@article {83165, title = {Oregon Water Quality Index Summary Report: Water Years 2013-2022}, year = {2023}, note = {Trends in water quality. Raw data for earlier years is available in spreadsheet format.}, month = {2023, Feb.}, pages = {9 p.}, institution = {Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality. Laboratory and Environmental Assessment Division}, address = {Hills boro, Or.}, keywords = {agriculture, bacteria, dissolved oxygen, forestry, human impacts, land use, nitrogen, pH, phosphorus, water pollution, water quality, water temperature}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl\%3A1008713}, author = {Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality,} } @article {37626, title = {Water Quality Index}, year = {2022}, note = {Trends in water quality. This website includes an interactive map and subbasin reports giving trends in recent years.}, address = {Hillsboro, Or.}, keywords = {bacteria, dissolved oxygen, nitrogen, pH, phosphorus, pollution, solids, water quality, water temperature}, url = {https://www.oregon.gov/deq/wq/Pages/WQI.aspx}, author = {Oregon. Dept. of Environmental Quality,} } @article {83111, title = {Effect of sulfide and the role of root mass on metabolic fluxes in the seagrass Zostera marina}, journal = {Environmental and Experimental Botany}, volume = {180}, number = {104267}, year = {2020}, note = {Eelgrass offer vital habitats for many species. Yet eelgrass populations around the world are declining. In this article, the authors examine the potential role of hydrogen sulfide in inhibiting eelgrass growth. This study showed that the size of eelgrass root mass was an important variable in understanding the plants{\textquoteright} interactions with sulfides. }, month = {2020, Dec.}, pages = {10 p.}, keywords = {carbon dioxide, eelgrass = Zostera marina, growth, hydrogen sulfide, Idaho Point, nitrogen, oxygen, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2020.104267 }, author = {Peyer, Suzanne M. and Maricle, Brian R. and Young, David R.} } @mastersthesis {83181, title = {Effects of Anthropogenic Stressors on Seagrass and Coral Microbiomes}, year = {2020}, note = {Coral reefs and seagrass beds provide important habitats and perform vital ecosystem services to a variety of ocean life. Unfortunately, corals and seagrasses are both suffering population declines due to human-derived stressors. In this wide-ranging doctoral dissertation, the author examines how anthropogenic changes stress the microbiomes surrounding seagrasses and corals. {\textquotedblleft}This body of work utilized 16S rRNA amplicon and metagenome sequencing to characterize changes in the taxonomic composition and functional potential of seagrass and coral microbiomes under varying environmental stressors. This work was done to gain fuller understanding of seagrass and coral holobiont responses to the changing oceans{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). Ryan S. Mueller was the major professor.}, month = {2020}, pages = {227 p.}, school = {Oregon State university}, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Dept. of Microbiology}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {carbon, climate, eelgrass = Zostera marina, eutrophication, Florida Keys, genetics, human impacts, Ischia, Italy, Massive starlet coral = Siderastrea sidereal, Microbes, nitrogen, ocean acidification, water temperature, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/nv9359526 }, author = {Wang, Lu} } @mastersthesis {83174, title = {The Influence of Microbial Communities on Spatiotemporal Elemental Cycling in Coastal Margins Revealed by Community- and Population-level Genomics and Proteomics}, year = {2019}, note = {If we want to understand carbon and nutrient cycling in our rivers and on our coastal margins, then we need to understand what is happening at the smallest levels, i.e., with microbes. This masterful doctoral dissertation examines the roles microbes play in carbon and nutrient cycling in Yaquina Bay, the Yaquina River plume, and nearby coastal margins. The author generated and interpreted several datasets for this work. The major professor was Ryan S. Mueller.}, pages = {242 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Dept. of Microbiology}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {bacteria, carbon, Microbes, nitrogen, nutrient cycles, Phages, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/7d279004w }, author = {Kieft, Brandon P.