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Prof Ceri Lewis

@cezzalew.bsky.social
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Marine Biologist at Exeter University. I love polychaetes. I work on the impact of global ocean stressors on marine invertebrates. Exeter Marine. Global Systems Institute. She/her

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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
We're supporting a FREE live lesson, 'Climate at the Crossroads' as part of the Exeter Climate Forum. The 45-minute interactive session will feature 3 mini-lectures followed by live audience Q&A. It is aimed at A Level students, educators and general audiences. Sign up: tinyurl.com/ruwx6bum
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Prof Ceri Lewis @cezzalew.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Exciting job opportunity!!! Come and join our Microplastics Laboratory as part of the University of Exeter's Centre for Resilience in Environment Water and Waste (CREWW). Full details and how to apply can be found here: careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/77... Deadline for applications: 9th June.
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Prof Ceri Lewis @cezzalew.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
New paper from our group: How the environment shapes the plastisphere of microplastic in a coastal lagoon – a living lab test www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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How the environment shapes the plastisphere of microplastic in a coastal lagoon – a living lab test
Globally, the prevalence of microplastic particles in aquatic environments is increasing exponentially necessitating a need to understand the potentia…
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Prof Ceri Lewis @cezzalew.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Who's at #AGUOceanSciences in Glasgow? Come and chat microplastics and Galapagos with me at poster 151 this afternoon 4-6.
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Prof Ceri Lewis @cezzalew.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Still time to apply for this PhD with us 😀
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Prof Ceri Lewis @cezzalew.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Another exciting PhD opportunity to come and join our @exetermarine.bsky.social Microplastic research team through the NERC Red Alert programme: shorturl.at/zAS2a
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Dr Tom Harris @drtomharris.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
The latest research confirms AMOC weakening together with a tipping point that is getting closer and closer. Governments are starting to notice with Iceland the first to declare it a national security threat. drtomharris.substack.com/p/amoc-weake... #climatechange #amoc #adaptation #tippingpoint
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AMOC weakening declared a national security threat
Iceland has declared the AMOC a national security threat and an existential risk in the coming decades, enabling its Government to prepare for worst-case scenarios. Should we be worried?
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Dr Vincent Raoult @sawsharkman.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
I'm so, so tired of reading, reporting on and seeing these results. This was easily one of the prettiest places in the world, forever changed. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
One expert says she is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’
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Prof Ceri Lewis @cezzalew.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
PhD Opportunity: Come and join our fabulous plastics research team at the University of Exeter and colleagues at @pml.ac.uk to work on the impacts of conventional and alternative plastics on the health and functioning of benthic ecosystems. Full details and application link here: lnkd.in/ePeFMXzJ
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Prof Ceri Lewis @cezzalew.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Fun but soggy day with our final year project students field testing some new mussel biologgers. @exetermarine.bsky.social
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Prof Ceri Lewis @cezzalew.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Important new study from our team detailing a comprehensive environmental risk assessment of microplastics in sewage sludge. doi.org/10.1021/acs....
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A Quantitative Environmental Risk Assessment for Microplastics in Sewage Sludge Applied to Land
The application of sewage sludge to land delivers high levels of microplastics (MPs), contributing to soil contamination and chronic effects on soil biota. Despite this, the quantitative chronic risk ...
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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Do you have a vision for what the world might look like in 2050? Would you like to discuss how we can prepare for this future or how we can make it better for all? Join us for our GSI Assembly to share your ideas with the wider Exeter community. Find out more and register here: buff.ly/p28cIEH
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Julius Garbe @juliusgarbe.github.io · 13/10/2025
📢 OUT NOW: Global Tipping Points Report 2025 In this new report, we provide a check on the status of critical Earth system #TippingPoints and opportunities in #PositiveTippingPoints across sectors. ➡️ Full report: global-tipping-points.org #GTPR2025 #COP30 @exeter.ac.uk @pik-potsdam.bsky.social
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Global Tipping Points | understanding risks & their potential impact
Harmful tipping points in the natural world threaten humanity by disrupting life support systems and societal stability.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13/10/2025
Coral reefs, ice sheets and Amazon rainforest approaching a tipping point due to global heating, report says
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Coral reefs, ice sheets and Amazon rainforest approaching a tipping point due to global heating, report says
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns * Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The earth has reached its first catastrophic tipping point linked to greenhouse gas emissions, with warm water coral reefs now facing a long-term decline and risking the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people, according to a new report. The report from scientists and conservationists warns the world is also “on the brink” of reaching other tipping points, including the dieback of the Amazon, the collapse of major ocean currents and the loss of ice sheets. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...
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Prof Ceri Lewis @cezzalew.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
I so enjoyed spending the day with local school children telling ocean and climate stories with cartoons 😀 @exetermarine.bsky.social @gsiexeter.bsky.social
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Prof Ceri Lewis @cezzalew.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Congratulations Beatriz, Tim, Paul and team on this important new study! @gsiexeter.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Recent and early 20th century destabilization of the subpolar North Atlantic recorded in bivalves
Clams reveal North Atlantic destabilization in the early 20th century and at present.
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University of Exeter's Environment and Sustainability Institute @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Our ESI PhD students Abhishek and Hao are at the Heritage Expo 2025 at the University of Exeter Cornwall stall at Pendennis Castle. Do visit and chat about how our research supports 'conservation in action' in Cornwall and beyond. letstalk.cornwall.gov.uk/heritage-exp... @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk
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Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) @scar-antarctic.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Applications are now open for leadership positions within the Plastic in Polar Environments Expert Group (SPEG). Lead one of five dedicated Working Groups that address different aspects of plastic pollution in the polar regions. 📅 Apply by 2nd Nov: scar.org/scar-news/li...
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Kate Raworth @kateraworth.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Big Doughnutty News. Just out in Nature: the all-new 2025 Doughnut. Transformed from a single-year snapshot to an annual global monitor of 21st century social & ecological thriving. Available to all in an open-access paper by @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and me. 🧵 1/ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Andrew Fanning @andrewlfanning.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
(1) Kate has written a short paper, 'The Evolving Doughnut', which concisely sets out the ideas that inspired the framework she created in 2012, and describes how and why it has changed over its three iterations. Plus download the latest Doughnut diagrams (CC-BY) 5/
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The Evolving Doughnut | DEAL
A report by Kate Raworth on the Doughnut's evolution since 2012, with the latest Doughnut diagrams available to download
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Prof Ceri Lewis @cezzalew.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Lecturing my students on oyster restoration today so resharing this important study from Ruth Thurstan and team as part of the Convex Seascape Survey project. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Europe’s exhausted oyster reefs ‘once covered area size of Northern Ireland’
Study uncovers vivid and poignant accounts of reefs as high as houses off countries including UK, France and Ireland
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Exeter Marine @exetermarine.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
What can strandings of cetaceans tell us about the impact of marine pollution? 🐬 This @zslofficial.bsky.social and CSIP event, brings together experts (including our @sarahenelms.bsky.social) to explore major forms of marine pollution in our waters. Free, online/in-person - lnkd.in/eEUiEbdH 🦑🐬🌊🌍🧪🌐
an event poster. the main image is a black and white photograph of a stranded, deceased killer whale, laying on its side on the sand of a beach setting.  overlay text reads ' signals from the shore: what cetacean strandings reveal about pollution. weds 15th oct, huxley lecture theatre, zsl, 6-7.30pm, FREE.' there are logos for ZSL and CSIP at the top.
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 28/09/2025
The tide has turned for our oceans. 60 countries have ratified the High Seas Treaty, entering into force in early 2026. A historic first to protect biodiversity beyond national waters through marine protected areas, enforceable sustainability, and shared responsibility ↓ link.europa.eu/XtyqCC
An image with a dark blue background features a single glowing orange jellyfish in the centre. Around it is simple, dashed-line drawings of various marine animals, including a shark, different types of fish, and small schools of fish. In the top half of the image, white text reads, “About 91% of ocean species are yet to be discovered.” Below, more white text says, “60 countries have just made history to protect their future.” In the bottom right corner, there is a logo of the European Commission.
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Darren Croft @darrencroft.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
We are hiring - PDRA position exploring how information access shapes social dynamics in killer whales. Collaboration with @samellisq.bsky.social @drwhale.bsky.social Prof Dan Franks (York) start 1st Nov (or ASAP) end 31st Oct 2028. Apps close on 19th Oct. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOT336/p...
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Prof Ceri Lewis @cezzalew.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
We have breached 7 out of 9 of the planetary boundaries: www.planetaryhealthcheck.org?fbclid=IwdGR...
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Homepage - Planetary Health Check
We have breached 7 out of 9 Planetary Boundaries.The Planetary Health Check 2025 makes it clear: We have to act now.
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Sal Keith (she/her) @salkeith.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Cool article on our PhD student Annabell Klinke's research, asking are fish less smart on less structurally complex reefs? womenlovetech.com/world-first-... @lec-reefs.bsky.social
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Will Coral Reef Collapse Make Fish Less Intelligent?
Marine biologist Annabell reveals how coral reef collapse could affect fish intelligence, with insights on what reef degradation means for underwater life.
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Prof Ceri Lewis @cezzalew.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Nice to have a bit of good news to share with my students as we kick off the new academic year! @exetermarine.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Key oceans treaty crosses critical threshold to come into force
Sixty states have ratified a global treaty to protect the oceans - it will become law in January.
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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
At yesterday's 80th @UN General Assembly, the High Seas Treaty was FINALLY ratified! 🌊 🦑 Aka the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdictions (BBNJ) Agreement, it now officially enters into force in 120 days, becoming international law in Jan 2026. highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratif...
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High Seas Treaty Ratification Tracker
At least 60 countries must sign and ratify the High Seas Treaty for it to become international law. Join the #RaceForRatification. Ask leaders to ratify the Treaty Now!
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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
🚨 NEW: Climate change is already causing 30,000 deaths per year - a global annual economic loss of $100-350B USD - but the true damage is probably 10x higher. Out TODAY in Nature Climate Change: the first systematic look at the science of "health impact attribution" 🔓 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"Health losses attributed to anthropogenic climate change," a brief communication in the journal Nature Climate Change. There's a map showing regions of the world, and pie charts of relevant studies as they apply to different health impacts like "heat-related deaths" and "maternal and child health"
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Adam Porter @ap3489.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Interesting findings from @samuelmacaulay.bsky.social presenting his findings with MRES students on enhanced rock weathering as a Carbon Dioxide Removal tool and it's effects on riverine benthic species under experimental conditions with addition of rock material 👍🏻 #BlueCarbon #CDR
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Adam Porter @ap3489.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Great talk from @drplanktonpoo.bsky.social Krill Poo may sequester as much #carbon as mangroves AND we're messing that up by fishing them out. The fishery near Antarctica shut early for the first time ever due to record catch numbers (because of more fishing) @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social
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Daniel Padfield @padpadpadpad.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
I have an MRC-funded PhD project available (www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...) on how warming will change the problem of AMR. Join a small and friendly group (padpadpadpad.netlify.app/about) in (sometimes) sunny Cornwall. 🧪🦠 #microsky Please share the ad below with anyone who may be interested.
A teal flyer for a PhD opportunity to investigate how warming may change antimicrobial resistance. The project will use experiments on Klebsiella bacteria to answer questions about how temperature affects their response to antibiotics, plasmid transfer, and fitness costs. The research involves microbiology lab work, bioinformatics, and mathematical modeling. The flyer includes contact details for Dr. Daniel Padfield and the logos of the sponsoring institutions.
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Stu Bearhop @stubearhop.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Come work with us… PDRA position to work on a host of exciting things! jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr... Get in touch if you want to know more
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Exeter Marine @exetermarine.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
We're so proud to see our Professor @cezzalew.bsky.social on this list of incredible women! 💪 🦑🧪🌍🐟🦤
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Prof Ceri Lewis @cezzalew.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
What a fun day. So honoured to be included in this list of incredible women! @exetermarine.bsky.social @gsiexeter.bsky.social www.womanandhome.com/life/inspira...
