@article {80516, title = {Evaluating tidal wetland restoration performance using National Estuarine Research Reserve System reference sites and the Restoration Performance Index (RPI)}, journal = {Estuaries and Coasts}, volume = {41}, year = {2018}, note = {Oregon{\textquoteright}s estuaries have lost a lot of wetlands. Depending on the estuary, anywhere from 2\% to 94\% of native wetlands have been lost. Today, wetlands are being restored. But how do we know how successful wetland restoration projects may be? This article describes an analytical tool, the Restoration Performance Index, which compares different parameters between restored wetlands and unmodified reference sites. The authors compared 17 tidal wetland restoration projects in order to determine the level of restoration achieved, to compare excavation and hydrologic restoration projects, to identify key indicators for restoration effectiveness, and to evaluate the National Estuarine Research Reserve System as a source for reference sites. Full text of this article is available from the authors via ResearchGate.}, pages = {p.36-51}, keywords = {Chesapeake Bay, Coos Bay, environmental monitoring, hydrology, marsh restoration, Narragansett Bay, North Carolina, restoration ecology, South Slough, Toledo (Or.), Wells (Maine), wetland vegetation, Yaquina River Estuary}, doi = {10.1007/s12237-017-0220-7}, author = {Raposa, Kenneth B. and Lerberg, Scott and Cornu, Craig and Fear, John and Garfield, Nina and Peter, Christopher and Weber, Robin L. J. and Moore, Gregg and Burdick, David and Dionne, Michelle} } @article {82056, title = {Modeling Sea Level Rise Impacts to Oregon{\textquoteright}s Tidal Wetlands: Yaquina Bay Estuary [cartographic material]}, year = {2017}, note = {This map is associated with the report, {\textquotedblleft}Modeling Sea Level Rise Impacts to Oregon{\textquoteright}s Tidal Wetlands: Maps and Prioritization Tools to Help Plan for Habitat Conservation into the Future.{\textquotedblright} It depicts a possible sea-level rise scenario based on the West Coast Sea Level Rise Study (National Research Council, 2012). This map shows a possible rise in sea level of 4.7 feet by the year 2100. It shows what could happen to tidal wetlands: where they could expand, where they could be inundated. {\textquotedblleft}Prepared for: MidCoast Watersheds Council, Newport, Oregon.{\textquotedblright} {\textquotedblleft}With assistance from: Fran Recht, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.{\textquotedblright} }, month = {2017, Aug. 27}, pages = {1 p.}, publisher = {>Institute for Applied Ecology}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {climate, habitats, human impacts, land use, salinity, sea level, wetland vegetation, wetlands, Yaquina River Estuary}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/2801pn49k }, author = {Brophy, Laura S. and Ewald, Michael J.} } @article {82051, title = {Tidal Wetland Landward Migration Zones (LMZs) for 4.7 Ft Sea Level Rise for the Yaquina Bay Estuary [cartographic material]}, year = {2017}, note = {This map is associated with the report, {\textquotedblleft}Modeling Sea Level Rise Impacts to Oregon{\textquoteright}s Tidal Wetlands: Maps and Prioritization Tools to Help Plan for Habitat Conservation into the Future.{\textquotedblright} It depicts the upper end of a possible sea-level rise scenario based on the West Coast Sea Level Rise Study (National Research Council, 2012). This map shows a possible rise in sea level of 4.7 feet by the year 2100. It depicts possible migrations of wetland plants from inundated areas to new wetlands based on factors such as land use, zoning and built structures. {\textquotedblleft}Prepared for: MidCoast Watersheds Council, Newport, Oregon.{\textquotedblright} {\textquotedblleft}With assistance from: Fran Recht, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.{\textquotedblright} }, month = {2017, Aug. 27}, pages = {1 p.}, publisher = {Institute for Applied Ecology}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {climate, habitats, human impacts, land use, salinity, sea level, wetland vegetation, wetlands, Yaquina River Estuary}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/70795d910 }, author = {Brophy, Laura S. and Ewald, Michael J.} } @article {82046, title = {Yaquina Bay Estuary Current vs. 4.7ft SLR Map [cartographic material]}, year = {2017}, note = {This map is associated with the report, {\textquotedblleft}Modeling Sea Level Rise Impacts to Oregon{\textquoteright}s Tidal Wetlands: Maps and Prioritization Tools to Help Plan for Habitat Conservation into the Future.{\textquotedblright} It depicts the upper end of a possible sea-level rise scenario based on the West Coast Sea Level Rise Study (National Research Council, 2012) contrasted with the current extent of tidal wetlands in the Yaquina River estuary. Areas projected to become open water or tidal mudflat are shown, as well as areas projected to become new tidal wetlands. {\textquotedblleft}With assistance from: Fran Recht, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.{\textquotedblright} {\textquotedblleft}Prepared for: MidCoast Watersheds Council, Newport, Oregon.{\textquotedblright} }, month = {2017, Aug. 27}, pages = {1 p.}, publisher = {Institute for Applied Ecology}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {climate, habitats, human impacts, land use, salinity, sea level, wetland vegetation, wetlands, Yaquina River Estuary}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/5q47rt93r }, author = {Brophy, Laura S. and Ewald, Michael J.} } @article {77061, title = {Comparison of non-native dwarf eelgrass (Zostera japonica) and native eelgrass (Zostera marina) distributions in a northeast Pacific estuary: 1997-2014}, journal = {Botanica Marina}, volume = {58 }, year = {2015}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}In this study, we investigated the rate and pattern of expansion of a non-native eelgrass, Zostera japonica, in relation to the distribution of the native eelgrass Zostera marina in a coastal estuary of the northeastern Pacific Ocean. The distributions of the Zostera congeners were monitored between 1997 and 2014 in Yaquina Estuary on the central Oregon coast, USA, using digital classification
