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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen

@kebrodersen.bsky.social
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Associate Professor in Ecosystem Ecology. Seagrass ecophysiology and biogeochemistry. Roskilde University, Environmental Dynamics

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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We are seeking an Associate Professor to join our Section for Environmental Dynamics at Roskilde University. The successful candidate will conduct internationally recognized research in animal ecophysiology, and strengthen links between physiology, ecology, and molecular biology. lnkd.in/eeqSNgjD
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Presenting my seagrass research to the Danish royal family ruc.dk/nyheder/fors...
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Forskere fra Roskilde Universitet præsenterede FjordLab for kongeparret
Lektor Kasper Elgetti Brodersen og ph.d.-studerende Caroline Vigsbo Christensen fortalte om forskning i havgræs og genopretning af ålegræsbanker til kongeparret, der besøgte Holbæk.
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
#OSM26 So Long, and Thanks for All the Talks! Green Seas Lab is delighted to announce that we had a great Ocean Science meeting were we got to present our work both via a talk, posters and an eLightning presentation. If want to follow our work: elgetti.wordpress.com #seagrass #GHG #microsensors
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
#OSM26 Today GSL will present 2 posters on greenhouse gas dynamics of living and dead seagrass with special focus on the effect of coastal eutrophication. CB24D: Multistressor Impacts on coastal vegetation & GHG dynamics Posters: 702 & 704 Link to Green Seas Lab (GSL): elgetti.wordpress.com
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
#OSM26 Nice talk by GSL postdoc Alice Malcolm-McKay at the Ocean Science Meeting in Glasgow. Alice talked about seasonal GHG fluxes (CO2 & CH4) and associated microbial communities from intertidal seagrass in the UK Follow our work in Green Seas Lab: elgetti.wordpress.com @roskildeuni.bsky.social
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
#OSM26 Green Seas Lab will have several presentations at the Ocean Science Meeting this week in Glasgow. All related to greenhouse gas dynamics in seagrass meadows ⬇️ Link to Green Seas Lab: elgetti.wordpress.com @villumfonden.bsky.social @roskildeuni.bsky.social #seagrass #greenseaslab #GHG
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Colin S. Moldenhauer (PhD student in Green Seas Lab)
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World Seagrass Association @world-seagrass.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
The Ecophysiology of Seagrass Seeds talk is now available! Kasper uses electrochemical & fiber-optic sensors, imaging and molecular techniques to study seagrass micro-landscapes and their impact on ecosystems under stress. Watch this and other talks in the #SeagrassSeminarSeries."
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Ecophysiology Of Seagrass Seeds, with Kasper Elgetti Brodersen
YouTube video by World Seagrass Association
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Seed maturation in #seagrass: the importance of light and sheath oxygen production for biosynthetic activity m.youtube.com/watch?v=alnl...
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Ecophysiology Of Seagrass Seeds, with Kasper Elgetti Brodersen
YouTube video by World Seagrass Association
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Yet another great talk at RUC wine & wisdom, this time delivered by Alice Malcolm-McKay (postdoc in Green Seas Lab) covering the greenhouse gas dynamics of intertidal seagrass meadows. @roskildeuni.bsky.social #seagrass #greenseaslab
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World Seagrass Association @world-seagrass.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
#SeagrassSeminarSeries Ecophysiology of seagrass seeds Kasper Elgetti Brodersen explores how sheath oxygen production supports seed maturation & germination under stress. 🗓️ Wed 13th Aug 12 pm UTC | 14 PM DK Zoom:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88908084950?pwd=1OHk1ZzmaPUXpaZS5BaNyxxXS6bbRh.1
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
New paper: "PFAS-herbicide diflufenican reduces the photosynthetic capacity in seagrass" Study addresses negative effects caused by #PFAS-herbicide diflufenican on #seagrass photobiology. We show reduced photosynthetic capacity of DFF exposed #plants. Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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PFAS-herbicide diflufenican reduces the photosynthetic capacity in seagrass (Zostera marina L.)
