Here we are along a one-mile nature trail following the bay side of the Hatfield Marine Science Center along the Yaquina Estuary in Newport, Oregon. Here in Yaquina Bay high tide brings saltwater from the ocean to mix with freshwater flowing down the Yaquina River. Within an estuary, there are four habitats: open water, eelgrass beds, tideflats, and salt marshes. A fifth habitat, the uplands, is the land adjacent to the estuary.
Contact Information:
Affiliation (e.g., university, agency, non-profit): Oregon State University
Field Station, Marine Lab or Field Site Name: Hatfield Marine Science Center - Oregon State University
Website of Field Station, Marine Lab: https://hmsc.oregonstate.edu
Contact: Itchung Cheung
Contact Email: itchung.cheung@oregonstate.edu
Video Information:
Video Developed by: Itchung CheungDate of Video Recording: 12/23/2025
Time of Day Video Recorded: 4:30 pm
Season: Winter
Content Topics: Species - Diversity, Species - Invasives, Species - Relationships, Species - Trophic Levels, Species - Adaptations, Habitat - Abiotic, Habitat - Structure, Habitat - Succession, Habitat - Other, Processes - Soil Formation/Decomposition, Processes - Water, Processes - Biotic, Processes - Other
Video Site Number: Site 1
North Orientation: Black selfie stick with green tape laying on the ground.
Location and Environment
Country: United States of AmericaState: Oregon
Latitude: 44.619216
Longitude: -124.045203
Elevation: 0-2,500 ft
Slope: Flat
Aspect: None
Human Elements: Foot Bridge, HMSC Historic Housing Buildings, Teal Liquid Gas Tank
Human-Environment Interactions: Human-Environment Interactions - Urbanization
Human-Environment Interactions Details: Bridge, buildings and Fuel Tank
Climate Zones: Temperate
Biomes: Temperate Forest, Oceans, Estuaries, Streams and Rivers, Wetlands
Habitat Types: Aquatic - Marine, Aquatic - Freshwater, Aquatic - Brackish, Wetland - Saltwater, Wetland - Freshwater, Wetland - Brackish
Vegetation Types: The salt marsh is a wetland habitat that lies in protected areas along the fringes of the estuary, above the tideflats and below the uplands
Additional Data:
Associated 360 Degree Videos Content:
https://thevirtualfield.org/360-degree-seasonal-videos/?_fsml_name=hatfield-marine-science-center-oregon-state-univer
Publications:
https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/0v8383459,
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No
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