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Personal profile
About
Research Interests -
My research focuses on the ecology of aquatic microbes, specifically factors shaping their metabolic processes, phylogenetic composition, role in microbial food web dynamics, and contribution to ecosystem-scale biogeochemical processes. I am particularly interested in how the metabolic and phylogenetic characteristics of microbial communities change in space and time along gradients of salinity, productivity, oxygen, and other environmental factors. I am also interested in the effect of anthropogenic perturbations (e.g. hypoxia) on marine and coastal ecosystems and the response of marine and estuarine bacterioplankton to ocean acidification and climate change.
Teaching and Education -
As coordinator of Shannon Point's involvement with COSEE Pacific Partnerships I am engaged in numerous educational endeavors related to marine science and promoting ocean literacy, including teaching institutes for community college faculty, facilitating Shannon Point's interactions with public and informal audiences, and serving as an instructor for Communicating Ocean Sciences to Informal Audiences (COSIA) courses. I am also involved in a number of programs that focus on experiential, inquiry-based learning and use hypothesis-driven research as a teaching platform. These include the NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program and Multicultural Initiatives in Marine Science: Undergraduate Program (MIMSUP) hosted at Shannon Point and the Native Environmental Science (NES) Internship Program at Northwest Indian College.
My research focuses on the ecology of aquatic microbes, specifically factors shaping their metabolic processes, phylogenetic composition, role in microbial food web dynamics, and contribution to ecosystem-scale biogeochemical processes. I am particularly interested in how the metabolic and phylogenetic characteristics of microbial communities change in space and time along gradients of salinity, productivity, oxygen, and other environmental factors. I am also interested in the effect of anthropogenic perturbations (e.g. hypoxia) on marine and coastal ecosystems and the response of marine and estuarine bacterioplankton to ocean acidification and climate change.
Teaching and Education -
As coordinator of Shannon Point's involvement with COSEE Pacific Partnerships I am engaged in numerous educational endeavors related to marine science and promoting ocean literacy, including teaching institutes for community college faculty, facilitating Shannon Point's interactions with public and informal audiences, and serving as an instructor for Communicating Ocean Sciences to Informal Audiences (COSIA) courses. I am also involved in a number of programs that focus on experiential, inquiry-based learning and use hypothesis-driven research as a teaching platform. These include the NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program and Multicultural Initiatives in Marine Science: Undergraduate Program (MIMSUP) hosted at Shannon Point and the Native Environmental Science (NES) Internship Program at Northwest Indian College.
Contact Information
Jude Apple, Ph.D.
Marine Scientist
Shannon Point Marine Center
Western Washington University
1900 Shannon Point Road
Anacortes, WA 98221
(360) 293-2188 ext. 268 [email protected]
Marine Scientist
Shannon Point Marine Center
Western Washington University
1900 Shannon Point Road
Anacortes, WA 98221
(360) 293-2188 ext. 268 [email protected]
Related documents
Research Interests
- Ecology of aquatic microbes
Disciplines
- Marine Biology
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Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes from reference, restored, and disturbed estuarine wetlands in Pacific Northwest, USA
Williams, T., Janousek, C. N., McKeon, M. A., Diefenderfer, H. L., Cornu, C. E., Borde, A. B., Apple, J., Brophy, L. S., Norwood, M., Schultz, M. A. & Bridgham, S. D., Mar 2025, In: Ecological Applications. 35, 2, e70011.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Synthesis of Blue Carbon Stocks, Sources, and Accumulation Rates in Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Meadows in the Northeast Pacific
Prentice, C., Poppe, K. L., Lutz, M., Murray, E., Stephens, T. A., Spooner, A., Hessing-Lewis, M., Sanders-Smith, R., Rybczyk, J. M., Apple, J., Short, F. T., Gaeckle, J., Helms, A., Mattson, C., Raymond, W. W. & Klinger, T., Feb 1 2020, In: Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 34, 2, e2019GB006345.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Total ecosystem carbon stocks at the marine-terrestrial interface: Blue carbon of the Pacific Northwest Coast, United States
Kauffman, J. B., Giovanonni, L., Kelly, J., Dunstan, N., Borde, A., Diefenderfer, H., Cornu, C., Janousek, C., Apple, J. & Brophy, L., Oct 1 2020, In: Global Change Biology. 26, 10, p. 5679-5692 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Citizen science program detects range expansion of the globally invasive European green crab in Washington State (USA)
Grason, E. W., McDonald, P. S., Adams, J., Litle, K., Apple, J. K. & Pleus, A., Mar 2018, In: Management of Biological Invasions. 9, 1, p. 39-47 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Two-and four-year colleges team up to support science students
Hodder, J., Macdonald, R. H. & Apple, J. K., Feb 1 2015, In: Eos. 96, 2, p. 6-11 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Press/Media
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European Green Crab 2025-2031 Management Plan for Washington
9/30/24
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Why this WA research center is a nature lover's paradise
8/11/24
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WASHINGTON STATE TO RECEIVE $74.4 MILLION IN COASTAL AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE FUNDING
4/21/23
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HIGHLIGHTING THE PADILLA BAY NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE
12/6/22
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Local researchers examine blue carbon from Salish Sea to Arabian Gulf
8/30/21
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