@article {83193, title = {Freshwater mussel populations in Pacific Coast watersheds (Oregon, USA): occurrence, condition, habitat, and fish species overlap}, journal = {Hydrobiologia}, volume = {850}, year = {2023}, note = {Freshwater mussels provide several valuable ecosystem services, including biofiltration, which removes nutrients, sediments, algae, harmful bacteria and heavy metals from the environment. Despite their value, freshwater mussel life cycles are not well understood, and their populations are declining throughout the west. This article concerns the dominant freshwater mussel in Oregon, the western pearl mussel, Margaritifera falcata. {\textquotedblleft}To understand M. falcata population ecology in Oregon{\textquoteright}s coastal watersheds, we analyzed stream survey data on presence/absence of mussels collected over a recent eleven-year period, explored co-varying habitat characteristics, and summarized mussel distribution and host fish co-occurrence. We also collected M. falcata and compared condition indices among eight locations{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). This is an open-access article. Additional data is included in a supplementary file.}, month = {2023}, pages = {p.821{\textendash}839}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, depleted populations, Devil{\textquoteright}s Lake, geographical distribution, life history information, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Umpqua River, Western pearl mussel = Margaritifera falcata, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-022-05127-w}, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10750-022-05127-w}, author = {Scully-Engelmeyer, Kaegan and Blevins, Emilie and Granek, Elise F. and Constable, Ronald J., Jr.} } @article {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 {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 {54821, title = {Riverscape patterns among years of juvenile coho salmon in midcoastal Oregon: implications for conservation}, journal = {Transactions of the American Fisheries Society}, volume = {143}, year = {2014}, note = {The authors studied juvenile coho salmon distribution in streams in the Alsea and Siletz watersheds in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2002. {\textquotedblleft}We focused on three specific research questions: (1) are there differences in the extent of juvenile Coho Salmon distribution among 4 years within river systems in midcoastal Oregon; (2) are juvenile Coho Salmon patterns of interannual distribution throughout stream networks centered on consistently used sections of stream, or core areas; and (3) does the intrinsic potential of a stream to support Coho Salmon inform interannual patterns of juvenile distribution.{\textquotedblright} (p.27) The authors found core areas, to which fish returned year after year, and areas into which fish would expand under certain conditions. This knowledge has important implications for managing stream health.}, pages = {p.26-38}, keywords = {Alsea River, Canal Creek, Cedar Creek, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Fall Creek, Five Rivers, geographical distribution, habitats, juvenile fish, Lobster Creek, North Fork Alsea River, Rock Creek, Sams Creek, Siletz River, South Fork Alsea River, Sunshine Creek, temporal distribution, Upper Drift Creek}, doi = {10.1080/00028487.2013.824923}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/kp78gj375}, author = {Flitcroft, Rebecca L. and Burnett, K. and Snyder, J. and Reeves, G. and Ganio, L.} } @article {76966, title = {Survival and behavior of juvenile steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in two estuaries in Oregon, USA}, journal = {Environmental Biology of Fishes}, volume = {96}, year = {2013}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}Our objectives were: 1) Evaluate temporal and spatial variation in survival during the outmigration to the ocean, 2) Evaluate the effect of flow and fork length on smolt survival, and 3) Determine whether there are differences in run timing, migration rate, estuary residence time, age composition, and parasite density between basins that may guide hypotheses to explain the mechanisms influencing differences in survival estimates between basins.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, pages = {p.849-863}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea River estuary, behavior, geographical distribution, juvenile fish, Nehalem River estuary, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, temporal distribution}, doi = {doi: 10.1007/s10641-012-0080-8}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/1g05fc11q}, author = {Romer, Jeremy D. and Leblanc, Camille A. and Clements, Shaun and Ferguson, Jayde A. and Kent, Michael L. and Noakes, David and Schreck, Carl B.