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• The light's in my eyes: optical modeling demonstrates wind is more important than sea surface-reflected sunlight for foraging herons.

  Authors:Holly K.M. Brown, Margaret Rubega, and Heidi M. DierssenFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 28, 20215,903 words Report 1360LMultiple lineages of birds have independently evolved foraging strategies that involve catching aquatic prey by striking at them through the water's surface. Diurnal, visual predators that hunt across the air-water...

• Variability of Primary Production in an Antarctic Marine Ecosystem as Estimated Using a Multi-scale Sampling Strategy

  Authors:RAYMOND C. SMITH, KAREN S. BAKER, HEIDI M. DIERSSEN, SHARON E. STAMMERJOHN, and MARIA VERNETFrom:American Zoologist (Vol. 41, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

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• Ocean color remote sensing of seagrass and bathymetry in the Bahamas Banks by high-resolution airborne imagery

  Authors:Heidi M. Dierssen, Richard C. Zimmerman, Robert A. Leathers, T. Valerie Downes, and Curtiss O. DavisFrom:Limnology and Oceanography (Vol. 48, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 2003253 words Abstract

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• Benthic effects on the polarization of light in shallow waters

  Authors:Alexander A. Gilerson, Jan Stepinski, Amir I. Ibrahim, Yu You, James M. Sullivan, Michael S. Twardowski, et al.From:Applied Optics (Vol. 52, Issue 36) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20, 2013242 words Author abstract, Rep...

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• Use of Hyperspectral Imagery to Assess Cryptic Color Matching in Sargassum Associated Crabs

  Authors:Brandon J. Russell and Heidi M. DierssenFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 9, 201511,468 words Report 1490LMats of the pelagic macroalgae Sargassum represent a complex environment for the study of marine camouflage at the air-sea interface. Endemic organisms have convergently evolved similar colors and patterns, but...

• Open-ocean fish reveal an omnidirectional solution to camouflage in polarized environments

  Authors:Parrish C. Brady, Alexander A. Gilerson, George W. Kattawar, Janies M. Sullivan, Michael S. Twardowski, Heidi M. Dierssen, et al.From:Science (Vol. 350, Issue 6263) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20, 2015131 words Author abstract

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• Large-scale diversity patterns of cephalopods in the Atlantic open ocean and deep sea

  Authors:Rui Rosa, Heidi M. Dierssen, Liliana Gonzalez, and Brad A. SeibelFrom:Ecology (Vol. 89, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 2008 Author abstract, Rep...

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• Glacial meltwater dynamics in coastal waters west of the Antarctic peninsula

  Authors:Heidi M. Dierssen, Raymond C. Smith, and Maria VernetFrom:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States (Vol. 99, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 19, 2002238 words Abstract

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• The Optical Properties of Greater Florida Bay: Implications for Seagrass Abundance

  Authors:Meredith L. McPherson, Victoria J. Hill, Richard C. Zimmerman, and Heidi M. DierssenFrom:Estuaries and Coasts (Vol. 34, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 2011280 words Report

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• Perspectives on empirical approaches for ocean color remote sensing of chlorophyll in a changing climate

  Author:Heidi M. DierssenFrom:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States (Vol. 107, Issue 40) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 5, 2010204 words Author abstract, Rep...

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• Hyperspectral ultraviolet to shortwave infrared characteristics of marine-harvested, washed-ashore and virgin plastics.

  Authors:Shungudzemwoyo P. Garaba and Heidi M. DierssenFrom:Earth System Science Data (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 13, 2020371 words Brief article Combating the imminent environmental problems associated with plastic litter requires a synergy of monitoring strategies, clean-up efforts, policymaking and interdisciplinary scientific research. Lately, remote sensing...

• Energetic Plasticity Underlies a Variable Response to Ocean Acidification in the Pteropod, Limacina helicina antarctica

  Authors:Brad A. Seibel, Amy E. Maas, and Heidi M. DierssenFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20, 20125,096 words Article 1510LOcean acidification, caused by elevated seawater carbon dioxide levels, may have a deleterious impact on energetic processes in animals. Here we show that high PCO.sub.2 can suppress metabolism, measured as oxygen...

• Cascading trophic impacts of reduced biomass in the Ross Sea, Antarctica: just the tip of the iceberg?

  Authors:Brad A. Seibel and Heidi M. DierssenFrom:The Biological Bulletin (Vol. 205, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20032,848 words Article A significant reduction in phytoplankton biomass in the Ross Sea was reported in the austral summer of 2000-2001, a possible consequence of a disruption in sea-ice retreat due to the presence of an immense iceberg, B15...

• Spectral characterization, radiative forcing and pigment content of coastal Antarctic snow algae: approaches to spectrally discriminate red and green communities and their impact on snowmelt.

  Authors:Alia L. Khan, Heidi M. Dierssen, Ted A. Scambos, Juan Höfer, and Raul R. CorderoFrom:The Cryosphere (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 13, 2021307 words Brief article Here, we present radiative forcing (RF) estimates by snow algae in the Antarctic Peninsula (AP) region from multi-year measurements of solar radiation and ground-based hyperspectral characterization of red and green snow...

• Measurements and simulations of polarization states of underwater light in clear oceanic waters

  Authors:Yu You, Alberto Tonizzo, Alexander A. Gilerson, Molly E. Cummings, Parrish Brady, James M. Sullivan, et al.From:Applied Optics (Vol. 50, Issue 24) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20, 2011171 words Author abstract, Rep...

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• Color change in the Sargassum crab, Portunus sayi: response to diel illumination cycle and background albedo

  Authors:Brandon J. Russell and Heidi M. DierssenFrom:Marine Biology (Vol. 165, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 16, 20188,171 words Report 1430LAuthor(s): Brandon J. Russell 1 , Heidi M. Dierssen 1 2 Author Affiliations: (1) Department of Marine Science, University of Connecticut, 0000 0004 0582 8640, grid.464710.0, , 06340, Groton, CT, USA (2)...