Links and Publications Regarding the Upper Klamath Basin, their Wetlands and Restoration.

There are many publications and websites that have things to contribute to an understanding of the Klamath Basin and especially the water issues in the basin. We have included several publications along with links to some of the websites that represent the opinions of various constituencies in the basin. Please understand that the existence of a link on this page in no way endorses the opinions on that page.

KWERI seeks to make information available so that all are informed and we trust that a thoughtful consideration of all sides of an issue will lead to the best solutions. KWERI also understands that ultimately it's the values of anyone considering the facts of an issue that leads to their conclusions, and we don't all hold the same values. It is the values that weight the various facts and their balance with respect to other facts. We hope that all will recognize that heartfelt values are in play on all sides and that this will guide the development of civil, respectful discourse and considerations toward those that ultimately pay a price whether that's loss of rights or taxes to mitigate damage or compromise of ecological ideals.

Klamath Basin biology and water quality Publications

• Aldous, A., P. McCormick, C. Ferguson, S. Graham, and C. Craft. Hydrologic Regime Controls Soil Phosphorus Fluxes in Restoration and Undisturbed Wetlands. Restoration Ecology 13, no. 2 (2005): 341-347.
• Aldous, A. R., C. B. Craft, C. J. Stevens, M. J. Barry, and L. B. Bach. Soil Phosphorus Release from a Restoration Wetland, Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon. Wetlands 27, no. 4 (2007): 1025-1035.
• Blake, T. A., M. G. Blake, W. Kittredge, and Inc ebrary. Balancing Water Restoring the Klamath Basin. University of California Press, 2000.  
• Blouin, Michael S., Ivan C. Phillipsen, and Kirsten J. Monsen. Population structure and conservation genetics of the Oregon spotted frog, Rana pretiosa. Conservation Genetics 11, no. 6 (7, 2010): 2179-2194.  
• Burke, Susan M., Richard M. Adams, and Wesley W. Wallender. Water banks and environmental water demands: Case of the Klamath Project. Water Resources Research 40 (September 28, 2004): 9 PP.  
• Ciotti, D., Griffith, S. M., Kann, J., & Baham, J. (2010). Nutrient and Sediment Transport on Flood-Irrigated Pasture in the Klamath Basin, Oregon. Rangeland Ecology & Management, 63(3), 308–316.
• Colman, Steven M., J. Platt Bradbury, and Joseph G. Rosenbaum. Paleolimnology and Paleoclimate Studies in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon. Journal of Paleolimnology 31, no. 2 (2, 2004): 129-138.  
• Committee on Hydrology, Ecology, and Fishes of the Klamath River, National Research Council.Hydrology, Ecology, and Fishes of the Klamath River Basin. Washington, D.C.: THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS, 2008. 
• Doremus, Holly D., and A. Dan Tarlock. Water war in the Klamath Basin: macho law, combat biology, and dirty politics. Island Press, 2008.  
• Duff, John H., Kurt D. Carpenter, Daniel T. Snyder, Karl K. Lee, Ronald J. Avanzino, and Frank J. Triska. Phosphorus and Nitrogen Legacy in a Restoration Wetland, Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon. Wetlands 29, no. 2 (6, 2009): 735-746.  
• Eilers, J.M., J. Kann, J. Cornett, K. Moser, and A. St. Amand. Paleolimnological evidence of change in a shallow, hypereutrophic lake: Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon, USA. Hydrobiologia 520, no. 1 (6, 2004): 7-18.  
• Elseroad, Adrien, and Allison R. Aldous.Williamson River Delta Preserve Vegetation Monitoring Early Action Projects 2003-2006. Research. Williamson River Delta Vegetation Monitoring. The Nature Conservancy, November 30, 2008.
• Elseroad, Adrien, Allison R. Aldous, Nathan T. Rudd, and Heather A. Hendrixson. Williamson River Delta Preserve vegetation monitoring: Tulana first-year post-breaching results. Research. Williamson River Delta Vegetation Monitoring. The Nature Conservancy, March 9, 2009.
• Elseroad, Adrien, Allison R. Aldous, and Carla J. Stevens. Williamson River Delta Preserve wetland vegetation monitoring 2000-2004. Research. Williamson River Delta Preserve vegetation monitoring. The Nature Conservancy, February 27, 2006.
