| Title | The Yaquina oyster beds of Oregon |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1931 |
| Authors | Fasten, Nathan |
| Secondary Title | The American Naturalist |
| Volume | 65 |
| Number | 700 |
| Pagination | p.434-468 |
| Date Published | September_1931 |
| Call Number | Guin Yaquina File / Valley QH 1 A5 v65 #700 |
| Keywords | bacteria, biological, depleted populations, eastern oyster=Crassostrea virginica, Elk City, feeding behavior, general ecosystem description, historical, human impacts, hydrology, life history information, Olympia oyster=Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila), Oysterville, pollution, Pooles Slough, reproductive behavior, salinity, Toledo, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina City, Yaquina River |
| Notes | This article stirred up quite a fuss locally when it was published, mostly for stating the obvious. The author called attention to sedimentation problems in the bay and the problem of human sewage, which, at the time came from Toledo, Newport, and the small settlements at Yaquina and Oysterville. "The tides then carry such material back and forth over the entire river, making it possible for dangerous disease-producing organisms to be disseminated ... Inasmuch as the oysters from the Yaquina region are sent to various markets ... for human consumption, they may be regarded as a source of grave danger to human individuals." (p.438) Photographs and maps. |
| Label | 156 |
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