@mastersthesis {83210, title = {Carbon Storage in U.S. Pacific Northwest Coastal Dunes: the Role of Invasive Beachgrasses and Sand Supply}, year = {2023}, note = {Despite intense interest in global warming, the carbon storage capacity of coastal dunes, which take up much of the Pacific coastline, had not been well studied {\textendash} until now. In this Master{\textquoteright}s thesis, the author {\textquotedblleft}measured the carbon storage capacity of coastal foredunes in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, where dunes occur on roughly 45\% of the coastline. . .{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). Carbon storage of two introduced beachgrass species is contrasted with that of the native dunegrass. This is an interesting look at an often overlooked ecosystem. Sally D. Hacker was the major professor.}, pages = {135 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Integrative Biology}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {American beachgrass = Ammophila breviligulata, American dunegrass = Leymus mollis, carbon, Clatsop Plains, climate, European marram grass = Ammophila arenaria, introduced species, Nehalem Bay, Pacific City (Or.), Sand Lake, Siltcoos Dunes, Siuslaw River, Snowy plover = Charadrius nivosus, South Beach (Or.), terrestrial vegetation, Umpqua Dunes}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/3n2046910 }, author = {Stepanek, John} } @article {83251, title = {Northwest Forest Plan: The first 25 years (1994-2018): Watershed condition status and trends}, volume = { no.PNW-GTR-1010}, year = {2023}, note = {"This report describes status and trends in watershed condition across the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) area over the first 25 years since its inception in 1994. The program charged with this task is the Aquatic and Riparian Effectiveness Monitoring Program (AREMP), which has assembled information from field data collection, spatial datasets, and a host of landscape models to evaluate the status and trends in aquatic resources in streams and watersheds. Field data included hydrologic measurements (stream wetted widths and temperatures), geomorphic responses (instream wood and sediment), and biological responses (macroinvertebrates and aquatic organism passage){\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). Forest manager{\textquoteright}s efforts have shown incremental progress in improving aquatic conditions in Federal forests, but in a context of climate change. More planning and adaptions in monitoring methods are warranted.}, month = {2023, Jun.}, pages = {165 p.}, institution = {Pacific Northwest Research Station}, address = {Portland, Or. }, keywords = {climate, environmental law and policy, erosion, general, hydrology, landslides, large woody debris, logging, Pacific Northwest, precipitation, riparian areas, sediment, terrestrial vegetation, water temperature}, url = {https://www.fs.usda.gov/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr1010.pdf }, author = {Dunham, Jason and Hirsch, Christine and Gordon, Sean and Flitcroft, Rebecca and Chelgren, Nathan and Snyder, Marcia and Hockman-Wert, David and Reeves, Gordon and Andersen, Heidi and Anderson, Scott and Battaglin, William and Black, Tom and Brown, Jason and Claeson, Shannon and Hay, Lauren E. and Heaston, Emily and Luce, Charles and Nelson, Nathan and Penn, Colin and Raggon, Mark and Pacific Northwest Research Station.} } @article {83144, title = {Sixth Oregon Climate Assessment}, year = {2023}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}This sixth Oregon Climate Assessment builds on the previous assessments by continuing to evaluate past and projected future changes in Oregon{\textquoteright}s climate and water supply. Like the fifth assessment, it is structured with the goal of supporting the state{\textquoteright}s mitigation planning for natural hazards and implementation of the 2021 Oregon Climate Change Adaptation Framework.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, pages = {249 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute }, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {agriculture, air temperature, climate, climate change, coastal hazards, depleted populations, economics, fish, forest fires, human impact, hydrology, introduced species, phenology, precipitation, sea level, snowpack, terrestrial vegetation, water temperature, wildlife}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/gt54kw197 }, author = {Fleishman, Erica and Oregon Climate Change Research Institute.,,} } @article {83143, title = {Fifth Oregon Climate Assessment}, year = {2021}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}Consistent with its charge under Oregon House Bill 3543, the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute (OCCRI) conducts a biennial assessment of the state of climate change science, including biological, physical, and social science, as it relates to Oregon and the likely effects of climate change on Oregon. . . This Assessment is structured with the goal of serving as a resource for the state{\textquoteright}s mitigation planning for natural hazards and implementation of the 2021 Oregon Climate Change Adaptation Framework.