"Patchiness" altering perceptions of ocean predators, prey

New studies focusing on ocean “patchiness” suggest that it isn’t just the total amount of prey that is important to predators – it is the density of the food source, and ease of access to it.

Researchers eye monitoring system for offshore wind energy impacts

An OSU-led research team is looking at potential environmental impacts of offshore wind energy turbines and platforms - the first step in a new effort to tap wind for energy.

Oregon preparing for debris from Japanese tsunami

Debris from the Japanese tsunami is still on target to arrive at the end of 2012 and an Oregon State University expert says there should be little danger of radiation.

Scientists follow endangered whale from Russia for second straight year

For the second consecutive year, scientists from OSU and Russia have tracked an endangered whale from Russia's Sakhalin Island to the West Coast of the United States.

New study: Juvenile predation preventing Steller sea lion recovery

A new study published in PLoS ONE suggests that predation on juvenile Steller sea lions in the Gulf of Alaska is leading to a "productivity pit" from which their population will have difficulty recovering.

OSU to retire one research vessel, take over operation of another

OSU will retire its research vessel, Wecoma, and replace it with its sister vessel, Oceanus, which will arrive from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in February via the Panama Canal.

OSU's Abbott receives top Microsoft research award

Mark Abbott, dean of OSU's College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, has been named 2011 winner of the Jim Gray eScience Award, presented by Microsoft Research.

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