@article {83223, title = {Can angler-assisted broodstock collection programs improve harvest rates of hatchery-produced steelhead?.}, journal = {Environmental Biology of Fishes
}, volume = {106}, year = {2023}, note = {Foraging fish, especially fish that exhibit aggressive feeding behavior, are more likely to be caught by anglers. For this study, the authors suspected that fish that were caught by hook-and-line would be more vulnerable to fishing and less likely to survive to reproduce than fish caught in fish traps. In this paper, the authors report that they found some evidence to support their hypothesis that vulnerability to angling is heritable. More importantly, {\textquotedblleft}our data unexpectedly revealed that steelhead collected with in-river traps produced nearly twice as many adult offspring as steelhead collected by anglers{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). They recommend that hatcheries prefer to spawn fish collected by traps, rather than fish collected by anglers. Note: the results of this study came from only one generation of descendants. More research is needed}, pages = {p.1079-1092}, keywords = {Alsea Hatchery, Alsea River Basin, feeding behavior, genetics, mathematical modeling, Oregon Hatchery Research Center, predation, statistics, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Survival rate}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-023-01401-5 }, author = {Johnson, Marc A. and Jones, Michelle K. and Falcy, Matthew R. and Spangler, John and Couture, Ryan B. and Noakes, David L. G.} } @article {83222, title = {Coherence among Oregon Coast coho salmon populations highlights increasing relative importance of marine conditions for productivity}, journal = {Fisheries Oceanography}, volume = {32}, number = {3}, year = {2023}, note = {Anadromous fish like salmon have to live in two worlds: freshwater and the ocean. The scales of these two worlds are quite different: the freshwater environment works at the scale of a single stream, and environmental changes or stressors at the stream level affect a single population of fishes. On the other hand, oceanic changes or stressors cam affect broad regions or entire evolutionary significant units. By analyzing stock recruitment data for about sixty years along the Oregon Coast, some patterns become clear. Over this period, there have been significant changes in how fisheries are managed, from riparian buffers in forested lands to adding large woody debris to denuded streams. Despite these changes, it seems that oceanic conditions, especially the North Pacific Gyre Oscillation, which has dominated the marine environment since 1990, are determining population levels, rather than conservation efforts at the stream level. {\textquotedblleft}If Oregon Coast coho salmon populations become more synchronous, managers can expect to face new challenges driven by reductions in the population portfolio effect and increasingly variable marine conditions due to climate change{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract).}, month = {2023,, May}, pages = {p.293-310}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, climate, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, ecosystem health, mathematical modeling, North Pacific Gyre Oscillation, Oregon Coast, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, population biology, Productivity, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Umpqua River, Yaquina River}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/fog.12630 }, author = {Davis, Melanie J. and Anthony, James and Ward, Eric J. and Firman, Julie and Lorion, Christopher} } @article {83251, title = {Northwest Forest Plan: The first 25 years (1994-2018): Watershed condition status and trends}, volume = { no.PNW-GTR-1010}, year = {2023}, note = {"This report describes status and trends in watershed condition across the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) area over the first 25 years since its inception in 1994. The program charged with this task is the Aquatic and Riparian Effectiveness Monitoring Program (AREMP), which has assembled information from field data collection, spatial datasets, and a host of landscape models to evaluate the status and trends in aquatic resources in streams and watersheds. Field data included hydrologic measurements (stream wetted widths and temperatures), geomorphic responses (instream wood and sediment), and biological responses (macroinvertebrates and aquatic organism passage){\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). Forest manager{\textquoteright}s efforts have shown incremental progress in improving aquatic conditions in Federal forests, but in a context of climate change. More planning and adaptions in monitoring methods are warranted.}, month = {2023, Jun.}, pages = {165 p.}, institution = {Pacific Northwest Research Station}, address = {Portland, Or. }, keywords = {climate, environmental law and policy, erosion, general, hydrology, landslides, large woody debris, logging, Pacific Northwest, precipitation, riparian areas, sediment, terrestrial vegetation, water temperature}, url = {https://www.fs.usda.gov/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr1010.pdf }, author = {Dunham, Jason and Hirsch, Christine and Gordon, Sean and Flitcroft, Rebecca and Chelgren, Nathan and Snyder, Marcia and Hockman-Wert, David and Reeves, Gordon and Andersen, Heidi and Anderson, Scott and Battaglin, William and Black, Tom and Brown, Jason and Claeson, Shannon and Hay, Lauren E. and Heaston, Emily and Luce, Charles and Nelson, Nathan and Penn, Colin and Raggon, Mark and Pacific Northwest Research Station.} } @article {83144, title = {Sixth Oregon Climate Assessment}, year = {2023}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}This sixth Oregon Climate Assessment builds on the previous assessments by continuing to evaluate past and projected future changes in Oregon{\textquoteright}s climate and water supply. Like the fifth assessment, it is structured with the goal of supporting the state{\textquoteright}s mitigation planning for natural hazards and implementation of the 2021 Oregon Climate Change Adaptation Framework.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, pages = {249 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute }, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {agriculture, air temperature, climate, climate change, coastal hazards, depleted populations, economics, fish, forest fires, human impact, hydrology, introduced species, phenology, precipitation, sea level, snowpack, terrestrial vegetation, water temperature, wildlife}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/gt54kw197 }, author = {Fleishman, Erica and Oregon Climate Change Research Institute.,,} } @article {83143, title = {Fifth Oregon Climate Assessment}, year = {2021}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}Consistent with its charge under Oregon House Bill 3543, the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute (OCCRI) conducts a biennial assessment of the state of climate change science, including biological, physical, and social science, as it relates to Oregon and the likely effects of climate change on Oregon. . . This Assessment is structured with the goal of serving as a resource for the state{\textquoteright}s mitigation planning for natural hazards and implementation of the 2021 Oregon Climate Change Adaptation Framework.