IN THE NEWS
A conversation with Dawn Wright, Chief Scientist of the Environmental Systems Research Institute. The Atlantic, December 19, 2011
In her professional career, Dawn Wright, chief scientist of the Environmental Systems Research Institute (on hiatus from Oregon State University), has mapped what lies beneath and uses that knowledge to influence sustainable coastline designs.
How A Tiny Fungus is Starving Coastal Douglas Fir Trees
“Bryan was able to correlate increases in winter temperature with changes in tree ring width and growth declines,” says Jeff Stone, an expert in tree diseases at Oregon State University who is also studying Swiss needle cast.
Innovative repair restores estuary trail. Newport News Times, November 25, 2011
The trail is a vital part of interpretive efforts at Oregon State University (OSU)’s Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) in South Beach.
In Oregon, a new marine fishery that should help scientists document fish travels. Libing on Earth. Public Radio International. December 16, 2011
Tom Calvanese, a biologist and Oregon State University graduate student, studies the nearly 40 rockfish species that live along the Oregon coast. They’re popular to look at because of their menacing spines and vibrant colors, but they’re also popular for eating.
M3 tests wave technology, seeks funding. Sustainable Business Oregon, December 7, 2011
Corvallis-based M3 Wave Energy Systems debuted its power-generating technology last week at the Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory at Oregon State University.
Most dire global warming forecasts unlikely, study says. Washington Post, November, 28, 2011
In the new study researchers led by Andreas Schmittner from Oregon State University focused on the climate during the last ice age, about 19,000 to 23,000 years ago, to estimate how sensitive the climate system is to changing amounts of CO2 (in the ice age scenario, a reduction of CO2 helped cool the globe).
Northwest Oyster Die-offs Show Ocean Acidification Has Arrived. Environment 360, November 21, 2011
The acidification of the world’s oceans from an excess of CO2 has already begun, as evidenced recently by the widespread mortality of oyster larvae in the Pacific Northwest. Scientists say this is just a harbinger of things to come if greenhouse gas emissions continue to soar.
Oregon's Marine Reserves moving forward
Oregon is moving forward with the recommendations of the Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC) to establish marine reserves at Otter Rock, Redfish Rocks, Cape Perpetua, Cascade Head, and Cape Falcon.
Parasite Loads an Underlying Cause of Salmon Mortality, Linked to Land Use Changes. ScienceDaily, August 15, 2011
The study was done by researchers from Oregon State University and other agencies, and concluded that heavy loads of parasites can affect salmon growth, weight, size, immune function, saltwater adaptation, swimming stamina, activity level, ability to migrate and other issues.
Researchers are 'seising' up the seafloor. Newport News Times, November 9, 2011
Bob Dziak, an Oregon State University marine geologist based at Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC), said this is the second leg of deployment under the Cascadia Initiative, a $10-million project funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to build an offshore/onshore network of seismic and geodetic (earth) stations ranging from Cape Mendocino, Calif., to Cape Flattery, Wash.
Undersea quake evidence found off West Coast. San Francisco Chronicle, October 8, 2011
Submarine landslides triggered by major quakes on land have sent layers of sediments onto the seabed, and by dating those sediments researchers led by Chris Goldfinger, a marine geologist at Oregon State University, have calculated that the temblors rupture the ground roughly every 240 years on what is called the Cascadia Subduction Zone.
Undersea volcano eruption found off Oregon Coast. Fox 12 Oregon, August 9, 2011
Oregon State University scientists say they've discovered an eruption of an undersea volcano about 250 miles off the Oregon Coast.
Warming Raising Sea Level, Says New Climate Change Report. USA Today, December 11, 2011
The panel of scientists took issue with a recent Science magazine report led by Andreas Schmittner of Oregon State University that looked at pollen and seafloor records of the last Ice Age that was more than 19,000 years ago.
Wave energy planning generating public interest, concerns at Seaside. Seaside Signal, October 19, 2011
Keen interest is growing for development of wave energy along the Oregon coast. But some officials and residents in Seaside are expressing concern about the impact of developing such renewable energy sources.
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