@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 {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 {82041,
	title = {Modeling Sea Level Rise Impacts to Oregon{\textquoteright}s Tidal Wetlands: Maps and Prioritization Tools to Help Plan for Habitat Conservation into the Future},
	year = {2017},
	note = {This study tracks possible conditions for Oregon coastal wetlands under six possible sea level rise scenarios between 2017 and 2160.  {\textquotedblleft}If tidal wetland plant communities are unable to survive the increased inundation associated with sea level rise, they will have to move to higher ground through dispersal of seeds, roots, or rhizomes. This process is called "landward migration," and the areas that could become future tidal wetlands are called {\textquotedblleft}landward migration zones{\textquotedblright} (LMZs) in this study.{\textquotedblright} (p.5) Potential landward migration zones are mapped. Maps, charts, color photographs. This document is accompanied by maps, a PowerPoint presentation, a file of geospatial data, and a poster. {\textquotedblleft}Prepared for: MidCoast Watersheds Council, Newport, Oregon.{\textquotedblright}  {\textquotedblleft}With assistance from: Fran Recht, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.{\textquotedblright}  },
	pages = {64 p.},
	institution = {Institute for Applied Ecology. Estuary Technical Group},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek, climate, habitats, human impacts, Netarts Bay, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, sea level, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Umpqua River estuary, wetland vegetation, wetlands, Yachats River estuary, Yaquina Bay},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/tt44ps38k },
	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 {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 {52406,
	title = {Impacts of Predicted Global Sea-Level Rise on Oregon Beaches and Tidelands},
	volume = {Paper 45},
	year = {2013},
	note = {This report consists of two sections, one on the impact of climate change and its associated sea level rise on Oregon{\textquoteright}s beaches, and another on the impact on Oregon tidelands and estuaries. {\textquotedblleft}Two background sections on the expected impacts from predicted sea level rise on the Oregon coast were prepared for Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition{\textquoteright}s {\textquoteleft}Coastal Climate Change Adaptation Project . . . . The two sections are developed for broad distribution to coastal residents, community leaders, government agencies, and other interested parties. The two non-technical sections use geometric or gradient change approaches to illustrate potential impacts of shoreline retreat and tideland submergence under conditions of accelerated global sea level rise, as predicted for the next century or two.{\textquotedblright} (from the Introduction)},
	pages = {19 p.},
	institution = {Portland State University. Dept. of Geology,},
	keywords = {beaches, climate change, earthquakes, erosion, estuaries, flooding, general, marshes, Oregon, salinity, sea level, subsidence, wetlands},
	url = {https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/geology_fac/45/},
	author = {Peterson, Curt D.}
}
@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,}
}
@article {76626,
	title = {Floodplain Habitat Metric: User{\textquoteright}s Guide},
	year = {2012},
	note = {The metric is encompassed in two documents, this Floodplain Habitat Metric User{\textquoteright}s Guide and a Floodplain Habitat Calculator (in Excel).  The evaluation procedure is meant for inland wetlands, not for tidal wetlands.  {\textquotedblleft}This assessment can be used to evaluate areas that are flooded seasonally by overbank surface water from a non-tidal water body (river, stream, lake, etc.) at least once a century.{\textquotedblright} (p.10)  The metric may be found at https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/rn3015245 (Excel file) or a calculator version at https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/8336h5830 . },
	month = {2012, Mar.},
	pages = {38 p.},
	institution = {Defenders of Wildlife},
	keywords = {coastal hazards, floods, general, general ecosystem description, habitats, hydrology, wetland vegetation, wetlands},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/kd17cx49d},
	author = {Defenders of Wildlife,}
}
@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 {34321,
