Samuel M. Safran

Samuel M. Safran

PhD candidate, University of Minnesota, Dept. Fisheries, Wildlife, & Conservation Biology

Species responses to urbanization, quantitative methods for community-science data, & ecological restoration in human-dominated landscapes

Publications

You can also find my publications on my Google Scholar page.

Journal Articles

  1. Boyer KE, Safran SM, Khanna S, and Patten MV. 2023. Landscape transformation and variation in invasive species abundance drive change in primary production of aquatic vegetation in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science: 20(4). Link

  2. Iknayan KJ, Wheeler MM, Safran SM, Young JS, and Spotswood EN. 2021. What makes urban parks good for California quail? Evaluating park suitability, species persistence, and the potential for reintroduction into a large urban national park. Journal of Applied Ecology. Link

  3. Cloern JE, Safran SM, Vaughn LS, Robinson, A, Whipple AA, Boyer KE, Drexler JZ, Naiman RJ, Pinckney JL, Howe ER, and Canuel EA. 2021. On the human appropriation of wetland primary production. Science of The Total Environment: 147097. Link

  4. Cloern JE, Robinson A, Richey A, Grenier JL, Grossinger RM, Boyer KE, Burau J, Canuel E, DeGeorge JF, Drexler JZ, Enright C, Howe ER, Kneib R, Mueller-Solger A, Naiman RJ, Pinckney JL, Safran SM, Schoellhamer D, and Simenstad C. 2016. Primary Production in the Delta: Then and Now. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science: 14(3). Link

Scientific Reports

  1. Whipple A, Safran SM, Zeleke D, Wells E, Deverel S, Olds M, Cole S, Rodriguez-Flores J, Guzman A, Medellin-Azuara J, and Grenier JL. 2022. Resilient Staten Island: Landscape Scenario Analysis Pilot Application. San Francisco Estuary Institute, Richmond, CA. PDF

  2. Whipple A, Robinson A, and Safran SM. 2022. Elevation and Opportunity in the Delta: Restoring the right thing in the right place. San Francisco Estuary Institute, Richmond, CA. PDF

  3. Safran SM, Sim L, Shusterman G, Hagerty S, Desanker G, Robinson A, Iknayan K, Smith Vaughn L, Grenier JL. 2020. Delta Landscapes Scenario Planning Tool User Guide. Prepared for the Delta Stewardship Council. San Francisco Estuary Institute, Richmond, CA. PDF

  4. Smith Vaughn L, Safran SM, Robinson A, Whipple A, Richey A, Grenier JL, Cloern J, Andrews S, Boyer K, Drexler J, Howe E, Naiman R, Patten M, Pinckney J. 2020. Delta Landscapes Primary Production: Past, Present, Future. Prepared for the Delta Stewardship Council. San Francisco Estuary Institute-Aquatic Science Center, Richmond, CA. PDF

  5. Robinson AH, Desanker G, Safran SM, Solomon M, Whipple A, Grenier JL. 2020. Identifying Suitable Rearing Habitat for Chinook Salmon in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. San Francisco Estuary Institute, Richmond, CA. PDF

  6. San Francisco Estuary Partnership. [Contributing author] 2019. The State of the Estuary 2019. PDF

  7. Point Blue Conservation Science, San Francisco Estuary Institute, and County of Marin. [Contributing author] 2019. Sea Level Rise Adaptation Framework: A User Guide to Planning with Nature as Demonstrated in Marin County. Point Blue Conservation Science, Petaluma, CA. San Francisco Estuary Institute, Richmond, CA. PDF

  8. Beagle J, Lowe J, McKnight KM, Safran SM, Tam L, Szambelan SJ. 2019. San Francisco Bay Shoreline Adaptation Atlas: Working with Nature to Plan for Sea Level Rise Using Operational Landscape Units. San Francisco Estuary Institute, Richmond, CA. PDF

  9. Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy. [Contributing author] 2019. Delta Public Lands Strategy: Guidance for Conservation and Sustainability Across the West, Central, and Northeast Delta. PDF

  10. Safran SM, Hagerty S, Robinson A, Grenier JL. 2018. Resilient Landscape Vision for the Northeast Delta Including the McCormack-Williamson Tract and Surroundings (prepared for the Nature Conservancy and California Department of Fish and Wildlife). San Francisco Estuary Institute-Aquatic Science Center, Richmond, CA.

