@article {83224, title = {Thiamine supplementation improves survival and body condition of hatchery-reared steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Oregon}, journal = {Veterinary Sciences}, volume = {10}, number = {2}, year = {2023}, note = {It can be very difficult to raise steelhead trout in hatcheries. The fish are easily stressed, and can be affected by opportunistic pathogens. If their eggs are deficient in thiamine, young fish are particularly vulnerable in the period between hatching and their first feeding. Thiamine-deficient fish have less swimming ability, suffer neurological problems, and have higher mortality rates before spawning than fish with healthy levels of thiamine. This paper reports on efforts to investigate thiamine levels in eggs of spawning female steelhead trout, and to learn if thiamine supplementation could enhance growth or survival of steelhead in an Oregon hatchery. Did it work? See the title. This is an open-access publication.}, month = {2023}, pages = {Article 156}, keywords = {Alsea Hatchery, Big Creek Hatchery, Elk River Hatchery, hatcheries, hatchery salmonids, juvenile fish, nutrition, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Survival rate, Thiamine}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10020156 }, url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/2/156 }, author = {Reed, Aimee N. and Rowland, Freya E. and Krajcik, Jennifer A. and Tillitt, Donald E.} } @article {83189, title = {Nonfishing impacts on essential fish habitat}, volume = {no.2022-01}, year = {2022}, note = {Many human activities that are not directly related to fishing can harm essential fish habitat. This publication looks at 19 different human activities that can damage essential fish habitat, from climate change to forest management to noise pollution, and more. The authors describe for each activity what is known to affect essential fish habitat, potential impacts, {\textquotedblleft}and provide proactive conservation measures designed to minimize or avoid them{\textquotedblright} (from the Plain Language Summary).}, month = {2022, Dec.}, pages = {258 p.}, institution = {National Marine Fisheries Service}, address = {Seattle, Wash.}, keywords = {agriculture, Alsea River, aquaculture, climate, dams, dredging, energy, general, industrial development, Industrial waste, logging, mining, Noise, oil spills, Oregon Coast, ports, Sewage, shipping, Yaquina River}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.25923/zxz1-m712}, url = {https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/48083/noaa_48083_DS1.pdf }, author = {Kiffney, Peter and Thompson, Jamie and Blaud, Brianna and Hoberecht, Laura} } @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 {82984, title = {Status of the European Green Crab, Carcinus maenas, in Oregon and Washington Coastal Estuaries in 2019}, year = {2020}, 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, 2018 and 2019. 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 (<0.2 per trap) to exert measurable effects on the native benthic community and on shellfish culture in Oregon and Washington. But after the 2015-2016 El Ni{\~n}o, we document the arrival of five strong year classes. Average catches steadily increased from 0.5 crabs per trap, in 2015 to around 3 crabs per trap in 2017 to 2019. The catches in the last 3years are much higher than in any of the previous years, including 1998. Catches in some hotspots exceed 10 crabs per trap, a level at which measurable ecological impact can be expected. . . Since green crabs live for 6 years, these five consecutive year classes can produce larvae until 2025.{\textquotedblright} (from the Executive Summary) Coos Bay, in particular, has experienced shocking growth of this population, going from 9 crabs captured in 2002 to 1,397 crabs captured in 2019. This report is accompanied by a dataset, available at: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/datasets/028712995 }, pages = {31 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/xk81js14x }, author = {Yamada, Sylvia Behrens, and Schooler, Shon and Heller, Renee and Donaldson, Luke and Takacs, Graham T. and Randall, Andrea and Buffington, Chelsey and Akmajian, Adrianne} } @article {82016, title = {Ecological and biological studies of ocean rafting: Japanese tsunami marine debris in North America and the Hawaiian Islands}, journal = {Aquatic Invasions}, volume = {13}, year = {2018}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}This is one of the papers from the special issue of Aquatic Invasions on {\textquoteleft}Transoceanic Dispersal of Marine Life from Japan to North America and the Hawaiian Islands as a Result of the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011.