Turtle restoration, biofuels, interdisciplinarity–This week’s CoEnv published research

Each week we share the latest publications coming from the College of the Environment. This week, nine new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science or published online:

 

1. Title:  Incidental nest predation in freshwater turtles: inter- and intraspecific differences in vulnerability are explained by relative crypsis (abstract; subscription required for full article)

Authors: Wirsing, Aaron J.¹; Phillips, Julia R.²; Obbard, Martyn E.³; Murray, Dennis L.²

1. Univ Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
2. Trent Univ, Dept Biol
3. Trent Univ, Wildlife Res & Dev Sect, Ontario Minist Nat Resources

Journal: OECOLOGIA

 

2. Title:  Dissipation of wave energy and turbulence in a shallow coral reef lagoon (abstract; subscription required for full article)

Authors: Huang, Zhi-Cheng¹; Lenain, Luc¹; Melville, W. Kendall¹; Middleton, Jason H.²; Reineman, Benjamin¹; Statom, Nicholas¹; McCabe, Ryan M.³

1. Univ Calif San Diego, Scripps Inst Oceanog
2. Univ New S Wales
3. Univ Washington, School of Oceanography

Journal: JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS

 

3. Title:  Nitrogen leaching following whole-tree and bole-only harvests on two contrasting Pacific Northwest sites (abstract; subscription required for full article)

Authors: Devine, Warren D.¹; Footen, Paul W.¹; Strahm, Brian D.²; Harrison, Robert B.¹; Terry, Thomas A.³; Harrington, Timothy B.⁴

1. Univ Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
2. Virginia Tech, Dept Forest Resources & Environm Conservat
3. Weyerhaeuser Co, Western Forestry Res
4. USDA Forest Serv, Pacific NW Res Stn

Journal: FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

 

4. Title:  Tree spatial patterns in fire-frequent forests of western North America, including mechanisms of pattern formation and implications for designing fuel reduction and restoration treatments (abstract; subscription required for full article)

Authors: Larson, Andrew J.¹; Churchill, Derek²

1. Univ Montana, Dept Forest Management, Coll Forestry & Conservat
2. Univ Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences

Journal: FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

 

5. Title:  Rapid sediment removal from the Columbia River plume near field (abstract; subscription required for full article)

Authors: Nowacki, Daniel J.¹; Horner-Devine, Alexander R.; Nash, Jonathan D.²; Jay, David A.³

1. Univ Washington, School of Oceanography, Dept Civil & Environm Engn
2. Oregon State Univ, Coll Ocean & Atmospher Sci
3. Portland State Univ, Dept Civil & Environm Engn

Journal: CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH

 

6. Title:  A New Model for Training Graduate Students to Conduct Interdisciplinary, Interorganizational, and International Research (abstract; subscription required for full article)

Authors: Schmidt, Amanda H.¹; Robbins, Alicia S. T.; Combs, Julie K.; Freeburg, Adam³; Jesperson, Robert G.²; Rogers, Haldre S.⁵; Sheldon, Kimberly S.⁴; Wheat, Elizabeth⁶

1. Oberlin Coll, Dept Geol
2. Univ Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
3. Univ Washington, Dept Anthropol
4. Univ Washington, Dept Biol
5. Rice Univ, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol
6. Univ Washington, Program on the Environment

Journal: BIOSCIENCE

 

7. Title:  Converting lignocellulosic solid waste into ethanol for the State of Washington: An investigation of treatment technologies and environmental impacts (abstract; subscription required for full article)

Authors: Schmitt, Elliott¹; Bura, Renata¹; Gustafson, Rick¹; Cooper, Joyce²; Vajzovic, Azra¹

1. Univ Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
2. Univ Washington, Dept Mech Engn

Journal: BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

 

8. Title:  Marine Microgels (abstract; subscription required for full article)

Authors: Verdugo, Pedro^1,2

1. Univ Washington, Dept Bioengn
2. Univ Washington, Friday Harbor Labs

Journal: ANNUAL REVIEW OF MARINE SCIENCE

 

9. Title:  Wildland Fire Science for Management: Federal Fire Manager Information Needs, Sources, and Uses (abstract; subscription required for full article)

Authors: Ryan, Clare M.¹; Cerveny, Lee K.²

1. Univ Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
2. US Forest Serv, Pacific NW Res Stn

Journal: WESTERN JOURNAL OF APPLIED FORESTRY