} } @inbook {55326, title = {Evaluation of straying by coastal stocks of hatchery winter steelhead}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the Steelhead Management Workshop}, year = {1994}, note = {This study was based on creel surveys from 1992-1994. The authors looked for salmon bred in a hatchery that strayed to spawn in a different stream than their natal stream. The Alsea was the stream that had the most spawning salmon hatched in different streams, however, most of these fish were raised from stock that originated in the Alsea River.}, pages = {p.10-12}, publisher = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife}, organization = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Chetco River, Coquille River, Drift Creek (Alsea), Elk River, geographical distribution, hatchery salmonids, Necanicum River, Nestucca River, North Fork Nehalem River, reproductive behavior, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Three Rivers, Trask River, Winchuck River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/02870w697}, author = {Schroeder, Kirk}, editor = {Murtaugh, Tom} } @mastersthesis {55366, title = {A Phenotypic Comparison of Thirty-Eight Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mvkiss) Populations from Coastal Oregon}, year = {1990}, note = {Shifts in fish genetics can show how fish interact with their environment. Here, the author looks at coastal steelhead and finds some differences, both in terms of basin size and geographical area. The author notes that, {\textquotedblleft}Steelhead allelic frequencies for several isozymes gradually change in a north to south pattern in populations along the Oregon coast. . . . Small basin populations were shown to have some distinct differences from the large basin populations. While the cause of the differences is not known, the effects of genetic drift on these small, relatively isolated populations is suggested.{\textquotedblright} (p.42) Major professor was Hiram W. Li.}, pages = {55 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Big Creek, Chetco River, Coos River, Coquille River, Cummins Creek, Elk River, Floras Creek, genetics, geographical distribution, hatcheries, hatchery salmonids, Hunter Creek, Miami River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, Pistol River, Rogue River, Sand Lake Creek, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Smith River, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, theses, Umpqua River, wild salmonids, Wilson River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/qb98mj12n}, author = {Hatch, Keith Martin} } @article {16281, title = {Invasions of the Northeast Pacific by Asian and Atlantic gammaridean amphipod crustaceans, including a new species of Corophium}, journal = {Journal of Crustacean Biology}, volume = {8}, number = {3}, year = {1988}, month = {1988}, pages = {364-382}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, amphipods, aquatic invertebrates, biological, community ecology, Coos River estuary, Corophium species, crustaceans, geographical distribution, introduced species, life history information, McKinney{\textquoteright}s Slough, Melita species, new species description, Parapleustes species, Yaquina Bay}, isbn = {0278-0372}, author = {Chapman, John} } @article {16701, title = {Subtidal clam populations : distribution, abundance, and ecology}, volume = {no. 79-002}, year = {1979}, note = {Good maps}, month = {1979}, pages = {243 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University, Sea Grant Program}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River estuary, aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vegetation, biological, bivalves, blue mud shrimp=Upogebia pugettensis, brown algae, butter clam=Saxidomus giganteus, cockle clam=Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries, community ecology, crustaceans, decapods, developmental stages, economics, eelgrass=Zostera marina, Enteromorpha species, Fucus species, gaper clam=Tresus capax, general ecosystem description, geographical distribution, ghost shrimp=Callianassa californiensis, grasses, green algae, historical, life history information, littleneck clam=Leukoma staminea, molluscs, population biology, recreational fisheries - shellfish, reproductive behavior, sediments, softshell clam=Mya arenaria, temporal distribution, Ulva species}, url = {https://www.arlis.org/docs/vol1/71016664.pdf}, author = {Hancock, Danil R. and Gaumer, Thomas F. and Willeke, G. B. and Robart, G. P. and Flynn, J.}, editor = {Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {16771, title = {Angler{\textquoteright}s Guide to the United States Pacific Coast: Marine Fish, Fishing Grounds \& Facilities}, year = {1977}, note = {Thorough information and charts regarding recreational fisheries given for entire coast}, month = {November_1977}, institution = {U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service}, address = {Seattle, WA}, keywords = {abundance, general, geographical distribution, recreational fisheries - grounfish, salmon, shellfish}, author = {James L Jr. Squire and Smith, Susan E. and National Marine Fisheries Service} } @article {16846, title = {Methods of Supplementing Clam and Abalone Production. Completion Report July 1, 1973 to June 30, 1976}, year = {1976}, pages = {13 p.