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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

A special moment for BioNept today as @lorenzocozzolino.bsky.social moves on after 8 years with the group! Thanks for the dedication, curiosity, and many hours of research and fieldwork. 🌊🪨 Excited to see what comes next! 🚀 @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

BioNept Intertidal Moroccan Tour 2026 🌊🦪🇲🇦 Back to work on intertidal rocky shores along this stunning stretch of coast. 🌊🦀🦪 #Morocco #Intertidal #Biodiversity @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Essaouira, Morocco — here we go again 🌊🇲🇦 After heavy rain, clay-rich, iron-bearing soils from inland wash into the sea, turning coastal waters red. Land and ocean, tightly linked. #Essaouira #Morocco @univlille.bsky.social #biodiversity @gerardozardi.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

2026 make it or break it! Exciting science ahead! #biodiversity #nature #happy2026 #happynewyear

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Katy Nicastro @katynicastro.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

More than just a shell! Our new research shows these #mussel #holobionts are actually net #CO₂ sinks. A game-changer for how we view species interactions in the coastal systems! #BlueCarbon @univlille.bsky.social@gerardozardi.bsky.social @royalsocietypublishing.org @gerardozardi.bsky.social

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

📣 New paper! #Intertidal mussels with cyanobacterial symbionts can act as net #CO₂ sinks. Species interactions shape coastal #carboncycle! doi.org/10.1098/rsbl... #Holobiont #ClimateChange @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @royalsocietypublishing.org

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 28/11/2025

New research from #BiologyLetters: Intertidal mussel-symbiont associations act as CO₂ sinks during daily emersion royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... | #Bioengneering #Ecology

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Low tide geometry 🌊✨ Mussel poles casting long shadows on the sand🌊 #biodiversity #musselsarecool #intertidal

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Great energy yesterday at the Marine Station of @univlille.bsky.social! We were thrilled to welcome the Parlement des Jeunes pour l’Eau, in partnership with the Agence de l’Eau, for a hands-on look at how we study and monitor plastic pollution. 🌊🔬 @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

🌈 Stunning view from Lille University’s Marine Station (@univlille.bsky.social) at #Wimereux this morning 🌊 #MarineScience #rainbow #biodiversity

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Wrapping up a great week of intertidal fieldwork — boots full of seawater, hands full of samples, and loggers full of data! 🌊🦪📊 @katynicastro.bsky.social @lorenzocozzolino.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #intertidal #fieldwork #biodiversity #climatechange

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Colourful intertidal biodiversity 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 #intertidal #biodiversity #marinelife

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Lorenzo Cozzolino @lorenzocozzolino.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Excited to share my feature in @nature.com Where I Work series, on my research into microplastics and their effects on marine biodiversity ☣️🧬 Thanks to Josie Glausiusz for the great conversation, and to Gianmarco di Costanzo for capturing my work on the cold shores of Iceland 🌊🦀📸 #Microplastics

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

📢Exciting news! BioNept PhD student Lorenzo Cozzolino (@univlille.bsky.social–LOG) is featured in Nature! 🌊 The interview highlights coastal fieldwork and the research we carry out on how microplastics impact marine #biodiversity🦀🦪🦭🦞🪼 @nature.com @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social

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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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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

So long, Cornwall… until next tide! 🌊 Still home to some of the most beautiful rocky shores. 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🦀🦀🦪🦪🦪🐟🐟 #intertidal #biodiversity @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social #musselsarecool #mussels

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Step 1: assess the goods 🧐 Step 2: execute the plan 🕊️🍽️ 🕊️🍰🌊🕊️🍰🌊🕊️🍰🌊 #Cornwall #biodiversity #seagulls @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social #marinelife #birds

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Hanging on with style. Cornwall’s intertidal crew—mussels, limpets, and fucoids 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 @marclim-uk.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social #intertidal #biodiversity #marinelife #fieldwork

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Heading from #France to #England for another intertidal survey in #Cornwall 🇫🇷➡️🇬🇧 On the ferry now—Cap Gris-Nez and Cap Blanc-Nez in the rearview, rocky shores ahead! 🌊🪸🐚 #Fieldwork #Intertidal #MarineEcology @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

So long from the Moroccan intertidal 🇲🇦 — heading back to France 🇫🇷 Last snapshot: three tide pools side by side — perfect little replicates. #Intertidal #Morocco #Fieldwork @gerardozardi.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #biodiversity

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Limpets on sale! Spotted at the fish market in Essaouira alongside the usual catch 🐚🦑🐟🦀🐙🦪 #Essaouira #MarineLife #Intertidal #biodiversity #Morocco 🇲🇦 @louisefirth.bsky.social @camille-hennion.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

