Oregon estuary network

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coastal ecosystem estuary network habitat network

The Oregon estuary network is a system of interconnected coastal estuaries along the Oregon coast that provide critical habitats, support fisheries, and play key roles in regional ecology and water quality.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Oregon Coast watershed	1
Oregon coastal estuaries	1
Oregon estuary network canonical	1

Statements (79)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal ecosystem ⓘ estuary network ⓘ habitat network ⓘ
hasPart	Alsea Bay estuary ⓘ Alsea Bay salt marshes ⓘ Alsea Bay estuary ⓘ surface form: Alsea River estuary Columbia River estuary ⓘ surface form: Columbia River estuarine islands Columbia River estuary ⓘ Coos Bay estuary ⓘ Coos Bay tidal flats ⓘ Coquille River estuary ⓘ Coquille River tidal wetlands ⓘ Nehalem Bay estuary ⓘ Nehalem Bay ⓘ surface form: Nehalem Bay mudflats Nehalem Bay estuary ⓘ surface form: Nehalem River estuary Nestucca Bay estuary ⓘ Nestucca Bay tidal marshes ⓘ Netarts Bay ⓘ surface form: Netarts Bay estuary Rogue River estuarine wetlands ⓘ Rogue River estuary ⓘ Siletz Bay estuary ⓘ Siletz Bay salt marshes ⓘ Siuslaw River estuary ⓘ surface form: Siuslaw Bay estuary Siuslaw River estuary ⓘ Siuslaw River tidal marshes ⓘ South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve ⓘ South Slough estuary ⓘ Tillamook Bay ⓘ surface form: Tillamook Bay estuary Tillamook Bay tidal wetlands ⓘ Nestucca Bay estuary ⓘ surface form: Tillamook River estuary Umpqua River tidal flats ⓘ surface form: Umpqua River estuary Umpqua River tidal flats ⓘ Yaquina Bay ⓘ surface form: Yaquina Bay eelgrass beds Yaquina Bay ⓘ surface form: Yaquina Bay estuary Yaquina River estuary ⓘ
influencedBy	Pacific Ocean tides ⓘ coastal river inflows ⓘ freshwater-saltwater mixing ⓘ
locatedAlong	Oregon Coast ⓘ surface form: Oregon coast
locatedIn	Oregon ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedOn	Pacific coast of North America ⓘ surface form: Pacific coast
managedBy	State of Oregon natural resource agencies ⓘ federal environmental agencies ⓘ
partOf	Oregon Coast ⓘ surface form: Oregon coastal zone Pacific Northwest ⓘ surface form: Pacific Northwest coastal ecosystems
provides	carbon sequestration ⓘ feeding habitat for birds ⓘ migration corridors for salmon ⓘ nursery habitat for fish ⓘ nutrient cycling services ⓘ shoreline protection ⓘ spawning habitat for fish ⓘ water filtration services ⓘ
roleIn	coastal food webs ⓘ nutrient dynamics ⓘ regional ecology ⓘ sediment transport ⓘ water quality regulation ⓘ
subjectTo	Oregon coastal zone management policies ⓘ fisheries regulations ⓘ
supports	Dungeness crab populations ⓘ commercial fisheries ⓘ eelgrass communities ⓘ marine invertebrate communities ⓘ recreational fisheries ⓘ salmon populations ⓘ shellfish harvesting ⓘ shorebird populations ⓘ waterfowl populations ⓘ
threatenedBy	coastal development ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ pollution ⓘ sea level rise ⓘ
usedFor	birdwatching ⓘ boating ⓘ environmental education ⓘ recreation ⓘ scientific research ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yaquina Bay → partOf → Oregon estuary network ⓘ

Elk River (Oregon) → isPartOf → Oregon estuary network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oregon Coast watershed

Nestucca Bay estuary → partOf → Oregon estuary network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oregon coastal estuaries