Climate effects on mountain rain and stream-rearing salmon, the value of stewardship volunteers, and more: this week’s College-published research

Each week we share the latest publications coming from the College of the Environment. This week, twelve new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science.

 

1TitleAn Iodide-Adduct High-Resolution Time-of-Flight Chemical-Ionization Mass Spectrometer: Application to Atmospheric Inorganic and Organic Compounds (Abstract only; registration required for full text)

Authors: Lee, Ben H.[ 1 ] ; Lopez-Hilfiker, Felipe D.[ 1 ] ; Mohr, Claudia[ 1 ] ; Kurten, Theo[ 2 ] ; Worsnop, Douglas R.[ 3,4 ] ; Thornton, Joel A.[ 1 ]

[ 1 ] Univ Washington, Dept Atmospher Sci, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[ 2 ] Univ Helsinki, Dept Chem, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
[ 3 ] Univ Helsinki, Dept Phys, Div Atmospher Sci, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
[ 4 ] Aerodyne Res Inc, Billerica, MA 01821 USA

Journal: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

 

2TitleThe Response of Orographic Precipitation over Idealized Midlatitude Mountains Due to Global Increases in CO2 (Abstract only; registration required for full text)

Authors: Shi, Xiaoming[ 1 ] ; Durran, Dale R.[ 1 ]

[ 1 ] Univ Washington, Dept Atmospher Sci, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

Journal: JOURNAL OF CLIMATE

 

3TitleThe interactive effects of climate change, riparian management, and a nonnative predator on stream-rearing salmon (Abstract only; registration required for full text)

Authors: Lawrence, David J.[ 1 ] ; Stewart-Koster, Ben[ 1 ] ; Olden, Julian D.[ 1 ] ; Ruesch, Aaron S.[ 2 ] ; Torgersen, Christian E.[ 3 ] ; Lawler, Joshua J.[ 4 ] ; Butcher, Don P.[ 5 ] ; Crown, Julia K.[ 6 ]

[ 1 ] Univ Washington, Sch Aquat & Fishery Sci, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[ 2 ] Bur Water Qual, Wisconsin Dept Nat Resources, Madison, WI 53707 USA
[ 3 ] USGS, Forest & Rangeland Ecosyst Sci Ctr, Cascadia Field Stn, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[ 4 ] Univ Washington, Sch Environm & Forest Sci, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[ 5 ] Oregon Dept Environm Qual, Pendleton, OR 97801 USA
[ 6 ] Oregon Dept Environm Qual, Portland, OR 97204 USA

Journal: ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

 

4TitleCommunity composition and allometry of Leucothoe davisiae, Cornus sericea, and Chrysolepis sempervirens (Abstract only; registration required for full text)

Authors: Lutz, James A.[ 1 ] ; Schwindt, Kaitlyn A.[ 2 ] ; Furniss, Tucker J.[ 1 ] ; Freund, James A.[ 2 ] ; Swanson, Mark E.[ 3 ] ; Hogan, Katie I.[ 4 ] ; Kenagy, Gillian E.[ 4 ] ; Larson, Andrew J.[ 5 ]

[ 1 ] Utah State Univ, Wildland Resources Dept, Logan, UT 84322 USA
[ 2 ] Univ Washington, Sch Environm & Forest Sci, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[ 3 ] Washington State Univ, Sch,Environm, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
[ 4 ] Univ Washington, Program Environm, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[ 5 ] Univ Montana, Dept Forest Management, Missoula, MT 59812 USA

Journal: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE RECHERCHE FORESTIERE

 

5TitleMarine survival difference between wild and hatchery-reared steelhead trout determined during early downstream migration (Abstract only; registration required for full text)

Authors: Melnychuk, Michael C.[ 1,2 ] ; Korman, Josh[ 3 ] ; Hausch, Stephen[ 4 ] ; Welch, David W.[ 5 ] ; McCubbing, Don J. F.[ 6 ] ; Walters, Carl J.[ 1,2 ]

