| Contents Notes |
Introduction to the study / John Hoffnagle -- Salt marsh plants and marsh zonation / K.J. Vanderzanden -- Net primary production in Coos Bay salt marshes / K.J. vanderzanden, Barbie Van Ness, Melanie Gant, John Hoffnagle -- Detrital production in Coos Bay salt marshes / Melanie Gant, John Hoffnagle, Karla Vanderzanden, Barbie Van Ness -- A comparative study of heterotrophic microbe-mediated decomposition rates and nutritive values of various salt marsh plants / Laura Stunz -- The nutritive value of salt marsh detritus for estuarine invertebrates / Robin Hall -- Distributions, trophic relationships, and energetics of salt marsh insect populations / Joe Schrag -- Fishes associated with the salt marshes of the Coos Bay Estuary -- Survey of bird species in and around the salt marshes of the Coos Bay Estuary / Craig Magwire -- Mammal populations of the Coos Bay salt marshes / Craig Magwire -- Regulations affecting the management of Oregon's estuarine salt marshes / Bonnie Cherick -- Land use planning's effect on the use of salt marsh in Coos Bay, Oregon / Roderick Ashley -- A theoretical basis for measuring the social value of salt marsh / R. Michael Martin -- Study Summary -- Acknowledgements. |
