
Proceedings of the 2005 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference
Oral Presentations
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Session A1. Elwha River Restoration I
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Alteration of channel and ecosystem dynamics downstream of Elwha dams
Tim Beechie*, Martin Liermann, Ali Senauer, Kris Kloehn, Sarah Morley
Monitoring and analysis of sediment transport in the Elwha River
Christopher Konrad*
Pre-dam removal monitoring in the Elwha River Basin: establishing baseline conditions for primary and secondary productivity
S. Morley*, H. Coe, J. Duda, K. Kloehn, G. Pess, M. McHenry, S. Earnest, M. Liermann, P. Kiffney, T. Beechie
Pre-dam removal monitoring in the Elwha River Basin: establishing baseline levels of stable isotopes in fish and benthic communities
Jeffrey Duda*, Sarah Morley, Holly Coe, Martin Liermann, Kris Kloehn, Reginald Reisenbichler, Jerome Freilich, George Pess, Brian Winter, Peter Kiffney, Patrick Connolly, Ian Jezorek
Shoreline Change near the Elwha River - Impacts of Dams and Dam Removal.
Jonathan Warrick*, Guy Gelfenbaum, Peter Ruggiero, Jim Johannessen, Matt Beirne
Session A2. Marine Mammals
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Do Orcas Use Symbols?
Howard Garrett*
A tale of two porpoise species: Seasonal movements and habitat use of Dall's and harbor porpoise in the Salish Sea as determined by radio-telemetry
Brad Hanson*, Robert DeLong
Science and industry: Bridging the gap to identify harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) seasonal movements and habitat use.
Anna Hall*, Andrew Trites
Gray whales in Puget Sound and surrounding waters: not just migrants
John Calambokidis*
Session A3. Focus on Fish I
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Session A4. Focus on Fish II
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Session A5. Status, Trends and Movements of Seaducks and Seabirds in the Salish Sea
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The value of herring spawning events to spring conditioning of scoters in the Puget Sound Georgia Basin
Eric M. Anderson*, James R. Lovvorn, Daniel Esler, W. Sean Boyd, David R. Nysewander, Joseph R. Evenson
Distribution and Characteristics of Nocturnal Resting Areas of Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata), White-Winged Scoter (M. fusca), and other Seabird Species in Puget Sound
Joseph Evenson*, David Nysewander, Thomas Cyra, Bryan Murphie
Marine Bird Abundance Changes In N. W. Washington Inshore Waters
John Bower*, Brian Cary, Caanan Cowles, Holly Donovan, Kevin Dixey, Johanna Hobart-Crane, Don Poe, Sandlin Preecs, Suzanne Sanborn, Marci Staub, Mark VanderVen
Status and Trend of the Marbled Murrelet in Waters of the Puget Sound
Thomas Bloxton*, Martin Raphael
New insights into the breeding areas, migration routes, staging, molting, and local movements associated with those Surf and White-winged Scoters wintering in the inner marine waters of Washington Sta
teDavid Nysewander*, Joseph Evenson, Bryan Murphie, Thomas Cyra, Dyanna Lambourn, Briggs Hall
Understanding seabird individual movement patterns to assess vulnerability to bycatch in gillnet fisheries
Nathalie Hamel*, Julia Parrish
Session A6. Avian Populations: Their Habitat Use and Human Influence Near the Salish Sea
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Wrangel Island (Russia) Snow Geese wintering on the Fraser and Skagit River deltas: population dynamics and interaction with Scirpus marshes.
Sean Boyd*
Bird use of hedgerows in southwestern British Columbia: effects of hedgerow composition, landscape composition and biogeography across scales
Pam Krannitz*, Richard Feldman, Peter Sandiford, Shelagh Parken
Spatial and temporal use of estuary and upland habitats by wintering waterfowl on the Fraser River delta and north Puget Sound.
Kate Hagmeier, Dan Buffett*, Kirsty Gurney, Stuart Slattery
Waterfowl distribution at multiple scales in the Georgia Basin Puget Sound.
Dan Buffett*, Katherine Hagmeier, Kirsty Gurney, Stuart Slattery, Mark Petrie
Relationships Between Marine Bird and Waterfowl Assemblage Composition and Gradients of Human Influence in Nearshore Puget Sound
Casey Rice*
Session A7. Workshop: Forage Fish
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Session A8. Shellfish: Science and Management
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Spatial and Temporal Changes in Pinto Abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) Abundance at Ten Index Sites in the San Juan Archipelago
Don Rothaus*, Carolyn Friedman, Henry Cheng
Patterns of benthic production in Puget Sound: where and why do bivalves grow best?
