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@marclim-uk.bsky.social
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Marine biologist and PI of the MarClim project. Anthropogenic impacts on marine biodiversity; research,knowledge exchange, conservation www.mba.ac.uk/staff/dr-nova-mieszko… www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/nova-mie…

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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@livuniresearch.bsky.social University of Liverpool second year marine biology students are out doing rocky shore biodiversity surveys at Wembury as part of the Marine Biological Association's residential fieldtrip @thembauk.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.mba.ac.uk/climate-chan... @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social
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Climate change is permanently reshaping UK coastlines  | Marine Biological Association
New findings from the Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) highlight how 25 years of annual monitoring, backed by the long-running MarClim
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A plethora of Pollicipes pollicipes at Sennen Cove @marclim-uk.bsky.social site - highest recorded abundance to date at this MatClim site @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Great collaborative French MarClim fieldwork with Gerardo Zardi from U. Lille (despite the weather!) @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Dive Into the Hidden World of Kelp Forests | Nova Mieszkowska
It was great to talk about the 25 years that MarClim has been tracking populations of kelp around the UK Regional Seas with artists and scientists for this new and exciting project led by Kay de Jongh...
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Fabulous beds of Alaria esculenta at Castlehead Rocks, with no evidence of heat damage. Also great to catch up with the @naturalengland.bsky.social Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve team who are long-term collaborators with the MarClim project @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Always glorious to do #MarClim surveys on the Farnes with my old mate Catherine Scott from @naturalengland.bsky.social & catch up with the @nationaltrust.org.uk rangers @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Local knowledge from people spending decades lobster potting and volunteering with the Staithes & Runswick RNLI rnli.org/find-my-near... is invaluable to supplement the annual @marclim-uk.bsky.social surveys @naturalengland.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Stunning kelp @ Filey Brigg but no A. esculenta & L. digitata has massively declined, echoing data from around England. Our @MarClim_UK multidecadal timeseries tracks the decline of some kelp species due to #climatechange @naturalengland.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Always a pleasure to do MarClim surveys with the @NaturalResourcesWales Skomer MCZ team. Experienced surveyors & dedicated conservationists @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
No complaints about being on the shore at 05:00hrs this morning for a @MarClim survey for Natural Resources Wales. @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Fabulous to see how much interest Tom Williamson's PhD research is attracting @livuniresearch.bsky.social We've investigated the negative impacts of rearing embryonic Nucella lapillus in artificial seawater. @thembauk.bsky.social
Nucella embryonic development poster
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Louise Rutterford @cefasgovuk.bsky.social presenting the Marine Warming Pathways project including work I led on biological datasets 👍🏼
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Fabulous to hear research updates from across the marine realm at the South West Marine Ecosystems conference & catch up with long-term scientific friends @anaturalstate.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
The coast is crawling with them! 🦀 Clibanaruis erythropus populations have shown large increases at MarClim time-series sites in south Cornwall since 2025 @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Small but dazzling, the limpet Patella pellucida has neon blue stripes created by a complex photonic structure with layers of calcium carbonate crystals that reflect blue light. Lovely to find on MarClim surveys @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/nco...
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Trained volunteers are the lifeblood of MarClim @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Tom's first publication from his PhD and a great review of substrate-borne vibration on embryonic and newly hatched marine invertebrates file:///Users/novamieszkowska/Downloads/978-3-031-94229-7_220-2.pdf @livuniresearch.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Another glorious MarClim survey, this time at Trevone with @naturalengland.bsky.social staff & some gorgeous Onchidella celtica @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Lovely to catch up with my ex-student from @livuniresearch.bsky.social and a CoCoast Project team member, both now working for @naturalengland.bsky.social on today's MarClim survey at Prawle Point @thembauk.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
We are celebrating the 142nd birthday of the Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social by doing a MarClim survey at Looe with @naturalengland.bsky.social staff Esther Hughes.
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Aulactinia verrucosa, Anemonia viridis, and Actiinia fragacea out at Portland Bill on today's @MarClim_UK survey @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
A glorious day to be on the shore doing @MarClim_UK surveys with @naturalengland.bsky.social staff in Dorset @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Back out on the Dee deploying refuges to study Eriocheir sinensis, thr invasive Chinese mitten crab with dissertation students from University of Liverpool & Natural Resources Wales @natreswales.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Trained volunteers are crucial to the continuation of the @thembauk.bsky.social @MarClim_uk project. They come out whatever the weather & give invaluable assistance @naturalengland.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Downloaded & reset the Envloggers as well as doing MarClim surveys at Goury & Barfleur on the Cotenin Peninsula @thembauk.bsky.social @fplima.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Discussing the octopus bloom in SW England on @bbc drive.google.com/file/d/1_4YX... @thembauk.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
I am presenting the #MarClim project tomorrow (Friday) at 12:30 GMT at #COP30 in #Brazil. Watch at the #VirtualOceanPavilion on the online platform cop30oceanpavilion.vfairs.com. COP30 supports global engagement at the UN Climate Conference @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
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COP30 Virtual Ocean Pavilion 2025 (3-21 November)
The COP30 Virtual Ocean Pavilion is an online space to support global engagement around the UN Climate Conference 2025. The event is scheduled for 3-21 November 2025
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
If AI & intertidal ecology tick your boxes, apply for the PhD with myself, Baihua Li & Jonathan Millet at Loughborough University and the Marine Biological Association. A transdiscipinary opportunity combining fieldwork & AI. @thembauk.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Combining long-term ecological monitoring with AI-analysis and field experiments to model biodiversity responses to climate change at University of Southampton on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Combining long-term ecological monitoring with AI-analysis and field experiments to model biodiversity responses to climate change at University of Southampton, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
If you ♥️ barnacles, time-series, fieldwork, modelling, and AI, apply for a PhD with myself, Phil Fenberg, @michaeltburrows.bsky.social, and Steve Hawkins @thembauk.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Combining long-term ecological monitoring with AI-analysis and field experiments to model biodiversity responses to climate change at University of Southampton on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Combining long-term ecological monitoring with AI-analysis and field experiments to model biodiversity responses to climate change at University of Southampton, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Groundbreaking work on the use of eDNA for characterizing intertidal biodiversity, comparing it to my MarClim time-series from @dinathebiologist.bsky.social, myself, Tom Webb, Helen Hipperson, and Matt Spencer @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Characterizing Rocky Intertidal Biodiversity Using Environmental DNA Metabarcoding From Local to National Scales
We assess the resolution of eDNA metabarcoding for detecting rocky intertidal taxa across three spatial scales—national, regional, and local. Distinct eDNA signals were observed at each scale, with c...
