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Category: February 2013
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Advancing the role of science in coastal ecosystem recovery, May 14th and 15th
The Puget Sound Institute has invited representatives from six major ecosystem recovery projects for a two-day workshop, May 14th and 15th in Seattle. Participants will represent Chesapeake Bay, Everglades, Long Island Sound, San Joaquin/Sacramento Delta, Columbia River Estuary, and the Louisiana Coast. The workshop is being organized by PSI Research Scientist Nick Georgiadis, and will look at ways that science can contribute most effectively to large-scale recovery efforts, including Puget Sound. Topics include challenges relating to scope, complexity and cost in large and complex systems. Read more
National Working Waterfronts Symposium in Tacoma March 25-28
Washington Sea Grant’s National Working Waterfronts and Waterways Symposium is scheduled for March 25-28 in Tacoma. The event, in coordination with Oregon Sea Grant, is the third national symposium on issues faced by working waterfronts throughout the United States. Read more
National Working Waterfronts Symposium in Tacoma March 25-28
Washington Sea Grant’s National Working Waterfronts and Waterways Symposium is scheduled for March 25-28 in Tacoma. The event, in coordination with Oregon Sea Grant, is the third national symposium on issues faced by working waterfronts throughout the United States. Read more
Characterizing coastal foodwebs
PSI’s Tessa Francis is co-author of a new paper in the ICES Journal of Marine Science. The paper, “Characterizing coastal foodwebs with qualitative links to bridge the gap between the theory and the practice of ecosystem-based management” uses qualitative modeling to compare management actions in Puget Sound, Chesapeake Bay and Galveston Bay.
The authors examine loop analysis as a tool for predicting responses to press perturbations (experimental alteration of species densities). Case studies include management efforts to increase crab abundance as well as projects in Puget Sound to reduce eutrophication in relation to coastal foodwebs.
Citation: Carey, M. P., Levin, P. S., Townsend, H., Minello, T. J., Sutton, G. R., Francis, T., Harvey, C. J., Toft, J. E., Arkema, K. K., Burke, J. L., Kim, C-K., Guerry, A., Plummer, M., Spiridonov, G., and Ruckelshaus, M. Characterizing coastal foodwebs with qualitative links to bridge the gap between the theory and the practice of ecosystem-based management. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, doi:10.1093/icesjms/fst012.
Read the abstract.
UW Water symposium, April 30th
The 2013 University of Washington Water Symposium is scheduled for Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at the Husky Union Building on the UW, Seattle campus. The symposium is sponsored by the Center for Urban Waters and the Puget Sound Institute and brings together nationally recognized scientists and engineers to present and discuss water-related research for Washington and beyond. To read more about the event, or view past proceedings, visit the Water Symposium website.
UW Water symposium, April 30th
The 2013 University of Washington Water Symposium is scheduled for Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at the Husky Union Building on the UW, Seattle campus. The symposium is sponsored by the Center for Urban Waters and the Puget Sound Institute and brings together nationally recognized scientists and engineers to present and discuss water-related research for Washington and beyond. To read more about the event, or view past proceedings, visit the Water Symposium website.
Upcoming paper in Decision Analysis
PSI’s Richard Anderson has co-authored a paper accepted for publication in the June issue of Decision Analysis. The paper, “Toward an Improved Methodology to Construct and Reconcile Decision Analytic Preference Judgments” describes a process designed to mitigate the occurrence of biases and judgment flaws in novel decision situations.
Citation: Anderson, R., and R. Clemen. 2013. Toward an Improved Methodology to Construct and Reconcile Decision Analytic Preference Judgments. To Appear in Decision Analysis.
Caffeine and other tracers used to target wastewater pollution
Your daily coffee habit may someday help identify sources of bacterial pollution in Puget Sound. Researchers at the Puget Sound Institute are developing a new tool for targeting leaky septic tanks that may have broader implications for studies of emerging contaminants.
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