@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 {82531, title = {Insights into estuary habitat loss in the western United States using a new method for mapping maximum extent of tidal wetlands}, journal = {PLoS One}, volume = {14}, number = {8}, year = {2019}, note = {This article recounts the techniques that led to the production of the 2017 maps to model the effects of sea level rise. The authors used lidar digital elevation models and other elevation models to develop new maps of current and historical wetlands on the United States West Coast. Their work shows that about 85\% of historical wetlands have been lost, with most losses near major river deltas. {\textquotedblleft}The new maps will help interested groups improve action plans for estuarine wetland habitat restoration and conservation, and will also provide a better baseline for understanding and predicting future changes with projected sea level rise{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract).}, month = {2019, Aug. 14}, keywords = {climate, habitats, human impacts, salinity, sea level, wetland vegetation, wetlands, remote sensing, mathematical modeling}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218558 }, url = {https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0218558 }, author = {Brophy, Laura S. and Greene, Correigh M. and Hare, Van C. and Holycross, Brett and Lanier, Andy and Heady, Walter N. and O{\textquoteright}Connor, Kevin and Imaki, Hiroo and Haddad, Tanya and Dana, Randy} } @article {82982, title = {Status of the European Green Crab, Carcinus maenas, in Oregon and Washington Coastal Estuaries in 2018}, year = {2019}, 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 and 2018. 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 to exert measurable effects on the native benthic community and on shellfish culture in Oregon and Washington. Following the recent strong El Ni{\~n}o, however, we documented the arrival of four strong year classes in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Average catch rates over the last four years steadily increased from 0.5 to 0.8 to 2.2 and to 3.2 crabs per trap. The catches in the last 2 years are much higher than in any of the previous years, including 1998. Since green crabs live for 6 years, these four consecutive year classes will produce larvae until 2024..{\textquotedblright} (from the Executive Summary) Coos Bay, in particular, has experienced shocking growth of this population, going from 9 crabs captured in 2002 to 1,280 crabs captured in 2018. This report is accompanied by a dataset, available at: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/datasets/tt44pt057 }, pages = {30 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/vt150q47j }, author = {Yamada, Sylvia Behrens, and Schooler, Shon and Yednock, Bree and Indivero, Julia and Carlson, Christopher and Prickett, Joel A. and Randall, Andrea} } @article {82861, title = {Status of the European Green Crab, Carcinus maenas, in Oregon and Washington coastal Estuaries in 2017}, year = {2018}, 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}Prior to 2015, green crabs were too rare to exert measurable effects on the native benthic community and on shellfish culture in Oregon and Washington. Following the recent strong El Ni{\~n}o, however, we documented the arrival of three strong year classes in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Average catch rates in over the last three years steadily increased from 0.5 to 0.8 and to 1.9 crabs per trap. These catches are much higher than in any of the previous years, including 1998. Since green crabs live for 6 years, these three consecutive year classes will provide larvae until 2023. A switch to cooler ocean conditions in the coming years will result in poor recruitment, but a return to high PDO and strong El Ni{\~n}o patterns would signal good recruitment and higher green crab densities.{\textquotedblright} (from the Executive Summary) Coos Bay, in particular, has experienced shocking growth of this population, going from 9 crabs captured in 2002 to 1,653 crabs captured in 2017. This report is accompanied by a dataset, available at: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/datasets/rn3016632 }, pages = {29 p.}, institution = {Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. Aquatic Nuisance Species Project}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquatic invertebrates, Boat ramp (Netarts), Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, crustaceans, El Nino, European green crab = Carcinus maenas, Grays Harbor (Wa.), Hatfield Marine Science Center, introduced species, Johnson{\textquoteright}s Slough (Yaquina), Makah Bay (Wa.), Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, North of Nevor Shellfish (Netarts), Oregon Coast Aquarium mudflat, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, population count, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Tillamook Bay, Whiskey Creek Salmon Hatchery, Willapa Bay (Wa.), Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/rx913w156 }, author = {Yamada, Sylvia Behrens and Yednock, Bree and Indivero, Julia and Geierman, Christina and Prickett, Joel A. and Randall, Andrea and Akmajian, Adrianne} } @article {77361, title = {NorWeST Stream Temp: Regional Database and Modeled Stream Temperatures [web page]}, year = {2013}, note = {This website gives water temperature data coupled with climate scenarios for western U.S. streams. Hundreds of biologists and hydrologists contributed to the temperature database. The database contains over 200,000,000 hourly stream temperature readings at more than 20,000 stream sites. The data were used to develop 36 historical and future climate scenarios at 1-kilometer resolution for over 1,000,000 stream kilometers. The website includes an interactive stream temperature viewer.