@article {83193, title = {Freshwater mussel populations in Pacific Coast watersheds (Oregon, USA): occurrence, condition, habitat, and fish species overlap}, journal = {Hydrobiologia}, volume = {850}, year = {2023}, note = {Freshwater mussels provide several valuable ecosystem services, including biofiltration, which removes nutrients, sediments, algae, harmful bacteria and heavy metals from the environment. Despite their value, freshwater mussel life cycles are not well understood, and their populations are declining throughout the west. This article concerns the dominant freshwater mussel in Oregon, the western pearl mussel, Margaritifera falcata. {\textquotedblleft}To understand M. falcata population ecology in Oregon{\textquoteright}s coastal watersheds, we analyzed stream survey data on presence/absence of mussels collected over a recent eleven-year period, explored co-varying habitat characteristics, and summarized mussel distribution and host fish co-occurrence. We also collected M. falcata and compared condition indices among eight locations{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). This is an open-access article. Additional data is included in a supplementary file.}, month = {2023}, pages = {p.821{\textendash}839}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, depleted populations, Devil{\textquoteright}s Lake, geographical distribution, life history information, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Umpqua River, Western pearl mussel = Margaritifera falcata, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-022-05127-w}, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10750-022-05127-w}, author = {Scully-Engelmeyer, Kaegan and Blevins, Emilie and Granek, Elise F. and Constable, Ronald J., Jr.} } @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.} } @booklet {83216, title = {Alsea Watershed Study Revisited: Unpublished Temperature Datasets from Pre-Harvest 2006 to 2010 [dataset]}, year = {2021}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}These data contain temperature readings from dataloggers launched in Deer Creek, Flynn Creek, and Needle Branch from 2006 to 2010. These loggers were apart of the Alsea Watershed Study Revisited articles, but the data was incomplete due to logging gaps, temperature spikes, or other issues. The {\textquoteleft}Thermistor Functionality{\textquoteright} datasets indicate whether dataloggers launched in each stream have complete datasets or not. Despite these data not being complete, they help tell the data collection story for the Alsea Watershed Study Revisited{\textquotedblright} (Abstract) Datafiles and metadata are included.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, Deer Creek, Flynn Creek, human impacts, logging, Needle Creek, terrestrial vegetation, water temperature}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.7267/9s161d81p }, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/datasets/9s161d81p }, author = {Bladon, Kevin and Cook, Nicholas and Light, Jeffery and Segura, Catalina and Skaugset, Arne and Hale, Cody and Leer, David and Garland, Tina and Simmons, Amy and Irving, Alex and Ice, George G. and Danehy, Robert and Bousquet, Terry and Cook, Diana and Napack, Jan and Campbell, David and Louch, Jeff and Stednick, John and Menk, Matthew} } @article {83058, title = {Exploring biophysical linkages between coastal forestry management practices and aquatic bivalve contaminant exposure}, journal = {Toxics }, volume = {9}, number = {3}, year = {2021}, note = {Current forestry management practices are not doing very well at keeping herbicides and pesticides within the boundaries of the forest. In this important article, the authors describe a study of bivalves to look for contamination from pesticides and other chemicals used in forestry. They found pesticides in 38\% of bivalves sampled, with some watersheds more contaminated than others, and with seasonal variations. The authors mildly note, {\textquotedblleft}Details about types and levels of exposure provide insight into effectiveness of current forest management practices in controlling transport of forest-use pesticides{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). Good data visualization. This is an Open-Access article.}, month = {2021, Mar.}, pages = {article 46, 25 p. }, keywords = {agriculture, Alsea River, aquatic invertebrates, bivalves, clams, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, forestry, fungicides, herbicides, human impacts, metabolism, molluscs, mussels, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, oysters, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, pesticides, precipitation, recreational fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Smith River (Umpqua), Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, stress, toxicity, Western pearl mussel = Margaritifera falcata, Yaquina River}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9030046}, url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/9/3/46 }, author = {Scully-Engelmeyer, Kaegan and Granek, Elise F. and Nielsen-Pincus, Max and Lanier, Andy and Rumrill, Steven S. and Moran, Patrick and Nilsen, Elena and Hladik, Michelle L. and Pillsbury, Lori} } @article {83123, title = {Fish response to successive clearcuts in a second-growth forest from the central Coast range of Oregon}, journal = {Forest Ecology and Management}, volume = {496}, number = {119447}, year = {2021}, note = {Do contemporary regulations imposed on logging protect salmonids after a series of clearcuts in second-growth forests? That{\textquoteright}s the question this study was intended to answer. Using a paired-watershed approach involving watersheds that were part of the original Alsea Watershed Study, the authors examined coastal cutthroat trout abundance, total pool area and stream temperature to determine the effects of clear-cut logging. Forest practice regulations seem to be working as intended, and post-logging conditions were good.}, month = {2021, Sep. 15}, pages = {15 p.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, Flynn Cree, human impacts, logging, Needle Branch, terrestrial vegetation, water quality, water temperature}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119447}, author = {Bateman, Douglas S. and Chelgren, N. D. and Gresswell, R. E. and Dunham, J. B. and Hockman-Wert. D. P. and Leer, D. W. and Bladon, K. D.} } @article {83114, title = {A maximum rupture model for the central and southern Cascadia subduction zone{\textemdash}reassessing ages for coastal evidence of megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis}, journal = {Quaternary Science Reviews}, volume = {261 }, number = {106922}, year = {2021}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}A new history of great earthquakes (and their tsunamis) for the central and southern Cascadia subduction zone shows more frequent (17 in the past 6700 yr) megathrust ruptures than previous coastal chronologies.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) The article contains a link to supplementary data, also accessible through U.S. Geological Survey data releases.}, month = {2021, Jun.1}, pages = {19 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, coastal hazards, Columbia River, Coos Bay, Coquille River, earthquakes, geology, mathematical modeling, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, paleosciences, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, tsunamis, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2021.106922 }, author = {Nelson, Alan R. and DuRoss. Christopher B. and Witter, Robert C. and Kelsey, Harvey M. and Engelhart, Simon E. and Mahan, Shannon A. and Gray, Harrison J. and Hawkes, Andrea D. and Horton, Benjamin P. and Padgett, Jason S.} } @article {83046, title = {Shifting signals: Correlations among freshwater, marine and climatic indices often investigated in Pacific salmon studies}, journal = {Ecological Indicators}, volume = {121}, number = {Article 10716}, year = {2021}, note = {This article is about the correlations and cross-connections between different environmental indices, and how they can be better used to understand environmental conditions in a changing climate. The authors used 43 freshwater, marine and climate indices to examine 72 river sites in Washington, Oregon, California and Idaho. {\textquotedblleft}As the climate continues to change, it becomes more evident that maintaining a mindset encompassing static processes limits our abilities to explain patterns among environmental indices. This recognition in the context of multiple climatic teleconnections will help foster the development and utility of more resilient methodological approaches that account for changing correlations{\textquotedblright} (p.17). This is an open-access article.}, month = {2021, Feb.}, pages = {18 p.}, keywords = {Alsea River, California Current, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, climate, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coquille River, environmental monitoring, Lower Umpqua River, mathematical modeling, North Fork Nehelem River, Siletz River, South Umpqua River}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107167 }, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X20311067?via\%3Dihub}, author = {Gosselin, Jennifer L. and Crozier, Lisa G. and Burke, Brian J} } @article {83040, title = {GIS data and method for determining maximum-considered local and distant tsunami wave arrival data for the Oregon coast}, volume = {no.O-20-09}, year = {2020}, note = {This is a highly technical report showing the methodology used to develop maps giving arrival times for local and distant earthquake-generated tsunamis. The report discusses issues leading to misleading or untrue wave arrival times and the techniques used to correct these problems.}, pages = {23 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {coastal hazards, earthquakes, geology, Oregon Coast, tsunamis}, url = {https://www.oregongeology.org/pubs/ofr/O-20-09/O-20-09_report.pdf }, author = {Gabel, Laura L. S. and O{\textquoteright}Brien, Fletcher and Allan, Jonathan C.} } @article {82990, title = {Otolith shape as a classification tool for Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) discrimination in native and introduced systems}, journal = {Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences }, volume = {77}, number = {7 }, year = {2020}, note = {The otolith is a small calcium carbonate structure found in the inner ear of vertebrates. In fisheries, otoliths have been used to age fish. This article describes a technique to use otolith shapes and morphology to identify different stocks of Chinook salmon. {\textquotedblleft}We found best performance of the model occurring between hemispheres, followed by Oregon basins, within-watershed Elk River, Oregon, and lastly among South American basins. Otolith shape analysis is a promising tool for stock discrimination if used in conjunction with other methods to better understand plasticity of anadromous species that use pan-environmental systems{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract).}, month = {2020, Jul.}, pages = {p.1172-1188 }, keywords = {Alaska, Alsea River, Argentina, Chile, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawtscha, Elk River, hatchery salmonids, McKenzie River, morphology, otoliths, Siletz River, Sixes River, wild salmonids, Willamette River}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2019-0280 }, author = {Koeberle, Alexander L. and Arismendi, Ivan and Crittenden, Whitney and Di Prinzio, Cecilia and Gomez-Uchida, Daniel and Noakes, David L.G. and Richardson, Shannon} } @article {83232, title = {Tide gates: operation, fish passage and recommendations for their upgrade or removal}, volume = {no.20-001}, year = {2020}, note = {Many of Oregon{\textquoteright}s coastal streams and wetlands have tide gates. This publication is intended to help natural resource managers decide how to treat existing tide gates in order to help migratory fishes and other estuary residents. Should the tide gates be removed, or can they be upgraded to better allow fish passage? The report has two main sections. {\textquotedblleft}The first includes an overview of the technical aspects of tide gates, including non-traditional ones. The second contains findings from a review of scientific literature about upgrading or removing tide gates as well as conclusions from a review of estuary restoration projects involving tide gates. Based on those findings, we{\textquoteright}re also including recommendations to guide future investments in, and monitoring of, restoration projects associated with tide gates{\textquotedblright} (p.3).}, pages = {15 p.}, institution = {Oregon Sea Grant}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, dike removal, environmental law and policy, fish passage, general, Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus spp., Salmon River Estuary, Tide gates}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/qv33s4263 }, author = {Souder, Jon A. and Giannico, Guillermo R.