Just got my hands on this fantastic new book on #Charophytes of Europe and excited to see the most westerly dot on the distribution map of #Tolypella nidifica was from a snorkel survey i carried out on the Outer Hebrides of Scotland - over 20 years ago 😬 #MacrophyteMonday

Every day now is an important day to stand strong with Ukraine against russian agression 🇺🇦 Share this for everybody not to forget that their support is very important for Ukraine🇺🇦🇺🇦

Zelenskyy is one of the world’s greatest heroes and leaders. — That’s eating Trump und Vance alive.

One of the people fired from NOAA today is the director of the Ocean Acidification Program. That program also leads the U.S. government's effort on marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). The destruction of American science is incomprehensible.

Home - NOAA Ocean Acidification Program

NOAA's Ocean Acidification Program prepares us for the impacts of ocean acidification through research and interdisciplinary partnerships.

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Regions in EU Member States, or Horizon Europe Associated Countries, can now apply for @futurelakes.bsky.social funding of over €50000 to develop a restoration plan for a natural lake in their region...

FutureLakes@futurelakes.bsky.social · 2y ago

Is your region ready to restore its lakes and build a sustainable blue economy? 💶 Apply now for a EU grant of up to €54,000 to develop an action plan for lake restoration Information Webinar: February 10, 2025 Application Deadline: March 31, 2025 👉 Learn more & apply: futurelakes.eu/calls

Interested in lake restoration? Then check-out the EU @futurelakes.bsky.social new project website...

FutureLakes@futurelakes.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚀 The FutureLakes website has launched! ✨ 🌍 Discover 10 innovations in lake restoration 🌟 Explore 6 European lake basins that showcase successful restoration Join us on this journey with FutureLakes and stay tuned for more! 👉 www.futurelakes.eu 🌐 #ReducePollution #RestoreNature #BlueEconomy

3M knew firefighting foams containing PFAS were toxic, documents show Exclusive: Newly uncovered documents reveal chemicals giant was aware ‘environmentally neutral’ products did not biodegrade Story five, day two of our PFAS series in the Guardian. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

3M knew firefighting foams containing PFAS were toxic, documents show

Exclusive: Newly uncovered documents reveal chemicals giant was aware ‘environmentally neutral’ products did not biodegrade

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"far bigger than anything the tobacco industry have been able to pull together." Our article in today's Guardian on the fierce campaign of lobbying, misrepresentation & industry influence to prevent safety regulation on PFAS forever chemicals. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Industry using ‘tobacco playbook’ to fend off ‘forever chemicals’ regulation

Industry-funded research and exaggerated claims litter arguments made by fluoropolymer industry against stricter regulation

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Day 4 of our PFAS series in the Guardian begins. More later: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK failing to match EU in fight against ‘forever chemicals’, say scientists

Experts criticise Defra’s decision not to use OECD definition of PFAS, with one asking if move is ‘politically based’

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Otters, dolphins, porpoises, flounder, roach, buzzards - just some of the creatures found to have PFAS in their organs. We talk to @dralexford.bsky.social @richardbenwell.bsky.social @mcsuk.bsky.social & @lshtm.bsky.social about the impact of PFAS on wildlife. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Otters among UK wildlife carrying toxic ‘forever chemicals’, analysis shows

Some wildlife species have accumulated many times more than safe amount of PFAS in their tissue and organs

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Any experts on PFAS in water want to contribute to this...

Rachel Salvidge@rachelsalvidge.bsky.social · 2y ago

Calling all PFAS nerds! 🤓 Help parliament get a grip on what on earth these forever chemicals are and what can be done about them. They really want to hear from you: post.parliament.uk/approved-wor...

A 92-year record of ice phenology is helping show how lakes worldwide could change in coming decades, thanks to new #AGUPubs research from @isabellaoleksy.bsky.social @instaar.bsky.social and @richardsond.bsky.social. eos.org/research-spo...

What 92 Years of Data Say About Ice Cover - Eos

New research on Mohonk Lake in New York investigates how changing ice phenology alters temperature dynamics in lakes.

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Updated Limnology! starter pack here: go.bsky.app/Qv3DLZ6

A very inspiring lab to follow on this network... 👇

@BiodiversaPlus #IMPACT has revisited the Glomma River (Norway) as part of our EU-wide assessment of the current status & long-term trends in freshwater fish parasite diversity. So many beautiful parasites 😍@NINAnature @UiTNorgesarktis

New open source dataset "SPECTRE: Standardised Global Spatial Data on Terrestrial SPecies and ECosystems ThREats". I look forward to exploring! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

SPECTRE: Standardised Global Spatial Data on Terrestrial SPecies and ECosystems ThREats

Motivation SPECTRE is an open-source database containing standardised spatial data on global environmental and anthropogenic variables that are potential threats to terrestrial species and ecosystem.....

