@article {83251, title = {Northwest Forest Plan: The first 25 years (1994-2018): Watershed condition status and trends}, volume = { no.PNW-GTR-1010}, year = {2023}, note = {"This report describes status and trends in watershed condition across the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) area over the first 25 years since its inception in 1994. The program charged with this task is the Aquatic and Riparian Effectiveness Monitoring Program (AREMP), which has assembled information from field data collection, spatial datasets, and a host of landscape models to evaluate the status and trends in aquatic resources in streams and watersheds. Field data included hydrologic measurements (stream wetted widths and temperatures), geomorphic responses (instream wood and sediment), and biological responses (macroinvertebrates and aquatic organism passage){\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). Forest manager{\textquoteright}s efforts have shown incremental progress in improving aquatic conditions in Federal forests, but in a context of climate change. More planning and adaptions in monitoring methods are warranted.}, month = {2023, Jun.}, pages = {165 p.}, institution = {Pacific Northwest Research Station}, address = {Portland, Or. }, keywords = {climate, environmental law and policy, erosion, general, hydrology, landslides, large woody debris, logging, Pacific Northwest, precipitation, riparian areas, sediment, terrestrial vegetation, water temperature}, url = {https://www.fs.usda.gov/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr1010.pdf }, author = {Dunham, Jason and Hirsch, Christine and Gordon, Sean and Flitcroft, Rebecca and Chelgren, Nathan and Snyder, Marcia and Hockman-Wert, David and Reeves, Gordon and Andersen, Heidi and Anderson, Scott and Battaglin, William and Black, Tom and Brown, Jason and Claeson, Shannon and Hay, Lauren E. and Heaston, Emily and Luce, Charles and Nelson, Nathan and Penn, Colin and Raggon, Mark and Pacific Northwest Research Station.} } @article {83272, title = {Western Aquatic Invasive Species Resource Center}, year = {2023}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}This website reflects the collaborative efforts of many states and provinces in the western United States and other regions of the country to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species by focusing on their pathways of introduction, sharing information and best management practices, achieving consensus on protocols and standards as well as regulations, developing and implementing outreach campaigns to raise public awareness, and providing training.{\textquotedblleft} (home page) A rich, current resource. }, publisher = {Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission}, chapter = {2013 Jul.7}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {introduced species}, url = {https://www.westernais.org/}, author = {Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission,.,} } @article {83120, title = {Spatiotemporal variation in Oregon salt marsh expansion and contraction}, journal = {Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science}, volume = {273}, number = {107908}, year = {2022}, note = {Many complex factors come into play in salt marsh expansion, contraction and persistence. Sedimentation, uplift, sea level rise, climate, land use, and floods are some of the factors that can influence the physical features of salt marshes. This article examines some of these factors affecting marshes on the Oregon Coast.}, month = {2022, Aug. 31}, pages = {9 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Coquille River estuary, geographic information systems, human impacts, introduced species, land use, Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, Salmon River Estuary, salt marsh, sediments, wetland delineation}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2022.107908 }, author = {Peck, Erin K. and Wheatcroft, Robert A.} } @article {83182, title = {A doubled down invasion of the northeast Pacific by the Asian mud shrimp, Upogebia major, and its coevolved bopyrid isopod parasite, Orthione griffenis}, journal = {Aquatic Invasions}, volume = {16}, number = {4}, year = {2021}, note = {The blue mud shrimp, Upogebia pugettensis, is known to be an ecosystem engineer, turning over and re-suspending, and aerating sediments (bioturbation), burrowing, and deposit feeding. The mud shrimp affects organic structure, nutrients, and the grain size of sediments in mudflats. Some of this activity creates difficulties for oyster growers, causing the application of pesticides in oyster growing areas in the 1950s. It may be that the changes in the ecosystem caused by introduced oysters and pesticides opened the doors for subsequent invasions. In 1999, a parasitic isopod was discovered to be infecting the native mud shrimp, and effectively sterilizing the shrimp. A related species, the Asian mud shrimp. Upogebia major, is less susceptible to the parasite, and has begun to fill in spaces formerly occupied by the blue mud shrimp. While this article is concerned with mud shrimp populations in California, the dynamics discussed are relevant to Oregon estuaries. If the ways our estuaries are engineered changes thanks to the double invasion, the way we manage our estuaries will also have to change. This is an open-access article, and it has also been re-printed as no.21-021 in the ORESU-R series.}, month = {2021}, pages = {p.721{\textendash}749}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Asian mud shrimp Upogebia major, bioturbation, community ecology, Coos Bay, depleted populations, Griffen{\textquoteright}s isopod = Orthione griffensis, introduced species, Mud shrimp = Upogebia pugettensis, natural resource management, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Upogebia macginitieorum, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2021.16.4.09}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/k643b826b }, author = {Chapman, John W. and Li, Jingchun and McGowan, Michael F. and Breitenstein, Ralph A. and Appy, Ralph and Hieb, Kathryn A. and Piotrowski, Christina N. and Elder, Leanne E.} } @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} } @mastersthesis {83148, title = {Factors Influencing Streamflow Generation Processes in Rain-dominated, Coastal Watersheds in Oregon}, year = {2021}, note = {The water in Oregon coastal streams comes from rainfall. As climate change shifts the timing and quantity of rainfall, already threatened species will be further stressed. This impressive doctoral dissertation examines how factors such as slope, lithology and land cover affect streamflow in watersheds stressed by climate change. Many coastal watersheds were examined. Mary Santelmann and Rebecca Flitcroft were co-major professors.}, pages = {152 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Water Resources Sciences}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek (Umpqua), coastal hazards, Coquille River estuary, flooding, geology, hydrology, Nehalem River estuary, North Sister Creek (Umpqua), Panther Creek (Umpqua), precipitation, Schooner Creek, Siletz Bay, Smith River, Umpqua River Basin}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/f7623k880 }, author = {Pazdral, Rosemary} } @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.} } @mastersthesis {83149, title = {Insights into Centennial-Scale Salt Marsh Morphodynamics from the Oregon Coast}, year = {2021}, note = {This doctoral dissertation gives a good look at factors causing salt marshes in Oregon to contract or expand. Two of the seven estuaries studied (Salmon River and Alsea) are drowning, while others are either keeping pace with sea level rise or actually growing. {\textquotedblleft}In particular, the Oregon margin provides an opportunity to compare a number of important drivers of centennial salt marsh morphologic change, including relative sea level rise, suspended sediment supply, basin area, bay morphology, and coseismic
subsidence related to Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquakes, all of which will be discussed in this dissertation.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, pages = {206 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {College of Earth, Ocean, \& Atmospheric Sciences}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, climate change, Coquille River estuary, earthquakes, human impacts, land use, Nehalem River estuary, Netarts Bay, Salmon River Estuary, salt marsh, sea levels, sediments, Tillamook Bay, tsunamis, wetland delineation, Youngs Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/h128nn071 }, author = {Peck, Erin K.} } @article {83269, title = {Landscape genetics of American beaver in coastal Oregon}, journal = {The Journal of Wildlife Management}, volume = {85}, number = {7}, year = {2021}, note = {American beavers have often been moved from one location, where their dams and flooding might be a nuisance, to another, where they help with stream and water table restoration. The authors review the history of trapping and translocations of beavers in the Oregon Coast Range. {\textquotedblleft}Management requires a better understanding of the ability of beaver to disperse and colonize empty habitat, and the distances or landscapes over which a beaver, if translocated, is unlikely to return. We evaluated genetic structure and applied a landscape genetic approach to characterize landscape features that influence genetic flow for beaver in the Coast Range of Oregon.{\textquotedblright} (p.1464)}, month = {2021, Sep.}, pages = {p.1462-1475}, keywords = {Alsea River, Coos River, Coquille River, genetics, geographical distribution, habitats, human impacts, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, North American beaver = Castor canadensis, North Umpqua River, Siletz River, Siltcoos River, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, South Umpqua River, topography, Trask River, Umpqua River, Wilson River, Yaquina River}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22102}, author = {Epps, Clinton W. and Petro, Vanessa M. and Creech, Tyler G. and Crowhurst, Rachel S. and Weldy, Matthew J. and Taylor, Jimmy D.} } @article {83100, title = {Management of anadromous lampreys: Common threats, different approaches}, journal = {Journal of Great Lakes Research. Supplement}, volume = {47 }, number = {Sup.1 }, year = {2021}, note = {This review article summarizes what is known about the statuses of many lamprey species around the world. The usual suspects, primarily human activity and climate change get the blame for most population declines. Management of the Pacific lamprey is a bright spot, largely due to the efforts and advocacy of Native Americans. The Western river lamprey, on the other hand, suffers from inadequate research, which is needed in order to support conservation.}, month = {2021, Dec.}, pages = {S129-S146}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, climate, Cummins Creek, dams, depleted populations, human impacts, land use, Pacific lamprey = Entosphenus tridentatus (Lampetra tridentata), River lamprey = Lampetra ayresi, Salmon River,, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Tenmile Creek, Umpqua River, water use, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2020.09.005 }, author = {Clemens, Benjamin J. and Arakawa, Hiroaki and Baker, Cindy and Coghian, Stephen and Kucheryavyy, Aleksandr and Lampman, Ralph and Lan{\c c}a, Maria Jo{\~a}o and Mateus, Catarina Sofia and Miller, Allison and Nazari, Hassan and Peque{\~n}o, Germ{\'a}n and Sutton, Trent M. and Yanai, Seiji} } @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.