}, institution = {Oregon Fish Commission, Division of Management and Research}, address = {Oregon}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Coos River estuary, geographical distribution, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, molluscs, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Tillamook estuary, Venus clam = Venerupis phillipinarum, Whale Cove, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/6395w758c}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {16926, title = {Methods of Supplementing Clam and Abalone Production. Annual Report July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1976}, year = {1975}, note = {Includes maps of substrate, clam bed densities, clam distribution.}, pages = {35 p.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Coos River estuary, geographical distribution, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, molluscs, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Tillamook estuary, Venus clam = Venerupis phillipinarum, Whale Cove, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/mp48sd27c}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Lukas, Gerald and Oregon. Fish Commission. Division of Management and Research,} } @article {17011, title = {Clam-Abalone Stock Supplementation Feasability Study Annual Report July 1, 1973 to June 30, 1974}, year = {1974}, note = {"The objectives of this study were to locate suitable intertidal and subtidal clam planting sites and to determine the feasibility of planting laboratory spawned clams. Criteria used to determine the suitability of potential clam planting sites included: an evaluation of species of clams indigenous to the survey area and the type of substrate and vegetation within the survey area." (from the Introduction) Also reports on attempts to induce spawning in red abalone. Maps show vegetation, substrate types and clam beds for Netarts, Yaquina and Alsea bays.}, month = {June_1974}, pages = {20 p.}, institution = {Fish Commission of Oregon}, address = {[Salem, Or.]}, keywords = {abundance, age composition, Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, commercial fisheries - shellfish, geographical distribution, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, methodology, molluscs, Netarts estuary, Red abalone = Haliotis rufescens, size composition, Whale Cove, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/6h440s904}, author = {Lukas, Gerald and Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon. Fish Commission} } @book {17111, title = {1971 Alsea River Estuary Resource Use Study}, year = {1973}, month = {1973}, publisher = {Fish Commission of Oregon, Division of Management and Research}, organization = {Fish Commission of Oregon, Division of Management and Research}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic vegetation, catch statistics, commercial fisheries, eelgrass=Zostera marina, general, geographical distribution, grasses, recreational fisheries, species list, tourism}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/4b29bd039}, author = {Gaumer, Tom and Demory, Darrel and Osis, Laimons and Oregon. Fish Commission} } @article {17186, title = {Report of Estuary Surveys: July-August 1972.}, year = {1973}, note = {Includes maps showing where beach seines and net tows were done. Lists fish found at each site. Includes proposal for a study on juvenile English sole.}, pages = {19 p.}, institution = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife}, keywords = {Alsea River, Coquille River, fishes, geographical distribution, Hunter Creek, Nestucca Bay, New River, Salmon River, Sand Lake, Siletz River, Siltcoos River, Siuslaw River, Tahkenitch Creek, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Winchester Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/n870zr45n}, author = {Demory, Robert Leroy and Forsberg, Brent O. and Hosie, Michael J. and Barss, William H.} } @book {13166, title = {Fish and Wildlife Resources of the Middle Coast Basin, Oregon, and Their Water Requirements (Revised)}, year = {1972}, note = {Good general coverage of the region. Recommended minimum flows, stream temperature data, fishing, hatchery releases, lists dams and falls. Black and white photographs, selected species lists.}, month = {1972}, publisher = {Oregon State Game Commission}, organization = {Oregon State Game Commission}, address = {Portland, OR}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River, biological, birds, chinook salmon=Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon=Oncorhynchus keta, coastal cutthroat trout=Oncorhynchus clarki clarki, coho salmon=Oncorhynchus kisutch, commercial fisheries, ecological values, economics, fishes, geographical distribution, historical, human impacts, hydrology, life history information, Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus species, physical modifications, recreational fisheries, reproductive behavior, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River, steelhead=Oncorhynchus mykiss, Tahkenitch Lake, temporal distribution, terrestrial mammals, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:18002}, author = {Smith, Allan K. and Lauman, Jim E. and Oregon. Game Commission and Oregon. State Water Resources Board} } @article {17626, title = {Fish and Wildlife Resources of the Middle Coast Basin, Oregon, and Their Water Use Requirements}, year = {1965}, note = {"April, 1965." Assesses fish and wildlife resources (primarily fish) of the Mid-Coast Basin. Makes recommendations on minimum stream flows needed to sustain fish. Includes reports on the stream cleanup / log jam removal program of the mid-1960s. Includes list of dams and waterfalls. Two folded maps show known salmonid spawning areas.