	title = {Recommended NWI Revisions and GIS Layer Development for Tidal Wetlands of the Yaquina and Alsea River Estuaries},
	year = {2010},
	note = {"Prepared for U.S. Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center" Summarizes work done to generate a GIS dataset on tidal wetlands in the Yaquina and Alsea estuaries, updates a 1999 report prioritizing sites for conservation in the two estuaries, and recommends revisions to the National Wetlands Inventory of wetlands in the study area.},
	month = {2010, Jul.},
	pages = {14 p.},
	institution = {Green Point Consulting},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea River, aquatic vegetation, Bayview Oxbow, Boone Slough, Depot Slough, Drift Creek, Eckman Lake, geographic information system, habitat restoration, Lint Slough, McCaffery Slough, Nute Slough, Olalla Slough, Poole Slough, salt marsh, Starr Creek, terrestrial vegetation, wetlands, Yaquina Bay},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/n870zx01m},
	author = {Brophy, Laura S. and Green Point Consulting,}
}
@article {51316,
	title = {Oregon Explorer: Natural Resources Digital Library},
	year = {2007},
	note = {Began in June 2007.  "The Oregon Explorer is envisioned to use the power of today{\textquoteright}s cutting edge information technology to create a state-of-the-art web-accessible natural resources digital library by way of accessing and integrating data from state and federal agencies, local governments, university scientists and citizens to support informed decisions and actions by people concerned with Oregon{\textquoteright}s natural resources and environment." (Vision) An invaluable resource.},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {climate change, demographics, environmental policy and law, general ecosystem description, geographic information system, geography, habitat conservation, hydrology, land use, maps, natural resources, wetlands},
	url = {https://oregonexplorer.info/ },
	author = {Oregon State University. Libraries, and Oregon State University. Institute for Natural Resources,}
}
@mastersthesis {55376,
	title = {The Application of Geographic Information Systems for Delineation and Classification of Tidal Wetlands for Resource Management of Oregon{\textquoteright}s Coastal Watersheds},
	year = {2004},
	note = {This report is the product of a Capstone Project and is submitted in place of a thesis.  "Research paper submitted to Marine Resource Management Program, College of Oceanic \& Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science." Not just a technical report, this is a reader-friendly look at GIS in conservation. Good summary of historical regulation.  Gives acreages potentially available as wetlands for streams covered. Major professor was Robert Frenkel.},
	pages = {105 p.},
	school = {Oregon State University},
	type = {Capstone Report},
	edition = {M.S.},
	chapter = {College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Marine Resource Management Program},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Depoe Bay, geographic information systems, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Salmon River Estuary, salt marsh vegetation, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siltcoos River, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Ten Mile Creek, tidal data, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wetland vegetation, wetlands, Yaquina Bay},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_projects/5999n7779},
	author = {Scranton, Russell W.}
}
@article {33546,
	title = {Geographic signatures of North American West Coast estuaries},
	journal = {Estuaries and Coasts},
	volume = {23},
	number = {6},
	year = {2000},
	note = {General review.},
	pages = {p.765-792},
	keywords = {Alsea River, brids, commercial fisheries, Coos Bay, economics, general, human impacts, marshes, Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries, Rogue River, salmonid species, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wetlands, Yaquina River},
	author = {Emmett, Robert and Llans{\'o}, Roberto and Newton, Jan and Thom, Ron and Hornberger, Michelle and Morgan, Cheryl and Levings, Colin and Copping, Andrea and Fishman, Paul}
}
@article {32031,
	title = {Estuarine Mitigation Evaluation Project: Final Report},
	year = {1987},
	note = {Studies estuarine mitigation projects in Oregon, 1968-1987. Recommends improvements in the permit process to lead to improved monitoring for compliance. Summarizes Oregon Estuarine Mitigation Assessment Workshop of April, 1987. Good annotated bibliography.  Gives Yaquina summary for 1971-1987: lists fill, removal acres, riprap feet and mitigation acres. Summarizes area Poole Slough project. Notes (Section H) that Poole Slough project documentation did not explain lost habitat value due to dredging and filling, nor did it document habitat value gained from proposed mitigation. },
