| Title | Assemblages of U.S. west coast estuaries based on the distribution of fishes |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1992 |
| Authors | Monaco, Mark E., Tony A. Lowery, and Robert L. Emmett |
| Secondary Title | Journal of Biogeography |
| Volume | 19 |
| Pagination | p.251-267 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription |
| Keywords | Alsea River, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, Eel River, Eglish sole = Pleuronectes vetulus, fishes, Klamath River, Nehalem Bay, Northern anchovy = Engraulis mordax, Pacific herring = Clupea pallasi, Pacific tomcod = Microgadus proximus, redtail surf perch = Amphistichus rhodoterus, Rogue River, Shiner perch = Cymatogaster aggregate, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, species composition, species list, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Surf smelt = Hypomesus pretiosis, Three-spined stickleback = Gasterosteus aculeatus, Umpqua River, walleye surfperch=Hyperprosopon argenteum |
| Notes | The authors analyzed twenty-eight West Coast estuaries regarding whether any of 360 possible fish species were present in those estuaries. Using these results, they grouped the 28 estuaries into six possible classifications. This estuary falls into the Northern Riverine Group. Important species are given. |
