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Fernando P. Lima

@fplima.bsky.social
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Marine biologist, researcher at CIBIO/InBIO/BIOPOLIS, Portugal. Working on #climatechange and #biogeography of coastal organisms. Co-founder of @electricbluecrl.bsky.social

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Lee James Palmer @leejpalmer.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
By-The-Wind-Sailors Marazion was awash with thousands of Wind Sailors this afternoon, these Hydrozoa are free floating animals that live out to sea in vast numbers. They primarily feed on plankton and use nematocyst toxin to catch their prey, so do wash your hands afterwards if you pick them up.
Wind Sailors in vast numbers along the beaches of Marazion in Cornwall today.Wind Sailors in vast numbers along the beaches of Marazion in Cornwall today.Wind Sailors in vast numbers along the beaches of Marazion in Cornwall today.Wind Sailors in vast numbers along the beaches of Marazion in Cornwall today. In the background is St Michael’s Mount.
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Fredrik Jutfelt 🐠 @jutfelt.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Oxygen supersaturation has been reported to protect aquatic animals from heat waves. We tested this in a large collaborative experiment on many species of fish and crustaceans. Our new paper in @plosbiology.org shows that the effect of hyperoxia on thermal tolerance is negligible. Unfortunately.
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Have a look at our heart beat logging instrument featured in Methods in Ecology and Evolution blog!
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
We’ve built an open-source system to automatically record and analyse heartbeats in mollusks and crustaceans, helping us understand how marine life copes with environmental stress. 💙 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @electricbluecrl.bsky.social @coastalwarming.bsky.social
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A fully automated heart frequency logger for shelled invertebrates and associated data processing R package
Measuring cardiac frequency provides a non-invasive approach to quantifying sublethal stress responses of invertebrates to environmental stressors, such as heat stress. Existing cardiac monitorin...
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Louise Firth @louisefirth.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Possibly the most beautiful Sabellaria alveolata 🪱 reefs I have seen in Ireland 🇮🇪 Cullenstown beach, Co. Wexford. Just stunning 🤩. Duncannon - you have some competition! 💪 #Prograding @aec13.bsky.social @fplima.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social
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Louise Firth @louisefirth.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Honeycomb worms 🍯🐝🪱thriving at #Streedagh strand #Sligo. Reefs forming refuge for green algae 🌿 from #Limpet grazing 🐚. The stunning Ben Bulben as dramatic backdrop 🤩. @aec13.bsky.social @fplima.bsky.social @ucc.ie @benthicecol.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
New paper out in L&O Methods! We show that rock-embedded loggers enable accurate, long-term monitoring of intertidal substrate temperatures and are far more reliable than conventional loggers! doi.org/10.1002/lom3...
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Autonomous, high‐frequency and long‐term monitoring of substrate temperature in rocky intertidal zones
Intertidal zones are characterized by complex and dynamic thermal mosaics, where organisms experience extreme temperature variations influenced by microclimatic factors. However, accurately monitorin...
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Proud to announce our first R package, just published in CRAN! (cran.r-project.org/package=hear...). It streamlines heart rate analysis collected with the PULSE system, which we also developed and can be used to monitor the cardiac performance of mollusks and crustaceans (electricblue.eu/pulse).
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heartbeatr: A Workflow to Process Data Collected with PULSE Systems
Given one or multiple paths to files produced by a PULSE multi-channel or a PULSE one-channel system (&lt;<a href="https://electricblue.eu/pulse" target="_top">https://electricblue.eu/pulse</a>&gt;) f...
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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Today is bass clarinet day 🥰
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Climate change threatens even the tough ones. Our new study shows that even Ascophyllum nodosum, a tough brown seaweed, struggles with rapid temperature swings during low tides, and populations across Europe vary in their heat tolerance. Read more here: jecologyblog.com/2025/05/20/c...
