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Julie Packard @juliepackard.montereybayaquarium.org · 05/05/2025

Great work by the research team with the @montereybayaquarium.org's Sea Otter Program! You can read the full paper in Science Advances, detailing how a sea star collapse resulted in a mussel bonanza for sea otters, www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #ecosystems #MarineLife

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Keystone interdependence: Sea otter responses to a prey surplus following the collapse of a rocky intertidal predator

Keystone interdependence occurs when shifts in one keystone species affect another, linking ecosystems across boundaries.

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Joshua G. Smith @thebraveecologist.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

One of my favorite papers of my career is out in @science.org Science Advances, and we're on the cover! In this study, we introduce a new ecological process called keystone interdependence, where the loss of one keystone species can extend across ecosystems to indirectly affect another... (1/8)

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Keystone interdependence: Sea otter responses to a prey surplus following the collapse of a rocky intertidal predator

Keystone interdependence occurs when shifts in one keystone species affect another, linking ecosystems across boundaries.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 16/04/2025

Our dive interns have a direct impact on kelp forest research and conservation. They play an important role in collecting data on the biodiversity and function of kelp forests, and how sea otters contribute to their recovery.

A Monterey Bay Aquarium dive intern writes something on a white underwater clipboard while hovering upside-down in a murky kelp forest

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Alexa Fredston @afredston.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

it's a hard and sad time in science / higher ed in the US right now. on the other hand, lots of PhDs are looking for work, so I wanted to share— I'm hiring a postdoc! it's a two-year position at UCSC to do (preferably Bayesian) modeling of marine ecosystems: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01892

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Postdoctoral Scholar in Quantitative Marine Ecology

University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!

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Joshua G. Smith @thebraveecologist.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

I’m ✨ elated ✨ to share that I’ll be joining the faculty at UC Santa Cruz this fall as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology! My lab at UCSC will study subtidal and nearshore community ecology (1/2).

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Check out this new job possibility! @ucsb.bsky.social is seeking an academic coordinator on a super exciting new GIS/data science curriculum project recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02916 #gischat #geosky

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Academic Coordinator I for the Guide to the Geographic Approach program, Department of Geography

University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!

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Joshua G. Smith @thebraveecologist.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

We are now accepting applications for our paid 2025 kelp forest scientific diving #internships at @montereyaq.bsky.social! 🤿 Must be a current student or recent grad (grad students are eligible!). Apply at the link below by February 7 recruiting2.ultipro.com/MON1023MBAF/... #kelpforest #ecology

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Joshua G. Smith @thebraveecologist.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Our study published today in @society4conbio.bsky.social shows that the conservation performance of marine protected areas (MPAs) accrues across ecosystems in individual MPAs and in a large MPA network. We synthesized decades of monitoring data collected across four ecosystems and found... (1/5)

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Julie Packard @juliepackard.montereybayaquarium.org · 09/01/2025

Is California’s network of science-based marine protected areas (MPAs) effective at conserving marine fish populations? The answer is a resounding yes, according to a new study from the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS). conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A school of blue rockfish swim in the Kelp Forest exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium. Their gray and white patterned scales stand out in stark contrast against the darker golden brown blades of the kelp.

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