} } @booklet {83066, title = {Pacific Northwest Littoral Data}, year = {2021}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}This document contains five data tables in PDF file formats, that are used to characterize littoral subcell (beach, river mouth, and inner-shelf) conditions in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) region . . . These data have been compiled from pre-existing data sets . . . for the purposes of predicting possible beach erosion from potential future sea level rise (SLR) . . . The five data tables include Heavy-mineral tracers (Table 1), Heavy-mineral data (normalized) (Table 2), Subcell beach profile settings (Table 3), Subcell beach profile parameters (Table 4), and Subcell shelf profile parameters (Table 5){\textquotedblright} (p.1). The data supports the manuscript Peterson, C. D., Doyle, D. L., Rosenfeld, C. L., Kingen, K., (2020). Predicted Responses of Beaches, Bays, and Inner-Shelf Sand Supplies to Potential Sea Level Rise (0.5-1.0 m) in Three Small Littoral Subcells in the High-Wave-Energy Northern Oregon Coast, USA. Journal of Geography and Geology. v.12:.2. ( https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/geology_fac/189/ )}, chapter = {2021, Mar.}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Agate Beach, Alsea River, bathymetry, beach profiles, climate, Columbia River, Coos River, Coquille River, erosion, Florence, Or., heavy minerals, Lincoln City, Or., Nehalem River, Nestucca River, Netarts, Or., Newport, Or., Nye Beach, Otter Rock, Reedsport, Or., Rogue River, Salmon River, Sand Lake, sea level, Seal Rock, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, South Beach, Or., The Capes, Umpqua Jetty, Umpqua River, Whale Cove, Wilson River}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.15760/geology-data.01}, url = {https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/geology_data/1/ }, author = {Peterson, Curt D. and Kingen, Kara E.P.}, editor = {Portland State University. Geology Department} } @booklet {83218, title = {Spatiotemporal Variation in Oregon Salt Marsh Expansion and Contraction (GIS Data) [dataset]}, year = {2021}, note = {What forces cause salt marshes to grow or shrink? This file gives data intended to help answer this question. {\textquotedblleft}The dataset is a layer file created in ArcGIS Pro 2.2. The dataset includes digitized outlines of the seaward edges of five Oregon salt marshes (Nehalem, Netarts, Salmon, Alsea, and Coquille). These are roughly decadal from 1939 to 2018 and were hand-digitized using historical aerial photography (1939 to the late 1990s) scanned at the University of Oregon{\textquoteright}s Map \& Aerial Photography Library and aerial imagery downloaded from the Oregon Statewide Imagery Program (https://www.oregon.gov/geo/Pages/imagery_data.aspx){\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). Among the factors considered were the history of logging and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation. It is hoped that results will suggest future changes in marshes under a different climate and different land use practices.}, keywords = {aerial photography, Alsea Bay, Alsea River, climate, Coquille River estuary, geographic information system, human impacts, land use, logging, Nehalem River estuary, Netarts Bay, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, Salmon River Estuary, salt marsh, wetland delineation}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.7267/w0892j79s}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/datasets/w0892j79s}, author = {Peck, Erin K. and Wheatcroft, Robert A.} } @article {82989, title = {Controls on sediment accretion and blue carbon burial in tidal saline wetlands: insights from the Oregon coast}, journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research. Biogeosciences}, volume = {125}, number = {2 }, year = {2020}, note = {In this study, the authors used the Oregon coast as {\textquotedblleft}a natural laboratory{\textquotedblright} (p.16). Sediment accumulation and carbon burial rates over the last 100 years were measured in seven different estuaries. Marshes on the north and south coast (Youngs, Nehalem, Coquille, Netarts) were keeping pace with sea level rise, with sediment loads greater than the rising waters. Central coast estuaries (Salmon, Alsea) did not have sedimentation greater than sea level rise, indicating possible future drowning of marshes in those estuaries. Sediment load and relative sea level rise, rather than elevation, appear to drive sediment accumulation. Sediment accumulation rates correlate with carbon burial, and {\textquotedblleft}carbon accumulation will increase as long as tidal saline wetlands maintain positive accretionary balances{\textquotedblright} (p.16).}, month = {2020, Feb.}, pages = {article e2019JG005464 }, keywords = {Youngs River estuary, Nehalem Bay, Tillamook Bay, Netarts Bay, Salmon River estuary, Alsea Bay, Coquille River estuary, salt marsh, wetlands, sediments, climate change, sea levels, carbon,}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JG005464}, author = {Peck, Erin K. and Wheatcroft, Robert A. and Brophy, Laura S.} } @article {82987, title = {Comparison of Oregon tsunami hazard scenarios to a probabilistic tsunami hazard analysis (PTHA)}, volume = {no.O-19-04}, year = {2019}, note = {In this paper, two different scenarios for tsunamis generated after earthquakes are contrasted. Five different sizes of earthquakes are compared. {\textquotedblleft}The immediate objective of this project is to determine how closely tsunami forces at typical coastal bridges compare between the DOGAMI and AECOM (Thio, 2019) tsunami simulations. The long-term objective is to determine the best and most cost-effective approach for estimating the current forces of a 1,000-yr exceedance tsunami for bridge design.{\textquotedblright} Estimated tsunamis and their effects on coastal bridges are explored, in order to help future bridges be designed to withstand these forces.}, pages = {94 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries }, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Astoria (Or.), Seaside (Or.), Cannon Beach (Or.), Bandon (Or.), Gold Beach (Or.), Coastal hazards, earthquakes, tsunamis, mathematical modeling, bridges, Columbia River, Necanicum River, Ecola Creek, Coquille River estuary, Rogue River, Lincoln City (Or.), Newport (Or.), Waldport (Or.), Yachats (Or.), Siletz Bay, Yaquina Bay, Alsea Bay, Yachats River estuary}, url = {https://www.oregongeology.org/pubs/ofr/O-19-04_report.pdf }, author = {Priest, George R. and Allan, Jonathan C.} } @article {83230, title = {Headwater streams and wetlands are critical for sustaining fish, fisheries, and ecosystem services}, journal = {Fisheries}, volume = {44}, number = {2}, year = {2019}, note = {In 2019, the Trump Administration proposed amending the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Act to narrow the definition of wetlands, and to remove millions of acres from protection. In resonse, the American Fisheries Society published this article, an {\textquotedblleft}AFS Special Report{\textquotedblright} on the value of headwaters and wetlands, particularly of streams that are dry part of the year. The Biden Administration subsequently reversed the Trump amendment, but the U.S. Supreme Court, in Sackett vs. the Environmental Protection Agency, ruled in favor of narrowing the definition in 2023. Many aspects of this slow-moving environmental disaster are still in litigation. The article includes a photograph of Crowley Creek on Cascade Head.}, month = {2019, Feb.}, pages = {p.73-91}, keywords = {Calapooia River, Cascade Head National Scenic And Research Area, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Crowley Creek, depleted populations, ecosystem health, environmental law and policy, general, Oregon chub = Oregonichthys crameri, wetlands, Willamette River}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10229 }, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/n583z1008 }, author = {Colvin, Susan A. R. and Sullivan, S. and Mazeika P. and Shirey, Patrick D. and Colvin, Randall W. and Winemiller, Kirk O. and Hughes, Robert M. and Fausch, Kurt D. and Infante, Dana M. and Olden, Julian D. and Bestgen, Kevin R. and Danehy, Robert J. and Eby, Lisa} } @article {82981, title = {Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species of Oregon}, year = {2019}, note = {This document is more than a list of threatened, sensitive and endangered species. The authors discuss the regulatory environment, provide access to resources for learning more about listed species, and give the bioregions where the species are found. A valuable resource.}, pages = {133 p.}, institution = {Oregon Biodiversity Information Center}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Amphibians, birds, fish, invertebrates, mammals, reptiles, depleted populations, endangered species, geographic distribution, natural resource management, spatial distribution,}, url = {https://inr.oregonstate.edu/sites/inr.oregonstate.edu/files/2019-rte-book.pdf} } @article {82982, title = {Status of the European Green Crab, Carcinus maenas, in Oregon and Washington Coastal Estuaries in 2018}, year = {2019}, 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}After the arrival of a strong year class in 1998, significant recruitment to the populations occurred only in2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Warm winter water temperatures, high Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and Multivariate ENSO (El Ni{\~n}o Southern Oscillation) Indices, and a high abundance of southern copepods are all correlated with strong year classes and vice versa. . . 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 four strong year classes in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Average catch rates over the last four years steadily increased from 0.5 to 0.8 to 2.2 and to 3.2 crabs per trap. The catches in the last 2 years are much higher than in any of the previous years, including 1998. Since green crabs live for 6 years, these four consecutive year classes will produce larvae until 2024..{\textquotedblright} (from the Executive Summary) Coos Bay, in particular, has experienced shocking growth of this population, going from 9 crabs captured in 2002 to 1,280 crabs captured in 2018. This report is accompanied by a dataset, available at: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/datasets/tt44pt057 }, pages = {30 p.}, institution = {Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. Aquatic Nuisance Species Project}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquatic invertebrates, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, crustaceans, El Ni{\~n}o, European green crab = Carcinus maenas, introduced species, Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, population count, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/vt150q47j }, author = {Yamada, Sylvia Behrens, and Schooler, Shon and Yednock, Bree and Indivero, Julia and Carlson, Christopher and Prickett, Joel A. and Randall, Andrea} } @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 {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 {82391, title = {Coordinated Population Forecast for Lincoln County, its Urban Growth Boundaries (UGB), and Area Outside UGBs 2017-2067}, volume = {no.29}, year = {2017}, note = {In-migration from areas outside Lincoln County, and mortality of an aging population are the major drivers of population levels in the area. {\textquotedblleft}Lincoln County{\textquoteright}s total population is forecast to grow by 12,684 persons (27 percent) from 2017 to 2067, which translates into a total countywide population of 60,628 in 2067 (Figure 15). The population is forecast to grow at the highest rate {\textemdash} 0.7 percent per year {\textemdash} in the near-term (2017-2025). This anticipated population growth in the near-term is based on three core assumptions: (1) Lincoln County{\textquoteright}s economy will continue to strengthen in the next 10 years; (2) middle-aged persons will continue to migrate into the county; (3) empty nesters and retirees will continue to migrate into the county, thus increasing deaths{\textquotedblright} (p.19)}, month = {2017, Jun. 30}, pages = {42 p.