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, pages = {93 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute }, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {agriculture, air temperature, climate, climate change, coastal hazards, depleted populations, economics, fish, forest fires, human impact, hydrology, introduced species, phenology, precipitation, sea level, snowpack, terrestrial vegetation, water temperature, wildlife}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/pz50h457p }, author = {Dalton, Meghan M. and Fleishman, Erica and Oregon Climate Change Research Institute.,,} } @article {83101, title = {Using a difference-in-difference and synthetic control approach to investigate the socioeconomic impacts of Oregon{\textquoteright}s marine reserves}, journal = {Ocean and Coastal Management}, volume = {215}, number = {105965}, year = {2021}, note = {In this article, the authors used two different methods to measure the impacts of Oregon{\textquoteright}s marine reserve system. {\textquotedblleft}We compared treatment and control units before and after marine reserve implementation using both difference-in-differences (DID) and synthetic control approaches. Each approach yielded different results, potentially providing a more complete picture of marine reserve impacts and long-term trends while also highlighting the need to consider the variability of ACS [American Community Survey] data collected from small communities.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, pages = {10 p.}, keywords = {Coos Bay (Or.), demographics, economics, Florence (Or.), Lincoln City (Or.), marine reserves, Reedsport (Or.), statistics, Tillamook (Or.), tourism, Waldport (Or.), Yachats (Or.)}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105965 }, author = {Fox, Haley K. and Swearingen, Thomas C.} } @article {83230, title = {Headwater streams and wetlands are critical for sustaining fish, fisheries, and ecosystem services}, journal = {Fisheries}, volume = {44}, number = {2}, year = {2019}, note = {In 2019, the Trump Administration proposed amending the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Act to narrow the definition of wetlands, and to remove millions of acres from protection. In resonse, the American Fisheries Society published this article, an {\textquotedblleft}AFS Special Report{\textquotedblright} on the value of headwaters and wetlands, particularly of streams that are dry part of the year. The Biden Administration subsequently reversed the Trump amendment, but the U.S. Supreme Court, in Sackett vs. the Environmental Protection Agency, ruled in favor of narrowing the definition in 2023. Many aspects of this slow-moving environmental disaster are still in litigation. The article includes a photograph of Crowley Creek on Cascade Head.}, month = {2019, Feb.}, pages = {p.73-91}, keywords = {Calapooia River, Cascade Head National Scenic And Research Area, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Crowley Creek, depleted populations, ecosystem health, environmental law and policy, general, Oregon chub = Oregonichthys crameri, wetlands, Willamette River}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10229 }, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/n583z1008 }, author = {Colvin, Susan A. R. and Sullivan, S. and Mazeika P. and Shirey, Patrick D. and Colvin, Randall W. and Winemiller, Kirk O. and Hughes, Robert M. and Fausch, Kurt D. and Infante, Dana M. and Olden, Julian D. and Bestgen, Kevin R. and Danehy, Robert J. and Eby, Lisa} } @article {83025, title = {Patterns of riparian policy standards in riverscapes of the Oregon Coast Range}, journal = {Ecology and Society }, volume = {24}, number = {1}, year = {2019}, note = {This article examines fisheries management in the Oregon Coast Range from the point of view of the entire riverscape, in order to identify critical fish-bearing streams and regulatory gaps that have impacts on the fisheries. Portions of streams that fall under fisheries management plans, as well as those that are unregulated, are identified. There are gaps in protection for riparian areas in private forest lands, and particularly in agricultural lands. An appendix identifies streams studied and percentages of stream length that fall under major fisheries management plans. This is an open-access publication.}, pages = {article 22, 19 p.}, keywords = {agriculture, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, depleted populations, environmental law and policy, general, geographic information system, habitats, human impacts, logging, natural resource management, Oregon Coast, riparian areas}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10676-240122 }, url = {https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol24/iss1/art22/ }, author = {Boisjolie, Brett A. and Flitcroft, Rebecca L. and Santelmann, Mary V.} } @article {82506, title = {Detecting the effects of management regime shifts in dynamic environments using multi-population state-space models}, journal = {Biological Conservation}, volume = {221}, year = {2018}, note = {Oregon populations of wild coho salmon were in decline until they were listed by the Federal Government as threatened populations in 1998. Subsequent efforts to restore coho included reducing hatchery production, restoring habitats and cutting allowable harvests. At the same time, ocean conditions improved, favoring adult salmon survival. In this paper, the authors{\textquoteright} objective {\textquotedblleft}was to assess change in the freshwater production of juvenile production of juveniles (smolts) through time in order to determine if recent increases in adult abundance could be related to management affecting the freshwater juvenile production{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). Interestingly, the authors did not find any improvement in the survival of juvenile fish per spawning salmon. Instead, they attribute the rebound in coho population to improved ocean conditions. Various aspects of this complex fishery management issue are discussed.}, month = {2018, May}, pages = {p.34-43}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Beaver Creek, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos River Basin, depleted populations, habitats, human impacts, juvenile fish, Lower Umpqua River Basin, mathematical modeling, natural resource management, Nehalem River Basin, Siletz River Basin, statistical analysis, Yaquina River Basin}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.02.026 }, author = {Falcy, Matthew R. and Suring, Erik} } @article {83011, title = {Expansion and systematics redefinition of the most threatened freshwater mussel family, the Margaritiferidae}, journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution}, volume = {127}, year = {2018}, note = {In this article, the evolution, distribution and taxonomy of the freshwater pearl mussel family, Margaritiferidae, is explored. Fossils as well as genetic data were used to model the diversification of this family. Maps, charts.}, month = {2018, Oct.}, pages = {p.98-118}, keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, bivalves, evolution, general, genetics, geographic distribution, molluscs, morphology, mussels, phylogeny, taxonomy}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.04.041 }, author = {Lopes-Lima, Manuel and Bolotov, Ivan N. and Do, Van Tu and Aldridge, David C. and Fonseca, Miguel M. and Gan, Han Ming and Gofarov, Mikhail Y. and Kondakov, Alexander V. and Pri{\'e}, Vincent and Sousa, Ronaldo and Varandas, Simone and Vikhrev, Ilya V. and Teixeira, Amilcar and Wu, Rui-Wen and Wu, Xiaoping and Zieritz, Alexandra and Froufe, Elsa and Bogan, Arthur E.} } @mastersthesis {83213, title = {The Influence of Lithology on the Alluvial Character of Oregon Coast Range Streams}, volume = {M.S.