Title | An Inventory and Classification of U.S. West Coast Estuaries |
Publication Type | Report |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Authors | Heady, Walter N., Kevin O’Connor, Jennifer Kassakian, Kate Doiron, Charles Endris, Daniel Hudgens, Ross P. Clark, Jena Carter, and Mary G. Gleason |
Pagination | 81 p. |
Institution | The Nature Conservancy |
City | Arlington, Va. |
Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
Keywords | Alsea Bay, Chetco River estuary, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Devil’s Lake, Depoe Bay, Little Creek, Beaver Creek, Rock Creek, Big Creek, Yachats River, Tenmile Creek, Siltcoos River, Tahkenitch Creek, Necanicum River estuar |
Notes | “To support restoration, enhancement and conservation of the ecosystem values of U.S. West Coast estuaries, we need first to inventory and classify those estuarine systems using a common scheme. Previous efforts have noted this need and responded with inventories, assessments and classifications of estuaries along the West Coast, but generally only for a subset, and often focused on larger estuaries.” This document provides classification data for 691 estuaries in Washington, Oregon and California. |
URL | https://www.scienceforconservation.org/assets/downloads/West-Coast-Estuary-Inventory-2014.pdf |