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, pages = {93 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute }, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {agriculture, air temperature, climate, climate change, coastal hazards, depleted populations, economics, fish, forest fires, human impact, hydrology, introduced species, phenology, precipitation, sea level, snowpack, terrestrial vegetation, water temperature, wildlife}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/pz50h457p }, author = {Dalton, Meghan M. and Fleishman, Erica and Oregon Climate Change Research Institute.,,} } @article {83142, title = {Future Climate Projections. Lincoln County}, year = {2020}, note = {This is a report for the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development. In a complex environment, multiple factors influence the effects of climate change. Nevertheless, {\textquotedblleft}Climate change is expected to increase the occurrence of most climate---related risks considered in this report. The risks of heat waves are projected to increase with very high confidence due to strong evidence in published literature, model consensus, and robust theoretical principles for continued increasing temperatures.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) Those who care about these issues will find this report of great interest. We learn, for example, that the Yaquina River Estuary will probably lose wetlands, while the Yachats River Estuary will gain wetlands due to climate change.}, pages = {60 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {air temperature, Alsea River, Beaver Creek, climate, climate change, coastal hazards, depleted populations, Depoe Bay, economics, erosion, fish, floods, forest fires, human impact, hydrology, introduced species, precipitation, Salmon River, sea level, Siletz River, terrestrial vegetation, water temperature, wetland delineation, wildlife, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/z603r6081 }, author = {Dalton, Meghan M.} } @article {83136, title = {Classification of Native Vegetation of Oregon - 2019}, year = {2019}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}This classification is an update of the 2004 classification of native vegetation of Oregon by Kagan, Christy, Murray and Titus. As before, this classification lists the native plant associations known to occur in Oregon, and includes both successional and climax vegetation types that were part of the presettlement landscape of Oregon and can still be found in the state. It serves as an index to the diversity, distribution and relative rarity of the state{\textquoteright}s native plant associations, and as a guide to their literature.{\textquotedblright} (from the introduction)}, pages = {109 p.}, institution = {Oregon Biodiversity Information Center}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {bibliography, depleted populations, species list, terrestrial vegetation, wetland vegetation}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/2r36v492k }, author = {Kagan, James S. and Brunner, Rachel L. and Christy, John A.} } @article {80306, title = {Hatfield Marine Science Center Dynamic Revetment Project DSL permit $\#$ 45455-FP: Final Monitoring Report February, 2016}, year = {2016}, note = {This is the fifth and final document in a series of five annual reports concerning control of severe erosion along Yaquina Bay next to the Hatfield Marine Science Center. Parts of the shoreline were stabilized in 2007 and 2011. Severe erosion in the unmodified Reference area led to extension of the dynamic revetment into the Reference area in 2015. The 2015 work {\textquotedblleft}has largely stabilized shoreline erosion within the project area{\textquotedblright} (p.32). Concerns remain about the need for more gravel and high-water events, including king tides. Aerial photograph, color photographs.}, pages = {51 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University. Hatfield Marine Science Center,}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {amphipods, aquatic invertebrates, beaches, benthos, coastal hazards, erosion, fish, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Pacific staghorn sculpin = Leptocottus armatus, physical, Shiner perch = Cymatogaster aggregate, species list, terrestrial vegetation, wave height data, Whitebait smelt = Allosmerus elongates, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/administrative_report_or_publications/pn89d710t}, author = {Cowen, Robert and Nelson, Walt and Arbuckle, Scarlett and Folger, Christina and Allan, Jonathan and Heppell Laboratory,} } @article {80301, title = {Hatfield Marine Science Center Dynamic Revetment Project DSL permit $\#$ 45455-FP: Monitoring Report, February 2015}, year = {2015}, note = {This is the fourth in a series of five annual reports concerning control of erosion along Yaquina Bay next to the Hatfield Marine Science Center. Parts of the shoreline were stabilized in 2007 and 2011. Before more dynamic revetments will be permitted, a five-year study of nearby unmodified shorelines is required. {\textquotedblleft}Monitoring of beach profiles indicated that as of January 2015, the 2011 Dynamic Revetment Project (DRP) has generally successfully stabilized the shoreline in the project area. Beach profile data also indicated that the 2007 DRP continued to be successful in stabilizing further retreat of the shoreline. . . Rapid erosion has continued in the adjacent Reference beach area and over the period 2009-2015 has been as great as 11 m (36 ft).{\textquotedblright}(p.2) Aerial photograph, color photographs.