} } @article {83108, title = {An evaluation of factors controlling the abundance of epiphytes on Zostera marina along an estuarine gradient in Yaquina Bay, Oregon, USA}, journal = {Aquatic Botany}, volume = {148}, year = {2018}, note = {In layperson{\textquoteright}s terms, epiphytes are plants that grow on other plants. Epiphytes growing on seagrass leaves increase productivity and add food for grazers to the ecosystem. Too many epiphytes, however, shade the host seagrass and interfere with its ability to absorb sunlight. This article reports on a 4-year study of seagrass epiphytes in the lower intertidal of Yaquina Bay, contrasting marine and riverine environments and dry and wet seasons. }, month = {2018, Aug.}, pages = {p.53-63}, keywords = {Epiphytes, molluscs, nitrogen, nutrients, phosphorus, seagrass = Zostera marina, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2018.04.010 }, author = {Nelson, Walter G.} } @article {80361, title = {Response of primary producer communities to short-term nutrient additions in a Pacific Northwest estuarine tidal wetland}, journal = {Wetlands}, volume = {27}, year = {2017}, note = {As populations in the Pacific Northwest continue to increase, our wetlands are likely to have to absorb more nutrients from increased human activity. This article explains a study of a wetland in the lower Yaquina Bay that was subjected to three different treatments of increased nitrogen, increased phosphorus, and increased nitrogen and phosphorus. Nutrient levels were selected to mimic projected nutrient loads impacted by human activity. This study is unique in that it addresses both changes in terrestrial vegetation as well as changes in algae in wetland sediments. This is important because, {\textquotedblleft}Benthic macroalgae, particularly diatoms, are the preferred food source of invertebrates and fish in these ecosystems{\textquotedblright} (p.694). This is a most interesting exploration of complex ecological relationships. A copy of the article may be obtained by writing the authors on ResearchGate.}, pages = {p.687-696}, keywords = {diatoms, human impacts, nitrogen, nutrient cycles, phosphorus, Saltgrass = Distichlis spicate, Seaside arrowgrass = Triglochin maritima, sediments, wetland vegetation, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {doi: 10.1007/s13157-017-0899-z}, author = {Weilhoefer, C. L. and Jakstis, K. and Fischer, C.} } @article {77206, title = {Modeling lugworm irrigation behavior effects on sediment nitrogen cycling}, journal = {Marine Ecology Progress Series}, volume = {534}, year = {2015}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}Benthic infauna in marine sediments have well-documented effects on biogeochemical cycling, from individual to ecosystem scales, including stimulation of nitrification and nitrogen removal via denitrification. However, the effects of burrowing depth and irrigation patterns on nitrogen cycling have not been as well described. Here we examined the effects of lugworm behavior on sediment nitrogen cycling{\textellipsis}{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, pages = {p.121-134}, keywords = {annelids, aquatic invertebrates, bioturbation, denitrification, nitrogen, nutrient cycling, Pacific lugworm = Abarenicola pacifica, polychaete worms, sediments, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://www.int-res.com/articles/meps2015/534/m534p121.pdf}, author = {Dornhoffer, T. M. and Waldbusser, G. G. and Meile, C.} } @article {76631, title = {Tidal channel diatom assemblages reflect within wetland environmental conditions and land use at multiple scales}, journal = {Estuaries and Coasts }, volume = {38}, year = {2015}, note = {The authors examined diatom assemblages collected from surface sediment in tidal channels of 47 tidal wetlands on the Oregon coast during the summer of 2007. They found some interesting and enlightening differences between the different groups of diatom species collected. {\textquotedblleft}The tidal channel benthic diatom community was most strongly correlated with variables related to human disturbance at all scales surrounding the wetland and not with any tidal channel water quality parameter, including salinity. . . The sensitivity of the tidal creek benthic diatom assemblage to both wetland and landscape level factors indicates that it might be a useful bioindicator of human disturbance to tidal wetland ecosystems.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, month = {2015, Mar.