Sound Waves Newsletter - March-April 2013
Groundbreaking Gas Hydrate Research
Science collaboration continues a long-standing relationship between national methane hydrates research programs in Japan and the United States, and it represents the first time that U.S. researchers have been directly involved in studying Japanese gas hydrate samples.
Interactive Tool for Assessing Climate-Change Impacts Along the North-Central California Coast Supported by USGS Modeling System
USGS scientists, in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and PRBO Conservation Science (formerly Point Reyes Bird Observatory), recently released the beta version of an interactive tool for assessing climate-change impacts along the north-central California coast.
Sooty Shearwater Migration on Display in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Research by seabird ecologists Josh Adams of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), James Harvey of Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML), and their colleagues is on display at a new boating-instruction and safety center at the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, California.
Juvenile Surf Smelt and Sand Lance in Central Puget Sound, Washington
Links in a Complex Food Web
Future of Pacific Northwest Seagrasses in a Changing Climate
35 climatologists, seagrass researchers, and resource managers from universities, the Northwest Indian College, and State and Federal agencies gathered for a workshop titled "The Future of Pacific Northwest Seagrasses in a Changing Climate."
USGS Postdoctoral Researcher Studying Effects of Dam Removal on Marine Ecosystems
Melissa Foley has joined the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center as a postdoctoral researcher in the USGS Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program.
Recent Publications - March-April 2013
A selection of recent USGS publications and data releases based on coastal and marine research.