}, pages = {43 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University. Hatfield Marine Science Center,}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {amphipods, aquatic invertebrates, beaches, benthos, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, coastal hazards, erosion, fish, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Pacific staghorn sculpin = Leptocottus armatus, physical, Shiner perch = Cymatogaster aggregate, species list, terrestrial vegetation, wave height data, Whitebait smelt = Allosmerus elongates, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/administrative_report_or_publications/1z40kt28z}, author = {Cowen, Robert and Nelson, Walt and Arbuckle, Scarlett and Folger, Christina and Allan, Jonathan and Heppell Laboratory,} } @article {76336, title = {Hatfield Marine Science Center Dynamic Revetment Report DSL Permit $\#$45455-FP Monitoring Report February, 2014 Report}, year = {2014}, note = {This is the third in a series of five annual reports concerning control of erosion along Yaquina Bay next to the Hatfield Marine Science Center. Parts of the shoreline were stabilized in 2007 and 2011. Before more dynamic revetments will be permitted, a five-year study of nearby unmodified shorelines is required. {\textquotedblleft}Monitoring of beach profiles indicated that as of December 2013, the 2011 Dynamic Revetment Project (DRP) has successfully stabilized the shoreline in the project area, while rapid erosion has continued in the adjacent Reference beach area. Erosion in the unprotected Reference area in the period 2009-2013 has been as great as 9.6 m (31.5 ft).{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) Aerial photograph, color photographs.}, pages = {37 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University. Hatfield Marine Science Center}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {amphipods, aquatic invertebrates, beaches, benthos, coastal hazards, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister, erosion, fish, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Pacific staghorn sculpin = Leptocottus armatus, physical, Shiner perch = Cymatogaster aggregate, species list, terrestrial vegetation, wave height data, Whitebait smelt = Allosmerus elongates, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/administrative_report_or_publications/cf95jb894}, author = {Cowan, Robert and Nelson, Walt and Allan, Jonathan and Arbuckle, Scarlett and Heppell Laboratory, and Folger, Christina L.} } @article {36206, title = {Hatfield Marine Science Center Dynamic Revetment Report DSL Permit $\#$45455-FP Monitoring Report February, 2013}, year = {2013}, note = {This is the second in a series of five annual reports concerning control of erosion along Yaquina Bay next to the Hatfield Marine Science Center. Parts of the shoreline were stabilized in 2007 and 2011. Before more dynamic revetments will be permitted, a five-year study of nearby unmodified shorelines is required. {\textquotedblleft}Monitoring of beach profiles indicated that as of December 2012, the 2011 Dynamic Revetment Project (DRP) has successfully stabilized the shoreline in the project area, while rapid erosion has continued in the adjacent Reference beach area. Erosion in the unprotected Reference area in the period 2009-2012 has been as great as 9 m (29.5 ft).{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) Aerial photograph, color photographs.}, pages = {41 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University. Hatfield Marine Science Center}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {American Coot = Fulica Americana, amphipods, aquatic invertebrates, beaches, benthos, birds, coastal hazards, erosion, fish, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Pacific staghorn sculpin = Leptocottus armatus, physical, Shiner perch = Cymatogaster aggregate, species list, terrestrial vegetation, wave height data, Western gull = Larus occidentalis, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/administrative_report_or_publications/4x51hj35n}, author = {Janet G Webster and Nelson, Walt and Allan, Jonathan and Stephensen, Shawn and Politano, Vincent 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 {36106, title = {Riparian litter inputs to streams in the central Oregon Coast Range}, journal = {Freshwater Science}, volume = {32}, number = {1}, year = {2013}, note = {The type of vegetation along a stream bank influences the stream{\textquoteright}s ecosystem. Coniferous vegetation provides logs and year-long shade. Deciduous vegetation supplies important nutrients to streams and supports aquatic invertebrate populations. While Oregon{\textquoteright}s current forest management practices stress conifer-dominated riparian areas, the authors suggest that each type of vegetation makes valuable contributions to its streams, and that the ecosystems might benefit from occasional interruptions of different streamside vegetation types.}, month = {2013, Mar.}, pages = {p. 343{\textendash}358}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Big Elk Creek, ecosystem health, habitats, Lake Creek, Lobster Creek, Lower Alsea River, terrestrial vegetation, Upper Alsea River, water temperature, Yaquina River Basin}, doi = {10.1899/12-074.1}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/2v23vv040}, author = {Hart, Stephanie K. and Hibbs, David E. and Perakis, Steven S.} } @article {51391, title = {Atlas of Nonindigenous Marine and Estuarine Species in the North Pacific}, volume = {EPA/600/R/12/631}, year = {2012}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}The Atlas of Nonindigenous Marine and Estuarine Species in the North Pacific {\textellipsis} provides maps of native and invaded ecoregions for all the reported marine/estuarine nonindigenous species (NIS) in the North Pacific, exclusive of marsh plants. Additionally, environmental and habitat information for each species is summarized in two-page species profiles, along with an analyses of the extent of invasion at the ecoregion and regional scales across the six North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) member countries (United States, Canada, Russia, Japan, Korea, and China). The information in the NIS Atlas is from the PICES Nonindigenous Species Information System.{\textquotedblright} (from publisher{\textquoteright}s website) {\textquotedblleft}With Contributions by Katie Marko, Emily Saarinen, Tad Larsen, Caroline Emch-Wei, Meredith Payne, and PICES WG21 members{\textquotedblright} (from title page)}, pages = {1,943 p.}, institution = {National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory. Office of Research and Development,}, keywords = {algae, annelids, arthropods, bryozoans, ciliates, cnidarian, crustaceans, ctenophores, diatoms, dinoflagellates, echinoderms, fishes, flatworms, foraminifera, fungi, habitats, introduced species, life history information, molluscs, nematodes, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, polychaete worms, sponges, terrestrial vegetation, tunicates}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/ywb357p2}, author = {Lee II, Henry and Reusser, Deborah A.} } @article {36201, title = {Hatfield Marine Science Center Dynamic Revetment Report DSL Permit $\#$45455-FP Monitoring Report February, 2012}, year = {2012}, note = {This is the first of a series of five annual reports concerning control of erosion along Yaquina Bay next to the Hatfield Marine Science Center. Parts of the shoreline were stabilized in 2007 and 2011. Before more dynamic revetments will be permitted, a five-year study of nearby unmodified shorelines is required. {\textquotedblleft}A Dynamic Revetment (gravel beach) was installed in November, 2011 on the shoreline along the northeastern edge of the HMSC to mitigate erosion that threatened HMSC critical infrastructure. Shoreline topographic and biological monitoring was initiated before and continued after the project completion. Monitoring of beach profiles along the project area showed that a Dynamic Revetment installed in 2007 had been successful in stabilizing further retreat of the beach. As of January 2012, the2011 project also appears to have stabilized the shoreline, while rapid erosion has continued in the adjacent Reference beach area. {\textquotedblleft} (from the Abstract) The report includes aerial photographs, charts and color photographs.}, pages = {31 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University. Hatfield Marine Science Center}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {American Coot = Fulica Americana, amphipods, aquatic invertebrates, beach wrack, beaches, benthos, birds, coastal hazards, erosion, fish, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Pacific staghorn sculpin = Leptocottus armatus, physical, Shiner perch = Cymatogaster aggregate, species list, terrestrial vegetation, wave height data, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/administrative_report_or_publications/xd07gt292}, author = {Boehlert, George and Nelson, Walt and Allan, Jonathan and Harris, Erica and Stephensen, Shawn and Politano, Vincent and Folger, Christina L.} } @article {80251, title = {Inflorescences and compound leaves of the extinct Platanus neptuni complex in the Oligocene of Oregon, USA}, journal = {Acta Palaeobotanica}, volume = {50}, year = {2010}, note = {On the central Oregon coast, terrestrial fossils are rarely found. This article describes the dominant flora species that seems to have flourished about 28 million years ago, on land on a deltaic plain of the ancestral Yaquina River. The fossils of this extinct species were found between the upper and lower marine tongues of the Yaquina Formation. The article discusses the taxonomy and worldwide distribution of the Platanus genus and mentions associated flora. The fossils recovered on Yaquina Bay are now housed in the U.S. National Museum.}, pages = {p.5-15}, keywords = {fossils, geology, Oligocene, paleosciences, taxonomy, terrestrial vegetation, The Bend, Yaquina Formation, Yaquina River}, author = {Manchester, Steven R. and Kva{\v c}ek, Zlatko} } @article {51321, title = {Oregon Climate Assessment Report}, year = {2010}, note = {An eye-opening look ahead. }, pages = {417 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University. College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute,}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {agriculture, climate, climate change, coastal hazards, demographics, depleted populations, economics, fish, human impact, invasive species, phenology, precipitation, temperature, terrestrial vegetation, water temperature, wildlife}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl\%3A637577}, author = {Oregon State University. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute,} } @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 {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 {34261, title = {Effectiveness Monitoring at Tidal Wetland Restoration and Reference Sites in the Siuslaw River Estuary: a Tidal Swamp Focus}, year = {2009}, note = {Two wetland restoration sites in the Siuslaw Estuary were monitored and compared with two reference sites in the Siuslaw Estuary, and with one reference site in the Yaquina Estuary. While documenting conditions, comparing restoration sites to reference sites, establishing a baseline to note future change, and providing data on tidal swamps, the project also developed data to guide future tidal restoration projects. The study found that both restoration sites are subject to "natural processes and controlling factors""and tidal wetland restoration is well underway."}, pages = {125 p.}, institution = {Green Point Consulting}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {aquatic vegetation, Cox Island, diking, habitat, hydrology, North Fork Siuslaw River, salt marsh, sediment data, Siuslaw River, soils, species list, terrestrial vegetation, tidal data, wetland delineation, wetland restoration, wetland vegetation, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/1v53k2397}, author = {Brophy, Laura S. and Green Point Consulting,} } @book {34161, title = {Identification of historical populations of Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in the Oregon coast evolutionarily significant unit}, series = {NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC}, volume = {no.79}, year = {2007}, note = {Important report on coho stocks and their genetic relationships.}, month = {2007, Jan.}, pages = {129 p.}, publisher = {U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service}, organization = {U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service}, address = {[Seattle, Wash.]}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea Basin, aquatic vegetation, Beaver Creek, biological, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kitsutch, commercial fisheries - salmon, Coos Bay, Coquille River, depleted populations, Devil{\textquoteright}s Lake, general ecosystem description, human impacts, hydrology, natural resource management, Necanicum Bay, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - salmon, Salmon River, Sand Lake, Siletz River, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Tahkenitch Creek, Tenmile Creek, terrestrial vegetation, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River Basin, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {https://www.arlis.org/docs/vol1/123357711.pdf}, author = {Lawson, Peter W. and Bjorkstedt, Eric P. and Chilcote, Mark W. and Huntingdon, Charles W. and Mills, Justin S. and Moore, Kelly M. S. and Nickelson, Thomas E. and Reeves, Gordon H. and Stout, Heather A. and Wainwright, Thomas C. and Weitkamp, Laurie A.} } @article {83134, title = {Classification of Native Vegetation of Oregon}, year = {2004}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}This classification lists the native plant associations known to occur in Oregon, and includes both successional and climax vegetation types that were an important part of the presettlement landscape of Oregon. It serves as an index to the diversity, distribution and relative rarity of the state{\textquoteright}s native plant associations, and as a guide to their literature. Plant associations are listed by scientific name, followed by common name and acronym. Listings include the global and state rank of each association, the ecoregion in which it occurs, its status as wetland or upland, and references describing the association.{\textquotedblright} (from the introduction)}, pages = {52 p. }, institution = {Oregon Natural Heritage Program}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {depleted populations, species list, terrestrial vegetation, wetland vegetation}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/kw52jd11x }, author = {Kagan, James S. and Christy, John A. and Murray, Michael P. and Titus, Jonathan A.} } @mastersthesis {33616, title = {Land Ownership and Forest Cover in the Oregon Coast Range: Spatial Pattern and Social Ground-Truthing}, year = {2000}, note = {Studied the changing patterns of land ownership in several areas in Western Oregon, and used the Big Elk Creek watershed as a case study. Complex historical, social and economic factors each affected the relationship between the extent of forest cover and land ownership. The extent of riparian areas owned was noted in the study. Masters thesis. Major professor was John C. Bliss.}, pages = {79 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Forest Resources}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Big Elk Creek, historical, land ownership, land use, Lincoln County, logging, terrestrial vegetation, theses, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/2n49t383j}, author = {Stanfield, Brooks J.} } @article {33426, title = {Seeking keys to complexities of the Northwest{\textquoteright}s estuaries}, journal = {Research Update}, volume = {Aug. 1998}, year = {1998}, note = {Highlights research at the EPA{\textquoteright}s Coastal Ecology Branch Laboratory on Yaquina Bay.}, month = {August_1998}, pages = {p.1-4}, keywords = {aquatic vegetation, diatoms, douglas-fir=Pseudostuga menziesii, ecosystem modeling, eelgrass=Zostera marina, general, human impacts, land use, methodology, natural resource management, nutrient cycles, physical modifications, sediments, terrestrial vegetation, water pollution, Yaquina Bay}, author = {U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Western Ecology Division,} } @article {33061, title = {Big Elk Watershed Analysis}, year = {1995}, month = {August_1995}, pages = {98 p.}, institution = {Alsea Ranger District, Siuslaw National Forest}, address = {Alsea, Or.}, keywords = {Big Elk Creek, biological, birds, chemical, chinook salmon=Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon=Oncorhynchus keta, coastal cutthroat trout= Oncorhynchus clarki clarki, coastrange sculpin=Cottus aleuticus, coho salmon=Oncorhynchus kisutch, community ecology, demographics, depleted populations, ecological succession, economics, fishes, general ecosystem description, habitat conservation, human impacts, hydrology, land ownership, land use, life history information, marbled murrelet=Brachyramphus marmoratus, Mill Creek, natural resource management, Pacific lamprey=Lampetra tridentata, population biology, prickly sculpin=Cottus asper, Reticulate sculpin=Cottus perplexus, Roosevelt elk=Cervus elaphus roosevelti, sediments, species composition, speckled dace=Rhinicthys osculus, steelhead=Oncorhynchus mykiss, terrestrial mammals, terrestrial vegetation, threespine stickleback=Gasterosteus aculeatus, water quality, water rights, water temperature, water use}, url = {https://nrimp.dfw.state.or.us/DataClearinghouse/default.aspx?pn=ViewFile\&att=USFS/USFS_374_DOC_BigElkanalyForestry.pdf}, author = {U.S. Department of the Interior. Siuslaw National Forest. Alsea Ranger District,} } @mastersthesis {36101, title = {Small Mammal and Herpetofauna Abundance in Riparian and Upslope Areas of Five Forest Conditions}, year = {1992}, note = {The author compared species composition and relative abundance of small mammals and amphibians in different riparian and upslope habitats, mostly in the Alsea Basin. This is a look at animals such as shrews, voles, moles, mice, salamanders and frogs in the watershed. {\textquotedblleft}The results suggested that small (second- third- and fourth-order) riparian systems and adjacent upslope areas may provide important habitat to some small mammals and herpetofauna on the Oregon Coast Ranges. It is vital that these systems be considered in management plans which include the protection of at least some of these areas from timber harvest.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) Masters thesis. Major professor was Robert G. Anthony.}, pages = {118 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, Wildlife Management}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, American Shrew-mole = Neurotrichus gibbsii, amphibians, Boulder Creek, Bull Run Creek, Coastal giant salamander = Dicamptodon tenebrosus, Coastal Oregon Productivity Enhancement (COPE), Coastal tailed frog = Ascaphus truei, Drift Creek, habitats, Horse Creek, Johnson Creek, Meadow Creek, Nettle Creek, Pacific jumping mouse = Zaphus trinotatus, Pacific shrew = Sorex pacificus, Red-legged frog = Rana aurora, riparian areas, Rough-skinned newt = Taricha granulosa, South Fork Alsea River, South Fork Rock Creek, species list, terrestrial mammals, terrestrial vegetation, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/4t64gs692}, author = {Gomez, Douglas M.} } @article {32536, title = {Final Environmental Impact Statemaent: Land and Resource Management Plan: Siuslaw National Forest}, year = {1990}, note = {The website includes a summary, the final environmental impact statement, 2 volumes of appendices, and maps.}, month = {1990}, institution = {U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region}, address = {[Portland, Or,]}, keywords = {birds, climate, community ecology, ecological values, economics, environmental policy and law, fishes, general, general ecosystem description, herbicides, human impacts, hydrology, industrial development, land ownership, land use, natural resource management, terrestrial mammals, terrestrial vegetation, tourism, water quality}, url = {https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/siuslaw/landmanagement/?cid=fsbdev7_007211}, author = {U.S. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region,} } @article {32111, title = {Nest locations and nesting habitat of the marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus mamoratus) in coastal Oregon}, volume = {no.87-0-01}, year = {1987}, month = {November_1987}, pages = {49 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Nongame Wildlife Program}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, biological, birds, Coos River estuary, douglas-fir=Pseudostuga menziesii, habitat conservation, methodology, reproductive behavior, Siuslaw River estuary, temporal distribution, terrestrial vegetation, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River Basin}, author = {Varoujean, Daniel H. and Williams, Wendy A.} } @book {51236, title = {Critical Species and Habitats of Oregon{\textquoteright}s Coastal Beaches and Dunes}, year = {1979}, note = {Estuaries as well as the outer coast are considered in this report. Includes line drawings of rare species, maps showing critical habitat.}, pages = {91 p.}, publisher = {Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association}, organization = {Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Bayocean Spit, Big Creek, birds, Clatsop County, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Daley Lake, depleted populations, endangered species, Euchre Creek, habitats, Henderson Creek, Lily Lake, Myers Creek, natural resource management, Netarts Bay, Netarts Spit, New River, North Spit Umpqua River, Rock Creek, Saltmarsh bird{\textquoteright}s beak = Cordylanthus maritimus Nutt. ssp. palustris, Sandlake estuary, Seal Rock, Siltcoos River estuary, Snowy plover = Charadrius nivosus, South Beach, Tahkenitch Spit, Tenmile Creek, terrestrial vegetation, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CZIC-ql88-b85-1979/pdf/CZIC-ql88-b85-1979.pdf}, author = {Burley, Bill and Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association}, editor = {Fitzpatrick, Kathy Bridges} } @article {30506, title = {Transition Zone Vegetation between Intertidal Marsh and Upland in Oregon and Washington}, year = {1978}, note = {A report prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under grant no. R804963-01}, month = {August_1978}, pages = {77 p.}, institution = {Geography Department, Oregon State University}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River estuary, aquatic vegetation, biological, community ecology, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, environmental policy and law, natural resource management, Nehalem River estuary, Netarts estuary, Nute Slough, species list, terrestrial vegetation, wetland delineation, wetland vegetation, Yaquina Bay, zonal distribution}, author = {Frenkel, Robert E. and Boss, Theodore and Schuller, S. Reid} } @article {30011, title = {A Survey of the Great Blue Heron Rookeries on the Oregon Coast:}, year = {1976}, note = {Maps of nesting and feeding sites. "A Student Originated Studies Project Funded by the National Science Foundation Based at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology under the Direction of University of Oregon Biology Department."}, month = {[1976]}, pages = {143 p.}, institution = {[University of Oregon Biology Department]}, address = {[Eugene], Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River estuary, Beaver Creek estuary, biological, birds, Chetco River estuary, Columbia River estuary, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, feeding behavior, great blue heron= Ardea herodias, habitat conservation, land use, life history information, Mill Creek, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, population biology, reproductive behavior, Rogue River estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Sixes River estuary, Tenmile estuary, terrestrial vegetation, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/3828}, author = {McMahon, Ellen and University of Oregon. Biology Department} } @article {29711, title = {Economic Survey and Analysis of the Oregon Coastal Zone}, year = {1974}, month = {November_1974}, pages = {459 p.}, institution = {[Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Commission]}, address = {Florence, Or.}, keywords = {catch statistics, commercial fisheries, demographics, economics, general, hatchery salmonids, industrial development, land use, Lincoln County, mathematical modeling, Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus species, seafood processing, terrestrial vegetation, tourism, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/9s1619987}, author = {Oregon. Coastal Conservation and Development Commission. Special Economic Study Team,} } @mastersthesis {79731, title = {Contributions to the Plant Ecology of the Oregon Coastal Sand Dunes}, volume = {Ph.D.}, year = {1966}, note = {This excellent early look at plant communities in the Oregon dunes attempted to list the plant species found in the dunes, to develop some ideas about plant succession, and to describe some of the areas where dunes and deflation plains are found. Studies were conducted in 1963, giving a relatively early point of comparison for measuring changes on the coast. {\textquotedblleft}Since literature was scarce for this particular study, the author had to depend mostly on field observations.{\textquotedblright} (p.100) Doctoral dissertation. Major Professor was W. W. Chilcote.}, pages = {255 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Carter Lake, Cleawox Lake, climate, community ecology, geographical distribution, geology, Lily Lake, plant succession, sand dunes, Sand Lake, sediments, South Beach, species list, Sutton Creek, terrestrial vegetation, theses, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/08612s992 }, author = {Wiedemann, Alfred M.} } @article {51271, title = {USDA Report on Water and Related Land Resources, Middle Coast Drainage Basin, Oregon: Based on a Cooperative Survey by the State Water Resources Board of Oregon and the United States Department of Agriculture}, year = {1964}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}The State Water Resources Board of Oregon is making a survey and investigation of the Middle Coast Drainage Basin to develop information needed for planning the coordinated development of the area{\textquoteright}s water resources. The information needed for its study includes: (1) the kind and location of desirable water resource developments; (2) the amounts of water required; (3) the physical opportunities for developments to meet water needs; and (4) the broad economic aspects of possible development.{\textquotedblright} (from the Introduction) Includes b+w photographs, colored maps, tables. Nice overview of soils data.}, pages = {138 p.}, keywords = {agricultural, Alsea River Basin, Beaver Creek, climate, dams, demographics, Devils Lake, Duncan Slough, fishes, Five Rivers, flooding, general ecosystem description, geography, geology, historical, Lake Creek, land ownership, land use, logging, Otter Rock, recreation, Salmon River, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River Basin, soils, terrestrial vegetation, water quality, water use, Wildcat Creek, wildlife, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/1z40kx71v} } @mastersthesis {54841, title = {Succession and Certain Adaptive Features of Plants Native to the Sand Dunes of the Oregon Coast}, year = {1963}, note = {Doctoral dissertation. In this interesting look at the vegetation of Oregon sand dunes, the author identifies nine different plant communities that represent different stages of plant succession on the dunes. The author also examined the effects of salt spray on dune plants. Includes b+w photographs. Major professor was William W. Chilcote.}, pages = {149 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology, Botany}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, China Creek, Florence (Or.), geographical distribution, plant succession, salinity, sand dunes, Sand Lake, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw River estuary, species list, Tenmile Creek, terrestrial vegetation, theses, Yaquina Bay, zonal distribution}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/n009w536s}, author = {Kumler, Marion Lawrence} } @mastersthesis {28086, title = {The Sea Breeze of Northwest Oregon and its Influence on Forestry Operations}, year = {1962}, note = {Major professor was Fred W. Decker. Doctoral dissertation. Excellent data.