The mission of the Elkhorn Slough Foundation and the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve is conservationof estuarine ecosystems and watersheds, with particular emphasis on Elkhorn Slough, a small estuary in central California. Both organizations practice science-based management, and strongly support applied conservation research as a tool for improving coastal decision-making and management. The Elkhorn Slough Technical Report Series is a means for archiving and disseminating data sets, curricula, research findings and other information that would be useful to coastal managers, educators, and researchers, yet are unlikely to be published in the primary literature.

Technical Reports are available for download, below. Besides these technical reports, many other references about Elkhorn Slough can be downloaded from the bibliography webpage.

(organized by date)

Hughes, B. 2009. Synthesis for management of eutrophication issues in Elkhorn Slough (pdf file 3.5MB, click here to download).

Lin, Paula P. May 2006. Prevalence of parasitic larval trematodes in Batillaria attramentaria throughout Elkhorn Slough (pdf file, 287KB; click here to download).

Angelo, Courtney. 2005. Restoration of Danthonia californica, Elymus glaucus, and Nassella pulchra at Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (pdf file, 501KB; click here to download).

Orre, K.J., Hufft, R.A., and Parker I.M. 2005. The effects of grazing on native and exotic seed banks at Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve. Elkhorn Slough Technical Report Series 2005:2. (pdf file, 420KB; click here to download)

Fork, Susanne. 2004. South Marsh avian habitat monitoring program survey results (2001-2003) (pdf file, 628KB; click here to download).

Brown, J.A. 2002. A plan for monitoring the fish assemblage in Elkhorn Slough. Elkhorn Slough Technical Report Series 2002:1 (Word doc, 1.5MB; click here to download).

Lundsten, Lonny 2002. An elaluation of benthic infaunal community change from October 1992 to October 2001. Elkhorn Slough Technical Report Series 2002:2 (pdf file, 620KB; click here to download).

Palacios, S. 2001. Monitoring of seagrass, marsh plants and macroalgae in Elkhorn Slough. Elkhorn Slough Technical Report Series 2001:1 (pdf file, 276KB; click here to download).

Caffrey, J. et al. 1997. Water Quality Monitoring in Elkhorn Slough: a summary of results 1988-1996. Elkhorn Slough Technical Report Series 1997:1 (pdf file, 720KB; click here to download).