Alan Trimble*, Jennifer Ruesink, Megan Dethier, Helen Berry, Blain Reeves, Aimee Christy, Andrew Suhrbier, Lee McCoy, Amy Glaub
Session A9. Contaminants in Humans and Wildlife I
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Declining Chemical Contamination in Puget Sound? Results of the 1999-2003 National Mussel Watch Program
Alan Mearns*, Gunnar Lauenstein
Current-use pesticides in coho salmon habitat in the Fraser River System, British Columbia
Peter S. Ross*, Stacey Verrin, Neil Dangerfield, Million Woudneh
Poisoning of birds of prey by anticholinesterase insecticides in agricultural areas of southwestern British Columbia
John Elliott*, Laurie Wilson, Pierre Mineau, Malcolm McAdie
Evaluation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Mercury, and DDT in Rockfish, English sole, Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon from Puget Sound, Washington
Joan Hardy*
Glyphosate alters olfaction in juvenile coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch
Keith B. Tierney*, Peter S. Ross, Hugh E. Jarrard, Christopher J. Kennedy
Session A10. Contaminants in Humans and Wildlife II
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Polychlorinated Biphenyl Concentrations in Adult Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus Tshawytscha) Returning to Two-Coastal and Two-Puget Sound Hatcheries
Brian Missildine*
Neurobehavioral Effects of the Carbamate Insecticide, Carbaryl, on Salmonids
Jay Davis*, David Baldwin, Jana Labenia, Barbara French, Nathaniel Scholz
An Assessment of Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Effects on Development of Wild Mink (Mustela vison) from Ontario and British Columbia, Canada
John Elliott*, Pam Martin, Laurie Wilson, Christy Morrissey
Xenoestrogen exposure and altered reproductive timing in Puget Sound English sole
Lyndal Johnson*, Daniel Lomax, O. Paul Olson, James West, Sandra O'Neill
Session B1. Wastewater Impacts
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Session B2. Stormwater Impacts
Great (Wet) Streets: Merging Street Design and Stormwater Management to Improve Neighborhood Streets
Stephanie Hurley*, Megan Wilson*
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Session B3. Flame Retardants: Science and Policy Perspectives
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Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants and human health.
Denise Laflamme*
Session B4. Air Quality
Developing a Geomatics Protocol for Urban Air Pollution Sampling Based on a Range of Input Data
Jason Su*, Michael Buzzelli, Michael Brauer, Timothy Larson, Douw Steyn, Anne-Marie Baribeau, Tenny Bache, Michael Rensing
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Session B5. Workshop: Puget Sound Georgia Basin Airshed Strategy
Session B6. New Toxics Research
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Toxic Substances Management Strategy and Action Plan for the Georgia Basin
Gevan Mattu*, Christine Garrett
Fish and Chips-Genomic Applications to New Toxicological Challenges
Graham van Aggelen*, Joy Bruno, Heather Osachoff
Effect of PCBs and PBDEs on thyroid and vitamin A levels in bald eagles
Lilly Cesh*, David Garcelon, Tony Williams, John Elliott
Phthalates - the Next "Phosphate"
Heather Trim*, BJ Cummings, Elsie Hulziser, Kris Flint
Distribution patterns of PAHs at Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong
Yan Liang*
Session B7. Urbanization Impacts
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Session B8. Smart Growth and Low Impact Development
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Session B9. Community Basin Planning
Science, Policy, and Partners: A case study of the success of salmon recovery planning in the Snohomish River basin
Martha Neuman*, Andrew Haas
Traversing the boundaries between science and policy: finding Pathways for place-based community planning
Murray Journeay*, Sean Leroy, Sonia Talwar
Community Involvement in Eelgrass Protection, Port Townsend, Washington
Pat Pearson*, Judy D'Amore*, Anne Murphy, Heida Diefenderfer, Gabrielle LaRoche, Judy Surber, Michelle
McConnell, Dan Titterness, Jeff Gallant, Shelly Randall
Integration of Joint City of Bainbridge Island/Suquamish Tribal Beach Seining Results into Shoreline Management and Salmon Recovery Efforts in Kitsap County, Washington
Paul Dorn*, Peter Namtvedt Best
The San Juan County Marine Stewardship Area: Developing a Marine Management Regime that Recognizes the Social, Cultural, Economic and Ecological Values of County Waters
Jody Kennedy*, Mary Masters
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Session B10. Non-Point Pollution Impacts on Water Quality
Nutrients in an Eelgrass Dominated Bay: Seasonal and Diurnal Fluctuations in Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Douglas Bulthuis*, Paula Margerum