{\textquoteright}{\textquotedblright} (Co-Editors{\textquoteright} Note). This article is an introduction to the special issue of Aquatic Invasions. It summarizes the largest examples of tsunami debris found on the American Pacific coast and recounts the discovery of many new Japanese species identified as a result of research. Includes color photographs. This is an open-access article.}, month = {2018, Feb.}, pages = {p.1-9}, keywords = {Agate Beach, algae, aquatic invertebrates, coastal hazards, Coos Bay, earthquakes, genetics, geographical distribution, Gleneden Beach, introduced species, morphology, Pacific Coast, Seal Rock, species list, taxonomy, tsunamis}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2018.13.1.01}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/2pxmp6e8}, author = {Carlton, James T. and Chapman, John W. and Geller, Jonathan B. and Miller, Jessica A. and Ruiz, Gregory M. and Carlton, Deborah A. and McCuller, Megan I. and Treneman, Nancy C. and Steves, Brian P. and Breitenstein, Ralph A. and Lewis, Russell and Bilderback, David and Bilderback, Diane and Haga, Takuma and Harris, Leslie H.} } @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 {82026, title = {Impact of multiple stressors on juvenile fish in estuaries of the northeast Pacific}, journal = {Global Change Biology}, volume = {24}, year = {2018}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}Here we provide one of the first studies for coastal ecosystems examining multiple stressor effects across broad scales, focused on the nursery function of 20 estuaries spanning 1,600 miles of coastline, 25 years of monitoring, and seven fish and invertebrate species along the northeast Pacific coast.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) Chinook salmon were find to be most susceptible to pollution, and English sole was most vulnerable to the loss of land cover. Some of the authors were Federal employees, making access of this article through ResearchGate permissible.}, month = {2018, May }, pages = {p.2008-2020}, keywords = {Salmon River, Siletz Bay, Yaquina Bay, Alsea Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, English sole = Parophrys vetulus, abundance, human impacts, ecosystem health, environmental stress, pollution, water quality,}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14055 }, author = {Toft, Jason D. and Munsch, Stuart H. and Cordell, Jeffery R. and Siitari, Kiira and Hare, Van C. and Holycross, Brett M. and DeBruyckere, Lisa A. and Greene, Correigh M. and Hughes, Brent B.} } @inbook {80366, title = {Hydrological effects of forest management}, booktitle = {Forest Hydrology: Processes, Management and Assessment}, year = {2016}, note = {This book chapter reviews paired catchment studies, {\textquotedblleft}the most common approach used to assess the effects of forest management activities on streamflow{\textquotedblright} (p.192). Oregon has two major paired catchment studies, the Alsea Watershed Study and the Hinkle Creek Study, located in the Alsea and Umpqua Basins. This book chapter reviews studies in the United States and around the world and clearly explains the information gathered and associated issues. The authors indicate that future directions for studies will include more sophisticated statistical methods and numerical modeling.}, pages = {p.192-203}, chapter = {Chapter 12}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, Deer Creek, Drift Creek, Flynn Creek, Calapooya Creek, Hinkle Creek, Hinkle Creek Study, human impacts, hydrology, logging, Needle Branch, sediment data, terrestrial vegetation, Umpqua River Basin, water quality}, author = {Stednick, J.D. and Troendle, C.A.}, editor = {Amatya, Devendra M.} } @article {77411, title = {Influences of natural and anthropogenic factors and tidal restoration on terrestrial arthropod assemblages in West Coast North American estuarine wetlands}, journal = {Estuaries and Coasts}, volume = {39}, year = {2016}, note = {This article reviews studies on arthropod assemblages from 87 wetland sites in 13 West Coast estuaries. What are the distribution and abundance of these animals? How does human-caused change to the environment affect them? It turns out that restoring wetlands, such as those in the Salmon River Estuary, causes arthropod abundance to increase rapidly. {\textquotedblleft}These results suggest that restoration of tidal influence to leveed wetlands can rapidly restore some components of estuarine wetland ecosystems but that recovery of other components will take longer and may depend on the extent of anthropogenic modification of the surrounding landscape.