}, month = {June_1962}, pages = {216 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Dept. of General Science}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {air temperature data, climate, Eddyville, humidity data, light data, physical, terrestrial vegetation, theses, wind data, Yaquina River, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/2v23vx24w}, author = {Lowry, William P.} } @article {28036, title = {Final Report. Some Recent Physical Changes of the Oregon Coast}, year = {1961}, month = {15 November_1961}, pages = {151 p.}, institution = {Department of Geography, University of Oregon}, address = {Eugene, Or.}, keywords = {coastal dunes, diking, erosion, human impacts, North Jetty, physical, physical modifications, sediments, South Jetty, terrestrial vegetation, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Head}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/3n204436h}, author = {Dicken, Samuel N. and Hanneson, Bill and Johannessen, Carl L.} } @article {27956, title = {Coastal sand dunes of Oregon and Washington}, volume = {no.72}, year = {1958}, note = {Fold out maps}, month = {June_1958}, pages = {193 p.}, institution = {Geological Society of America}, address = {New York, NY}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, climate, coastal dunes, Columbia River estuary, Coos River estuary, general, general ecosystem description, geographical distribution, historical, human impacts, hydrology, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, paleosciences, physical, Sand Lake Estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Sixes River estuary, terrestrial vegetation, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, wind, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/hq37vs212}, author = {Cooper, William S.} } @book {27836, title = {Preliminary Teport on a Study of the Factors Responsible for the Toxicity of Wastes from a Modern Kraft Pulp and Paper Mill}, year = {1954}, note = {"The wastes investigated were obtained from the main sewer of a modern Kraft paper mill, pulping only Douglas fir. . . Even though the waste reaching the main sewer has been treated so that the content of inorganic sulfide, mercaptan, soap and black liquor is greatly reduced, it is still quite toxic . . . Salmon are killed at dilutions of 1 in 10 nearly always, at dilutions of 1 in 20 most of the time, and at 1 in 40 perhaps half the time." (from the Introduction) [WB-00234]}, month = {26 October 1954}, pages = {10 p.}, publisher = {Department of Fish and Game Management, Oregon State University}, organization = {Department of Fish and Game Management, Oregon State University}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {chemical, douglas-fir=Pseudostuga menziesii, fishes, industrial development, Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus species, physiology, pulp mill effluent, terrestrial vegetation, toxicity, water pollution}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/tx31qj21t}, author = {McHugh, Robert A.} } @book {13411, title = {Lincoln County lore, from the Journal of Lieut. Theodore Talbot, U.S.A., on his journey through Lincoln County and along the Oregon coast in 1849}, series = {Publication (Lincoln County Historical Society (Lincoln County, Or.))}, volume = {no.1}, year = {1948}, note = {Journal of Lt. Theodore Talbot, describing a journey to Lincoln County to examine the "Alcea River and the country adjacent" in the summer of 1849. }, pages = {86 p.}, publisher = {Lincoln County Historical Society}, organization = {Lincoln County Historical Society}, address = {Newport, OR}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, forest fires, historical, Native Americans, Pacific smelt = Thaleichthys pacificus, Siletz River, terrestrial vegetation, Yaquina Bay}, isbn = {0960296808}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/bz60cx72m}, author = {Talbot, Theodore and Lincoln County Historical Society,} } @article {27556, title = {A pollen study of a fossil peat deposit on the Oregon coast}, journal = {Northwest Science}, volume = {16}, number = {4}, year = {1942}, month = {1942}, pages = {p.86-92}, keywords = {coastal dunes, community ecology, ecological succession, geological, Nye Beach, paleosciences, terrestrial vegetation}, author = {Hansen, Henry P. and Allison, Ira S.} } @book {27521, title = {Birds of Oregon,}, series = {Oregon State University. Oregon State Monographs. Studies in Zoology}, volume = {no.2}, year = {1940}, note = {Taxonomy update and life zone map in back cover pocket}, month = {March_1940}, pages = {650 p.}, publisher = {Oregon State College}, organization = {Oregon State College}, address = {Corvallis, OR}, keywords = {biological, birds, geographical distribution, life history information, new species description, population biology, reproductive behavior, species list, taxonomy, temporal distribution, terrestrial mammals, terrestrial vegetation}, author = {Gabrielson, Ira N. and Jewett, Stanley G.} } @book {27451, title = {Mammals and life zones of Oregon}, series = {North American Fauna}, volume = {no.55}, year = {1936}, note = {Map in front pocket. Good photographs. Issued by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Biological Survey}, month = {June_1936}, pages = {416 p.}, publisher = {Government Printing Office}, organization = {Government Printing Office}, address = {Washington, DC}, keywords = {abundance, biological, birds, climate, Coquille River estuary, general, general ecosystem description, geographical distribution, terrestrial mammals, terrestrial vegetation, Yaquina River, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/59527$\#$page/9/mode/1up}, author = {Baily, Vernon} }