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Impacts of agricultural drainwater and contaminants on wetlands at Kesterson Reservoir, California

Creator:

Schuler, Carol Ann, 1946-

Abstract:

Kesterson Reservoir (Kesterson) received subsurface agricultural drainwater containing high levels of salts and other minerals from farmland in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Aquatic plants and invertebrates were sampled at Kesterson in May, August, and December of 1984. The reservoir supported a different biota and lower species diversity than...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

Joaquin Valley Interagency Drainage Program 1979). Accumulation of salt and mineral laden water on the