}, year = {2018}, note = {When a river bed and its banks are made of movable sediment or soil, it is called an alluvial river. This Master{\textquoteright}s thesis is concerned with alluvial processes in two watersheds in the Oregon Coast Range. The Cummins Creek watershed is underlain with basalt, while the Green River watershed rests on sedimentary rock. {\textquotedblleft}Using downstream measurements of bankfull geometry and grain size, we found evidence for alluvial processes shaping channels within hillslope coupled OCR [Oregon Coast Range] streams underlain by sandstone and basalt. Contrasts in lithology between the two study basins resulted in different surface and subsurface grain sizes, channel slopes, and potential differences in sediment supply from tributaries and hillslopes. Despite these differences, both systems displayed characteristics typical of alluvial systems along most of their length, such as armored channel beds and strong relationships between shear stress and grain size{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract).}, pages = {74 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Cummins Creek, erosion, geology, Green River (Alsea), hydrology, sediments, streamflow}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/pv63g5350 }, author = {Fratkin, Michael Mulugetta} } @article {80456, title = {Characterizing fisheries connectivity in marine social-ecological systems}, journal = {ICES Journal of Marine Science}, volume = {74}, year = {2017}, note = {How do fishers adapt to changes in ecosystems and/or fisheries management? They can change the area where they fish. They can find other income sources or leave fishing. Or they can change the areas into which they put their energy by diversifying and working multiple fisheries. West Coast fishers tend to be resilient generalists, able to switch from one fishery to another as the need arises, and cope with different management regimes. Interlinked networks of potential fisheries constitute {\textquotedblleft}fisheries connectivity,{\textquotedblright} and are the subject of this article. The authors analyze networks of multiple fisheries in the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem in 2009-2010. They calculate the relative importance of particular fisheries, and model fisheries networks and vulnerability to change in different communities. On the West Coast, either the Dungeness crab or the spiny lobster fisheries were the most important. The authors point out that species unconnected by food webs may be linked due to fisheries connectivity, and that understanding these relationships will be an important part of future resource management. }, pages = {p.2087-2096}, keywords = {Astoria (Or.), Garibaldi (Or.), Netarts Bay, Nehalem Bay, Siletz Bay, Newport (Or.), Depoe Bay, Alsea Bay, Florence (Or.), Winchester Bay, Charleston (Or.), Bandon, (Or.), economics, natural resource management, mathematical modeling, commercial fisheri}, doi = {doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsx128}, author = {Fuller, Emma C. and Sambouri, Jameal F. and Stoll, Joshua S. and Levin, Simon A. and Watson, James R.} } @article {80321, title = {Legal ecotones: A comparative analysis of riparian policy protection in the Oregon Coast Range, USA}, journal = {Journal of Environmental Management}, volume = {197}, year = {2017}, note = {This article examines the complex legal landscape around protection of riparian areas in the Oregon Coast Range. The authors compare four policies: the Northwest Forest Plan, the State Forest Management Plans, Forest Practices Administrative Rules, and the Agricultural Water Quality Management Plans. The difference between plans is vast. One issue, wooded buffer zones around streams, shows a range from 0 (agricultural land) to ~152 meters (fish-bearing streams managed under the Northwest Forest Plan). The authors note that prescriptive standards seem to manage better than outcome-based standards, and suggest that expanding the public trust doctrine might help in developing responsible and reasonable standards.}, pages = {p.206-220}, keywords = {Oregon Coast Range, environmental law and policy, logging, agriculture, riparian areas, terrestrial vegetation}, doi = {10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.03.075}, author = {Boisjolie, Brett A. and Santelmann, Mary V. and Flitcroft, Rebecca L. and Duncan, Sally L.} } @article {76961, title = {Evaluation of non-traditional modelling techniques for forecasting salmon returns}, journal = {Fisheries Management and Ecology}, volume = {22 }, year = {2015}, note = {Natural resource managers need to be able to forecast salmon runs, but this can be difficult without enough data to compensate for {\textquotedblleft}potential explanatory variables.{\textquotedblright} This paper compares three traditional modeling techniques with five non-traditional methods. The authors used data from 1997 to 2012 for 18 coho salmon and seven fall-run Chinook salmon populations to predict run sizes. Positive aspects and potential dangers of non-traditional modeling techniques are discussed.}, month = {2015, Aug.}, pages = {p.269{\textendash}348}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos River, Coquille River, fecundity, Lower Umpqua River, Middle Umpqua River, natural resource management, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, North Umpqua River, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, South Umpqua River, statistical analysis, Tillamook River, Yaquina River}, doi = {10.1111/fme.12122}, author = {McCormick, J. L. and Falcy, M. R.} } @article {76436, title = {Nursery Functions of U.S. West Coast Estuaries: The State of Knowledge for Juveniles of Focal Invertebrate and Fish Species}, year = {2014}, note = {This report summarizes what is known about the role of estuaries as nurseries for important aquatic species. The authors inventoried 303 West Coast estuaries and categorized each by class (lagoonal, riverine, embayment and sound) and subclass (estuarine coastal subtidal, tidal channel/creek, slough and lagoon). They examined 15 different species that used estuaries and noted what is known and not known about their life cycles and use of estuaries. {\textquotedblleft}Together with the estuary inventory and the geodatabase, this report represents the first stage in a larger effort to better understand the nursery functions of West Coast estuaries for fish and invertebrates.{\textquotedblright} (p.3)}, pages = {168 p.}, institution = {The Nature Conservancy}, address = {Arlington, Va.}, keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, Bat stingray = Myliobatus californicus (Aetobatus californicus), Bay shrimp = Crangon franciscorum, Brown rockfish = Sebastes auriculatus, California halibut = Paralichthys californicus, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, crustaceans, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), eelgrass = Zostera marina, English sole = Parophrys vetulus, estuaries, fishes, general, geographic distribution, Green sturgeon = Acipenser medirostris, habitats, juvenile fish, Leopard shark = Triakis semifasciata, life history information, Oregon, Pacific Coast, Pacific herring = Clupea pallasi, Pacific staghorn sculpin = Leptocottus armatus, Shiner perch = Cymatogaster aggregate, Starry flounder = Platichthys stellatus, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss}, url = {https://www.scienceforconservation.org/products/nursery-functions-of-estuaries}, author = {Hughes, Brent B. and Levey, Matthew D. and Brown, Jennifer A. and Fountain, Monique C. and Carlisle, Aaron B. and Litvin, Steven Y. and Greene, Correigh M. and Heady, Walter N. and Gleason, Mary G.} } @article {54821, title = {Riverscape patterns among years of juvenile coho salmon in midcoastal Oregon: implications for conservation}, journal = {Transactions of the American Fisheries Society}, volume = {143}, year = {2014}, note = {The authors studied juvenile coho salmon distribution in streams in the Alsea and Siletz watersheds in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2002. {\textquotedblleft}We focused on three specific research questions: (1) are there differences in the extent of juvenile Coho Salmon distribution among 4 years within river systems in midcoastal Oregon; (2) are juvenile Coho Salmon patterns of interannual distribution throughout stream networks centered on consistently used sections of stream, or core areas; and (3) does the intrinsic potential of a stream to support Coho Salmon inform interannual patterns of juvenile distribution.