[ 1 ] Univ British Columbia, Fisheries Ctr, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
[ 2 ] Univ British Columbia, Dept Zool, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
[ 3 ] Ecometr Res, Vancouver, BC V6S 1J3, Canada
[ 4 ] Univ Calgary, Dept Biol Sci, Calgary, AB T2L 1Z3, Canada
[ 5 ] Kintama Res Serv Ltd, Nanaimo, BC V9S 3B3, Canada
[ 6 ] Instream Fisheries Res Inc, N Vancouver, BC V7J 1Y1, Canada

Journal: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES

 

6TitleThree-Dimensional Structure and Evolution of the MJO and Its Relation to the Mean Flow (Abstract only; registration required for full text)

Authors: Adames, Angel F.[ 1 ] ; Wallace, John M.[ 1 ]

[ 1 ] Univ Washington, Dept Atmospher Sci, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

Journal: JOURNAL OF THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES

 

7TitleTraditional Livelihoods, Conservation and Meadow Ecology in Jiuzhaigou National Park, Sichuan, China (Abstract only; registration required for full text)

Authors: Urgenson, Lauren[ 1 ] ; Schmidt, Amanda H.[ 2 ] ; Combs, Julie[ 3 ] ; Harrell, Stevan[ 1,4 ] ; Hinckley, Thomas[ 1 ] ; Yang, Qingxia[ 5 ] ; Ma, Ziyu[ 6 ] ; Li Yongxian[ 7 ] ; Lu Hongliang[ 7 ] ; MacIver, Andrew[ 8 ]

[ 1 ] Univ Washington, Coll Environm, Sch Environm & Forest Sci, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[ 2 ] Oberlin Coll, Dept Geol, Oberlin, OH 44074 USA
[ 3 ] Univ Washington, UW Bot Gardens, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[ 4 ] Univ Washington, Dept Anthropol, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[ 5 ] Jiuzhaigou Natl Pk, Dept Sci, Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan Provinc, Peoples R China
[ 6 ] Aarhus Univ, Dept Biosci Ecoinformat & Biodivers, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
[ 7 ] Sichuan Univ, Dept Archaeol, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, Peoples R China
[ 8 ] Univ Chicago, Div Social Sci, Chicago, IL 60637 USA

Journal: HUMAN ECOLOGY

 

8TitleAssessment of the potential for copper limitation of ammonia oxidation by Archaea in a dynamic estuary (Abstract only; registration required for full text)

Authors: Jacquot, Jeremy E.[ 1 ] ; Horak, Rachel E. A.[ 2 ] ; Amin, Shady A.[ 2 ] ; Devol, Allan H.[ 2 ] ; Ingalls, Anitra E.[ 2 ] ; Armbrust, E. Virginia[ 2 ] ; Stahl, David A.[ 3 ] ;Moffett, James W.[ 1 ]

[ 1 ] Univ So Calif, Dept Biol Sci, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
[ 2 ] Univ Washington, Sch Oceanog, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[ 3 ] Univ Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

Journal: MARINE CHEMISTRY

 

9TitleThe Sun, Moon, Wind, and Biological Imperative-Shaping Contrasting Wintertime Migration and Foraging Strategies of Adult Male and Female Northern Fur Seals (Callorhinus ursinus) (OPEN ACCESS!)

Authors: Sterling, Jeremy T.[ 1 ] ; Springer, Alan M.[ 2 ] ; Iverson, Sara J.[ 3 ] ; Johnson, Shawn P.[ 4 ] ; Pelland, Noel A.[ 5 ] ; Johnson, Devin S.[ 1 ] ; Lea, Mary-Anne[ 6 ] ; Bond, Nicholas A.[ 7 ]

[ 1 ] NOAA, Natl Marine Mammal Lab, Alaska Fisheries Sci Ctr, Natl Marine Fisheries Serv, Seattle, WA 98115 USA
[ 2 ] Univ Alaska Fairbanks, Inst Marine Sci, Fairbanks, AK USA
[ 3 ] Dalhousie Univ, Dept Biol, Halifax, NS, Canada
[ 4 ] Johnson Vet Serv, Marine Mammal Ctr, Sausalito, CA USA
[ 5 ] Univ Washington, Sch Oceanog, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[ 6 ] Univ Tasmania, Inst Marine & Antarctic Studies, Hobart, Tas, Australia
[ 7 ] Univ Washington, JISAO, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

Journal: PLOS ONE

 

10TitleA continuous record of intereruption velocity change at Mount St. Helens from coda wave interferometry (Abstract only; registration required for full text)

Authors: Hotovec-Ellis, A. J.[ 1 ] ; Gomberg, J.[ 2 ] ; Vidale, J. E.[ 1 ] ; Creager, K. C.[ 1 ]

[ 1 ] Univ Washington, Dept Earth & Space Sci, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[ 2 ] Univ Washington, US Geol Survey, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

Journal: JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH

 

11TitleQuantifying flow-ecology relationships with functional linear models (Abstract only; registration required for full text)

Authors: Stewart-Koster, Ben[ 1 ] ; Olden, Julian D.[ 1 ] ; Gido, Keith B.[ 2 ]

[ 1 ] Univ Washington, Sch Aquat & Fishery Sci, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[ 2 ] Kansas State Univ, Div Biol, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA

Journal: HYDROLOGICAL SCIENCES JOURNAL-JOURNAL DES SCIENCES HYDROLOGIQUES

 

12TitleToward estimating the value of stewardship volunteers: A cost-based valuation approach in King County, Washington, USA (Abstract only; registration required for full text)

Authors: Daniels, Jean M.[ 1 ] ; Robbins, Alicia S. T.[ 2 ] ; Brinkley, Weston R.[ 3 ] ; Wolf, Kathleen L.[ 2 ] ; Chase, John M.[ 1 ]

[ 1 ] USDA Forest Serv, Pacific NW Res Stn, Portland, OR 97205 USA
[ 2 ] Univ Washington, Sch Environm & Forest Sci, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[ 3 ] Forterra, Seattle, WA 98164 USA

Journal: URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING


PoE Meet and Great April 9th!

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Please join us on April 9th from 1:40pm- 2:45pm in the PoE Commons for the 2014 PoE Meet and Great!! Come experience and learn about 31 projects from 20 different organizations! 

In order to attend, you must RSVP with poeadv@uw.edu before April 9th.

See you there! 


UW Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Opportunity

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Teaching Assistant, FISH 428: Stream and Watershed Restoration, Spring Quarter 2014

Department:  School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS). SAFS presents programs for undergraduate and graduate teaching, research, and service in basic and applied aquatic sciences, with emphases on fisheries management and aquatic resource conservation.

SAFS faculty, staff, and students have access to myriad aquatic habitats and rich biological resources, and they are involved in interdisciplinary partnerships with other academic programs, as well as public and private organizations and environmental and regulatory agencies. The people and programs in SAFS are continuing a long tradition of actively addressing major issues in the aquatic sciences.

Course Information:

Instructor: Philip Roni, Affiliate Faculty, Aquatic & Fishery Sciences

(http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/contact/display_staffprofile.cfm?staffid=198)

Course Website:https://catalyst.uw.edu/workspace/grp/28675/188019

Course Schedule:

MW 1:30-3:20 (UW Time Schedule info will be available in January)

Course descriptionFISH 428 Stream and Watershed Restoration (5) NW

Overview of restoration principles and techniques with specific application to freshwater aquatic systems. Develops knowledge and skills to assess ecosystems conditions, identify and prioritize restoration opportunities, and evaluate them from a scientific and economic perspective.

Prerequisite: either BIOL 356, ESRM 304, or FISH 312.

Teaching Assistant responsibilities include:

• Coordinate and participate in field trips.

• Attend lectures and taking notes

• Give occasional introductory lab lectures

• Assisting in creating assignments and exams.

• Assist in grading bi-weekly assignments, including commenting on writing style and content.

• Conducting office hours (1-2 hours per week).

• Maintaining course website through Catalyst Common View.

Qualifications:

• Academic standing as a UW Graduate Student and eligibility to hold a Graduate Student

Assistantship.

• Availability for full course and all field trips

• Experience as a teaching assistant, and/or coursework or research training in fisheries, stream or aquatic ecology.

• Writing and editing experience.

• Ability to drive; ability to hike.

• Experience using Catalyst tools.

• Current certification in First Aid, CPR (or must have by start of course, if hired).

The deadline to apply for priority consideration is Tuesday, January 21.  

Questions? Email safsadv@uw.edu


Make sure to stop by and support your fellow PoE students at the Autumn 2013 Capstone Symposium! For more information on the specific events and presenters, click here



Correction from previous post – pay is $11.00/hr!

Get your applications in quickly and join the PoE team!!


Program on the Environment (PoE) has an excellent opportunity for a Graduate student Reader/Grader for the Spring 2013 quarter.

The reader/grader will provide support for ENVIR 490 (Pre-Capstone Seminar) and ENVIR 492 (Post-Capstone Seminar) in the Spring Quarter of 2013. The capstone sequence of courses (ENVIR 490–491–492) is required for all UW seniors majoring in Environmental Studies. These courses are designed to provide students with hands-on experience in environment-related work, to improve their written and oral communication skills, and to help them prepare for their next steps after graduation—either in graduate school or in a career field. As such, the reader/grader will assist in copyediting draft products. 

In general, the duties for this appointment include evaluating and providing feedback on: 
-draft capstone proposals written by pre-capstone students (ENVIR 490)
-drafts of analysis papers written by post-capstone students (ENVIR 492)
-draft capstone summary statement written by post-capstone students (ENVIR 492)

The schedule for the assignments is as follows:
-ENVIR 492 draft analysis paper: May 10-20
-ENVIR 492 draft Capstone summary: May 17-27
-ENVIR 490 draft proposal: May 22-30

More information about the Capstone course series can be found on the PoE website
 
Conditions of Employment:
-Currently registered UW graduate student 
-Compensation: $12.00/hour. The reader/grader will need to work a total of 70 – 80 hours during spring quarter. Most work will occur between the sixth and tenth week of the quarter.
 

To apply, please submit the following to psean@uw.edu
(1) Current CV/resume 
(2) Two to three references (name, title, phone, email) 
(3) Cover Letter summarizing qualifications and confirming current UW grad student status
* Some applicants will be invited to provide feedback on sample student work at a one-hour editing evaluation.

Application review begins immediately. For priority consideration, please apply by March 15th.


[job] Come work for PoE as a student assistant!

PoE is looking for a student assistant to start in Winter Quarter 2013. Must be available for one day of training prior to the start of Winter Quarter. To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to poe@uw.edu. Applications are due Monday, November 26th at 5pm. Please apply early, as we will be reviewing applications as we receive them. 
Students with graphic design/web skills and a focus on environmental sciences/sustainability are encouraged to apply!

Program on the Environment is now hiring a new student assistant to begin Winter quarter 2013!

Job Qualifications:
– PoE student (preferred)
– Must be available 1 day during the first week of January for training
– Sophomore/junior standing
– Strong interpersonal skills (friendly and helpful)
– Web design skills are a plus, but not required
– Weekday availability

Job Details:
– Student assistants work 10-15 hours per week based on their availability. 
– Pay rate is $10.50 per hour.

Please submit a resume and cover letter outlining your work experience, computer skills, and why you want to work for PoE to poe@uw.edu

 Applications due by Monday, November 26th at 5:00PM