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, pages = {p.1491-1504}, keywords = {Columbia River, Nestucca River, Salmon River, Yaquina River, Alsea River, Siuslaw River, Coquille River, salt marsh, insects, wetland restoration, population biology, human impacts, land use}, doi = {doi: 10.1007/s12237-016-0091-3}, author = {David, Aaron T. and Goertier, Pascale A. L. and Munsch, Stuart H. and Jones, Brittany R. and Simenstad, Charles A. and Taft, Jason D. and Cordell, Jeffrey R. and Howe, Emily R. and Gray, Ayesha and Hannam, Michael P. and Matsubu, William and Morgan, Erin E.} } @article {77436, title = {Potential risks to freshwater aquatic organisms following a sylvicultural application of herbicides in Oregon{\textquoteright}s Coast Range}, journal = {Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management}, volume = {13}, year = {2016}, note = {In modern forestry, herbicides are used to control vegetation, to help young trees overcome competition for light and nutrients. In this study, the authors looked at effects of aerial spraying of different herbicides in streams of the Needle Branch watershed in the Alsea River Basin. The methods of detecting herbicides in water were not sensitive enough to detect most of the herbicides; however, there was a detectable pulse of glyphosate (Roundup). The authors conclude that cumulative effects were negligible, however, {\textquotedblleft}our results do not fully address cumulative risk, and this may be an issue warranting additional study{\textellipsis}{\textquotedblright} (p.407)}, pages = {p.396-409}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study Revisited, glyphosate, aminomethylphosphoric acid (AMPA), imazapyr, sulfometuron methyl (SMM), metsulfuron methyl (MSM), herbicides, logging, natural resource management, Needle Branch, water quality,}, doi = {doi: 10.1002/ieam.1781}, author = {Louch, Jeff and Tatum, Vickie and Allen, Ginny and Hale, V. Cody and McDonnell, Jeffrey and Danehy, Robert J. and Ice, George} } @article {83049, title = {Sex-biased survivorship and differences in migration of wild steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) smolts from two coastal Oregon rivers}, journal = {Ecology of Freshwater Fish}, volume = {25}, number = {4}, year = {2016}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}In salmonids with partial migration, females are more likely than males to undergo smoltification and migrate to the ocean (vs. maturing in freshwater). However, it is not known whether sex affects survivorship during smolt migration (from fresh water to entry into the ocean){\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). In this study, smolts were sexed and tagged to see if gender affects survival up to the point at which they enter the ocean. Since females tend to enter the ocean earlier than males, they might have higher survival rates. This study found that Alsea River female smolts did have higher survival rates in 2009, but not in 2010. Additionally, Nehalem River smolts in 2009 showed no difference in survival based on gender. The study proves that there can be a difference in survival based on gender in some cases, but that multiple factors affect survival.}, pages = {p. 642-651}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Fall Creek, life history, migration, Nehalem River estuary, North Fork Nehalem River, remote sensing, sex ratio, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/eff.12242 }, author = {Thompson, Neil F. and Leblanc, Camille A. and Romer, Jeremy D. and Schreck, Carl B. and Blouin, Michael S. and Noakes, David L. G.} } @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 {80281, title = {Fish use of turbulence around wood in winter: physical experiments on hydraulic variability and habitat selection by juvenile coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch}, journal = {Environmental Biology of Fishes}, volume = {98}, year = {2015}, note = {After decades of removing wood from Pacific Northwest streams, fishery managers are now re-introducing large woody debris into streams as a way of rehabilitating fisheries. There are still some questions about how large woody debris functions to help fish, especially salmonids. In this paper, the authors {\textquotedblleft}investigated whether juvenile coho, under winter conditions, discriminated between microhabitats based primarily on flow strength, depth, distance to wood, or based on temporal or spatial variability of the flow field, with the hypothesis that turbulence would be a strong factor in habitat selection{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). They created a 1:1 scale model in the Oregon Hatchery Research Center based on a logjam on Canal Creek, a tributary of the Alsea River, and simulated winter conditions.