{\textquotedblright} (p.27) The authors found core areas, to which fish returned year after year, and areas into which fish would expand under certain conditions. This knowledge has important implications for managing stream health.}, pages = {p.26-38}, keywords = {Alsea River, Canal Creek, Cedar Creek, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Fall Creek, Five Rivers, geographical distribution, habitats, juvenile fish, Lobster Creek, North Fork Alsea River, Rock Creek, Sams Creek, Siletz River, South Fork Alsea River, Sunshine Creek, temporal distribution, Upper Drift Creek}, doi = {10.1080/00028487.2013.824923}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/kp78gj375}, author = {Flitcroft, Rebecca L. and Burnett, K. and Snyder, J. and Reeves, G. and Ganio, L.} } @article {52366, title = {Variation in tidal wetland plant diversity and composition within and among coastal estuaries: assessing the relative importance of environmental gradients}, journal = {Journal of Vegetation Science : Offical Organ of the International Association for Vegetation Science}, volume = {25}, year = {2014}, note = {The authors ask, {\textquotedblleft}What is the relative importance of topographic (elevation), edaphic (soil salinity, nitrogen and particle size) and hydrologic (estuarine river flow) gradients for variation in tidal wetland plant composition and diversity?{\textquotedblright}(from the Abstract) To answer this question, they analyzed wetland vegetation in four Oregon estuaries. They conclude that elevation and salinity are the most important factors affecting species distribution, and note that sea level rise should change distributions and reduce wetland plant diversity. Supporting documentation in four appendices is available online. }, month = {2014, Mar.}, pages = {p.534{\textendash}545}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Baltic rush = Juncus balticus ssp. ater, Chickenclaws = Sarcocornia perennis, Coquille River estuary, elevation, geographic distribution, habitats, hydrology, Marsh jaumea = Jaumea carnosa, Netarts Bay, nitrogen, nutrients, salinity, Saltgrass = Distichlis spicata, sediments, species composition, species list, Tufted hairgrass = Deschampsia cespitosa, wetland vegetation, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.1111/jvs.12107}, author = {Janousek, Christopher N. and Folger, Christina L.} } @inbook {54806, title = {Ecosystem components, protected species {\textendash} salmon: Chinook and coho salmon}, booktitle = {Integrated Ecosystem Assessment of the California Current. Phase II Report 2012. }, year = {2013}, note = {The is a broad assessment of population trends for salmon populations in California, Oregon, Washington, and the Snake River salmon. Geographic areas are addressed broadly and data for specific streams is not delineated. In general, Oregon coast salmon populations were seen as having swings in abundance from year to year, but were broadly stable.}, pages = {p.244-294}, publisher = {U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. National Marine Fisheries Service,}, organization = {U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. National Marine Fisheries Service,}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos River, Coquille River, depleted populations, fecundity, Floras, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, New River, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Tahkenitch Creek, Tenmile Lake, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://swfsc-publications.fisheries.noaa.gov/publications/CR/2013/2013Levin.pdf}, author = {Wainwright, Thomas C. and Williams, Thomas H. and Fresh, Kurt L. and Wells, Brian K. and Levin, P.S. and Wells, B.K. and Sheer, M.B.} } @article {51416, title = {Inter-specific variation in salinity effects on germination in Pacific Northwest tidal wetland plants}, journal = {Aquatic Botany}, volume = {111}, year = {2013}, note = {The authors used 162 reference plots in Yaquina, Coquille, Netarts and Alsea Bays to look at the distribution of marsh plants and establish the salinity ranges for their distribution. {\textquotedblleft}The effects of future climate change on coastal estuaries are yet unknown, but changes such as sea-level rise and reduced precipitation in coastal watersheds are likely to increase salinity in high intertidal marshes and swamps. . . . Our data show that elevated salinity may lower germination rates in a number of common Pacific Northwest wetland species, suggesting potential changes in plant composition through impacts on seed germination and establishment.{\textquotedblright}}, pages = {p.104-111}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Bearberry honeysuckle = Lonicera involucrate, Chickenclaws = Sarcocornia perennis, climate change, Common yarrow = Achillea millefolium, Coquille River estuary, Creeping bentgrass = Agrostis stolonifera, Criter{\textquoteright}s Moorage, Douglas aster = Symphyotrichum subspicatum, ecosystem modeling, germination, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Juncus balticus ssp. ater, Meadow barley = Hordeum brachyantherum, Netarts Bay, Oregon gumplant = Grindelia stricta, Poole Slough, salinity, salt marsh, Salt sandspurry = Spergularia salina, sea level, Sea plantain = Plantago maritime, Seaside arrowgrass = Triglochin maritime, Tufted hairgrass = Deschampsia cespitosa, wetland vegetation, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.1016/j.aquabot.2013.06.009}, author = {Janousek, Christopher N. and Folger, Christina L.} } @article {51336, title = {A simple model that identifies potential effects of sea-level rise on estuarine and estuary-ecotone habitat locations for salmonids in Oregon, USA}, journal = {Environmental Management}, volume = {52}, year = {2013}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}The primary objective of this study is to explore potential changes in salmon habitat in the estuary and estuary-river ecotone with sea-level rise in coastal Oregon. In this project, we hope to provide managers and salmon biologists with a starting point for considering the potential effects of sea-level rise on estuarine habitats.{\textquotedblright} (p.198) Includes maps of five Oregon estuaries, showing the changes that would be brought by a 1-meter or 2-meter rise in sea level.}, pages = {p.196{\textendash}208}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea River, Chetco River, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, climate change, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, ecosystem health, Elk River, habitats, Salmon River, Salmon River Estuary, salt marsh, sea level, Smith River, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Umpqua River Basin, wetlands}, doi = {10.1007/s00267-013-0074-0}, author = {Flitcroft, Rebecca and Burnett, Kelly and Christiansen, Kelly} } @article {76966, title = {Survival and behavior of juvenile steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in two estuaries in Oregon, USA}, journal = {Environmental Biology of Fishes}, volume = {96}, year = {2013}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}Our objectives were: 1) Evaluate temporal and spatial variation in survival during the outmigration to the ocean, 2) Evaluate the effect of flow and fork length on smolt survival, and 3) Determine whether there are differences in run timing, migration rate, estuary residence time, age composition, and parasite density between basins that may guide hypotheses to explain the mechanisms influencing differences in survival estimates between basins.