Defining population structure and genetic signatures of decline in the giant gartersnake (Thamnophis gigas): implications for conserving threatened species within …

DA Wood, BJ Halstead, ML Casazza, EC Hansen… - Conservation …, 2015 - Springer
Anthropogenic habitat fragmentation can disrupt the ability of species to disperse across
landscapes, which can alter the levels and distribution of genetic diversity within populations …

Development of a quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay and environmental DNA sampling methods for Giant Gartersnake (Thamnophis gigas)

G Schumer, EC Hansen, PJ Anders, SM Blankenship - Plos one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The Giant Gartersnake (Thamnophis gigas) is a low density visually evasive species with a
low detection probability based on standard field survey methods (eg, traps, visual census) …

[PDF][PDF] A tale of two valleys: endangered species policy and the fate of the giant gartersnake

BJ Halstead, P Valcarcel, R Kim… - California Fish and …, 2021 - researchgate.net
By the mid-20th Century, giant gartersnakes (Thamnophis gigas) had lost more than 90% of
their Central Valley marsh habitat and were extirpated from more than two-thirds of their …

Biofuels and biodiversity in California: Trade-off analysis

DM Stoms, T Nogeire, FW Davis - 2008 - escholarship.org
Biofuels from agricultural and other biomass are an important part of California's strategy to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on foreign oil. Ongoing land …