of color infrared aerial photographs and ground surveys.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) This is an open-access article.}, month = {2015, Aug.}, pages = {p.239-250}, keywords = {aquatic vegetation, eelgrass = Zostera marina, fecundity, introduced species, Japanese eelgrass = Zostera japonica, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River Estuary, zonal distribution}, doi = {doi: 10.1515/bot-2014-0088}, author = {Young, David and Patrick J Clinton and Specht, David and Collura, T. Chris Mochon} } @article {76891, title = {Stratigraphic and microfossil evidence for a 4500-year history of Cascadia subduction zone earthquakes and tsunamis at Yaquina River estuary, Oregon, USA}, journal = {Geological Society of America Bulletin, }, volume = {127}, number = {1-2}, year = {2015}, note = {There{\textquoteright}s a freshwater spruce swamp buried near the northeastern shore of Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend in Yaquina Bay. Sediment cores show 8-10 different soil sequences buried there, going back about 4500 years before the present. Each sequence terminates abruptly with a sandy deposit and then over 10 centimeters of mud. The authors of this paper infer that {\textquotedblleft}each buried soil represents a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake{\textellipsis}{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) The article includes maps of the bay, and show locations of previous research by other scientists. The Yaquina Bay sequence is compared with sequences from other Oregon estuaries.}, pages = {p.211-226}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Cannon Beach, coastal hazards, Coos Bay, Coquille River, earthquakes, geology, Netarts Bay, paleosciences, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Salmon River, sediments, Sixes River, South Slough, tsunamis, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River Estuary}, doi = {10.1130/B31074.1}, author = {Graehl, Nicholas A. and Kelsey, Harvey M. and Witter, Robert C. and Hemphill-Haley, Eileen and Engelhart, Simon E.} } @article {77261, title = {A comparison of bulk estuarine turnover timescales to particle tracking timescales using a model of the Yaquina Bay Estuary}, journal = {Estuaries and Coasts}, volume = {38}, year = {2014}, note = {Water flows in and out of Oregon estuaries with the tides. The Oreon coast enjoys two high tides and two low tides daily. With new water coming in twice a day, and old water flowing out, how long does it take for the water in an estuary to be replaced by new seawater and freshwater inflow? In this technical paper, the authors compare different theoretical models of estuarine turnover with particle tracking methods. }, month = {2014}, pages = {p.1797-1814}, keywords = {hydrology, mathematical modeling, tides, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River Estuary}, doi = {doi: 10.1007/s12237-014-9915-1}, author = {Lemagie, Emily P. and Lerczak, James A.} } @article {52371, title = {Cryptic invasion of northeast Pacific estuaries by the Asian polychaete, Hediste diadroma (Nereididae}, journal = {Marine Biology}, volume = {161}, year = {2014}, note = {An invasive polychaete worm was found in all six sites in Oregon and Washington that were sampled. The Yaquina Bay samples were found near the Toledo Airport. {\textquotedblleft}The widespread distribution of H. diadroma indicates that it is a successful invader of the North American Pacific and it may have long escaped detection because of its morphological similarity to the native species, H. limnicola. The long pelagic life of H. diadroma larvae could have facilitated its successful transocean dispersal with ballast water of ships.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, month = {2014, Jan.}, pages = {p.187{\textendash}194}, keywords = {annelids, aquatic invertebrates, Columbia River estuary, Hediste diadroma, Hediste limnicola, introduced species, Necanicum River estuary, Nehalem Bay, polychaete worms, Willapa Bay, Yaquina River Estuary}, doi = {10.1007/s00227-013-2328-z}, author = {Nishizawa, Ryogo and Sato, Masanori and Furota, Toshio and Tosuji, Hiroaki} } @proceedings {51386, title = {Effects of climate change on water quality in the Yaquina Estuary, Oregon [PowerPoint presentation]}, year = {2011}, note = {PowerPoint presentation discussing the effects climate change will have on the Yaquina Estuary. Maps, aerial photographs, charts.