}, pages = {p.534-545}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Amphora coffeaeformis, Coos Bay, Coquille River, diatoms, Ecola Creek, ecosystem health, environmental disturbance, marshes, Navicula gregaria, Necanicum River, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca River, Netarts Bay, nitrogen, Planothidium delicatulum, salinity, Salmon River, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, species list, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wetlands, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.1007/s12237-014-9826-1}, author = {Weilhoefer, Christine L. and Nelson, Walter G. and Patrick J Clinton} } @article {54881, title = {Effect of temperature and nutrient manipulations on eelgrass Zostera marina L. from the Pacific Northwest, USA}, journal = {Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology }, volume = {453}, year = {2014}, note = {"Global climate change will impact the three dominate drivers of estuarine seagrass productivity, temperature, light and nutrients. The response of Pacific Northwest (PNW) Z. marina to interactive effects of temperature and nitrogen conditions was experimentally evaluated. . . . Temperature played a dominant role controlling Z. marina response to nutrients; nitrogen toxicity was not observed, and in general the effects of temperature and nutrients were not synergistic. This work highlights the complex nature of Z. marina response to environmental conditions; additional multifactor experiments will be required to tease apart these interactions." (from the Abstract)}, month = {2014, Apr.}, pages = {p.108{\textendash}115}, keywords = {climate change, eelgrass = Zostera marina, nitrate-nitrite, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, nutrients, primary production, temperature, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.1016/j.jembe.2013.12.020}, author = {Kaldy, James E.} } @article {76736, title = {Linking landscape characteristics and high stream nitrogen in the Oregon Coast Range: red alder complicates use of nutrient criteria}, journal = {Journal of the American Water Resources Association}, volume = {50 }, number = {6 }, year = {2014}, note = {Red alder fixes nitrogen, and in the fall and winter it sheds nitrogen into coastal streams. The result is that many coastal streams have at certain times of the year nitrogen levels that are unacceptably high, according to conventional environmental standards. Current nutrient models for Oregon coast streams fail to adequately account for this natural process. {\textquotedblleft}Our results provide evidence, at a regional scale, that background sources and processes cause many Coast Range streams to exceed proposed nutrient criteria, and that the prevalence of a single tree species (N-fixing red alder) exerts a dominant control over stream N concentrations across this region.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, month = {2014, Dec.}, pages = {p.1383-1400}, keywords = {ecosystem health, ecosystem modeling, environmental law and policy, general, nitrate, nitrogen, nutrients, Oregon Coast Range, red alder = Alnus rubra}, doi = {10.1111/jawr.12194}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/1n79h6293}, author = {Greathouse, Effie A. and Compton, Jana E. and Van Sickle, John} } @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 {36566, title = {Upwelling-influence, macroalgal blooms, and seagrass production; temporal trends from latitudinal and local scales in northeast Pacific estuaries}, journal = {Limnology and oceanography}, volume = {58}, number = {3}, year = {2013}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}In coastal marine systems worldwide, land-based nutrient inputs are often correlated with blooms of macroalgae, which can negatively affect seagrass habitats. We used spatiotemporal trends in production to identify the role of marine-derived nutrients in mediating these interactions. Among ocean upwelling-influenced estuaries along the northeastern Pacific, we documented a negative correlation between annual production of ulvoid macroalgae and the seagrass, Zostera marina L., at a regional scale that included four estuaries along a 400 km distance. While macroalgal biomass was , 30 times greater in southern (Yaquina Bay and Coos Bay, Oregon) compared to northern (Willapa Bay, Washington, and Netarts Bay, Oregon) estuaries, no temporal patterns of eelgrass decline were observed within the estuaries over a 5 yr period{\textellipsis}{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, month = {2013, May}, pages = {p,1103-1112}, keywords = {algae, Coos Bay, eelgrass = Zostera marina, Netarts Bay, nitrogen, phosphorus, primary production, Ulva spp., upwelling, Willapa Bay, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {doi:10.4319/lo.2013.58.3.1103}, author = {Hessing-Lewis, Margot L. and Hacker, Sally D.