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, pages = {p.849-863}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea River estuary, behavior, geographical distribution, juvenile fish, Nehalem River estuary, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, temporal distribution}, doi = {doi: 10.1007/s10641-012-0080-8}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/1g05fc11q}, author = {Romer, Jeremy D. and Leblanc, Camille A. and Clements, Shaun and Ferguson, Jayde A. and Kent, Michael L. and Noakes, David and Schreck, Carl B.} } @article {36631, title = {Do network relationships matter? Comparing network and instream habitat variables to explain densities of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in mid-coastal Oregon, USA}, journal = {Aquatic Conservation : Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems}, volume = {22}, year = {2012}, note = {Juvenile coho salmon were counted in seven sub-basins in the Alsea and Siletz watersheds for a five-year period (1998-2002). The study indicates the importance of stream networks {\textendash} connectivity between different habitat types, rather than just the abundance of different habitats. How easy is it for juvenile fish to move from spawning beds to summer rearing pools? This work suggests that habitat connectivity is an important variable that should be considered in habitat restoration plans.}, month = {2012, May}, pages = {p.288-302}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Cedar Creek, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Five Rivers, geographic information system (GIS), habitats, juvenile fish, population count, Rock Creek, Sams Creek, Siletz River Basin, South Fork Alsea River, spatial distribution, Sunshine Creek, temporal distribution, Upper Drift Creek}, doi = {10.1002/aqc.2228}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/3197xm594}, author = {Flitcroft, Rebecca L. and Burnett, Kelly M. and Reeves, Gordon H. and Ganio, Lisa M.} } @article {82481, title = {A Conservation Assessment of West Coast (USA) Estuaries}, year = {2011}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}Funded by: The David and Lucile Packard Foundation{\textquotedblright} {\textquotedblleft}This assessment outlines an enhanced planning approach for West Coast estuaries that incorporates an evaluation of the regional context for estuarine conservation and recommends an approach to site-scale planning with more focus on ecological processes and functions.{\textquotedblright} (p.1) {\textquotedblleft}A hierarchical classification system was developed for West Coast estuaries that identified three regions (based on climate, latitude, and oceanography) and four estuary types distinguished by the relative degree of influence of the hydrodynamic forcing mechanisms of waves, tides, and rivers.{\textquotedblright} (p.2)}, pages = {65 p.}, institution = {The Nature Conservancy}, address = {Arlington, Va. }, keywords = {Agriculture, Alsea Bay, estuarine dynamics, habitats, human impacts, hydrology, land ownership, land use, logging, mathematical modeling, Netarts Bay, Salmon River, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/1r66j546d}, author = {Gleason, Mary G. and Newkirk, Sarah and Merrifield, Matthew S. and Howard, Jeanette and Cox, Robin and Webb, Megan and Koepcke, Jennifer and Stranko, Brian and Taylor, Bethany and Beck, Michael W. and Fuller, Roger and Dye, Paul and Vander Schaaf, Dick and Carter, Jena} } @mastersthesis {26771, title = {Impacts of Multispecies Parasitism on Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in Oregon}, year = {2010}, note = {This study examines the impacts of multispecies parasitism on coho salmon. The author found 21 different parasites infecting coho salmon in 10 different coastal rivers.The West Fork of the Smith River in the Umpqua River Basin received detailed study. Michael Kent was the major professor.}, pages = {297 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Dept. of Microbiology}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {a tributary of the Siletz River, a tributary of the West Fork of the Smith River, Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Cascade Creek, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Crane Creek, depleted populations, East Fork Lobster Creek, East Fork Trask River, Gold Creek, juvenile fish, Lobster Creek, Lower North Fork Nehalem River, Mill Creek, Moore Creek, parasites, Siletz River, theses, Upper North Fork Nehalem River, West Fork Smith River, Winchester Creek, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/w3763965v}, author = {Ferguson, Jayde A.} } @article {15436, title = {Red alder (Alnus rubra) distribution influences nitrate discharge to coastal estuaries: comparison of two Oregon watersheds}, journal = {Northwest Science}, volume = {84}, number = {4}, year = {2010}, note = {The Yaquina River typically carries almost twice as high a rate of dissolved nitrogen into its bay as does the Alsea River, although the total volumes are similar, because the Alsea River Basin is about twice as large as the Yaquina Basin. The difference in nitrogen load seems to be derived from the heavy alder stands in the upper Yaquina basin. Gives a model for rapid estimate of nitrogen export based on hardwood cover and water discharge data.}, month = {2010, Oct.}, pages = {p.336-350}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, nitrate-nitrite, nitrogen, red alder = Alnus rubra, terrestrial vegetation, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.3955/046.084.0403}, author = {Sigleo, Anne C. and Frick, Walter E. and Prieto, Lourdes} } @mastersthesis {37106, title = {Regions to Streams: Spatial and Temporal Variation in Stream Occupancy Patterns of Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) on the Oregon Coast}, year = {2007}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}The research described in this dissertation started as an investigation of the implications of stream network structure on the abundance and distribution of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and evolved into the development of variables and theory that include stream network relationships. The dissertation is primarily focused on three key goals: the development and application of a theoretical base for analyzing aquatic obligate species that incorporates the underlying structure of the stream network; exploring the importance of stream network variables using multiple spatial scales in an assessment of juvenile coho salmon density; incorporating multiple spatial scales into hierarchical Bayesian models for the adult and juvenile life history stage of coho salmon.{\textquotedblright}(p.169) }, pages = {189 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Doctoral dissertation}, edition = {Ph.D.}, chapter = {Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Canal Creek, Cedar Creek, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Drift Creek, Fall Creek, Five Rivers, juvenile fish, Lobster Creek, mathematics, North Fork Alsea River, Rock Creek, Sams Creek, Siletz River Basin, South Fork Alsea River, spatial distribution, statistical analysis, Sunshine Creek, temporal distribution, theses, topology}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/bc386m254}, author = {Flitcroft, Rebecca L.} } @article {83007, title = {Pacific Northwest Coast Ecoregional Assessment}, year = {2006}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}Prepared by The Nature Conservancy, the Nature Conservancy of Canada, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.{\textquotedblright} This is a very broad ecological assessment for the Pacific Northwest: British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. {\textquotedblleft}The purpose of the Pacific Northwest Coast ecoregional conservation assessment was to identify an efficient suite of conservation sites that will contribute toward the long-term survival of all viable native plant and animal species and natural communities in the ecoregion.