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Anna Schmidt

@annaschmidt.bsky.social
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PhD candidate at the University of Vermont Department of Biology and Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Lab, studying freshwater zooplankton ecology and behavior with Dr. Jason Stockwell 🌊🦐🌏 (she/her) annagschmidt.weebly.com

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Anna Schmidt @annaschmidt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Thinking of attending #ASLO27 in San Juan? 🇵🇷 Consider submitting to our session on aquatic plankton community and functional diversity! See attached for description and reach out if you have any questions. #FunctionalDiversity #TimeSeries #PlanktonEcology @aslo.org
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Jenna Robinson, PhD @jrob09.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Just learned of the esGLEON Freshwater Future Fellows, an excellent group of researchers who are supported to attend the #GLEON2026 meeting! What a great program! @gleonetwork.bsky.social Freshwater Future Fellows: gleon.org/meet-the-esg... esGLEON: www.ceab.csic.es/en/research/...
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Meet the esGLEON Freshwater Futures Fellows - Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network
The esGLEON network, in collaboration with ATL Water Supply Company, is delighted to introduce the Freshwater Futures Fellows to the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON) community. The F...
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Michael Meyer @mishafredmeyer.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Our dataset was featured on the USGS Water Mission's water new page! Check it out! www.usgs.gov/mission-area...
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Expanding Our Global ZIGsight into Freshwater Ecology
The Zooplankton International Geospatial (ZIG) dataset is a global, harmonized collection of freshwater zooplankton records paired with water chemistry data, built through a multi‑year community effor...
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Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
New study synthesises zooplankton data from 311 lakes in 37 countries! A great resource for freshwater ecology! See: aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Great leadership Steph Figary, @rmpilla.bsky.social, @mishafredmeyer.bsky.social & @drplanktonguy.bsky.social! 🧪
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Ichiro Matsuzaki @ichirolake.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Zooplankton International Geospatial dataset just pusblished! This impressive achievement was made possible through the hard work Steph, @mishafredmeyer.bsky.social, @rmpilla.bsky.social, & @drplanktonguy.bsky.social Figary et al. 2026. L&O letters. aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Warren Currie 🦠🦐 @drplanktonguy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Pleased to announce publication of our collaborative #GLEON data paper in Limnology and Oceanography Letters. The Zooplankton International Geospatial dataset has 🦐 zoop+ data on 311 lakes. Huge effort over 7 years from 143 authors at 101 institutions in 37 countries. 🎉 dx.doi.org/10.1002/lol2...
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The Zooplankton International Geospatial dataset: A global repository of spatiotemporal freshwater zooplankton community composition data from lakes and reservoirs to support ecological research
Zooplankton transfer substantial energy in aquatic food webs and are used as indicators of environmental change. Syntheses of zooplankton community dynamics globally require datasets that span a wide....
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Michael Meyer @mishafredmeyer.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Registration is open for #HackingLimno & #DSOS26 10-14 August!! This FREE, VIRTUAL event will host 3 workshops and 20 presentations in all things #datascience #openscience #limnology #ecology #hydrology #oceanography. aquaticdatasciopensci.github.io/registration/
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Anna Schmidt @annaschmidt.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Had such a great time at the #ASLOSIL26 meeting a few weeks ago in Montreal! 😊 🌊 Always so fun reconnecting with collaborators and friends and meeting lots of new people. I gave a talk on my graduate research and co-chaired a session for the first time!
