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Delta Smelt Habitat in the San Francisco Estuary: A Reply to Manly, Fullerton, Hendrix, and Burnham’s “Comments on Feyrer et al. Modeling the Effects of Future Outflow on the Abiotic Habitat of an Imperiled Estuarine Fish”

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The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Water Resources. Reviews by L. Polansky and J. Thompson improved the manuscript.

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  1. U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, 6000 J Street, Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA, 95819-6129, USA

    Frederick Feyrer

  2. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Lodi Fish and Wildlife Office, 850 Guild Avenue, Lodi, CA, 95240, USA

    Ken Newman

  3. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bay Delta Fish and Wildlife Office, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 8-300, Sacramento, CA, 95814, USA

    Matthew Nobriga

  4. California Department of Water Resources, 3500 Industrial Blvd, West Sacramento, CA, 95691-6521, USA

    Ted Sommer

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Feyrer, F., Newman, K., Nobriga, M. et al. Delta Smelt Habitat in the San Francisco Estuary: A Reply to Manly, Fullerton, Hendrix, and Burnham’s “Comments on Feyrer et al. Modeling the Effects of Future Outflow on the Abiotic Habitat of an Imperiled Estuarine Fish”. Estuaries and Coasts 39, 287–289 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-015-9987-6

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