| Title | Tidal channel diatom assemblages reflect within wetland environmental conditions and land use at multiple scales |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2015 |
| Authors | Weilhoefer, Christine L., Walter G. Nelson, and Patrick J. Clinton |
| Secondary Title | Estuaries and Coasts |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | p.534-545 |
| Date Published | 2015, Mar. |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription |
| Keywords | Alsea Bay, Amphora coffeaeformis, Coos Bay, Coquille River, diatoms, Ecola Creek, ecosystem health, environmental disturbance, marshes, Navicula gregaria, Necanicum River, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca River, Netarts Bay, nitrogen, Planothidium delicatulum, salinity, Salmon River, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, species list, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wetlands, Yaquina Bay |
| Notes | The authors examined diatom assemblages collected from surface sediment in tidal channels of 47 tidal wetlands on the Oregon coast during the summer of 2007. They found some interesting and enlightening differences between the different groups of diatom species collected. “The tidal channel benthic diatom community was most strongly correlated with variables related to human disturbance at all scales surrounding the wetland and not with any tidal channel water quality parameter, including salinity. . . The sensitivity of the tidal creek benthic diatom assemblage to both wetland and landscape level factors indicates that it might be a useful bioindicator of human disturbance to tidal wetland ecosystems.” (from the Abstract) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12237-014-9826-1 |
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