Thank You! to the CeRF 2009 SponSoRS and ContRibutoRS The Coastal and Estuarine Research Foundation is grateful to the sponsors and contributors who have stepped forward to support the 2009 biennial conference through funds or significant in-kind services. Their support testifies to the importance and relevance of the conference and to the generosity of the estuarine and coastal sciences community. MaJoR SponSoRS OWOW, COastal OC rM, natiOnal Marine FOUNDATION ManageMent BranCh PrOteCted areas Center na Oa fisheries, OffiCe Of Center fOr sPOnsOred haBitat COnservatiOn COastal OCean researCh otheR SponSoRS o regon department of Land and Conservation anonymous donor via Community Foundation of South puget Sound u.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - pacific Region Coastalp rogram noaa, national ocean Services Western association of Marine Laboratories Restore america’s estuaries Lower Columbia River estuary partnership alliance for Coastal technologies INK - ind SponSoRS OR DLCD, Coastal Program South Slough Estuarine Reserve NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service EPA, Western Ecology Division Dauphin Island Sea Lab New Hampshire Sea Grant Oregon Sea Grant Society of Wetland Scientists - Pacific Northwest Chapter 20th Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation p oRtLand, oRegon · 1-5 noveMbeR 2009 Contents Welcome to the 20th Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation! ................................................2 CERF 2009 Conference Leadership Committee .......................................................................................................................3 CERF Governing Board, Committees, Journal and Staff ..........................................................................................................4 Conference at-a-Glance ............................................................................................................................................................5 Special Events, Workshops & Social Functions-at-a-Glance .....................................................................................................6 Working Towards a Carbon-Neutral Conference .....................................................................................................................7 Sustainability Efforts at the Oregon Convention Center ..........................................................................................................7 CERF Conference Recording Policy ........................................................................................................................................7 Child Care ...............................................................................................................................................................................8 Concessions ............................................................................................................................................................................8 Parking at the Oregon Convention Center ..............................................................................................................................8 Conference Registration .........................................................................................................................................................8 Computer Central ...................................................................................................................................................................8 Poster Presentations ................................................................................................................................................................8 Plenary Session and 2009 Scientific Awards Presentation .........................................................................................................9 CERF 2009 Conference Keynote Address ................................................................................................................................9 Monday Oral Presentations .............................................................................................................................................. 10-17 Tuesday Oral Presentations............................................................................................................................................... 18-23 Chautauquas (Forums) ..................................................................................................................................................... 24-27 Climate Change ...........................................................................................................................................................24 Salmon (Past, Present, Future) .....................................................................................................................................24 Ocean Acidification—The Other CO2 Problem ............................................................................................................26 Puget Sound/Urban Estuaries ......................................................................................................................................27 Wednesday Oral Presentations ......................................................................................................................................... 28-35 Thursday Oral Presentations ............................................................................................................................................ 36-43 Monday-Tuesday Poster Sessions ..................................................................................................................................... 44-50 Wednesday-Thursday Poster Sessions .............................................................................................................................. 51-57 Poster Hall and Exhibit Area Map ......................................................................................................................................... 58 CERF 2009 Workshops & Additional Workshop Discussions .............................................................................................. 59 Exhibitor Roster .................................................................................................................................................................... 60 OCC First Level .................................................................................................................................................................... 61 Special Meeting and Social Function Descriptions ................................................................................................................. 62 Oral & Poster Author Index ............................................................................................................................................. 64-75 Become a member of CERF! ................................................................................................................................................. 82 1 Welcome to the 20th Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation! Gr eetingS to aLL CeRF 2009 ConFeRenCe attendeeS! On behalf of the entire Conference Planning Team and the CERF Board of Directors, we are pleased to welcome you to the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation’s 20th Biennial International Conference in Portland, Oregon. Our conference theme is “Estuaries and Coasts in a Changing World.” As with all CERF meetings (and ERF meetings past), this theme is reflected in the mix of scientific and management-oriented presentations as well as a focus on regional issues of the Pacific Northwest. We are proud to present a full slate of 974 oral and 408 And since you taxed your carbon budget just traveling poster presentations in ten concurrent sessions most days and eleven to the meeting, you can forget the car and just hop on some as well as an exciting lineup of keynote presenters, a rich on the MAX Light Rail and other public transit that offering of workshops and field trips, interesting vendor and sponsor stops right outside the Convention Center doors. booths, and interaction areas inside an enormous poster hall. Your Planning this meeting has been a group venture. response to our Call for Papers was very impressive, especially Our planning team has been working for over two considering economic constraints we all face, and you have helped to years toward this first week of November 2009. make this a robust scientific conference! Portland would not have been ready for you and We meet in the Oregon Convention Center, a showcase venue in the other participants without the tremendous the middle of Portland. The center pursues sustainability and efforts of the CERF 2009 steering committee, environmentally friendly practices and is ideal for spontaneous CERF headquarters staff, the Schneider Group, and conversations and get-togethers. We have planned social activities each member of our excellent team of volunteers including a Fun Run, contests, receptions, and performances to help and workers. Many dedicated people have given you get acquainted or re-acquainted with friends and colleagues from selflessly of their time and talent to ensure that you far and wide. We hope you will get out and enjoy Portland and do your have the best Federation conference experience best to “keep Portland weird.” Talk about River City! This town has possible. So thanks to them, and thanks to you for