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Curious about the genome of the beautiful little Onchidella celtica? Now available to read @thembauk.bsky.social wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/10-...
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Sabellaria alveolata at both Crackington Haven & Hartland Quay MarClim sites. Always a joy to see this Priority Habitat @thembauk.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
@livuninews.bsky.social Marine Biology undergraduate students learning quadrat & transect survey methods for rocky intertidal systems @thembauk.bsky.social o
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
A wonderful meeting of minds & organizations on the MarClim northeast fieldtrip, with @naturalengland.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk & @thembauk.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Great to see @bd-stew.bsky.social at @thembauk.bsky.social with film makers & PicSea map an IUCN Red List Vulnerable species, Eunicella verrucosa, in SW England. www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymout... www.marlin.ac.uk/species/deta...
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Hidden reef discovered off UK coast stuns Attenborough film crew
Discovered by chance during a David Attenborough documentary, a vibrant coral reef off Plymouth’s coast is now at the heart of a race to protect one of the UK’s rarest marine habitats
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Heatwave-induced damage to kelps & fucoids on #MarClim annual surveys in north Wales for @naturalresources.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
A productive, collaborative @kelp-forests.bsky.social kelp workshop at itrs-home.org discussing kelp monitoring & research projects and linking them all together.
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ITRS 2025 - International Temperate Reefs Symposium
The International Temperate Reefs Symposium (ITRS) is the premier conference for marine scientists with a focus on temperate hard-bottom habitats. The scope is broad and captures natural rocky reefs,…
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Grazing trails of Phorcus lineatus at Newhaven, where the population density has skyrocketed in the past five years of #MarClim surveys near the northeastern leading range edge @thembauk.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Stunning Sabellaria alveolata reefs at Welcombe Mouth & Widemouth. Nice to see a priority habitat doing well again this year @thembauk.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
MarClim has found the Lusitanian hermit crab Clibanarious erythropus at two new sites in 2025 at the leading range edge in SW England, with existing populations increasing in abundance @thembauk.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social www.chrisparkes.photography image copyright MBA
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Want to come & do a PhD with myself and Jack Thomson on the impacts of windfarms on benthic biodiversity @liverpoolunibsky.social ? Apply here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Evaluating change in biodiversity at local and regional ecosytem scale at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Evaluating change in biodiversity at local and regional ecosytem scale at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Have a listen to me discussing my research, career, and marine themed leggings collection: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @thembauk.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social
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Mel Osborne on BBC Radio Devon - Matt Woodley sits in (29/03/2025) - BBC Sounds
Music and conversation for the best start to Saturday in Devon.
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
If you are in or near Plymouth next week, come along to the climateconnectionsplymouth.co.uk #ClimateMingle event as I'll be speaking on climate change and marine heatwaves @ The Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social on Thursday 27th March. Get your FREE ticket here lnkd.in/eiCMPMfc
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The go to website for climate where everyone can share knowledge, activities and experiences around their net zero journey in Plymouth.
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
The tiny but beautiful Onchidella celtica were out and about on the stunning Sabellaria alveolata reefs during our MarClim survey at Bude @naturalengland.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Fantastic to be invited to present the role of the MarClim project in evidence prorvision to the UK Government and SNCBs at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology's UK Earth Observagtion Framework conference today ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... @thembauk.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social
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The Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Happy #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience! 🌊 At the MBA, we’re proud of our diverse team of female scientists whose groundbreaking research is shaping the future of our ocean. Dive into our latest update to explore the journeys & career advice of our female Research Fellows ➡️ buff.ly/3WYFjYK
Dr Clare Ostle © The Marine Biological Association.Dr Nova Mieszkowska © The Marine Biological Association.Dr Katherine Helliwell © The Marine Biological Association.Dr Angela Stevenson © The Marine Biological Association.
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
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Climate change: World's oceans suffer from record-breaking year of heat
Every single day of the past 12 months has seen a new global sea temperature high for the time of year.
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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
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'If I were a barnacle I'd be worried'
BBC News Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt talks to a marine biologist about our warming oceans
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