ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



I am indebted to many students and 

 colleagues who have provided much of the 

 information reported here and who have 

 critically evaluated my interpretations of 

 southern California coastal wetlands. 

 Special thanks go to John Boland, Pat Dunn, 

 Keith Macdonald, Barbara Massey, Chris 

 Nagano, Chris Nordby, Chris Onuf, Phil 

 Williams, Ted Winfield and Paul Zedler. 

 My association with environmental planners 

 has been most rewarding, and I express 

 appreciation to John Clark, Paul 

 Jorgensen, Scott McCreary, Eric Metz, 

 Dennis Turner, Jens Sorensen and all 

 others who have helped me see how 

 ecological research can best be used in 

 the management process. 



Much of the research described in 

 this profile would not have been possible 

 without support from the California Sea 

 Grant Program, and supplemental funds from 

 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

 Endangered Species Office, the U.S. Navy 



North Island Naval Air Station, and the 

 Unified Port of San Diego. Access to 

 research sites has been provided by these 

 agencies and the California Department of 

 Parks and Recreation; their cooperation is 

 much appreciated. 



I thank all those who reviewed and 

 improved the manuscript, especially Chris 

 Onuf, Keith Macdonald, Wiley Kitchens and 

 the NCET staff. Jay Watson, and the F&WS 

 field office at Laguna Niguel. 



Illustrations were prepared with the 

 aid of Jeannine DeWald, who did most of 

 the drawings,' Chris Nordby and Dale Fink, 

 who took many of the photographs) and 

 Debbie Perkins, who did the SEM work. 

 Jordin Covin helped summarize data. Marie 

 Kolb and Linda Nguyen cheerfully processed 

 words and provided the various ms drafts 

 in record speed. 



This report is dedicated to Emily and 

 Sarah, who encouraged me. 



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