} } @article {82621, title = {Climate vulnerability assessment for Pacific salmon and steelhead in the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem}, journal = {PLoS One}, volume = {14}, number = {7}, year = {2019}, note = {This article is a major scientific overview of the vulnerability of Pacific Coast anadromous salmonids to climate change. {\textquotedblleft}Nearly all listing units faced high exposures to projected increases in stream temperature, sea surface temperature, and ocean acidification. . . Anthropogenic factors, especially migration barriers, habitat degradation, and hatchery influence, have reduced the adaptive capacity of most steelhead and salmon populations. Enhancing adaptive capacity is essential to mitigate for the increasing threat of climate change. Collectively, these results provide a framework to support recovery planning that considers climate impacts on the majority of West Coast anadromous salmonids{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). Projections were made about Oregon coast coho salmon.}, pages = {e0217711}, edition = {2019, Jul. 24}, keywords = {Oregon Coast, Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus spp., Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, climate change, depleted populations, ecosystem health, endangered species, habitats, hatcheries, human impacts, life history, ocean acidification, water temperatur}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217711 }, url = {https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0217711 }, author = {Crozier, Lisa G. and McClure, Michelle M. and Beechie, Tim and Bograd, Steven J. and Boughton, David A. and Carr, Mark and Cooney, Thomas D. and Dunham, Jason B. and Greene, Correigh M. and Haltuch, Melissa A. and Hazen, Elliott L. and Holzer, Damon M. and Huff, David O. and Johnson, Rachel C. and Jordan, Chris E. and Kaplan, Isaac C. and Lindley, Steven T. and Mantua, Nathan J. and Moyle, Peter B. and Myers, James M. and Nelson, Mark W. and Spence, Brian C. and Weitkamp, Laurie A. and Williams, Thomas H. and Willis-Norton, Ellen} } @article {82531, title = {Insights into estuary habitat loss in the western United States using a new method for mapping maximum extent of tidal wetlands}, journal = {PLoS One}, volume = {14}, number = {8}, year = {2019}, note = {This article recounts the techniques that led to the production of the 2017 maps to model the effects of sea level rise. The authors used lidar digital elevation models and other elevation models to develop new maps of current and historical wetlands on the United States West Coast. Their work shows that about 85\% of historical wetlands have been lost, with most losses near major river deltas. {\textquotedblleft}The new maps will help interested groups improve action plans for estuarine wetland habitat restoration and conservation, and will also provide a better baseline for understanding and predicting future changes with projected sea level rise{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract).}, month = {2019, Aug. 14}, keywords = {climate, habitats, human impacts, salinity, sea level, wetland vegetation, wetlands, remote sensing, mathematical modeling}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218558 }, url = {https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0218558 }, author = {Brophy, Laura S. and Greene, Correigh M. and Hare, Van C. and Holycross, Brett and Lanier, Andy and Heady, Walter N. and O{\textquoteright}Connor, Kevin and Imaki, Hiroo and Haddad, Tanya and Dana, Randy} } @mastersthesis {83197, title = {Biogeochemical Signals of Mountainous Forested Watersheds{\textquoteright} Response to Disturbance}, year = {2018}, note = {A large quantity of small particles of organic matter in rivers comes from small mountainous streams. Thus, small mountainous watersheds play a critical role in the carbon cycle. Some organic matter export is driven by natural causes: fire, landslides, floods, while in recent years most particulate export has come from anthropogenic causes such as logging and road-building. {\textquotedblleft}In this dissertation, we studied patterns of POM [particulate organic matter] mobilization, transport, and deposition to understand better how fundamental biogeochemical processes in forested mountainous watersheds respond to disturbances triggered by natural and human forcings{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). Different watersheds respond to disturbances in different ways, and the author advocates for understanding a watershed{\textquoteright}s history in order to understand how the watershed responds to environmental changes. }, pages = {152 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Water Resources Science Program and College of Forestry. Sustainable Forest Management Program}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, carbon, chemistry, coastal hazards, earthquakes, floods, forest fires, geography, geology, human impacts, hydrology, isotopes, landslides, logging, nitrogen, Umpqua River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/dj52wb24f }, author = {Guerrero-Bola{\~n}o, Francisco J.} } @article {82016, title = {Ecological and biological studies of ocean rafting: Japanese tsunami marine debris in North America and the Hawaiian Islands}, journal = {Aquatic Invasions}, volume = {13}, year = {2018}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}This is one of the papers from the special issue of Aquatic Invasions on {\textquoteleft}Transoceanic Dispersal of Marine Life from Japan to North America and the Hawaiian Islands as a Result of the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011.{\textquoteright}{\textquotedblright} (Co-Editors{\textquoteright} Note). This article is an introduction to the special issue of Aquatic Invasions. It summarizes the largest examples of tsunami debris found on the American Pacific coast and recounts the discovery of many new Japanese species identified as a result of research. Includes color photographs. This is an open-access article.}, month = {2018, Feb.}, pages = {p.1-9}, keywords = {Agate Beach, algae, aquatic invertebrates, coastal hazards, Coos Bay, earthquakes, genetics, geographical distribution, Gleneden Beach, introduced species, morphology, Pacific Coast, Seal Rock, species list, taxonomy, tsunamis}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2018.13.1.01}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/2pxmp6e8}, author = {Carlton, James T. and Chapman, John W. and Geller, Jonathan B. and Miller, Jessica A. and Ruiz, Gregory M. and Carlton, Deborah A. and McCuller, Megan I. and Treneman, Nancy C. and Steves, Brian P. and Breitenstein, Ralph A. and Lewis, Russell and Bilderback, David and Bilderback, Diane and Haga, Takuma and Harris, Leslie H.} } @mastersthesis {82511, title = {Effects of Secondary Salinization on Three Coastal Breeding Amphibians in Oregon: Taricha granulosa, Hyliola regilla, and Rana aurora}, year = {2018}, note = {Amphibian populations around the world are stressed, and many species show population declines. One stressor of amphibians is secondary salinization. Salts may intrude on freshwater through pollution, road salting, or rising sea levels. On the Oregon Coast, sea level rise is the greatest threat to native amphibians. In this Master{\textquoteright}s thesis, the author tests the salt tolerance of three native species of amphibians through laboratory work and field studies. Color photographs, color maps and aerial photographs. {\textquotedblleft}These results suggest that all study species may experience population declines in the future associated with secondary salinization{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). Major professor was Paul R. Adamus.}, pages = {104 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Environmental Sciences Program}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, amphibians, Bayview Oxbow (Alsea), Beaver Creek, Brian Booth State Park, Catching Slough (Coos), climate, Coos Bay, depleted populations, Juveniles, Life histories, Little Nestucca River, Matson Creek (Coos), Northwest treefrog = Hyliola regilla (Pseudacris regilla), Red-legged frog = Rana aurora, Rough-skinned newt = Taricha granulosa, salinity, sea levels, Siletz Bay, Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge, South Slough Estuarine Research Preserve, water quality, water temperature}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/p8418t28t }, author = {Goddard, Amanda L.} } @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.} } @article {82186, title = {Fish response to contemporary timber harvest practices in a second-growth forest from the central Coast Range of Oregon}, journal = {Forest Ecology and Management }, volume = {411}, year = {2018}, note = {The original Alsea Watershed Study ran from 1959-1973. It provided an important examination of the effects of logging practices of that time on streams and fishes. Today, this work enables researchers to compare current practices with those of the past in the same watersheds. This article describes the effects of a clear-cut with a riparian buffer (today) as opposed to a clear-cut over the creek (past). {\textquotedblleft}In contrast to the previous timber harvest in the catchment when few logging regulations existed, current forest practice regulations and logging techniques appear to have reduced acute negative effects on coastal cutthroat trout{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract).}, month = {2018, Mar. 1}, pages = {p. 142-157}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, Drift Creek, Flynn Creek, human impacts, logging, Needle Branch, terrestrial vegetation, water quality, water temperature}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.01.030}, author = {Bateman, D. S. and Gresswell, R. E. and Warren, D. and Hockman-Wert. D. P. and Leer, D. W. and Light, J. T. and Stednick, J. D.} } @article {82026, title = {Impact of multiple stressors on juvenile fish in estuaries of the northeast Pacific}, journal = {Global Change Biology}, volume = {24}, year = {2018}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}Here we provide one of the first studies for coastal ecosystems examining multiple stressor effects across broad scales, focused on the nursery function of 20 estuaries spanning 1,600 miles of coastline, 25 years of monitoring, and seven fish and invertebrate species along the northeast Pacific coast.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) Chinook salmon were find to be most susceptible to pollution, and English sole was most vulnerable to the loss of land cover. Some of the authors were Federal employees, making access of this article through ResearchGate permissible.}, month = {2018, May }, pages = {p.2008-2020}, keywords = {Salmon River, Siletz Bay, Yaquina Bay, Alsea Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, English sole = Parophrys vetulus, abundance, human impacts, ecosystem health, environmental stress, pollution, water quality,}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14055 }, author = {Toft, Jason D. and Munsch, Stuart H. and Cordell, Jeffery R. and Siitari, Kiira and Hare, Van C. and Holycross, Brett M. and DeBruyckere, Lisa A. and Greene, Correigh M. and Hughes, Brent B.} } @article {82861, title = {Status of the European Green Crab, Carcinus maenas, in Oregon and Washington coastal Estuaries in 2017}, year = {2018}, note = {The invasive European green crab is a voracious predator of bivalve molluscs, small crustaceans and other organisms. It has been present in Oregon since the late 1990s. The population grows when winter waters are warm, as they are during El Ni{\~n}os. {\textquotedblleft}Prior to 2015, green crabs were too rare to exert measurable effects on the native benthic community and on shellfish culture in Oregon and Washington. Following the recent strong El Ni{\~n}o, however, we documented the arrival of three strong year classes in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Average catch rates in over the last three years steadily increased from 0.5 to 0.8 and to 1.9 crabs per trap. These catches are much higher than in any of the previous years, including 1998. Since green crabs live for 6 years, these three consecutive year classes will provide larvae until 2023. A switch to cooler ocean conditions in the coming years will result in poor recruitment, but a return to high PDO and strong El Ni{\~n}o patterns would signal good recruitment and higher green crab densities.{\textquotedblright} (from the Executive Summary) Coos Bay, in particular, has experienced shocking growth of this population, going from 9 crabs captured in 2002 to 1,653 crabs captured in 2017. This report is accompanied by a dataset, available at: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/datasets/rn3016632 }, pages = {29 p.