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Fin whale noises, coral acidification, and a global chemical reactor – This week’s CoEnv published research

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

1. Title: Source levels of fin whale 20 Hz pulses measured in the Northeast Pacific Ocean (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

Authors: Weirathmueller, Michelle J.[ 1 ] ; Wilcock, William S. D.[ 1 ] ; Soule, Dax C.[ 1 ]
[ 1 ] Univ Washington, School of Oceanography

Journal: JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

 

2. Title: Coral calcification feels the acid (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

Authors: Gagnon, Alexander C.[1,2,3]
[ 1 ] Univ Calif Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, Div Earth Sci
[ 2 ] Univ Calif Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, Mol Foundry
[ 3 ] Univ Washington, School of Oceanography

Journal: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 

3. Title: Did life originate from a global chemical reactor? (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

Authors: Stueeken, E. E.[ 1,2 ] ; Anderson, R. E.[ 2,3 ] ; Bowman, J. S.[ 2,3 ] ; Brazelton, W. J.[ 2,3 ] ; Colangelo-Lillis, J.[ 2,3,5 ] ; Goldman, A. D.[ 2,4,6 ] ; Som, S. M.[ 2,1,7,8 ] ; Baross, J. A.[ 2,3 ]
[ 1 ] Univ Washington, Department of Earth and Space Science
[ 2 ] Univ Washington, Astrobiology Program
[ 3 ] Univ Washington, School of Oceanography
[ 4 ] Univ Washington, Dept Microbiol
[ 5 ] McGill Univ, Dept Earth & Planetary Sci
[ 6 ] Princeton Univ, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol
[ 7 ] Blue Marble Space Inst Sci
[ 8 ] NASA, Exobiol Branch, Ames Res Ctr

Journal: GEOBIOLOGY

 

4. Title: Estimation of hyperspectral inherent optical properties from in-water radiometry: error analysis and application to in situ data (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

Authors: Rehm, Eric[ 1 ] ; Mobley, Curtis D.[ 2 ]
[ 1 ] Univ Washington, School of Oceanography
[ 2 ] Sequoia Sci Inc

Journal: APPLIED OPTICS

 

5. Title: Foray foraging behavior: seasonally variable, food-driven migratory behavior in two calanoid copepod species (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

Authors: Pierson, James J.[ 1 ] ; Frost, Bruce W.[ 2 ] ; Leising, Andrew W.[ 3 ]
[ 1 ] UMCES, Horn Point Lab
[ 2 ] Univ Washington, School of Oceanography
[ 3 ] NOAA SW Fisheries Sci Ctr, Div Environm Res

Journal: MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

 

6. Title: Revision of the genus Ulvella (Ulvellaceae, Ulvophyceae) based on morphology and tufA gene sequences of species in culture, with Acroehaete and Pringsheimiella placed in synonymy (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

Authors: Nielsen, Ruth[ 1 ] ; Petersen, Gitte[ 1 ] ; Seberg, Ole[ 1 ] ; Daugbjerg, Niels[ 2 ] ; O’Kelly, Charles J.[ 3 ] ; Wysor, Brian[ 4 ]
[ 1 ] Nat Hist Museum Denmark, Herbarium
[ 2 ] Dept Biol, DK-2100 Copenhagen O
[ 3 ] Univ Washington, Friday Harbor Labs
[ 4 ] Roger Williams Univ, Dept Biol Marine Biol & Environm Sci

Journal: PHYCOLOGIA

 

7. Title: Twelve-year responses of planted and naturally regenerating conifers to variable-retention harvest in the Pacific Northwest, USA (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

Authors: Urgenson, Lauren S.[ 1 ] ; Halpern, Charles B.[ 1 ] ; Anderson, Paul D.[ 2 ]
[ 1 ] Univ Washington, Coll Environm, School of Environmental & Forest Sciences
[ 2 ] US Forest Serv, USDA, Pacific NW Res Stn

Journal: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE RECHERCHE FORESTIERE

March 21st, 2013 | Tags: , , , , ,

Supramolecular dynamics of mucus – This week’s CoEnv published research

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

1. Title: Frustule-related gene transcription and the influence of diatom community composition on silica precipitation in an iron-limited environment (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

