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Melanie Bishop

@melaniejbishop.bsky.social

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Professor of Marine Ecology at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; Co-founder of Living Seawalls; Deputy Director Smart Green Cities Research Centre Seascapes - Nature based solutions - Restoration ecology - Eco-engineering - Shellfish Reefs

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Melanie Bishop @melaniejbishop.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Applications closing soon. Don't miss this fantastic PhD opportunity on shellfish reefs, spanning Europe and Australia.

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Melanie Bishop @melaniejbishop.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

GLOBAL PHD IN TRAITS SHAPING SHELLFISH REEF RESILIENCE Macquarie University and University of Groningen are pleased to offer an exceptional student a cotutelle PhD opportunity to examine how the self-assembly of shellfish reefs confers resilience to stressors. See: www.mq.edu.au/research/phd...

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Melanie Bishop @melaniejbishop.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Interested in marine conservation and nature positive? Ready to take the next step with research training, at two leading universities, spanning two continents? @drcarmelmc.bsky.social and I are looking to recruit a PhD student! Further detail and how to apply below.

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Melanie Bishop @melaniejbishop.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Awesome postdoc opportunity, in a great lab

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Melanie Bishop @melaniejbishop.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

SO. MUCH. ALGAE! So interesting to see how Living Seawalls, initially designed for Sudney Harbour, perform at different locations!

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Melanie Bishop @melaniejbishop.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Check out the latest Living Seawall, in Ireland, thanks to Louise Firth and her amazing team! Can't wait to see what moves in!

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Australian Museum Eureka Prizes @eurekaprizes.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

🏆 @livingseawalls.bsky.social is awarded the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Eureka Prize for Environmental Research: youtu.be/l76BDpJ7HU4 #EurekaPrizes @sims-australia.bsky.social @melaniejbishop.bsky.social @cariocamayer.bsky.social @marialvozzo.bsky.social

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Australian Museum Eureka Prizes @eurekaprizes.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

@livingseawalls.bsky.social is a finalist in the NSW DCCEEW Eureka Prize for Environmental Research. Learn more: youtu.be/9yrRzgyZqoI #EurekaPrizes @sims-australia.bsky.social @melaniejbishop.bsky.social @cariocamayer.bsky.social @marialvozzo.bsky.social

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Melanie Bishop @melaniejbishop.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...

abc.net.au

Environmental protection laws are stopping nature from being repaired

Australia has big ambitions for restoring its degraded environment, but the very regulations meant to protect nature could be thwarting that progress.

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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Artificial lights can reverse shading effects from overwater structures, but their success depends on the environment 💡 In low-turbidity areas, low-intensity light mimics natural conditions, while high-intensity light promotes algal growth 🌱 🧪 🌎 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...

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Living Seawalls @livingseawalls.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Fieldwork Friday!👌 Our team has been busy these past couple weeks surveying the biodiversity and vertical zonation patterns on our oldest Living Seawall. Big thanks to Aliah Banchik who joined us out in the field on Wednesday and took some great photos for us!

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John Griffin @jngriffy.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Strongly agree with this letter in Science arguing that field-based research should be more highly and fairly valued in academia. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

science.org

The value of field research in academia

From anthropology to zoology, immersion within communities, cultural settings, and study systems is integral to research and learning (1, 2). Fieldwork, the direct observation and collection of data i...

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Melanie Bishop @melaniejbishop.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Hi all, nice to see so many of you on here! Here is our crew in the field; look forward to hearing what everyone is up to!

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