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Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Check out this new global mapping tool to understand nutrient pollution sources to lakes across the world! www.ceh.ac.uk/press/new-gl... 🧪 @ukceh.bsky.social @aslo.org @sil-limnology.bsky.social @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social
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New global map helps protect the world’s lakes
A new, interactive global map, known as the Global Lakes Explorer, helps scientists, policymakers, educators, and the public to explore where nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen are entering lak...
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Anna Schmidt @annaschmidt.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Very excited to be in Montreal for the #ASLOSIL26 meeting this week! I will be giving a talk on Thursday in SS082 on zooplankton mediated C fluxes, and co-presenting a talk in EP010 on Wednesday about GLEON Student Association initiatives. Looking forward to an exciting week! 🌊
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Abby Lewis @aslewis.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I am recruiting graduate students to start in fall 2027! Several potential projects, generally focused on analyzing and forecasting changes in aquatic carbon cycling. #ASLOSIL26 I am around all week—please reach out if you would like to find a time to chat! abbylewis.github.io/join_the_lab...
a lake at sunriseautochambers in a marsh at sunrise
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Anna Schmidt @annaschmidt.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Registration is open for the 2026 Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON) All-Hands’ Meeting taking place at Lake Banyoles, Spain from August 30 - September 4, 2026! Participation support for students/ECRs is available through the Freshwater Futures Fellowship (deadline April 24). 🌎🌍🌏
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Anna Schmidt @annaschmidt.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Thanks so much for the feature, @ciglrum.bsky.social! 😊🌊
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Anna Schmidt @annaschmidt.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Gorgeous views of Lake Champlain’s ice cover from my flight yesterday! Lake Champlain is on track to completely freeze over for the first time since 2019 🌊❄️ @wcax.com
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Anna Schmidt @annaschmidt.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
If you conduct mesocosm-based research, consider submitting an abstract to our session SS082 “Mesocosm-based approaches for tackling grand challenges in aquatic ecosystems” at the upcoming #ASLOSIL26 Joint Meeting in Montreal! Contributions from students and other ECRs are especially encouraged. 🌊
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Ichiro Matsuzaki @ichirolake.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
We are a member of FreshwaterH2O of @cu-esiil.bsky.social. We made the projects forward through team building, working together, and many discussions. We sometimes create dataset, analyze data, discuss the results, go hiking, and grab chocolate. This week was so productive!
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Anna Schmidt @annaschmidt.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
There are a few days left to register for the 2025 GLEON Virtual All-Hands’ Meeting! Join us for exciting plenaries, working groups, workshops, a student poster session, and more! See gleon.org/event/gleon-... for more information 🌊🌏 @gleonetwork.bsky.social
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Anna Schmidt @annaschmidt.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
The Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON) Student Association is hosting an exciting virtual workshop on grant writing in a few weeks - see flyer for more information and register here! forms.gle/tbjJALRfkoeF... 📝 @gleonetwork.bsky.social
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Mridul K. Thomas @mridulkthomas.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
@raviranjan.bsky.social & I are teaching a free online workshop with on experimental design for environmental scientists on the 23rd. We'll focus on using simulations to evaluate how well different experimental designs help achieve your goals. Please sign up & share! forms.gle/MZTxeQs4UpMr...
Poster for 90 minute workshop on HOW TO DESIGN BETTER EXPERIMENTS, by Mridul Thomas & Ravi Ranjan. 