}, institution = {Portland State University. Population Research Center}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Lincoln County, Depoe Bay (Or.), Lincoln City (Or.), Newport (Or.), Siletz (Or.), Toledo (Or.), Waldport (Or.), Yachats (Or.), demographics, population count, mathematical modeling}, url = {https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1029\&context=opfp }, author = {Jurjevich, Jason R. and Chun, Nicholas and Rancik, Kevin and Proehl, Risa and Michel, Julia; and Harada, Matt and Rynerson, Charles and Morris, Randy} } @article {80491, title = {Effect of bedrock permeability on stream base flow mean transit time scaling relationships: 2. Process study of storage and release}, journal = {Water Resources Research}, volume = {52}, year = {2016}, note = {This article is linked to an article by Hale and McDonnell in the same issue of Water Resources Research. These articles concern the hydrology of subterranean water flow in the Drift Creek catchments in the Alsea River Basin contrasted with catchments in the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest. The first article showed that water flow mean transit times were controlled by bedrock permeability. {\textquotedblleft}This paper presents a process-based investigation of storage and release in the more permeable catchments to explain the longer [mean transit times] and (catchment) area-dependent scaling.{\textquotedblright} The authors postulate a discrete sub-alluvial storage zone to explain observed results.}, pages = {p.1375-1397}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, Drift Creek, Flynn Creek, H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest, geology, hydrology, mathematical modeling, Needle Branch, sediments, Tyee Formation,}, doi = {doi:10.1002/2015WR017660}, author = {Hale, V. Cody and McDonnell, Jeffrey J. and Stewart, Michael K. and Solomon, D. Kip and Doolitte, Jim and Ice, George G. and Pack, Robert T.} } @article {77366, title = {Genetic evidence supports recolonization by Mya arenaria of western Europe from North America}, journal = {Marine Ecology Progress Series}, volume = {549}, year = {2016}, note = {The softshell clam is found in North America and in Europe. Its origin has been debated. We know that this clam was transplanted by humans to western North America. But where did it come from? Were there refuges in southern Europe where the clam survived the hardships of the Ice Ages? Did it migrate to North America from Europe, or was the migration in the other direction? In this article, the authors report on genetic analysis and conclude that the species originated in eastern North America and subsequently colonized Europe. Specimens from Alsea Bay and Yaquina Bay were part of the analysis. }, month = {2016}, pages = {p.99-112}, keywords = {Yaquina Bay, Alsea Bay, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, genetics, population biology, geographic distribution,}, doi = {doi: 10.3354/meps11672}, url = {https://www.int-res.com/articles/meps2016/549/m549p099.pdf}, author = {Cross, M.E. and Bradley, C. R. and Cross, T. F. and Culloty, S. and Lynch, S. and McGinnity, P. and O{\textquoteright}Riordan, R. M. and Vartia, S. and Prod{\H o}hl, P. A.} } @article {77371, title = {An initial evaluation of potential options for managing riparian reserves of the Aquatic Conservation Strategy of the Northwest Forest Plan}, volume = {no.937}, year = {2016}, note = {The Northwest Forest Plan was adopted in 1994. Part of the Plan involved developing an Aquatic Conservation Strategy {\textquotedblleft}to maintain and improve the ecological processes in aquatic ecosystems for Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.), other native fish, aquatic and riparian-dependent organisms, and water quality{\textquotedblright} (from the Executive Summary).The Plan met this goal by using riparian reserves, areas near streams in which logging was banned to the distance of two tree-heights (220 feet) on fish-bearing streams, and one tree-height on streams without fishes. The width of the reserves was considered to be an interim measure, but the issue has not been subsequently revisited. This report is an attempt to re-assess the minimum widths of riparian reserves. The authors offer an option that uses new techniques such as tree-tipping, which would enable forest managers to reduce the width of riparian boundaries and permit logging closer to streams without reducing water quality.}, month = {2016, Apr.}, pages = {97 p.}, keywords = {Siuslaw River, Smith River, North Umpqua River, Myrtle Creek, Coquille River, McKenzie River, Applegate River, terrestrial vegetation, riparian areas, habitats, water quality, water temperature, fishes, ecosystem health, environmental law and policy,}, url = {https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/50788}, author = {Reeves, Gordon H. and Pickard, Brian R. and Johnson, K. Norman and U. S. Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Research Station,,} } @article {76746, title = {Evaluating landowner-based beaver relocation as a tool to restore salmon habitat}, journal = {Global Ecology and Conservation}, volume = {3}, year = {2015}, note = {Animals have minds of their own and don{\textquoteright}t always behave the way humans would prefer. A possible method for improving coho salmon habitat involves relocating beavers to desirable sites where beaver dams would significantly improve habitat. From September-December 2011, the authors trapped and relocated beavers to desirable sites in the Alsea River basin. Unfortunately, some of the beavers died, some moved to less desirable areas, some did not build dams, and the dams that were built were washed away by winter floods. {\textquotedblleft}We conclude beaver relocation options available to landowners in Oregon may not be an effective option for stream restoration in coastal forestlands due to infrequent dam occurrence and short dam longevity.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, month = {2015, Jan.}, pages = {p.477-486}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch. reintroductions, dams, geographic distribution, habitat restoration, habitats, mortality, North American beaver = Castor canadensis, precipitation, predation, streamflow}, doi = {10.1016/j.gecco.2015.01.001}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989415000025}, author = {Petro, V. M. and Taylor, J. D. and Sanchez, D. M.} } @article {76951, title = {Maximum-recorded overland run-ups of major nearfield paleotsunamis during the past 3000 years along the Cascadia margin, USA, and Canada}, journal = {Natural Hazards}, volume = {77}, year = {2015}, note = {What does the past tell us about how far inland tsunamis might strike after a great earthquake in the Pacific Northwest? This paper recounts a study of tsunami run-ups over the past 3,000 years in our region. The authors estimate that the central part of the Cascadia region might expect {\textquotedblleft}shoreline inundation heights of up to 14{\textendash}15 {\textpm} 2 m.{\textquotedblright} (p.2023) They warn that, {\textquotedblleft}Coastal communities should plan for the maximum paleotsunami run-ups as recorded at the nearest reliable run-up localities.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, month = {2015, Jul.}, pages = {p.2005-2026}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek, Bradley Creek, Cannon Beach, coastal hazards, earthquakes, geology, Moore Creek, Netarts Bay, paleosciences, Seaside (Or.), tsunamis}, doi = {10.1007/s11069-015-1689-7}, author = {Peterson, Curt D. and Carver, Gary A. and Clague, John J. and Cruikshank, Kenneth M} } @article {82381, title = {Oregon Natural Areas Plan}, year = {2015}, note = {This plan is intended to {\textquotedblleft}1. Create a discrete and limited system of natural areas representing the full range of Oregon{\textquoteright}s natural resources. These areas are to be used for scientific research, education and nature interpretation. 2. Establish a method for public and private sector voluntary cooperation in the development of a system of natural areas. 3. Provide advice to managers of natural areas on the management and conservation of natural resources within Oregon.{\textquotedblright} (p.2)}, pages = {189 p.}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Cascade Head, depleted populations, ecological values, environmental policy and law, general, general ecosystem description, habitat conservation, land use, McCaffery Slough (Yaquina), methodology, natural resource management, Netarts Bay, Netarts Spit,}, url = {https://inr.oregonstate.edu/sites/inr.oregonstate.edu/files/2015_or_natural_areas_plan.pdf } } @article {82980, title = {Appendix A to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan As Modified by Amendment 18 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Plan: Identification and Description of Essential Fish Habitat, Adverse Impacts, and Recommended Conservation Measures for Salmon}, year = {2014}, note = {An important guide to essential habitats and requirements of three species of salmon, and the challenges facing them. Illustrated. Maps.}, pages = {219 p.}, institution = {Pacific Fishery Management Council}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Wilson - Trask {\textendash} Nestucca, Siletz Yaquina River, Alsea River, Siuslaw River, Siltcoos River, N. Umpqua River, S. Umpqua River, Umpqua River, Coos River, Coquille River, Sixes River, Rogue River, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus, Pink salmon (humpback) = Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, life history information, habitats, North American beaver = Castor Canadensis, agriculture, logging, dams, dredging, irrigation, mining, water pollution, water temperature, erosion, sediments, human impac}, url = {https://www.pcouncil.org/documents/2019/08/salmon-efh-appendix-a.pdf/ } } @article {54876, title = {Records of trace metals in sediments from the Oregon shelf and slope: Investigating the occurrence of hypoxia over the past several thousand years}, journal = {Chemical Geology }, volume = {382}, year = {2014}, note = {In recent years, strong coastal winds have caused strong upwelling events, so strong that a layer of low-oxygen seawater has been brought closer to the surface, leading to mass die-offs of marine life, and affecting estuarine waters as well. A current question about these hypoxic events has to do with whether or not they are related to climate change. A look at the history of the region is therefore called for. {\textquotedblleft}A record of past hypoxia occurrence frequency would help distinguish human-induced causes from those related to natural climate changes. . . . Determining trends in trace metal abundances can serve as an indicator for changes in oxygenation conditions over time.{\textquotedblright} (p.33) The authors look at trace metals in sediments from the Yaquina, Alsea and Siuslaw Rivers and consider other factors possibly influencing their data. {\textquotedblleft}Supplementary data to this article can be found online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.05.029 .{\textquotedblright} (p.42)}, month = {2014, Aug.29}, pages = {p.32{\textendash}43}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, chemistry, climate change, dissolved oxygen, hypoxia, paleosciences, sediments, Siuslaw Bay, Trace metals, winds, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.05.029}, author = {Erhardt, Andrea M. and Reimers, Clare E. and Kadko, David and Paytan, Adina} } @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 {54846, title = {Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes, Waters, and Communities}, year = {2013}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}As an assessment, this report aims to be representative (though not exhaustive) of the key climate change issues as reflected in the growing body of Northwest climate change science, impacts, and adaptation literature available at this point in time.{\textquotedblright} ({\textquotedblleft}About This Report,{\textquotedblright} p.xiii)}, pages = {230 p.}, institution = {Island Pr.}, address = {Washington, D.C.}, keywords = {agriculture, climate change, coastal hazards, erosion, flooding, forestry, general, general ecosystem description, health, Native Americans, natural resources management, Oregon, precipitation, water temperature}, url = {https://cig.uw.edu/projects/northwest-climate-assessment-report/}, author = {Pacific Northwest Climate Impacts Research Consortium, and University of Washington. Climate Impacts Group, and United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Climate Observation. Climate Program Office,}, editor = {Dalton, Meghan M. and Mote, Philip W. and Snover, Amy K.