• Elseroad, Adrien, Nathan Rudd, and Heather A. Hendrixson. Williamson River Delta Preserve vegetation monitoring: Goose Bay first-year post-breaching results. Research. Williamson River Delta Preserve vegetation monitoring. The Nature Conservancy, April 9, 2010.
• Falter, Margaret A., and Joseph J. Cech. Maximum ph Tolerance of Three Klamath Basin Fishes. Copeia 1991, no. 4 (December 13, 1991): 1109-1111.  
• Graham, S. A., C. B. Craft, P. V. McCormick, and A. Aldous. Forms and Accumulation of Soil P in Natural and Recently Restored Peatlands - Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon USA. Wetlands 25, no. 3 (2005): 594-606.  
• Higgins, M. J., C. A. Rock, R. Bouchard, and B. Wengrezynek. Controlling Agricultural Runoff by Use of Constructed Wetlands. In: Constructed wetlands for water quality improvement. CRC Press, 1993.
• Hoilman, Gene R., Mary K. Lindenberg, and Tamara M. Wood. Water Quality Conditions in Upper Klamath and Agency Lakes, Oregon, 2005. Government. U.S. Geological Survey,
• Kannarr, Kristofor E., Dwight Q. Tanner, Mary K. Lindenberg, and Tamara M. Wood. Water-Quality Data from Upper Klamath and Agency Lakes, Oregon, 2007-08. Research. USGS, May 5, 2010.
• Lindenberg, Mary K., and Tamara M. Wood. Water Quality of a Drained Wetland, Caledonia Marsh on Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon, after Flooding in 2006. Research. USGS.
• Murphy, Dennis D., and Paul S. Weiland. The Route to Best Science in Implementation of the Endangered Species Act's Consultation Mandate: The Benefits of Structured Effects Analysis. Environmental Management (12, 2010).  
• Mustafa, Atif, and Miklas Scholz. Nutrient Accumulation in Typha latifolia L. and Sediment of a Representative Integrated Constructed Wetland. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution (12, 2010).  
• Perry, L. G., S. M. Galatowitsch, and C. J. Rosen. Competitive control of invasive vegetation: a native wetland sedge suppresses Phalaris arundinacea in carbon-enriched soil. Journal of Applied Ecology 41, no. 1 (2004): 151-162.  
• Platt Bradbury, J., Steven M. Colman, and Richard L. Reynolds. The History of Recent Limnological Changes and Human Impact on Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon. Journal of Paleolimnology 31, no. 2 (2, 2004): 151-165.  
• Ray, Andrew M., and Richard S. Inouye. Development of vegetation in a constructed wetland receiving irrigation return flows. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 121, no. 4 (August 2007): 401-406.  
• Robin L. Miller, Miranda Fram, Roger Fujii, and Gail Wheeler. Subsidence reversal in a re-established wetland in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, USA. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science 6, no. 3 (October 1, 2008): 1.  
• Simon, Nancy S., Dennis Lynch, and Thomas N. Gallaher. Phosphorus Fractionation in Sediment Cores Collected In 2005 Before and After Onset of an Aphanizomenon flos-aquae Bloom in Upper Klamath Lake, OR, USA. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 204, no. 1 (4, 2009): 139-153.  
• Terwilliger, Mark R., Douglas F. Markle, and Jacob Kann. Associations between Water Quality and Daily Growth of Juvenile Shortnose and Lost River Suckers in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 132, no. 4 (7, 2003): 691-708.  
• Wong, Siana W., Matthew J. Barry, Allison R. Aldous, Nathan T. Rudd, Heather A. Hendrixson, and Carolyn M. Doehring. Nutrient Release from a Recently Flooded Delta Wetland: Comparison of Field Measurements to Laboratory Results. Wetlands (1, 2011).  

Links to sites discussing Klamath Basin wetland and water issues.

• KBRA Proponents
• KlamBlog
• Klamath Basin Water Crisis - An organization of Ranchers and Farmers generally opposed to the KBRA & KHSA
• Klamath Water Users Association - Klamath Project Farmers & Ranchers Association - a party to KBRA negotiations.
• The Nature Conservancy in Oregon - Williamson River Delta.
• Oregon Wild KBRA Information Page
• Sierra Club blog supporting the KHSA, but without actually taking a position on the KBRA
• Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge - Fish and Wildlife Service.
• USGS Klamath Basin Studies.
• USGS: Adaptive Management of Wood River Wetland, Upper Klamath Lake Basin, Oregon.
• Wood River Wetland Details | Oregon/Washington | Bureau of Land Management (BLM) | US Department of the Interior.