@article {52366,
	title = {Variation in tidal wetland plant diversity and composition within and among coastal estuaries: assessing the relative importance of environmental gradients},
	journal = {Journal of Vegetation Science : Offical Organ of the International Association for Vegetation Science},
	volume = {25},
	year = {2014},
	note = {The authors ask, {\textquotedblleft}What is the relative importance of topographic (elevation), edaphic (soil salinity, nitrogen and particle size) and hydrologic (estuarine river flow) gradients for variation in tidal wetland plant composition and diversity?{\textquotedblright}(from the Abstract) To answer this question, they analyzed wetland vegetation in four Oregon estuaries. They conclude that elevation and salinity are the most important factors affecting species distribution, and note that sea level rise should change distributions and reduce wetland plant diversity. Supporting documentation in four appendices is available online. },
	month = {2014, Mar.},
	pages = {p.534{\textendash}545},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, Baltic rush = Juncus balticus ssp. ater, Chickenclaws = Sarcocornia perennis, Coquille River estuary, elevation, geographic distribution, habitats, hydrology, Marsh jaumea = Jaumea carnosa, Netarts Bay, nitrogen, nutrients, salinity, Saltgrass = Distichlis spicata, sediments, species composition, species list, Tufted hairgrass = Deschampsia cespitosa, wetland vegetation, Yaquina Bay},
	doi = {10.1111/jvs.12107},
	author = {Janousek, Christopher N. and Folger, Christina L.}
}
@article {51416,
	title = {Inter-specific variation in salinity effects on germination in Pacific Northwest tidal wetland plants},
	journal = {Aquatic Botany},
	volume = {111},
	year = {2013},
	note = {The authors used 162 reference plots in Yaquina, Coquille, Netarts and Alsea Bays to look at the distribution of marsh plants and establish the salinity ranges for their distribution.  {\textquotedblleft}The effects of future climate change on coastal estuaries are yet unknown, but changes such as sea-level rise and reduced precipitation in coastal watersheds are likely to increase salinity in high intertidal marshes and swamps.  . . . Our data show that elevated salinity may lower germination rates in a number of common Pacific Northwest wetland species, suggesting potential changes in plant composition through impacts on seed germination and establishment.{\textquotedblright}},
	pages = {p.104-111},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, Bearberry honeysuckle = Lonicera involucrate, Chickenclaws = Sarcocornia perennis, climate change, Common yarrow = Achillea millefolium, Coquille River estuary, Creeping bentgrass = Agrostis stolonifera, Criter{\textquoteright}s Moorage, Douglas aster = Symphyotrichum subspicatum, ecosystem modeling, germination, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Juncus balticus ssp. ater, Meadow barley = Hordeum brachyantherum, Netarts Bay, Oregon gumplant = Grindelia stricta, Poole Slough, salinity, salt marsh, Salt sandspurry = Spergularia salina, sea level, Sea plantain = Plantago maritime, Seaside arrowgrass = Triglochin maritime, Tufted hairgrass = Deschampsia cespitosa, wetland vegetation, Yaquina Bay},
	doi = {10.1016/j.aquabot.2013.06.009},
	author = {Janousek, Christopher N. and Folger, Christina L.}
}
@article {51401,
	title = {Plant responses to increased inundation and salt exposure:  interactive effects on tidal marsh productivity},
	journal = {Plant Ecology},
	volume = {214},
	year = {2013},
	note = {Climate change is projected to bring heavier seasonal rainfall and higher sea levels.  These would mean more inundation events and potential exposure to higher salinities, respectively.  What might the effect of these changes be on salt marsh vegetation?  This is the question this article seeks to answer. The authors tested transplanted plants in three marshes in the Yaquina estuary with different degrees of brackishness. {\textquotedblleft}Our results suggest that inundation and salinity stress individually and (often) interactively reduce productivity across a suite of common marsh species.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)},
	pages = {p.917{\textendash}928},
	keywords = {Bearberry honeysuckle = Lonicera involucrate, climate change, Common yarrow = Achillea millefolium, Creeping bentgrass = Agrostis stolonifera, flooding, Idaho Flats, Juncus balticus ssp. ater, Oregon gumplant = Grindelia stricta, River mile 11, River Mile 14, salinity, salt marsh, Sea plantain = Plantago maritima, Seaside arrowgrass = Triglochin maritima, terrestrial vegetation, Tufted hairgrass = Deschampsia cespitosa, Tufted harigrass = Deschampsia cespitosa, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River},
	doi = {10.1007/s11258-013-0218-6},
	author = {Janousek, Christopher N. and Mayo, Cara}
}
@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,}
}