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Session C1. Freshwater Ecosystems
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Biological Stream Assessment at Federal-Provincial Water Quality Stations in the Georgia Basin
Stephanie Sylvestre*, Andrea Ryan
Calculation of the CCME Water Quality Index for Selected Rivers in the Georgia Basin
Andrea Ryan*, Beverly McNaughton, Stephanie Sylvestre
The Effects of Riparian Harvesting on Headwater Stream Chemistry and Modeling of Discharge/Nutrient Exports
Garrett Liles*, Robert Edmonds, Dan Vogt, Jeff Richey, Richard Bigley, Pete Bisson
Tributary junctions as hotspots for biological productivity and diversity
Correigh Greene*, Peter Kiffney, Jason Hall
Session C2. Population genetics and phylogeography
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Sharks in the Salish Sea: Broad- and fine-scale phlylogeography of the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)
James Franks*, Nicci Vega, Vince Gallucci, Lorenz Hauser
Long-term changes in population structure and genetic diversity of Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi) in Puget Sound
Danielle Mitchell*, Greg Bargmann, Pat McAllister, Lorenz Hauser
Finding Nemo in Puget Sound: parental identification of brown rockfish juveniles
Lorenz Hauser*, Lyndsay Newton, Larry LeClair, Ray Buckley
Decadal changes in genetic diversity of Puget Sound coho salmon
William Eldridge*, Kerry Naish, Jim Myers
Session C3. Environmental Education and Outreach I
The Effects of Field Science Research Integrated into K-12 Curriculum
Nicole Ricketts*, Margaret Tudor
Shoreline Stewardship Support for Local Government
Clive Callaway*, Sarah Kipp
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Session C4. Elwha River Restoration II
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Session C5. Aquatic Nuisance Species and Invasives I
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Development of molecular diagnostic tools to assess the introduction, establishment and ecology of invasive species in Puget Sound
Rusty Rodriguez, Julio Harvey*, Marshal Hoy, Regina Redman, Nancy Elder
Applied Recovery Research on Sand-verbena Moth: A Puget Sound - Georgia Basin Endemic Species
Nick Page*
Defending Our Shores: Ballast Water Treatment Technologies
Russell Herwig*, Jeffery Cordell
Effective Volunteer-Based monitoring for European Green Crab in Puget Sound.
Ann Eissinger*
Feeding rate, prey preference, and prey size preference of two invasive predatory marine gastropods in Washington State
Lee McCoy*, Eric Buhle, Jennifer Ruesink
Composition of Zooplankton in Ballast Water of Ships Entering Puget Sound
Nissa Ferm*, Jeffery Cordell, Russell Herwig
Session C6. Panel: Marine Sciences, 10 Years Later
Session C7. Ecological Indicators of the Transboundary Area
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Session C8. Governance and Institutional Design
The Georgia Basin Action Plan: Building on Success and Meeting Ongoing Challenges
Erik Karlsen*
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Session C9. Aquatic Nuisance Species and Invasives II
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Invasion Pathway Analysis and Genetic Screening Tool Development
Joan Cabreza*
Life In The Stress Zone: The Role Of Fungal Symbiosis In The Distribution And Survival Of Plants In Puget Sound
Rusty Rodriguez*, Regina Redman, Marshal Hoy, Nancy Elder
Comparative Reproductive Events Of The Invasive Varnish Clam, nuttallia obscurata, And The Fisheries Littleneck Clam, venerupis philippinarum
James R. Selleck*
Impacts of invasive drills on Olympia oysters in Puget Sound: patterns and mechanisms
Eric Buhle*
An Estuarine Invader - How Oregon's Spartina Response Plan is Reaching Beyond Borders
Vanessa Howard*, Mark Sytsma, Mary Pfauth, Dennis Isaacson
A partnership approach to Spartina removal in the Fraser River Delta
Dan Buffett*, Kathleen Moore, Gary Williams, Ron Goldstone, Pat Lim, Verne Lucy, Tasha Murray, Juergan Bauman
Session C10. Panel: Oil Spill Responses and Restoration
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Session D1. Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Plant communities in a cultural landscape: incorporating aesthetics and historical land use in managing Iceberg Point (Lopez Island, WA)
Madrona Murphy*
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Session D2. Sediment Contamination
Sedimentation and contaminant loading: impacts on eelgrass (Zostera marina) bed health in northern Puget Sound
Renee K. Takesue*, Robert J. Rosenbauer, Eric E. Grossman, Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria
Recontamination Sources at Three Sediment Caps in Seattle
Patrick Romberg*
Effects of a Breach Fill Maintenance Project on Benthic Communities in Half Moon Bay, Westport, WA
