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Bridget Sparrow

@deepseasparrow.bsky.social

CDT SuMMeR PhD Researcher studying the impacts of #offshorewindfarms on #benthicecosystems using trait-based approaches @sosbangor.bsky.social. Works identifying #deepsea creatures and habitats 🪸

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Bridget Sparrow @deepseasparrow.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Lake Ontario 🇨🇦 Wendat word Ontari’io meaning ‘the lake is beautiful and the lake is big”. A “lake of shining waters”. A name more than 400 years old. #lakeontario #canadian #sunrise #nature

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Bridget Sparrow @deepseasparrow.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

#HappyInternationalWomen’sDay Today I’d like to spotlight two early career researchers who are doing incredible work to conserve marine ecosystems! 🧪🦑🌎 #marineecology Follow along to journey from salt marshes to the deep sea and beyond! @marshtales.bsky.social @irenesusini.bsky.social

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Bridget Sparrow @deepseasparrow.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I think I could get used to this…Eiffel Tower views and endless pastries! 🥐 Workshops discussing GIS Eolien en Mer future studies, Paris 🇫🇷 #marineecology 🌍🧪

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Bridget Sparrow @deepseasparrow.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

I was invited to present and describe how #functionaltraits can be used to document changes in #ecosystemfunction in response to disturbance. We need to ‘turn existing data into insight’ and ‘move beyond species’ to inform marine spatial planning with a focus on safeguarding ecosystem services. 🌏🧪🦑

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Bridget Sparrow @deepseasparrow.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Co-chairing my first conference session ‘Navigating tomorrow’s seas through integrative ecosystem service assessments and decision-support tools’ was an incredible opportunity to learn from scientists around the world working to find solutions to shared problems. 🌏🧪🦑 #11ESPConference #marineecology

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Bridget Sparrow @deepseasparrow.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

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Bridget Sparrow @deepseasparrow.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Had a great time meeting with my fellow CDTSuMMeR PhD cohort and seeing how our projects have progressed. It was exciting to hear how more colleagues can now see how functional trait analysis could be used in their own work. How do you think you could use a functional trait approach in your work? 🧪🦑

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Bridget Sparrow @deepseasparrow.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

As inspired by @profbenthos.bsky.social, I have received my Bluesky Roast. I don’t think anything could be more accurate than ‘a penchant for deep-sea drama and benthic banter’. Throughly impressed by its reading based on my limited activity so far : blueskyroast.com

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Bridget Sparrow @deepseasparrow.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I have been lucky to work in various scientific fields before embarking on my PhD. Worked as a benthic ecologist, identifying #deepsea creatures using imagery analysis. Led projects using #communityscience to identify the distributions of endangered bats in my home of Ontario, Canada. 🦇

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Bridget Sparrow @deepseasparrow.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Hello! My name is Bridget and I am a CDT SuMMeR PhD researcher based at @sosbangor.bsky.social. My project aims to use trait-based approaches to inform habitat mapping of ecosystem function, process and services in benthic communities. Looking forward to connecting with new groups on this platform!

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