{\textquotedblright} (p.ix) This document is accompanied by appendices indicating sites of interest. V.1 - main report, v.2 - appendices, v.3 - maps. Appendices: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/sb397d851 Maps: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/v692tc30m}, pages = {129 p.}, institution = {The Nature Conservancy}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {climate, depleted populations, ecosystem health, ecosystem modeling, general, habitats, human impacts}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/8g84mr696}, author = {VanderSchaaf, Dick and Wilhere, George and Ferdana, Zack and Popper, Ken and Schindel, Michael and Skidmore, Peter and Rolph, Dave and Lachetti, Pierre and Kittel, Gwen and Crawford, Rex and Pickering, Debbie and Christy, John A.} } @article {15656, title = {Genetic population structure of central Oregon Coast coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)}, journal = {Conservation Genetics}, volume = {5}, number = {6}, year = {2004}, note = {The "Alsea complex" includes the Alsea, Siletz and Yaquina Rivers, along with Devil Creek and Beaver Creek. These coho populations are closely related.}, month = {2004, Nov.}, pages = {p.797-812}, keywords = {Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, genetics, geographic distribution, population biology}, doi = {10.1007/s10592-004-1983-5}, author = {Ford, Michael J. and Teel, David and Van Doornik, Donald M. and Kuligowski, David and Lawson, Peter W.} } @mastersthesis {15751, title = {Fish Tales: Salmon Stories, 1945-1980}, year = {2000}, note = {A needed look at the forces that influenced fisheries management on the West Coast in the postwar period. Among the author{\textquoteright}s findings are, "that science was vastly too optimistic in its assessment of how much food could be wrung from the ocean on a sustainable basis," and "that salmon policy tended to be grounded in political, social, economic considerations, not what was known about the biology of the fish." (p.168) Major professor was William G. Robbins.}, pages = {206 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters of Art in Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis}, edition = {M.A.I.S.}, chapter = {Interdisciplinary Studies: History, Political Science, Speech Communication}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Anadromous, commercial fisheries - salmon, Coos Bay, dams, depleted populations, Donsea Farms, environmental policy and law, habitats, hatcheries, historical, human impacts, Inc., industrial development, Keta Corporation, natural resource management, Netarts Bay, Oregon Aqua Foods, Oregon Fish Commission, Oregon State University, salmonid species, Siuslaw River estuary, theses, Whiskey Creek, Wright Creek, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/wp988q02k}, author = {Finley, Carmel} } @article {15756, title = {Geographic signatures of North American West Coast estuaries}, journal = {Estuaries and Coasts}, volume = {23}, number = {6}, year = {2000}, note = {General review. Because some of the authors were Federal employees, this is an Open Access article.}, month = {2000, Dec.}, pages = {p.765-792}, keywords = {Alsea River, brids, commercial fisheries, Coos Bay, economics, general, human impacts, marshes, Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries, Rogue River, salmonid species, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wetlands, Yaquina River}, doi = {10.2307/1352998}, url = {https://wwwrcamnl.wr.usgs.gov/tracel/references/pdf/Estuaries_v23n6p765.pdf}, author = {Emmett, Robert L. and Llans{\'o}, Roberto and Newton, Jan and Thom, Ron and Hornberger, Michelle and Morgan, Cheryl and Levings, Colin and Copping, Andrea and Fishman, Paul} } @article {82431, title = {Oregon{\textquoteright}s changing coastal fishing communities}, volume = {no.ORESU-O-99-001}, year = {1999}, note = {This publication looks at Oregon fishing communities in the late 1990s, a period of stress and rapid change. It gives an overview of applicable legislation, explores the concept of sustainability, and reviews community resources. Appendices compare trolling and trawling, profile fishing towns, and present an extensive bibliography of fishing community studies. }, pages = {73 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University. Oregon Sea Grant}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Astoria (Or.), Bandon (Or.), Brookings (Or.), Charleston (OR.), commercial fisheries, demographics, Depoe Bay (Or.), economics, environmental law and policy, Florence (Or.), Garibaldi (Or.), Gold Beach (Or.), natural resource management, Newport (Or.), Pacific City (Or.), Port Orford (Or.), Reedsport (Or.), sustainability, Winchester Bay (Or.)}, url = {https://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/sites/seagrant.oregonstate.edu/files/sgpubs/onlinepubs/o99001.pdf}, author = {Conway, Flaxen D. L. and Cordray, Sheila and Cramer, Lori and Finley, Carmel and Gilden, Jennifer and Goblirsch, Ginny and Smith, Court and Oregon State University. Sea Grant College Program,} } @proceedings {15886, title = {Variability of Pacific Northwest marine ecosystems and relation to salmon production}, volume = {no.11}, year = {1998}, note = {Workshop held August 13-14, 1996. }, pages = {p.181-252}, publisher = {NOAA Coastal Ocean Office}, address = {Troutdale, Or.}, keywords = {chinook salmon=Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon=Oncorhynchus keta, coho salmon=Oncorhynchus kisutch, sockeye salmon=Oncorhynchus nerka, steelhead=Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout=Salmo gairdneri)}, url = {https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/1668}, author = {Bottom, Daniel L. and Lichatowich, James A. and Frissell, Christopher A.}, editor = {McMurray, Gregory R. and Robert J Bailey} } @article {51376, title = {Guide to Oregon{\textquoteright}s Rocky Intertidal Habitats}, year = {1997}, note = {This is an updated version of {\textquotedblleft}Plants and animals of Oregon{\textquoteright}s rocky intertidal habitat.{\textquotedblright} Excellent color photographs and paintings to help you identify what you see on the rocky shore. Maps. A good introduction to Oregon tidepools. }, pages = {46 p.}, institution = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Marine Resources Program,}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vegetation, birds, bivalves, Bob Creek to Bray Point, Boiler Bay, brown algae, bryozoans, Cape Perpetua, crustaceans, fishes, gastropods, general ecosystem description, green algae, habitats, hydroids, identification, marine mammals, molluscs, Neptune State Park, Otter Rock, recreation, red algae, sea anemones, sea stars, Seal Rock, sponges, tunicates, worms, Yachats State Parks, Yaquina Head}, url = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283734404_Guide_to_Oregon\%27s_Rocky_Intertidal_Habitats}, author = {Mohler, June E. and Fox, David S. and Hastie, Bill (William O.) and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {51306, title = {SITE GUIDE: Southern Lincoln County}, journal = {Oregon Birds}, volume = {21}, year = {1995}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}[T]his little known area has produced an outstanding array of rarities, and has a great deal of excellent birding habitat.{\textquotedblright} (p.71) Includes a hand-drawn map showing numbered stops for a road trip.}, month = {1995, Fall}, pages = {p.71-74}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek, Beaver Creek Marsh, birds, Eckman Lake, Eckman Slough, Lint Slough, Ona Beach State Park, recreation, Seal Rock, Waldport (Or.)}, url = {https://oregonbirding.