Natural science, social science mix in researcher’s work – Seattle Times

For SMEA‘s Kiki Jenkins, engaging people is the key to saving animals. Read about Kiki’s work, and her recently awarded Sloan Research Fellowship, here!

Three faculty members named Sloan Fellows – UW News

Kiki JenkinsThree members of the UW faculty are among 126 recipients of Sloan Research Fellowships, announced today (Feb. 19) by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.  The UW received two of just 12 fellowships awarded nationally in molecular biology.

The new UW fellows include Lekelia (Kiki) Jenkins, assistant professor in SMEA. Read more here!

 

Seattle’s fault zone and ravens’ space use – 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: DIFFERENCES IN SPACE USE BY COMMON RAVENS IN RELATION TO SEX, BREEDING STATUS, AND KINSHIP (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

Authors: Webb, William C.1; Marzluff, John M.1; Hepinstall-Cymerman, Jeff2

1. Univ Washington, College of the Environment
2. Univ Georgia, Warnell Sch Forestry & Nat Resources

Journal: THE CONDOR

 

2. Title: High-Iron Biosolids Compost-Induced Changes in Lead and Arsenic Speciation and Bioaccessibility in Co-contaminated Soils (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

AuthorsBrown, Sally L.1; Clausen, Ingrid1; Chappell, Mark A.2; Scheckel, Kirk G.3; Newville, Matthew4; Hettiarachchi, Ganga M.5

1. Univ Washington, College of the Environment
2. USA, Erdc, Environm Lab
3. US EPA, Natl Risk Management Res Lab
4. Univ Chicago, GSECARS
5. Kansas State Univ, Dep Agron

Journal: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

 

3. TitleHarmful algal blooms along the North American west coast region: History, trends, causes, and impacts (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

Authors: Lewitus, Alan J.1; Horner, Rita A.2; Caron, David A.3; Garcia-Mendoza, Ernesto4; Hickey, Barbara M.2; Hunter, Matthew5; Huppert, Daniel D.6; Kudela, Raphael M.7; Langlois, Gregg W.8; Largier, John L.9; Lessard, Evelyn J.2; RaLonde, Raymond10; Rensel, J. E. Jack11; Strutton, Peter G.12; Trainer, Vera L.13; Tweddle, Jacqueline F.12

1. NOAA, Ctr Sponsored Coastal Ocean Res, Natl Ctr Coastal Ocean Sci, Natl Ocean Serv
2. Univ Washington, School of Oceanography
3. Univ So Calif, Dept Biol Sci
4. Ctr Invest Cient & Educ Super Ensenada, Biol Oceanog Dept
5. Oregon Dept Fish & Wildlife
6. Univ Washington, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs
7. Univ Calif Santa Cruz, Inst Marine Sci
8. Calif Dept Publ Hlth
9. Univ Calif Davis, Bodega Marine Lab
10. Univ Alaska Fairbanks, Sch Fisheries & Ocean Sci, Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program
11. Rensel Associates Aquat Sci
12. Oregon State Univ, Coll Ocean & Atmospher Sci
13. NOAA, NW Fisheries Sci Ctr, Natl Marine Fisheries Serv, Marine Biotoxin Program

Journal: HARMFUL ALGAE

 

4. TitleGlobal Contraction of Antarctic Bottom Water between the 1980s and 2000s (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

Authors: Purkey, Sarah G.1; Johnson, Gregory C.

1. Univ Washington, School of Oceanography
2. NOAA Pacific Marine Environm Lab

Journal: JOURNAL OF CLIMATE

 

5. TitleBiomechanics of Larval Morphology Affect Swimming: Insights from the Sand Dollars Dendraster excentricus (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

AuthorsChan, Kit Yu Karen

Univ Washington, School of Oceanography

Journal: INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

 

6. TitleArgon supersaturation indicates low decadal-scale vertical mixing in the ocean thermocline (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

AuthorsEmerson, Steven1; Ito, Taka2; Hamme, Roberta C.3

1. Univ Washington, School of Oceanography
2. Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Earth & Atmospher Sci
3. Univ Victoria, Sch Earth & Ocean Sci

