@article {76271,
	title = {Intertidal habitat utilization patterns of birds in a Northeast Pacific estuary},
	journal = {Wetlands Ecology and Management},
	volume = {22},
	year = {2014},
	note = {The authors conducted bird censuses for five major habitats in the Yaquina River Estuary, {\textquotedblleft}  Zostera marina (eelgrass), Upogebia (mud shrimp)/ mudflat, Neotrypaea (ghost shrimp)/ sandflat, Zostera japonica (Japanese eelgrass), and low marsh.{\textquotedblright} They studied spatial and temporal variation within habitats and found that the native eelgrass, Zostera marina, was {\textquotedblleft}an important habitat based on nearly all metrics of bird use{\textellipsis}{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)  },
	pages = {p.451{\textendash}466},
	keywords = {birds, eelgrass = Zostera marina, geographical distribution, Ghost shrimp = Neotrypaea californiensis  (Callianassa californiensis), Idaho Flat, Japanese eelgrass = Zostera japonica, Mud shrimp = Upogebia pugettensis, population count, Raccoon Flat, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, temporal distribution, Yaquina Bay},
	doi = {10.1007/s11273-014-9346-6},
	author = {Frazier, Melanie R.. and Lamberson, Janet O. and Nelson, Walter G.}
}
@article {76376,
	title = {Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model (SLAMM)},
	year = {2014},
	note = {This is a technical document discussing how to use a computer program to model the effects of sea-level rise on native seagrass. {\textquotedblleft}Because of the ecological importance of SAV [submerged aquatic vegetation] habitats, U.S. EPA, USGS, and USDA partnered with Warren Pinnacle Consulting to enhance the SLAMM modeling software to include new functionality in order to predict changes in Zostera marina distribution within Pacific Northwest estuaries in response to sea level rise.{\textquotedblright} (from the Introduction)  The Yaquina River estuary and Willapa Bay are used as examples. While the emphasis of the document is on GIS, there are some good maps of Yaquina Bay. Clearly, a sea-level rise would have an impact on native seagrass distribution, with Zostera present in fewer areas.  The latest version of the tool can be found at:  https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/tools/slamm.html . 

 },
	pages = {50 p.},
	address = {Newport, Or.},
	keywords = {aquatic vegetation, bathymetry, climate change, eelgrass = Zostera marina, geographic information system, salt marsh, sea level, topography, Willapa Bay, Yaquina Bay},
	url = {https://warrenpinnacle.com/prof/SLAMM6/SLAMM_6.3_final_release.pdf},
	author = {Lee II, Henry and Reusser, Deborah A. and Frazier, Melanie R.. and McCoy, Lee M. and Patrick J Clinton and Clough, Jonathan S. and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory. Office of Research and Development. Western Ecology Division,}
}
@article {34466,
	title = {Utilization Patterns of Intertidal Habitats by Birds in Yaquina Estuary, Oregon},
	volume = {EPA/600/R-11/118},
	year = {2011},
	note = {"An assessment of bird utilization patterns of the intertidal soft sediment and low marsh habitats of the Yaquina estuary, Oregon was conducted from December 2007-November 2008. . . Gulls and terns comprised 42\% of the total birds and, together with ducks, shorebirds, corvids and geese, accounted for about 92\% of the total abundance. The addition of herons/egrets, rails (i.e. coots), and pelicans/cormorants comprised just over 98\% of all birds observed. The remaining birds consisted of songbirds, loons/grebes, raptors and alcids." (p.3)},
	month = {2011, Oct.},
	pages = {81 p.},
	address = {Newport, Or.},
	keywords = {American crow = Corvus brachyrhynchos, American wigeon = Anas Americana, birds, Boone Slough, Bufflehead = Bucephala albeola, Coquille Point, Criteser{\textquoteright}s Marina, eelgrass = Zostera marina, ghost shrimp = Neotrypaea californiensis, Grassy Point, Great blue heron = Ardea herodias, gulls = Larus species, habitats, Idaho Flats, Japanese eelgrass = Zostera japonica, Johnson Slough, King Slough, Mud shrimp = Upogebia pugettensis, Northern pintail = Anas acuta, Nute Slough, Oneatta Point, River Mile 7, River Mile 8, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, scaup = Aythya species, The Bend, tidal marsh, western sandpiper = Calidris mauri, Winant, Yaquina, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River},
	url = {https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_file_download.cfm?p_download_id=503895\&Lab=NHEERL},
	author = {Lamberson, Janet O. and Frazier, Melanie R.. and Nelson, Walter G. and Patrick J Clinton and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Western Ecology Division,}
}
