The Seventh California Islands Symposium

Led by the Institute for Wildlife Studies

2009: Proceedings of the Seventh California Islands Symposium

Edited by C.C. Damiani and D.K. Garcelon

With financial support from: The Minerals Management Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, the Montrose Settlements Restoration Program, the National Park Service California Mediterranean Research Learning Center, the Santa Cruz Island Foundation, the Sea Grant Program of the University of Southern California, Channel Islands National Park, and the Institute for Wildlife Studies.

Steering Committee: Shauna Bingham (Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary), Julie Bursek (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), Tim Coonan (National Park Service), Carlos de la Rosa (Catalina Island Conservancy), Kate Faulkner (National Park Service), David Garcelon (Institute for Wildlife Studies), Michael Glassow (UC Santa Barbara), Ann Huston (National Park Service), Lyndal Laughrin (UCSB Santa Cruz Island Reserve), Danielle Lipski (Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary), Yvonne Menard (National Park Service), Fred Piltz (Minerals Management Service) and Catherin Schwemm (National Park Service). Additional assistance provided by Emily Dekker-Fiala, and the George Wright Society, and by John Brooks, John Curwen, Aura de Anda, Bill Faulkner, Ulysses Huerta, Dick Johnson, Cindy Leon, Carol Peterson, Tina Reed, and Rocky Rudolph.

With editorial and publishing support from Tim Coonan, Julie Young, Dick Johnson, Rocky Rudolph, Megan Potter, and many anonymous reviewers.

With editorial and publishing support from Tim Coonan, Julie Young, Dick Johnson, Rocky Rudolph, Megan Potter, and many anonymous reviewers.

Agenbroad, L. D. 2009. Mammuthus exilis from the California Channel Islands: Height, mass, and geologic age. Pages 15–19 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Blanchette, C. A., P. T. Raimondi, and B. R. Broitman. 2009. Spatial patterns of intertidal community structure across the California Channel Islands and links to ocean temperature. Pages 161–173 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Blumenshine, K. M., H. Kinde, and S. Patton. 2009. Biometric and disease surveillance of an insular population of feral pigs on Santa Cruz Island, California. Pages 387–402 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Cohen, B., C. Cory, J. Menke, and A. Hepburn. 2009. A spatial database of Santa Cruz Island vegetation. Pages 229–244 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Collins, P. W., and B. C. Latta. 2009. Food habits of nesting golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) on Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands, California. Pages 255–268 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Coonan, T. J., and C. A. Schwemm. 2009. Factors contributing to success of island fox reintroduction on San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands, California. Pages 363–376 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Daily, M., P. W. Collins, and B. G. Burd. 2009. Clarence Brockman Linton (1880-1925): Channel Islands entrepreneur, ornithological collector, and pioneer mariculturist. Pages 99–112 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Drost, C. A., L. Gelczis, and P. Power. 2009. Distribution and abundance of harvest mice and deer mice on Santa Cruz Island in relation to feral animal removal. Pages 349–361 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Duncan, C. L., and J. L. King. 2009. Immediate effects of wildfire on Island Fox survival and productivity. Pages 377–386 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Eddy, J. J. 2009. Source characterization of Santa Cruz Island chlorite schist and its role in stone bead and ornament exchange networks. Pages 67–79 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Garcillan, P. P., E. Vega, and E. Lopez-Reyes. 2009. Recruitment response of Guadalupe Cypress (Callitropsis guadalupensis) three years after goat eradication on Guadalupe Island. Pages 177–183 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Glassow, M. A., O. A. Chadwick, R. L. Perroy, and J. T. Howarth. 2009. Alluvial history and human prehistory in Pozo Canyon, Santa Cruz Island, California. Pages 53–65 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Hector, B., and A. M. Marzolla. 2009. To and fro for 67 years: The story of the schooner Santa Cruz. Pages 83–88 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Howarth, J. T., and L. L. Laughrin. 2009. Many small becoming many large: Understanding changes in cultural landscapes. Pages 89–98 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Hudgens, B. R., N. N. Johnston, J. E. Bradley, and A. S. Bridges. 2009. Benefits of supplemental feeding are climate dependent in the San Clemente loggerhead shrike. Pages 315–325 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Kaiser, S. A., E. L. Kershner, and D. K. Garcelon. 2009. The influence of nest substrate and nest site characteristics on the risk of San Clemente sage sparrow nest failure. Pages 301–313 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Knapp, J. J., C. Cory, R. Wolstenholme, K. Walker, and B. Cohen. 2009. Santa Cruz Island invasive plant species map. Pages 245–252 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Langin, K. M., T. S. Sillett, J. T. Yoon, H. R. Sofaer, S. A. Morrison, and C. K. Ghalambor. 2009. Reproductive consequences of an extreme drought for orange-crowned warblers on Santa Catalina and Santa Cruz Islands. Pages 293–300 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

McIver, W. R., H. R. Carter, R. T. Golightly, G. J. McChesney, D. Welsh, and L. Harvey. 2009. Reproductive performance of ashy storm-petrels (Oceanodroma homochroa) at Santa Cruz Island, California, in 1995-2007. Pages 269–281 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

McKenna, M. F., M. Soldevilla, E. Oleson, S. Wiggins, and J. A. Hildebrand. 2009. Increased underwater noise levels in the Santa Barbara Channel from commercial ship traffic and the potential impact on blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus). Pages 141–149 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Miller, K. A., and J. M. Engle. 2009. The natural history of Undaria pinnatifida and Sargassum filicinum at the California Channel Islands: Non-native seaweeds with different invasion styles. Pages 131–140 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Montag, H., R. Nager, C. K. Ghalambor, and T. S. Sillett. 2009. Nest site selection of the endemic “dusky” orange-crowned warbler (Vermivora celata sordida) on Santa Catalina Island. Pages 283–291 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Orr, A. J., S. D. Newsome, and R. L. DeLong. 2009. Variation in stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values from multiple tissues of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Pages 121–129 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Rick, T. C. 2009. 8000 years of human settlement and land use in Old Ranch Canyon, Santa Rosa Island, California. Pages 21–31 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Samaniego-Herrera, A., A. Aguirre-Munoz, G. R. Howald, M. Felix-Lizarraga, J. Valdez-Villavicencio, R. Gonzalez-Gomez, F. Mendez-Sanchez, F. Torres-Garcia, M. Rodriguez-Malagon, and B. R. Tershy. 2009. Eradication of black rats from Farallon de San Ignacio and San Pedro Martir Islands, Gulf of California, Mexico. Pages 337–347 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Schroeter, S. C., H. M. Page, J. E. Dugan, C. S. Culver, B. Steele, R. Guiterrez, J. B. Richards, and D. Kushner. 2009. Scales of variability in larval settlement within the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and along the mainland coast. Pages 151–160 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Simon, S. E., M. Kissinger, and D. Nakase. 2009. The mobile REEF program: A vehicle for science literacy. Pages 115–119 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Stratton, L. 2009. Restoration strategies for overcoming limitations to scrub oak regeneration on Catalina Island. Pages 185–200 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.

Wenner, A. M., R. W. Thorp, and J. F. Barthell. 2009. Biological control and eradication of feral honey bee colonies from Santa Cruz Island, California. Pages 327–335 in C. C. Damiani and D. K. Garcelon, editors. Proceedings of the seventh California Islands Symposium. Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA.