Thomas Wernberg
@twernberg.bsky.social
Marine ecologist and Laureate Fellow with a predilection for large seaweeds. Marine ecology in a changing world. Kelp forests. Marine heatwaves. Ocean warming. Great Southern Reef
SAVE THE DATE! We are pleased to announce the inaugural International Marine Heatwaves Symposium will be held at The University of Western Australia in September 2027 - visit www.mhw2027.org for information. @dansmale1.bsky.social @uwaoceans.bsky.social
July issue: Review led by @twernberg.bsky.social on impacts of marine heatwaves on biodiversity and ecosystem services, and the opportunities to address knowledge gaps and mitigate marine heatwave effects. 🧪🌎 Web link: go.nature.com/3TJCoBc Readcube: rdcu.be/ewqnP
Impacts of marine heatwaves on biodiversity and ecosystem services: our new paper in Nature Reviews Biodiversity is out! doi.org/10.1038/s443.... @natrevbiodiv.nature.com @uwaoceans.bsky.social @filbeek.bsky.social @dansmale1.bsky.social
Habitat Dependency Index: our recent paper outlines a new method to quantify and contrast how much individual species in a community depend on their habitat. Extensive examples with #kelp forest species. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @uwaoceans.bsky.social
More but smaller: our new paper show how historical #overfishing and contemporary #marineheatwaves combine to exacerbate the truncation of fish sizes in kelp forests doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
An increase in marine heatwaves over the past 2 years caused billions of dollars of damage around the world according to an international team of researchers including the OI's 𝗗𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗲-𝗗𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗿 and 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴. Read more at www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...
Marine heatwaves causing global damage
An increase in marine heatwaves over the past two years caused billions of dollars of damage around the world and despite warnings interventions were limited
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📣POSTDOC wanted: We are looking for a marine ecologist to join our #kelp forest team at IMR in Norway 🌊🌿. The position is focused on impacts of harvesting on kelp and kelp forest #biodiversity. Enthusiasm, strong cv and interest in #fieldwork is required. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
If you swim in the ocean today chances are you’ll brush against this. cosmosmagazine.com/earth/oceans...
The Great southern reef is within 50km of most Australians
Australians know the Great Barrier Reef, but fewer are aware of the Great Southern Reef. Yet 70 percent of our population lives within 50km of it.
cosmosmagazine.com
With #kelpforests in many places declining 1-2%/year, the current rate of #restoration is far from matching the rate of degradation. “It would be much cheaper and by far more efficient to avoid loss to start with” explained @twernberg.bsky.social greatsouthernreef.com/thomas-wernb...
“Our shared scientific fascination with the #GreatSouthernReef has grown over decades, yet we've often operated in isolation," @twernberg.bsky.social reflects. "Now, through the GSR Research Partnership, we can unite our collaborative efforts and that is the exciting momentum we need.”
“Spending time underwater observing the kelp forests in real time is critical to our ability to ask the right questions”. Discover how @twernberg.bsky.social's fieldwork, mentorship & collaborative vision are shaping the future of #kelpforest conservation. greatsouthernreef.com/thomas-wernb...
Golden #kelp Ecklonia radiata and some associated fauna, Jurien Bay, Western Australia, for #phycologyfriday. Our golden kelp is warm tolerant but has suffered extensive decline due an extreme #marineheatwave @uwaoceans.bsky.social @greatsouthernreef.bsky.social
🙌 thrilled to announce that registration for #ITRS2025 is now open! 👉https://itrs-home.org/register.html 🦀🪸🐚🦦🪨🌱🍯🪱🦪🌊 Please signup to our newsletter and share this post 🙏🏼 @nessocon.bsky.social @dansmale1.bsky.social @rubygeorge.bsky.social @amcquatters-gollop.bsky.social @trinebekkby.bsky.social
Impressed by the many delegates, pavilions, events and ways that people engage - but not impressed by how little we have moved forward towards limiting climate change.
UWA Oceans Institute@uwaoceans.bsky.social · 2y agoAt #COP29 in Baku this week, the Oceans Institute was proud to showcase innovative solutions to accelerate decarbonisation and reach net zero targets. From wave power to offshore renewables and blue carbon credits, we’re driving progress in sustainable energy.
