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Nadescha Zwerschke

@nadescha.bsky.social
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Benthic Ecologist with a polar focus. Views are my very own.

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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We wrote a paper, really close to my heart about how #politics need to do more to #protect vital and unique #ecosystems in the #poles. Not just because of #ClimateChange but also for future generations. 🧪🌎🦞 @pomp-eu.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
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Status of Polar Blue Carbon: Toward Recognition and Integration in Marine Policy
Carbon-rich habitats in polar regions are globally important, as uptake of CO2 by marine systems is shifting toward the poles. Changing conditions are exposing these regions to anthropogenic exploita....
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Last night the #RESPONSE team discovered pristine bamboo #coral gardens on the continental slope of NE Greenland at a 1000 m depth. Lots of smiles and excitement all round🥳🧪🦞🌎 #deepsea #arctic ##polarresearch @au.dk @samsocean.bsky.social @pomp-eu.bsky.social @univbrest.bsky.social
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Woke up to this view! We got to see the Waltershausen gletscher and although the water is very turbid and the mud nearly uncoreable, seapens persist in this environment. 🌎🦞🧪 #RESPONSE #KalaallitNunaat #benthos #survivalArtist @au.dk @bas.ac.uk @univbrest.bsky.social @samsocean.bsky.social
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Watching the seafloor emerge, surrounded by the spectacular landscape of Kong Oscar fjord. #RESPONSE #KalaallitNunaat #Greenland #Multibeam #PolarScience #FillingInTheGaps @au.dk @samsocean.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk @univbrest.bsky.social #GreenlandClimateResearchCentre
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Beasties from the deep. A seaspider mama and her brood. Collected on the shelfbreak at 70° N. As part of the #RESPONSE cruise we are also looking how #biodiversity on the seafloor responds to climate change. @au.dk @samsocean.bsky.social @univbrest.bsky.social 🌎🦞🧪
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The first samples have come on board!! #Mud from the continental slopes will help us understand carbon stores and transport from the coast to the deep sea floor. #BlueCarbon, #KalaallitNunaat #greenland #arctic #marine @pomp-eu.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk @au.dk @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
....and we are off. See you in 3 weeks Iceland. Smooth seas are making it easy to set up during the long steam to our first station. #arctic #polarScience #KalaallitNunaat #RESPONSE #climatechange @au.dk @samsocean.bsky.social @univbrest.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk @pomp-eu.bsky.social 🧪🦞🌎
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Nice to be back on Tarajoq. The RESPONSE cruise is gearing up for 22 days of sampling in NE Greenland. Looking forward to lots of water, mud and fun critters. @au.dk and the Greenland climate research centre, @bas.ac.uk @univbrest.bsky.social #fieldwork #gonesailing #arctic #marineecology 🌎🧪🦞
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Such a great time at our #ecology fieldcourse. Lots of #sunshine, #eelgrass and #biodiversity at #limfjord. @au.dk 🧪🦑🌎
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Such a pleasure to work with @cobainmat.eurosky.social on this paper. We combined #SIA samples, #imagery analysis and #foodweb models to look how #iceberg disturbance affects complexity in #antarctic benthic foodwebs. @bas.ac.uk @glasgow.ac.uk 🌎🧪🦞🦑
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Jan Geert Hiddink @jangeerthiddink.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
• The overall impact of trawling on benthic communities in Greenland was limited. • High trawl impact was found on sensitive benthic communities even at low bottom trawling intensity. Work with Greenland Institute of Natural Resources and @nadescha.bsky.social
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
New paper alert!! An incredibly comprehensive piece about the #status of the #NorthAtlantic #DeepSea #Ecosystem. A massive labour of love by Louise Allcock from Gallway Uni. Now even with a bit of #Greenland data included. 🦑🧪🌍 #oceanchange www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Deep-sea ecosystems of the North Atlantic Ocean: discovery, status, function and future challenges
The North Atlantic is an ocean basin with a diversity of deep-sea ecosystems. Here we provide a summary of the topography and oceanography of the Nort…
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Super excited to be advertising a #PhD position on how #marine #biodiversity affects #ecosystem functioning in the #Arctic at Aarhus uni . Pls apply and repost. I am looking forward to working with you.🧪🦑🦀🌍 phd.nat.au.dk/for-applican...
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Linking marine biodiversity to ecosystem function across scales in the Arctic
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Day one done. Lots of successful #coring and #video collection and even the occassional teabreak with a bit of sunshine in these beautiful #fjords. #sanna #greenlandclimateresearchcentre #greenland #polarscience #biodiversity
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
After a very long day of many cancelled and delayed flights we made it to Sisimiut and onto #Sanna. Home for the next week. We will look at #carbon content in #greenland #fjords and collect #videos of #benthic #biodiversity🦑🧪🌏 #bluecarbon #polar #marineecology
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
The may edition of @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social is out. Featuring our recent #horizonScan on #threats facing #arctic #biodiversity. And what a great photo from #greenland by Mikael Sejr!! ##polarecology 🧪🌎🇬🇱🥳❄️ www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
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Cell Press: Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Trends in Ecology & Evolution publishes commissioned, peer-reviewed articles in all areas of ecology and evolutionary science.
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Students learning about factors influencing #rocky #shores in the #Arctic and got a nice #iceberg example here. #ASSP @au.dk #ecology #greenland 🧪🌎🇬🇱🦀🪸
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Glorious weather for some #intertidal rock pooling. Students enjoying getting some sunshine during their #arctic #fieldwork. #benthos #marineecology #ASSP
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Very happy to see this work published and hopefully it will be used lots in the future when talking about #conservation goals in the #Arctic. #30by30 #greenland #marineconservation #polarecology #benthos @pomp-eu.bsky.social 🧪🐳🦀🐻‍❄❄️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Towards a regional baseline of Greenland's continental shelf seabed biodiversity
Polar ecosystems are on the forefront of climate change, yet large parts of our polar seas remain unexplored. This affects our ability to detect chang…
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Team #greenland at the #POMP_eu meeting in France. Lots of chats about #bluecarbon #polaroceans #climatechange #mitigation. Ready for another year of finding the #carbon in #mud #remotesensing and tracking of #environmental #change on our #poles
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
New paper out🥳🥳🥳 we need to work on a better understanding of #arctic coastal #biodiversity. #arcbon #climatchange #polar #ecology #marine 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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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 16/03/2024
Successfully installing #intertidal #settlement panels mid March in #greenland as part of the ##hotMess project by jacksonlab.co.uk/michelle-jacks… some sad batteries but all in all 2 sunny evenings well spent #climatechange #polarscience #WomenInSTEM #marineEcology #science #arctic
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 10/03/2024
I am so happy to see that Dave's engagement and enthusiasm for helping #earlycareer #Researchers has been officially #recognised. I am one of many #polar #scientist who benefited from his constant #support and #encouragement and would not be where I am today without him😁 apecs.is/news/apecs-n...
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Association of Polar Early Career Scientists - APECS International Mentorship Award 2023
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Nadescha Zwerschke @nadescha.bsky.social · 09/03/2024
#jobalert! Super interesting #postdoc on #bluecarbon and #macroalge in the #arctic with Aarhus uni and us here in #Greenland. #eDNA #polarscience #opportunity www.au.dk/om/stillinge...
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Three-year postdoc position on macroalgal blue carbon in the Arctic - Ledig stilling på Aarhus Universitet
Ledig stilling ved Institut for Ecoscience - Marin økologi, Aarhus Universitet
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