Scientists dissecting the remains of the disastrous 1980 explosion of Mt. St. Helens in Washington state say that crystal formations trapped in volcanic rocks hold important clues about when a magma-loaded mountain is about to blow — a discovery that could help volcanologists make more accurate predictions about future eruptions. ESS‘ Olivier Bachmann is quoted. Read more here!
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Each week we share the latest publications coming from the College of the Environment. This week, four new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science or published online. 1. Title: Basin-scale patterns in the abundance of SAR11 subclades, marine Actinobacteria (OM1), members of the Roseobacter clade and OCS116 in the South Atlantic (abstract; subscription required for full article) Authors: Morris, Robert M.1; Frazar, Christian D.1; Carlson, Craig A.2 1. Univ Washington, School of Oceanography Journal: ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
2. Title: MCAK activity at microtubule tips regulates spindle microtubule length to promote robust kinetochore attachment (abstract; subscription required for full article) Authors: Domnitz, Sarah B.1; Wagenbach, Michael1; Decarreau, Justin1; Wordeman, Linda1,2 1. Univ Washington, Sch Med, Dept Physiol & Biophys Journal: JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY
3. Title: EFFECTS OF PREDATOR EXCLUSION STRUCTURES AS AGENTS OF ECOLOGICAL DISTURBANCE TO INFAUNAL COMMUNITIES IN GEODUCK CLAM AQUACULTURE PLOTS IN SOUTHERN PUGET SOUND, WASHINGTON, USA (abstract; subscription required for full article) Authors: VanBlaricom, Glenn R.1; Galloway, Aaron W. E.; McPeek, Kathleen; Price, Jennifer L.; Cordell, Jeffrey R.; Dethier, Megan N.2; Armstrong, David A.; McDonald, P. Sean 1. Univ Washington, US Geol Survey, Washington Cooperat Fish & Wildlife Res Unit Journal: JOURNAL OF SHELLFISH RESEARCH
4. Title: Mid-Holocene mean climate in the south eastern Pacific and its influence on South America (abstract; subscription required for full article) Authors: Carre, Matthieu1; Azzoug, Moufok1; Bentaleb, Ilhem1; Chase, Brian M.1,2; Fontugne, Michel3; Jackson, Donald4; Ledru, Marie-Pierre8; Maldonado, Antonio5; Sachs, Julian P.6; Schauer, Andrew J.7 1. Univ Montpellier 2, CNRS, Inst Sci Evolut Montpellier Journal: QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
When a train goes by you see it, you hear it, you also feel it shake the ground. It doesn’t end there. The sheer weight of millions of pounds travels deep down into the ground. UW experts are studying the process. Read more here.
Check out this neato animation of the Vashon glacier over the past 19,000 years. The model was developed by ESS affiliate assistant professor Ralph Haugerud and others:
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