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Can Resilient Species Keep Up? Climate Change Threatens Even Tough Seaweeds
Fernando Lima, CIBIO/BIOPOLIS, University of Porto, Portugal, discusses his article: Simulated intertidal heat stress on the brown seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum demonstrates differential population s…
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
New paper out! 🌊 We show that southern populations of Fucus spp. are especially vulnerable to repeated low-tide heat stress — a key factor for their future under climate change. 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
📢 New paper out! 🌊🦀 Environmentally realistic #microplastic concentrations show limited effects on #behaviour & #physiology of green crab lineages 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @fplima.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #pollution
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CoastalWarming @coastalwarming.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Busy days at #itrs2025! Several team members are in #brest discussing #microclimate, #ecology, #biodiversity and many + topics with old and new colleagues! @catiamonteiro.bsky.social @fplima.bsky.social @manoanalu.bsky.social @biointeractproj.bsky.social
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CoastalWarming @coastalwarming.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
And it’s a wrap! We presented a poster (awarded the 3rd prize), delivered 6 talks, 2 of them keynotes and had many scientific chats 😊🔬🥼 thank you #itrs2025 until next time! @fplima.bsky.social @manoanalu.bsky.social @catiamonteiro.bsky.social
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
A few days ago Luís Pereira defended his PhD thesis in a memorable way. Congratulations Luís. We are very proud of you. @coastalwarming.bsky.social @electricbluecrl.bsky.social. @dansmale1.bsky.social and @trinebekkby.bsky.social were the main opponents. We had a great time!
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Spring tides in the Spring (pun intended) mean that our entire team is busy in the field. This past couple of days we were simultaneously working in Norway, Spain and several locations in Portugal. @coastalwarming.bsky.social
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Our most recently activity with the entire team: a safety training session on the field. We discussed communication, planning, prevention, emergency actions and equipment. It was a success!
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Some rocky shore biodiversity just to brighten the day
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CoastalWarming @coastalwarming.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
The team was at the shore today testing the #genomics kits from project #aneris. One more site tomorrow! @catiamonteiro.bsky.social
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Gabriela Borer @gabrielaborer.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
🚨 New publication 🚨 Excited to share our latest work comparing DNA metabarcoding and morphological methods for assessing intertidal turf and foliose algae diversity! 🧬🔬 Check it out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @coastalwarming.bsky.social @catiamonteiro.bsky.social @fplima.bsky.social
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Performance of DNA Metabarcoding vs. Morphological Methods for Assessing Intertidal Turf and Foliose Algae Diversity
Large biogeographical shifts in marine communities are taking place in response to climate change and biological invasions yet we still lack a full understanding of their diversity and distribution. ...
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Returning home after an amazing field trip to Goa with Rui Seabra, Fraddry D’Souza and Lalat Hindu. We deployed temperature sensors from @electricbluecrl.bsky.social and conducted biodiversity surveys. @coastalwarming.bsky.social
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Our open-source Intertidal Environmental Chamber is out now in Methods in Ecology and Evolution! It’s a system to realistically simulate the complex tidal and thermal dynamics of intertidal habitats. Proud of our team at @electricblue.bsky.social! Read it here: doi.org/10.1111/2041...
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Intertidal Environmental Chamber: An automatic system to accurately simulate the thermal complexity of intertidal environments
Climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme temperature events, often causing sublethal stress or mass mortalities in organisms. This has raised the interest in assessing species' therma...
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Cátia Monteiro @catiamonteiro.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
I am proud to share that I won a PostDoctoral fellowship from Fundación ”la Caixa”! Happy to dive into biological interactions at BIOPOLIS-CIBIO for the next 3 years! @coastalwarming.bsky.social @biointeractproj.bsky.social #seaweed #grazing #citizenscience #biogeography #ecology
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Retaining call - "la Caixa" Foundation - Fundación "la Caixa"
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CoastalWarming @coastalwarming.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
🚨 New publication 🚨 Our team members @fplima.bsky.social, @catiamonteiro.bsky.social and Rui Seabra participated in this horizon scan for #arctic #coastal #biodiversity This is the first publication of the international and multidisciplinary ARCBON - arc-bon.com #threats #knowledgegaps #shorelines
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Have a look at this opinion paper on the Arctic biodiversity, lead by J. Thyrring and M. Sejr, and available today at TREE. I’m very grateful for the opportunity to have participated in this discussion. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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A horizon scan for Arctic coastal biodiversity research: understanding changes requires international collaboration
Arctic coastal biodiversity faces increasing threats from anthropogenic activities and climate change. However, the effects on biodiversity are still …
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André Lima Araújo @andrelimaaraujo.com · 24/02/2025
What an incredible picture.
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
US, what the actual hell is wrong with you?
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
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A Sad Moment in American History
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Right in front of our eyes, we’re seeing the destruction of the US, and the beginning of a dictatorship run by a career criminal & his enablers, drawn from the worst among us. Nobody seems to be taking effective action against this, while many calmly accept this fate like lambs led to the slaughter.