}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River, birds, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Coastal cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki clarki, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, commercial fisheries, ecological values, economics, fishes, geographical distribution, historical, human impacts, hydrology, life history information, Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus species, physical modifications, recreational fisheries, reproductive behavior, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Tahkenitch Lake, temporal distribution, terrestrial mammals, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/s7526d23w}, author = {Hutchinson, James M.} } @book {23576, title = {Atlas of eastern Pacific marine game fishing}, series = {Circular / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service }, volume = {no.174}, year = {1964}, note = {Fold-out charts}, month = {1964}, publisher = {United States Department of the Interior}, organization = {United States Department of the Interior}, address = {Washington D.C.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, biological, Chetco River estuary, Columbia River estuary, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, Elk River estuary, geographical distribution, map, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, recreational fisheries, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Sixes River estuary, species list, temporal distribution, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Squire, James L. and United States. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, and United States. Fish and Wildlife Service,} } @mastersthesis {54841, title = {Succession and Certain Adaptive Features of Plants Native to the Sand Dunes of the Oregon Coast}, year = {1963}, note = {Doctoral dissertation. In this interesting look at the vegetation of Oregon sand dunes, the author identifies nine different plant communities that represent different stages of plant succession on the dunes. The author also examined the effects of salt spray on dune plants. Includes b+w photographs. Major professor was William W. Chilcote.}, pages = {149 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology, Botany}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, China Creek, Florence (Or.), geographical distribution, plant succession, salinity, sand dunes, Sand Lake, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw River estuary, species list, Tenmile Creek, terrestrial vegetation, theses, Yaquina Bay, zonal distribution}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/n009w536s}, author = {Kumler, Marion Lawrence} } @article {17856, title = {The bay clams of Oregon: their identification, relative abundance, and distribution}, volume = {no.2}, year = {1958}, note = {Editor{\textquoteright}s note: Condensed from Fish Commsision Contribution $\#$20}, institution = {Oregon Fish Commission}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River estuary, aquatic invertebrates, bent-nose clam=Macoma nasuta, biological, bivalves, Bodega tellin=Tellina bodegensis, butter clam=Saxidomus giganteus, catch statistics, cockle clam=Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, economics, gaper clam=Tresus capax, general, geographical distribution, littleneck clam=Leukoma staminea, molluscs, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, new species description, razor clam=Siliqua patula, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Salmon River estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, softshell clam=Mya arenaria, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, white-sand macoma=Macoma secta, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/db78tc76p}, author = {Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon. Fish Commission} } @booklet {17861, title = {Coastal sand dunes of Oregon and Washington}, howpublished = {Geological Society of America. Memoir}, volume = {no. 72}, year = {1958}, month = {1958}, pages = {p. 198}, publisher = {Geological Society of America}, address = {New York, NY}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, climate, coastal dunes, Columbia River estuary, Coos River estuary, general, general ecosystem description, geographical distribution, history, human impacts, hydrology, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, paleosciences, physical, Sand Lake Estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Sixes River estuary, terrestrial vegetation, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, wind, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/hq37vs212}, author = {Cooper, William S.