} } @mastersthesis {51421, title = {Evaluating "Nuisance" Beaver Relocation as a Tool to Increase Coho Salmon Habitat in the Alsea Basin of the Central Oregon Coast Range}, year = {2013}, note = {One suggestion for improving coho salmon habitat is to release beaver into the area and hope they build dams. The author of this study trapped 38 beavers and released them in areas where beaver dams would help coho productivity. The beavers, however, had their own ideas about where to build, and went where they wanted to go. {\textquotedblleft}I conclude beaver relocation as a tool for stream restoration in the Alsea Basin may not offer an effective solution to lethal control measures and coho habitat enhancement due to low survival rates, unwanted movement and establishment outside of suitable release sites, and lack of dam construction.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) Co-major professors were Jimmy D. Taylor and Dana M. Sanchez.}, pages = {85 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Forest Science}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Drift Creek, Five Rivers, habitats, Lobster Creek, North American beaver = Castor canadensis, North Fork Alsea River, physical modifications, South Fork Alsea River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/08612r68v}, author = {Petro, Vanessa M.} } @article {52406, title = {Impacts of Predicted Global Sea-Level Rise on Oregon Beaches and Tidelands}, volume = {Paper 45}, year = {2013}, note = {This report consists of two sections, one on the impact of climate change and its associated sea level rise on Oregon{\textquoteright}s beaches, and another on the impact on Oregon tidelands and estuaries. {\textquotedblleft}Two background sections on the expected impacts from predicted sea level rise on the Oregon coast were prepared for Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition{\textquoteright}s {\textquoteleft}Coastal Climate Change Adaptation Project . . . . The two sections are developed for broad distribution to coastal residents, community leaders, government agencies, and other interested parties. The two non-technical sections use geometric or gradient change approaches to illustrate potential impacts of shoreline retreat and tideland submergence under conditions of accelerated global sea level rise, as predicted for the next century or two.{\textquotedblright} (from the Introduction)}, pages = {19 p.}, institution = {Portland State University. Dept. of Geology,}, keywords = {beaches, climate change, earthquakes, erosion, estuaries, flooding, general, marshes, Oregon, salinity, sea level, subsidence, wetlands}, url = {https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/geology_fac/45/}, author = {Peterson, Curt D.} } @article {77361, title = {NorWeST Stream Temp: Regional Database and Modeled Stream Temperatures [web page]}, year = {2013}, note = {This website gives water temperature data coupled with climate scenarios for western U.S. streams. Hundreds of biologists and hydrologists contributed to the temperature database. The database contains over 200,000,000 hourly stream temperature readings at more than 20,000 stream sites. The data were used to develop 36 historical and future climate scenarios at 1-kilometer resolution for over 1,000,000 stream kilometers. The website includes an interactive stream temperature viewer.}, publisher = {U.S. Rocky Mountain Research Station. Air, Water \& Aquatic Environments Program}, keywords = {Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Southwest, Intermountain West, water temperature, climate, environmental monitoring, mathematical modeling}, url = {https://www.fs.usda.gov/rm/boise/AWAE/projects/NorWeST.html}, author = {Isaak, D. J. and Wenger, S. J. and Peterson, E. E. and Ver Hoef, J. M. and Hostetler, S. and Luce, C. H. and Dunham, J. B. and Kershner, J. and Roper, B. B. and Nagel, D. and Horan, D. and Chandler, G. and Parkes, S. and Wollrab, S. and U.S. Rocky Mountain Research Station. Air Water \& Aquatic Environments Program} } @article {36106, title = {Riparian litter inputs to streams in the central Oregon Coast Range}, journal = {Freshwater Science}, volume = {32}, number = {1}, year = {2013}, note = {The type of vegetation along a stream bank influences the stream{\textquoteright}s ecosystem. Coniferous vegetation provides logs and year-long shade. Deciduous vegetation supplies important nutrients to streams and supports aquatic invertebrate populations. While Oregon{\textquoteright}s current forest management practices stress conifer-dominated riparian areas, the authors suggest that each type of vegetation makes valuable contributions to its streams, and that the ecosystems might benefit from occasional interruptions of different streamside vegetation types.}, month = {2013, Mar.}, pages = {p. 343{\textendash}358}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Big Elk Creek, ecosystem health, habitats, Lake Creek, Lobster Creek, Lower Alsea River, terrestrial vegetation, Upper Alsea River, water temperature, Yaquina River Basin}, doi = {10.1899/12-074.1}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/2v23vv040}, author = {Hart, Stephanie K. and Hibbs, David E. and Perakis, Steven S.} } @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 {26881, title = {Oregon{\textquoteright}s Non-Consumptive Recreational Ocean User Community : Understanding an Ocean Stakeholder}, volume = {no.11-001}, year = {2011}, note = {This is a study of "the non-consumptive recreational ocean user (NROU) community. The NROU group includes surfers, kayakers, boaters, divers, and many others..." (p.3) Who are marine recreationists who are not hunters or fishers? Where do they go? What factors motivate their recreational choices? How do they contribute to local economies? How do they relate to marine renewable energy such as wind or tidal power generation? This publication offers insights on these questions.}, pages = {38 p.}, institution = {Oregon Sea Grant}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Agate Beach, Alsea Bay, Bayview County Park, boating, Cannon Beach, Cape Kiwanda, Cape Lookout, Coos Bay, Depoe Bay, economics, energy, environmental tourism, Nehalem Bay, Nehalem Bay State Park, Netarts Bay, Newport Pinnacles, North Jetty, Oregon Dunes National Recreational Area, Orford Reef, Port Orford, recreation, Redfish Rocks, scuba diving, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, South Jetty, surfing, Tillamook Bay, tourism, Whales Head Rock, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/sites/seagrant.oregonstate.edu/files/sgpubs/onlinepubs/s11001.pdf }, author = {Eardley, Christopher S. and Conway, Flaxen D. L. and Oregon State University. Sea Grant College Program and National Sea Grant College Program (U.S.),} } @article {15416, title = {A comparison of the survival and migratory behavior of hatchery-reared and naturally reared steelhead smolts in the Alsea River and estuary, Oregon, using acoustic telemetry}, journal = {North American Journal of Fisheries Management}, volume = {30}, number = {1}, year = {2010}, note = {Two groups of hatchery-raised steelhead trout and a group of captured wild trout were radio-tagged and released in the Alsea River. "We found no significant difference between groups in their survival to the head of tide or to the mouth of the estuary. . . However, survival was poor in the lower estuary for all three groups; we estimated that only 37\% of the traditional brood group, 45\% of the new brood group, and 47\% of the naturally reared group survived to the ocean." (from the Abstract)}, month = {2010}, pages = {p.55-71}, keywords = {Alsea Fish Hatchery, Alsea River, behavior, birds, Campbell Park, Crooked Creek, Fall Creek, Five Rivers, geographic distribution, hatchery salmonids, juvenile fish, migration, North Fork Alsea River, Oakland{\textquoteright}s Marina, predation, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, survival, Taylor{\textquoteright}s Landing, temporal distribution, wild salmoids}, doi = {10.1577/M08-224.1}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/xs55mh130}, author = {Johnson, Steven L. and Power, James Harry and Wilson, Derek R. and Ray, James} } @article {15436, title = {Red alder (Alnus rubra) distribution influences nitrate discharge to coastal estuaries: comparison of two Oregon watersheds}, journal = {Northwest Science}, volume = {84}, number = {4}, year = {2010}, note = {The Yaquina River typically carries almost twice as high a rate of dissolved nitrogen into its bay as does the Alsea River, although the total volumes are similar, because the Alsea River Basin is about twice as large as the Yaquina Basin. The difference in nitrogen load seems to be derived from the heavy alder stands in the upper Yaquina basin. Gives a model for rapid estimate of nitrogen export based on hardwood cover and water discharge data.}, month = {2010, Oct.}, pages = {p.336-350}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, nitrate-nitrite, nitrogen, red alder = Alnus rubra, terrestrial vegetation, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.3955/046.084.0403}, author = {Sigleo, Anne C. and Frick, Walter E. and Prieto, Lourdes} } @inbook {15471, title = {Geoarchaeological themes in a dynamic coastal environment, Lincoln and Lane Counties, Oregon}, booktitle = {Volcanoes to Vineyards: Geologic Field Trips Through the Dynamic Landscape of the Pacific Northwest}, series = {Field Guide (Geological Society of America)}, volume = {15}, year = {2009}, note = {"In many ways, the modern Oregon coastline bears little resemblence to that associated with prehistoric coastal peoples prior to 3000 years ago..." (from the abstract). Examines how geological forces (earthquakes, sea level rise) have changed the landscape and obscured early peoples{\textquoteright} occupations of the area. First stop on the tour is at the main HMSC parking lot, and the second stop is at Yaquina Head. Mentions Siletz, Yaquina, Alsea, Yachats and Siuslaw paleorivers.}, pages = {p.331-348}, publisher = {Geological Society of America}, organization = {Geological Society of America}, address = {Boulder, Colo.}, keywords = {archeology, Florence dune sheet, Neptune State Park, Oregon State University Hatfield Marine Science Center, subsidence, tsunamis, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Head}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1130/2009.fld015(16)}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/yxre8xh2}, author = {Davis, Loren G. and Jenevein, Steven A. and Punke, Michele L. and Noller, Jay S. and Jones, Julia A. and Willis, Samuel C.}, editor = {O{\textquoteright}Connor, Jim E. and Dorsey, Rebecca J. and Madin, Ian (eds.)} } @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.} } @article {83007, title = {Pacific Northwest Coast Ecoregional Assessment}, year = {2006}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}Prepared by The Nature Conservancy, the Nature Conservancy of Canada, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.{\textquotedblright} This is a very broad ecological assessment for the Pacific Northwest: British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. {\textquotedblleft}The purpose of the Pacific Northwest Coast ecoregional conservation assessment was to identify an efficient suite of conservation sites that will contribute toward the long-term survival of all viable native plant and animal species and natural communities in the ecoregion.{\textquotedblright} (p.ix) This document is accompanied by appendices indicating sites of interest. V.1 - main report, v.2 - appendices, v.3 - maps. Appendices: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/sb397d851 Maps: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/v692tc30m}, pages = {129 p.