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Alasdair O'Dell @alasdairodell.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Happy world seagrass day everyone! The UK seagrass symposium is coming to Oban in 2027! What sessions or workshops would you like to see there? @projectseagrass.bsky.social @samsocean.bsky.social #UKSS2027

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Marine Ecology Progress Series @meps-ir.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

🦤🌐🧪 The decomposition dynamics of 3 important #kelp species in the Northeast Atlantic with focus on the loss of dissolved carbon. We found that DOC is released in large amounts initially, providing valuable data around the complex processes involved in #carbon cycling of kelps. bit.ly/meps_755_63

Photo lower half underwater, upper half in air showing kelp underwater and rocky/hilly coastline in background

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Alasdair O'Dell @alasdairodell.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Another lovely aurora last night, the skies are so clear at the moment! #aurora #northernlights

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Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

On #InternationalDayOfForests, let's consider the forests we don't often see. Kelp forests in our seas act as nurseries and food sources, provide coastline protection and absorb CO2. Learn more in this episode of SAMS Ocean Explorer podcast: www.buzzsprout.com/1080152/epis... @thinkuhi.bsky.social

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Poetic sampling: when art and science collide - SAMS Ocean Explorer

We've all heard creepy noises in the forest, but you probably haven't heard one like this...In this episode, we hear an artist's take on what a kelp forest looks like below the water surface and liste...

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Alasdair O'Dell @alasdairodell.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

An otter leaping over the gross foamy bit by the edge of the loch, doesn't want to get his fur nasty. #nature #otter #scotland

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Alasdair O'Dell @alasdairodell.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

My new paper looking at anaerobic decomposition of kelps in the North-east Atlantic.

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Alasdair O'Dell @alasdairodell.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Arsaig, Scotland. Absolutely beautiful beaches all along that coast #scotland #nature #sunset

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Alasdair O'Dell @alasdairodell.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

This nudibranch has a heart shaped fluorescent part just behind its mouth. Loch Creran, Scotland. #nudibranch #scotland #MarineLife #nature #fluorescence

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Alasdair O'Dell @alasdairodell.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Carronella pellucida is one of the most special nudibranchs we have in Scotland. Especially under blue lights! Check out this one from Loch Creran #nudibranch #MarineLife #scotland #nature 🦑

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Alasdair O'Dell @alasdairodell.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Tiny tiny tiny nudibranch mostly on kelp munching on hydroids, Scotland #nudibranch #nature #seaslug #MarineLife 🦑

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Mike Burrows @michaeltburrows.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Our new report on the changing state of Scotland's rocky seashores is out today. Changes from 2014-15 to 2020-22 in many species, including an ongoing decline in mussels. 167 sites in 3 years www.nature.scot/doc/naturesc...

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Alasdair O'Dell @alasdairodell.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

One of these northern lights photos is from #scotland and one of them is from #iceland, can you guess which is which? #aurora #northernlights #auroraborealis #nature

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Alasdair O'Dell @alasdairodell.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Kelp from the Falls of Lora, Connel, Scotland. Just as the tide is turning and the current is starting to pick up! 🦑 #MarineLife #nature #kelp #scotland

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Alasdair O'Dell @alasdairodell.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Another #fluorescent beauty, the grey sea slug (Aeolidia papillosa) is anything but grey under blue lights! This #nudibranch is quite common in #Scotland #seaslug #diving #nature

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Alasdair O'Dell @alasdairodell.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Caronella pellucida is a nudibranch that has some really beautiful fluorescence, Loch Creran, Scotland. #fluorescencefriday #friday #nudibranch #nature

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Alasdair O'Dell @alasdairodell.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Three hours of starry, cold, crisp clear night photos into 6 seconds! #night #nature #stars

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Dan Smale @dansmale1.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

We conducted a 'classic' kelp canopy removal exp in mixed Laminaria forests in southwest UK. Results show that loss of canopy increases 5-fold the light reaching the reef which leads to 7-fold increase in understorey algae & 9-fold increase in kelp recruits; ms: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Alasdair O'Dell @alasdairodell.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Here are some #star trails from Friday night, we've had some really clear skies recently in #scotland #startrail #night #nature

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Alasdair O'Dell @alasdairodell.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

In September I captured the active volcano (bottom left) and an amazing aurora in Iceland. #iceland #aurora #northernlights #volcano #nature

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Alasdair O'Dell @alasdairodell.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

A few seconds of #kelp at the Falls of Lora, Connel, Scotland. These algae withstand incredible forces down there. #nature #dive #scotland

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Alasdair O'Dell @alasdairodell.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Here are some cool #nudibranchs from Loch Creran. All taken in 2024. Did you know some nudis are #fluorescent under blue light? #seaslug #nature #scotland #wildlife #nudibranch

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Alasdair O'Dell @alasdairodell.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

A few of the lovely #auroras from #2024 in Scotland. Hoping there will be many more in 2025! #aurora #northernlights #nature #nightsky

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