Check out our new paper on experimental design in multiple driver research

Changing Ocean Biological Systems working group@scor-cobs.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New paper out by COBS members on our resources for designing better multidriver studies! doi.org/10.1186/s444...

I'm hiring a new Postdoctoral Researcher (40 months) to work on my #ERCStG project #SPYCLING 🧽🧽 at @marumunibremen.bsky.social (@unibremen.bsky.social): www.marum.de/en/career/op... Application deadline: 15th July 2026. www.marum.de/Binaries/Bin...

The peace and quiet of life on an untouched maerl bed 🌊 #DYK maerl beds grow incredibly slowly, often just 0.5 to 1mm every year 😲 📸: Images freely available on Open Planet

A study of Brazil's rhodolith beds revealed extraordinary hidden biodiversity, with evidence of around 1,800 species and many potentially new to science. These little-known seabed habitats may rival coral reefs in biodiversity, support fisheries and potentially act as important carbon sinks.

Brazil’s ‘rolling stone reefs’ teem with hidden diversity, DNA reveals

Vast offshore habitats face threats including mining, trawling, and drilling for oil

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🪸We invite submissions for our joint collection on Coral Biology Under Climate Stress, with @natcomms.nature.com and @natecoevo.nature.com. Curated by our editorial board members Mark McCauley and @verenaschoepf.bsky.social, it focuses on mechanisms for climate resilience of corals go.sn.pub/q7fpal

Coral Biology Under Climate Stress

Editors invite manuscripts that advance the scientific understanding of coral stress responses and climate resilience across molecular, physiological, ...

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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Lecturer in Tropical Coastal Ecology - The School For Field Studies (SFS) - Bocas del Toro, Panama Learn more here: fieldstudies.catsone.com/careers/7681... #coralreefs #jobs #lecturer #tropicalcoastalecology #careers #panama #bocasdeltoro #teaching #marineecology #marinebiology

Our study is now out in @commsearth.nature.com. 2022 heatwaves triggered a record mass flowering of Mediterranean Posidonia oceanica. 🌊 A sign of resilience or a red flag for ocean health? The answer here: doi.org/10.1038/s432... Study led by Patrick Austruch 🌱 🌐

*JOB* We are seeking a marine ecologist to investigate how physical disturbance - bottom trawling - influence carbon, nutrient and greenhouse gases. The advert is now live until 08/06/2026. PLEASE CIRCULATE WIDELY. jobs.soton.ac.uk/3416326HN

Job Opportunity at the University of Southampton: Research Fellow in Marine Ecology

We are seeking a highly motivated Marine Ecologist to join our collaborative research group at the University of Southampton. This position is funded by the NERC C-FLOOR highlight topic and offers a u...

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Check out our new article collection in Ocean Ecosystems BMC Nature

BMC@bmc.springernature.com · 3mo ago

Ocean Ecosystems is calling for submissions to its new Collection on “Coastal Communities and Marine Ecosystem Change”, edited by Christopher Cornwall, Gaya Gnanalingam, Anne-Marie Jackson, and Ohad Peleg. Read more here and submit your research before 1 February 2027! bit.ly/42wRfmL

Ocean Ecosystems is calling for submissions to its new Collection on “Coastal Communities and Marine Ecosystem Change”, edited by Christopher Cornwall, Gaya Gnanalingam, Anne-Marie Jackson, and Ohad Peleg. Read more here and submit your research before 1 February 2027! bit.ly/42wRfmL

In this manuscript, we identified the reefs that are most relevant for conservation, based on their functional characteristics and the future impacts of global change.

Conservation Biology@conbiology.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Climate refugia for core reef functions need protection under future #climatechange scenarios. 🪸 In this article, Melo-Merino et al evaluate the protection status and exposure to warming of #Caribbean reefs with high functional potential.🪸 Learn more at doi.org/10.1111/cobi... #conservation

📅DEADLINE APPROACHING📅 Submit your abstract until 15.05.2026 to be part of ICYMARE 2026 Bremen! Check out our Sessions on our website: 👉 www.icymare.com/about-the-co... 🌏🦑🐳🧪🌊🐠 #oceanscience #ECRS #ECOP #earlycareerconference #earlycareerscientists #marinescience #marinebiology #marinelife

🪸 We're hiring a PhD student in microbial ecology of crustose coralline algae! Fully funded 3-year position jointly hosted at SZN Genova & MPI-MM Bremen, with fieldwork in Belize, Seychelles & Fiji. ⏰ Deadline: May 21, 2026 #PhD #MarineScience #Microbiology #OpenPosition

Open position: PhD scholarship in microbial ecology of coralline algae - Marine Symbiomes Research Group

We invite applications for a PhD student to work on the microbiomes of crustose coralline algae (CCA) across tropical mangrove–seagrass–reef corridors.

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In this new study published at @currentbiology.bsky.social , we show that, after the 2023–24 heatwave and SCTLD >75% of Caribbean reefs are now eroding faster than corals can rebuild them. authors.elsevier.com/a/1n2gh3QW8S...