} } @article {83285, title = {Sediment diatom species and community response to nitrogen addition in Oregon (USA) estuarine tidal wetlands}, journal = {Wetlands}, volume = {32}, number = {6}, year = {2012}, note = {Tested responses of sediment diatom communities in tidal wetlands of Yaquina Bay to nitrogen addition in the summers of 2009 and 2010. Identified 88 diatom taxa in the area. The four individual plots showed high species richness, of about 32-42 different species per plot. A strong response to nitrogen addition was found. Suggests that {\textquotedblleft}the sediment diatom community is a strong candidate for use as an aquatic bioassessment tool in tidal wetlands{\textellipsis}{\textquotedblright} (p.1029) }, month = {2012, Dec.}, pages = {p.1023-1031}, keywords = {algae, Amphora spp., aquatic vegetation, Cocconeis placentula, diatoms, fertilizers, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Idaho Point, nitrogen, Planothidium delicatulum, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, salt marsh, Saltgrass = Distichlis spicata, Saltwort = Sarcocornia virginica, wetlands, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-012-0332-6}, author = {Hankin, Shanon L. and Weilhoefer, Christine L. and Kaldy, James E. and DeWitt, Theodore H.} } @article {34396, title = {Red alder (Alnus rubra) distribution influences nitrate discharge to coastal estuaries: comparison of two Oregon watersheds}, journal = {Northwest Science}, volume = {84}, number = {4}, year = {2010}, note = {The Yaquina River typically carries almost twice as high a rate of dissolved nitrogen into its bay as does the Alsea River, although the total volumes are similar, because the Alsea River Basin is about twice as large as the Yaquina Basin. The difference in nitrogen load seems to be derived from the heavy alder stands in the upper Yaquina basin. Gives a model for rapid estimate of nitrogen export based on hardwood cover and water discharge data.}, pages = {p.336-350}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, nitrate-nitrite, nitrogen, red alder = Alnus rubra, terrestrial vegetation, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.3955/046.084.0403}, author = {Sigleo, Anne C. and Frick, Walter E. and Prieto, Lourdes} } @article {34286, title = {Classification of Regional Patterns of Environmental Drivers and Benthic Habitats in Pacific Northwest Estuaries}, volume = {EPA 600/R-09/140}, year = {2009}, note = {"This report describes a pilot effort at classifying PNW estuaries with regards to landscape attributes and their susceptibility to nutrient enrichment." Much data is presented. Although the report focuses on seven estuaries (Alsea, Coos Bay, Nestucca, Salmon River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua and Yaquina), many other estuaries are mentioned, and basic statistical data is given for all PNW estuaries.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, climate, Coos Bay, demographics, eelgrass = Zostera marina, Ghost shrimp = Neotrypaea californiensis (Callianassa californiensis), hydrography, hydrology, Japanese eelgrass = Zostera japonica, Mud shrimp = Upogebia pugettensis, Nestucca River estuary, nitrate-nitrite, nitrogen, phosphorus, phytoplankton, precipitation, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, sediment data, tidal currents, Tillamook Bay, turbidity, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/3rd376k}, author = {National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (U.S.). Western Ecology Division,}, editor = {Lee II, Henry and Brown, Cheryl A.} } @article {34116, title = {Ecological Condition of the Estuaries of Oregon and Washington}, volume = {EPA-910-R-06-001}, year = {2006}, note = {For the layperson, this is an overview that does not go into any detail on specific estuaries. Problem locations are marked with colored dots on a map and are not labeled. This deliberate lack of specificity on EPA{\textquoteright}s part is baffling and disappointing.}, pages = {73 p.}, institution = {U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, Office of Environmental Assessment}, address = {Seattle, Wa.