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Literature Cited Chapter 6 Literature Cited Table of Contents 6.1 Printed References ................................................................................ 6-1 6.2 Personal Communications ................................................................... 6-21 6.1 Printed References Alameda County Community Development Agency. 2002. East County Area Plan (Revised by Initiative Nov. 2000). Planning Department. Hayward, CA. Available: http://www.acgov.org/cda/planning/plans/EastCountyAreaPlancombined.p df. Accessed: February 19, 2009. Alameda County Community Development Department. 2008. Alameda County General Plan – Agriculture Element. Draft Version. Hayward, CA. Prepared for: Alameda County Community Development Department. Alameda County Community Development Agency. 2007. East County Area Plan Land Use Diagram. Draft Version. Hayward, CA. Prepared for: Alameda County. Alameda County Resource Conservation District. 2006. Arroyo de la Laguna streambank restoration project. Project fact sheet. Available: http://www.acrcd.org/Portals/0/Arroyo/ArroyoFactSheet.pdf. Accessed: April 27, 2009. Alameda Creek Alliance. 2009. Recent fish documentation. Available: http://www.alamedacreek.org/Historical%20photos/recent%20fish%20doc umentation/Recent%20fish%20documentation.htm. Accessed: February 23, 2009. Updated March 12, 2008. East Alameda County Conservation Strategy 6-1 October 2010 ICF 00906.08 Alameda Creek Alliance. 2009. Arroyo Mocho. Available: http://www.alamedacreek.org/Fish_Passage/Arroyo%20Mocho/Arroyo%20 Mocho.htm. Accessed: April 27, 2009. Updated April 24, 2009. Alvarez, J. A. 2004. Rana aurora draytonii (California Red-legged frog) Microhabitat. Herpetological Review 35:162-163. Arnold, R.A. 1981. Distribution, life history, and status of three California lepidoptera proposed as endangered or threatened species. California Department of Fish & Game, Inland Fisheries Branch. Final report for contract #S-1620. 39 pp. Arnold, R. A. 2008. Draft Survey Report for Four Endangered Butterflies at the San Francisco Peninsula Watershed for the Crystal Springs/San Andreas Transmission System Upgrade Project. Prepared for SFPUC. 21 pp. Association of Bay Area Governments. 2006. Projections 2007: Forecasts for the San Francisco Bay Area to the Year 2035. ABAG Catalog Number P07001PRO. Oakland, CA. Baker, G. A., P. W. Rundel, and D. J. Parsons. 1981. Ecological relationships of Quercus douglasii (Fagaceae) in the foothill zone of Sequoia National Park, California. Madroño 28:1–12. Barbour, M., J. Burk, and W. Pitts. 1993. California’s Changing Landscapes: Diversity and Conservation of California Vegetation. Sacramento, CA: California Native Plant Society. Barbour, Michael G.; Keeler-Wolf, Todd; and Schoenherr, Allen A. 2007. Terrestrial vegetation of California. Third Edition. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA.: University of California Press. Barry, S. J. and H. B. Shaffer. 1994. The Status of the California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense) at Lagunita: A 50-Year Update. Journal of Herpetology 28:159–164. Bartolome, J. W., and B. Gemmill. 1981. The ecological status of Stipa pulchra (Poaceae) in California. Madroño 28:172−184. Bay Area Open Space Council. 2004. San Francisco Bay Area Uplands Goals Project. Phase One: Reconnaissance, Final Report. September. Available: http://www.openspacecouncil.org/upload/files/20090513155457_baosc_u pland_2004.09.28_phase_one_final_report.pdf. Accessed August 2009. East Alameda County Conservation Strategy 6-2 October 2010 ICF 00906.08 Beedy, E. C. and W. J. Hamilton III. 1997. Tricolored Blackbird Status Update and Management Guidelines. Jones & Stokes Associates, Inc. (JSA 97-099.) Sacramento, CA. Prepared for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, OR; and California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento, CA. ———. 1999. Tricolored Blackbird (Agelaius tricolor). In A. Poole and F. 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East Bay Regional Park District, Oakland, CA. 87 pp. California Department of Fish and Game. 1998. California Vernal Pool Assessment Preliminary Report. Sacramento, CA: Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch. ———. 2003a. List of California Terrestrial Natural Communities Recognized by the California Natural Diversity Database. September 6 edition. ———. 2003b. Atlas of the Biodiversity of California. Sacramento, CA. ———. 2007. Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program List of California Vegetation Alliances. October 22 edition. ———. 2009a. Special Animals list. February. Available online at: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cnddb/pdfs/spanimals.pdf ———. 2009b. Special Vascular Plants, Bryophytes, and Lichens list. January. Available online at: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cnddb/pdfs/spplants.pdf East Alameda County Conservation Strategy 6-3 October 2010 ICF 00906.08 Califorina Integrated Waste Management Board. 2009. List of Disposal Facilities Used in Alameda County, 2007. Available: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/profiles/County/CoProfile4.asp?COID=01. Accessed March 2009. California Native Plant Society. 2001. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California (6th edition). David Tibor, Ed. Sacramento, CA: California Native Plant Society. ———. 2007. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California (7th edition). Sacramento, CA. On-line database Available: www.cnps.org. ———. 2008. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Vascular Plants of California. California Natural Diversity Database. 2009. RareFind, Version 3.1.0 (February 2010 update). Sacramento, CA: California Department of Fish and Game. California Partners in Flight. 2004. Version 2.0. The Coastal Scrub and Chaparral Bird Conservation Plan: A Strategy for Protecting and Managing Coastal Scrub and Chaparral Habitats and Associated Birds in California. (J. Lovio, lead author). Stinson Beach, CA: Point Reyes Bird Observatory (PRBO) Conservation Science. 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