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/orbirdsfall1995.pdf}, author = {Faxon, Darrel} } @article {16311, title = {Estuarine Mitigation Evaluation Project : Final Report}, year = {1987}, note = {Studies estuarine mitigation projects in Oregon, 1968-1987. Recommends improvements in the permit process to lead to improved monitoring for compliance. Summarizes Oregon Estuarine Mitigation Assessment Workshop of April, 1987. Good annotated bibliography. Gives Alsea summary for 1971-1987: lists fill, removal acres, riprap feet and mitigation acres. Summarizes area projects.}, pages = {77 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, dredging, estuaries, fill, mitigation, wetlands}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/6q182q07g}, author = {Fishman Environmental Services, and Oregon. Dept. of Land Conservation and Development, and Oregon. Division of State Lands,} } @article {16331, title = {Removal-Fill Activity in Oregon Estuaries, 1971-1987: Estuarine Mitigation Evaluation Project}, year = {1987}, note = {"June 1987.""This report is one part of a three-part report studying the effectiveness of Oregon{\textquoteright}s requirements for estuarine mitigation"--Introd. Detailed listing shows date, permit number, amount of fill, removal or riprap. Gives totals for estuary. }, pages = {61 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea River, dredging, estuaries, fill, mitigation, wetlands}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/f1881r340}, author = {Fishman Environmental Services, and Oregon. Dept. of Land Conservation and Development, and Oregon. Division of State Lands,} } @mastersthesis {16336, title = {Simulation of Storm Runoff in the Oregon Coast Range}, year = {1987}, note = {The author developed a model for predicting storm runoff and peak discharges for Oregon Coast Range streams. Includes precipitation data for subject streams. Major professor was Robert L. Beschta.}, pages = {142 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Forest Engineering}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, climate, Deer Creek, flooding, Flynn Creek, hydrology, Needle Branch, Nestucca River, North Fork Siuslaw River, precipitation, theses}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/bg257h596}, author = {Fedora, Mark A.} } @article {16456, title = {Clam studies: 1982}, volume = {no. 83-11}, year = {1983}, pages = {29 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, catch statistics, cockle clam= Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries-shellfish, Coos River estuary, fat gaper = Tresus capax, molluscs, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, Pacific littleneck = Leukoma staminea, recreational fisheries-shellfish, Siuslaw River estuary, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/8g84mm89v}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Fish Division. Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @book {16551, title = {Lincoln County Rivers Navigability Study}, year = {1981}, note = {Original available at the Lincoln County Surveyor{\textquoteright}s office. An 1859 law makes navigational waterways in Oregon the property of the State. The 1973 state legislature required the Division of State Lands to study state waterways with an emphasis on navigational waterways. "This report deals with those rivers in Lincoln County which had significant navigation: the Alsea, Yaquina and Siletz" (from the Introduction). Color photographs, historical b/w photographs. Excellent source of historical information on use of rivers.}, month = {1981}, pages = {40 p.}, publisher = {Oregon, Division of State Lands}, organization = {Oregon, Division of State Lands}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, environmental policy and law, general, historical, hydrology, industrial development, recreational fisheries, Siletz River estuary, water rights, water use, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl\%3A14178}, author = {Farnell, James E. and Oregon. Division of State Lands,} } @article {16556, title = {Oregon coastal salt marsh upper limits and tidal datums}, journal = {Estuaries}, volume = {4}, number = {3}, year = {1981}, note = {General reference chiefly concerned with plant species distribution in marshes of Yaquina, Alsea and Coos estuaries. Some additional information about the Coquille River and Nehalem Bay.}, month = {1981, Sep.}, pages = {198-205}, keywords = {marshes, plant species, tides, zonation}, author = {Frenkel, Robert E. and Eilers, H. Peter and Jefferson, Carol A.} } @mastersthesis {16636, title = {A Biogeochemical Study of Manganese in the Estuarine Zone}, year = {1979}, note = {Major Professors: Larry Small anad Bob Holton. Includes photomicrographs of suspended particulate matter from the Alsea River. Samples taken above the town of Alsea.}, month = {1979}, pages = {124 p.}, school = {Oregon State University }, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {School of Oceanography}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, manganese, sediment data, theses}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/6w924f708}, author = {Flegal, Arthur Russell} } @article {16646, title = {Commercial and Recreational Boating Facilities in Oregon Estuaries: Inventory and Demand Analysis 1979}, year = {1979}, note = {Quantifies recreational and commercial boat facilities as of 1979. Alsea Bay had 289 permanent moorage slips and 99 transient mooring slips, and 11 moorage ramps.}, keywords = {commercial fisheries, marinas, recreactional fisheries}, author = {Friedman, Julia M. and Oregon. Dept. of Land Conservation and Development, and Economic Consultants Oregon Ltd.,} } @book {51236, title = {Critical Species and Habitats of Oregon{\textquoteright}s Coastal Beaches and Dunes}, year = {1979}, note = {Estuaries as well as the outer coast are considered in this report. Includes line drawings of rare species, maps showing critical habitat.}, pages = {91 p.}, publisher = {Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association}, organization = {Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Bayocean Spit, Big Creek, birds, Clatsop County, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Daley Lake, depleted populations, endangered species, Euchre Creek, habitats, Henderson Creek, Lily Lake, Myers Creek, natural resource management, Netarts Bay, Netarts Spit, New River, North Spit Umpqua River, Rock Creek, Saltmarsh bird{\textquoteright}s beak = Cordylanthus maritimus Nutt. ssp. palustris, Sandlake estuary, Seal Rock, Siltcoos River estuary, Snowy plover = Charadrius nivosus, South Beach, Tahkenitch Spit, Tenmile Creek, terrestrial vegetation, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CZIC-ql88-b85-1979/pdf/CZIC-ql88-b85-1979.pdf}, author = {Burley, Bill and Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association}, editor = {Fitzpatrick, Kathy Bridges} } @article {16701, title = {Subtidal clam populations : distribution, abundance, and ecology}, volume = {no. 79-002}, year = {1979}, note = {Good maps}, month = {1979}, pages = {243 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University, Sea Grant Program}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River estuary, aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vegetation, biological, bivalves, blue mud shrimp=Upogebia pugettensis, brown algae, butter clam=Saxidomus giganteus, cockle clam=Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries, community ecology, crustaceans, decapods, developmental stages, economics, eelgrass=Zostera marina, Enteromorpha species, Fucus species, gaper clam=Tresus capax, general ecosystem description, geographical distribution, ghost shrimp=Callianassa californiensis, grasses, green algae, historical, life history information, littleneck clam=Leukoma staminea, molluscs, population biology, recreational fisheries - shellfish, reproductive behavior, sediments, softshell clam=Mya arenaria, temporal distribution, Ulva species}, url = {https://www.arlis.org/docs/vol1/71016664.pdf}, author = {Hancock, Danil R. and Gaumer, Thomas F. and Willeke, G. B. and Robart, G. P. and Flynn, J.