}, institution = {The Nature Conservancy}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {climate, depleted populations, ecosystem health, ecosystem modeling, general, habitats, human impacts}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/8g84mr696}, author = {VanderSchaaf, Dick and Wilhere, George and Ferdana, Zack and Popper, Ken and Schindel, Michael and Skidmore, Peter and Rolph, Dave and Lachetti, Pierre and Kittel, Gwen and Crawford, Rex and Pickering, Debbie and Christy, John A.} } @article {15601, title = {The impacts of Phalaris arundinacea (reed canarygrass) invasion on wetland plant richness in the Oregon Coast Range, USA depend on beavers}, journal = {Biological Conservation}, volume = {124}, number = {2}, year = {2005}, note = {The invasive plant reed canary grass, Phalaris arundinacea, "is widely considered a threat to native wetland plant communities ... , especially in wetlands with anthropogenically altered hydrologic regimes. P. arundinacea grows rapidly and tends to form monocultures ... behaving much like purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), a serious invader of Pacific Northwest wetlands in the United States. One example of an intensive disturbance that may open a wetland to invasion is impoundment by beaver (Castor canadensis). Here, we present evidence that Phalaris dramatically reduces plant species richness in impoundments created by beaver in Oregon, USA." (from the Abstract)}, pages = {p.291-295}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, habitats, invasive species, North American beaver = Castor canadensis, Reed canary grass = Phalaris arundinacea, Sitka willow = Salix sitchensis}, doi = {10.1016/j.biocon.2005.01.023}, author = {Perkins, Thais E. and Wilson, Mark V.} } @article {26196, title = {Oregon Wetland Planning Guidebook}, year = {2004}, note = {This is a valuable, if dated, look at the regulatory process for wetlands in Oregon: the decision-making process and the agencies involved. }, pages = {198 p.}, institution = {Oregon Dept. of State Lands, Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {aquatic vegetation, environmental law and policy, general, land ownership, land use, marsh restoration, natural resource management, salt marsh, wetland delineation, wetland mitigation, wetland restoration, wetland vegetation}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/kd17cx459}, author = {Oregon. Dept. of State Lands, and Oregon. Dept. of Land Conservation and Development, and Shapiro \& Associates (Seattle, Wash.), and Winterbrook Planning} } @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} } @booklet {15671, title = {Estuary management in the Pacific Northwest : an overview of programs and activities in Washington, Oregon, and Northern California}, howpublished = {ORESU-H}, number = {03-001}, year = {2003}, note = {Useful information tables and brief descriptions. "This report has been prepared in support of the Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecosystems Regionals Study (PNCRS) to provide a summary and compendium of the management of estuaries in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Federal, state and local government management programs and any significant special programs are summarized, and the management of each major estuary is referenced." (From Introduction)}, month = {2003}, pages = {126 p.}, publisher = {Oregon State University}, address = {Corvallis, OR}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea River, biological, general ecosystem description, physical}, url = {https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/41484} } @article {15686, title = {Just another goldfish down the toilet? The fate of Pacific salmon after Alsea Valley and the De facto rescission of the 4(d) rule}, journal = {Environmental Law}, volume = {33}, number = {3}, year = {2003}, note = {A critical review of the Alsea Valley Alliance v. Evans decision by Judge Michael Hogan.}, pages = {p. 547-594}, keywords = {Alsea Valley Alliance, endangered species, litigation, Salmon species}, author = {Perron, Brian J.} } @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,} } @mastersthesis {15766, title = {The Spatial Distribution of Beaver (Castor canadensis) Impoundments and Effects on Plant Community Structure in the Lower Alsea Drainage of the Oregon Coast Range}, year = {2000}, note = {Studied plant communities near beaver dams in watersheds in the Lower Alsea Basin. There was a certain plant community bordering streams near beaver dams. More dams were found in areas with young timber, especially streams flanked by clearcuts or young stands. Beavers do not seem to dramatically alter plant communities. Co-major professors were David Hibbs and John P. Hayes.}, pages = {82 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Forest Science}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Basin, Bummer Creek, Cattail=Typha latifolia, Corkscrew rush=Juncus effuses, Duckweed=Lemna minor, habitats, Little Peak Creek, Miller Creek, North American beaver=Castor canadensis, Oliver Creek, Peak Creek, Record Creek, Reed canary grass=Phalaris arundinacea, Rickard Creek, Rock Creek, Sitka willow=Salix sitchensis, Swamp Creek, terrestrial vegetation, theses, Tobe Creek, Trout Creek, Water-starwort=Callitriche heterophylla}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/6682x650t}, author = {Perkins, Tha{\"\i}s Erbel} } @article {76991, title = {Identification and Description of Essential Fish Habitat, Adverse Impacts, and Recommended Conservation Measures for Salmon. Amendment 14 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Plan}, year = {1999}, note = {An important guide to essential habitats and requirements of three species of salmon, and the challenges facing them. Illustrated. At head of title: Appendix A. This guide was updated in 2014: https://www.pcouncil.org/documents/2019/08/salmon-efh-appendix-a.pdf/ }, pages = {146 p.}, institution = {Pacific Fishery Management Council}, address = {Portland, Or. }, keywords = {agriculture, Alsea River, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos River, Coquille River, dams, depleted populations, dredging, environmental law and policy, erosion, habitats, human impacts, irrigation, life history information, logging, mining, N. Umpqua River, natural resource management, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, North American beaver = Castor canadensis, Pink salmon (humpback) = Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Rogue River, S. Umpqua River, sediments, Siletz Yaquina River, Siltcoos River, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Umpqua River, water pollution, water temperature, Wilson - Trask {\textendash} Nestucca}, author = {Pacific Fishery Management Council} } @article {15786, title = {Littoral cell response to interannual climatic forcing 1983-1987 on the Central Oregon Coast, USA}, journal = {Journal of Coastal Research}, volume = {6}, number = {1}, year = {1999}, note = {Discusses the migration of sand in a littoral cell from south Lincoln County, Oregon beaches following the El Nino of 1982-83, and the eventual reappearance of the sand. Black-and-white photographs, graphs, charts. Alsea Bay area was studied. Figure 8 (p.99) shows changes in Alsea Spit from 1978-1988. }, month = {1999, Winter}, pages = {p.87-110}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea Spit, climate, erosion, wave height data}, author = {Peterson, Curt D. and Jackson, Philip L. and O{\textquoteright}Neil, Douglas J. and Rosenfeld, Charles L. and Kimerling, A. Jon} } @article {15811, title = {Toxicity and phototoxicity of mixtures of highly lipophilic PAH compounds in marine sediment: Can the PAH model be extrapolated?}, journal = {Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology}, volume = {36}, number = {3}, year = {1999}, month = {1999}, pages = {270-280}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, amphipods, aquatic invertebrates, biological, chemical, crustaceans, light, Rhepoxynius abronius, sediments, toxicity, water pollution, Yaquina Bay}, isbn = {0090-4341, 1432-0703 (Online)}, author = {Boese, Bruce L. and Ozretich, Robert J. and Lamberson, Janet O. and Swartz, Richard C. and Cole, Faith A. and Pelletier, Judith and Jones, Jill K.P.} } @mastersthesis {15861, title = {Kinship, Environment and the Forest Service: Homesteading in Oregon{\textquoteright}s Coast Range}, year = {1998}, note = {Examines the "settlement history of a remote area in the Coast Range of Oregon, from the 1870s to the 1930s." The "remote area" covers parts of both the Alsea and Yaquina watersheds.Takes a look at all 89 homestead claimants from Township 12 South, Range 9 West, Willamette Meridian. Who succeeded? Who didn{\textquoteright}t? What made a successful homesteader? Two homesteads are examined in depth. Maps, photographs, oral histories, much source material. Major professor was David Brauner.}, pages = {273 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters of Art in Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis}, edition = {M.A.I.S.}, chapter = {Anthropology, Historic Preservation and Forest Resources}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {agriculture, Alsea River Basin, archeology, Bull Creek, Cape Horn Creek, Drift Creek, Elk Creek, Gopher Creek, Grant Creek, historical, human impacts, logging, Nettle Creek, Savage Creek, theses, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/st74cw549}, author = {Prior, Jan M.} } @inbook {15951, title = {Discrimination of climatic, oceanic, and tectonic mechanisms of cyclic marsh burial, Alsea Bay, Oregon}, booktitle = {Assessing Earthquake Hazards and Reducing Risk in the Pacific Northwest}, series = {U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper}, volume = {no.1560, v.1}, year = {1996}, note = {Alsea Bay sediments show repeated "episodic events of coastal submergence in late Holocene time," characterized by "rapid and persistant subsidence followed by gradual deposition of suspended material and associated marsh emergence." The explanation that fits this pattern is subsidence associated with major earthquakes. By comparing uplift and subsidence in Alsea with other Oregon marshes, the authors estimate the location of an upper-plate flexure line on the central Oregon coast. The authors estimate the interval between seismic events is between 320 and 410 years. Maps, charts, bw photographs.Five folded plates accompany the text of v.1. }, pages = {p.115-146}, publisher = {U.S. G.P.O.}, organization = {U.S. G.P.O.}, address = {Washington, D.C.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, earthquakes, geology, sediments, tsunamis}, url = {https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1560vol1/report.pdf}, author = {Peterson, Curt D. and Darienzo, Mark E.}, editor = {Rogers, Albert M. and Walsh, Timothy J. and Kockelman, William J. and Priest, George R.} } @inbook {82561, title = {Great-earthquake potential in Oregon and Washington {\textendash} an overview of recent coastal geologic studies and their bearing on segmentation of Holocene ruptures, Central Cascadia Subduction Zone}, booktitle = {Assessing Earthquake Hazards and Reducing Risk in the Pacific Northwest, v.1}, series = {U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper}, volume = {no.1560 v.1}, year = {1996}, note = {This article gives a good overview of the discovery of the Pacific Northwest{\textquoteright}s past earthquake history and what was known about this history. Unfortunately, at the time this article was written, while studies were being done on 27 estuaries in the region, only half of the work had been completed. There is good information about Netarts, Salmon River, Siletz and Alsea Bays.}, pages = {p.91-114}, publisher = {U.S. G.P.O.}, organization = {U.S. G.P.O.}, address = {Washington, D.C.}, keywords = {Nehalem River, Nestucca River, Netarts Bay, Salmon River estuary, Siletz Bay, Alsea Bay, Siuslaw River, Umpqua River estuary, Coos Bay, South Slough, Coquille River estuary, coastal hazards, earthquakes, tsunamis, geology, paleosciences, tectonics}, url = {https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1560vol1/report.pdf}, author = {Nelson, Alan R. and Personius, Stephen F.}, editor = {Rogers, A.M. and Walsh, Timothy J. and Kockelman, William J. and Priest, George R.