}, publisher = {U.S. Rocky Mountain Research Station. Air, Water \& Aquatic Environments Program}, keywords = {Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Southwest, Intermountain West, water temperature, climate, environmental monitoring, mathematical modeling}, url = {https://www.fs.usda.gov/rm/boise/AWAE/projects/NorWeST.html}, author = {Isaak, D. J. and Wenger, S. J. and Peterson, E. E. and Ver Hoef, J. M. and Hostetler, S. and Luce, C. H. and Dunham, J. B. and Kershner, J. and Roper, B. B. and Nagel, D. and Horan, D. and Chandler, G. and Parkes, S. and Wollrab, S. and U.S. Rocky Mountain Research Station. Air Water \& Aquatic Environments Program} } @article {34531, title = {An introduced Asian parasite threatens northeastern Pacific estuarine ecosystems}, journal = {Biological Invasions}, volume = {14}, year = {2012}, note = {The non-indigenous isopod Orthione griffenis effectively castrates the mud shrimp Upogebia. The spread of the invasive parasite has dramatically depleted mud shrimp populations along the northwestern coast of North America. "All previously known abundant Upogebia populations were either absent or at greatly reduced abundances in all California, Oregon and Washington estuaries examined." (p.1225) "[U]rgent, immediate responses, including captive breeding programs for the most impacted Upogebia populations and species are warranted." (p.1234)}, pages = {p.1221-1236}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, bioturbation, Coos Bay, depleted populations, invasive species, Mud shrimp = Upogebia pugettensis, Netarts Bay, Orthione griffenis, parasites, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.1007/s10530-011-0151-3}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/nc580n174}, author = {Chapman, John W. and Dumbauld, Brett R. and Itani, Gyo and Markham, John C.} } @article {13776, title = {Recovery of wild salmonids in Western Oregon lowlands}, volume = {no.2002-1}, year = {2002}, note = {Focus on lower rivers and estuaries. Good summaries of states of streams. Appendix B gives stream miles that meet EPA 303(d) water quality standards.}, pages = {169 p.}, institution = {Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team,}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {estuaries, habitat restoration, human impacts, Oncorhynchus spp., salmon}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/7d278t113}, author = {Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team, and Buckhouse, John and Elmore, Wayne and Gregory, Stanley and Kavanagh, Kathleen and Pearcy, William G. and Schreck, Carl B.} } @article {36666, title = {The European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas) in Oregon: A Preliminary Survey of Yaquina, Coos, Winchester and Siletz Bays}, year = {1997}, note = {Accessed by opening a .zip file. {\textquotedblleft}During the summer and fall of 1997, the students and instructors of an Oregon State University Zoology class (Zoology 401/Research) searched for the presence of the European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas) in Coos, Winchester, Yaquina and Siletz Bays, Oregon and also took inventories of common intertidal species... We trapped one adult male green crab at Pony Point in Coos Bay on October 26, 1997. This crab measured 86.5 mm in carapace width and represents the largest specimen so far collected in Oregon. All the green crabs retrieved in Coos Bay have been large adults between 58 and 86 mm. We searched gravel substrates below boulders and algal blades, but never recovered any young-of the-year-green crabs in Coos, Winchester, Yaquina or Siletz Bays. These findings suggest that one year class (perhaps 1995) established itself in Coos Bay, but at present is not abundant enough to perpetuate itself.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, institution = {Oregon State University}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {algae, aquatic invertebrates, Charleston (OR.), Coos Bay, Craigie Point, Criteser{\textquoteright}s Moorage, crustaceans, European green crab = Carcinus maenas, Fucus spp., Georgia-Pacific, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Hinton Point, Idaho Point, invasive species, molluscs, Oregon Oyster Farm, Oregon shore crab = Hemigrapsus oregonensis, Pony Point, Purple shore crab = Hemigrapsus nudus, River Bend, salinity, Sawyer{\textquoteright}s Landing, Schooner Creek, Siletz Bay, spatial distribution, species list, Umpqua River estuary, Umpqua River finger jetty, Umpqua triangle, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay south jetty}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/xg94hv61v}, author = {Angel, Tiah and Bassett, Zasha and Chipman, Brian and Cleveland, Kimberly and Cronick, Tamisha and Ehlig, Janette and Frerich, Dan and Hunt, Chris and Ison, Todd and McGuire, Angela and Oliver, Jennifer and Schmelter, Anja and Whitsett, Jennifer} } @article {33216, title = {General guidelines for using the sediment quality triad}, journal = {Marine Pollution Bulletin}, volume = {34}, number = {6}, year = {1997}, month = {1997}, pages = {368-372}, keywords = {chemical, community ecology, methodology, sediments, toxicity, water pollution}, author = {Chapman, Peter M. and Anderson, Brian and Carr, Scott and Engles, Virginia and Green, Roger and Hameedi, Jawed and Harmon, Michelle and Haverland, Pamela and Hyland, Jeff and Ingersoll, Chris and Long, Edward and Rodgers, John Jr. and Salazar, Michael and Sibley, Paul K. and Smith, Paul J. and Swartz, Richard C. and Thompson, Bruce and Windom, Herbert} } @book {83159, title = {A compilation of class projects. Marine Resource Management. 1974-1980. Development options: Port of Toledo, Lincoln county, Oregon}, series = {Reference (Oregon State University. School of Oceanography)}, volume = {no.82-17}, year = {1980}, month = {June_1980}, pages = {p.347-483}, publisher = {Oceanography Department, Oregon State University}, organization = {Oceanography Department, Oregon State University}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {demographics, Depot Slough, economics, environmental policy and law, general, general ecosystem description, industrial development, Lower Yaquina River, natural resource management, Port of Toledo, species list, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/12579t36j}, author = {Alvarez, Leonardo and Conner, Daniel and Ibach, Lynne and Moore, Dana and Mundbodh, Munesh and Yassin, Mohamed} } @article {30491, title = {Final Report on Port of Newport: Facilities Maintenance and Development Program}, year = {1978}, month = {February_1978}, institution = {Department of Industrial and General Engineering, Oregon State University}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {general, industrial development, physical modifications, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Cowgill, Robert L. and Isett, David E. and Port of Newport. Morrage Advisory Committee,} } @article {27646, title = {Water table elevations in some Pacific coast beaches}, journal = {Transactions, American Geophysical Union}, volume = {30}, number = {2}, year = {1949}, month = {April_1949}, pages = {p.293-294}, keywords = {hydrology, physical, Sand Lake Estuary}, author = {Isaacs, J.D. and Bascom, W.N} }