}, institution = {Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. Aquatic Nuisance Species Project}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquatic invertebrates, Boat ramp (Netarts), Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, crustaceans, El Nino, European green crab = Carcinus maenas, Grays Harbor (Wa.), Hatfield Marine Science Center, introduced species, Johnson{\textquoteright}s Slough (Yaquina), Makah Bay (Wa.), Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, North of Nevor Shellfish (Netarts), Oregon Coast Aquarium mudflat, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, population count, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Tillamook Bay, Whiskey Creek Salmon Hatchery, Willapa Bay (Wa.), Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/rx913w156 }, author = {Yamada, Sylvia Behrens and Yednock, Bree and Indivero, Julia and Geierman, Christina and Prickett, Joel A. and Randall, Andrea and Akmajian, Adrianne} } @article {77411, title = {Influences of natural and anthropogenic factors and tidal restoration on terrestrial arthropod assemblages in West Coast North American estuarine wetlands}, journal = {Estuaries and Coasts}, volume = {39}, year = {2016}, note = {This article reviews studies on arthropod assemblages from 87 wetland sites in 13 West Coast estuaries. What are the distribution and abundance of these animals? How does human-caused change to the environment affect them? It turns out that restoring wetlands, such as those in the Salmon River Estuary, causes arthropod abundance to increase rapidly. {\textquotedblleft}These results suggest that restoration of tidal influence to leveed wetlands can rapidly restore some components of estuarine wetland ecosystems but that recovery of other components will take longer and may depend on the extent of anthropogenic modification of the surrounding landscape.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, pages = {p.1491-1504}, keywords = {Columbia River, Nestucca River, Salmon River, Yaquina River, Alsea River, Siuslaw River, Coquille River, salt marsh, insects, wetland restoration, population biology, human impacts, land use}, doi = {doi: 10.1007/s12237-016-0091-3}, author = {David, Aaron T. and Goertier, Pascale A. L. and Munsch, Stuart H. and Jones, Brittany R. and Simenstad, Charles A. and Taft, Jason D. and Cordell, Jeffrey R. and Howe, Emily R. and Gray, Ayesha and Hannam, Michael P. and Matsubu, William and Morgan, Erin E.} } @article {76981, title = {Coastal flood hazard study, Lincoln County, Oregon}, volume = {no.O-15-06}, year = {2015}, note = {This is a technical document giving the factors and assumptions behind the flood hazard study. There are some colored maps and discussions of some sites, but it does not give the final maps. {\textquotedblleft}The objective of the Lincoln County coastal flood hazard project is to develop a digital flood insurance rate map (DFIRM) and flood insurance study (FIS) report for Lincoln County, Oregon. . . DOGAMI has been contracted to perform detailed coastal flood hazard studies for the entire length of the Lincoln County shoreline of the Pacific Ocean.{\textellipsis}{\textquotedblright} (p.1)}, pages = {351 p.}, institution = {Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea Spit, climate, coastal hazards, Depoe Bay, erosion, flooding, Fogarty Creek, geography, geology, Lincoln County (Or.), paleosciences, precipitation, Rocky Creek, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz Bay, Siletz Spit, Waldport (Or.), Whale Cove, Yachats (Or.), Yachats River, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Head}, url = {https://www.oregongeology.org/pubs/ofr/O-15-06_Lincoln.pdf }, author = {Allan, Jonathan C. and Ruggiero, Peter and Cohn, Nick and Garcia, Gabriel and O{\textquoteright}Brien, Fletcher E. and Stimely, Laura L. and Roberts, Jed T.} } @article {76891, title = {Stratigraphic and microfossil evidence for a 4500-year history of Cascadia subduction zone earthquakes and tsunamis at Yaquina River estuary, Oregon, USA}, journal = {Geological Society of America Bulletin, }, volume = {127}, number = {1-2}, year = {2015}, note = {There{\textquoteright}s a freshwater spruce swamp buried near the northeastern shore of Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend in Yaquina Bay. Sediment cores show 8-10 different soil sequences buried there, going back about 4500 years before the present. Each sequence terminates abruptly with a sandy deposit and then over 10 centimeters of mud. The authors of this paper infer that {\textquotedblleft}each buried soil represents a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake{\textellipsis}{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) The article includes maps of the bay, and show locations of previous research by other scientists. The Yaquina Bay sequence is compared with sequences from other Oregon estuaries.}, pages = {p.211-226}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Cannon Beach, coastal hazards, Coos Bay, Coquille River, earthquakes, geology, Netarts Bay, paleosciences, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Salmon River, sediments, Sixes River, South Slough, tsunamis, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River Estuary}, doi = {10.1130/B31074.1}, author = {Graehl, Nicholas A. and Kelsey, Harvey M. and Witter, Robert C. and Hemphill-Haley, Eileen and Engelhart, Simon E.} } @article {80231, title = {An Inventory and Classification of U.S. West Coast Estuaries}, year = {2014}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}To support restoration, enhancement and conservation of the ecosystem values of U.S. West Coast estuaries, we need first to inventory and classify those estuarine systems using a common scheme. Previous efforts have noted this need and responded with inventories, assessments and classifications of estuaries along the West Coast, but generally only for a subset, and often focused on larger estuaries.{\textquotedblright} This document provides classification data for 691 estuaries in Washington, Oregon and California.}, pages = {81 p.}, institution = {The Nature Conservancy}, address = {Arlington, Va. }, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Chetco River estuary, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Devil{\textquoteright}s Lake, Depoe Bay, Little Creek, Beaver Creek, Rock Creek, Big Creek, Yachats River, Tenmile Creek, Siltcoos River, Tahkenitch Creek, Necanicum River estuar}, url = {https://www.scienceforconservation.org/assets/downloads/West-Coast-Estuary-Inventory-2014.pdf}, author = {Heady, Walter N. and O{\textquoteright}Connor, Kevin and Kassakian, Jennifer and Doiron, Kate and Endris, Charles and Hudgens, Daniel and Clark, Ross P. and Carter, Jena and Gleason, Mary G.} } @article {76736, title = {Linking landscape characteristics and high stream nitrogen in the Oregon Coast Range: red alder complicates use of nutrient criteria}, journal = {Journal of the American Water Resources Association}, volume = {50 }, number = {6 }, year = {2014}, note = {Red alder fixes nitrogen, and in the fall and winter it sheds nitrogen into coastal streams. The result is that many coastal streams have at certain times of the year nitrogen levels that are unacceptably high, according to conventional environmental standards. Current nutrient models for Oregon coast streams fail to adequately account for this natural process. {\textquotedblleft}Our results provide evidence, at a regional scale, that background sources and processes cause many Coast Range streams to exceed proposed nutrient criteria, and that the prevalence of a single tree species (N-fixing red alder) exerts a dominant control over stream N concentrations across this region.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, month = {2014, Dec.}, pages = {p.1383-1400}, keywords = {ecosystem health, ecosystem modeling, environmental law and policy, general, nitrate, nitrogen, nutrients, Oregon Coast Range, red alder = Alnus rubra}, doi = {10.1111/jawr.12194}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/1n79h6293}, author = {Greathouse, Effie A. and Compton, Jana E. and Van Sickle, John} } @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 {54886, title = {Tsunami impact to Washington and northern Oregon from segment ruptures on the southern Cascadia subduction zone}, journal = {Natural Hazards}, volume = {72}, year = {2014}, note = {All who live on the West Coast of the United States should be aware of the possibility of a major earthquake occurring. But what if only a part of the subduction zone ruptures? This article examines a possible rupture in the southern half of the Cascadia Subduction Zone (south of Alsea Bay, Oregon). The authors ask important questions. How quickly does tsunami wave height decline north of the southern rupture areas? How much time do communities north of the southern rupture areas have to evacuate before the first inundation and the largest inundation occur? How far north of the southern rupture areas will felt shaking likely trigger evacuation of a populace trained to evacuate for a local earthquake? (p.851) The authors address these questions using a 10,000-year record of offshore turbedite deposits and a ~4,600-year record of tsunami deposits at Bradley Lake.}, month = {2014, Jun.}, pages = {p.849-870}, keywords = {Bandon (Or.), Brookings (Or.), Cannon Beach (Or.), Cape Blanco, coastal hazards, Columbia River, Coos Bay, Crescent City (Cal.), Depoe Bay (Or.), earthquakes, Florence (Or.), geology, Gold Beach (Or.), Grays Harbor (Wa.), Lincoln City (Or.), Long Beach (Wa.), Manzanita (Or.), Netarts Bay, Newport (Or.), Pacific City (Or.), paleosciences, Port Orford (Or.), Rockaway (Or.), Seaside (Or.), Tillamook Bay, tsunamis, Waldport (Or.), Winchester Bay}, doi = {10.1007/s11069-014-1041-7}, author = {Priest, George R. and Zhang, Yinglong and Witter, Robert C. and Wang, Kelin and Goldfinger, Chris and Stimely, Laura L.} } @article {36491, title = {Tidal wetlands of the Yaquina and Alsea River estuaries, Oregon: Geographic Information Systems layer development and recommendations for National Wetlands Inventory revisions}, volume = {no.2012{\textendash}1038}, year = {2013}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}Geographic Information Systems (GIS) layers of current, and likely former, tidal wetlands in two Oregon estuaries were generated by enhancing the 2010 National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) data with expert local field knowledge, Light Detection and Ranging-derived elevations, and 2009 aerial orthophotographs. Data were generated for two purposes: First, to enhance the NWI by recommending revised Cowardin et al. (1979) classifications for certain NWI wetlands within the study area; and second, to generate GIS data for the 1999 Yaquina and Alsea River Basins Estuarine Wetland Site Prioritization study{\textellipsis}. The GIS products of this project improve the accuracy and utility of the NWI data, and provide useful tools for estuarine resource management.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) Color maps. Appendix A includes excellent color photographs of wetland sites and plants. }, pages = {60 p.}, institution = {U.S. Geological Survey}, address = {Reston, Va.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea River, Bain Slough, Boone Slough, Depot Slough, Drift Creek, Eckman Slough, geographic information system, hydrography, Idaho Flats, Lint Slough, maps, McCaffery Slough, Nute Slough, Olalla Slough, Pooles Slough, Risley Creek, salinity, salt marsh, wetland delineation, wetland vegetation, wetlands, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River}, url = {https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1038/pdf/ofr2012-1038.pdf}, author = {Brophy, Laura S. and Reusser, Deborah A. and Janousek, Christopher N. and Green Point Consulting, and U.S. Geological Survey, and U.S.Environmental Protection Agency,} } @article {54631, title = {Tsunami inundation scenarios for Oregon}, volume = {no. O-13-19}, year = {2013}, note = {This technical document accompanies the 2013 tsunami inundation map series for coastal Oregon. It describes the methodology used to produce the maps. In addition to the report, the CD includes GIS shapefiles with embedded metadata.}, pages = {17 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {coastal hazards, earthquakes, general, maps, mathematical modeling, Oregon, tsunamis}, url = {https://www.oregongeology.org/pubs/ofr/O-13-19.pdf}, author = {Priest, George R. and Witter, Robert C. and Zhang, Y. Joseph and Wang, Kelin and Goldfinger, Chris and Stimely, Laura L. and English, John T. and Pickner, Sean G. and Hughes, Kaleena L. B. and Wille, Taylore E. and Smith, Rachel L. and Oregon. Department of Geology and Mineral Industries,} } @article {15376, title = {Chemical characteristics of particulate organic matter from a small, mountainous river system in the Oregon Coast Range, USA}, journal = {Biogeochemistry}, volume = {107}, number = {1-3}, year = {2012}, note = {This paper is about the transfer of small particles of organic matter from a river into the ocean, and how understanding these processes can help a larger understanding of global geochemical cycles. The Alsea is contrasted with the Santa Clara River system. Interestingly, organic matter from the Alsea was modern (less than 60 years old), in contrast to other systems studied. }, pages = {p.43-66}, keywords = {Alsea River, Alsea River Basin, carbon, Fall Creek, flooding, precipitation, Santa Clara River, sediments}, doi = {10.1007/s10533-010-9529-z}, author = {Hatten, Jeff A. and Go{\~n}i, Miguel A. and Wheatcroft, Robert A.