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Are you interested in trying to forecast ecological variables?🔮 Or want to teach some key forecasting concepts? Our #open-source, R-based, tutorial materials are available via GitHub, along with a short paper at #jose jose.theoj.org/papers/10.21... @careylab.bsky.social @cboettig.bsky.social

New paper with SLU colleagues in which we estimate national CH4 emissions from Swedish reservoirs, ditches and constructed ponds. Spoiler: the ditches win. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Biosphere Futures 2.0 www.biospherefutures.net is our online database of #socialEcologicalScenarios case studies the database has >100 cases that have been contributed scenario practitioners from around the world for more info see paper doi.org/10.5751/ES-1... we welcome more contributions

The future of the biosphere

Explore studies, find resources and contribute your own study to the database.

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PhD opportunity with Malin Olofsson! Can recommend👍👍 Adaptation strategies in filamentous cyanobacteria www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

Great freshwater job opportunities in a world-leading (and inspiring) group…

Daniel Hering@danielheringude.bsky.social · 2y ago

Interested in multiple stressor research in rivers? Interested in a PhD under excellent supervision in one of Europe’s largest freshwater research centres? We seek 8 doctoral researchers for the CRC RESIST at the University of Duisburg-Essen! sfb-resist.de/people/open-... #rivers #PhDjobs

Hi BluSky! I want to brag about a paper we published in August (I didn't post then b/c I was having knee surgery). We investigated the competing influences of the Maumee River and algal blooms on the carbon budget of Lake Erie's Western Basin. (1/6) agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Seasonal Carbon Budget Succession in Lake Erie's Western Basin

Carbon in the Western Basin of Lake Erie is heavily influenced by river input Spatial and temporal variability of inorganic and organic carbon is high in Maumee Bay Seasonal bloom dynamics trans...

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Here's a Limnology starter pack! I am sure I left great people out so tag me so I can add them. go.bsky.app/Qv3DLZ6

1st PhD Paper out!🌊🌱 Flooding as a Vector for the Transport of Pesticides from Streams to Riparian Plants: Aquatic-terrestrial pollutant transfer in small streams in the Upper Rhine Valley. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Flooding as a Vector for the Transport of Pesticides from Streams to Riparian Plants

Agricultural pesticides occurring in surface freshwaters can be transported back to land via various transport routes, such as emerging insects or flooding. However, we lack information about whether ...

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Register now! The 73rd British Phycological Society annual meeting will take place on 6-8 Jan 2025 at the University of Hull. Sessions on Kelp, Estuarine algae, , PhytoplanktonFreshwater algae, General phycology Link to the conference website here t.co/0qGdndMi6U

Registration for Michigan State University Extension's award-winning Introduction to Lakes Online course is open! This six-week online class is designed for anyone interested in gaining a greater appreciation for inland lakes. Come learn about lakes with us! www.canr.msu.edu/courses/intr...

Out today is our paper in @plos.bsky.social examining the role of warming and ice quality on the safe use of lake ice. Find it here: doi.org/10.1371/jour... Thank you to my co-authors: @sapnasharma.bsky.social, Iestyn Woolway, and Lei Huang!

Widespread loss of safe lake ice access in response to a warming climate

Millions of people rely on lake ice for safe winter recreation. Warming air temperatures impact the phenology (timing of formation and breakup) and quality (ratio of black to white ice) of lake ice co...

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#phd and #postdoc positions in one of the best work places for #aquatic #microbial #ecology in Europe!!! @thephdplace.bsky.social @phdvoice.bsky.social @mikrobiokosmos.bsky.social @hosmic.bsky.social

The first instalment of "Diatoms 101" is now live at bit.ly/3D1XoxQ. I've collated some of my posts on the evolution and classification of algae and diatoms and am planning to add more about identification over the coming months.

Diatoms 101 …

This is a portmanteau post, bringing together a number of posts that I’ve written over the years in order to provide an introduction to diatoms for a complete beginner.  It also gives me …

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A new risk assessment framework to classify #lakes according to their resilience, or sensitivity, to #eutrophication. Applied to 1000 lakes globally. Great working with #EiriniPoliti @brockmannconsult.bsky.social Behind paywall though so DM me if you want a copy. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A global typological approach to classify lakes based on their eutrophication risk - Aquatic Sciences

Understanding how lake ecosystems respond to anthropogenic disturbance and climate change is crucial to apply suitable adaptation and remediation measures for their sustainable management and protecti...

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