Marshes: 
Increasing salinity, fire (Steve); 
eg. Brown's Island - differences between burn/no burn. Recovery of spp (rhizometous)Fire regenerated spp (possible increase in diversity) that go dormant when there is high thatch. Also could increase movement of wildlife. Needs more study. (Mike) 
Summary - Increased Lepidium with droughts, Sea level rise, Increase salinity, Fire could change spp composition, but could also remove thatch 

Vernal Pool Ecosystems:
Periodicity of vernal pools/playa lakes/swale depths. Inverts. How to characterize changes. Potential invasion of grasses, dry soils - rye grasses, potential indirect impacts. Keeping relationships in place with grazers (Jeffrey)
System that is adapted to long episodes of drought and large rainfall. Resilient species. Interaction between grazing and vernal pools is worth tracking. (Mike)
Summary - change in periodicity, agree that under most scenarios, habitat is diverse enough and spp adaptable enough to handle variation, management – work to prevent invasive annual grasses through grazing partnerships, deeper pools – some spp dependent 

Grasslands:
Change on when we are getting precipitation can be favoring invasive annuals. Shallow wetting doesn't favor deeper root systems. (Jasmine)
January is when we get establishment of perennials(Jeffrey)
Summary - January = perennial establishment so dry January = worse for perennials, Increase soil organic matter 

What can we do?
Struggling with mitigation management plans not being adaptable. eg. grazing after annuals have set seed and when the perennials are just beginning inflorescence 
Increase organic matter to increase water absorption