@article {34556, title = {Determining bathymetric distributions of the eelgrass Zostera marina L. in three turbid estuaries on the eastern North Pacific coast}, journal = {Botanica Marina}, volume = {55}, number = {3}, year = {2012}, note = {This paper describes a method for mapping estuarine eelgrass beds that can be applied to other subsurface aquatic vegetation, and to give a method for estimating the part of the eelgrass that is too deep to be detected by this method. Bathymetric models of three estuaries were made and then compared with eelgrass distribution. }, pages = {p.229-240}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquatic vegetation, eelgrass = Zostera marina, map, spatial distribution, temporal abundance, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.1515/bot-2011-0011}, author = {Young, David R. and Clinton, Patrick J. and Specht, David T. and Collura, Chris Mochon and Lee II, Henry} } @book {13616, title = {Identification of Historical Populations of Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in the Oregon Coast Evolutionarily Significant Unit}, series = {NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-NWFSC}, volume = {no.79}, year = {2007}, note = {Important report on coho stocks and their genetic relationships.}, month = {2007, Jan.}, pages = {129 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 = {abundance, Alsea Basin, aquatic vegetation, Beaver Creek, biological, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kitsutch, commercial fisheries - salmon, Coos Bay, Coquille River, depleted populations, Devil{\textquoteright}s Lake, general ecosystem description, human impacts, hydrology, natural resource management, Necanicum Bay, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca River estuary, recreational fisheries - salmon, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Tahkenitch Creek, Tenmile Creek, terrestrial vegetation, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River Basin, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {https://www.arlis.org/docs/vol1/123357711.pdf}, author = {Lawson, Peter W. and Bjorkstedt, Eric P. and Chilcote, Mark W. and Huntingdon, Charles W. and Mills, Justin S. and Moore, Kelly M. S. and Nickelson, Thomas E. and Reeves, Gordon H. and Stout, Heather A. and Wainwright, Thomas C. and Weitkamp, Laurie A.} } @article {26371, title = {Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) Assessment Guidebook for Tidal Wetlands of the Oregon Coast, Part 1: Rapid Assessment Method}, year = {2006}, note = {"Produced for the Coos Watershed Association, Oregon Department of State Lands, and U.S.E.P.A.-Region 10." Outlines a method for assessing the conditions of Oregon coastal wetlands and estuaries. Short bibliography, with a more extensive bibliography in part 2 of this handbook. Many color photographs of Oregon wetlands.}, pages = {85 p.}, institution = {Coos Watershed Association}, address = {Charleston, Or.}, keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vegetation, birds, estuarine dynamics, flooding, general, human impacts, salinity, sediments, species list, statistics, terrestrial mammals, tidal processes, water quality, wetland delineation, wetland vegetation}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl\%3A14026}, author = {Adamus, Paul R.} } @article {15621, title = {Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) Assessment Guidebook for Tidal Wetlands of the Oregon Coast - Part 2: Science Review and Data Analysis for Tidal Wetlands of the Oregon Coast. }, year = {2005}, note = {"This document describes the development and technical basis for the hydrogeomorphic (HGM) method for assessing tidal wetlands of the Oregon coast... Drawing from approximately 500 published sources and databases, this document reviews scientific literature on tidal wetland functions, especially as it pertains to the presented HGM method and the Pacific Northwest. Data are summarized on dozens of variables that were measured or estimated in 120 tidal wetlands during summer 2003." (From Summary, p.i.) Includes details about the method and scoring. Has bibliography for all three volumes.}, pages = {216 p. .}, institution = {Oregon Department of State Lands}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vegetation, birds, estuarine dynamics, flooding, human impacts, salinity, sediments, species list, statistics, terrestrial mammals, tidal processes, water quality, wetland delineation, wetland vegetation}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl\%3A80477}, author = {Adamus, Paul R.} } @article {15641, title = {Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) Assessment Guidebook for Tidal Wetlands of the Oregon Coast - Part 3 Wetland Profiles of Oregon{\textquoteright}s Coastal Watersheds and Estuaries}, year = {2005}, note = {Bibliography is with the 2nd volume of this handbook, "Oregon Tidal Wetland Functions Literature Review \& Data." This volume summarizes the state of tidal and non-tidal wetlands on the Oregon Coast. Looks at potential stressors, water quality. Gives detailed descriptions of 11 wetlands in the Alsea River Estuary. The wetlands were assessed in 2003. Tidal wetlands make up about 22\% of the Alsea Estuary. }, pages = {89 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of State Lands}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vegetation, birds, Drift Creek, Eckman Slough, estuarine dynamics, flooding, human impacts, Lint Slough, salinity, sediments, species list, statistics, terrestrial mammals, tidal processes, water quality, wetland delineation, wetland vegetation}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl\%3A80478}, author = {Adamus, Paul R. and Larsen, Jennifer and Scranton, Russell} } @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 {15866, title = {NOAA{\textquoteright}s Estuarine Eutrophication Survey : Pacific Coast Region}, volume = {5}, year = {1998}, note = {"In Alsea River, chlorophyll a concentrations are high in the seawater zone and turbidity concentrations are unknown. Nuisance or toxic bloom events are unknown, as are nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations. Anoxia, hypoxia and biological stress are not observed in this system. SAV [submerged aquatic vegetation] spatial coverage ranges from low to medium. Dissolved oxygen observations and SAV spatial coverage have not changed. All other trends are unknown." (p.48)}, month = {April_1998}, pages = {75 p.}, institution = {Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment}, address = {Silver Spring, Md.}, keywords = {algal species, Alsea River, aquatic vegetation, biological, Coos Bay, Coquille River, dissolved oxygen, hydrology, Nehalem River, Netarts Bay, nitrogen, phosphorus, physical, Rogue River, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, toxicity, turbidity, Umpqua River, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River}, url = {https://archive.org/details/noaasestuarineeu00unit/mode/2up?ref=ol\&view=theater}, author = {U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,} } @article {51376, title = {Guide to Oregon{\textquoteright}s Rocky Intertidal Habitats}, year = {1997}, note = {This is an updated version of {\textquotedblleft}Plants and animals of Oregon{\textquoteright}s rocky intertidal habitat.{\textquotedblright} Excellent color photographs and paintings to help you identify what you see on the rocky shore. Maps. A good introduction to Oregon tidepools. }, pages = {46 p.}, institution = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Marine Resources Program,}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vegetation, birds, bivalves, Bob Creek to Bray Point, Boiler Bay, brown algae, bryozoans, Cape Perpetua, crustaceans, fishes, gastropods, general ecosystem description, green algae, habitats, hydroids, identification, marine mammals, molluscs, Neptune State Park, Otter Rock, recreation, red algae, sea anemones, sea stars, Seal Rock, sponges, tunicates, worms, Yachats State Parks, Yaquina Head}, url = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283734404_Guide_to_Oregon\%27s_Rocky_Intertidal_Habitats}, author = {Mohler, June E. and Fox, David S. and Hastie, Bill (William O.) and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {51366, title = {Plants and Animals of Oregon{\textquoteright}s Rocky Intertidal Habitat}, year = {1989}, note = {Color photographs with descriptions to help you identify what you see on the rocky shore. Maps. A good introduction to Oregon tidepools. }, pages = {32 p.}, institution = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vegetation, birds, bivalves, Bob Creek to Bray Point, Boiler Bay, brown algae, bryozoans, Cape Perpetua, crustaceans, fishes, gastropods, general ecosystem description, green algae, habitats, hydroids, identification, marine mammals, molluscs, Neptune State Park, Otter Rock, recreation, red algae, sea anemones, sea stars, Seal Rock, sponges, tunicates, worms, Yachats State Park, Yaquina Head}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/j67314445}, author = {McCrae, Jean. and Osis, Laimons} } @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 {12721, title = {The Ecology of Tidal Marshes of the Pacific Northwest Coast : a Community Profile}, number = {no.82/32}, year = {1983}, pages = {65 p.}, address = {Washington, DC}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vegetation, birds, Chetco River estuary, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, fishes, geographic distribution, natural resource management, Necanicum Bay, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts Bay, Rogue River estuary, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake Estuary, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, Sixes River estuary, soils, species list, terrestrial mammals, tidal marsh, tidal processes, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, wetland vegetation, Yaquina Bay}, issn = {no.82/32}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/3pymsmvd}, author = {Seliskar, Denise M. and Gallagher, John L.} } @article {16671, title = {Habitat map of the Alsea Estuary [cartographic material]}, year = {1979}, note = {Details habitat, vegetation and substrate / sediment types. This map accompanies the final report (v.2 no.5) of the Estuary Inventory Report (QH105.O7 O67).}, publisher = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Research and Development Section,}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea River estuary, aquatic vegetation, Drift Creek, Eckman Slough, habitats, Lint Creek, map, McKinney Slough, sediments, terrestrial vegetation}, url = {https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df6750011} } @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 {16746, title = {Oregon{\textquoteright}s Statewide Assessment of Nonpoint Source Problems}, year = {1978}, note = {7 statewide map packets}, month = {August_1978}, institution = {[Oregon Department of Environmental Quality]}, keywords = {aquatic vegetation, erosion, general, map, sediment data, water pollution, water temperature data, water use}, author = {Oregon. Dept. of Environmental Quality,}, editor = {Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, and Rickert, David A.} } @article {16766, title = {Transition Zone Vegetation Between Intertidal Marsh and Upland in Oregon and Washington}, year = {1978}, note = {A report prepared for the United States Environmental Protection Agency under grant no. R804963-01}, pages = {320 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University. Geography Department}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River estuary, aquatic vegetation, biological, community ecology, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, environmental policy and law, natural resource management, Nehalem River estuary, Netarts estuary, Nute Slough, species list, terrestrial vegetation, wetland delineation, wetland vegetation, Yaquina Bay, zonal distribution}, author = {Frenkel, Robert E. and Boss, Theodore R. and Schuller, S. Reid} } @book {16826, title = {Alsea Wetlands Review}, year = {1976}, note = {Extensive review of the area. B+w photographs, fold-out maps.}, month = {1976}, pages = {434 p.}, publisher = {United States Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District}, organization = {United States Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {agriculture, Alder Springs Acres, Alsea Bay, Alsea River, Alsea Spit, aquatic vegetation, Barclay Meadows, Bayshore, coastal hazards, commercial fisheries, demographics, Drift Creek, Eckman Slough, economics, eelgrass = Zostera marina, environmental law and policy, erosion, flooding, general ecosystem description, historical, human impacts, hydrography, hydrology, land ownership, land use, Lint Slough, marinas, McKinney Slough, Port of Alsea, recreational fisheries, salinity, soils, terrestrial vegetation, tidal data, turbidity, Waldport, water pollution, water temperature, wetland delineation, wetland vegetation}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/ng451j384} } @article {16881, title = {Tidal Datums and Characteristics of the Upper Limits of Coastal Marshes in Selected Oregon Estuaries}, year = {1976}, note = {"Based on field work conducted during the months of July and August 1976, the following report describes the characteristics of vegetation at the upper limit of intertidal wetland in five Oregon coastal marshes and relates vegetation characteristics to marsh zonation, elevations above Mean Sea Level and various tidal datums." (from the Preface)}, month = {15 November 1976}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquatic vegetation, Bandon Marsh, biological, Burnside, Columbia River estuary, Coquille Bay, Drift Creek, Eckman Lake, eelgrass = Zostera marina, general ecosystem description, grasses, Hatfield Marine Science Center, physical, Settler Point, species list, tidal data, Tongue Point, wetland delineation, wetland vegetation, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/jh343s762}, author = {Frenkel, Robert E. and Eilers, H. Peter} } @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 {17076, title = {Plant Communities and Succession in Oregon Coastal Salt Marshes}, year = {1974}, note = {An important work. See also the related map, Salt Marsh Vegetation Map of the Alsea Bay (1973). Major professor was William W. Chilcote. }, month = {1974}, pages = {192 p.}, school = {Oregon State University }, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {aquatic vegetation, marshes, plant succession, salt marsh, species list, theses, wetland delineation, wetland vegetation, wetlands, zonal distribution}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/2v23vx42t}, author = {Jefferson, Carol A.} } @proceedings {17106, title = {The use of standardized marine algal bioassays for nutrient assessment of Oregon coastal estuaries}, volume = {no.50}, year = {1974}, month = {1974}, pages = {p.15-31}, publisher = {Oregon State University, Engineering Experiment Station}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, aquatic vegetation, bioassay, biological, chemical, Coos River estuary, diatoms, Dunaliella species, green algae, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, nitrogen, nutrient cycles, phosphorus, primary production, salinity, Sand Lake Estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Thalassiosira species, toxicity, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/q811kk38w}, author = {Specht, David T. and U.S. National Science Foundation. Energy-Related General Research Office,} } @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 {13186, title = {Clam-Abalone Spawning and Rearing Annual Report July 1, 1971 to June 30, 1972}, year = {1972}, month = {July_1971}, institution = {U.S. Department of Commerce. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {algal species, Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vegetation, biological, bivalves, butter clam=Saxidomus giganteus, developmental stages, growth, Isochrysis species, life history information, molluscs, Monochrysis species, Netarts Bay, Pacific littleneck=Leukoma staminea, physiology, Red abalone=Haliotis rufescens, reproductive behavior, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, Tillamook Bay, water temperature, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/rr171z04d}, author = {Lukas, Gerald T. and Oregon. Fish Commission,} } @mastersthesis {17431, title = {The Effects of Logging on Periphyton Communities of Coastal Streams}, year = {1969}, note = {Describes the changes in the periphyton community, particularly the diatoms communities, of Needle Branch, a tributary of Drift Creek, a tributary of Alsea Bay, following clearcutting, and Deer Creek, another tributary of Drift Creek, following patch-cut logging. These were contrasted with Flynn Creek, the control (unlogged) watershed. Major professor was Harry K. Phinney.}, pages = {120 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Dept. of Botany}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, aquatic vegetation, Deer Creek, diatoms, Drift Creek, Flynn Creek, human impacts, logging, natural resource management, Needle Branch, terrestrial vegetation, theses, water quality, water temperature}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/vd66w309q}, author = {Hansmann, Eugene W.} }