} } @article {51246, title = {The intertidal mussel, piddock, and abalone resources of Oregon{\textquoteright}s outer coast}, journal = {Research Briefs {\textendash} Fish Commission of Oregon}, volume = {6}, year = {1955}, note = {This 1955 survey told where to go to find some kinds of shellfish. Works like this should not be used without considering health issues such as bacteria counts, red tides, etc. {\textquotedblleft}At Yachats there are mussels on the rocks on both sides of Yachats River.{\textquotedblright}}, month = {1955, Nov.}, pages = {p.4-13}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea Bay, California mussel = Mytilus californianus. Piddock clam = Penitella penita, Cape Arago, Cape Falcon, Cape Lookout, Cape Meares, Cascade Head, Chetco Point, Coos Bay, Coquille Point, Coquille River, Depoe Bay, geographical distribution, Lincoln Beach, Nehalem Bay, Nelscott (Or.), Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Nye Beach, Oceanlake (Or.), Otter Crest, recreational fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Red abalone = Haliotis rufescens, Seal Rock, Seaside, Tillamook Bay, Yachats, Yaquina Head}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/vd66w0709}, author = {McCauley, James E. and Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon. Fish Commission} } @article {27826, title = {The bay clams of Oregon: their economic importance, relative abundance, and general distribution}, volume = {no. 20}, year = {1954}, note = {Distribution maps. Photographs of clams. "May, 1954."}, pages = {47 p.}, institution = {Oregon Fish Commission}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River estuary, aquatic invertebrates, bent-nose clam=Macoma nasuta, biological, bivalves, Bodega tellin=Tellina bodegensis, butter clam=Saxidomus giganteus, catch statistics, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, economics, fat gaper=Tresus capax, general, geographical distribution, molluscs, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, new species description, Nuttall cockle=Clinocardium nuttallii, Pacific littleneck=Leukoma staminea, Pacific razor=Siliqua patula, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Salmon River estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, softshell clam=Mya arenaria, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, white-sand macoma=Macoma secta, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/s1784r74q}, author = {Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon. Fish Commission} } @mastersthesis {76641, title = {The Distribution and Habits of Amphibia and Reptiles in Lincoln, Benton and Linn Counties}, volume = {M.S.}, year = {1939}, note = {Interesting observations are tucked away in this Master{\textquoteright}s thesis. Consider this example of the habits of the rough-skinned newt, Taricha granulosa, which Graf calls by its older name, Triturus similans, {\textquotedblleft}During late summer and early fall large masses or groups of Triturus have been observed to congregate at a common point in the water . . . The numbers observed have been from a dozen to fifty or sixty and even up to several hundred. July 16, 1938, such a mass group was observed in Beaver Creek between Waldport and Newport about a mile above the mouth of the creek. The water was perfectly clear and about three or four feet deep where about sixty Triturus were {\textquotedblleft}swarming{\textquotedblright} in a quite compact mass in the middle of the stream about a foot above the bottom of the stream bed. All seemed to be crowding about a common point, yet there was nothing visible which might attract them.{\textquotedblright} Includes bw photographs of specimens and habitats.}, pages = {93 p.}, school = {Oregon State College}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River, amphibians, Beaver Creek, Coastal giant salamander = Dicamptodon tenebrosus, Fall Creek, geographical distribution, habitats, herpetology, Muddy Creek, Northwestern salamander = Ambystoma gracile, reptiles, Rough-skinned newt = Taricha granulosa, Santiam River, theses, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/j098zf49j}, author = {Graf, William} } @booklet {18056, title = {Mammals and life zones of Oregon}, howpublished = {North American Fauna}, number = {55}, year = {1936}, note = {"June, 1936" Map in front pocket. Good photographs. Issued by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Biological Survey}, publisher = {Government Printing Office}, address = {Washington, DC}, keywords = {abundance, biological, birds, climate, general, general ecosystem description, geographical distribution, terrestrial mammals, terrestrial vegetation}, url = {https://archive.org/details/mammalsandlifezo00bailrich}, author = {Bailey, Vernon} }