rosa Island, California • Torben C. Rick
A Paleocoastal Shell Midden at Seal Cave (CA-SMI-604), San Miguel Island, California • Jon M. Erlandson, Todd J. Baje, Torben C. Rick, Troy Davis, and John Southon
Ancient Sea Mammal Exploitation on the South Coast of San Miguel Island • Todd J. Braje and Robert DeLong
Alluvial History and Human Prehistory in Pozo Canyon, Santa Cruz Island, California • Michael A. Glassow, Oliver A. Chadwick, Ryan L. Perroy, and Jeffrey T. Howarth
Source Characterization of Santa Cruz Island Chlorite Schist and its Role in Stone Bead and Ornament Exchange Networks • John J. Eddy
Recent History
To and Fro for 67 Years: The Story of the Schooner Santa Cruz • Bruce Hector and A. Michael Marzolla
Many Small Becoming Many Large: Understanding Changes in Cultural Landscapes • Jeffrey T. Howarth and Lyndal L. Laughrin
Clarence Brockman Linton (1880-1925): Channel Islands Entrepreneur, Ornithological Collector, and Pioneer Mariculturalist • Marla Daily, Paul W. Collins, and Brian G, Burd
Marine Ecology & Education
The Mobile REEF Program: A Vehicle for Science Literacy • Scott E. Simon, Michele Kissinger, and Dana Nakase
Variation in Staple Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Values from Multiple Tissues of California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) • Anthony J. Orr, Seth D. Newsome, and Robert L. DeLong
The Natural History of Undaria pinnatifida and Sargassum filicinum at the California Channel Islands: Non-Native Seaweeds with Different Invasion Styles • Kathy Ann Miller and John M. Engle
Increased Underwater Noise Levels in the Santa Barbara Channel from Commercial Ship Traffic and the Potential Impact on Blue Whales (Balaenoptera musculus) • Megan F. McKenna, Melissa Soldevilla, Erin Oleson, Sean Wiggins, and John A. Hildebrand
Scales of Variability in Larval Settlement within the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and along the Mainland Coast • Stephen C. Schroeter, Henry M. Page, Jenifer E. Dugan, Carolynn S, Culver, Bruce Steele, Rick Gutierrez, John B. Richards, and David Kushner
Spatial Patterns of Intertidal Community Structure across the California Channel Islands and Links to Ocean Temperature • Carol A. Blanchette, Peter T. Raimondi, and Bernardo R. Broitman
Terrestrial Ecology & Restoration - Plants
Recruitment Response of Guadalupe Cypress (Callitropsis guadalupensis) Three Years after Goat Eradication on Guadalupe Island • Pedro P Garcillan, Ernesto Vega, and Eulogio López-Reyes
Restoration Strategies for Overcoming Limitations to Scrub Oak Regeneration on Catalina Island • Lisa Stratton
Patterns in Post-Grazing Vegetation Changes among Species and Environments, San Miguel and Santa Barbara Islands • Patricia M. Corry and A. Kathryn McEachern
Colonizers, Waifs, and Stowaways: Arrival of New Plant Species on Santa Barbara Island over a 30-Year Period • Charles A. Drost and Steven A. Junak
A Spatial Database of Santa Cruz Island Vegetation • Brian Cohen, Coleen Cory, John Menke, and Anne Hepburn
Santa Cruz Island Invasive Plant Species Map • John J. Knapp, Coleen Cory, Rachel Wolstenholme, Kelvin Walker, and Brian Cohen
Terrestrial Ecology & Restoration - Animals
Food Habits of Nesting Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) on Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands, California • Paul W. Collins and Brian C. Latta
Reproductive Performance of Ashy Storm-Petrels (Oceanodroma homochroa) at Santa Cruz Island, California, in 1995-2007 • William R. McIver, Harry R. Carter, Richard T. Golightly, Gerard J. McChesney, Daniel Welsh, and A. Laurie Harvey
Nest Site Selection of the Endemic "Dusky" Orange-Crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata sordida) on Santa Catalina Island • Hannah Montag, Ruedi Nager, Cameron K. Ghalambor, and T. Scott Sillett
Reproductive Consequences of an Extreme Drought for Orange-Crowned Warblers on Santa Catalina and Santa Cruz Islands • Kathryn M. Langin, T. Scott Sillett, Jongmin Yoon, Helen R. Sofaer, Scott A. Morrison, and Cameron K. Ghalambor
The Influence of Nest Substrate and Nest Site Characteristics on the Risk of San Clemente Sage Sparrow Nest Failure • Sara A. Kaiser, Eric L. Kershner, and David K. Garcelon
Benefits of Supplemental Feeding are Climate Dependent in the San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike • Brian R. Hudgens, Naira N. Johnston, James E. Bradley, and Andrew S. Bridges
Biological Control and Eradication of Feral Honey Bee Colonies on Santa Cruz Island, California: A Summary • Adrian M Wenner, Robbin W. Thorp, and John F. Barthell
Eradication of Black Rats from Farallón de San Ignacio and San Pedro Mártir Islands, Gulf of California, Mexico • Araceli Samaniego-Herrera, Alfonso Aguirre-Muñoz, Gregg R. Howald, maria Félix-Lizárraga, Jorge Valdez-Villavicencio, Ricardo González-Gómez, Federico Méndez-Sánchez, Flor Torres-García, Marlenne Rodríguez-Malagón, and Bernie R. Tershy
Distribution and Abundance of Harvest Mice and Deer Mice on Santa Cruz Island in Relation to Feral Animal Removal • Charles A. Drost, Lisa Gelczis, and Paula Power
Factors Contributing to Success of Island Fox Reintroductions on San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands, California • Timothy J. Coonan and Catherin A. Schwemm
Immediate Effects of Wildfire on Island Fox Survival and Productivity • Calvin L. Duncan and Julie L. King
Biometric and Disease Surveillance of an Insular Population of Feral Pigs on Santa Cruz Island, California • Karen M. Blumenshine, Hailu Kinde, and Sharon Patton