Abstract -- We compared summer and winter aquatic habitat conditions to determine patterns of seasonal habitat dynamics for coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). Winter sites corresponded to summer sites,...

Examining committee: Richard Margerum, chair, Donald Holtgrieve

The state of Oregon is developing a comprehensive plan to guide the potential siting of renewable

Air–sea coupling during coastal upwelling was examined through idealized three-dimensional numerical simulations with a coupled atmosphere–ocean mesoscale model. Geometry, topography, and initial...

Research Paper

Research Paper

There is an increasing demand for marine space from many different economic sectors in the German coastal and exclusive economic zone: sand and gravel removal, wind farms, fisheries, shipping or oil and gas...

Coastal communities in Oregon have experienced dramatic economic and demographic change during the 1980s. Although the timber and fishing sectors are still important, the economies of coastal communities now...

Coastal sand dunes and beaches offer a variety of ecosystem services such as coastal protection, sand stabilization, species conservation, and recreation. However, the management and balance of ecosystem...

Resource managers of Oregon’s tidal wetlands require an improved GIS layer for management of existing tidal wetland habitat and areas considered for tidal wetland restoration. A reconnaissance project was...