The importance of salmon to the Pacific Northwestâ€" economic, recreational, symbolicâ€" is
enormous. Generations ago, salmon were abundant from central California through Idaho …

The rate of evolution and the scope of phenotypic plasticity can be assessed by studying the
adaptation of an introduced population to a new habitat and the response of established …

The continued decline of Columbia River salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) populations has long
focused concerns on habitat changes upriver, particularly the effects of large hydroelectric …

With increasing restoration initiatives for coastal wetlands, the question of 'What are we
restoring to?'becomes more pressing. The goal of this paper is to explore restoration …

West Coast estuaries are geologically young and composed of a variety of
geomorphological types. These estuaries range from large fjords to shallow lagoons; from …

Most hydrologic trends result from a combination of climatic and human influences, and
analyses of hydrologic changes often do not differentiate these factors, despite the obvious …

Multiple stressors in estuaries can cause declines in native species and impairment of
ecosystem goods and services. In contrast, one stressor—the introduction of non-native …

ARTICLES Page 1 ARTICLES ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO WATERSHED PROTECTION By
ROBERT W. ADLER* I. INTRODUCTION ................................................... 974 A. Searching for …

Many stocks of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) have become extinct over the last
century, and other stocks currently are declining and risk extinction. Habitat degradation has …

Estuaries are the point of convergence for almost the entire array of coastal and ocean
environmental issues. Management of these rapidly changing environments requires a …