Global decline of seagrasses is directly linked with anthropogenic activities. One of the increasing threats, is marine pollution with a wide range of…
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Green Seas Lab sampling seagrass and sediment for investigation of greenhouse gas dynamics within seagrass meadows in the Anthropocene. Research supported by Villum Fonden and Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond Link: elgetti.wordpress.com @roskildeuni.bsky.social @villumfonden.bsky.social #RUC #GHG
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Green Seas Lab sampling seagrass and sediment for investigation of greenhouse gas dynamics within seagrass meadows in the Anthropocene. Research supported by Villum Fonden and Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond Link: elgetti.wordpress.com @roskildeuni.bsky.social @villumfonden.bsky.social #RUC #GHG
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GPGroup_Seagrasses @gprogroup.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Seed fever! Researchers from the GPROLab are starting their experiments on Posidonia oceanica seeds and seedlings in Naples and Sicily. Understanding the role of genetics, physiology and stress tolerance at early life stages is essential for their conservation and recovery #seagrass #science
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Biodegradable elements (BESE, mimicking rhizome and root structures) can reduce negative impacts of green crabs on seagrass transplants - important new knowledge for restoration practices New paper: doi.org/10.1111/rec.... #seagrass #crabs
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Effects of European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) on transplanted Eelgrass (Zostera marina): potential protective measures
The global decline of seagrass causes concern regarding the loss of important ecosystem services, such as increased marine biodiversity. Consequently, restoration projects have gained popularity amon...
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Biodegradable elements (BESE, mimicking rhizome and root structures) can reduce negative impacts of green crabs on seagrass transplants - important new knowledge for restoration practices New paper: doi.org/10.1111/rec.... #seagrass #crabs
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Effects of European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) on transplanted Eelgrass (Zostera marina): potential protective measures
The global decline of seagrass causes concern regarding the loss of important ecosystem services, such as increased marine biodiversity. Consequently, restoration projects have gained popularity amon...
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Last sampling trip for determining the effect of seagrass meadows on seasonal infauna/benthic biodiversity in Danish lagoon. #seagrass #biodiversity At Roskilde University / Environmental Science Link to master’s degree at RUC: ruc.dk/en/master/en...
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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
An underwater comeback is underway. Around the world, restoration projects are rewilding seagrass meadows—one of our greatest natural carbon stores. Here’s how ⬇️🌿🌱 #WorldRewildingDay
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Carmen Santos @carmenbdelossantos.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
📢🌿 New Paper Alert! In our latest study at @ccmar.bsky.social, we mapped #seagrass meadows across the #Algarve using a combination of systematic review, manual mapping, and machine learning techniques. Our findings reveal (text below):
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Ulisse Cardini @symbiostoic.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
🌊🧪 Exciting news from Bacoli! The #ENGAGE_prin project has launched a field experiment to study how the sponge C. nucula 🧽 may help P. oceanica 🌱 seagrass resist nutrient pollution. 💙🌍 #MarineEcology #Seagrass #Microbiomes #Academicsky #Microsky
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New ENGAGE experiment launches in Bacoli - Marine Symbiomes Research Group
Check out the latest update on an in situ experiment launched near Napoli as part of the PRIN ENGAGE project. The experiment aims to test Posidonia oceanica resilience to coastal eutrophication when i...
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Ambio - A Journal of Environment and Society @ambio-journal.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
New publication: Societal value of #seagrass from historical to contemporary perspectives Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Societal value of seagrass from historical to contemporary perspectives - Ambio
Seagrasses have been entwined with human culture for millennia, constituting a natural resource that has supported humanity throughout this history. Understanding the societal value of seagrass foster...
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WWF Scotland @wwfscotland.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
64,300 more seagrass seeds planted! 🌱 Thanks to local communities who have shown up year after year for these mighty, tiny seeds of hope! 💪 Let’s hear from the volunteers who helped harvest these very seeds and have planted them into the Forth. ⬇️ #RestorationForth
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 30/03/2025
The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.
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The most important part of the ocean you've never heard of
The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.
