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📢 New paper by Li Peng and Clara Yong in Science of the Total Environment describing the effects of #coral morphology on #microplastic trapping! 🪸👩🏻‍🔬 Compact branching coral colonies captured and encouraged more #microplastic deposition compared to open colonies. Well done 🌟  doi.org/10.1016/j.scit…

New paper out on how planting pods can help #mangrove seedling survival within hybrid shorelines. Congrats to Amanda Hsiung and the team!🪴✨

📢 New paper led by Daisuke Taira in Journal of Applied Ecology found that volume-independent complexity effects on fish assemblages differed across scales, among fish assemblage metrics and between day and night. Excellent work! ✨🐠🐟 doi.org/10.1111/1365-2…

📢 New paper! 📢 Led by Dr Janine Ledet in #MarineEnvironmentalResearch confirms that anthropogenic particles, including #microplastics, were ubiquitous within and outside #seagrass beds across sediment, vegetation & associated gastropods. Great job! 🌿🌟doi.org/10.1016/j.mare…

📢 New paper 📢 Led by Poquita-Du Rosa Celia in Springer Nature in Scientific Reports identified genomic regions with SNPs that distinguish intertidal from subtidal Pocillopora acuta colonies and are associated with adaptations to extreme environment. 🪸🏖️ Well done Ross! 🌟 doi.org/10.1038/s41598…

📢 New paper led by Hannah Yeo in Wiley Ecology & Evolution who developed her own tethering technique to identify high predation potential of Nerita undata on tropical artificial shorelines. Excellent work Hannah! 🐌✨ doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1…

In my outreach role I usually post my lab-mates’ work, so I’m happy to share my first first-authored paper!✨We show that green concrete hosts diverse algal species, making it a promising alternative to regular concrete for marine eco-engineering! 🌊🌿 doi.org/10.1016/j.ecol…

📢 New paper led by Hannah Yeo in Oxford Journals used mark recapture techniques to show that, compared to rocky shores, #nerite snails are more abundant, and move further, on tropical #seawalls. Excellent work Hannah! 🐌🌊 doi.org/10.1093/mollus…

🚨 Job Opening! 🚨 EMEL is hiring a Research Assistant for the "MaxBETH" project. Join us in developing hybrid coastal protection systems for Singapore! 🌊🛠️🌿 #MarineEcology #JobAlert #ResearchOpportunity careers.nus.edu.sg/NUS/job/SCIENC…

📢 Job Opening! 📢 We are looking for 3 Research Fellows to help drive forward our new project "Maximizing the beneficial environmental effects of tropical hybrid shorelines (MaxBETH)” 🐟🔬🪸 #MarineEcology #JobAlert #ResearchOpportunity career44.sapsf.com/sfcareer/jobre…

Our 3 recent #microplastics papers are featured on Zaobao! Did you know that compact #coral colonies trap more microplastics, while #seagrass beds don’t always accumulate more of them? 🔬🪸🌿 Check out the article here: zb.sg/g/Cc2h

Microplastic pollution will intensify in the coming years, and what can we do about it? Ecologists from NUS Biological Sciences are studying microplastic dynamics and patterns in our coastal habitats, to help develop effective strategies for environmental protection. news.nus.edu.sg/uncovering-mic…

Ecologists from NUS Biological Sciences have uncovered new microplastic dynamics and patterns in Singapore’s corals and seagrass meadows! This knowledge will help develop effective strategies to better protect our environment, especially our coastal habitats. news.nus.edu.sg/uncovering-mic…

✨Our latest #microplastics research papers are featured in NUSNews!🌊 Read about our findings on #seagrass and #corals as microplastic traps, as well as the use of plastic-less equipment for field sampling. Full article here: news.nus.edu.sg/uncovering-mic…

Field-testing two of our new 3-D construction printed (3DCP), green concrete, enhancement tile designs! Training up new lab members too. The tiles provide mm to cm scale microhabitats to attract a variety of intertidal marine species🌿🦀🐠

📢 New EMEL paper led by Sze Hui Foo published in Marine Pollution Bulletin! 📢 It compares heavy metal levels in coral reef sediment and sea urchin tissues from 1994 to 2021 in Singapore, revealing mixed temporal trends and differences between sexes. 🌊🦔 doi.org/10.1016/j.marp…

A month later, the 3DCP green concrete enhancement tiles show great growth overall — spotted some cool new residents, like this grapsid crab! 🌿🦀

New paper led by Shuang in Urban Forestry & Urban Greening shows urban coastal park users favour nature-related amenities, with priming boosting pro-nature preferences 🌿🏙️

🪸 The Proceedings of the 5th Asia-Pacific Coral Reef Symposium are finally out! EMEL had fun helping organize this amazing meeting. 🌊 27 papers from the symposium can be found here: #APCRS2023 ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsma…