Title | Classification of Regional Patterns of Environmental Drivers and Benthic Habitats in Pacific Northwest Estuaries |
Publication Type | Report |
Year of Publication | 2009 |
Authors | National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory(U.S.). Western Ecology Division |
Series Editor | Lee II, Henry, and Cheryl A. Brown |
Volume | EPA 600/R-09/140 |
Call Number | OSU Libraries: Internet Resources EP 11.2:600/R-09/140, Digital Open Access |
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 |
Notes | "This report describes a pilot effort at classifying PNW estuaries with regards to landscape attributes and their susceptibility to nutrient enrichment." (p.247) 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. |
URL | https://tinyurl.com/386ba6jn |
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