Biography:Julia Parrish

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Short description: Ecologist and conservation biologist
Julia Kathyrn Parrish
Alma materDuke University
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Washington
ThesisThe costs and benefits of schooling in fish (1988)

Julia Parrish is an ecologist and conservation biologist at the University of Washington known for her research on seabirds and for her leadership in citizen science. She is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Education and career

Parrish has an undergraduate degree from Carnegie-Mellon (1982)[1] where she studied biochemistry and biophysics. While she was an undergraduate student, she spent a period of time at the Duke University Marine Laboratory, which she credits for guiding her towards getting her Ph.D. at Duke University studying the schooling behavior of fish.[2] Parrish moved to the University of Washington[when?] where she holds the Lowell A. and Frankie L. Wakefield Endowed Professorship.[3]

Research

Parrish's research is a combination of observational research and conservation activities. Her graduate research centered on fish where she examined mucus production by the Atlantic silverside fish[4] and the importance of physical location within schooling groups of fish.[5][6] Parrish began working on Tatoosh Island in 1990 after an invitation to the island from a graduate student in Bob Paine's lab.[7] Her work on the island focuses on common murres,[8] a seabird that forms dense nesting colonies on the island.[7] She has examined interactions between bald eagles and common murres and noted declines in the common murre population as a result of the recovery of the bald eagles.[9] Parrish has modeled the role of aggregating animals in the survival of organisms[10][11] and its subsequent implications for marine protected areas in the conservation of marine species.[12] Parrish's research has linked dead birds found on the beach with changing seawater off California,[13] the presence of harmful algal blooms,[14] and marine heatwaves.[15][16] Through the collection of data from volunteers, Parrish was able to link recent observations of the by-the-wind sailor jellyfish with seawater conditions off the beaches of California.[17][18][19]

Citizen science

Picture of dead bird
A common murre carcass found along the high wrack being prepared for photographic identification by COASST volunteers

Parrish founded and directs the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team, COASST, a citizen science project started in 1999 that organizes volunteers to gather details about dead birds and marine debris on beaches along the west coast of the United States.[20][1] Parrish's activities include research into the scale of citizen science projects, the value of in-kind contributions made by volunteers,[21] factors limiting the use of data collected by citizen scientists,[22] and demographic factors leading to the success of data collection by citizen science projects.[23]

