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Recent Publications - March-April 2013

Recent Publications - March-April 2013

A selection of recent USGS publications and data releases based on coastal and marine research.

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Sooty Shearwater Migration on Display in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

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...

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Groundbreaking Gas Hydrate Research

Groundbreaking Gas Hydrate Research

Science collaboration continues a long-standing relationship between national methane hydrates research programs in Japan and the United States, and...

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Juvenile Surf Smelt and Sand Lance in Central Puget Sound, Washington—Links in a Complex Food Web

Juvenile Surf Smelt and Sand Lance in Central Puget Sound, Washington—Links in a Complex Food Web

Surf smelt and sand lance are two species of forage fish in this region that provide a key link in the marine food web between zooplankton (tiny...

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Recent Publications - January-February 2013

Recent Publications - January-February 2013

List of recent USGS publications and data releases based on coastal and marine research.

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Middlebury College Research Vessel Named for Retired USGS Scientist

Middlebury College Research Vessel Named for Retired USGS Scientist

In the marine research community, one of the greatest honors is to have a research vessel named for you. Such is the distinction bestowed on retired...

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Remembering Asbury "Abby" Sallenger—Architect of the USGS Coastal Program

Remembering Asbury "Abby" Sallenger—Architect of the USGS Coastal Program

USGS scientist and renowned coastal-hazards expert Asbury "Abby" Sallenger, 63, died at home on the evening of February 5, 2013.

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Tracking Pacific Walrus: Expedition to the Shrinking Chukchi Sea Ice

Tracking Pacific Walrus: Expedition to the Shrinking Chukchi Sea Ice

A USGS film released in November 2012 will take you on a journey along with USGS researchers tracking walruses going about their daily lives in the...

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South Korean Geoscientists Visit the USGS in Menlo Park and Santa Cruz, California

South Korean Geoscientists Visit the USGS in Menlo Park and Santa Cruz, California

The scientists were introduced to a range of USGS studies, including microbiology, radiometric dating, analytical labs, data-processing operations...

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Scientists from Four USGS Science Centers Collaborate in Study of Coastal Groundwater Exchange in Hood Canal, Washington

Scientists from Four USGS Science Centers Collaborate in Study of Coastal Groundwater Exchange in Hood Canal, Washington

In July and August 2012, USGS scientists from across the country, representing three USGS Coastal and Marine Science Centers and the USGS Washington...

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