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The Nature Conservancy @nature.org · 28/03/2025
What do over a billion people live within 100km of? Seagrass! We are partnering with Earth Genome to put #seagrass back on the map. Our scalable blueprint for mapping seagrass will help build a future where #people and #nature thrive. @pgaff.bsky.social
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Scaling Seagrass Mapping with Earth Genome and The Nature Conservancy
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Alexander Holm @alexanderholm.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Så blev det Danmarks Country Overshoot Day 2025, og fra og med idag har vores lille grønne foregangsland brugt så mange naturressourcer, at alt vi forbruger fra nu af, er lig med et overtræk på naturkontoen. Godt, og heldigvis, at langt de fleste andre lande forbruger mindre end os.
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Elizabeth Sinclair @seagrassliz.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
‪A well-written piece by Jillian Ooi: SEAGRASS RESTORATION ON THE RISE – BUT ARE WE MISSING THE POINT? www.bernama.com/en/thoughts/... Couldn't agree more! #Conservation should come before #Restoration
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People's Trust for Endangered Species @ptes-org.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
The UK has lost 90% of its #seagrass meadows🤯. Our intern Josh is working on the #Thames Estuary project to restore seagrass by evaluating the success of different techniques to recover the meadows👇 ptes.org/grants/internship-projects/recovering-essential-seagrass-meadows
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Recovering essential seagrass meadows - People's Trust for Endangered Species
Seagrass is a marine habitat that has declined drastically in the UK over the past century. Josh smith is recovering seagrass meadows
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Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) @cms.int · 26/02/2025
Saturday 1 March is World Seagrass Day! 🌊 🌿 Seagrass meadows store 19.9 gigatons of carbon and a single acre supports 50 million small invertebrates. 🦐 Discover more on the Dugong & Seagrass Hub: www.dugongseagrass.org Learn about the UN's #WorldSeagrassDay here: www.un.org/en/observanc...
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Australian Society for Fish Biology @austsocfishbiol.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Today is #WorldSeagrassDay 🌿🌊 #Seagrass meadows are complex, highly productive and biologically rich habitats, home to many of #Australia’s #fish species🐟 📸 But they also need our protection 💚 👀 For more info on the day: buff.ly/4kkaR54
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World Seagrass Association @world-seagrass.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Hi BlueSky! We are the World Seagrass Association, here to connect the global #seagrass community. We're interested in all things seagrass – share your news, research, community connection, management, job opportunities, events and more. We're here to share your hard work– tag and share with us!
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
New article in the Eurofish Magazine about the outcome of our recent conference at RUC - Green transition in Danish marine systems Link: eurofish.dk/magazine-iss... Roskilde University #RUC #RoskildeUniversity Section of Environmental Dynamics
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 18/02/2025
From tiny seeds come big results: replanting seagrass meadows that help fish, protect coastlines, and absorb climate-heating carbon dioxide. Check out the latest from @the-revelator.bsky.social ⬇️
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Seagrass Gardening • The Revelator
From tiny seeds come big results: replanting seagrass meadows that help fish, protect coastlines, and absorb climate-heating carbon dioxide.
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
New article in the Eurofish Magazine about the outcome of our recent conference at RUC - Green transition in Danish marine systems Link: eurofish.dk/magazine-iss... Roskilde University #RUC #RoskildeUniversity Section of Environmental Dynamics
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Time for our winter sampling of infauna biodiversity in seagrass vs adjacent bare sediment. Project is in collaboration with DHI, where we are going to use and assess their new biodiversity state indicator (BSI). Stay tuned for more information 👇 #seagrass #biodiversity Roskilde University
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Recent Green Seas Lab paper about the importance of seagrass meadows for fish biodiversity in coastal waters on the front of this months issue of Marine Ecology! Link to paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Multi‐year monitoring shows higher species richness and diversity of fish assemblages in a Danish seagrass meadow as compared to neighbouring non‐vegetated areas
Seagrass meadows provide an important nursery and feeding habitat for fish, globally. However, limited data exist on how these vegetated coastal ecosystems affect local fish stocks over longer time p...
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Very happy to welcome Caroline V. Christensen as a new PhD student in Green Seas Lab (GSL). Read more about our research here: elgetti.wordpress.com
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Hyggelig podcast om ålegræs på en kold efterårsdag #dkhav podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/p...
