@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 {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.} } @mastersthesis {51421, title = {Evaluating "Nuisance" Beaver Relocation as a Tool to Increase Coho Salmon Habitat in the Alsea Basin of the Central Oregon Coast Range}, year = {2013}, note = {One suggestion for improving coho salmon habitat is to release beaver into the area and hope they build dams. The author of this study trapped 38 beavers and released them in areas where beaver dams would help coho productivity. The beavers, however, had their own ideas about where to build, and went where they wanted to go. {\textquotedblleft}I conclude beaver relocation as a tool for stream restoration in the Alsea Basin may not offer an effective solution to lethal control measures and coho habitat enhancement due to low survival rates, unwanted movement and establishment outside of suitable release sites, and lack of dam construction.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) Co-major professors were Jimmy D. Taylor and Dana M. Sanchez.}, pages = {85 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Forest Science}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Drift Creek, Five Rivers, habitats, Lobster Creek, North American beaver = Castor canadensis, North Fork Alsea River, physical modifications, South Fork Alsea River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/08612r68v}, author = {Petro, Vanessa M.} } @article {15601, title = {The impacts of Phalaris arundinacea (reed canarygrass) invasion on wetland plant richness in the Oregon Coast Range, USA depend on beavers}, journal = {Biological Conservation}, volume = {124}, number = {2}, year = {2005}, note = {The invasive plant reed canary grass, Phalaris arundinacea, "is widely considered a threat to native wetland plant communities ... , especially in wetlands with anthropogenically altered hydrologic regimes. P. arundinacea grows rapidly and tends to form monocultures ... behaving much like purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), a serious invader of Pacific Northwest wetlands in the United States. One example of an intensive disturbance that may open a wetland to invasion is impoundment by beaver (Castor canadensis). Here, we present evidence that Phalaris dramatically reduces plant species richness in impoundments created by beaver in Oregon, USA." (from the Abstract)}, pages = {p.291-295}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, habitats, invasive species, North American beaver = Castor canadensis, Reed canary grass = Phalaris arundinacea, Sitka willow = Salix sitchensis}, doi = {10.1016/j.biocon.2005.01.023}, author = {Perkins, Thais E. and Wilson, Mark V.} } @article {76991, title = {Identification and Description of Essential Fish Habitat, Adverse Impacts, and Recommended Conservation Measures for Salmon. Amendment 14 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Plan}, year = {1999}, note = {An important guide to essential habitats and requirements of three species of salmon, and the challenges facing them. Illustrated. At head of title: Appendix A. This guide was updated in 2014: https://www.pcouncil.org/documents/2019/08/salmon-efh-appendix-a.pdf/ }, pages = {146 p.}, institution = {Pacific Fishery Management Council}, address = {Portland, Or. }, keywords = {agriculture, Alsea River, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos River, Coquille River, dams, depleted populations, dredging, environmental law and policy, erosion, habitats, human impacts, irrigation, life history information, logging, mining, N. Umpqua River, natural resource management, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, North American beaver = Castor canadensis, Pink salmon (humpback) = Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Rogue River, S. Umpqua River, sediments, Siletz Yaquina River, Siltcoos River, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Umpqua River, water pollution, water temperature, Wilson - Trask {\textendash} Nestucca}, author = {Pacific Fishery Management Council} } @mastersthesis {52161, title = {Habitat Classification and Characteristics of Small Mammal and Amphibian Communities in Beaver-Pond Habitats of the Oregon Coast Range}, year = {1992}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}During 1988-1989, stream habitat variables were compared between beaver-dam sites and noccupied-stream sites to identify variables that may have been important for beaver (Castor canadensis) in selecting dam sites in the streams of the Drift Creek basin, Lincoln County, Oregon.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) In addition to examining the habitat preferences of beavers, the author takes an interesting look at habitat preferences for small mammals and amphibians in Oregon{\textquoteright}s Coast Range, and how beaver activity intersects with these preferences. Nice capsule descriptions of various species. Major professor was William C. McComb.}, pages = {91 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, Wildlife Science}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, aquatic mammals, Ayer{\textquoteright}s Lake, Bear Creek, Cape Horn Creek, Creeping Vole = Microtus oregoni, Deer Creek, Drift Creek, Flynn Creek, food availability, geographic distribution, Gopher Creek, habitats, Horse Creek, human impacts, Long-tailed vole = Microtus longicaudus, Meadow Creek, North American beaver = Castor canadensis, North Fork Drift Creek, Pacific jumping mouse = Zaphus trinotatus, Pacific shrew = Sorex pacificus, Peromyscus maniculatus = deer mouse, Rough-skinned newt = Taricha granulosa, South Fork Drift Creek, theses, Townsend{\textquoteright}s Vole = Microtus townsendii, Trowbridge{\textquoteright}s shrew = Sorex trowbridgii, Vagrant shrew = Sorex vagrans, Western redback salamander = Plethodon vehiculum}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/73666903m}, author = {Suzuki, Nobuya} } @mastersthesis {38616, title = {Winter Ecology of Juvenile Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in Modified and Unmodified Sections of a Coastal Stream}, year = {1986}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}This investigation was undertaken to study the effects of a series of gabions located on East Fork Lobster Creek, Oregon . ..The main objective of this study was to determine the relative effects of selected environmental variables on the distribution of coho salmon in modified (gabion) and unmodified sites on East Fork Lobster Creek, Oregon. A second objective of this study was to characterize the microhabitats utilized by juvenile coho in terms of depth, velocity, and cover in selected gabion sites and in unmodified sites.{\textquotedblright} (p.1-3) M. S. thesis. An interesting look at the effects of watershed enhancements on young coho salmon, especially in the less often studied winter season. Includes color photographs of selected study sites. Major professor was Richard A. Tubb.}, pages = {62 p.}, school = {Oregon State University }, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, behavior, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, depleted populations, East Fork Lobster Creek, habitats, human impacts, hydrology, juvenile fish, Lobster Creek, North American beaver = Castor canadensis, physical modifications, spatial distribution, streamflow, temporal distribution, water temperature}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/4b29b828b}, author = {Phillips, Stephen H.} } @inbook {17791, title = {Journal of A.R. McLeod (1826-1827)}, booktitle = {Snake Country Journal, 1826-27}, series = {Publications of Hudson{\textquoteright}s Bay Record Society}, volume = {no.23}, year = {1961}, note = {Alexander R. McLeod{\textquoteright}s "Journal of a Trapping Expedition along the Coast South of the Columbia in charge of A.R. mcLeod C. T., Summer 1826," was published as a section of Ogden{\textquoteright}s Snake Country Journal. On July 4, 1826, McLeod reached the Alsea River "call{\textquoteright}d by the natives Alciyeh" (p.161), and camped in the area for several days, hunting and trapping beaver and sea otter. McLeod also explored the Yaquina River, Beaver Creek and on down to the Siuslaw River. Includes map in pocket.}, pages = {p.141-219}, publisher = {Hudson{\textquoteright}s Bay Record Society}, organization = {Hudson{\textquoteright}s Bay Record Society}, address = {London}, keywords = {historical, Native Americans, North American beaver = Castor canadensis, Sea otter = Enhydra lutris, Yaquina River}, author = {Ogden, Peter Skene}, editor = {Davies, K.G.} }