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I am a junior studying computer science at the University of Washington, and the code monkey behind Little Green Boxes.

I work primarily on issues in spatial ecology, community assembly, and population viability – all under a conservation biological umbrella.

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University of Idaho graduate student in the Waters of the West program

I am an applied population biologist. I work mainly on methods for population viability analysis. My papers can be found on my website: http://faculty.washington.edu/eeholmes

I currently work at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NOAA) in Seattle. I'm a quantitative ecologist, and am interested in a range of problems (population dynamics, extinction risk, conservation genetics, reproductive success). My recent modeling specific interests have been pursuing applications of mixture distributions, state-space models, hierarchical models, multilevel random effects models, and Bayesian model selection techniques. I'm particularly interested in using hierarchical models with variation at multiple levels (individuals, groups).

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Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, Washington

Mark studies how natural processes and anthropogenic factors interact to drive ecological dynamics. Much of his research focuses on the effects of climate variability and human activities on Pacific salmon populations and the aquatic ecosystems they inhabit. Mark has been with the NWFSC since 2003 and is also an affiliate assistant professor in the School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences at the University of Washington. Mark holds a B.S. in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin, an M.S. in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences from Cornell University, and a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Washington.

Mark uses a combination of simulation and statistical modeling approaches to investigate the spatial and temporal dynamics of aquatic ecosystems. His current efforts concentrate on (1) exploring the effects of climate and ocean conditions on the survival and age composition of Pacific salmon, (2) investigating the integral role of anadromous salmon as keystone species in coastal ecosystems, and (3) collaborating with a large group of scientists to produce an integrated ecosystem assessment of Puget Sound.