Our new paper in Biodiversity & Conservation examines understory algal assemblages in kelp forests along >1000 km of UK coastline. These assemblages are rich and abundant, and important as food source and habitat….. rdcu.be/b8RDN

Heatwaves have been increasing in frequency, severity, and duration over the last 50 years. It is therefore important to investigate the effects of heatwaves on valuable ecosystems such as intertidal forests, which have very high levels of primary productivity. MBA Ecology Group

We're diversifying from kelp! How do Seagrass respond to marine heatwaves? & functional traits of red seaweeds -like this beautiful Stalked Leafbearer- relate to habitat provision value?

Well that's it for our 2023 Rapid Assessment Surveys of NNS in marinas and ports around England and Wales. Already some very interesting finds, although we still have rather a lot of sample pots to examine 🔬! Natural England Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru | Natural Resources Wales MBA Ecology Group Hope to do SW next year.

Wembury Church Reef - a classic historic site from #MBAlegend Mary Parke, who started a long-term study here in 1941!⏳ I used archived data from MBA Library and incorporate this site into my #historicalSWkelps survey😃 Fun today with Alix, Mariko, Sophie and visiting🦞#fieldwork

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…

Our amazing & long-standing engineer Kevin Atkins is leaving today! Kev has been pivotal in keeping our aquarium running for decades & in true form has been working up to the wire building a new experimental system. Kev will be greatly missed and we wish him a happy retirement!

New DTP PhD Opportunity to research effects of Climate Change on Pelagic #Shark movements, habitats & distribns - come join the team MBA - Marine Biological Association OceanEarthUniSoton inspire-dtp.ac.uk w/ Ryan Reisinger Freya Womersley Nuno Queiroz Apply here: noc.ac.uk/gsnocs/project…

Please spread the word: a funded PhD position for UK students of Black heritage to study effects of climate change on venom composition in local jellyfish and sea anemone species! Deadline - January 8. findaphd.com/phds/project/f…

Great to see this paper out! Amazing hard work and perseverance from Nora Salland to benchmark population structure of this likely climate change winner in our coastal habitats. 🌊🌱🌞🤿📉😁 MBA - Marine Biological Association MBA Ecology Group The British Phycological Society

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Amazing to hear that group members Sophie Corrigan and Maxine Canvin swept up the prizes at the BPS annual meeting! Top top work guys!!! 😎😎😎

I had a wonderful time as ever at the The British Phycological Society conference in Reading. Maxine gave an amazing talk and we were both so honoured for the prizes! Thank you so much to the organisers and committee for a great few days Hannah Thomas 🌱💧🌊🦠

Fantastic to see the results of this wonderful project conducted MBA - Marine Biological Association #researchaquarium. We are looking forward to supporting the ecology of vision group again later this year #watchthisspace

A chilly 4 deg C on the rocky shore today, but great to complete some winter surveys for the BEF-Scale project... investigating resilience of Fucus habitats across a large temp/latitude gradient. 🥶🥶🥶🥶🌊🌊🌊🌊🦐🦐🦐🦐🌱🌱🌱🌱

BEF-Scale Fraser Brough John Griffin MBA Ecology Group Lots of damaged kelp plants after winter storms, but also lots of fresh material as the growth season ramps up....

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Student placement opportunities in our wonderful research aquarium are now live! mymba.mba.ac.uk/resource/aquar…

So grateful to the most wonderful team at the MBA for making my PhD so fun! These past 4.5 years have flown but I've made so many lifelong friends & memories. Big thanks to my supervisors Dan Smale Ross, Charles & Ian for amazing support! Look how next level this cake is 😮🤯

We 3D-printed the entire head of an embryo catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) - complete with its skin-teeth, at the MakerSpace UF Libraries! Printed at 300% this is way larger than the adult head! 🔥 #shark #3D #3Dprinted 🦈🦈🦈