} } @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 {26966, title = {Ecological Baselines for Oregon{\textquoteright}s Coast: a Report for Agencies That Manage Oregon{\textquoteright}s Coastal Habitats for Ecological and Economic Sustainability, and for All Who Are Interested in the Welfare of Wildlife That Inhabit Our Coast and Its Estuaries}, year = {2012}, note = {"We begin this report with a chapter reviewing archaeological, ethnographic, and historic materials to provide a picture of Oregon{\textquoteright}s coastal resources before 1750. Subsequent chapters consider salmon, sea otters, and sub-tidal sea urchins." (p.7)}, pages = {79 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {archeology, Coquille River estuary, ecosystem health, general ecosystem description, historical, marsh restoration, Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus species, purple sea urchin = Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, red sea urchin = Strongylocentrotus franciscanus, Salmon River Estuary, Sea otter = Enhydra lutris}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/6d56zx411}, author = {Hall, Roberta L. and Ebert, Thomas A. and Gilden, Jennifer S. and Hatch, David R. and Mrakovcich, Karina Lorenz and Smith, Courtland L.} } @article {34526, title = {Genetic diversity, endemism and phylogeny of lampreys within the genus Lampetra sensu stricto (Petromyzontiformes: Petromyzontidae) in western North America}, journal = {Journal of Fish Biology}, volume = {81}, number = {6}, year = {2012}, note = {Describes the phylogenetic relationships between West Coast lamprey populations. The Siuslaw River brook lamprey population was among the most genetically distinct.}, month = {2012, Nov.}, pages = {p.1891-1914}, keywords = {Alsea River, Coos River, Cow Creek, East Fork Millicoma River, Fishawk Creek, genetics, Mill Creek, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, North Fork Siuslaw River, Pacific lamprey = Entosphenus tridentatus (Lampetra tridentata), River lamprey = Lampetra ayresi, Siuslaw River, taxonomy, Umpqua River, Western brook lamprey = Lampetra richardsoni, Wilson River, Yaquina River}, doi = {10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03417.x}, author = {Boguski, D. A. and Reid, S. B. and Goodman, D. H. and Docker, M. F.} } @mastersthesis {36151, title = {Genetic Population Structure and Cryptic Speciation of Ghost Shrimp (Neotrypaea californiensis) in North American West Coast Estuaries}, year = {2012}, note = {Surveyed the West Coast from Puget Sound to San Diego to study the genetics of the ghost shrimp population and thereby infer the potential for larval dispersal in ghost shrimp. {\textquotedblleft}Multiple haplotypes were shared among 346 adult ghost shrimp specimens collected from estuaries in Washington, Oregon, and California indicated that larvae of this species are transported across great distances during the pelagic dispersal phase of development.{\textquotedblright} The author also found the population structure was influenced by {\textquotedblleft}the presence of three putative cryptic species that were deeply divergent from N. californiensis.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) Paper 4232.}, month = {2012, Dec.}, pages = {52 p.}, school = {San Jose State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Biological Sciences}, address = {San Jose, Calif.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Columbia River, Coos Bay, genetics, Ghost shrimp = Neotrypaea californiensis (Callianassa californiensis), Heceta Head, life history information, Nestucca Bay, population biology, theses, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Head}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.31979/etd.p76q-dprs }, url = {https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_theses/4232/}, author = {Gille, Daphne Anne} } @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} } @inbook {15476, title = {The Alsea Watershed Study: a comparison with other multi-year investigations in the Pacific Northwest}, booktitle = {Hydrological and Biological Responses to Forest Practices: the Alsea Watershed Study}, series = {Ecological Studies}, volume = {199}, year = {2008}, pages = {p.259-290}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, Deer Creek, Drift Creek, Flynn Creek, human impacts, logging, natural resource management, Needle Branch, sediment data, terrestrial vegetation, water quality, water temperature}, url = {https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/33127}, author = {Bisson, Peter A. and Gregory, Stanley V. and Nickelson, Thomas E. and Hall, James D.}, editor = {Stednick, John D.} } @conference {15486, title = {Discharge and source of particulate organic carbon and nitrogen from a small mountainous river in the Oregon Coast Range [abstract]}, booktitle = {Fall Meeting / American Geophysical Union}, year = {2008}, note = {Abstract H21H-0939. }, publisher = {AGU}, organization = {AGU}, address = {San Francisco, Ca.}, keywords = {Alsea Basin, carbon, flooding, nitrogen, sediments}, url = {https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008AGUFM.H21H0939H/abstract}, author = {Hatten, J.A. and Goni, M. and Wheatcroft, R. and Pakenham, A.} } @inbook {15491, title = {Flynn Creek: Research Natural Area}, booktitle = {Hydrological and Biological Responses to Forest Practices: the Alsea Watershed Study}, year = {2008}, note = {Flynn Creek was the "control" stream in the original Alsea Watershed Study. It was left as a mature and unlogged watershed. In 1977, it was declared a Research Natural Area. This article describes the location. }, pages = {p.123-138}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, amphibians, birds, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, Drift Creek, Flynn Creek, general ecosystem description, Reticulate sculpin = Cottus perplexus, species list, terrestrial mammals, terrestrial vegetation}, author = {McKee, Arthur and Greene, Sarah}, editor = {Stednick, John D.} } @article {15501, title = {Great-earthquake paleogeodesy and tsunamis of the past 2000 years at Alsea Bay, central Oregon coast, USA}, journal = {Quaternary Science Reviews}, volume = {27}, number = {7-8}, year = {2008}, note = {Studies four sheets of tsunami-deposited sands between tidal mud and peat in Alsea Bay. "Sampling at Alsea Bay is too limited and transfer functions too imprecise to argue for preseismic subsidence.""Apparant high rates of postseismic uplift inferred from the most reliable reconstructions at Alsea Bay suggest uplift was almost as large as coseismic subsidence." Supplementary data available at doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2008.01.001.}, pages = {p.747-768}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, earthquakes, sediment data, tsunamis}, doi = {10.1016/j.quascirev.2008.01.001}, author = {Nelson, Alan R. and Sawai, Yuki and Jennings, Anne E. and Bradley, Lee-Ann and Gerson, Linda and Sherrod, Brian L. and Sabean, Jennifer and Horton, Benjamin P.} } @article {15631, title = {Updated status of federally listed ESUs of west coast salmon and steelhead}, volume = {no.66}, year = {2005}, month = {2005, Jun.}, pages = {598 p.}, institution = {U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center,}, address = {Seattle, Wash.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, depleted populations, Devil{\textquoteright}s Lake, fecundity, genetics, hatcheries, human impacts, hybridization, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, population biology, population count, reproductive behavior, Rogue River, Salmon River, salmonid species, Sand Lake, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, statistical analysis, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Tenmile Lake, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River Basin, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/assets/25/203_08302005_132955_brttechmemo66final2.pdf}, editor = {Good, Thomas P. and Waples, Robin S. and Adams, Pete} } @article {12181, title = {Cascadia tsunami deposit database [electronic resource]}, volume = {no.03-13}, year = {2003}, pages = {24 p.}, address = {[Menlo Park, Calif.]}, keywords = {bibliography, coastal hazards, earthquakes, geology, landslides, tsunamis}, url = {https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/ofr0313}, author = {Peters, Robert and Jaffe, Bruce and Gelfenbaum, Guy and Peterson, Curt} } @article {13776, title = {Recovery of wild salmonids in Western Oregon lowlands}, volume = {no.2002-1}, year = {2002}, note = {Focus on lower rivers and estuaries. Good summaries of states of streams. Appendix B gives stream miles that meet EPA 303(d) water quality standards.}, pages = {169 p.}, institution = {Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team,}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {estuaries, habitat restoration, human impacts, Oncorhynchus spp., salmon}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/7d278t113}, author = {Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team, and Buckhouse, John and Elmore, Wayne and Gregory, Stanley and Kavanagh, Kathleen and Pearcy, William G. and Schreck, Carl B.} } @inbook {76661, title = {Magnetic stratigraphy and tectonic rotation of the Oligocene Alsea, Yaquina, and Nye Formations, Lincoln County, Oregon}, booktitle = {Magnetic stratigraphy of the Pacific Coast Cenozoic : a symposium volume based on Proceedings of the 1997 Pacific Section AAPG-SEPM Meeting, Bakersfield, California, and the 2001 Pacific Section AAPG-SEPM-Cordilleran Section GSA Meeting}, series = {Book (SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology). Pacific Section) }, volume = {91}, year = {2001}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}The Alsea Formation, Yaquina Sandstone, and Nye Mudstone make up a sequence of almost 3300 m of Oligocene-Miocene marine strata. It is one of the thickest and most continuous records of the mid-Cenozoic in Oregon, yet dating of these rocks has been imprecise in the past.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, pages = {p.184-194}, publisher = {Pacific Section SEPM}, organization = {Pacific Section SEPM}, address = {Fullerton, CA}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea Formation, geology, Magnetism, microfossils, Nye Mudstone, paleosciences, plankton, stratigraphy, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Sandstone}, author = {Prothero, Donald R. and Bitboul, Clio Z. and Moore, George W. and Niem, Alan R. and American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Pacific Section, and Geological Society of America. Cordilleran Section,} } @article {15721, title = {Midcoast Sixth Field Watershed Assessment: Final Report}, year = {2001}, month = {2001}, pages = {273 p.}, institution = {Midcoast Watersheds Council}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, biological, coho salmon=Oncorhynchus kisutch, habitat conservation, hydrology, land ownership, land use, landslides, map, physical, Salmon River Estuary, sediments, Siletz River estuary, steelhead=Oncorhynchus mykiss, water quality data, water temperature data, wetland delineation, Yachats River estuary, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/fn107338m}, author = {Garono, Ralph and Brophy, Laura and Midcoast Watersheds Council} } @inbook {15736, title = {3.3 Summary and current status of Oregon{\textquoteright}s estuarine ecosystems}, booktitle = {Oregon State of the Environment Report 2000}, year = {2000}, month = {2000}, pages = {12 p.}, publisher = {Oregon Progress Board}, organization = {Oregon Progress Board}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, Chetco Riverr estuary, Columbia River estuary, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, Depoe Bay, ecosystem health, Elk River estuary, estuarine dynamics, general, historical, indicators, Necanicum River estuary, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake Estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Sixes River estuary, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, Winshuck River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://www.oregon.gov/DSL/WW/Documents/soer_ch33.pdf}, author = {Good, James W.} } @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,} } @book {36746, title = {Status review of coastal cutthroat trout from Washington, Oregon, and California}, series = {NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC}, year = {1999}, note = {The Biological Review Team concluded that coastal stocks of cutthroat trout were not presently at risk of extinction. Appendix 1-A gives the known history of hatchery releases in streams and lakes.}, month = {1999}, publisher = {Northwest Fisheries Science Center}, organization = {Northwest Fisheries Science Center}, address = {[Seattle, Wash.]