01574nas a2200205   4500008004100000050005200041245011900093210006900212260000900281300001400290490000700304520088200311653002201193653001401215653002001229653001601249100002501265700002301290856005501313       1985                        eng d  aOSU Libraries: Valley QK564 .J6, Guin QK564 .J600aAn investigation of distributional patterns in the diatom flora of Netarts Bay, Oregon, by correspondence analysis0 ainvestigation of distributional patterns in the diatom flora of   c1985  ap.655-6610 v213 aDistributional patterns in assemblages of epiphytic and sediment-associated diatoms were investigated in Netarts Bay, Oregon. The method of reciprocal averaging revealed a floristic discontinuity between the epiphytic and sediment samples in ordination space. The basis for the discontinuity was the presence of a large number of sediment-associated taxa that were either very rare or not observed in the epiphytic samples. Within the sediment samples, the diatom flora formed a distributional continuum which had relatively high correlations with mean grain size, a sediment sorting coefficient, and the organic matter content of the sediment. A comparison of the flora in Netarts Bay with floras in other Oregon estuaries indicates that epiphytic, epilithic, and sediment-associated diatom assemblages do not exhibit conspicuous latitudinal changes along the coast of Oregon.10acoastal processes10aestuaries10amarine plankton10aNetarts Bay1 aWhiting, Mark Carlos1 aMcIntire, David, C  uhttps://netarts.library.oregonstate.edu/node/14396