Authors: Durkin, Colleen A.[ 1 ] ; Marchetti, Adrian[ 1,2 ] ; Bender, Sara J.[ 1 ] ; Truong, Tiffany[ 1 ] ; Morales, Rhonda[ 1 ] ; Mock, Thomas[ 3 ] ; Armbrust, E. Virginia[ 1 ]
[ 1 ] Univ Washington, School of Oceanography
[ 2 ] Univ N Carolina, Dept Marine Sci
[ 3 ] Univ E Anglia, Sch Environm Sci

Journal: LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

 

2. Title: Native versus exotic community patterns across three scales: Roles of competition, environment and incomplete invasion (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

Authors: Bennett, Joseph R.[ 1,2 ] ; Dunwiddie, Peter W.[ 3 ] ; Giblin, David E.[ 4 ] ;Arcese, Peter[ 1 ]

[ 1 ] Univ British Columbia, Ctr Appl Conservat Res
[ 2 ] Univ Queensland, Environm Decis Grp
[ 3 ] Univ Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
[ 4 ] Univ Washington, Burke Museum Nat Hist & Culture

Journal: PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS

 

3. Title: Life-Cycle Assessment for the Production of Bioethanol from Willow Biomass Crops via Biochemical Conversion (document not available)

Authors: Budsberg, Erik[ 4 ] ; Rastogi, Mohit[ 4 ] ; Puettmann, Maureen E.[ 5 ] ; Caputo, Jesse[ 3 ] ; Balogh, Stephen[ 3 ] ; Volk, Timothy A.[ 3 ] ; Gustafson, Richard[ 1 ] ; Johnson, Leonard[ 2 ]

[ 1 ] Univ Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
[ 2 ] Univ Idaho
[ 3 ] SUNY Syracuse, Coll Environm Sci & Forestry
[ 4 ] Univ Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
[ 5 ] WoodLife Environm Consultants LLC

Journal: FOREST PRODUCTS JOURNAL

 

4. Title: Addressing Unknown Variability in Seemingly Fixed National Forest Estimates: Aboveground Forest Biomass for Renewable Energy (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

Authors: Suntana, A. S.[ 1,2,3 ] ; Turnblom, E. C.[ 4 ] ; Vogt, K. A.[ 1,5,6 ]

[ 1 ] Univ Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
[ 2 ] RMI, Bogor, Indonesia
[ 3 ] Surya Inst, Sustainable Terr Management & Integrated Renewabl
[ 4 ] Univ Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
[ 5 ] Interforest LLC
[ 6 ] Renewol LLC

Journal: ENERGY SOURCES PART A-RECOVERY UTILIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS

 

5. Title: Interactions Between HIV/AIDS and the Environment: Toward a Syndemic Framework (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

Authors: Talman, Anna[ 1 ] ; Bolton, Susan[ 2 ] ; Walson, Judd L.[ 1,3,4 ]

[ 1 ] Univ Washington, Dept Global Hlth
[ 2 ] Univ Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
[ 3 ] Univ Washington, Dept Med
[ 4 ] Univ Washington, Dept Pediat

Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

 

6. Title: The Latitudinal Dependence of Shear and Mixing in the Pacific Transiting the Critical Latitude for PSI (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

Authors: MacKinnon, J. A.[ 1 ] ; Alford, M. H.[ 2,3 ] ; Pinkel, Rob[ 1 ] ; Klymak, Jody[ 4 ] ; Zhao, Zhongxiang[ 2 ]

[ 1 ] Scripps Inst Oceanog
[ 2 ] Univ Washington, Appl Phys Lab
[ 3 ] Univ Washington, School of Oceanography
[ 4 ] Univ Victoria

Journal: JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

 

7. Title: Parametric Subharmonic Instability of the Internal Tide at 29 degrees N (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

Authors: MacKinnon, J. A.[ 1 ] ; Alford, M. H.[ 2,3 ] ; Sun, Oliver[ 4 ] ; Pinkel, Rob[ 1 ] ; Zhao, Zhongxiang[ 2,3 ] ; Klymak, Jody[ 5 ]

 1 ] Univ Calif San Diego, Scripps Inst Oceanog
[ 2 ] Univ Washington, Appl Phys Lab
[ 3 ] Univ Washington, School of Oceanography
[ 4 ] Woods Hole Oceanog Inst
[ 5 ] Univ Victoria, Victoria

Journal: JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

 