}, keywords = {Alsea Fish Hatchery, Alsea River, Chetco River, Coos Bay, Coos River, Coquille River, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, Devils Lake, endangered species, environmental policy and law, general ecosystem description, genetics, hatcheries, history, Kilchis River, life history information, Miami River, Millicoma River, natural resource management, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, population biology, population count, Rogue River, Salmon River, salmonid species, Sand Creek, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River, Smith River, statistics, Tahkenitch Lake, Tenmile Creek, Tillamook River, Trask River, Umpqua River, Wilson River, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/3066}, author = {Johnson, Orlay W. and Ruckelshaus, Mary H. and Grant, W. Stewart and Waknitz, F. William and Garrett, Ann M. and Bryant, Gregory J. and Neely, Kathleen and Hard, Jeffrey J. and Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.),} } @article {15881, title = {Status review of chinook salmon from Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and California}, volume = {no.35}, year = {1998}, note = {The team studying Chinook salmon felt that for the Oregon Coast this species is not in danger of extinction, nor thought to become extinct "in the forseeable future" (p.249). Appendix D gives the known history of hatchery releases. }, pages = {443 p.}, institution = {U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service}, address = {[Seattle, Wa.] }, keywords = {Alsea River, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coos River, Coquille River, endangered species, environmental policy and law, general ecosystem description, genetics, hatcheries, historical, Kilchis River, life history information, Miami River, Millicoma River, natural resource management, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, population biology, population count, Salmon River, salmonid species, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, statistics, Tillamook River, Trask River, Umpqua River, Wilson River, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/assets/25/7190_07042012_124647_Myers.et.al.1998-rev.pdf}, author = {Myers, James M. and Kope, Robert G. and Bryant, Gregory J. and Teel, David; and Lierheimer, Lisa J. and Wainwright, Thomas C. and Grant, W. Stewart and Waknitz, F. William and Neely, Kathleen and Lindley, Steven T. and Waples, Robin S.} } @article {15996, title = {Smolting of hatchery-reared steelhead transferred as eyed eggs from the Northern to the Southern Hemisphere}, journal = {Progressive Fish-Culturist}, volume = {57}, number = {1}, year = {1995}, note = {The authors studied the effects of shifting steelhead salmon eggs from the Northern to the Southern Hemisphere. They used eyed eggs from the Alsea River Trout Hatchery in the experiment.}, pages = {78-83}, keywords = {Alsea Trout Hatchery, life history information, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss}, author = {Uribe, J.C. and Vial, M.V. and Gonzalez, O. and Medina, A. and Balladares, R. and von der Hundt, J. and Catalan, V.} } @proceedings {16006, title = {Status of coastal cutthroat trout in Oregon}, year = {1995}, note = {The authors note significant declines in sea-run cutthroat trout in the Umpqua and Columbia Rivers. Additionally, they observe, "Recent creel surveys in two other coastal basins, the Alsea and Siuslaw, indicate that a substantial decline in the abundance of anadromous cutthroat has occurred in other areas. Catches of anadromous cutthroat in the 1990{\textquoteright}s are less than 10\% of catches in the late 1960{\textquoteright}s in both the Alsea and Siuslaw basins." (from the Abstract)}, month = {1997}, pages = {p.57-67}, publisher = {Oregon Chapter of the American Fisheries Society}, address = {Reedsport, OR}, keywords = {Alsea River, biological, catch statistics, Columbia River, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, fishes, hatchery salmonids, life history information, population biology, population count, salmonids, Siuslaw River, Umpqua River}, author = {Hooton, Robert M.}, editor = {Hall, James D. and Bisson, Peter A. and Gresswell, Robert E} } @mastersthesis {36101, title = {Small Mammal and Herpetofauna Abundance in Riparian and Upslope Areas of Five Forest Conditions}, year = {1992}, note = {The author compared species composition and relative abundance of small mammals and amphibians in different riparian and upslope habitats, mostly in the Alsea Basin. This is a look at animals such as shrews, voles, moles, mice, salamanders and frogs in the watershed. {\textquotedblleft}The results suggested that small (second- third- and fourth-order) riparian systems and adjacent upslope areas may provide important habitat to some small mammals and herpetofauna on the Oregon Coast Ranges. It is vital that these systems be considered in management plans which include the protection of at least some of these areas from timber harvest.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) Masters thesis. Major professor was Robert G. Anthony.}, pages = {118 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, Wildlife Management}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, American Shrew-mole = Neurotrichus gibbsii, amphibians, Boulder Creek, Bull Run Creek, Coastal giant salamander = Dicamptodon tenebrosus, Coastal Oregon Productivity Enhancement (COPE), Coastal tailed frog = Ascaphus truei, Drift Creek, habitats, Horse Creek, Johnson Creek, Meadow Creek, Nettle Creek, Pacific jumping mouse = Zaphus trinotatus, Pacific shrew = Sorex pacificus, Red-legged frog = Rana aurora, riparian areas, Rough-skinned newt = Taricha granulosa, South Fork Alsea River, South Fork Rock Creek, species list, terrestrial mammals, terrestrial vegetation, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/4t64gs692}, author = {Gomez, Douglas M.} } @book {25101, title = {Bay Clam Data Series Report: 1990}, year = {1991}, note = {Numerous statistics, including data from interviews with recreational clam diggers. Reports on test plots of the introduced Manila clams (Venerupis philippinarum) in Coos and Yaquina bays. Reports on subtidal surveys of Yaquina Bay and intertidal surveys of Netarts Bay.}, pages = {39 p.}, publisher = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, organization = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Cape Lookout State Park, catch statistics, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Happy Camp, introduced species, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Siuslaw River estuary, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/8p58pd79c}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {16141, title = {Geographic variation in population genetic structure of chinook salmon from California and Oregon}, journal = {Fishery Bulletin}, volume = {90}, number = {1}, year = {1991}, note = {Used genetic characteristics to classify Northern California and Southern Oregon hatchery Chinook salmon into five distinct groups. Alsea Chinook fall into the "Middle Oregon" group, along with Umpqua, Coos and Coquille salmon.}, pages = {77-100}, keywords = {Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, genetics, population biology, straying}, url = {https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/pdf-content/1992/901/gall.pdf}, author = {Gall, Graham A. E. and Bartley, Devin and Bentley, Boyd and Brodziak, Jon and Gomulklewicz, Richard and Mangel, Marc} } @article {16166, title = {Bay Clam Data Series Report: 1986}, year = {1990}, note = {Includes numerous statistics, information on commercial and recreational clamming, including clam digger interviews. Also includes information on hatchery stock improvement program, trying to plant Manila clams in bays, and natural recruitment studies in Yaquina Bay.}, month = {March_1990}, pages = {54 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, Coquille Point, Criteser{\textquoteright}s Marina, gaper clam=Tresus capax, Idaho Point, littleneck clam=Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, McLean Point, molluscs, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, recreational fisheries-shellfish, Siuslaw River estuary, softshell clam=Mya arenaria, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Bay Bridge}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/2j62s564m}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {16171, title = {Bay Clam Data Series Report: 1987}, year = {1990}, note = {Much statistical information, including interviews with recreational clammers. Reports on experiments with introducing Manila clams into Tillamook, Yaquina and Coos bays and natural recruitment studies in Netarts and Yaquina bays.. }, month = {1990}, pages = {59 p.}, institution = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, Bayshore, biological, bivalves, Breakwater Alsea Bay, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, catch statistics, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, introduced species, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, North Shore Alsea Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Siuslaw River estuary, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/p5547s11k}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @book {16176, title = {Bay Clam Data Series Report: 1988}, year = {1990}, note = {Much statistical information, including interviews with recreational clammers. Reports on experiments with introducing Manila clams into Tillamook, Yaquina and Coos bays and natural recruitment studies in Netarts and Yaquina bays.. }, month = {1990}, pages = {55 p.}, publisher = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, organization = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, Bayshore, biological, bivalves, Breakwater Alsea Bay, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, catch statistics, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, introduced species, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, North Shore Alsea Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Siuslaw River estuary, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/j9602153c}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @book {16181, title = {Bay Clam Data Series Report: 1989}, year = {1990}, note = {Much statistical information, including interviews with recreational clammers. }, month = {1990}, pages = {35 p.}, publisher = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, organization = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, Bayshore, biological, bivalves, Breakwater Alsea Bay, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, catch statistics, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, introduced species, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, North Shore Alsea Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Siuslaw River estuary, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/d791sg99g}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @mastersthesis {16196, title = {Floodplain Aggradation in an Intermontane Area of the Oregon Coast Range as a Geomorphic Response to the Pleistocene-Holocene Transition}, year = {1990}, note = {Examines floodplain areas in the upper reaches of Drift Creek and hypothesizes about their origin. "In the Coast Range of Oregon, floodplains are discontinuously developed along meander bends in bedrock in the upper reaches of Drift Creek, a fourth-order stream tributary to the Alsea River..." (from the abstract)}, pages = {45 p.}, school = {Western Washington University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, address = {Bellingham, Wa.}, keywords = {Alsea Basin, Drift Creek, erosion, flooding, geology, sediments, theses}, author = {Grabau, Paul C} } @article {16206, title = {Status of Bay Clams in Oregon 1975-1988}, year = {1990}, note = {Nice historical summary.}, month = {April_1990}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, catch statistics, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries-shellfish, environmental policy and law, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, natural resource management, population biology, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/7d278t54w}, author = {Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,}, editor = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and McCrae, Jean E.} } @proceedings {16231, title = {Long-term erosion impacts of the 1982-83 El Nino on the Oregon Coast.}, volume = {4}, year = {1989}, note = {Details effects of the 1982-83 El Nino, particularly on the Alsea and Netarts sand spits, areas where the erosion was most severe.}, pages = {p.3785-3794}, publisher = {American Society of Civil Engineers}, address = {Charleston, S.C.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay Spit, climate, coastal hazards, El Nino, erosion, Netarts Bay Spit}, author = {Komar, Paul D. and Good, James W.