	institution = {[Fishman Environmental Services?]},
	address = {[Portland, Or.?]},
	keywords = {dredging, estuaries, fill, Flesher Slough, mitigation, Poole Slough, wetlands, Yaquina Bay},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/6q182q07g},
	author = {Fishman Environmental Services, and Oregon. Dept. of Land Conservation and Development, and Oregon. Division of State Lands,}
}
@article {32036,
	title = {Mitigation Site Evaluation Notebook : Estuarine Mitigation Evaluation Project},
	year = {1987},
	note = {"June, 1987."  Detailed look at some estuarine mitigation projects and how successful or unsuccessful they were. Gives specific recommendations for sites as of 1987. Maps, some aerial photographs. },
	pages = {203 p.},
	institution = {[Fishman Environmental Services?]},
	address = {[Portland, Or.?]},
	keywords = {dredging, estuaries, fill, Flesher Slough, McCaffrey Island, mitigation, Newport Pacific Corp., Poole Slough, wetlands},
	author = {Fishman Environmental Services, and Oregon. Dept. of Land Conservation and Development, and Oregon. Division of State Lands,}
}
@article {32041,
	title = {Removal-Fill Activity in Oregon Estuaries, 1971-1987:  Estuarine Mitigation Evaluation Project},
	year = {1987},
	note = {"June 1987.""This report is one part of a three-part report studying the effectiveness of Oregon{\textquoteright}s requirements for estuarine mitigation"--Introd. Detailed listing shows date, permit number, amount of fill, removal or riprap. Gives totals for estuary. },
	institution = {[Fishman Environmental Services?]},
	address = { [Portland, Or.?]},
	keywords = {dredging, estuaries, fill, mitigation, wetlands, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/f1881r340},
	author = {Fishman Environmental Services, and Oregon. Dept. of Land Conservation and Development, and Oregon. Division of State Lands,}
}
@article {27436,
	title = {Dams and dikes in Lincoln County, Oreg.},
	volume = {no.730, 73rd Congress, 2nd session},
	year = {1934},
	note = {Report to accompany Senate Bill 1759. Extends the time allowed to drain wetlands of the Yaquina River estuary around Nute Slough and Boone Slough. The time allowed in the 1930 bill for draining the wetlands had expired.},
	pages = {2 p.},
	keywords = {Boone Slough, dams, diking, human impacts, Nute Slough, wetlands, Yaquina River},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/hd76s053w},
	author = {United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce,}
}
@article {27411,
	title = {Construction of dams and dikes in Yaquina Bay and River, Oregon},
	year = {1933},
	note = {Report to accompany Senate Bill 1759, allowing the Mill Four Drainage District to drain wetlands in and around Nute Slough and Boone Slough in the Yaquina River estuary.},
	pages = {1 p.},
	keywords = {Boone Slough, dams, diking, human impacts, Nute Slough, wetlands, Yaquina River},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/br86b402m},
	author = {United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce,}
}
@article {27381,
	title = {Control of flow of waters of Yaquina Bay and River into Nutes Slough, Boones Slough, and other sloughs connected therewith},
	volume = {no.423, 71st Congress, 2nd session},
	year = {1930},
	note = {Report to accompany Senate Bill 3898 to allow the Mill Four drainage district to drain wetlands around Nute Slough and Boone Slough in the Yaquina River estuary.},
	pages = {1 p.},
	keywords = {Boone Slough, dams, diking, human impacts, Nute Slough, wetlands, Yaquina River},
	url = { https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/9k41zf07g},
	author = {United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce,}
}
@article {27376,
	title = {Dams and dikes at Yaquina Bay and River, Oreg.},
	volume = {no.1358, 71st Congress, 2nd session},
	year = {1930},
	note = {Report to accompany Senate Bill 3898 allowing the Mill Four drainage district to drain wetlands around Nute and Boone sloughs in the Yaquina River. Made minor changes to the bill.},
	pages = {1 p.},
	keywords = {Boone Slough, dams, diking, human impacts, Nute Slough, wetlands, Yaquina River},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/d217qq03d},
	author = {United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce,}
}