Journal: GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

 

7. TitleFixed nitrogen loss from the eastern tropical North Pacific and Arabian Sea oxygen deficient zones determined from measurements of N-2:Ar (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

AuthorsChang, Bonnie X.1; Devol, Allan H.1; Emerson, Steven R.1

1. Univ Washington, School of Oceanography

Journal: GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

 

8. TitleA NEW US POLAR RESEARCH VESSEL FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

Authors: Dunbar, Robert B.1; Alberts, Jon2; Ashjian, Carin3; Asper, Vernon4; Chayes, Dale5; Domack, Eugene6; Ducklow, Hugh7; Huber, Bruce5; Lawver, Lawrence8; Oliver, Daniel9; Russell, Doug10; Smith, Craig R.11; Vernet, Maria12

1. Stanford Univ
2. Univ Rhode Isl, Grad Sch Oceanog
3. Woods Hole Oceanog Inst, Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA
4. Univ So Mississippi, Dept Marine Sci
5. Columbia Univ, Lamont Doherty Earth Observ
6. Hamilton Coll
7. Marine Biol Lab, Ctr Ecosyst
8. Univ Texas Austin, Inst Geophys
9. Univ Alaska Fairbanks, Seward Marine Ctr
10. Univ Washington, School of Oceanography
11. Univ Hawaii Manoa, Dept Oceanog
12. Univ Calif San Diego, Scripps Inst Oceanog

Journal: OCEANOGRAPHY

 

9. TitleWestern limits of the Seattle fault zone and its interaction with the Olympic Peninsula, Washington (Abstract only; subscription required for full text)

Authors: Lamb, A. P.1; Liberty, L. M.1; Blakely, R. J.2; Pratt, T. L.3; Sherrod, B. L.3; van Wijk, K.1

1. Boise State Univ, Dept Geosci
2. US Geol Survey
3. Univ Washington, School of Oceanography

Journal: GEOSPHERE

USFWS Director & UW alum addresses challenges of 21st-century wildlife management

The challenges of managing and maintaining diverse wildlife populations across rural America and in the expanding footprints of our cities and suburbs, was the topic when Dan Ashe, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, returned to his alma mater earlier this month, giving the UW College of the Environment’s Annual Dean’s Lecture. Check out CoEnv Communications’ story on Dan’s visit here!

US setting Arctic drilling policy to protect environment, indigenous people – CS Monitor

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.

Jellyfish, MPAs and statistical population reconstruction – This week’s CoEnv published research

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. TitleComparison of Statistical Population Reconstruction Using Full and Pooled Adult Age-Class Data (OPEN ACCESS!)

AuthorsSkalski, John R.1; Millspaugh, Joshua J.2; Clawson, Michael V.3

1. Univ Washington, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
2. Univ Missouri, Dept Fisheries & Wildlife Sci
3. Univ Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences

Journal: PLoS ONE

 

2. TitleCollaboration, Legitimacy, and Awareness in Puget Sound MPAs (abstract only; subscription required for full access)

AuthorsHard, Clara H.1; Hoelting, Kristin R.1; Christie, Patrick1,2; Pollnac, Richard B.3,4

1. Univ Washington, School of Marine & Environmental Affairs
2. Univ Washington, Henry M Jackson Sch Int Studies
3. Univ Rhode Isl, Dept Marine Affairs
4. Univ Rhode Isl, Coastal Resources Ctr

Journal: COASTAL MANAGEMENT

 

3. TitleVertical 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
2. Kenyon Coll, Dept Biol
3. Kenyon Coll, Dept Math
4. Univ Washington, School of Oceanography

Journal: MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES

Blue Ribbon Panel warns of ocean acidification – KPLU

Ocean acidification is affecting our state’s oyster industry, and has been for seven years. That’s why Governor Gregoire put together a Blue Ribbon Panel for Ocean Acidification, which met on Wednesday to discuss the nature and implications of ocean acidification in Washington. Many of our CoEnv scientists sit on the panel. Read more here.