8. Title: Internal Bores and Breaking Internal Tides on the Oregon Continental Slope (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

Authors: Martini, Kim I.[ 1 ] ; Alford, Matthew H.[ 2,3 ] ; Kunze, Eric[ 2,3 ] ; Kelly, Samuel M.[ 4 ] ; Nash, Jonathan D.[ 4 ]

[ 1 ] Univ Alaska Fairbanks
[ 2 ] Univ Washington, Appl Phys Lab
[ 3 ] Univ Washington, School of Oceanography
[ 4 ] Oregon State Univ, Coll Ocean & Atmospher Sci

Journal: JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

 

9. Title: Supramolecular Dynamics of Mucus (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

Authors: Verdugo, Pedro

[ 1 ] Univ Washington, Friday Harbor Labs

Journal: COLD SPRING HARBOR PERSPECTIVES IN MEDICINE

 

10. Title: Temporal variation in river nutrient and dissolved lignin phenol concentrations and the impact of storm events on nutrient loading to Hood Canal, Washington, USA (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

Authors: Ward, Nicholas D.[ 1 ] ; Richey, Jeffrey E.[ 1 ] ; Keil, Richard G.[ 1 ]

[ 1 ] Univ Washington, School of Oceanography

Journal: BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

March 13th, 2013 | Tags: , , ,

Long-term relationships, access to data drive sustainability institutions’ success

Lisa Graumlich, Dean of the College of the Environment, spoke at the annual meeting of AAAS last month.

Successful sustainability research initiatives are grounded in long-standing relationships among scientists, local communities and decision-makers, and widely accessible research data and results, shared CoEnv Dean Lisa Graumlich at last month’s AAAS meeting. She spoke as part of a panel of deans, directors, and department heads who are all interested in bringing science to bear to meet societal issues around sustainability. Read the full article from UW News here.

March 12th, 2013 | Tags: , ,

Slow motion earthquake from Vancouver Island to southern Washington the longest yet recorded

Between August and October 2012, the Pacific Northwest experienced the longest slow slip event ever recorded. It started on Vancouver Island in Canada (red dots), and over several weeks migrated south into the Olympic Mountains and deeper into Washington state (blue dots). Credit: Source: A. Wech

Slow motion earthquakes, called “slow slips”, are a phenomenon that scientists are just coming to understand. And one of the longest of these events, which some say portend more high-intensity temblors, happened last fall in across the PNW. ESS’ John Vidale is quoted; read the full article by Science News here.

March 12th, 2013 | Tags: , ,

Remote clouds responsible for climate models’ glitch in tropical rainfall

Climate models that don’t portray enough clouds in the Southern Ocean have led to a persistent bias elsewhere on the planet: greater rainfall in the tropics. ATMO’s Yen-Ting Hwang and Dargan Frierson discovered this connection; read the full story from UW News here.

March 12th, 2013 | Tags: ,

UW nautilus expedition may have spied new species

A University of Washington research team has captured color photographs of what could be a previously undocumented species of chambered nautilus, a cephalopod mollusk often classified as a “living fossil,” in the waters off American Samoa in the South Pacific.

A samoan nautilus.

Peter Ward/UW

A Samoan nautilus about 2 miles offshore is seen in this photo from February 2013. At this location, the water was about 1,200 feet deep and the nautilus was at a depth of about 75 feet.

“This is certainly a new taxon, but we are not sure if it is a new species, subspecies or variety,” said UW paleontologist Peter Ward, who led the expedition to Samoa and Fiji.  Read the full UW News article here.

March 12th, 2013 | Tags: ,

Rock-eaters: strong teeth evolved due to volcanic dust

Archeologists have long assumed the evolutionary development of strong, thick-enameled teeth coincides with a mammals shift to a diet of field grasses. However, a new study in Nature Communications shows some Argentine mammals developed sturdy chompers in response to gritty volcanic dust that appeared in their tropical rainforest habitat. “The assumption about grasslands and the evolution of these teeth was based on animal fossils,” said co-author Caroline Strömberg, from Earth and Space Sciences. “No one had looked in detail at evidence from the plant record before. Our findings show that you shouldn’t assume adaptations always came about in the same way, that the trigger is the same environment every time.” Read the full article from Red Orbit.

March 6th, 2013 | Tags: ,
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