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Brandsikkert og bæredygtigt: »Ålegræs er Danmarks vigtigste havplante«
Podcast Episode · Plantejagten · 06/09/2024 · 24m
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
New Paper in Marine Pollution Bulletin! "Epiphytes can turn seagrass phyllospheres into hotspots for N2O production/emission, and lead to toxic NO and H2S production in anoxic leaf microenvironments". Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Anoxic seagrass leaf environments as potential hotspots for toxin production and N2O emission
Epiphytes on seagrass leaves can render parts of the leaf phyllosphere anoxic in darkness owing to leaf/epiphyte respiration and O2 diffusion constrai…
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Green Seas Lab sampling again for effects of marine coastal vegetation on infauna biodiversity. At Roskilde University section of Environmental Dynamics - Green Seas Group: elgetti.wordpress.com
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Sampling for infaunal biodiveristy in seagrass sediment on a beautiful December day. Effective Master students (Environmental Science) and lab tach from Roskilde University 🙌🙏👍 #seagrass #biodiversity #RUC
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Giving a talk about “Seagrass Ecosystems in the Anthropocene” with special focus on the phyllosphere- & rhizosphere habitats and dynamics at RMIT (Melbourne, AUS) Thanks to the Villum Foundation for supporting this academic meeting with CNPS through my Villum Young Investigator grant
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
PhD student in Green Seas Lab, Caroline V. Christensen, restoring vegetated coastal ecosystems by means of BESE elements in collaboration with Center for Nature Positive Solutions. PhD project is supported by a grant from DFF green research. #restoration #RMIT #RUC #DFF
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Time for our winter sampling of infauna biodiversity in seagrass vs adjacent bare sediment. Project is in collaboration with DHI, where we are going to use and assess their new biodiversity state indicator (BSI). Stay tuned for more information 👇 #seagrass #biodiversity Roskilde University
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Tees Rivers Trust @teesriverstrust.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Exciting seagrass news alert! 🤩🌾 The seagrass circle of life has begun again with our first seedlings sprouting over the weekend 😍 this comes after we planted thousands of seeds in our indoor nursery only two weeks ago - you can see photos of the process below. #Nature #conservation #seagrass
Eight medium sized tray tubs lined up on a table. They all have sandy, muddy sediment in and some of them have holes poked in ready for seagrass seeds to be planted.A close up of muddy sediment in a tray. It has holes in, some of which are covered up. One of the holes has a pipette over it which contains three seeds ready to be planted there.A close up of three tiny, brown seagrass seeds in a hole in sandy sedimentEleven seagrass seedlings growing in sandy sediment in a tray
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Recent Green Seas Lab paper about the importance of seagrass meadows for fish biodiversity in coastal waters on the front of this months issue of Marine Ecology! Link to paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Multi‐year monitoring shows higher species richness and diversity of fish assemblages in a Danish seagrass meadow as compared to neighbouring non‐vegetated areas
Seagrass meadows provide an important nursery and feeding habitat for fish, globally. However, limited data exist on how these vegetated coastal ecosystems affect local fish stocks over longer time p...
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
PhD student in Green Seas Lab, Caroline V. Christensen, restoring vegetated coastal ecosystems by means of BESE elements in collaboration with Center for Nature Positive Solutions. PhD project is supported by a grant from DFF green research. #restoration #RMIT #RUC #DFF
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Giving a talk about “Seagrass Ecosystems in the Anthropocene” with special focus on the phyllosphere- & rhizosphere habitats and dynamics at RMIT (Melbourne, AUS) Thanks to the Villum Foundation for supporting this academic meeting with CNPS through my Villum Young Investigator grant
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Only 3 more weeks to apply for the open postdoc position in my lab! Project work focuses on greenhouse gas dynamics in seagrass meadows. Read more about our research here: elgetti.wordpress.com Link to apply and read about the project: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
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Kasper Elgetti Brodersen @kebrodersen.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Sampling for infaunal biodiveristy in seagrass sediment on a beautiful December day. Effective Master students (Environmental Science) and lab tach from Roskilde University 🙌🙏👍 #seagrass #biodiversity #RUC
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