Coastal Oceanography of Washington and Oregon

Michael R. Landry and Barbara M. Hickey (Eds.)0444873082, 9780444873088, 9780080870854

The Washington-Oregon coastal zone is a classical Eastern Boundary Current region. The area is extremely productive, the productivity dependent on near-shore infusions of nutrients into surface layers during wind-driven coastal upwelling. The Washington-Oregon coastline is much more regular than areas off California or off the East Coast, where large capes lend complexity to both the physical environment and the ecosystem response. The relatively straight coastline and broad, deep shelf greatly simplify the physical environment, so that processes responsible for much of the variance are more easily identified. The system response from mid-Oregon northward, although not strictly two-dimensional, is more so than many other coastal areas. Consequently, the system is amenable to the testing of relatively simple models integrating wind forcing with physical, chemical and biological responses in the upper water column.

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Table of contents :
Content:
Edited by
Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

Acknowledgements
Page v

Contributors
Page vii

Preface
Pages ix-x
M.R. Landry, B.M. Hickey

Chapter 1 Broad-Scale Distributional Patterns of Hydrographic Variables on the Washington/Oregon Shelf Original Research Article
Pages 1-40
M.R. Landry, J.R. Postel, W.K. Peterson, J. Newman

Chapter 2 Patterns and Processes of Circulation over the Washington Continental Shelf and Slope Original Research Article
Pages 41-115
B.M. Hickey

Chapter 3 Primary Production in Washington Coastal Waters Original Research Article
Pages 117-138
M.J. Perry, J.P. Bolger, D.C. English

Chapter 4 Phytoplankton – Nitrogen Interactions Original Research Article
Pages 139-173
Q. Dortch, J.R. Postel

Chapter 5 Abundance, Distribution, and Grazing Impact of Zooplankton on the Washington Shelf Original Research Article
Pages 175-210
M.R. Landry, C.J. Lorenzen

Chapter 6 Coastal Upwelling Dynamics Original Research Article
Pages 211-253
A.J. Hermann, B.M. Hickey, M.R. Landry, D.F. Winter

Chapter 7 Seasonal Dynamics of Suspended Particulate Matter Original Research Article
Pages 255-285
L.F. Small, H. Pak, D.M. Nelson, C.S. Weimer

Chapter 8 Sediment Transport and Deposition on the Washington Continental Shelf Original Research Article
Pages 287-348
N.B. Kachel, J.D. Smith

Chapter 9 Benthos and its Interaction with Bottom Boundary Layer Processes Original Research Article
Pages 349-365
P.A. Jumars, K. Banse

Chapter 10 Chemical Cycling in Washington’s Coastal Zone Original Research Article
Pages 367-509
R. Carpenter, M.L. Peterson

Chapter 11 Oceanographic Influences on the Dynamics of Commercially Fished Populations Original Research Article
Pages 511-565
L.W. Botsford, D.A. Armstrong, J.M. Shenker

Chapter 12 Surf-Zone Ecology and Dynamics Original Research Article
Pages 567-594
J. Lewin, C.T. Schaefer, D.F. Winter

Chapter 13 Coastal Oceanography of Washington and Oregon: A Summary and a Prospectus for Future Studies Original Research Article
Pages 595-599
B.M. Hickey, M.R. Landry

Subject Index
Pages 601-607