Details: September 23rd 16:00 CEST ; 14:00 UTC

Description: 

Experimental designs can make or break an experiment. A good experiment has a clear goal and efficiently uses experimental resources to achieve that goal. In this workshop, we will review what experiments are for, basic and advanced principles of designing experiments, and how to use simulations to evaluate designs before actually doing the
experiment. We’ll do a moderate amount of coding in R and so experience with this would be helpful but is not required. We intend to have small-group discussions to help participants develop their own experiments, and encourage participants to think of a specific question they would like to answer with an experiment.
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Anna Schmidt @annaschmidt.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Calling all #Chaoborus people! Can anyone help me confirm that this is Chaoborus flavicans? Samples collected from ponds in France. I have more photos as well if that would help!
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
A discarded toy on a Lake Champlain beach may take a different form one day: millions of microplastic bits, says @uvmvermont.bsky.social prof. @annejefferson.bsky.social. Learn about what Jefferson and colleagues are finding as they scour Lake Champlain for microplastic sources: go.uvm.edu/xen2p
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Microplastics are in Lake Champlain and in us. These scientists want to know their source
Researchers on Lake Champlain are doubling down on years of research to try to figure out how tiny pieces of toxic plastic are getting into the lake, which serves some 200,000 people with drinking wat...
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Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) @globservingsystem.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Information provided by GLOS supports the regional marine economy, improves forecasts, and supports decision-making and nearshore safety for countless stakeholders. Cutting or reducing funding would have wide-ranging impacts on Great Lakes communities’ economies and safety.
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NOAA @noaa.gov · 22/04/2025
Today is the big day! Happy #EarthDay from NOAA! Check out noaa.gov/Earthday, & visit noaa.gov any time for the latest Earth science news, scientific research discoveries & ways you can get involved to help our home planet.
A doodled graphic of the Earth with the text “Every day is Earth Day” on it. The Earth is surrounded by drawings of nature including a desert, tropics, tundra, marine and deep sea environments, mountains, forests, rivers, and hills. Credit: Kaleigh Ballantine/NOAA.A NOAA small boat returns to ship under a rainbow after collecting water samples and deploying scientific instruments in the Pacific’s Kure Atoll. Credit: James Morioka/NOAA.
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Jay Austin @jaustinumd.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
I brought two reporters from the local paper along on a buoy deployment cruise last week. Here's a piece from this weekend in our local paper about the impact of federal funding cuts on Great Lakes science and safety: www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/p...
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Proposed NOAA cuts put Great Lakes research, safety at risk, experts say
A White House budget proposal would slash funding for Minnesota and Wisconsin Sea Grants, Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve, Great Lakes Observing System and others.
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Anna Schmidt @annaschmidt.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Some rotifers that I photographed from our mesocosm samples made it on the cover of the Hydrobiologia special issue (Zooplankton under Multiple Stressors) that our article is contained in! ✨ Check out the special issue here: link.springer.com/journal/1075...
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Anna Schmidt @annaschmidt.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Amazing turnout for yesterday’s Stand Up for Science march in Burlington, Vermont! 💙🔬🧪 #standupforscience #sciencesaveslives
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M. Elise Lauterbur @lauterbur.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
#Standupforscience Burlington Vermont! 280 people turned out for round 1 with more to come!
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Molly Stanley @mollystanley3.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
We have finalized last-minute plans for a Stand Up for Science march in Burlington, Vermont: please help spread the word!! #StandUpForScience2025
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Katie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
"What has NOAA ever done for me in #GreatLakes?" NOAA employees in the region help communities become better prepared for challenges like severe weather, coastal erosion, harmful algal blooms, and invasive species www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n6y...
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NOAA in the Great Lakes
YouTube video by NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
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Veronica Nava @veronicanava21.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
As usual the #GLEON all-hands meeting never disappoints! Such a great week discussing #science and having fun in a stunning location! Leaving the hearth at Lake Toba! @gleonetwork.bsky.social
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Anna Schmidt @annaschmidt.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Best day ever!!! Ran into @sanders.senate.gov in the airport security line in Burlington. Thank you for all the work you do, Bernie! 😊😊
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Anna Schmidt @annaschmidt.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Beautiful view of Lake Champlain, Burlington, and snowy Mount Mansfield from my airplane window yesterday! ❄️🤍
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Elvira de Eyto @edeeyto.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
New paper with our GLEON collegues, @gleonetwork.bsky.social led by @isabellaoleksy.bsky.social Controls on Lake Pelagic Primary Productivity: Formalizing the Nutrient‐Color Paradigm 😀💚💦🌍
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Anna Schmidt @annaschmidt.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
My first first-author paper is officially published! 🎉🎉 This was a team effort and could not have been possible without my wonderful coauthors! The article can be accessed at this link: rdcu.be/d20BA and it will be part of Hydrobiologia's upcoming Special Issue "Zooplankton Under Multiple Stressors"
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Anna Schmidt @annaschmidt.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Received the cutest crocheted copepod at our lab’s white elephant gift exchange! Hand-made by one of our talented technicians. Isn’t it so cute 🥹
Light pink crocheted copepod zooplankton
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Mindy Morales @mindymorales.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Do any freshwater plankton people out there know what this is? Sent to me by the New Hampshire DES, turning up this year for the first time in their 80 um net tows.
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Anna Schmidt @annaschmidt.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Hello bluesky world! 🦋 Finally making the jump from twitter (should have done this a while ago). I’m a PhD student at the University of Vermont, USA studying freshwater zooplankton ecology and behavior, specifically drivers and ecosystem impacts of zooplankton diel vertical migration (DVM) behavior.
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