} } @article {49781, title = {Legislative Fellowship Final Report, 1995}, year = {1995}, note = {This document details the work done by the 1995 Oregon Sea Grant / Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association Legislative Fellow. {\textquotedblleft}The Oregon Sea Grant/OCZMA Legislative Fellowship Program began in 1987 primarily to provide students from the Oregon State University Marine Resource Management Program (MRM) with a means with which to apply academic knowledge gained in science or public policy to the real-world arena of legislative politics.{\textquotedblright} (p.1) The author was assigned to State Senator Stan Bunn{\textquoteright}s office, and worked for him, for Sea Grant and for OCZMA. The document includes summaries of legislation important to coastal communities, and brief interviews with Oregon legislators.}, month = {1995, Aug.}, pages = {59 p.}, institution = {Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association,}, address = {Salem, Or. }, keywords = {coastal hazards, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, dungeness crab=Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), earthquakes, environmental law and policy, fish screens, general, Lower Smith River, marine mammals, Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus spp., salmon hatcheries, tsunamis, Vincent Creek, wild salmonids}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/8910jz376}, author = {Coontz, Julie and Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association and Oregon State University. Sea Grant College Program} } @article {15991, title = {Magnitude and frequency of subduction-zone earthquakes along the northern Oregon coast in the past 3,000 years.}, journal = {Oregon Geology}, volume = {57}, number = {1}, year = {1995}, note = {Correlates subsided marsh sediments and evidence of tsunamis among several Oregon estuaries to show record of past earthquakes in Oregon.}, pages = {3-12}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Ecola Creek, Necanicum Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Siletz Bay, South Slough (Coos Bay), Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://library.state.or.us/repository/2010/201009071430032/1995-01.pdf}, author = {Darienzo, Mark E. and Peterson, Curt D.} } @article {16011, title = {Tsunami hazard map of the Waldport quadrangle, Lincoln County, Oregon : [cartographic material]}, volume = {no.O-95-31}, year = {1995}, note = {Blue line print based on provisional 1984 map of Waldport quadrangle. Red lines indicate probable inundation zones.}, pages = {1 sheet}, institution = {State of Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries,}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {coastal hazards, flooding, tsunamis}, url = {https://pubs.oregon.gov/dogami/ofr/95-31-waldport.pdf}, author = {Priest, George R.} } @book {16036, title = {Status Review for Oregon{\textquoteright}s Umpqua River Sea-Run Cutthroat Trout}, series = {NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC}, number = {no.15}, year = {1994}, note = {From 1961-1976, Umpqua River sea-run cutthroat trout runs were supplemented with fish from the Alsea Fish Hatchery. Based on run-timing studies, the Alsea River fish did not successfully establish an independent population on the Umpqua River, but may have interbred with native fish, complicating the picture.}, month = {1994}, pages = {122 p.}, publisher = {U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service}, organization = {U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service}, address = {Seattle, Wash.}, keywords = {Alsea Fish Hatchery, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, endangered species, genetics, hatcheries, historical, life history information, natural resource management, population biology, population count, salmonid species, statistics, Umpqua River Basin}, url = {https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/6171}, author = {Johnson, Orlay W. and Waples, Robin S. and Wainwright, Thomas C. and Neely, Kathleen G. and Waknitz, F. William and Parker, L. Ted} } @article {16041, title = {Stratigraphic evidence for great subduction earthquakes at four estuaries in Northern Oregon, U.S.A.}, journal = {Journal of Coastal Research}, volume = {10}, number = {4}, year = {1994}, note = {The authors describe in detail marsh sediments indicating major deposition from tsunamis from the Necanicum, Nestucca, Siletz and Yaquina Rivers, and correlate them with sediments from Netarts Bay, Alsea Bay and Coos Bay. This evidence supports the view that there have been "six great subduction zone earthquakes on the north Oregon coast in the last 2,800 years."}, month = {1994, Fall}, pages = {p.850-876}, keywords = {Alder, Alsea Bay, Conser, Coos Bay, Drift Creek, earthquakes, Hatfield Marine Science Center, King Slough, Little Nestucca River, Millport Slough, Neacoxie Creek, Neawanna Creek, Necanicum River, Nestucca Bay, Nestucca River, Netarts Bay, Oysterville, Poole Slough, Salishan Spit, salt marsh, Seaside Spit, sediment data, Siletz Bay, Siletz River, Siletz Spit, South Slough (Coos Bay), Stanley Lake, Toledo, tsunamis, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River}, author = {Darienzo, Mark E. and Peterson, Curt D. and Clough, Charles M.} } @article {36361, title = {Pilot erosion rate data study of the central Oregon coast, Lincoln County: Final report to the Federal Emergency Management Agency}, volume = {no.O-93-10}, year = {1993}, note = {This report is related to Open-file reports nos. 94-11 - 94-30, the Chronic geologic hazard maps of coastal Lincoln County, Oregon. It also relates to a follow-up series of erosion and flood control maps, Open-file reports no.97-12 {\textendash} 97-30. Each segment of the coastline from Cascade Head to Seal Rock is described, along with the assumptions about the rate of erosion for that segment. Appendices address the use of historical photographs to document shoreline change. Maps, charts, rather poor photocopies of b+w photographs.}, month = {1993}, pages = {228 p.}, institution = {State of Oregon. Department of Geology and Mineral Industries}, address = {Portland, OR}, keywords = {Agate Beach, Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Cascade Head, coastal hazards, erosion, flooding, geology, historical, Jump-Off Joe, landslides, Lincoln County (Or.), Nye Beach, paleosciences, Salmon River, Seal Rock, Siletz River, Siletz Spit, Yaquina River}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:26613}, author = {Priest, George R. and Saul, Ingmar and Diebenow, Julie} } @article {16136, title = {Earthquake hazards in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. C, Discrimination of climatic, oceanic and tectonic mechanisms of cyclic marsh burial from Alsea Bay, Oregon, U.S.A.}, volume = {no.91-441-C}, year = {1991}, note = {This paper will appear collectively with others from report no. 91-441, compiled by A.M. Rogers et al., as U.S. Geological Survey professional paper 1560. Thus, it is sometimes cited as dating from 1996, when professional paper no.1560 was published. Alsea Bay sediments show repeated "episodic events of coastal submergence in late Holocene time," characterized by "rapid and persistant subsidence followed by gradual deposition of suspended material and associated marsh emergence." The explanation that fits this pattern is subsidence associated with major earthquakes. By comparing uplift and subsidence in Alsea with other Oregon marshes, the authors estimate the location of an upper-plate flexure line on the central Oregon coast. The authors estimate the interval between seismic events is between 320 and 410 years. Maps, charts, bw photographs.}, pages = {53 p.}, institution = {U.S. Geological Survey}, address = {[Denver, Colorado]}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, coastal hazards, earthquakes, geology, sediments, tsunamis}, url = {https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1991/0441c/report.pdf}, author = {Peterson, Curt D. and Darienzo, Mark E.} } @article {82951, title = {Seasonal species composition of invertebrates in several Oregon streams}, volume = {no.382}, year = {1987}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}The purpose of this report is to provide a list of the invertebrate taxa found in the distinct geographic areas of Oregon in each season. This list will serve as a checklist for other studies of stream ecology in Oregon, and it will be the base of reference for future reports on effects of riparian canopy and food habits.{\textquotedblright} (from the Introduction) The Green River and the East Fork of the Green River in the Five Rivers drainage of the Alsea Basin were the test streams for the coastal region.}, pages = {36 p.}, institution = {U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, annelids, aquatic invertebrates, crustaceans, East Fork Green River, Five Rivers, gastropods, Green River, insects, molluscs, species list, temporal distribution}, url = {https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_rp382.pdf}, author = {Porter, Pamela E. and Meehan, William R} } @book {24756, title = {Species profiles: life histories and environmental requirements of coastal fishes and invertebrates (Pacific Northwest): coho salmon}, series = {Biological Report (Washington, D.C.)}, volume = {no.82 (11.48)}, year = {1986}, note = {This is a classic overview of the biology and life history of coho salmon in the Pacific Northwest. Good bibliography, if dated.Map, charts, line drawings.}, month = {1986}, pages = {18 p.}, publisher = {U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station}, organization = {U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station}, address = {Washington, D.C.; Vicksburg, Miss.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coquille River, geographic distribution, habitats, life history information, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, North Umpqua River, Rogue River, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Smith River, South Umpqua River, taxonomy, Trask River, Umpqua River, water quality, water temperature}, url = {https://archive.org/details/DTIC_ADA172613}, author = {Laufle, Jeffrey C. and La Touche, Yves David. and Pauley, Gilbert B. and Shepard, Michael F. and U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. Coastal Ecology Group, and National Coastal Ecosystems Team (U.S.),} } @article {12666, title = {Species Profiles: Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Pacific Northwest) : Dungeness Crab}, volume = {no. 82(11.63)}, year = {1986}, note = {This is a classic overview of the biology and life history of the Dungeness crab in the Pacific Northwest. Good bibliography, if dated.Map, charts, line drawings.}, pages = {20 p.}, institution = {U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service}, address = {Washington, D.C.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Chetco River estuary, Columbia River estuary, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, crustaceans, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), fecundity, general, growth, life history information, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, reproductive behavior, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, taxonomy, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a181590.pdf}, author = {Pauley, Gilbert B. and Armstrong, David A. and Heun, Thomas W.} } @mastersthesis {38616, title = {Winter Ecology of Juvenile Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in Modified and Unmodified Sections of a Coastal Stream}, year = {1986}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}This investigation was undertaken to study the effects of a series of gabions located on East Fork Lobster Creek, Oregon . ..The main objective of this study was to determine the relative effects of selected environmental variables on the distribution of coho salmon in modified (gabion) and unmodified sites on East Fork Lobster Creek, Oregon. A second objective of this study was to characterize the microhabitats utilized by juvenile coho in terms of depth, velocity, and cover in selected gabion sites and in unmodified sites.