}, keywords = {biodegradation, carbon, dissolved oxygen, ecosystem health, estuaries, heavy metals, hydrocarbons, invasive species, nitrogen, pesticides, phosphorus, sediments, species composition, species list, toxicity, water pollution, water quality}, url = {https://archive.epa.gov/emap/archive-emap/web/html/eceow.html}, author = {United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Region X, and United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Region X. Office of Environmental Assessment,} } @article {34056, title = {Nitrate variability along the Oregon coast: Estuarine{\textendash}coastal exchange}, journal = {Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science}, volume = {64}, number = {2-3}, year = {2005}, note = {Summer upwelling in the Eastern North Pacific Ocean brings nutrient-rich waters to the surface and is a major source of nutrients for bays and estuaries. This paper examines the effects of summer upwelling events on the nitrate concentrations in Yaquina Bay and the effects of river flow on nearshore waters.. }, pages = {p.211-222}, keywords = {nitrate-nitrite data, nitrogen, nutrient cycles, upwelling, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.1016/j.ecss.2005.02.018}, author = {Sigleo, Anne C. and Mordy, C. W. and Stabeno, P. and Frick, Walter E.} } @article {33431, title = {NOAA{\textquoteright}s Estuarine Eutrophication Survey: Volume 5: Pacific Coast Region}, year = {1998}, note = {"In Yaquina Bay, chlorophyll a and turbidity concentrations are medium. Nuisance and toxic algal bloom events are not observed. Concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus are medium. Biological stress is observed in the system but not anoxia or hypoxia. SAV [submerged aquatic vegetation] spatial coverage is low." (p.49) Trends were either unchanged or unknown at the time this report was written.}, month = {April_1998}, pages = {75 p.}, institution = {Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment}, address = {Silver Spring, MD}, keywords = {algal species, Alsea River, aquatic vegetation, biological, Coos Bay, Coquille River, dissolved oxygen, hydrology, Nehalem River, Netarts Bay, nitrogen, phosphorus, physical, Rogue River, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, toxicity, turbidity, Umpqua River, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River}, url = {https://archive.org/details/noaasestuarineeu00unit/mode/2up?ref=ol\&view=theater}, author = {U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,} } @article {32646, title = {Impact of estuarine benthic algal production on dissolved nutrients and water quality in the Yaquina River estuary, Oregon}, volume = {no. 112}, year = {1992}, month = {June_1992}, pages = {58 p.}, institution = {Water Resources Research Institute, Oregon State University}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {ammonium, aquatic vegetation, biological, chemical, dissolved oxygen, Enteromorpha species, green algae, light, nitrate-nitrite, nitrogen, nutrient cycles, phosphate, primary production, sediments, tidal currents, Ulva species, water pollution, water quality, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/9306t332c}, author = {Garber, Jonathon H. and Collins, John L. Jr. and Davis, Michael W. and Water Resources Research Institute,} } @mastersthesis {32476, title = {Nitrogen Fluxes through Microbial Communities from Yaquina Bay (Oregon)}, year = {1990}, note = {Major professor was Patricia A. Wheeler. }, month = {1990}, pages = {82 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {College of Oceanography}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {bacteria, biological, chemical, nitrogen, nutrient cycles, theses, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/cn69m6678}, author = {Jamerlan, Saturnino J.} } @article {32071, title = {Short term uptake of nutrients by Enteromorpha prolifera (Chlorophyceae).}, journal = {Journal of Phycology}, volume = {23}, number = {4}, year = {1987}, month = {1987}, pages = {547-556}, keywords = {aquatic vegetation, biological, diatoms, Enteromorpha species, nitrogen, nutrient cycles, Oregon State University Hatfield Marine Science Center, physiology, primary production, Ulva species, Yaquina Bay}, author = {O{\textquoteright}Brien, Margaret C and Wheeler, Patricia A.} } @mastersthesis {31926, title = {Nitrogen and Phosphorus Uptake by Enteromorpha prolifera (Mull.) J. Ag.}, year = {1986}, note = {Major professor was Patricia A. Wheeler. }, month = {December_1986}, pages = {126 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {School of Oceanography}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {aquatic vegetation, biological, chemical, Enteromorpha species, green algae, Idaho Flats, nitrogen, organic carbon, phosphorus, physiology, theses, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/pk02cd29g}, author = {O{\textquoteright}Brien, Margaret C} } @article {31581, title = {Analyses of elutriates, native water, and bottom material in selected rivers and estuaries in western Oregon and Washington}, volume = {no.82-922}, year = {1983}, note = {good data}, month = {1983}, pages = {147 p.