OSG Publications

Photo of bridge in Coos Bay, Oregon.

Estuarine Dissolved Oxygen History Inferred from Sedimentary Trace Metal and Organic Matter Preservation

Using sediment cores from two Oregon coast estuaries, researchers were able to measure a period from 1680 AD to present and reconstruct the historical water column oxygen in the estuaries.

hand holding hundreds of small Pacific oyster larvae

Evaluation of a Habitat Suitability Model to predict the geospatial distribution of Olympia oyster presence in Yaquina Bay, Oregon

This project evaluates the use of a habitat model, developed using geospatial raster layers of salinity, substrate, and elevation, in Yaquina Bay, Oregon to predict locations of Olympia oyster presence.

From Dissolution to Solution: New approaches to teaching ocean acidification

This article provides an overview of a high school curriculum that teaches ocean acidification.

salt marsh

Identifying Tsunami Sand in Salt Marsh Stratigraphy

This hands-on lesson uses salt marsh sediment cores from Pacific Northwest estuaries.

Arial view of flooding in Tillamook, Oregon

Incorporating a probabilistic climate emulator into an agent-based coastal futures forecasting system

This presentation is on the development of effectively adapting strategies for coping with future coastal hazards using Envision..

razor clams

Microplastic concentrations in two Oregon bivalve species: Spatial, temporal, and species variability

Researchers quantified microplastic types, concentrations, anatomical burdens, geographic distribution and temporal differences in Pacific oysters and Pacific razor clams from 15 Oregon coast sites.