John Nakayama*, Peter Striplin, Christopher Hunt, Stephen Martin
Port of Seattle Pier 64/65 Thin-Layer Sediment Cap Monitoring Results 1994-2004
Gerald Erickson*, Gary Mauseth, Leslie Sacha, Douglas Hotchkiss
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Session D3. Coast Salish Heritage
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Session D4. Decision Support Tools
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Session D5. Hood Canal: Investigating the Low Dissolved Oxygen Condition
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Hypoxia in Hood Canal: status and contributing factors
Jan Newton*, Dan Hannafious, Julia Bos, Mark Warner
Estimated Inputs of Nitrogen to Hood Canal, Washington
Anthony Paulson*, Christopher Konrad, Raegan Huffman, Theresa Olsen
Relationships between benthic infaunal community structure and dissolved oxygen levels in bottom waters of Hood Canal
Margaret Dutch*, Sandra Aasen, Kathy Welch, Ed Long, Brian Grantham, David Shull
Effects of low dissolved oxygen on harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) diet in Hood Canal
Monique Lance*, Steven Jeffries, Josh London
Session D6. Hood Canal: Corrective Actions
Hood Canal Watershed Pledge
Robert Simmons*, Emily Piper
Developing Early Corrective Actions to Address Hypoxia in Hood Canal
Dave Christensen*, Duane Fagergren, Anne Criss
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Session D7. Panel: Integrated Assessment
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Session D8. Contaminants in the Puget Sound and Georgia Basin ? An Ecosystem Perspective
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Persistent organic pollutants in whole bodies of Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) in Puget Sound, Washington: evidence of environmental segregation of stocks based on contaminant levels and patterns
James West*, Sandra O'Neill, Gina Ylitalo
Elevated levels of persistent organic pollutants in free ranging populations of Puget Sound populations of Pacific salmon: the importance of residency in Puget Sound.
Sandra O'Neill*, Gina Ylitalo, Margaret Krahn, Jim West, Jenny Bolton, Don Brown
Harbor seals as indicators of trends in contaminants in Puget Sound: comparison of results from two sites
John Calambokidis*, Peter Ross, Steve Jeffries, Michael Ikonomou
Adverse health effects of persistent organic pollutants in Puget Sound harbour seals
Maki Tabuchi*, Lizzy Mos, Neil Dangerfield, Steve Jeffries, Dyanna Lambourn, Nick Veldhoen, Caren Helbing, Peter Ross
Dietary sources of persistent organic pollutants in southern resident killer whales
Gina Ylitalo*, Sandra O'Neill, Don Brown, Jim West, Jennie Bolten, Margaret Krahn
Session D9. Marine Conservation
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Session D10. Marine Protected Areas
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Session E1. Climate Change: Variation and Change
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E2. Marine Waters Climate Change
Session Summary: Climate change in Puget Sound and Georgia Basin 2005
Mark Johannes, Panel Chair
Exploring adaptation to climate variation and change: important issues and lessons to be learned in Puget Sound and the Georgia Basin.
Mark Johannes*
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Session E3. Panel: Climate Change?Variation and Change
Session E4. Marine Waters: Modeling
Simulation of Puget Sound hydrography and circulation, Spring - Summer 2004
Mitsuhiro Kawase*, Christian Sarason
An Aquatic Biogeochemical Cycling Model Simulation of Puget Sound, WA
Bruce Nairn*, Skip Albertson, Donald Averill, Al Devol, Mitsuhiro Kawase, Jan Newton, Christian Sarason, Mark Warner
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Session E5. Focus on Fish III
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Session E6. Coastal and Watershed Planning
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Session E7. Marine Waters Forcasting and Variability
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Session E8. Environmental Education and Outreach II
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Session E9. Focus Studies Related to Shorebirds and Passerines along the Salish Sea
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Session E10. Tourism: Opportunities and Impacts
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Session F1. Restoration: Assessing the State of the Ecosystem
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Session F2. Case Studies: Impacts of Human Activities
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Session F3. Panel: Overview of Puget Sound Nearshore Restoration Project?s Feasibility Study
Panel Summary: The Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project: An Approach to Restoring Nearshore Ecosystems at a Sound-wide Scale.