}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {ammonia, arsenic, barium, berylium, Butler Bridge, cadmium, chemical, chromium, Coast Guard Station, Columbia River estuary, Coos River estuary, copper, cyanide, Depot Slough, Embarcadero Marina, Grassy Point, heavy metals, herbicides, iron, lead, Lower Yaquina River, manganese, mercury, methodology, nickel, nitrogen, nutrient cycles, Olalla Slough, organic carbon, pesticides, phenols, phosphorus, Pooles Slough, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Tillamook estuary, Toledo Airport, Trace metals, Umpqua River estuary, water pollution, water quality data, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Bay Bar, zinc}, url = {https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1982/0922/report.pdf}, author = {U.S. Geological Survey,}, editor = {Fuhrer, Gregory J. and Rinella, Frank A.} } @mastersthesis {30591, title = {Trace Elements in Oyster Biodeposits}, year = {1978}, note = {Major professor was Norman H. Cutshall. }, month = {1978}, pages = {106 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {School of Oceanography}, address = {Corvallis, Or,}, keywords = {bivalves, copper, Hatfield Marine Science Center, hydrology, iron, manganese, molluscs, nitrogen, organic carbon, Pacific oyster=Crassostrea gigas, salinity data, sediments, theses, trace elements, Trace metals, water temperature data, Yaquina Bay, zinc}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/t435gg33z}, author = {Nishikawa-Kinomura, Katsuo A.} } @mastersthesis {77196, title = {The Effects of Temperature and Food Availability on Energy Partitioning and Growth in the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg)}, year = {1977}, note = {In this doctoral dissertation, the author contrasted experimental open and closed systems for culturing Pacific oysters. Raw Yaquina Bay water was pumped into the {\textquotedblleft}open system.{\textquotedblright} Carbon and nitrogen-bearing particles were monitored for two years to indicate natural seasonal fluctuations in nutrients. This data was contrasted with experiments in a {\textquotedblleft}closed system{\textquotedblright} that permitted control of water flow, water temperature, and food availability. The author discusses these experiments, an energy budget for the Pacific oyster, water temperature ranges for greatest growth, other factors affecting culture of this animal, and possible implications for research. Major professor was Charles E. Warren.}, pages = {135 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, bivalves, carbon, feeding behavior, Hatfield Marine Science Center, mollusks, nitrogen, nutrition, oysters, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, shellfish, water temperature, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/5q47rr990}, author = {Malouf, Robert Edward} } @article {30326, title = {Seasonal changes in the effects of temperature and water flow rate on the growth of juvenile Pacific oysters, Crassostreea gigas (Thunberg)}, journal = {Aquaculture}, volume = {12}, number = {1}, year = {1977}, month = {September_1977}, pages = {p.1-13}, keywords = {aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, bivalves, developmental stages, growth, hydrology, introduced species, life history information, mathematical modeling, molluscs, nitrogen, Oregon State University Hatfield Marine Science Center, organic carbon, Pacific oyster=Crassostrea gigas, physiology, water temperature, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Malouf, Robert E. and Breese, Wilbur P.} } @conference {30161, title = {Seasonal variation of algal biomass production potential and nutrient limitation in Yaquina Bay, Oregon}, booktitle = {Biostimulation and Nutrient Assessment}, year = {1976}, month = {1976}, pages = {p.149-174}, publisher = {Ann Arbor Science}, organization = {Ann Arbor Science}, address = {Ann Arbor, MI}, keywords = {bioassay, biological, chemical, climate, hydrology, nitrogen, nutrient cycles, phosphorus, precipitation, waste disposal, water pollution, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Specht, David T.} } @mastersthesis {29836, title = {An In-Situ Experiment on the Effects of Zooplankton Grazing and Nutrient Regeneration on the Phytoplankton of Yaquina Bay, Oregon}, year = {1975}, note = {Major professor was Herbert C. Curl Jr. Masters thesis. Good data graphs.