}, pages = {p.1339-1353}, keywords = {Alsea River, Canal Creek, Oregon Hatchery Research Center, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, juvenile fish, hydrology, habitats, large woody debris, streamflow, mathematical modeling,}, doi = {10.1007/s10641-014-0362-4 }, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/w3763c23r}, author = {Tullos, Desir{\'e}e and Walter, Cara} } @article {34486, title = {Juvenile salmonid monitoring in coastal Oregon and lower Columbia streams, 2011}, volume = {no.OPSW-ODFW-2013-1}, year = {2012}, note = {These reports give broad trends only. Since we don{\textquoteright}t know what streams are monitored, and cannot contrast the water quality trends of those streams with the population data, these reports are of limited utility.}, pages = {25 p.}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, depleted populations, juvenile fish, population count, spatial distribution, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, temporal distribution}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:43833}, author = {Constable, Ronald J., Jr. and Suring, Erik and Tippery, Sharon and Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife. Western Oregon Rearing Project,} } @article {34566, title = {Amphibian Distribution in Wadeable Streams and Ponds in Western and Southeast Oregon, 2009-2010}, year = {2011}, note = {Includes colored distribution maps. }, pages = {21 p.}, institution = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Coastal giant salamander = Dicamptodon tenebrosus,Northwestern salamander = Ambystoma gracile,Rough-skinned newt = Taricha granulosa,Foothill yellow-legged frog = Rana boylii,Coastal tailed frog = Ascaphus truei,Red-legged frog = Rana aurora,American bu}, url = {https://www.dfw.state.or.us/conservationstrategy/docs/2011_Amphibian_Progress_Report.pdf}, author = {Tippery, Sharon E. and Jones, Kim K.} } @article {82481, title = {A Conservation Assessment of West Coast (USA) Estuaries}, year = {2011}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}Funded by: The David and Lucile Packard Foundation{\textquotedblright} {\textquotedblleft}This assessment outlines an enhanced planning approach for West Coast estuaries that incorporates an evaluation of the regional context for estuarine conservation and recommends an approach to site-scale planning with more focus on ecological processes and functions.{\textquotedblright} (p.1) {\textquotedblleft}A hierarchical classification system was developed for West Coast estuaries that identified three regions (based on climate, latitude, and oceanography) and four estuary types distinguished by the relative degree of influence of the hydrodynamic forcing mechanisms of waves, tides, and rivers.{\textquotedblright} (p.2)}, pages = {65 p.}, institution = {The Nature Conservancy}, address = {Arlington, Va. }, keywords = {Agriculture, Alsea Bay, estuarine dynamics, habitats, human impacts, hydrology, land ownership, land use, logging, mathematical modeling, Netarts Bay, Salmon River, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/1r66j546d}, author = {Gleason, Mary G. and Newkirk, Sarah and Merrifield, Matthew S. and Howard, Jeanette and Cox, Robin and Webb, Megan and Koepcke, Jennifer and Stranko, Brian and Taylor, Bethany and Beck, Michael W. and Fuller, Roger and Dye, Paul and Vander Schaaf, Dick and Carter, Jena} } @article {83134, title = {Classification of Native Vegetation of Oregon}, year = {2004}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}This classification lists the native plant associations known to occur in Oregon, and includes both successional and climax vegetation types that were an important part of the presettlement landscape of Oregon. It serves as an index to the diversity, distribution and relative rarity of the state{\textquoteright}s native plant associations, and as a guide to their literature. Plant associations are listed by scientific name, followed by common name and acronym. Listings include the global and state rank of each association, the ecoregion in which it occurs, its status as wetland or upland, and references describing the association.