} } @article {16366, title = {Clam Studies: 1985}, year = {1986}, pages = {61 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, 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, gaper clam =Tresus capax, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, molluscs, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, 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/vt150j912}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Fish Division,} } @article {24696, title = {Clam studies: 1984}, volume = {no.85-8}, year = {1985}, note = {"This report summarizes the results of our bay clam studies in 1984. Activities summarized include monitoring of the recreational and commercial clam fisheries, hatchery stock enhancement studies, natural recruitment studies, and miscellaneous other projects." (Introduction)}, pages = {56 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {Newport, OR}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Bay Ocean Flat, Bayshore, bivalves, Bolin Island, breakwater, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Cape Lookout Sand Spit, Charleston Flat, Charleston Triangle, Clam Island, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille Point, Coquille River estuary, Criteser{\textquoteright}s Moorage, Empire Flat, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Garibaldi Flat, Hanson{\textquoteright}s Marina, Happy Camp, Idaho Point, Little Nestucca Flat, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, North Fork Flat, North Shore, North Spit, Pigeon Point, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Sitka Flat, Siuslaw Bay, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, statistics, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Bay Bridge}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/t722h9759}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {16416, title = {Upwelling and river runoff as sources of dissolved nitrous oxide to the Alsea Estuary, Oregon}, journal = {Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science}, volume = {20}, number = {4}, year = {1985}, note = {Analyzed presence of nitrous oxide in Alsea Estuary and tributaries from July-October, 1979. Most of the study took place before the fall rains began and found the primary source of nitrogen to be summer upwelling of nutrient-rich waters. Dissolved nitrous oxide concentrations spiked in some upstream locations after the fall rains began --in farmed valleys in which cultivation and grazing took place. }, pages = {p.375-386}, keywords = {agriculture, Alsea Estuary, nitrogen cycle, nitrous oxide, South Fork Alsea River, upwelling}, author = {de Angelis, Marie Agatha and Gordon, Louis I.} } @article {16421, title = {Clam studies: 1983}, volume = {no.84-14}, year = {1984}, note = {"This report summarizes the results of our bay clam studies in 1983. Activities summarized include monitoring of the recreational and commercial clam fisheries, hatchery stock enhancement studies, natural recruitment studies, and miscellaneous other projects." (Introduction)}, month = {1984}, pages = {52 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {Newport, OR}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Bay Ocean Flat, Bayshore, bivalves, breakwater, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Cape Lookout Sand Spit, Charleston Flat, Charleston Triangle, Clam Island, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille Point, Coquille River estuary, Criteser{\textquoteright}s Moorage, eelgrass = Zostera marina, Empire Flat, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Garibaldi Flat, Hanson{\textquoteright}s Marina, Happy Camp, Idaho Point, Little Nestucca Flat, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, North Fork Flat, North Shore, North Spit, Pigeon Point, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Sitka Flat, Siuslaw Bay, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, statistics, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Bay Bridge}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/12579s92p}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @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,} } @article {12721, title = {The Ecology of Tidal Marshes of the Pacific Northwest Coast : a Community Profile}, number = {no.82/32}, year = {1983}, pages = {65 p.}, address = {Washington, DC}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vegetation, birds, Chetco River estuary, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, fishes, geographic distribution, natural resource management, Necanicum Bay, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts Bay, Rogue River estuary, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake Estuary, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, Sixes River estuary, soils, species list, terrestrial mammals, tidal marsh, tidal processes, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, wetland vegetation, Yaquina Bay}, issn = {no.82/32}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/3pymsmvd}, author = {Seliskar, Denise M. and Gallagher, John L.} } @article {16486, title = {Commerical Clam Production: Completion Report October 1, 1979 to December 31, 1981}, year = {1982}, note = {"Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act / Project Number 1-lSO-R-2 Segment 2 / Contract Number 8l-ABD-ORAB"}, pages = {16 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, 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, gaper clam=Tresus capax, littleneck clam=Leukoma staminea, molluscs, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, 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/kk91fm31s}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Starr, Richard M. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {80206, title = {The law of the coast in a clamshell: Part VIII: the Oregon approach}, journal = {Shore and Beach}, volume = {50 }, year = {1982}, note = {This article, written by the Attorney General of Oregon at the time, gives an overview of Oregon{\textquoteright}s coastal laws. The article looks at land ownership, access rights, leasing, determination of tidal boundaries, and Oregon{\textquoteright}s Public Trust doctrine. The 1967 Oregon Beach Law is referenced. A helpful vocabulary gives a legal lexicon for shoreline changes. A good look at the laws as of 1982.}, month = {1982, Jul.}, pages = {p.16-23}, keywords = {Oregon, environmental law and policy, land ownership, tidelands, beaches, Beach Bill}, author = {Graber, Peter H. F.} } @article {51261, title = {The relationship of morphology and material to landslide occurrence along the coastline in Lincoln County, Oregon}, journal = {Oregon Geology}, volume = {44}, year = {1982}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}The exact locations of 153 landslides were delineated within a 2. I-km-wide strip along the Lincoln County, Oregon, coastline.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) Map, tables, bw photographs of landslides, mostly from the Newport area. A good read for anyone considering buying property on the coast.}, month = {1982, Sep.}, pages = {p.99-102}, keywords = {Agate Beach, Alsea Bay, Bayshore Spit, Beaver Creek, Beverly Beach, Cape Foulweather, Cape Perpetua, Cascade Head, coastal hazards, erosion, geology, landslides, Lincoln City (Or.), Lincoln County (Or.), Newport (Or.), Nye Beach, Otter Crest, Siletz Bay, Waldport (Or.), Yachats (Or.), Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Head}, url = {https://pubs.oregon.gov/dogami/og/OGv44n09.pdf}, author = {Gentile, John Richard} } @article {16541, title = {Estuaries}, journal = {Oregon Wildlife}, volume = {36}, number = {12}, year = {1981}, note = {Popular overview of the state of Oregon{\textquoteright}s estuaries in the early 1980s. Uses Tillamook Bay as an example of "estuary evolution accelerated by man," documents filling in of the bay due to logging, forest fires. Paragraph descriptions of each of the major estuaries. "Alsea Bay (2,227 acres): This bay is heavily used by wildlife as well as fish. Great blue heron rookeries are found around the bay and winter waterfowl use is heavy. Salmon and cutthroat trout angling are also popular."}, month = {1981, Dec.}, pages = {p.3-8}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, estuaries, general, human impacts}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/r781wh144}, author = {Gladson, Jim} } @article {16596, title = {Commerical Clam Development Annual Report: October 1, 1979 to September 30, 1980}, year = {1980}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, 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, gaper clam=Tresus capax, littleneck clam=Leukoma staminea, molluscs, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, 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/st74cr226}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas. F and Starr, Richard M. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife} } @article {12816, title = {An ecological characterization of the Pacific Northwest coastal region. Volume 4: characterization atlas - watershed unit descriptions}, number = {no.79/14}, year = {1980}, month = {1980}, institution = {United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Biological Services Program}, address = {Washington, D.C.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, demographics, depleted populations, economics, estuarine dynamics, fishes, general ecosystem description, hydrology, McCaffery Slough, methodology, Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus species, physical, Pooles Slough, precipitation, Salmon River estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, water quality, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015086411835\&view=1up\&seq=3}, author = {Proctor, Charles M. and Garcia, John C. and Galvin, David V. and Lewis, Gary B. and Loehr, Lincoln C. and Massa, Alison M.} } @article {16681, title = {Nitrous oxide and methane in Alsea Bay, Oregon}, journal = {Eos}, volume = {60}, number = {46}, year = {1979}, month = {1979}, pages = {p.845}, keywords = {greenhouse gases, hydrology, mathematical modeling, methane, nitrous oxide, pollution}, isbn = {0096-3941}, author = {de Angelis, Marie Agatha and Gordon, L. I.} } @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,} } @mastersthesis {36636, title = {The Delineation of Landslides in the Lincoln County, Oregon Coastal Zone}, year = {1978}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}A study conducted along the Lincoln County, Oregon coast delineated the exact location of 153 landslides. The landslides were found through the interpretation of aerial photographs.{\textquotedblright} The slides were mapped, analyzed and classified as ancient, historic or recent. {\textquotedblleft}It was found that most landslides occur in conjunction with silt stone materials of Tertiary age. Areas with similar morphology but of sandstone materials are less likely to have landslides. Structurally, landslides occur in areas with steeply dipping Tertiary bedding planes or in areas with steep slopes such as river valleys. A large portion of the landslides in the study area occur at contact zones between Tertiary and Quaternary materials. Most of these slides are ancient, stable slides and are larger than other slides in the study area. The only active ancient landslides in the coastal zone take place in the Nye mudstones near Beverly Beach State Park.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) Appendices list slides, summarize their characteristics and show them on a map of the county. This is a research paper taking the place of a thesis, {\textquotedblleft}in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE.{\textquotedblright} }, pages = {36 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Geography}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Agate Beach, Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek, Beverly Beach, Big Creek, Boiler Bay, Cape Foulweather, Cape Perpetua, coastal hazards, Depoe Bay (Or.), erosion, geography, geology, Jump-Off Joe, landslides, Lincoln City (Or.), Lincoln County (Or.), Lint Slough, Newport (Or.), Otter Rock, paleosciences, physical, Roads End, Seal Rock, Siletz Bay, theses, Waldport (Or.), Yachats (Or.), Yachats River, Yaquina Head}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_projects/x633f166m}, author = {Gentile, John Richard} } @article {14736, title = {Summary report on releases of laboratory produced clams}, volume = {no.78-4}, year = {1978}, note = {"In 1968 the Oregon Fish Commission (now Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife) initiated P.L. 88-309 funded studies to develop techniques to spawn and rear several species of bay clams. After our successful spawning and rearing studies, we planted the laboratory-produced juvenile clams on various tideflats of several estuaries to evaluate their growth and survival. . . This report summarizes the results of cur field work on Yaquina, Netarts, Tillamook, Alsea, Coos and Coquille estuaries." (from the Introduction) Although the spawning and rearing of clam larvae was successful, efforts to plant out clam larvae in various estuaries mostly failed. One glim of hope involved successful planting of Manila littleneck clams (Venus clams) in Netarts Bay. Includes maps of planting areas.}, month = {1978, Aug.}, pages = {24 p.}, institution = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Netarts Bay, Tillamook Bay, Venus clam = Venerupis philippinarum, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/6h440t226}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @book {16801, title = {Oregon Port Districts : 1977, an Economic Profile}, year = {1977}, note = {"Prepared by Stephen R. Gabriel [and] Catherine E. Lee [for] State of Oregon Department of Economic Development Ports Division." A look at Oregon port districts in the mid-1970s - how they contribute to economic development, activities, statistics. For the Oregon Coast, Coos Bay and Astoria get the most in-depth treatment, but there is some information about the smaller ports.