Doug Myers*, Fred Goetz, Miles Logsdon, Jim Brennan, Lee Case, Megan Dethier, Kurt Fresh, Guy Gelfenbaum, Marijke van Heeswijk, Miles Logsdon, Tom Mumford, Jan Newton, Hugh Shipman, Randy Shuman, Charles Simenstad, Curtis Tanner, David Woodson
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The Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project: An Approach to Restoring Nearshore Ecosystems at a Sound-wide Scale.
Curtis Tanner*, Charles Simenstad, Frances Van Cleve
Conceptualizing Restoration of Nearshore Ecosystem Processes
Charles Simenstad*, Miles Logsdon, Jan Newton, Kurt Fresh, Hugh Shipman
Formulating a Restoration Plan for the Puget Sound Nearshore
Fred Goetz*, Doug Myers, Curtis Tanner
Challenges of Applying Adaptive Management to Restoration of Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystems: Misconception and Irreversibility
Thomas Mumford*, Charles ?Si? Simenstad
Coastal Habitats In Puget Sound: A Research Plan in support of Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration
Guy Gelfenbaum*, Tom Mumford, Lee Case, Megan Dethier, Kurt Fresh, Fred Goetz, Marijke van Heeswijk, Miles Logsdon, Jan Newton, Hugh Shipman, Charles Simenstad, David Woodson
Session F4. Panel: Geologic Processes and Coastal Ecosystems
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Characterizing natural vs. human-related change in Puget Sound deltaic habitats
Eric Grossman*, Greg Hood, Eric Beamer, Robert Kayen
The impact of climate variability on the beaches of Puget Sound
David Finlayson*, Jeff Parsons
Feeder Bluff and Accretion Shoreform Mapping in Island County for Nearshore Habitat Restoration and Conservation
Jim Johannessen*, Matt Chase
Nearshore Impacts Resulting from Dam Removal on the Elwha River.
Jonathan Warrick*, Guy Gelfenbaum, Guy Cochrane, Peter Ruggiero
The Influence of Eelgrass On Currents And Waves in the Nearshore Region
Jessica Lacy*, Jodi Harney, Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria, Guy Gelfenbaum, Tom Mumford
Session F5. Panel: Integrated Approaches to Natural Drainage
Session F6. Restoration: Illustrating Process-Based Restoration Concepts I
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A framework for conservation and restoration management of nearshore ecosystems in Puget Sound
Maria Calvi*
Developing a Geomorphic Typology to Guide Regional Shoreline Restoration Planning on Puget Sound
Hugh Shipman*, Megan Dethier, Kurt Fresh, Fred Goetz, Tom Mumford, Chalrles "Si" Simenstad
A Science-Based Approach to Prioritizing and Conserving Estuary Habitats in British Columbia
John Ryder*, Dan Buffett, Kathleen Moore, Marianne Ceh
Incorporating Landscape Principles into Land Use Plans
Stephen Stanley*, Grigsby Susan, Brown Jennifer
Estuarine habitat characterization and distribution: potential evidence for landscape-scale dike impacts
Danelle Heatwole*, Jennifer Wilhelm, Roger Fuller
Session F7. Restoration: Illustrating Process-Based Restoration Concepts II
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Session F8. Restoration: Restoration Science and Practice
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Spatial Patterns and Trends of Eelgrass (Zostera marina) at Multiple Scales in Puget Sound: Key Findings from the First Five Years of Long-Term Monitoring
Blain Reeves*, Pete Dowty, Helen Berry, Tom Mumford, Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria, Jim Norris, Ian Fraser
Eelgrass (Zostera marina) transplant survival and density trajectories over eight years at a North Puget Sound restoration site
Gregory Williams*, Ron Thom, John Southard
Beach Rehabilitation and Monitoring at Marine Park, Bellingham: Recreating an Urban Beach in Bay-Wide Habitat Restoration Context
Jim Johannessen*, Mike Stoner, Shannon Kinsella, Peter Hummel
Tseycum First Nation and the Restoration of the Patricia Bay Watershed
Ian Bruce*
Session F9. Restoration: Advancing the Science of Restoration
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F10. Restoration: The Future of Restoration
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Habitat Based Science as a Management Tool for Washington's State-owned Aquatic Lands
Carol Cloen*, Philip Bloch, ENTRIX, Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory