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View article: Development of a Water Temperature Modeling Platform to Support Short- and Long-Term Water Temperature Management in Reservoir–River Systems
Development of a Water Temperature Modeling Platform to Support Short- and Long-Term Water Temperature Management in Reservoir–River Systems Open
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) supports water temperature management for fishery species protection in downstream river reaches below Central Valley Project (CVP) reservoirs in the Sacramento, Amer…
View article: A decade of diving: responses of Cassin’s auklets to variable foraging conditions in the California Current System
A decade of diving: responses of Cassin’s auklets to variable foraging conditions in the California Current System Open
We investigated how a planktivorous seabird adjusts its foraging behavior in response to different levels of prey biomass. We studied the diving behavior of Cassin’s auklets ( Ptychoramphus aleuticus ) breeding on Southeast Farallon Island…
View article: Brief communication: Intercomparison study reveals pathways for improving the representation of sea-ice biogeochemistry in models
Brief communication: Intercomparison study reveals pathways for improving the representation of sea-ice biogeochemistry in models Open
Sea-ice biogeochemical models are key to understanding polar marine ecosystems. We present an intercomparison of six one-dimensional sea-ice biogeochemical models, assessing their ability to simulate algal phenology and nutrient dynamics b…
View article: Gross Primary Production of Antarctic Landfast Sea Ice: A Model‐Based Estimate
Gross Primary Production of Antarctic Landfast Sea Ice: A Model‐Based Estimate Open
Much of the Antarctic coast is covered by seasonal landfast sea ice (fast ice), which serves as an important habitat for ice algae. Fast‐ice algae provide a key early season food source for pelagic and benthic food webs, and contribute to …
View article: Ion density waves driving the formation of filamentary dust structures
Ion density waves driving the formation of filamentary dust structures Open
The PlasmaKristall-4 experiment on the International Space Station allows for the study of the 3-dimensional interaction between plasma and dust particles. Previous simulations of the PK-4 environment have discovered fast moving ionization…
View article: Author Correction: Large global variations in the carbon dioxide removal potential of seaweed farming due to biophysical constraints
Author Correction: Large global variations in the carbon dioxide removal potential of seaweed farming due to biophysical constraints Open
View article: 2023 Billion-Ton Report: An Assessment of U.S. Renewable Carbon Resources
2023 Billion-Ton Report: An Assessment of U.S. Renewable Carbon Resources Open
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) 2023 Billion-Ton Report (BT23) is an assessment of renewable carbon resources potentially available in the United States. This report explores these resources in term…
View article: Submesoscale coupling of krill and whales revealed by aggregative Lagrangian coherent structures
Submesoscale coupling of krill and whales revealed by aggregative Lagrangian coherent structures Open
In the marine environment, dynamic physical processes shape biological productivity and predator–prey interactions across multiple scales. Identifying pathways of physical–biological coupling is fundamental to understand the functioning of…
View article: Chapter 7.2: Macroalgae
Chapter 7.2: Macroalgae Open
Chapter 7.2 — Coleman, A., K. Davis, J. DeAngelo, T. Saltiel, B. Saenz, L. Miller, K. Champion, E. Harrison, and A. Otwell. 2024. “Chapter 7.2: Macroalgae.” In 2023 Billion‐Ton Report. M. H. Langholtz (Lead). Oak Ridge, TN: Oak Ridge Natio…
View article: Influence of seasonally varying sea-ice concentration and subsurface ocean heat on sea-ice thickness and sea-ice seasonality for a ‘warm-shelf’ region in Antarctica
Influence of seasonally varying sea-ice concentration and subsurface ocean heat on sea-ice thickness and sea-ice seasonality for a ‘warm-shelf’ region in Antarctica Open
Processes driving changes in sea-ice seasonality and sea-ice thickness were explored for a ‘warm-shelf’ region along the West Antarctic Peninsula using vertically coupled sea-ice-ocean thermodynamic simulations, with and without assimilate…
View article: Large global variations in the carbon dioxide removal potential of seaweed farming due to biophysical constraints
Large global variations in the carbon dioxide removal potential of seaweed farming due to biophysical constraints Open
View article: Author Correction: Economic and biophysical limits to seaweed farming for climate change mitigation
Author Correction: Economic and biophysical limits to seaweed farming for climate change mitigation Open
View article: Economic and biophysical limits to seaweed farming for climate change mitigation
Economic and biophysical limits to seaweed farming for climate change mitigation Open
View article: Economic and biophysical limits to seaweed-based climate solutions
Economic and biophysical limits to seaweed-based climate solutions Open
Net-zero greenhouse gas emissions targets are driving interest in opportunities for biomass-based negative emissions and bioenergy, including from marine sources such as seaweed. Yet the biophysical and economic limits to farming seaweed a…
View article: Biophysical potential and uncertainties of global seaweed farming
Biophysical potential and uncertainties of global seaweed farming Open
International climate goals require over 5 gigatons/year (Gt/year) of CO2 to be removed from the atmosphere by midcentury. Macroalgae mariculture has been proposed as a strategy for such carbon dioxide removal (CDR). However, the global po…
View article: REVIEWS: Journal of a voyage: Federico Craveri and the Gulf of California in 1856 (Craveri, F.; T. Bowen [Ed.], B. D'Arpa and B. Cavatorta [Translators]); How to be an Antiracist (Kendi, I.X.); The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power (Cole, D.); Hawai'i's White Tern: Manu-o-ku, an Urban Seabird (Scott, S.)
REVIEWS: Journal of a voyage: Federico Craveri and the Gulf of California in 1856 (Craveri, F.; T. Bowen [Ed.], B. D'Arpa and B. Cavatorta [Translators]); How to be an Antiracist (Kendi, I.X.); The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power (Cole, D.); Hawai'i's White Tern: Manu-o-ku, an Urban Seabird (Scott, S.) Open
View article: Modeling predator and prey hotspots: Management implications of baleen whale co-occurrence with krill in Central California
Modeling predator and prey hotspots: Management implications of baleen whale co-occurrence with krill in Central California Open
As global ocean-bound commerce increases, managing human activities has become important in reducing conflict with threatened wildlife. This study investigates environmental factors determining abundance and distribution of blue whales (Ba…
View article: Drivers of concentrated predation in an Antarctic marginal-ice-zone food web
Drivers of concentrated predation in an Antarctic marginal-ice-zone food web Open
View article: Drivers of Ice Algal Bloom Variability Between 1980 and 2015 in the Chukchi Sea
Drivers of Ice Algal Bloom Variability Between 1980 and 2015 in the Chukchi Sea Open
Sea ice provides an important habitat for the ice algae that fuel upper trophic levels in early spring, prior to phytoplankton bloom development. In the Chukchi Sea, the ice environment has experienced large‐scale changes in snow cover, ic…
View article: Combining seabird diet, acoustics and ecosystem surveys to assess temporal variability and occurrence of forage fish
Combining seabird diet, acoustics and ecosystem surveys to assess temporal variability and occurrence of forage fish Open
View article: Acoustic backscatter from krill and silverfish in McMurdo Sound from 2014-2015
Acoustic backscatter from krill and silverfish in McMurdo Sound from 2014-2015 Open
Acoustic echosounder data were collected as part of an ecosystem study in McMurdo Sound, which is located at the southern extent of the Ross Sea in the Southern Ocean. The major goal of this multi-disciplinary project was to assess the inf…
View article: Acoustic backscatter from sites in McMurdo Sound from 2014-2015 (McMurdo Predator Prey project)
Acoustic backscatter from sites in McMurdo Sound from 2014-2015 (McMurdo Predator Prey project) Open
Acoustic echosounder data were collected as part of an ecosystem study in McMurdo Sound, which is located at the southern extent of the Ross Sea in the Southern Ocean. The major goal of this multi-disciplinary project was to assess the inf…
View article: Spatial Distribution and Temporal Patterns of Cassin’s Auklet Foraging and Their Euphausiid Prey in a Variable Ocean Environment
Spatial Distribution and Temporal Patterns of Cassin’s Auklet Foraging and Their Euphausiid Prey in a Variable Ocean Environment Open
Krill (Euphausiids) play a vital ecosystem role in many of the world's most productive marine regions, providing an important trophic linkage. We introduce a robust modeling approach to link Cassin's auklet (Ptychoramphus aleuticus) abunda…