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Meet Britain's most amazing women
Introducing the woman&home Amazing Women Awards 2025, in association with NHS Charities Together
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Prof. Martin Solan @profbenthos.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Listen to @benthicbecky.bsky.social speaking about our work, the role of benthic invertebrates on carbon cycling in Saguenay Fjord on CBC Quebec AM: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... @jagodbold.bsky.social @ap3489.bsky.social @omparrish.bsky.social @cezzalew.bsky.social @philarchambault.bsky.social
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Prof Ceri Lewis @cezzalew.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Lovely news piece on CTV about our Convex Seascape Survey research in Saguenay.
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Prof Ceri Lewis @cezzalew.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
On the telly covered in mud again 🤣🙄
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Prof Ceri Lewis @cezzalew.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Nice news piece on Canadian national news about our Convex SeascapeSurveywork. youtube.com/watch?v=DXhI... watch from 17:30 @exetermarine.bsky.social @gsiexeter.bsky.social
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Wildfires remain out of control across Canada | CTV National News at 11 for Monday, Aug 11, 2025
YouTube video by CTV News
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Adam Porter @ap3489.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Grabbing muddy bottoms in Saguenay Fjord 🌊 We haul mud from 250 m down, in each a world of hidden life. In the lab we learn how they keep the seabed healthy 💙 @exetermarine.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social @benthicbecky.bsky.social @profbenthos.bsky.social @cezzalew.bsky.social @ulaval.ca
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Adam Porter @ap3489.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
The #ConvexSeascapeSurvey is in Canada! A collaboration between @ulaval.ca @exetermarine.bsky.social and @unisouthampton.bsky.social is investigating the role of animals that live in mud on the #seafloor in helping bury #BlueCarbon and keep our #climate healthy.
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Prof. Martin Solan @profbenthos.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Great team at Fjord Marine made sampling Saguenay Fjord in Quebec possible - two experiments running in the lab. Working with colleagues from the University of Laval and @exetermarine.bsky.social to investigate how benthic communities modify carbon.
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Prof. Martin Solan @profbenthos.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Heading north to start a field campaign in Saguenay fjord in Quebec with @philarchambault.bsky.social, @benthicbecky@bsky.social, @omparrish.bsky.social, @cezzalew.bsky.social, @ap3489.bsky.social looking at benthic faunal contributions to carbon.
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Prof Ceri Lewis @cezzalew.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
We are in Saguenay fjord, Canada for our next Convex Seascape Survey bioturbation experiment 😀 Working with colleagues from Southampton and Laval University. @exetermarine.bsky.social @gsiexeter.bsky.social
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Bethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Yesterday I gave a talk to ECRs at the @igsoc.bsky.social @igs-egg.bsky.social conference @geogdurham.bsky.social @durhamglaciology.bsky.social on academic networking. My tips and tricks for academic networking for career success are here: www.antarcticglaciers.org/2025/07/stra... Anything to add?
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Strategic networking: building an academic career - AntarcticGlaciers.org
Strategies for academic networking at conferences, using formal networks and committees, and informal or peer networks.
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Prof Ceri Lewis @cezzalew.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Arrr I do love graduation day. Huge congratulations to all of our @exeter.ac.uk students graduating today! 🎊
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Prof Ceri Lewis @cezzalew.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Great team building day for our environment theme with this fab icebreaker bingo game over lunch.
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PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Healthy planet, healthy people: scientists from planetary boundaries & planetary health call for a framework linking climate, biodiversity & pollution to health risks. New @thelancet.com comment by PIK director Johan Rockström, Oskar Masztalerz & Sam Myers. www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
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Nature Reviews Biodiversity @natrevbiodiv.nature.com · 14/07/2025
ICYMI: New online! Marine heatwaves as hot spots of climate change and impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services
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Marine heatwaves as hot spots of climate change and impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services
Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 07 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00058-5Marine heatwaves (MHWs) have become more intense and widespread globally, affecting species, ecosystems and people. After summarizing how and why MHWs are changing, this Review explores these impacts and their underlying mechanisms, highlights knowledge gaps and considers opportunities to mitigate the effects of MHWs.
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Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Let me remind you that #DinoConUK - Aug 16th-17th, University of Exeter - is going to be huge. Tickets are selling fast. Art exhibitions, talks, palaeoart workshops, panel discussions, the biggest number of dinosaur-themed vendors ever in the UK... info and more at www.dinocon.co.uk #dinosaurs
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DinoCon
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