How effective are #MPAs for conserving #kelp #forests ? Our perspective shows they can help with some drivers of loss like grazing, but often fail to protect against ocean warming and coastal darkening - 2 main reasons we are losing kelp forests globally! doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13…

Happy International Women's day! Shout out to the inspiring female mentors, collaborators and expanders who make this career bright! 🌱🌊🩷Eva Ramirez Llodra Melinda Coleman Kira Krumhansl Colette Feehan George Wood Dorte Krause-Jensen Trine Bekkby Dr. Anna Metaxas Taylor Simpkins Catriona Hurd

I am pleased to share our Perspective article in PNASNews exploring photosynthetic production occurring on the elusive Arctic seafloor.
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Happy to share my first PhD publication in @AnnBot. We found that detrital photosynthesis is a key determinant of #kelp detrital dynamics and is more sensitive to elevated temperature than expected: doi.org/10.1093/aob/mc…. School of Biological Sciences, UWA @UWAOceans Forrest Foundation

Underwater rivers export up to 50% of #kelp #carbon from shallow reefs to deep ocean, with potential for #sequestration . Our new paper shows dense shelf water transport is a major mechanism for kelp export off Australia's #GreatSouthernReef and elsewhere! doi.org/10.1038/s41598…

So great to see some #kelp forest recovery out of Nova Scotia! doi.org/10.1093/aob/mc…
🥰 nice work by Kira Krumhansl

Haven’t heard about #kelp ? No surprise… despite covering 1/3 of the world coastlines, they remain practically absent in international governance. Check our Policy Brief in Frontiers with Karen Filbee-Dexter Thomas Wernberg & E. Techera
doi.org/10.3389/fmars.…

Fikk du med deg gårsdagens engasjerende NRK artikkel om norges #blåskog og kampen mot klimaendringene? Bli med Karen Filbee-Dexter og Havforskningsinstituttet på tokt under havoverflaten 🤿

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#NBFN #BlueCarbon #Klimakrise #biodiversity

We just held our 5th workshop, this time in Majorca 🇪🇸 , which focused on refining MHW definitions, adapting the approach to coastal/polar regions, and examining ecological impacts across taxa and ecosystems. Very fruitful discussions and exciting work to come.... 📈🌊🤓🌱🌞📉

Our new piece in nature warns of likely marine heatwave intensification under the current/developing El Nino. Clear & urgent need to plan, monitor, manage and adapt to extreme ocean temperatures to reduce ecological and socioeconomic impacts.. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Happy #PhycologyFriday ! A few seaweed diversity highlights from beautiful dives around Cambridge Bay, Nunavut over the last few weeks. PolarKnowledgeCanada Museum of Nature ArcticNet

📢🫵👩🏻‍🎓👨🏾‍🎓PhD student wanted: ' #Kelp forests in the #Anthropocene '🌊🌱🥵🇦🇺🇳🇴. Must have enthusiasm, passion, curiosity, travel bug & a strong relevant academic record. Email me cv & letter of motivation before 25 Aug #climatechange #marineheatwaves #genomics #physiology #ecology

🐙WANTED 💕 #MarineEcology , #GreatSouthernReef , #kelp forests, #seaweed , #BlueCarbon , #restoration , #ClimateChange & more? 💪coordination & communication skills? 😀in busy & dynamic environment? 🫵 join the Karen Filbee-Dexter & Thomas Wernberg team UWA Oceans Institute. external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/en/job/515035/…

Albert Pessarrodona Thomas Wernberg Karen Filbee-Dexter Rita Franco-Santos Luka Seamus Wright Conservation Intl UWA Mat Vanderklift conservation.org/press-releases…

Seaweed forests fix large amounts of carbon. Much debate exists however on whether some of that carbon ends up sequestered, and sequestration can lead to tangible climate change mitigation. We synthesized the literature to figure this out... 🧵doi.org/10.1111/brv.12…
📸I. Garrido

4. Antarctica, which is currently in the dead of winter, has unexpectedly failed to reform it's winter sea ice this year.

This is an exceptional deviation from the norm that has left even the most orthodox scientists dumbfounded.

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Seaweed forests are carbon sinks! Our comment has finally been released outlining flaws in Gallagher et al's claim they are carbon sources. Their study confuses #bluecarbon research and creates doubt around initiatives to protect & restore #seaweedforests ! doi.org/10.1093/icesjm…

Check our new commentary asserting that Seaweed forests are carbon sinks that may help mitigate CO2 emissions:

a comment on Gallagher et al. (2022) academic.oup.com/icesjms/articl…

(1 of 5) It’s official:

-Earth had its 4th-warmest #April .

-Southern hemisphere saw its warmest month on record.

-Global ocean temperature sets record high for #April .

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NOAA NCEI #StateOfClimate

Can #seaweeds contribute to meaningful climate change mitigation? We explore this question in our latest paper - access here: lnkd.in/dC4B8QB2 - led by Finn Ross (Blue Carbon Lab, Deakin University) and a team of world-leading seaweed and climate change scientists.

#BlueCarbon