{\textquotedblright} (p.1-3) M. S. thesis. An interesting look at the effects of watershed enhancements on young coho salmon, especially in the less often studied winter season. Includes color photographs of selected study sites. Major professor was Richard A. Tubb.}, pages = {62 p.}, school = {Oregon State University }, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, behavior, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, depleted populations, East Fork Lobster Creek, habitats, human impacts, hydrology, juvenile fish, Lobster Creek, North American beaver = Castor canadensis, physical modifications, spatial distribution, streamflow, temporal distribution, water temperature}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/4b29b828b}, author = {Phillips, Stephen H.} } @article {16426, title = {The ecology of eelgrass meadows of the Pacific Northwest: A community profile}, volume = {no.84/24}, year = {1984}, note = {Table 2 shows Alsea Bay as having a "low to moderate percent of eelgrass." (p.7)}, pages = {85 p.}, institution = {United States Fish and Wildlife Service}, keywords = {aquatic vegetation, biological, community ecology, dredging, ecological values, eelgrass=Zostera japonica, eelgrass=Zostera marina, grasses, human impacts, life history information, natural resource management, Phyllospadix species, salinity, waste disposal, water pollution, water temperature}, url = {https://digitalmedia.fws.gov/digital/collection/document/id/1734/rec/1}, author = {Phillips, Ronald C. and U.S. National Coastal Ecosystems Team, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District} } @article {16436, title = {Holocene depositional evolution of a small active-margin estuary of the northwestern United States}, journal = {Marine Geology}, volume = {59}, number = {1-4}, year = {1984}, note = {Gives recent geological history of sedimentation in Alsea Bay. Since salinity decreases with depth, and salinity tolerances are known for some mollusc and diatom species, "it is possible to use these two groups to bracket embayment salinity ranges as a function of depth in the basin fill." Lists diatom species and salinity ranges. Maps, charts. Shows changes in the shape of the bay in the recent geologic past.}, pages = {p.51-83}, keywords = {Alsea Estuary, diatoms, geology, paleosciences, sediment data, species lists}, author = {Peterson, Curt and Scheidegger, Kenneth and Schrader, Hans J.} } @article {16446, title = {Sediment composition and hydrography in six high-gradient estuaries of the Northwestern United States}, journal = {Journal of Sedimentary Petrology}, volume = {54}, number = {1}, year = {1984}, note = {Found correlation between the ratio of mean tidal prism volume to mean fluvial discharge rate x 6 hours and sediment composition in six PNW estuaries. Discusses unusual sedimentation in some estuaries and speculates as to causes. Maps.}, pages = {p.86-97}, keywords = {Alsea Estuary, hydrography, sediments}, author = {Peterson, Curt and Scheidegger, Kenneth and Komar, Paul and Niem, Wendy} } @mastersthesis {16481, title = {Sedimentation in Small Active-Margin Estuaries of the Northwestern United States}, year = {1983}, note = {The author finds that the sediment composition of northwest coast estuaries can be "correlated with a hydrographic parameter HR (mean tidal-prism volume: mean fluvial discharge rate x 6 hours) computed for each bay." Sedimentation is contrasted in Alsea, Salmon River, Siletz, Siuslaw, and Tillamook bays and Grays Harbor. An overview of the history of sedimentation in Alsea Bay over the last 10,000 years is given. Major professor was Kenneth F. Scheidegger.}, pages = {158 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {School of Oceanography}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, bathymetry, geology, Grays Harbor, hydrography, minerals, Salmon River Estuary, sea level, sediment data, sediments, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, species list, theses, tidal data, Tillamook Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/vm40xw091}, author = {Peterson, Curt D.} } @article {16521, title = {Sand-dispersal patterns in an active-margin estuary of the northwestern United States as indicated by sand composition, texture and bedforms}, journal = {Marine Geology}, volume = {50}, number = {1-2}, year = {1982}, pages = {p.77-96}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea River, sediment data, sediments}, author = {Peterson, Curt D.} } @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.} } @mastersthesis {16706, title = {Biological Characteristics of Wild and Hatchery Steelhead Trout, (Salmo gairdneri) in Two Oregon Rivers}, year = {1978}, note = {Major professor was Harry H. Wagner.}, month = {1978}, pages = {62 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Fish Hatchery, Alsea River, hatcheries, hatchery salmonids, life history information, North Umpqua River, reproductive behavior, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, temporal distribution, theses, wild salmonids}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/g732dc261}, author = {Peterson, Nancy M.} } @inbook {16791, title = {Neoplastic disease in bivalve mollusks from Oregon estuaries with emphasis on research on proliferative disorders in Yaquina Bay oysters}, booktitle = {Aquatic pollutants and biologic effects, with emphasis on neoplasaia}, series = {Annals of the NewYork Academy of Sciences}, volume = {298}, year = {1977}, pages = {p.356-373}, publisher = {New York Academy of Sciences}, organization = {New York Academy of Sciences}, address = {New York}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, blue mussel=Mytilus edulis, molluscs, Olympia oyster=Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila), physiology, shellfish disease, Tillamook estuary, Yaquina Bay}, isbn = {0890720444}, author = {Mix, Michael C. and Pribble, H. James and Riley, Ronald T. and Tomasovic, Stephen P.}, editor = {Kraybill, H.F.} } @mastersthesis {16816, title = {The Suspended Sediment Regimes of Two Small Streams in Oregon{\textquoteright}s Coast Range}, year = {1977}, note = {Studied sedimentation processes in two mountain streams in Oregon{\textquoteright}s coast range: one eastside (Oak Creek) and one draining to the west (Flynn Creek). Major professor was Robert L. Beschta.}, pages = {111 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Forest Engineering}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Flynn Creek, hydrology, Oak Creek, sediment data, sediments, soils, theses, Willamette River Basin}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/1v53k023x}, author = {Paustian, Steven Julius} } @booklet {16856, title = {Oregon{\textquoteright}s Fragile Few...Estuaries}, year = {1976}, note = {10 pages, published sometime between 1976 and 1980}, month = {1976-1980}, publisher = {Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, Columbia River estuary, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, ecological values, general, general ecosystem description, habitat conservation, human impacts, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake Estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, author = {MacLeod, Gerald R. and American Fisheries Society. Oregon Chapter. Estuary Conservation and Development Committee, and Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission.,} } @article {36641, title = {Pleasure boating in Oregon : a report to the Oregon State Marine Board}, volume = {no.42}, year = {1976}, note = {This report summarizes the status of recreational boating in Oregon circa 1975. The Willamette and Columbia Rivers were the most heavily used waterways in the state. Most pleasure boats were used for recreational fishing, with waterskiing and cruising as other major activities. The size of pleasure boats was increasing. Problems included overcrowding at boating facilities, a lack of law enforcement, and a need for more public restrooms.}, pages = {73 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University. Water Resources Research Institute}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Devils Lake, Diamond Lake, recreational fisheries, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, tourism, Umpqua River, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/76537521k}, author = {Pfister, Robert E. and Donheffner, Paul E. and Hartsook, Thomas Edward and Oregon. State Marine Board} } @book {16986, title = {Wetlands Review of Alsea Bay, Oregon}, year = {1975}, note = {Added Title: Alsea wetlands review, Preliminary draft, summary only. Many maps.}, month = {1975}, publisher = {U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District}, organization = {U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, aquatic vegetation, Bayshore Spit, biological, Drift Creek, Eckman Slough, economics, general ecosystem description, historical, Lint Slough, map, marshes, McKinney Slough, recreational fisheries, sediments}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/44558f08w} } @mastersthesis {17006, title = {The Biochemical Oxygen Demand of Douglas-fir Needles and Twigs, Western Hemlock Needles and Red Alder Leaves in Stream Water}, year = {1974}, note = {Studied logging debris for Douglas fir, red alder and Western hemlock, to learn the toxicity of large amounts of debris in small mountain streams. "Specific concentrations of given leachates were found to be toxic to fish. However, the bioassay test performed only measured the effect of the leachate on fish. Under natural conditions an oxygen stress may be created due to the presence of debris." (p.114) Stream temperature affects the toxicity of the debris. Major professor was George W. Brown III.}, pages = {141 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Forest Engineering}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, Deer Creek, dissolved oxygen data, Douglas fir = Pseudotsuga menziesii, Drift Creek, Flynn Creek, human impacts, logging, natural resource management, Needle Branch, nitrite-nitrate data, red alder = Alnus rubra, terrestrial vegetation, theses, water quality, water temperature, Western hemlock = Tsuga heterophylla}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/vh53wz42m}, author = {Ponce, Stanley L.} } @article {17031, title = {Effects of clearcutting on stream temperature}, journal = {Water Resources Research}, volume = {10}, number = {5}, year = {1974}, pages = {p.983-988}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, Deer Creek, Douglas fir = Pseudotsuga menziesii, Drift Creek, Flynn Creek, logging, natural resource management, Needle Branch, red alder = Alnus rubra, terrestrial vegetation, water quality, Western hemlock = Tsuga heterophylla}, author = {Ponce, Stanley L.} } @article {17131, title = {Descriptions and information sources for Oregon estuaries}, volume = {no. 19}, year = {1973}, institution = {Water Resources Research Institute, Sea Grant College Program, Oregon State University}, address = {Corvallis, OR}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, commercial fisheries, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, general ecosystem description, human impacts, hydrology, land use, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, physical, physical modifications, recreational fisheries, salinity, Salmon River estuary, Sand Lake Estuary, sediments, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, water quality, water temperature, water use, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/cj82kc411}, author = {Percy, Katherine L. and Bella, David A. and Klingeman, Peter C. and Sutterlin, Chet and Sollitt, Charles K. and Kennedy, James B. and Slotta, Larry S. and Oregon State University. Water Resources Research Institute, and Oregon State University. Sea Grant College Program and U.S. Office of Water Resources Research.,} } @article {17296, title = {Crisis in Oregon estuaries}, volume = {no.4}, year = {1970}, institution = {Oregon State University Sea Grant Marine Adviosry Program}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, Coos River estuary, general, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, Port Orford, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, water pollution, water quality, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/administrative_report_or_publications/4m90dw054}, author = {Wick, William Q. and Oregon State University. Marine Advisory Program} } @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.,} } @book {83273, title = {Climatological Handbook, Columbia Basin States}, year = {1969}, note = {Historic meteorological data. v.1. Temperature; v.2. Precipitation; v.3. Hourly data; v.4. Canadian data; v.5. Lower atmosphere RAOB data}, address = {[Vancouver, Wash.]