More intertidal life from the Moroccan coast 🇲🇦Always something new to spot🦪🦀🐚🐟🌊🐙 #Morocco #Intertidal #MarineLife #Biodiversity @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Our survey campaign continues along the stunning Moroccan shores 🇲🇦🌊🦪Unbelievable #intertidal landscapes & yesterday's accommodation had everything we needed: WiFi, terrace &...dromedaries🐪 #fieldwork #marineecology #Morocco @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

BioNept Intertidal Moroccan tour 2025 🌊🦪🇲🇦 Great to be back to survey intertidal rocky shores along this fascinating stretch of coast! 🌊🦀🦪 #Morocco #intertidal #biodiversity @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

The Norwegian #intertidal always delivers surprises 🇳🇴🌊 From microbial biodiversity to unexpected megafauna encounters - though we’re not sure we should count the 🫎 in the transect 😉 #Fieldwork #IntertidalEcology @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #biodiversity

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Our PhD student Sarah Bollina is on the move! 🚐🧪 Currently sampling her way through the stunning Norwegian coast 🇳🇴 🐚 #MarineBiology #Fieldwork #PhDLife @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #intertidal

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

So proud of Lorenzo Cozzolino for defending his #PhD with distinction! 🎓🥳🍾 A brilliant end to a brilliant journey. Huge thanks to the jury for a rich and thought-provoking viva 🦀🌊 #PhDDefense #MarineEcology #Intertidal @katynicastro.bsky.social @ccmar.bsky.social

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Delighted to be back visiting CCMAR 🇵🇹 — bringing back memories of sunny fieldwork 🌊☀️🧪 #MarineEcology #Algarve @ccmar.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #biodiversity #intertidal

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Flying to Portugal 🇵🇹 to support our #PhDstudent Lorenzo Cozzolino as he defends his thesis🎓 A big milestone after years of exciting work on intertidal ecology 🌊🦪🐚🦀 #PhD #phdlife @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social #MarineEcology #BioNept @ccmar.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Cheers to a great #ITRS2025 🍻 Wonderful to reconnect with old friends meet new ones & dive into exciting science Until next time, so long! @marclim-uk.bsky.social @svenjatidau.bsky.social @louisefirth.bsky.social @szndohrn.bsky.social @unipisa.bsky.social #ITRS @univlille.bsky.social

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

@katynicastro.bsky.social up tomorrow morning at #ITRS2025! She’ll be speaking on the Impact of Leachates from #Microplastic and Novel Plastic Forms on #Mussels Adaptive #Behaviour & Self-Organisation ROOM 2 at 16:30🦪🌊🐚 ##ITRS @univlille.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social #plasticpollution

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Off to Brest for #ITRS2025 — bags packed and ready to go! 🪸🦪🌊 Catch not one, not two... but FIVE talks from the BioNept crew: @gerardozardi.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social Sarah Bollina, Jonathan Monsinjon and Lorenzo Cozzolino #ITRS here we come 🦪🌊🐚🦀

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Back from a foggy round of #fieldwork in #Normandy. Old-school 🤖🦪& new Electric Blue ⚡🔵 robo-oysters are in place. Thanks to SATMAR for making it all run smoothly once again! @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social #biodiversity #intertidal #coastalecology

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

You know you're in #Normandy when you stumble upon a vending machine… full of #oysters! 🦪🇫🇷 @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Back in #Normandy for foggy intertidal #fieldwork with #oysters, kicking off another round in collaboration with SATMAR. Always good to be back by the coast—even if we can't see much of it today! @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social #biodiversity

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

New research alert!🚨 First record of pyroplastic & partially burnt plastic litter along South African shores🇿🇦 Burnt plastics🔥cryptic yet widespread 📚Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #PlasticPollution #SouthAfrica @univlille.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social @cnrs.fr

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

New research alert! 🚨We found that #biogeography, not mussel genetics, is the key factor shaping macrofauna in South African 🇿🇦 mussel beds Dive into the details: doi.org/10.3354/meps... 📚 #MarineEcology #mussels @meps-ir.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social @cnrs.fr

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Awesome to see our paper shared by @meps-ir.bsky.social—highlighting the role of South African🇿🇦 mussels in intertidal bioengineering!🌊 #MarineEcology #mussels @univlille.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social @cnrs.fr #southafrica

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

The charming doodles Charles Darwin’s children left on the back-leaves and in the margins of his On the Origin of Species manuscript draft 🖍️👶📖✍️ #Science #History #Evolution #Darwin #art #CharlesDarwin #DarwinianEvolution #Darwinism #EvolutionaryBiology #NaturalSelection #DarwinTheory

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Living Common Goose Barnacles washed ashore🌊 attached to a piece of wood flotsam 🪵 at Boulogne sur Mer (France 🇨🇵) #MarineLife #biodiversity #barnacles #intertidal #wildlife

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

The blue mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the brown mussel Perna perna coexisting in the South African #intertidal 🇿🇦🌍 #biodiversity #musselsarecool #SouthAfrica #marinelife #wildlife #nature

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