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Trace metals in the North Pacific

Trace metals in the North Pacific

Tim Conway is really excited about these articles from their North Pacific GEOTRACES work, which was the first NSF funding he received after arriving at CMS.

April 26, 2023Publication Highlights

Savannah Hartman

Obligation to Enhance OBIS Data for Sea- and Shorebirds of the Americas

The family Procellariidae, which includes open-ocean petrels and shearwaters, were documented in the most marine ecoregions.

January 3, 2023Publication Highlights

Hannah Hunt, Ph.D. student in the lab of Dr. Tim Conway

Distinguishing the influence of sediments, the Congo River, and water-mass mixing on the distribution of iron and its isotopes in the Southeast Atlantic Ocean

Iron is a key micronutrient for primary production in the surface ocean. Iron isotopes can provide a window into the sources and cycling of iron to the surface and deep ocean.

November 30, 2022News, Publication Highlights

Katelyn Schockman is a PhD Candidate (now graduate- congrats!) in the lab of Dr. Bob Byrnes, who is a co-author on the paper.

A hybrid conductometric / spectrophotometric method for determining ionic strength of dilute aqueous solutions

A hybrid conductometric / spectrophotometric method for determining ionic strength of dilute aqueous solutions.

August 17, 2022News, Publication Highlights

Healthy coral reef in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. Sources/Usage: Public Domain.

Coral Reef “Oases”: New Study Provides Clues to Locate Resilient Reef Communities

New models developed by an international team including USGS researchers could predict and explain the locations of resilient coral reef communities that may play a key role in coral reef conservation efforts.

August 2, 2022News, Publication Highlights

Kyle Amergian, lead author and recent CMS alum (M.S., Class of 2019)

Can Areas of High Alkalinity Freshwater Discharge Provide Potential Refugia for Marine Calcifying Organisms?

Enjoy this launch blurb celebrating a publication related to ocean acidification along the Springs Coast in the northeast Gulf of Mexico whose lead author was recent CMS alum (M.S., Class of 2019), Kyle Amergian.

June 17, 2022News, Publication Highlights

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