}, keywords = {climate, Pacific Northwest, precipitation data, temperature data} } @book {17421, title = {Climatological Handbook, Columbia Basin States}, year = {1969}, note = {v. 1. Temperature. v. 2. Precipitation. v. 3. Hourly data. v. 4. Climatological handbook Columbia Basin Canadian data.}, month = {1968-1969}, address = {[Vancouver, Wash.]}, keywords = {climate, Pacific Northwest, precipitation data, temperature data} } @article {17441, title = {A fry trap method for estimating salmonid survival from egg deposition to fry emergence}, journal = {Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada}, volume = {26}, number = {1}, year = {1969}, month = {1969}, pages = {133-141}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, Deer Creek, Drift Creek, Flynn Creek, human impacts, logging, natural resource management, Needle Branch, Oncorhynchus spp., sediment data, terrestrial vegetation, water quality, water temperature, wild salmonids}, isbn = {0706-652X}, author = {Phillips, R. W. and Koski, K. V. and Fisheries Research Board of Canada,} } @inbook {23756, title = {Table 11-32. Rain storms: Outstanding occurrences of record: Oregon}, booktitle = {Climatological Handbook, Columbia Basin States}, volume = {2}, year = {1969}, note = {Summarizes major rain events in Oregon from December, 1882 through December, 1964. A valuable compilation.}, pages = {p.253}, address = {[Vancouver, Wash.]}, keywords = {climate, flooding, Pacific Northwest, precipitation data} } @article {17491, title = {Primary productivity and community structure of an estuarine impoundment}, journal = {Ecology}, volume = {49}, number = {5}, year = {1968}, month = {1968}, pages = {854-866}, keywords = {community ecology, ecosystem modeling, estuarine dynamics, Lint Creek, Lint Slough, plankton, primary production, salinity, water temperature}, isbn = {0012-9658}, author = {Lyford, John Higgins and Phinney, Harry K.} } @book {17511, title = {River Mile Index, Coastal Tributaries, Oregon}, year = {1968}, month = {1968}, publisher = {The Committee}, organization = {The Committee}, address = {Vancouver, WA [?]}, keywords = {general, geography, hydrography, hydrology, map}, url = {https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31210024975045\&seq=1}, author = {Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission. Hydrology and Hydraulics Committee,} } @article {17521, title = {The stonefly Acroneuria pacifica as a potential predator on salmonid embryos}, journal = {Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (1900)}, volume = {97}, number = {1}, year = {1968}, note = {The insects were collected from three tributaries of the Alsea River.}, month = {1968}, pages = {50-52}, keywords = {Acroneuria pacifica, juvenile fish, salmonid species}, isbn = {0002-8487}, author = {Claire, Errol W. and Phillips, Robert W. and Oregon. State Game Commission. Division of Wildlife Research, and American Fisheries Society.,} } @mastersthesis {17526, title = {A Taxonomic Study on Myxobacteria Isolated from Fish}, year = {1968}, note = {Several of the cultures (1-4, 6) were of coho salmon from the Alsea Salmon Hatchery. $\#$5 was from rainbow trout from the same source. Includes key to Cytophaga species. Major professor was R.E. Pacha.}, month = {1968}, pages = {77 p.}, school = {Oregon State University }, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Microbiology}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Salmon Hatchery, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Cytophaga spp., Steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout), theses}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/hd76s381p}, author = {Porter, Sook Hee} } @article {17556, title = {Intragravel movement of the reticulate sculpin (Cottus perplexus) and its potential as a predator on salmonid eggs.}, journal = {Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (1900)}, volume = {95}, number = {2}, year = {1966}, month = {1966}, pages = {210-212}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, Deer Creek, Drift Creek, Flynn Creek, human impacts, logging, natural resource management, Needle Branch, Reticulate sculpin = Cottus perplexus, sediment data, terrestrial vegetation, water quality, water temperature}, isbn = {0002-8487}, author = {Phillips, Robert W. and Claire, Errol W.} } @proceedings {17571, title = {The relative contributions of aquatic and terrestrial primary producers to the trophic relations of stream organisms}, volume = {4}, year = {1966}, pages = {p.116-130}, publisher = {Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology, University of Pittsburgh}, address = {Pittsburgh}, keywords = {Alsea River, Alsea Watershed Study, Deer Creek, Flynn Creek, human impacts, logging, natural resource management, Needle Branch, sediment data, terrestrial vegetation, water quality, water temperature}, url = {https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/ffip/Chapman_DW1966.pdf}, author = {Chapman, D.W.}, editor = {Cummins, Kenneth W. and Tryon, C.A. and Hartman, Richard T. and Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology,} } @article {55291, title = {A study of the effect of logging on aquatic resources : a progress report, 1960-66}, volume = {no. 3}, year = {1966}, note = {This work reports on some immediate effects of logging on fish populations. Includes bw photographs.}, month = {1966, Oct.}, pages = {28 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, Deer Creek, Drift Creek, Flynn Creek, human impacts, logging, natural resource management, Needle Branch, Reticulate sculpin = Cottus perplexus, sediment data, terrestrial vegetation, water quality, water temperature}, author = {Phillips, Robert W. and Campbell, Homer J. and Wayne l. Hug and Clair, Errol W. and Oregon Game Commission. Research Division,} } @article {17586, title = {A trap for capturing salmonids emerging from spawning gravel.}, journal = {The Progressive Fish-Culturist}, volume = {28}, number = {2}, year = {1966}, note = {1 page only}, month = {1966}, pages = {107}, 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}, isbn = {0033-0779}, author = {Phillips, Robert W. and U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, and U.S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, and American Fisheries Society, and United States Fish and Wildlife Service,} } @proceedings {17621, title = {Effect of fine materials on salmon and trout redds.}, year = {1965}, note = {Cover title: Reprot of meeting on erosion and sedimentation, 1964-65 flood season. Meeting was held in Portland on April 29, 1965. }, month = {1965}, pages = {p.59-61}, publisher = {Columbia Basin Inter-Agency Committee}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, coastal hazards, Deer Creek, Drift Creek, erosion, Flynn Creek, human impacts, logging, natural resource management, Needle Branch, precipitation, sediment data, terrestrial vegetation, water quality, water temperature}, author = {Phillips, R. W. and Columbia Basin Inter-Agency Committee,} } @article {17751, title = {Alsea Watershed study : summary report}, volume = {no.110}, year = {1961}, month = {1961}, institution = {Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Alsea Watershed Study, Deer Creek, Flynn Creek, human impacts, logging, natural resource management, Needle Branch, sediment data, terrestrial vegetation, water quality, water temperature}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/administrative_report_or_publications/ns064992b}, author = {Chapman, Donald Wallace and Corliss, John F. and Phillips, Robert W. and Demory, Robert Leroy and Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station,} } @article {17766, title = {The embryonic survival of coho salmon and steelhead trout as influenced by some environmental conditions in gravel beds}, journal = {Annual report of the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission for the year 1961}, year = {1961}, month = {1961}, pages = {p. 60-73}, publisher = {Pacific Marine fisheries Commission}, keywords = {Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, juvenile fish, natural resource management, sediment data, terrestrial vegetation, water quality, water temperature}, url = {https://www.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/07354626591.pdf}, author = {Phillips, Robert W. and Campbell, Homer J. and U.S. Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission,} } @article {17871, title = {Lincoln District}, journal = {Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division}, year = {1958}, note = {Numerous statistics, from creel censuses to spawning counts to catch-and-effort statistics. Includes data from Siltcoos and Tahkenitch Lakes. "Hard rock for road construction is scarce in Lincoln and western Lane Counties. The most inexpensive source is in the streams. Drift Creek (Alsea), Yachats River, and Tenmile, Big and Cape Creeks (Lane County) have had gravel removed in the last year." (p.242) }, pages = {p.228-244}, 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, introduced species, Lobster Creek, North Fork Alsea River, population count, recreational fisheries, salmonid species, 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/12579x43k}, author = {Phillips, Robert W.} } @article {27941, title = {Lincoln District}, journal = {Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division}, year = {1957}, note = {Numerous statistics, from creel censuses to spawning counts to catch-and-effort statistics. Includes data from Siltcoos and Tahkenitch Lakes. Table 191 (p.224) gives pollution and barriers to streams in the District in 1957.}, pages = {p.211-224}, 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, Fall Creek, Five Rivers, hatcheries, human impacts, introduced species, Lobster Creek, logging, North Fork Alsea River, population count, recreational fisheries, salmonid species, Schooner Creek, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, South Fork Alsea River, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, water pollution, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/05741x26h}, author = {Phillips, Robert W.} } @article {17966, title = {Notes on the removal of boulders in Alsea River by blasting : September 24, 1952}, volume = {no.20}, year = {1952}, note = {Discusses the removal of boulders in the Alsea River near Tidewater by blasting with dynamite. Documents the number of fish killed. Includes a copy of the blasting permit.}, keywords = {Alsea River, navigation, recreactional fisheries, Shiner perch = Cymatogaster aggregate, Tidewater, White seaperch = Phanerodon furcatus}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/w9505133n}, author = {Marriage, Lowell D. and Waldron, Kenneth D. and Cicrich, Joe and Oregon. Fish Commission. Shellfish Program} } @article {18011, title = {Central Coast}, journal = {Oregon State Game Commission, Fishery Division. Annual Report - Fishery Division}, year = {1949}, note = {1949 mostly concerned with trout and lakes. The spread of Brazilian water weed was noted, with 6 coastal lakes affected.}, pages = {p.88-96}, keywords = {Alsea River, Big Creek, Bradley Lake, Brazilian water weed = Anacharis densa, Cape Creek, catch statistics, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, dams, hatcheries, logging, Loon Lake, population count, recreational fisheries, salmonid species, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River, Smith River, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Tahkenitch Creek, Tahkenitch Lake, Tenmile Lake, Triangle Lake, Yachats River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/c247dx600}, author = {Pitney, W. E.} }