}, editor = {Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {16756, title = {Pacific Northwest Coastal Marshes : Vegetation Zones and Tidal Datums (draft)}, year = {1978}, note = {Draft of paper prepared for the AAG-CCE (IGU) Coastal Symposium. April 12-13, 1978. New Orleans, Louisiana. Pages 9-12 deal with Drift Creek marsh on the north shore of Alsea estuary.}, month = {1978}, pages = {26 p.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, biological, Coquille River estuary, Drift Creek Marsh, general, human impacts, physical modifications, species composition, tidal data, wetland delineation, wetland vegetation, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Frenkel, Robert E. and Eilers, H. Peter and Jefferson, Carol A.} } @article {16766, title = {Transition Zone Vegetation Between Intertidal Marsh and Upland in Oregon and Washington}, year = {1978}, note = {A report prepared for the United States Environmental Protection Agency under grant no. R804963-01}, pages = {320 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University. Geography Department}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River estuary, aquatic vegetation, biological, community ecology, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, environmental policy and law, natural resource management, Nehalem River estuary, Netarts estuary, Nute Slough, species list, terrestrial vegetation, wetland delineation, wetland vegetation, Yaquina Bay, zonal distribution}, author = {Frenkel, Robert E. and Boss, Theodore R. and Schuller, S. Reid} } @article {16821, title = {Water resources of Lincoln County coastal area, Oregon}, volume = {no.76-90}, year = {1977}, note = {Excellent Data. Map in back pocket}, pages = {63 p.}, keywords = {chemical, climate, demographics, general ecosystem description, geological, Lincoln County, paleosciences, physical, precipitation data, sediment data, water quality data, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/5425kb57g}, author = {Frank, F. J. and Laenen, Antonius and Oregon. Water Resources Dept., and U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Division,} } @article {16881, title = {Tidal Datums and Characteristics of the Upper Limits of Coastal Marshes in Selected Oregon Estuaries}, year = {1976}, note = {"Based on field work conducted during the months of July and August 1976, the following report describes the characteristics of vegetation at the upper limit of intertidal wetland in five Oregon coastal marshes and relates vegetation characteristics to marsh zonation, elevations above Mean Sea Level and various tidal datums." (from the Preface)}, month = {15 November 1976}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquatic vegetation, Bandon Marsh, biological, Burnside, Columbia River estuary, Coquille Bay, Drift Creek, Eckman Lake, eelgrass = Zostera marina, general ecosystem description, grasses, Hatfield Marine Science Center, physical, Settler Point, species list, tidal data, Tongue Point, wetland delineation, wetland vegetation, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/jh343s762}, author = {Frenkel, Robert E. and Eilers, H. Peter} } @article {17186, title = {Report of Estuary Surveys: July-August 1972.}, year = {1973}, note = {Includes maps showing where beach seines and net tows were done. Lists fish found at each site. Includes proposal for a study on juvenile English sole.}, pages = {19 p.}, institution = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife}, keywords = {Alsea River, Coquille River, fishes, geographical distribution, Hunter Creek, Nestucca Bay, New River, Salmon River, Sand Lake, Siletz River, Siltcoos River, Siuslaw River, Tahkenitch Creek, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Winchester Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/n870zr45n}, author = {Demory, Robert Leroy and Forsberg, Brent O. and Hosie, Michael J. and Barss, William H.} } @article {17366, title = {Erosion and sedimentation following road construction and timber harvest on unstable soils in three small western Oregon watersheds}, volume = {no.104}, year = {1970}, month = {1970}, pages = {15 p.}, institution = {Pacific Northwest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service}, address = {Portland, OR}, keywords = {Alsea River, Alsea Watershed Study, Deer Creek, Drift Creek, erosion, Flynn Creek, human impacts, logging, natural resource management, Needle Branch, sediment data, terrestrial vegetation, water quality}, url = {https://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/sites/default/files/lter/pubs/pdf/pub385.pdf}, author = {Fredriksen, R. L.} } @article {17441, title = {A fry trap method for estimating salmonid survival from egg deposition to fry emergence}, journal = {Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada}, volume = {26}, number = {1}, year = {1969}, month = {1969}, pages = {133-141}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, Deer Creek, Drift Creek, Flynn Creek, human impacts, logging, natural resource management, Needle Branch, Oncorhynchus spp., sediment data, terrestrial vegetation, water quality, water temperature, wild salmonids}, isbn = {0706-652X}, author = {Phillips, R. W. and Koski, K. V. and Fisheries Research Board of Canada,} } @article {17536, title = {Fecundity of steelhead trout, Salmo gairdneri, from Alsea River, Oregon}, journal = {Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada}, volume = {24}, number = {5}, year = {1967}, month = {1967}, pages = {917-926}, keywords = {Alsea River, population biology, reproductive behavior, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss}, isbn = {0015-296X ; 0008-2686}, author = {Buckley, R. V. and Fisheries Research Board of Canada.,} } @article {36346, title = {Improvement of Alsea River, Oregon}, volume = {no. RR 9}, year = {1897}, note = {Issued in the Annual Reports of the War Dept. Work on the Alsea was approved in 1895. This report summarizes modest improvements in downstream transportation {\textquotedblleft}at the higher stages{\textquotedblright} of river water from the head of tide on the Alsea to the mouth. Improvements consisted of the {\textquotedblleft}removal of rocks and other obstructions.{\textquotedblright} {\textquotedblleft}A contract for this work, which can only be done during low water, was made February 10, 1897, and the contractor has just commenced active operations.{\textquotedblright} In Google Books.}, month = {1896/97}, pages = {p.3393}, address = {Washington, D.C.}, keywords = {Alsea River, dredging, navigation, physical modifications, transportation}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/yyqu7m99}, author = {Fisk, W. L. and United States. Army. Corps of Engineers,} } @book {18181, title = {A history of Benton County, Oregon including its geology, topography, soil and productions}, year = {1885}, note = {Written just a few years after the area was opened for white settlement, and when the Alsea watershed was still part of Benton County, Fagan{\textquoteright}s history gives a good look at the beginnings of white villages and commerce in the area. Chapter 35 (geography) and 53 (Alsea, Lower Alsea, and Tide Water Precincts) are of particular interest. "The products of this [Alsea River] valley consist chiefly of hams, flour and butter which are now loaded on scows and carried down the river during the higher stages of the water, where a good market is found, the boats being then disposed of as it is impossible to take them back against the current." (p.499)}, publisher = {A.G. Walling}, organization = {A.G. Walling}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {agriculture, Alsea Bay, Alsea River, demographics, history, navigation, Olympia oyster=Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila), Siletz Reservation, Siletz River, Yachats River, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River}, author = {Fagan, David D.} }