Title | Wetland Profiles of Oregon’s Coastal Watersheds and Estuaries: Part 3 of a Hydrogeomorphic Guidebook. Report to Coos Watershed Association, US Environmental Protection Agency, and Oregon Depart. of State Lands, Salem. |
Publication Type | Report |
Year of Publication | 2005 |
Authors | Adamus, Paul R., Jennifer Larsen, and Russell Scranton |
Pagination | 89 p. |
Call Number | Digital Open Access |
Keywords | aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vegetation, birds, Drift Creek, estuarine dynamics, flooding, human impacts, Millport Slough, salinity, sediments, Siletz Estuary, species list, statistics, terrestrial mammals, tidal processes, water quality, wetland delineation, wetland vegetation |
Notes | Bibliography is with the 2nd volume of this handbook, "Oregon Tidal Wetland Functions Literature Review & Data." This volume summarizes the state of tidal and non-tidal wetlands on the Oregon Coast. Looks at potential stressors, water quality. Gives detailed descriptions of 6 wetlands in the Siletz Estuary. The wetlands were assessed in 2003. Tidal wetlands make up about 28% of the Siletz Estuary. Includes 1939 aerial photograph of an island in the Siletz Estuary. |
URL | https://www.oregon.gov/dsl/WW/Documents/tidal_HGM_pt3.pdf |