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Andrea Nurse
Paleoecology Research Associate, Climate Change Institute
Contact Information
Email/web:
andrea.nurse@umit.maine.edu
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Address:
112 Sawyer Research Building
Climate Change Institute
Orono, ME
04469
Biosketch
Paleoecology research assistant specializing in pollen and plant macrofossil analyses for northeastern North America, northern Europe and arctic regions and in moisture balance (lake level) analysis. Extensive field experience in coring lakes and wetlands, monitoring rare plant sites, and providing research support in eastern forests and western alpine regions. Adjunct lecturer in climate change and Maine surficial geology at University of Maine Farmington.
Publications
- Barton, A.M., Nurse, A.M., Michaud, K., Hardy, S.W. 2010. Use of CART Analysis to Differentiate Pollen of Red Pine (Pinus resinosa) and Jack Pine (P. banksiana) in New England. Quarternary Research, in press.
- Saros, J.E., Rose, K.C., Clow, D.W., Stephens, V.C., Nurse, A.M., Arnett, H.A., Stone, J.R., Williamson, C.E., Wolfe, A.P., 2010. Melting Alpine Glaciers enrich High-Elevation Lakes with Reactive Nitrogen. Environmental Science Technology, in press.
- Köster, D., Lichter, J., Lea, P.D., and Nurse, A. 2007: Historical eutrophication in a river-estuary complex in mid-coast Maine. Ecological Applications 17(3), 765-778.
- Dieffenbacher-Krall, A. and Nurse, A. 2005: Late-glacial and Holocene record of lake levels of Mathews Pond and Whitehead Lake, Northern Maine, USA. Journal of Paleolimnology 34, 283-310.
- Nurse, A. 2003: 12,000-year record of lake-level and vegetation change at Mathews Pond, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA. Masters of Science Thesis, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME.
Education
M.S in Quaternary Science, UM Climate Change Institute; MBA, Thomas CollegeAre you Andrea Nurse? If so, log in to edit your profile.
News &Events
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April 25, 2013
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE DAY
Announcing the 6th Annual Climate Change Science Day at the University of Maine on May 2, 2013. This open house will include tours and demonstrations aimed at high school students and will feature... | Read more... -
April 24, 2013
Mayewski - Honorary Member of American Polar Society
Dr. Paul Mayewski was made Honorary Member of the American Polar Society after delivering the keynote address at the American Polar Society 75th Anniversary Celebration at Woods Hole, Mass. ... | Read more... -
April 24, 2013
Denton Among Winners of Phi Beta Kappa Book Award in Science
Professor George Denton of the Climate Change Institute, and co-authors Philip Conkling, Richard Alley and Wallace Broecker are recipients of the Phi Beta Kappa Book Award in Science for “The... | Read more...
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April 8, 2013
Penobscot Bay Pilot Reports on UMaine Climate Change Researchers Alaska Trip - Karl Kreutz
The Penobscot Bay Pilot wrote an article about the upcoming trip to Alaska by University of Maine climate change researchers to collect an ice core record of Arctic climate change over the past... | Read more... -
March 29, 2013
Island life - Studying prehistoric fish and animal bones to help understand their roles in a food chain altered by climate change - Catherine West
Catherine West was a junior history major at Bryn Mawr when she jumped at the chance to be a field school student during a 1998 dig at a prehistoric Aleut site on Unalaska Island. As part of that... | Read more... -
March 28, 2013
Variations in snow and firn chemistry along US ITASE traverses and the effect of surface glazing. The Cryosphere, 7, 2, 515-535. doi:10.5194/tc-7-515-2013. - Dixon/Mayewski et al.
This study provides a baseline from which changes in the chemistry of the atmosphere over Antarctica can be monitored under expected warming scenarios and continued intensification of industrial... | Read more...