}, publisher = {Oregon Department of Economic Development. Ports Division}, organization = {Oregon Department of Economic Development. Ports Division}, chapter = {27 p.}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {economics, industrial development, Port of Alsea, Port of Bandon, Port of Bay City, Port of Brookings, Port of Coos Bay, Port of Coquille River, Port of Gold Beach, Port of Nehalem, Port of Newport, Port of Siuslaw, Port of Tillamook Bay, Port of Toledo, Port of Umpqua, statistics}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:22561}, author = {Gabriel, Stephen R. and Lee, Catherine E. and Oregon. Dept. of Economic Development. Ports Division,} } @article {16846, title = {Methods of Supplementing Clam and Abalone Production. Completion Report July 1, 1973 to June 30, 1976}, year = {1976}, pages = {13 p.}, institution = {Oregon Fish Commission, Division of Management and Research}, address = {Oregon}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Coos River estuary, geographical distribution, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, molluscs, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Tillamook estuary, Venus clam = Venerupis phillipinarum, Whale Cove, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/6395w758c}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {16926, title = {Methods of Supplementing Clam and Abalone Production. Annual Report July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1976}, year = {1975}, note = {Includes maps of substrate, clam bed densities, clam distribution.}, pages = {35 p.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Coos River estuary, geographical distribution, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, molluscs, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Tillamook estuary, Venus clam = Venerupis phillipinarum, Whale Cove, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/mp48sd27c}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Lukas, Gerald and Oregon. Fish Commission. Division of Management and Research,} } @article {16991, title = {Winter steelhead}, journal = {Oregon Wildlife}, volume = {30}, number = {3}, year = {1975}, note = {Popular article about steelhead propagation at the Alsea Fish Hatchery. Bw photographs. "Five coastal rivers will receive more than 100,000 smolts this year. They are the Alsea, Coquille, Nehalem, Siuslaw, and Wilson Rivers. Lesser numbers go to 13 other coastal rivers and streams."}, month = {1975, Mar.}, pages = {p.6-7}, keywords = {Alsea Fish Hatchery, Siuslaw River, Steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout)}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/9k41zf63t}, author = {Gladson, Jim} } @article {17011, title = {Clam-Abalone Stock Supplementation Feasability Study Annual Report July 1, 1973 to June 30, 1974}, year = {1974}, note = {"The objectives of this study were to locate suitable intertidal and subtidal clam planting sites and to determine the feasibility of planting laboratory spawned clams. Criteria used to determine the suitability of potential clam planting sites included: an evaluation of species of clams indigenous to the survey area and the type of substrate and vegetation within the survey area." (from the Introduction) Also reports on attempts to induce spawning in red abalone. Maps show vegetation, substrate types and clam beds for Netarts, Yaquina and Alsea bays.}, month = {June_1974}, pages = {20 p.}, institution = {Fish Commission of Oregon}, address = {[Salem, Or.]}, keywords = {abundance, age composition, Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, commercial fisheries - shellfish, geographical distribution, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, methodology, molluscs, Netarts estuary, Red abalone = Haliotis rufescens, size composition, Whale Cove, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/6h440s904}, author = {Lukas, Gerald and Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon. Fish Commission} } @mastersthesis {17036, title = {Estuarine Tidal Hydraulics: One Dimensional Model and Predictive Algorithm}, year = {1974}, note = { Endeavors to define physical parameters controlling the propagation of tidal waves into estuaries, and to provide a predictive algorithm for tides. "To achieve this objective, a quasi one-dimensional has been built to generate the data on which a predictive method could be based." The model was verified for the Siletz, Yaquina and Alsea Rivers. Doctoral dissertation. Major professor was Bard Glenne.}, month = {1974}, pages = {220 p.}, school = {Oregon State University }, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Dept. of Civil Engineering}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, mathematical modeling, Siletz River, theses, tidal data, tides, waves, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/1g05ff29k}, author = {Goodwin, Carl R.} } @proceedings {17071, title = {Physical parameters which control propagation of tidal waves in estuaries, verified for three significantly different Oregon estuaries}, volume = {no.50}, year = {1974}, note = {"A one-dimensional, time-dependent, implicit,finite-difference model, verified for three estuaries along the central Oregon coast, is used to generate controlled data fora large number of hypothetical estuaries." (from the Abstract)}, pages = {p.37-49}, publisher = {Oregon State University Engineering Experiment Station}, address = {Oregon State University}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, estuarine dynamics, hydrology, mathematical modeling, physical, Siletz River estuary, tidal data, Yaquina Bay}, isbn = {0190-3647 (series)}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/q811kk38w}, author = {Goodwin, Carl R.}, editor = {Slotta, L. S.} } @book {17111, title = {1971 Alsea River Estuary Resource Use Study}, year = {1973}, month = {1973}, publisher = {Fish Commission of Oregon, Division of Management and Research}, organization = {Fish Commission of Oregon, Division of Management and Research}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic vegetation, catch statistics, commercial fisheries, eelgrass=Zostera marina, general, geographical distribution, grasses, recreational fisheries, species list, tourism}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/4b29bd039}, author = {Gaumer, Tom and Demory, Darrel and Osis, Laimons and Oregon. Fish Commission} } @article {17141, title = {Estuary Resource Study: Estuary Use Survey. Completion Report. July 1, 1971 to June 30, 1973}, year = {1973}, month = {1973}, pages = {2 p.}, institution = {Fish Commission of Oregon}, address = {Oregon}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Chetco River estuary, Columbia River estuary, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, crustaceans, decapods, fishes, molluscs, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake Estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas P. and Oregon. Fish Commission and National Marine Fisheries Service} } @article {17146, title = {Fall chinook rehabilitation on the Alsea River}, volume = {no. AFS-57-3}, year = {1973}, month = {1973}, institution = {Oregon Wildlife Commission}, address = {Portland, OR}, keywords = {Alsea River, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha}, author = {Garrison, R. L. and Oregon. Wildlife Commission. Research Division.,} } @article {17161, title = {Nutrient losses after clear-cut logging and slash burning in the Oregon Coast Range}, journal = {Water Resources Research}, volume = {9}, number = {5}, year = {1973}, note = {Studied changes in nutrients released after clear-cutting and slash-burning in the Alsea Basin.}, pages = {p.1450-1453}, keywords = {Alsea River, Alsea Watershed Study, Deer Creek, Drift Creek, Flynn Creek, human impacts, logging, natural resource management, Needle Branch, sediment data, terrestrial vegetation, water quality}, author = {Brown, George W. and Galder, Arnold R. and Marston, Richard B.} } @article {17226, title = {Ecology and management of coastal cutthroat trout in Oregon}, volume = {no.6}, year = {1972}, note = {Reports on an Oregon State Game Commission study (1966-1970) of coastal cutthroat trout. "The Alsea, Siuslaw and Nestucca rivers, spanning an 83-mile length of the central Oregon coast, were selected for study as each sustained important spring and fall fisheries" (p.1). Rich in details on the runs, especially the Alsea. BW photographs, charts, maps.}, institution = {Oregon State Game Commission. Research Division}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, feeding behavior, growth, hatchery salmonids, life history information, Nestucca River, population biology, recreational fisheries, Siuslaw River, straying, temporal distribution, wild salmoids}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/41687j51x}, author = {Giger, Richard D.} } @article {17231, title = {Estuary Resource Study. Annual Report. July 1, 1971 to June 30, 1972}, year = {1972}, institution = {Fish Commission of Oregon}, address = {Oregon}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Chetco River estuary, Columbia River estuary, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, crustaceans, decapods, fishes, molluscs, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake Estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas P. and Oregon. Fish Commission and National Marine Fisheries Service} } @article {17236, title = {Fall chinook rehabilitation on the Alsea River}, volume = {no. AFS-57-2}, year = {1972}, institution = {Oregon State Game Commission}, address = {Portland, OR}, keywords = {Alsea River, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha}, author = {Garrison, R. L. and Oregon. Wildlife Commission. Research Division.,} } @article {76656, title = {Some estuarine factors influencing ascent of anadromous cutthroat trout in Oregon}, journal = {Proceedings of the Second Technical Conference on Estuaries of the Pacific Northwest}, year = {1972}, note = {Coastal cutthroat have interesting life histories. Some fish are permanent residents of streams. Most, however, live in freshwater for one to five years, then, as juveniles, enter the ocean in the spring. After a few months at sea, they return to brackish water and ultimately to freshwater to spawn. Unlike the salmon, cutthroat trout do not die upon spawning, but can return multiple years for spawning. This paper gives the results of a large study of coastal cutthroat trout, gives run timing and discusses the effects of estuary geometry and other factors on fish behavior.}, month = {1972 (2nd)}, pages = {p.18-29}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea River, behavior, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, geographic distribution, life history information, Nestucca Bay, Nestucca River, salinity, Siuslaw Bay, Siuslaw River, temporal distribution, water temperature}, url = {https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/34931}, author = {Giger, Richard D.} } @mastersthesis {55391, title = {Stratigraphy and Sedimentation of the Yaquina Formation, Lincoln County, Oregon}, year = {1972}, note = {Master{\textquoteright}s thesis. Major professor was Alan R. Niem. While other formations in the Newport area (e.g., Alsea Formation, Nye Mudstone) indicate that the region was in the deeper ocean, the Oligocene Yaquina Formation was deposited in shallow seas, or on land. Several layers were deposited in river deltas. This thesis describes the regional geology, stratigraphy, lithology, petrology, age, depositional ecology and economic potential of the formation. It includes color photographs and microscopic photographs of thin-sections of rocks. It is accompanied by two plates: a colored geologic map and columnar sections.}, pages = {121 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M. S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Geology}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Beaver Creek, Depoe Bay, fossils, geology, Johnson Creek, North Depoe Bay Creek, Oligocene, Oneatta Point, paleosciences, Rocky Creek, Seal Rock, Siletz Bay, South Depoe Bay Creek, species list, theses, Thiel Creek, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Formation}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/m326m632g}, author = {Goodwin, Clinton John} } @article {17301, title = {Effect of rapid smolt growth on coho maturation}, journal = {The Journal of Wildlife Management.}, volume = {35}, number = {4}, year = {1971}, month = {1971}, pages = {762-766}, keywords = {Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, juvenile fish}, isbn = {0022-541X}, author = {Garrison, R. L.} } @article {17386, title = {Shellfish Investigations. Progress Report}, volume = {no. 39}, year = {1970}, note = {April 1, 1967 - March 31, 1970. This report mentions a "new approach to fishing crab" by using small hand winches attached to the Alsea Bridge rail. "Unfortunately, a high percentage of sublegal or female crabs dropped from this height were killed from the drop (86\%). Consequently, the crab regulations were altered and now require that crabs be returned to the water in a manner that does not result in injury."