  11. Robinson AH, Hagerty SH, Spotswood EN, Safran SM, Grenier JL. 2018. Resources for Monitoring, Research, and Adaptive Management at the McCormack-Williamson Tract (prepared for the Nature Conservancy and California Department of Fish and Wildlife). San Francisco Estuary Institute-Aquatic Science Center, Richmond, CA.

  12. Safran SM, Hagerty S, Robinson A, Grenier JL. 2018. Identifying, Mapping, and Quantifying Opportunities for Landscape-scale Restoration in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (prepared for the Delta Science Program). San Francisco Estuary Institute-Aquatic Science Center, Richmond, CA.

  13. Robinson A, Beagle J, Safran SM, McKnight K, Grenier JL, Askevold RA. 2017. Delta Landscapes: A Delta Renewed User Guide. (Prepared for the Delta Science Program and Delta Conservancy). San Francisco Estuary Institute-Aquatic Science Center, Richmond, CA. PDF

  14. Robinson A, Beagle J, Safran SM, McKnight K, Grenier JL, Askevold RA. 2017. Delta Landscapes Executive Summary (Prepared for the Delta Science Program and Delta Conservancy). San Francisco Estuary Institute-Aquatic Science Center, Richmond, CA.

  15. Resilient By Design. [Contributing author] 2017. Resilient by Design Bay Area Challenge Briefing Book: Resources & Context for Building Resilience in the Bay Area. PDF

  16. Safran SM, Baumgarten SA, Beller EE, Crooks JA, Grossinger RM, Lorda J, Longcore TR, Bram D, Dark SJ, Stein ED, McIntosh TL. 2017. Tijuana River Valley Historical Ecology Investigation (prepared for the State Coastal Conservancy). San Francisco Estuary Institute-Aquatic Science Center, Richmond, CA. PDF

  17. San Francisco Estuary Institute-Aquatic Science Center (SFEI-ASC). [Primary author] 2016. A Delta Renewed: A Guide to Science-Based Ecological Restoration in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (prepared for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Ecosystem Restoration Program). San Francisco Estuary Institute-Aquatic Science Center, Richmond, CA. PDF

  18. Safran SM, Grossinger RM, Grenier JL. 2016. Ecological implications of modeled hydrodynamic changes in the upper San Francisco Estuary (prepared for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California). San Francisco Estuary Institute, Richmond, CA. PDF

  19. Department of Water Resources and Department of Fish and Wildlife. [Contributing author] 2016. Fish Restoration Program Cache Slough Complex Conservation Assessment. Volume 1: Characterization Report. Davis, CA.

  20. Safran SM, Clark E, Beller E, Grossinger RM. 2016. Mission Bay Historical Ecology Reconnaissance Study: Data Collection Summary (prepared for the San Diego Audubon Society). San Francisco Estuary Institute-Aquatic Science Center, Richmond, CA. PDF

  21. Safran SM. 2015. The State of the Estuary 2015, Technical Appendix on Tidal Marsh Habitat Indicator. San Francisco Estuary Partnership. PDF

  22. Safran SM. 2015. The State of the Estuary 2015, Technical Appendix on Woody Riparian Habitat Indicator. San Francisco Estuary Partnership. PDF

  23. San Francisco Estuary Institute-Aquatic Science Center (SFEI-ASC). [Primary author] 2014. A Delta Transformed: Ecological Functions, Spatial Metrics, and Landscape Change in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (prepared for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Ecosystem Restoration Program). San Francisco Estuary Institute-Aquatic Science Center, Richmond, CA. [Primary author] PDF

  24. Safran SM. 2014. Natural Flow Hydrodynamic Modeling Technology Support: Phase 1 Technical Memorandum (prepared for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California).