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ArticleEcological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America2025

Does tidal marsh restoration lead to the recovery of trophic pathways that support estuarine fishes?

Megan D Pagliaro, Susan E W De La Cruz, Isa Woo, Jake Sousa, Natalie Rich, Lenny Grimaldo, Denise Colombano, Albert Ruhí

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Article in Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Time-varying flow-ecology relationships for an endangered fish population: Longfin Smelt in the San Francisco Estuary.Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America · 2026
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  2. Does tidal marsh restoration lead to the recovery of trophic pathways that support estuarine fishes?Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Megan D PagliaroDepartment of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9772-8158
Susan E W De La CruzU.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, San Francisco Bay Estuary Field Station, Moffett Field, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6315-0864
Isa WooU.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, San Francisco Bay Estuary Field Station, Moffett Field, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8447-9236
Jake SousaICF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Natalie RichDepartment of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA.
Lenny GrimaldoCalifornia Department of Water Resources, Sacramento, California, USA.
Denise ColombanoDelta Science Program, Delta Stewardship Council, Sacramento, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7237-4859
Albert RuhíDepartment of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4011-6457

Funding

California Department of Fish and Wildlife Q1996030 00California Sea Grant 21045U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystems Mission Area and the Western Ecological Research Center
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Evaluation of tidal marsh restoration success is typically based on the recovery of habitat size and target species. However, food-web structure may provide valuable insight into ecosystem functioning trajectories. Here, we studied restored tidal marshes of different ages (new, young, old; spanning 1-150 years) in comparison with nearby reference sites along the San Francisco Estuary. We asked: (1) How does restoration help recover energy pathways that support fishes? (2) Do fishes rely more on algal versus detrital pathways in restored sites?; and (3) How does food-web structure vary as a function of species origin and life history? To answer these questions, we sampled fish (n = 806) and basal resources (emergent vegetation and phytoplankton; n = 109) seasonally over two hydrologically contrasting years. Using stable isotopes (δ

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Conservation of Natural ResourcesEnvironmental Restoration and RemediationEstuariesFishesFood ChainWetlandsAnimalsSan Franciscoallochthonyecosystem restorationfood‐web ecologyniche volumestable isotopeswetlands

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PMID41074701
PMCPMC12514770

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