Our Chief Editor, Heike Langenberg, is at #EGU26 from 4–8 May 🌍 If you're around, please drop by and say hi. She'd be delighted to meet you! 👋 www.egu26.eu

Very exciting and fully funded PhD project available on 'Carbonate chemistry and alkalinity dynamics in the coastal ocean'. Go work with Sebastiaan van de Velde in beautiful Dunedin, New Zealand! 🌊🧪🌍 www.otago.ac.nz/postgraduate...

The deadline has been extended by one month for the symposium. If you work on marine climate change, mCDR, ocean acidification this is the venue for you. Please submit, we already have hundreds of abstracts, so it’s shaping up to be a great symposium!

Chris Cornwall@chrisecornwall.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Call for abstracts is open for the 6th International Symposium of the Ocean in a High CO2 World! We are looking for work that examined the impacts of ocean acidification, deoxygenation, mCDR, and multiple drivers of change: highco2-vi.org/call-for-abs...

📢 Job Thread Alert 🚨 Check out below 👇 for 3 new Postdoc and 3 PhD opportunities in #marine #science 🌊👩‍🔬🤿🐙 Comment 💬 or DM 📧 us to share any opportunities!

A collapse of the #AMOC could flip the Southern Ocean from carbon sink to source, potentially adding ~0.2°C of extra global warming, PIK scientists find. In their new study @commsearth.nature.com, they simulated such a collapse under stable climate conditions: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

‼️ New paper, led by @jerem-carlot.bsky.social. Transplantations at CO₂ vents reveal that declining pH drives community shifts: - photosynthesis and nutrient uptake increase - biomass and calcification decrease onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @imev-mer.fr @iddri.bsky.social 🌊

Unravelling Marine Benthic Functioning Shifts Under Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification is reshaping temperate shallow marine benthic communities and the way they function. Using community transplants at natural CO2 vents, we show that biodiversity loss under declini...

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Years after completing his PhD, Mohamed Ezat found himself bogged down in admin and too busy with the day-to-day to think deeply about his research. Now, before saying yes to new commitments, he considers whether a project fits with his long-term goals. spklr.io/63329EytKh #AcademicSky

The mid-career reset: how to be strategic about your research direction

A decade after completing a PhD, your research can begin to lose direction. So consider each opportunity carefully, says Mohamed Ezat.

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⏰The deadline for Abstract submissions to the Ocean in a High CO2 World Symposium is fast approaching - get your abstract in by Wednesday, 1. April! Many of the sessions are organized by GOA-ON hubs or members - see the Symposium website for sessions and details: highco2-vi.org/call-for-abs...

Come work with us in Vienna and along European coasts! We look for a creative Postdoc (4year contract) in Evolutionary Genomics to cooperate with physiologists, ecologists, see: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Postdoc-... Please share! @univie.ac.at

🚨 Post-doctoral position alert! 🚨 The Bhattacharya Lab at Rutgers University is seeking a postdoc in the field of algal multi-omics and metabolic engineering 🌊 🦠 🧬 Ideal start by June. Applications will be reviewed as received. Please share widely :) jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/269... #evobio

Call for abstracts is open for the 6th International Symposium of the Ocean in a High CO2 World! We are looking for work that examined the impacts of ocean acidification, deoxygenation, mCDR, and multiple drivers of change: highco2-vi.org/call-for-abs...

Call for Abstracts – The Ocean in a High-CO2 World – 6th International Science Symposium

Call for Abstracts The Call for Abstracts is now open. Please submit your abstract no later than 1 April 2026 (any time zone). Full submission guidelines

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Burning to learn more about marine protists as an early career?! This is for you! Apply and join one week of fantastic field-based summer school

John Burns@burnsajohn.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Protist lovers: Please apply for a week of rhapsody! Learn by doing: MicroSEA (Microbial Sea Eukaryotes) course is a one-week, field-based summer school to train early-career researchers in the diversity, ecology, and single-cell biology of marine protists. opbc.sciencesconf.org #protistsonsky

1/x ‼️ Check out our letter to @pnas.org, led by Fabrice Pernet, which discusses a paper claiming "Oyster farming acts as a marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) hotspot for climate change mitigation." 🌊 doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

Scientific evidence does not support oyster farming as a marine carbon dioxide removal strategy for climate mitigation | PNAS

Scientific evidence does not support oyster farming as a marine carbon dioxide removal strategy for climate mitigation

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Hello #OSM26! I'm at the Springer Nature booth 104 happy to discuss @bmc.springernature.com's open access Environmental Sciences portfolio 🤩🐳🤿 Our new journals have opportunities for APC fee waivers available!

We’re on the hunt for new Associate Editors to join our Editorial Board 🔎 We’re looking for a range of expertise across the whole field of applied ecology. For some particular examples take a look below! 🌎🧪 Find out more information here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...