}, keywords = {air temperature, climate change, Criteser{\textquoteright}s Moorage, Elk City, Oneatta Point, precipitation, salinity, water temperature, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River Estuary}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/conference_proceedings_or_journals/d217qq309}, author = {Brown, Cheryl A. and Sharp, Darrin and Chang, Heejun and Steele, Madeline} } @article {34311, title = {A Status Assessment of the Double-Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) in Western North America: 1998-2009}, year = {2010}, note = {"Based on the best available data for the three Pacific coastal states and British Columbia during the periods ca. 1992 ... and ca. 2009, our best estimate of the average annual population growth rate (λ) for this population is 1.03, indicating that the population has grown at an average annual rate of about 3\% per year over the last two decades. This overall trend apparently reflects continued recovery of the Western Population due to various statutory and ecological factors during the latter half of the 20th Century, including inclusion of the species in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the banning of DDT, and the shift by the species toward increased use of artificial nesting habitats. Most of this population increase, however, can be attributed to increases in the numbers of breeding pairs in the Columbia River estuary and at a few inland sites, which currently account for approximately 41\% and 29\% of breeding pairs in the Western Population, respectively. Concurrently, numbers of breeding pairs in coastal British Columbia, northern Washington, and southern California have declined since 1987-1992." (from the Executive Summary)}, month = {2010, Mar. 31}, pages = {69 p.}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {birds, Bolon Island, Coos Bay, Coquille Point, Coquille River estuary, Double-crested cormorant = Phalacrocorax auritus, Elephant Rock, fecundity, Gregory Point, population biology, population count, Qochyax Island, Siuslaw River estuary, Table Rock, Tenmile Lake, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay Bridge, Yaquina River Estuary}, url = {https://www.birdresearchnw.org/Final\%20Report_Adkins\%20et\%20al_2010_DCCO_StatusAssessment.pdf}, author = {Adkins, Jessica Y. and Roby, Daniel D. and U.S. Geological Survey. and Oregon. Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, and Oregon State University} } @article {33976, title = {Wetland Profiles of Oregon{\textquoteright}s Coastal Watersheds and Estuaries: Part 3 of a Hydrogeomorphic Guidebook. Report to Coos Watershed Association, US Environmental Protection Agency, and Oregon Depart. of State Lands, Salem.}, year = {2005}, note = {Bibliography is with the 2nd volume of this handbook, "Oregon Tidal Wetland Functions Literature Review \& Data." This volume summarizes the state of tidal and non-tidal wetlands on the Oregon Coast. Looks at potential stressors, water quality. Gives detailed descriptions of 6 wetlands in the Yaquina River Estuary. The wetlands were assessed in 2003. About 18\% of the Yaquina Estuary is tidal wetland. }, pages = {89 p.}, keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vegetation, birds, estuarine dynamics, flooding, Hatfield Marine Science Center, human impacts, salinity, sediments, species list, statistics, terrestrial mammals, tidal processes, water quality, wetland delineation, wetland vegetation, Yaquina River Estuary}, url = {https://www.oregon.gov/dsl/WW/Documents/tidal_HGM_pt3.pdf}, author = {Adamus, Paul R. and Larsen, Jennifer and Scranton, Russell} } @book {36216, title = {Pioneer Trails of the Oregon Coast}, year = {1978}, note = {This area is treated in the section, Maps p.36, p.40, text p.37-41, bw photographs.}, pages = {77 p.}, publisher = {Oregon Historical Society}, organization = {Oregon Historical Society}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Depoe Bay, historical, Siletz River estuary, Yaquina Head, Yaquina River Estuary}, isbn = {0875950302}, author = {Samuel Newton Dicken} } @article {29761, title = {Yaquina Bay South Jetty Softshell Crab Problem}, year = {1974}, note = {In 1974, large numbers of Dungeness crabs migrated into tide pools near the South Jetty of Yaquina Bay and went through their annual molt. The public discovered the abundance of crabs, and found that they were easy prey during low tides. The situation prompted an emergency closure of the area to crabbing. This report is attached to a memorandum about the closure from Thomas Kruse of the Oregon Fish Commission.}, pages = {2 p.}, keywords = {Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), natural resource management, recreational fisheries - shellfish, South Beach, South Jetty, Yaquina River Estuary}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/zk51vh55s}, author = {Snow, C. Dale and Oregon. Fish Commission. Shellfish Investigations,} } @article {76841, title = {Fisheries of Yaquina River Entrance, Oregon. 1889 [cartographic material]}, year = {1889}, note = {This map broadly gives fishing, clamming and oystering areas in Yaquina Bay at the end of the 1880s. Some place names have changed. }, month = {1892}, pages = {Plate XXIX, 1 sheet}, publisher = {Government Printing Office}, address = {Washington, DC }, keywords = {clams, commercial fisheries {\textendash} salmon, map, Olympia oyster=Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila), oysters, Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus spp., Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River Estuary}, url = {https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/fishimages/id/33409}, author = {Collins, J.W.} }