In a bed of seagrass, millions of foraminifera are hiding. You just have to look in the right place to find them! Seagrass leaves are the favorite substrate of Sorites. During fieldwork @EBGirard studies forams, assisted by Andi M.A. Pratama. See also 4d-reef.eu/esr/elsa-girar…

Last month many 4D-Reefers schooled with other reef enthusiasts at ICRS 2022 - 15. International Coral Reef Symposium! Dive into Max Fursman and Leo Bertini's adventure here: 4d-reef.eu/4d-reef-at-the…

Warming up to learn all about Pliocene Climate! XinR and @GWMHarrison4 are at a workshop in Leeds, learning about the state of the art in Pliocene Climate research and presenting their own work! #Pliocene22

Crustose coralline algae (CCA) sampling in turbid and clear water reefs of Spermonde is ending for Dino Ramos and Dedi. CCA are hard calcareous red algae. They're easy to overlook, but stabilize reefs and trigger coral settlement!

Finally in the warm water! So excited of operating the HyperDiver in its natural habitat - in reefs of Spermonde, Indonesia. Using spectral AI, Daniel Schurholz aims at creating habitat maps across depth and turbidity gradients in 6 islands. #fieldwork Stay tuned!

Why would you take stairs and 6 meter long metal tubes with you to the beach? As a coral reef time machine of course! #fieldwork To examine decadal-millennial changes on a coral reef, Mike employs a common geologic technique: sediment coring. 4d-reef.eu/esr/mike-hynes/

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! Much reefs in the Coral Triangle grow in turbid water habitats, heavily influenced by land runoff, often referred as marginal conditions. Join this session to learn the about turbid reefs. Kyle Morgan @willem_foram @EBGirard Submit here: abstracts.apcrs2023.org

Curious how you can explore reefs while staying dry behind your desk? Read all about #DigitalTwins in the blog of ESR Roberto Giudici, based at #OceanMaps: 4d-reef.eu/digital-twins/

Days in the field, seminars with local experts and more! The 4D-Reef ESRs went to the Spermonde, Indonesia, for the fifth Network and Training Activity. Read all about Mariya Perepelytsya and Katt Maxwell's experiences in the first week here: 4d-reef.eu/nta5/

Getting a clear picture of turbid reefs: ESRs Estradivari, Daniel Schurholz and Dino Ramos teamed up with Indonesian students Andi M.A. Pratama, Gunawan and Phita, to identify organisms living in turbid reefs using #AI of underwater images. Read it all here!4d-reef.eu/digitizing-the…

The Early Stage Researchers of 4D-Reef got together at @Naturalis_Sci in the Netherlands for a Network and Training Activity! The program was all about synthesis among ESR projects and career perspective, with training courses, inspiring speakers and interesting discussions.

So cool to see Mike Hynes in the LiveScience exhibit Naturalis Biodiversity Center working away on his PhD project in 4D-REEF and enthusiastically explaining his research to museum visitors. Great multitasking 💪

Over the summer Max Max Fursman went to the 6th International Sclerochronology Conference in Japan, representing 4D-Reef and #Tridacna! Read all about his scientific (and culinary) adventures in his blog 4d-reef.eu/isc/

What was the climate and ocean circulation of the Maritime Continent during a warmer period in the past?That's what's XinR's latest #paper is all about! Read all about this interesting topic: 4d-reef.eu/climate-during…

Congrats Dr. Singgih A Putra for passing your PhD defense!

Training in the #field: the sequel! Read and see all about the second week of the 4D-Reef training activity in Indonesia, in the second #photo blog of Mariya Perepelytsya and Katt Maxwell. Read all about it here: 4d-reef.eu/nta5-2/