@article {83230,
	title = {Headwater streams and wetlands are critical for sustaining fish, fisheries, and ecosystem services},
	journal = {Fisheries},
	volume = {44},
	number = {2},
	year = {2019},
	note = {In 2019, the Trump Administration proposed amending the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Act to narrow the definition of wetlands, and to remove millions of acres from protection. In resonse, the American Fisheries Society published this article, an {\textquotedblleft}AFS Special Report{\textquotedblright} on the value of headwaters and wetlands, particularly of streams that are dry part of the year.  The Biden Administration subsequently reversed the Trump amendment, but the U.S. Supreme Court, in Sackett vs. the Environmental Protection Agency, ruled in favor of narrowing the definition in 2023.  Many aspects of this slow-moving environmental disaster are still in litigation. The article includes a photograph of Crowley Creek on Cascade Head.},
	month = {2019, Feb.},
	pages = {p.73-91},
	keywords = {Calapooia River, Cascade Head National Scenic And Research Area, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Crowley Creek, depleted populations, ecosystem health, environmental law and policy, general, Oregon chub = Oregonichthys crameri, wetlands, Willamette River},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10229 },
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/n583z1008 },
	author = {Colvin, Susan A. R. and Sullivan, S. and Mazeika P. and Shirey, Patrick D. and Colvin, Randall W. and Winemiller, Kirk O. and Hughes, Robert M. and Fausch, Kurt D. and Infante, Dana M. and Olden, Julian D. and Bestgen, Kevin R. and Danehy, Robert J. and Eby, Lisa}
}
@article {82041,
	title = {Modeling Sea Level Rise Impacts to Oregon{\textquoteright}s Tidal Wetlands: Maps and Prioritization Tools to Help Plan for Habitat Conservation into the Future},
	year = {2017},
	note = {This study tracks possible conditions for Oregon coastal wetlands under six possible sea level rise scenarios between 2017 and 2160.  {\textquotedblleft}If tidal wetland plant communities are unable to survive the increased inundation associated with sea level rise, they will have to move to higher ground through dispersal of seeds, roots, or rhizomes. This process is called "landward migration," and the areas that could become future tidal wetlands are called {\textquotedblleft}landward migration zones{\textquotedblright} (LMZs) in this study.{\textquotedblright} (p.5) Potential landward migration zones are mapped. Maps, charts, color photographs. This document is accompanied by maps, a PowerPoint presentation, a file of geospatial data, and a poster. {\textquotedblleft}Prepared for: MidCoast Watersheds Council, Newport, Oregon.{\textquotedblright}  {\textquotedblleft}With assistance from: Fran Recht, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.{\textquotedblright}  },
	pages = {64 p.},
	institution = {Institute for Applied Ecology. Estuary Technical Group},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek, climate, habitats, human impacts, Netarts Bay, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, sea level, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Umpqua River estuary, wetland vegetation, wetlands, Yachats River estuary, Yaquina Bay},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/tt44ps38k },
	author = {Brophy, Laura S. and Ewald, Michael J.}
}
@article {76631,
	title = {Tidal channel diatom assemblages reflect within wetland environmental conditions and land use at multiple scales},
	journal = {Estuaries and Coasts  },
	volume = {38},
	year = {2015},
	note = {The authors examined diatom assemblages collected from surface sediment in tidal channels of 47 tidal wetlands on the Oregon coast during the summer of 2007.  They found some interesting and enlightening differences between the different groups of diatom species collected.  {\textquotedblleft}The tidal channel benthic diatom community was most strongly correlated with variables related to human disturbance at all scales surrounding the wetland and not with any tidal channel water quality parameter, including salinity. . .  The sensitivity of the tidal creek benthic diatom assemblage to both wetland and landscape level factors indicates that it might be a useful bioindicator of human disturbance to tidal wetland ecosystems.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)},
	month = {2015, Mar.},
	pages = {p.534-545},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, Amphora coffeaeformis, Coos Bay, Coquille River, diatoms, Ecola Creek, ecosystem health, environmental disturbance, marshes, Navicula gregaria, Necanicum River, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca River, Netarts Bay, nitrogen, Planothidium delicatulum, salinity, Salmon River, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, species list, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wetlands, Yaquina Bay},
	doi = {10.1007/s12237-014-9826-1},
	author = {Weilhoefer, Christine L. and Nelson, Walter G. and Patrick J Clinton}
}
@article {52406,
	title = {Impacts of Predicted Global Sea-Level Rise on Oregon Beaches and Tidelands},
	volume = {Paper 45},
	year = {2013},
