Researchers estimate that ocean acidity has risen by about 30% since the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century, but they need better data to improve assessments of where the problem is most severe, and to model future trends. A meeting on campus this week, involving oceanographers from more than 20 countries, aimed to develop plans to build on existing observation networks, giving buoys and other monitoring devices the ability to make standardized ocean acidification measurements. Read more here!
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As flotsam from Japan’s 2011 tsunami is showing up on Pacific Northwest shores, it is carrying a host of invasive species. Scientists are busily categorizing these species, and thinking about what will happen next. Read more here.
With receding sea ice allowing energy exploration in the Arctic, the US is set to unveil a five-year leasing plan that seeks to minimize the negative environmental impact of the drilling. SMEA‘s Tom Leschine is quoted. Read more here. The Elwha Dam removal was finished earlier this year, and Lake Aldwell behind it has drained. While the effects can be seen clearly in the public lookout and webcam installed with a view of the former Elwha Dam site, what is less obvious is the work in the fall and winter in which 30,000 native plants were planted both at the Elwha Dam site 5 miles from the mouth of the Elwha River and 8 miles upstream from there, near the Glines Canyon Dam. Read more here. Each week we share the latest publications coming from the College of the Environment. This week, three new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science or published online. 1. Title: Comparison of Statistical Population Reconstruction Using Full and Pooled Adult Age-Class Data (OPEN ACCESS!) Authors: Skalski, John R.1; Millspaugh, Joshua J.2; Clawson, Michael V.3 1. Univ Washington, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences Journal: PLoS ONE
2. Title: Collaboration, Legitimacy, and Awareness in Puget Sound MPAs (abstract only; subscription required for full access) Authors: Hard, Clara H.1; Hoelting, Kristin R.1; Christie, Patrick1,2; Pollnac, Richard B.3,4 1. Univ Washington, School of Marine & Environmental Affairs Journal: COASTAL MANAGEMENT
3. Title: Vertical and horizontal movement patterns of scyphozoan jellyfish in a fjord-like estuary (OPEN ACCESS!) Authors: Moriarty, Pamela E.2,3; Andrews, Kelly S.1; Harvey, Chris J.1; Kawase, Mitsuhiro4 1. NOAA, NW Fisheries Sci Ctr, Natl Marine Fisheries Serv Journal: MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES In 2001, scores of quakes of magnitude 4.0 or less shook the Spokane area. Now, armed with the right tools, scientists want to find out what was at fault. ESS‘ Douglas Gibbons is guiding installation of strong-motion sensors, as part of a project called NetQuakes, to help improve understanding of what lies beneath Spokane. Read more here! |
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Satellite observations show the extent of the Arctic’s floating ice that melts and refreezes every year was 318,000 square miles less last week than the same day period in 2007, the year of record low extent, and the lowest observed at this time of year since records began in 1979. Research from the Polar Science Center is mentioned; read more
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