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New Publication: Spatial Modeling of Geogenic Indoor Radon Distribution in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea Using Enhanced Machine Learning AlgorithmsJanuary 2023

  Congratulations to Sayed Bateni (WRRC and CEE) and colleagues for their recent publication, “Spatial Modeling of Geogenic Indoor Radon Distribution in Chungcheongnam-Do, South Korea Using Enhanced Machine Learning Algorithms.” A study in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea was conducted to determine…
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New Publication: Investing in Nature-Based Solutions: Cost Profiles of Collective-Action Watershed Investment ProgramsJanuary 2023

  Leah Bremer (WRRC and UHERO) and team members conducted a cost survey of 18 collective-action watershed investment programs in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, which pool resources from water users and other stakeholders to finance Nature Based Solutions. During…

New Publication: An Environmental Justice Perspective on Ecosystem ServicesDecember 2022

  WRRC and UHERO faculty researcher Leah Bremer and colleagues recently published “An Environmental Perspective on Ecosystem Services” in Ambio. Mainstreaming of ecosystem service approaches has been proposed as one path toward sustainable development. This article addresses the need for…
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New Publication in Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment: Non-native Fallows Hold High Potential for Restoration Through AgroforestryNovember 2022

  A new study by Dr. Zoe Hastings (WRRC Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Life Sciences, UHM), Dr. Tamara Ticktin (Professor, School of Life Sciences), Dr. Leah Bremer (UHERO and WRRC Faculty Researcher), Maile Wong (WRRC undergraduate researcher), and Kanekoa Kukea-Schultz…
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New Publication by Clifford Voss—Effect of Flow-Direction-Dependent Dispersivity on Seawater Intrusion in Coastal AquifersAugust 2022

  WRRC Affiliate Faculty Clifford Voss and colleagues recently published “Effect of Flow-Direction-Dependent Dispersivity on Seawater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers” in Water Resources Research. The article describes an approach that has been used in the USGS SUTRA code (variable-density groundwater flow and…
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New Publication by Leah Bremer — Managing for Diverse Coastal Uses and Values Under Sea Level Rise: Perspectives from O‘ahu, Hawai‘iiJune 2022

Congratulations to Leah Bremer and colleagues who published “Managing for Diverse Coastal Uses and Values Under Sea Level Rise: Perspectives from Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi” in Ocean and Coastal Management (Volume 225, 15 June 2022, 106151). Effective and equitable coastal decision-making under…
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Protecting Hawai‘i’s Groundwater Benefits Native Marine MacroalgaeJanuary 2022

As part of a WRRC project lead by Leah Bremer, a team of University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa researchers, including Henrietta Dulai and Celia Smith, compiled results of previous hydrological and algal studies to investigate the relationship between SGD and algal species in southeast…