}, institution = {Fish Division, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {Portland, OR}, keywords = {commercial fisheries - shellfish, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), recreational fisheries - shellfish}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/8p58pd77t}, author = {Snow, C. Dale and Gaumer, Tom and Demory, Darrel and Neilsen, John R. and Osis, Laimons and Phibbs, Duane and Gibson, Gary and Oregon. Fish Commission. Research Division and Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife. Marine Region.,} } @article {17401, title = {Tidal study of three Oregon estuaries}, volume = {no.45}, year = {1970}, institution = {Engineering Experiment Station, Oregon State University}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, estuarine dynamics, hydrology, physical, Siletz River estuary, tidal currents, tidal data, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/34917}, author = {Goodwin, Carl R. and Emmett, E. W. and Glenne, Bard and Oregon State University. Civil Engineering Department,} } @book {17446, title = {Potential Hatchery Sites on Oregon Coastal Streams: Final Subproject Report}, year = {1969}, month = {1969}, publisher = {Bureau of Commercial Fisheries}, organization = {Bureau of Commercial Fisheries}, address = {Oregon}, keywords = {hatcheries}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/ht24wk18c}, author = {Skeesick, Delbert G. and Gaumer, Thomas F. and U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries,} } @proceedings {17456, title = {Progress against vibriosis in saltwater rearing at Lint Slough}, year = {1969}, month = {1969}, pages = {58-63}, publisher = {Fisheries and Federal Aid, United States Fish and Wildlife Service}, keywords = {Alsea River, Lint Slough, Vibrio species}, author = {Garrison, R. L. and Northwest Fish Cultural Conference, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Division of Federal Aid.,} } @mastersthesis {17506, title = {Rapid Calibration of Coastal Streams to Detect Effects of Roadbuilding}, year = {1968}, note = {Major professor was James T. Krygier.}, pages = {51 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Forest Management}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, Deer Creek, Drift Creek, Flynn Creek, human impacts, hydrology, logging, natural resource management, Needle Branch, sediment data, terrestrial vegetation, theses, water quality}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/f4752k27d}, author = {Gilleran, Dennis James} } @mastersthesis {36136, title = {Studies on the Molluscan and Fish Hosts of the "Salmon Poisoning" Fluke, Nanophyetus salmincola (Chapin)}, year = {1966}, note = {"This study was undertaken: (1) to obtain information on the distribution of the snail, Oxytrema silicula, in three coastal rivers in Oregon, and the seasonal incidence of infection in these snails and in snails from an inland stream, with the cercariae of the trematode, Nanophyetus salinincola; (2) to follow cercarial development in the snail under natural and experimental conditi is; (3) to determine the species of animals naturally infected with the metacercariae and those susceptible to experimental infection; and (4) to follow development of the metacercariae in the fish hosts... The fishes Cottus perplexus, Lampetra richardsoni, L. tridentata, and Richardsonius balteatus, and the Pacific giant salamander, Dicamptodon ensatus, all from western Oregon streams, were found naturally infected with the metacerariae of N. saimincola. This is the first report of natural infections in an animal other than a fish and in nonsalmonid fishes. .." (from the Abstract) Major professor was Raymond Milleman. }, month = {1966}, pages = {72 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Big Elk River, biological, chinook salmon=Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Elk City, Mack Landing, Mill Creek, Nanophyetus salmincola, Oxytrema silicula, Siletz River, theses, Tidewater, toxicity, trematodes, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/g158bm45z}, author = {Gebhardt, Gary Alan} } @article {17596, title = {Waterpower resources and reconnaissance geology of sites in the Alsea River basin, Oregon}, journal = {Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper}, number = {1610-D}, year = {1966}, month = {1966}, pages = {D1-D45}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, geology, hydrology}, isbn = {0886-9308}, url = {http://pubs.usgs.gov/wsp/1610d/report.pdf}, author = {Young, L. L. and Neal, D. W. and Gaskill, D. L.} } @article {27896, title = {Lincoln District}, journal = {Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division}, year = {1956}, note = {Extensive statistics, including creel census data for Alsea, Siletz and Siuslaw rivers. Summer fishing on Yaquina Bay is analyzed. Includes a list of stream barriers and pollution incidents addressed during the year.}, pages = {p.214-225}, keywords = {Alsea River, Big Elk Creek, catch statistics, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, commercial fisheries, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, Depoe Bay, Devils Lake, Drift Creek, Five Rivers, hatcheries, Lobster Creek, North Fork Alsea River, population count, recreational fisheries, salmonid species, Schooner Creek, Siletz River, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River, South Fork Alsea River, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Tahkenitch Lake, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/th83m3608}, author = {Gerlach, Arthur} } @article {17916, title = {Lincoln District}, journal = {Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division}, year = {1955}, note = {Extensive statistics on fishing in the Alsea River and tributaries. Reports on pollution of Drift Creek by logging debris and the resolution of the problem.}, pages = {201-209}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Big Creek, catch statistics, Cedar Creek, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, dams, Devils Lake, Drift Creek, Euchre Creek, Fall Creek, Feagles Creek, Five Rivers, Gravel Creek, hatcheries, Little Lobster Creek, Lobster Creek, logging, Mill Creek, population count, recreational fisheries, salmonid species, Schooner Creek, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, South Fork Alsea River, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Sunshine Creek, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/bg257f83v}, author = {Gerlach, Arthur} } @article {17931, title = {North Coast - Lincoln District}, journal = {Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division}, year = {1954}, pages = {p.180-191}, keywords = {Alsea River, Big Creek, catch statistics, Cedar Creek (Siletz), Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, dams, Euchre Creek (Siletz), Fall Creek (Alsea), Five Rivers (Alsea), hatcheries, Lake Creek (Siuslaw), Little Lobster Creek (Alsea), Lobster Creek (Alsea), logging, Mill Creek (Siletz), North Fork Alsea River, population count, recreational fisheries, salmonid species, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, South Fork Alsea River, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Sunshine Creek (Siletz), Tenmile Creek, Yachats River, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/cj82kc79z}, author = {Gerlach, Arthur} } @article {17946, title = {North Coast - Lincoln District}, journal = {Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division}, year = {1953}, note = {"The report is concerned primarily with the collection and use of data concerning the fishery resources of the Alsea and Siletz Rivers." (p.306)}, pages = {p.306-321}, keywords = {Alsea River, Big Creek, Buck Creek (Alsea), catch statistics, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha{\textquoteright}, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, dams, Drift Creek (Siletz), Fall Creek (Siletz), Five Rivers (Alsea), hatcheries, Lake Creek (Siuslaw), Little Lobster Creek (Alsea), Lobster Creek (Alsea), logging, population count, Rainbow trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, recreational fisheries, Salmon River, salmonid species, Scott Creek (Alsea), Siletz River, Siuslaw River, South Fork Alsea River, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Tenmile Creek, Yachats River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/j3860c16k}, author = {Gerlach, Arthur} } @article {17951, title = {Summary, Coastal River Regulations, 1878-1950}, year = {1953}, note = {Gives the details of fishing regulations from 1878-1950, with a 1974 addendum by Robert E. Mullen for some streams. We learn, for example, that in 1891-1892 "No fixed gear to extend more than one-third distance across streams," or that Beaver Creek was "closed to commercial fishing following 1916."}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Chetco River, commercial fisheries, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Dover sole = Microstomus pacificus, Elk Creek, Elk River, environmental law and policy, Euchre Creek, Floras Creek, Hoquarton Slough, Hunters Creek, Kilchis River, Klamath River, Miami River, Neawanna Creek, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, Netarts Bay, New River, Pacific herring = Clupea pallasi, Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus species, Pistol River, recreational fisheries, Rogue River, Salmon River, Sand Lake, Shad = Alosa sapidissima, Siletz River, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Smith River, Starry flounder = Platichthys stellatus, Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis, Tahkenitch Creek, Tenmile Creek, Tillamook River, Trask River, Umpqua River, Wilson River, Windchuck River, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, author = {Gharrett, J. T. (compiler)} } @article {17956, title = {North Coast - Lincoln District}, journal = {Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division}, year = {1952}, note = {Data for the Tenmile Lake region is included in the Umpqua report. "Mill dams obstructing fish migration continue to be a great problem, but considerable success has been had in getting owners to construct suitable fish ladders. Some dams which no longer serve a useful purpose have been removed. Satisfactory solutions have not been reached in a few cases, but progress is being made." (p.5)}, pages = {p.231-239}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, catch statistics, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, dams, Drift Creek, hatcheries, logging, population count, recreational fisheries, Salmon River, salmonid species, Schooner Creek, Siletz River, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/xw42nd137}, author = {Gerlach, Arthur} } @article {18006, title = {Salmon fisheries of the coastal rivers of Oregon south of the Columbia}, volume = {no. 13}, year = {1950}, note = {Excellent photographs of splash dams. Hand drawn maps.}, institution = {Oregon Fish Commission}, address = {Portland, OR}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, catch statistics, chinook salmon=Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, coastal cutthroat trout= Oncorhynchus clarki clarki, coho salmon=Oncorhynchus kisutch, commercial fisheries - salmon, recreational fisheries - salmon, steelhead=Oncorhynchus mykiss}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/1z40kz755}, author = {Gharrett, John T and Hodges, John I. and Oregon. Fish Commission} } @mastersthesis {76641, title = {The Distribution and Habits of Amphibia and Reptiles in Lincoln, Benton and Linn Counties}, volume = {M.S.}, year = {1939}, note = {Interesting observations are tucked away in this Master{\textquoteright}s thesis. Consider this example of the habits of the rough-skinned newt, Taricha granulosa, which Graf calls by its older name, Triturus similans, {\textquotedblleft}During late summer and early fall large masses or groups of Triturus have been observed to congregate at a common point in the water . . . The numbers observed have been from a dozen to fifty or sixty and even up to several hundred. July 16, 1938, such a mass group was observed in Beaver Creek between Waldport and Newport about a mile above the mouth of the creek. The water was perfectly clear and about three or four feet deep where about sixty Triturus were {\textquotedblleft}swarming{\textquotedblright} in a quite compact mass in the middle of the stream about a foot above the bottom of the stream bed. All seemed to be crowding about a common point, yet there was nothing visible which might attract them.{\textquotedblright} Includes bw photographs of specimens and habitats.}, pages = {93 p.}, school = {Oregon State College}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River, amphibians, Beaver Creek, Coastal giant salamander = Dicamptodon tenebrosus, Fall Creek, geographical distribution, habitats, herpetology, Muddy Creek, Northwestern salamander = Ambystoma gracile, reptiles, Rough-skinned newt = Taricha granulosa, Santiam River, theses, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/j098zf49j}, author = {Graf, William} }