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Tillamook Estuary Case Study: Local Drivers Influencing Coastal Acidification
Citation:
Brown, C., S. Pacella, Jim Kaldy, AND A. Zimmer-Faust. Tillamook Estuary Case Study: Local Drivers Influencing Coastal Acidification. Oregon Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Monitoring Workgroup, Newport, Oregon, September 29, 2017.
Impact/Purpose:
EPA scientists have been asked to provide an update on Tillamook Case Study to the Oregon Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia workgroup to discuss potential avenues for collaboration. The Tillamook Case Study focuses on the impact of changes in watershed, ocean conditions, and weather on estuarine water quality and ecosystem goods and services production within the estuary. This project is a collaboration between Tillamook Estuaries Partnership, US EPA Region 10, USGS-Menlo Park, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Oregon Department of Agriculture, and US Navy Research Laboratory. This abstract contributes to SSWR 4.02B.
Description:
US EPA initiated a study in the Tillamook estuary and watershed focused on the impact of changes in watershed land use, ocean conditions, and weather on estuarine water quality and ecosystem goods and services production within the estuary. This project is a collaboration between Tillamook Estuaries Partnership, US EPA Region 10, USGS-Menlo Park, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Oregon Department of Agriculture, and US Navy Research Laboratory. One component of this study focuses on identifying the sources of nutrients, microbial contamination, and organic matter input to the estuary and the role of local drivers on expression of coastal acidification and hypoxia within the bay. This presentation provides a summary of the components of the study including field sampling and modeling.