	note = {This report consists of two sections, one on the impact of climate change and its associated sea level rise on Oregon{\textquoteright}s beaches, and another on the impact on Oregon tidelands and estuaries. {\textquotedblleft}Two background sections on the expected impacts from predicted sea level rise on the Oregon coast were prepared for Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition{\textquoteright}s {\textquoteleft}Coastal Climate Change Adaptation Project . . . . The two sections are developed for broad distribution to coastal residents, community leaders, government agencies, and other interested parties. The two non-technical sections use geometric or gradient change approaches to illustrate potential impacts of shoreline retreat and tideland submergence under conditions of accelerated global sea level rise, as predicted for the next century or two.{\textquotedblright} (from the Introduction)},
	pages = {19 p.},
	institution = {Portland State University. Dept. of Geology,},
	keywords = {beaches, climate change, earthquakes, erosion, estuaries, flooding, general, marshes, Oregon, salinity, sea level, subsidence, wetlands},
	url = {https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/geology_fac/45/},
	author = {Peterson, Curt D.}
}
@article {51336,
	title = {A simple model that identifies potential effects of sea-level rise on estuarine and estuary-ecotone habitat locations for salmonids in Oregon, USA},
	journal = {Environmental Management},
	volume = {52},
	year = {2013},
	note = {{\textquotedblleft}The primary objective of this study is to explore potential changes in salmon habitat in the estuary and estuary-river ecotone with sea-level rise in coastal Oregon. In this project, we hope to provide managers and salmon biologists with a starting point for considering the potential effects of sea-level rise on estuarine habitats.{\textquotedblright} (p.198) Includes maps of five Oregon estuaries, showing the changes that would be brought by a  1-meter or 2-meter rise in sea level.},
	pages = {p.196{\textendash}208},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea River, Chetco River, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, climate change, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, ecosystem health, Elk River, habitats, Salmon River, Salmon River Estuary, salt marsh, sea level, Smith River, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Umpqua River Basin, wetlands},
	doi = {10.1007/s00267-013-0074-0},
	author = {Flitcroft, Rebecca and Burnett, Kelly and Christiansen, Kelly}
}
@article {36491,
	title = {Tidal wetlands of the Yaquina and Alsea River estuaries, Oregon: Geographic Information Systems layer development and recommendations for National Wetlands Inventory revisions},
	volume = {no.2012{\textendash}1038},
	year = {2013},
	note = {{\textquotedblleft}Geographic Information Systems (GIS) layers of current, and likely former, tidal wetlands in two Oregon estuaries were generated by enhancing the 2010 National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) data with expert local field knowledge, Light Detection and Ranging-derived elevations, and 2009 aerial orthophotographs. Data were generated for two purposes: First, to enhance the NWI by recommending revised Cowardin et al. (1979) classifications for certain NWI wetlands within the study area; and second, to generate GIS data for the 1999 Yaquina and Alsea River Basins Estuarine Wetland Site Prioritization study{\textellipsis}.  The GIS products of this project improve the accuracy and utility of the NWI data, and provide useful tools for estuarine resource management.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) Color maps.  Appendix A includes excellent color photographs of wetland sites and plants.  },
	pages = {60 p.},
	institution = {U.S. Geological Survey},
	address = {Reston, Va.},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea River, Bain Slough, Boone Slough, Depot Slough, Drift Creek, Eckman Slough, geographic information system, hydrography, Idaho Flats, Lint Slough, maps, McCaffery Slough, Nute Slough, Olalla Slough, Pooles Slough, Risley Creek, salinity, salt marsh, wetland delineation, wetland vegetation, wetlands, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River},
	url = {https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1038/pdf/ofr2012-1038.pdf},
	author = {Brophy, Laura S. and Reusser, Deborah A. and Janousek, Christopher N. and Green Point Consulting, and U.S. Geological Survey, and U.S.Environmental Protection Agency,}
}
@article {76626,
	title = {Floodplain Habitat Metric: User{\textquoteright}s Guide},
	year = {2012},
	note = {The metric is encompassed in two documents, this Floodplain Habitat Metric User{\textquoteright}s Guide and a Floodplain Habitat Calculator (in Excel).  The evaluation procedure is meant for inland wetlands, not for tidal wetlands.  {\textquotedblleft}This assessment can be used to evaluate areas that are flooded seasonally by overbank surface water from a non-tidal water body (river, stream, lake, etc.) at least once a century.{\textquotedblright} (p.10)  The metric may be found at https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/rn3015245 (Excel file) or a calculator version at https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/8336h5830 . },
	month = {2012, Mar.},
	pages = {38 p.},
	institution = {Defenders of Wildlife},
	keywords = {coastal hazards, floods, general, general ecosystem description, habitats, hydrology, wetland vegetation, wetlands},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/kd17cx49d},
	author = {Defenders of Wildlife,}
}
@article {51316,
	title = {Oregon Explorer: Natural Resources Digital Library},
	year = {2007},
	note = {Began in June 2007.  "The Oregon Explorer is envisioned to use the power of today{\textquoteright}s cutting edge information technology to create a state-of-the-art web-accessible natural resources digital library by way of accessing and integrating data from state and federal agencies, local governments, university scientists and citizens to support informed decisions and actions by people concerned with Oregon{\textquoteright}s natural resources and environment." (Vision) An invaluable resource.},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {climate change, demographics, environmental policy and law, general ecosystem description, geographic information system, geography, habitat conservation, hydrology, land use, maps, natural resources, wetlands},
	url = {https://oregonexplorer.info/ },
	author = {Oregon State University. Libraries, and Oregon State University. Institute for Natural Resources,}
}
@mastersthesis {55376,
	title = {The Application of Geographic Information Systems for Delineation and Classification of Tidal Wetlands for Resource Management of Oregon{\textquoteright}s Coastal Watersheds},
	year = {2004},
	note = {This report is the product of a Capstone Project and is submitted in place of a thesis.  "Research paper submitted to Marine Resource Management Program, College of Oceanic \& Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science." Not just a technical report, this is a reader-friendly look at GIS in conservation. Good summary of historical regulation.  Gives acreages potentially available as wetlands for streams covered. Major professor was Robert Frenkel.},
	pages = {105 p.},
	school = {Oregon State University},
	type = {Capstone Report},
	edition = {M.S.},
	chapter = {College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Marine Resource Management Program},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Depoe Bay, geographic information systems, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Salmon River Estuary, salt marsh vegetation, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siltcoos River, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Ten Mile Creek, tidal data, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wetland vegetation, wetlands, Yaquina Bay},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_projects/5999n7779},
	author = {Scranton, Russell 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}
}
@article {16311,
	title = {Estuarine Mitigation Evaluation Project : Final Report},
	year = {1987},
	note = {Studies estuarine mitigation projects in Oregon, 1968-1987. Recommends improvements in the permit process to lead to improved monitoring for compliance. Summarizes Oregon Estuarine Mitigation Assessment Workshop of April, 1987. Good annotated bibliography.  Gives Alsea summary for 1971-1987:  lists fill, removal acres, riprap feet and mitigation acres. Summarizes area projects.},
	pages = {77 p.},
	institution = {Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development},
	address = {Salem, Or.},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, dredging, estuaries, fill, mitigation, wetlands},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/6q182q07g},
	author = {Fishman Environmental Services, and Oregon. Dept. of Land Conservation and Development, and Oregon. Division of State Lands,}
}
@article {16331,
	title = {Removal-Fill Activity in Oregon Estuaries, 1971-1987:   Estuarine Mitigation Evaluation Project},
	year = {1987},
	note = {"June 1987.""This report is one part of a three-part report studying the effectiveness of Oregon{\textquoteright}s requirements for estuarine mitigation"--Introd. Detailed listing shows date, permit number, amount of fill, removal or riprap. Gives totals for estuary. },
	pages = {61 p.},
	institution = {Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development},
	address = {Salem, Or.},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea River, dredging, estuaries, fill, mitigation, wetlands},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/f1881r340},
	author = {Fishman Environmental Services, and Oregon. Dept. of Land Conservation and Development, and Oregon. Division of State Lands,}
}
@article {16381,
	title = {A Review of Mitigation Requirements for Development Projects in Oregon{\textquoteright}s Coastal Estuaries},
	year = {1986},
	note = {"[O]n  behalf of the Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association, Inc. ; study conducted and report written by Paul Benson." Summarizes State and Federal requirements for estuarine mitigation, notes conflicts, makes recommendations. Briefly mentions fill to make a recreational vehicle parking area by the Port of Alsea (p.22).},
	month = {1986?},
	address = {Newport, Or. },
	keywords = {Alsea Estuary, dredging, estuaries, filling, law, mitigation, Port of Alsea, riprap, tidal marshes, wetlands},
	author = {Benson, Paul}
}
@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.}
}