Selected publications

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wagner, Eric (June 15, 2010). "The Value of Dead Bird Watching" (in en). https://psmag.com/environment/the-value-of-dead-bird-watching-16756. 
  2. ↑ "Julia K. Parrish | UW Biology" (in en). https://www.biology.washington.edu/people/profile/julia-k-parrish. 
  3. ↑ "Julia Parrish" (in en-US). https://environment.uw.edu/faculty/julia-parrish. 
  4. ↑ Parrish, J. K.; Kroen, W. K. (1988). "Sloughed mucus and drag-reduction in a school of Atlantic silversides, Menidia menidia" (in en). Marine Biology 97 (2): 165–169. doi:10.1007/BF00391298. ISSN 0025-3162. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/BF00391298. 
  5. ↑ Parrish, Julia K. (1989). "Re-examining the selfish herd: are central fish safer?" (in en). Animal Behaviour 38 (6): 1048–1053. doi:10.1016/S0003-3472(89)80143-5. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0003347289801435. 
  6. ↑ Parrish, Julia K. (1989). "Layering with depth in a heterospecific fish aggregation" (in en). Environmental Biology of Fishes 26 (2): 79–85. doi:10.1007/BF00001024. ISSN 0378-1909. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/BF00001024. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 LYKE, M. L. (2001-09-11). "Murre-maid of Tatoosh" (in en-US). https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/article/Murre-maid-of-Tatoosh-1065304.php. 
  8. ↑ Parrish, Julia K. (1995). "Influence of Group Size and Habitat Type on Reproductive Success in Common Murres (Uria aalge)". The Auk 112 (2): 390–401. doi:10.2307/4088726. ISSN 0004-8038. 
  9. ↑ Parrish, Julia K.; Marvier, Michelle; Paine, Robert T. (2001). [1858:DAIEIB2.0.CO;2 "Direct and Indirect Effects: Interactions Between Bald Eagles and Common Murres"] (in en). Ecological Applications 11 (6): 1858–1869. doi:10.1890/1051-0761(2001)011[1858:DAIEIB2.0.CO;2]. ISSN 1051-0761. http://doi.wiley.com/10.1890/1051-0761(2001)011[1858:DAIEIB]2.0.CO;2. 
  10. ↑ Parrish, J. K. (1999-04-02). "Complexity, Pattern, and Evolutionary Trade-Offs in Animal Aggregation". Science 284 (5411): 99–101. doi:10.1126/science.284.5411.99. PMID 10102827. Bibcode: 1999Sci...284...99P. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.284.5411.99. 
  11. ↑ Parrish, Julia K.; Viscido, Steven V.; Grünbaum, Daniel (2002). "Self-Organized Fish Schools: An Examination of Emergent Properties" (in en). The Biological Bulletin 202 (3): 296–305. doi:10.2307/1543482. ISSN 0006-3185. PMID 12087003. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.2307/1543482. 
  12. ↑ Boersma, P.Dee; Parrish, Julia K (1999). "Limiting abuse: marine protected areas, a limited solution" (in en). Ecological Economics 31 (2): 287–304. doi:10.1016/S0921-8009(99)00085-3. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0921800999000853. 
  13. ↑ Parrish, Jk; Bond, N; Nevins, H; Mantua, N; Loeffel, R; Peterson, Wt; Harvey, Jt (2007-12-20). "Beached birds and physical forcing in the California Current System" (in en). Marine Ecology Progress Series 352: 275–288. doi:10.3354/meps07077. ISSN 0171-8630. Bibcode: 2007MEPS..352..275P. http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v352/p275-288/. 
  14. ↑ Jones, T; Parrish, Jk; Punt, Ae; Trainer, Vl; Kudela, R; Lang, J; Brancato, Ms; Odell, A et al. (2017-09-14). "Mass mortality of marine birds in the Northeast Pacific caused by Akashiwo sanguinea" (in en). Marine Ecology Progress Series 579: 111–127. doi:10.3354/meps12253. ISSN 0171-8630. Bibcode: 2017MEPS..579..111J. http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v579/p111-127/. 
  15. ↑ Jones, Timothy; Parrish, Julia K.; Peterson, William T.; Bjorkstedt, Eric P.; Bond, Nicholas A.; Ballance, Lisa T.; Bowes, Victoria; Hipfner, J. Mark et al. (2018-04-16). "Massive Mortality of a Planktivorous Seabird in Response to a Marine Heatwave" (in en). Geophysical Research Letters 45 (7): 3193–3202. doi:10.1002/2017GL076164. ISSN 0094-8276. Bibcode: 2018GeoRL..45.3193J. 
  16. ↑ Piatt, John F.; Parrish, Julia K.; Renner, Heather M.; Schoen, Sarah K.; Jones, Timothy T.; Arimitsu, Mayumi L.; Kuletz, Kathy J.; Bodenstein, Barbara et al. (2020-01-15). Hyrenbach, David. ed. "Extreme mortality and reproductive failure of common murres resulting from the northeast Pacific marine heatwave of 2014-2016" (in en). PLOS ONE 15 (1): e0226087. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0226087. ISSN 1932-6203. PMID 31940310. Bibcode: 2020PLoSO..1526087P. 
  17. ↑ Jones, T; Parrish, Jk; Burgess, Hk (2021-03-18). "Long-term patterns of mass stranding of the colonial cnidarian Velella velella: influence of environmental forcing" (in en). Marine Ecology Progress Series 662: 69–83. doi:10.3354/meps13644. ISSN 0171-8630. Bibcode: 2021MEPS..662...69J. https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v662/p69-83/. 
  18. ↑ Duncombe, Jenessa (2021-03-31). "Why Trillions of Jellyfish Washed Ashore from Canada to California" (in en-US). http://eos.org/articles/why-trillions-of-jellyfish-washed-ashore-from-canada-to-california. 
  19. ↑ Lindsey, John (August 10, 2021). "Moon jellies, by-the-wind sailors washing up on local shores | John Lindsey" (in en). https://syvnews.com/news/local/moon-jellies-by-the-wind-sailors-washing-up-on-local-shores-john-lindsey/article_f983edca-9fdd-545a-bd27-397d4ec3fbca.html. 
  20. ↑ "Our Story – COASST" (in en-US). https://coasst.org/about/our-story/. 
  21. ↑ Theobald, E. J.; Ettinger, A. K.; Burgess, H. K.; DeBey, L. B.; Schmidt, N. R.; Froehlich, H. E.; Wagner, C.; HilleRisLambers, J. et al. (2015-01-01). "Global change and local solutions: Tapping the unrealized potential of citizen science for biodiversity research" (in en). Biological Conservation 181: 236–244. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2014.10.021. ISSN 0006-3207. 
  22. ↑ Burgess, H. K.; DeBey, L. B.; Froehlich, H. E.; Schmidt, N.; Theobald, E. J.; Ettinger, A. K.; HilleRisLambers, J.; Tewksbury, J. et al. (2017-04-01). "The science of citizen science: Exploring barriers to use as a primary research tool" (in en). Biological Conservation. The role of citizen science in biological conservation 208: 113–120. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2016.05.014. ISSN 0006-3207. 
  23. ↑ Parrish, Julia K.; Jones, Timothy; Burgess, Hillary K.; He, Yurong; Fortson, Lucy; Cavalier, Darlene (2019-02-05). "Hoping for optimality or designing for inclusion: Persistence, learning, and the social network of citizen science" (in en). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116 (6): 1894–1901. doi:10.1073/pnas.1807186115. ISSN 0027-8424. PMID 30718390. Bibcode: 2019PNAS..116.1894P. 
  24. ↑ Stanford, © Stanford University; Notice, California 94305 Copyright Complaints Trademark (2006-03-16). "18 environmental researchers named 2006 Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellows" (in en). http://news.stanford.edu/news/2006/march22/leo-032206.html. 
  25. ↑ "US NSF - ERE - Advisory Committee BE COV". https://www.nsf.gov/ere/ereweb/biographies.jsp. 
  26. ↑ Mize, Alison (June 1, 2016). "Ecological Society of America announces 2016 fellows – The Ecological Society of America" (in en-US). https://www.esa.org/blog/2016/06/01/2016-esa-fellows/. 
  27. ↑ "AAAS Announces Leading Scientists Elected as 2019 Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science" (in en). https://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-announces-leading-scientists-elected-2019-fellows. 
  28. ↑ "Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients – Pacific Seabird Group" (in en-US). May 21, 2020. https://pacificseabirdgroup.org/category/achievement-awards/lifetime-achievement-award-recipients/. 
  29. ↑ "Julia k. parrish" (in en). https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/champions/citizen-scientists/julia-k.-parrish. 
  30. ↑ "Four Scientists Honored at White House". June 25, 2013. https://eponline.com/Articles/2013/06/25/Four-Scientists-Honored-at-White-House.aspx?m=1. 
  31. ↑ Champions of Change: Citizen Science on YouTube

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