{\textquotedblright} (from the introduction)}, pages = {52 p. }, institution = {Oregon Natural Heritage Program}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {depleted populations, species list, terrestrial vegetation, wetland vegetation}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/kw52jd11x }, author = {Kagan, James S. and Christy, John A. and Murray, Michael P. and Titus, Jonathan A.} } @article {15656, title = {Genetic population structure of central Oregon Coast coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)}, journal = {Conservation Genetics}, volume = {5}, number = {6}, year = {2004}, note = {The "Alsea complex" includes the Alsea, Siletz and Yaquina Rivers, along with Devil Creek and Beaver Creek. These coho populations are closely related.}, month = {2004, Nov.}, pages = {p.797-812}, keywords = {Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, genetics, geographic distribution, population biology}, doi = {10.1007/s10592-004-1983-5}, author = {Ford, Michael J. and Teel, David and Van Doornik, Donald M. and Kuligowski, David and Lawson, Peter W.} } @article {15756, title = {Geographic signatures of North American West Coast estuaries}, journal = {Estuaries and Coasts}, volume = {23}, number = {6}, year = {2000}, note = {General review. Because some of the authors were Federal employees, this is an Open Access article.}, month = {2000, Dec.}, pages = {p.765-792}, keywords = {Alsea River, brids, commercial fisheries, Coos Bay, economics, general, human impacts, marshes, Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries, Rogue River, salmonid species, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wetlands, Yaquina River}, doi = {10.2307/1352998}, url = {https://wwwrcamnl.wr.usgs.gov/tracel/references/pdf/Estuaries_v23n6p765.pdf}, author = {Emmett, Robert L. and Llans{\'o}, Roberto and Newton, Jan and Thom, Ron and Hornberger, Michelle and Morgan, Cheryl and Levings, Colin and Copping, Andrea and Fishman, Paul} } @book {15791, title = {Lower Alsea River Watershed Analysis}, year = {1999}, month = {1999}, publisher = {United States Forest Service}, organization = {United States Forest Service}, address = {Oregon}, keywords = {Bull Run Creek, Camp Creek, Canal Creek, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, climate, coastal hazards, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Drift Creek, Elk Creek, general, geology, Gopher Creek, Grass Creek, Green Creek, Honeygrove Creek, human impacts, hydrology, J-Line Creek, landslides, Little Lobster Creek, Lobster Creek, Lower Alsea River, Meadow Creek, Mill Creek, natural resource management, Preacher Creek, recreational uses, Scott Creek, sediments, Seely Creek, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, terrestrial vegetation, Trout Creek, water quality, water temperatures. Buck Creek}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/n009w647h}, author = {Tai, Doris and Bacho, John P. and Verbics, Belle. and Delaini, Jack} } @book {25731, title = {Making Salmon: an Environmental History of the Northwest Fisheries Crisis}, year = {1999}, note = {An excellent examination of the history behind the factors that combine to kill salmon. A superb bibliography. }, pages = {421 p.}, publisher = {University of Washington Press}, organization = {University of Washington Press}, chapter = {421 p.}, address = {Seattle}, keywords = {abundance, agriculture, dams, depleted populations, environmental law and policy, general, hatcheries, historical, human impacts, industrial development, logging, mining, Pacific salmonid species (Oncorhynchus spp.)}, author = {Taylor, Joseph E. III} } @article {15881, title = {Status review of chinook salmon from Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and California}, volume = {no.35}, year = {1998}, note = {The team studying Chinook salmon felt that for the Oregon Coast this species is not in danger of extinction, nor thought to become extinct "in the forseeable future" (p.249). Appendix D gives the known history of hatchery releases. }, pages = {443 p.