Reposted by Casey BenkwittJames Robinson @james-robinson.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Deadline FRIDAY! New postdoc position on pelagic reef subsidies. @lancasteruni.bsky.social & @lec-reefs.bsky.social Tell your friends 😎 🦑🧪🌊🌍 0612
Reposted by Casey BenkwittJennifer Appoo @jenniferappoo.bsky.social · 05/01/2025A bit late but excited to share our new paper exploring how seabird nutrient inputs influence mangrove food webs! 🐦🌿 @entropie-marinelab.bsky.social @lec-reefs.bsky.social @iomarinescience.bsky.social Open access: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... 04315
Reposted by Casey BenkwittNick Graham @nickajgraham.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Still hope for coral reefs. Using 28-years of data in Seychelles, we find reefs recovering 4-5 years faster from the 2016 bleaching event, than they did after 1998. Also, a reef that had regime-shifted to macroalgae for over 15 years, is recovering to coral. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comIncreased resilience and a regime shift reversal through repeat mass coral bleachingAssessing coral reefs across the inner Seychelles islands, using a 28-year dataset, we document faster coral recovery from the 2016 than the 1998 marine heatwave events. Further, a reef that had regi.... 4290100
Reposted by Casey BenkwittHannah Epstein @hannah-eps.bsky.social · 03/01/2025🚨New paper alert! With an amazing group of collaborators, we explore potential indicators for assessing the impacts of island restoration on nearshore tropical marine ecosystems (plus it's my first senior author paper - a mini milestone!). Check it out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comRe-connecting ecosystems: Integrating coral reefs into monitoring of island restorationEcosystems are intrinsically linked, such that management actions in one ecosystem can influence adjacent ecosystems. However, adequate data, and even… 2188
Casey Benkwitt @cbenkwitt.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Check out our new paper! We compare indicators for monitoring the impacts of island restoration on coral reefs. Massive thanks to our huge list of collaborators, which enabled us to look at seabirds, nutrients, microbes, algae, corals, and fish! 🐦🦠🌱🪸🐠 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 34317
Casey Benkwitt @cbenkwitt.bsky.social · 06/01/2025After many months of social media absence, I'm finally ready to start posting over here. So here's a (re-)introduction: 👋 Hi, I'm a marine ecologist who mostly researches coral-reef fishes. My current work examines how seabird nutrients influence coral-reef ecology and resilience 🐦💩🪸🪸🐠🐟 0153