}, month = {January_1975}, pages = {69 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {School of Oceanography}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vegetation, community ecology, diatoms, feeding behavior, nitrogen, nutrient cycles, organic carbon, physiology, primary production, species composition, theses, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/5m60qw18g}, author = {Deason, Ellen Elizabeth} } @article {30001, title = {Monitoring methods for estuarine benthic systems}, volume = {no.52}, year = {1975}, note = {"The purpose of this report is to present methods and procedures for monitoring estuarine benthic systems. Emphasis is given to those features of benthic systems of significant ecological importance. While the experience of the authors has been within estuarine environments, the material contained herein is relevant to a wide range of marine sediments." (From Introduction)}, month = {September_1975}, pages = {37 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University Engineering Experiment Station}, address = {Corvallis, OR}, keywords = {chemical, dredging, human impacts, methodology, nitrogen, nutrient cycles, organic carbon, physical, physical modifications, sediments, sulpher cycle, sulphide}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/8336h288r}, author = {Williamson, Kenneth and Bella, David A.} } @inbook {28991, title = {Seasonal variation of algal biomass production potential and nutrient limitation in Yaquina Bay, Oregon}, booktitle = {Biostimulation and Nutrient Assessment Symposium. }, year = {1975}, pages = {p.149-174}, publisher = { Utah State University}, organization = { Utah State University}, address = { Logan, Utah}, keywords = {aquatic vegetation, bioassay, biological, Burpee, diatoms, Dunaliella species, Elk City, green algae, hydrology, Marine Science Center Dock, methodology, nitrogen, nutrient cycles, Oneatta Point, phosphorus, primary production, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Selenastrum capricornutum, Thalassiosira species, Toledo Airport, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1201\&context=water_rep}, author = {Specht, David T.}, editor = {Middlebrooks, E.J. and Falkenborg, D.H. and Maloney, T.E.} } @article {29786, title = {Facultatively anaerobic nitrogen-fixing bacteria from the marine environment.}, journal = {Canadian Journal of Microbiology}, volume = {20}, number = {1}, year = {1974}, month = {January_1974}, pages = {p.59-64}, keywords = {biological, chemical, Enteromorpha species, Klebsiella pneumoniae, nitrogen, Oregon State University Hatfield Marine Science Center, sediments}, author = {Werner, Dietrich and Evans, Harold J. and Seidler, Ramon J.} } @proceedings {29766, title = {The use of standardized marine algal bioassays for nutrient assessment of Oregon coastal estuaries}, volume = {no.60}, year = {1974}, note = {Meeting held March 14-15, 1974.}, pages = {p.15-31}, publisher = {Oregon State University Engineering Experiment Station}, address = {Corvallis, OR}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, aquatic vegetation, bioassay, biological, Burpee, chemical, Coos River estuary, diatoms, Dunaliella species, Elk City, green algae, Marine Science Center Dock, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, nitrogen, nutrient cycles, Oneatta Point, phosphorus, primary production, River mile 16, salinity, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Sand Lake Estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Thalassiosira species, toxicity, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/q811kk38w}, author = {Specht, David T.} } @inbook {83290, title = {Seasonal variation of algal biomass production potential and nutrient limitation in Yaquina Bay, Oregon}, booktitle = {Biostimulation and Nutrient Assessment Symposium}, year = {1970}, pages = {p.149-174}, publisher = {Ann Arbor Science}, organization = {Ann Arbor Science}, address = {Ann Arbor, Mi}, keywords = {aquatic vegetation, bioassay, biological, Burpee, diatoms, Dunaliella species, Elk City, green algae, hydrology, Marine Science Center Dock, methodology, nitrogen, nutrient cycles, Oneatta Point, phosphorus, primary production, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Selenastrum capricornutum, Thalassiosira species, Toledo Airport, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Specht, David T.}, editor = {Middlebrooks, E.J. and Falkenborg, D.H. and Maloney, T.E.} } @article {28356, title = {Sedimentary response to hydrography in an Oregon estuary}, journal = {Marine Geology: International Journal of Marine Geology, Geochemistry and Geophysics}, volume = {4}, number = {2}, year = {1966}, note = {Excellent data maps}, month = {April_1966}, pages = {p.85-118}, keywords = {climate, estuarine dynamics, general ecosystem description, geological, heavy minerals, hydrology, Lower Yaquina River, nitrogen, organic carbon, physical, salinity data, sediment data, tidal currents, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Kulm, Laverne D. and Byrne, John V.} }