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Apparently We Are Willing to Give Up Our Freedom, Cowering to Trump ... A Power-Mad Con Artist With No Soul
Right in front of our eyes, you're seeing the destruction of Democracy, and the beginning of a Trump dictatorship run by a career criminal.
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
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Chumbawamba - The day the nazi died
YouTube video by Huppelplopp1848
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
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Trine Bekkby @trinebekkby.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
The tide is the lowest «ever». Air pressure and winds are on my side 🌕💨💪🏼The temp started at -9C, but now just -5C 🥵🥰 A perfect day in the intertidal rockweed beds, downloading temperature data and photographing plots for biodiv studies together with @catiamonteiro.bsky.social @fplima.bsky.social
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a huge shout-out to my wife @sergiavelho.bsky.social, a brilliant scientist, a dedicated mum of three, and an inspiration. Here she is working in the lab while pregnant with our first daughter: a scene that repeated twice more!
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CoastalWarming @coastalwarming.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Hoje é o Dia Internacional das Mulheres e Meninas na Ciência, o grupo CoastalWarming escolheu este dia tão especial para estrearmos a conta do nosso grupo aqui no #bluesky! ---- Today marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and we take this opportunity to start our account here!
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
I never thought anyone would actually get into that bandwagon but here we are. This is a printscreen from Google maps.
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Look what showed up in front of one of our intertidal cameras. Yes, this is a section of the shore where you can walk during low tide 😀
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Today we finished the transplants of the algae we collected yesterday. Some were secured with specially designed 3D printed holders. Others grew on bricks that we transported and glued to the rock. Let’s see how they do in the next months.
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Still yesterday. In the 1st pic, some of us working in the field. On the 2nd pic, Gibbula magus, a species I had not seen in maybe 20 years.
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Exchanging algae among fieldwork teams in an underground parking in Vigo, Spain. Reciprocal transplants will inform us on responses of these algae to warming. We looked like we were smuggling drugs, though 😅
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
For the past year João Nunes has been working with us and, today, he superbly defended his MSc thesis on the use of low cost drones for the systematic survey of intertidal communities. Congrats João!
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Trine Bekkby @trinebekkby.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Black moon, high pressure and off-shore winds = the lowest tide possible 💙 So I am out checking my 12 plots in the Oslofjord, looking at effects of heat 🥵 and cold 🥶 snaps on intertidal biodiversity, with or without seaweed coverage. A project with @fplima.bsky.social and his groups.
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 31/08/2024
Can anyone help identifying this parasitic isopod? Found on a recently beached dead fish in Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal. The isopod was still alive.
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 07/11/2023
Out in Science Magazine, the collaborative project where Rui Seabra and I serve as co-PIs, in a piece by April Reese! Full story here: t.co/Mm8yqxNe4l Support from FLAD, FCT, National Geographic, and Lindblad Expeditions. Hosted at CIBIO/BIOPOLIS, UP. #EnvLoggers from @electricbluecrl.bsky.social
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The Atlantic is being ringed with tiny sensors in an ambitious effort to track climate change
Network of temperature loggers aims to reveal how warming is affecting coastal ecosystems
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ElectricBlue @electricbluecrl.bsky.social · 04/11/2023
First post on Bluesky! This map shows some of the institutions/researchers/labs that were already using our #EnvLoggers as of June 2023. They're more than 130 institutions from 33 countries!
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 26/10/2023
Cátia Monteiro and Rui Seabra continue deploying loggers and sampling intertidal biodiversity near the tropics. This time in Fernando de Noronha, with Ana Carolina and César Cordeiro. For more info on this project of ours, see bit.ly/3PWcp71
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
#PhD opportunity with Manuela Truebano, Oliver Tills, Hannah Wood, Enrico Rezende, and myself. Study thermal tolerance in intertidal animals, simulate realistic heatwaves using logger data, model and predict consequences, and inform conservation. Details: www.aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships...
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Predicting vulnerability of coastal biodiversity to heat waves at management-relevant scales- a cons...
Dr Manuela Truebano, University of Plymouth – Contact me Dr Oliver Tills, University of Plymouth, School of Biological and Marine Sciences Dr Hannah Wood, Natural England Dr Enrico Rezende…
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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 16/10/2023
After returning from the cold Arctic, Rui Seabra (not yet in BlueSky) has been deploying #EnvLoggers and measuring biodiversity in this isolated Brazilian archipelago (Saint Peter and Saint Paul) between South America and Africa, near the Equator. This is part of our CCTBON project bit.ly/3PWcp71
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