}, institution = {U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service}, address = {[Seattle, Wa.] }, keywords = {Alsea River, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coos River, Coquille River, endangered species, environmental policy and law, general ecosystem description, genetics, hatcheries, historical, Kilchis River, life history information, Miami River, Millicoma River, natural resource management, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, population biology, population count, Salmon River, salmonid species, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, statistics, Tillamook River, Trask River, Umpqua River, Wilson River, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/assets/25/7190_07042012_124647_Myers.et.al.1998-rev.pdf}, author = {Myers, James M. and Kope, Robert G. and Bryant, Gregory J. and Teel, David; and Lierheimer, Lisa J. and Wainwright, Thomas C. and Grant, W. Stewart and Waknitz, F. William and Neely, Kathleen and Lindley, Steven T. and Waples, Robin S.} } @book {15926, title = {Scenic Byway Management Plan for the Siletz and Yaquina Regions of the U.S. 101 Corridor in Oregon}, year = {1997}, note = {Alsea Bay is included in this report. Goals for the bay include: improving runoff/ water quality; maintaining the sea wall; providing protective zoning.}, month = {1997}, publisher = {Oregon Department of Transportation}, organization = {Oregon Department of Transportation}, address = {Salem, OR}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea Bay Bridgehead, tourism, transportation, water quality}, author = {Oregon. Dept. of Transportation, and Oregon. Coastal Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation and CH2M Hill, Inc.,} } @article {12446, title = {Status review of coho salmon from Washington, Oregon, and California}, volume = {no.24}, year = {1995}, note = {The Biological Review Team concluded that "coho salmon in this ESU are not at immediate risk of extinction but are likely to become endangered in the future if present trends continue." The Team noted that "spawning escapements have declined substantially during this century and may now be at less than 5\% of their abundance in the early 1900s." (p.128) }, pages = {258 p.}, institution = {U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmoospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center }, address = {Seattle, Wash.}, keywords = {Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos River, Coquille River, endangered species, environmental policy and law, general ecosystem description, genetics, hatcheries, historical, life history information, Miami River, natural resource management, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, population biology, population count, Salmon River, salmonid species, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, statistics, Tillamook River, Umpqua River, Wilson River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/assets/25/5585_06172004_123333_coho.pdf}, author = {Weitcamp, Laurie A. and Wainwright, Thomas C. and Bryant, Gregory J. and Milner, George B. and Teel, David J. and Kope, Robert G. and Waples, Robin S.} } @mastersthesis {52026, title = {Late Quaternary Crustal Deformation on the Central Oregon Coast as Deduced from Uplifted Wave-Cut Platforms}, year = {1993}, note = {This thesis examines marine terraces on the central Oregon Coast to see what they can tell us about uplift and deformation processes in the recent geologic past. {\textquotedblleft}The primary purpose of this project is to study the characteristics, age, and distribution of uplifted marine terraces along 65 km of the central Oregon coast between Otter Rock and Searose beach. . . . Quaternary deformation of marine terraces is used to determine the rate and variability of uplift.{\textquotedblright} (p.1) Includes geologic maps.}, pages = {70 p.}, school = {Western Washington University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M. S.}, address = {Bellingham, Wash.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, earthquakes, geology, Moolach Beach, Otter Rock, paleosciences, sea level, Searose Beach, soils, theses, Yachats River, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Ticknor, Robert} } @article {77181, title = {Paleogeographic evolution of the United States Pacific Northwest during Paleogene time}, journal = {Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences}, volume = {24}, number = {8}, year = {1987}, note = {The period from 66-23.03 million years ago is known as the Paleogene. It is the time when mammals experienced rapid evolution. So did the Pacific Northwest. This article summarizes the recent evolution of the region, from plate collisions to vulcanism, from faulting to sedimentation.}, month = {08/1987}, pages = {p.1652-1667}, keywords = {general, geology, Pacific Northwest, paleosciences, Yachats Basalt}, author = {Heller, Paul L. and Tabor, Rowland W. and Suczek, Christopher A.} } @book {82166, title = {Native American religious practices and uses in Western Oregon.}, series = {University of Oregon Anthropological Papers.}, volume = {no.31}, year = {1984}, note = {This publication examines traditional religious practices of Native Americans in Western Oregon. It moves on to address contemporary beliefs and concludes with a survey of religious sites. Formerly available online, a .pdf of this out-of-print publication is available by writing the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History. https://mnch.uoregon.edu/uo-anthropological-papers .}, pages = {144 p.}, chapter = {144 p.}, address = {Eugene, Or.}, keywords = {Native Americans, anthropology, religion, Tillamook Indians, Alsea Indians, Yaquina Indians, Coos Indians, Lower Umpqua Indians, Siuslaw Indians, Kalapuya Indians, Cascade Head, Cape Perpetua, Red Ochre Quarry, Cook{\textquoteright}s Chasm, Smith River, Mary{\textquoteright}s Peak,}, author = {Beckham, Stephen Dow and Toepel, Kathryn Ann and Minor, Rick} } @article {16496, title = {Cultural resource overview of the Siuslaw National Forest, western Oregon. Volume 1}, volume = {no.7[1]}, year = {1982}, note = {Excellent overview of the region{\textquoteright}s physical and cultural resources. A rich resource for early uses of the estuary. A final report submitted to the Siuslaw National Forest.}, keywords = {archeology, ecology, historical}, author = {Beckham, Stephen Dow and Toepel, Kathryn Anne and Minor, Rick} } @article {16601, title = {Cultural resource overview of BLM lands in northwestern Oregon : archaeology, ethnography, history}, volume = {no.20}, year = {1980}, note = {Good resource on prehistoric and historic culture of the region. Yaquina and Alsea peoples are grouped together (p.65-71), with more emphasis on the Alsea. "PDF available. Email jei@uoregon.edu for access."}, pages = {198 p.}, institution = {University of Oregon. Dept. of Anthropology}, address = {Eugene, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, anthropology, archeology, historical, Native Americans, Salmon River, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina River}, author = {Minor, Rick and Beckham, Stephen Dow and Lancefield-Steeves, Phyllis E. and Toepel, Kathryn Anne}, editor = {Aikens, C. Melvin} } @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.} } @book {17046, title = {Fish \& Wildlife Resources, Oregon Coastal Zone}, year = {1974}, note = {Map packet.}, month = {1974}, publisher = {SRG Partnership, PC}, organization = {SRG Partnership, PC}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {general, natural resource management}, author = {Thompson, Kenneth E. and Snow, Dale and Oregon. Coastal Conservation and Development Commission,} } @article {29541, title = {Historical \& Archaeological Site Inventory}, year = {1973}, note = {"Preliminary Report - For Review Only." "This document is an initial inventory of major historical and archaeological sites along the Oregon Coast prepared for OCC\&DC by Stephen Dow Beckham, Associate Professor of History at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon. The report is a discussion draft and is being distributed to various individuals, groups and organizations for review and comment." }, month = {March_1973}, pages = {72 p.}, institution = {Oregon Coastal Conservation \& Development Commission}, address = {Florence, Or.}, keywords = {archeology, general, historical, Yaquina Bay Lighthouse}, url = {https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CZIC-f876-h57-1973/html/CZIC-f876-h57-1973.htm}, author = {Ternyik, Wilbur E. and Oregon. Coastal Conservation and Development Commission,} } @article {17291, title = {Contribution of 1966-brood coho from Fall Creek Hatchery to the 1969 Alsea River tidewater sport fishery}, volume = {no.70-3}, year = {1971}, note = {The sport fishery harvested just under 12\% of the hatchery run. Hatchery and wild fish return to spawn together, with no difference in run timing between wild and hatchery populations found.}, month = {1971, Mar.}, pages = {23 p.}, institution = {Fish Commission of Oregon. Research Division,}, keywords = {Alsea River, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Fall Creek Hatchery}, author = {Tolmsoff, Allen J.} } @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 {38606, title = {Observations on horseclams of the 1949-50 set in Yaquina Bay}, volume = {no.21}, year = {1950}, note = {This report contains a series of individual reports within it. The main report continues growth and aging studies on fat gaper clams in Yaquina Bay. This document also includes a report on other Fish Commission activities on the Coast, a summary of razor clam research, the beginning of a survey of temperatures and salinities in rivers, bays and coastal waters, and a report on crab tagging methodology.}, pages = {47 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, chlorine, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), Gaper clam = Tresus capax, hydrography, natural resource management, Necanicum River estuary, Netarts Bay, Pacific razor clam = Siliqua patula, salinity, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Siletz Bay, spatial distribution, temporal distribution, Tillamook Bay, water temperature, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/2b88qd055}, author = {Tollefson, Roger and Marriage, Lowell D. and Twahy, Donald and Wilkes, Stanley and Woelke, Charles and Oregon. Fish Commission,} } @article {37816, title = {Ghost shrimp, weights of crabs {\textendash}- Oregon landings, souvenir crabs}, volume = {no.16}, year = {1949}, note = {This document is in three parts: a report on the ghost shrimp fishery, elucidation of a method to tax commercial crab landings, and a description of a commercial enterprise that was catching small shore crabs and embedding them in plastic for sale as tourist souvenirs (the {\textquotedblleft}badge{\textquotedblright} of the Newport Crab Festival). Gives contemporary methods of harvesting ghost shrimp, and lists the number of commercial fishers in Alsea and Siletz bays. Gives Dungeness crab landings for various areas of the state. }, pages = {15 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquatic invertebrates, commercial fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Coos Bay, crustaceans, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), Ghost shrimp = Neotrypaea californiensis (Callianassa californiensis), natural resource management, Netarts Bay, Oregon shore crab = Hemigrapsus oregonensis, Purple shore crab = Hemigrapsus nudus, Siletz Bay, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay}, issn = {no.16}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/1544bq05s}, author = {Tollefson, Roger and Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon. Fish Commission} } @article {38621, title = {Crab fishery and soft-shell status {\textendash} Area II: South of Cascade Head, July 31-August 6, 1948}, volume = {no.12}, year = {1948}, note = {Lists crab fishing boats in selected ports, including Newport and Winchester Bay, giving owners, names of vessels and number of pots fished. Gives numbers of crab pots out for the central and south coast. Gives percentage of soft-shell crabs by date and area. }, pages = {5 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, biological, commercial fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Coos Bay, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), Elk River, natural resource management, Port Orford, Rogue River estuary, Umpqua River estuary, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay}, issn = {no.12}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/x346d508p}, author = {Tollefson, Roger and Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon. Fish Commission} } @book {13411, title = {Lincoln County lore, from the Journal of Lieut. Theodore Talbot, U.S.A., on his journey through Lincoln County and along the Oregon coast in 1849}, series = {Publication (Lincoln County Historical Society (Lincoln County, Or.))}, volume = {no.1}, year = {1948}, note = {Journal of Lt. Theodore Talbot, describing a journey to Lincoln County to examine the "Alcea River and the country adjacent" in the summer of 1849. }, pages = {86 p.}, publisher = {Lincoln County Historical Society}, organization = {Lincoln County Historical Society}, address = {Newport, OR}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, forest fires, historical, Native Americans, Pacific smelt = Thaleichthys pacificus, Siletz River, terrestrial vegetation, Yaquina Bay}, isbn = {0960296808}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/bz60cx72m}, author = {Talbot, Theodore and Lincoln County Historical Society,} } @article {18026, title = {Present state of bay clams in Oregon}, journal = {Research Briefs -.Fish Commission of Oregon}, volume = {1}, number = {2}, year = {1948}, note = {Drawings of clams. Study developed due to growing popularity of clamming and apparant decline in clam populations.}, month = {1948}, pages = {3-9}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria}, isbn = {0097-1723}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/3f462600t}, author = {Tollefson, Roger} }