Interview in Miami Herald on some recent research out of FIU Aquatic Ecology Lab. Keep those exotic species in their tanks people. The invasives we already have in the #Everglades are bad, but there's always the potential for the next one to be worse. miamiherald.com/news/local/env…

New paper led by Dr. Richards! 58 micronekton species were used for #isotopeecology to understand deep-pelagic trophic structure in the Gulf of Mexico. Full paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.poce… Texas A&M Galveston 👍🌊 MARB_Dept Matt Woodstock, PhD photos by Danté Fenolio, Ph.D.

The bonnethead joy cannot be contained 💙🦈 Finally working on what was originally the third chapter of my dissertation turned NSF postdoc. We will be testing the cutest nose in the business - the bonnethead shark’s! All fish collections permitted by FWC SAL-22-1413A-SR

🚨Deadline April 26🚨 Fully funded program for students from marginalized backgrounds to attend THREE in person conferences, and more. Don't worry, it's a short application!

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All the chapters from my dissertation are officially submitted 🥳 I know this isn’t the end of the road with them but it feels good to finally liberate them from my computer and send them into the peer review ether ✨

Meet the host of Crash Course Botany! Alexis Nikole Nelson Alexis Nikole Nelson is an outdoor educator, teaching her followers how to interact with their surroundings through foraging. 🌱Find out just how exciting plants are with Crash Course Botany! bit.ly/454LH37

I need more slo mo small mammal release videos in my life

The impossible task: finding mangrove seedlings 🌱 in a sea of saltwort #ripmyeyes #batismaritima

Thrilled to announce that I will be a #Knauss fellow in 2024! Thank you to everyone, most of all @MarshDispatch for the support during this process

Art vs. Nature 🩵

A whole episode about shark noses ? Th dream 🦈👃 Had so much fun filming this episode with Jasmin Graham (she/her) and the crew

Wake up babes new Dr. Lauren Eve Simonitis 🇨🇺🇺🇸 gif just dropped: giphy.com/gifs/sharks-un…

Am I ready for how often this gif will be used in the MISS group chat?

Sent my new professional science photo to Jamie E. Thompson, PhD and she said “it’s giving Alas Poor Yorik” 💀💀💀

Despite their reputation as super-smellers, sharks don’t have a better sense of smell than other fish. Dr. Lauren Eve Simonitis 🇨🇺🇺🇸 joins us to talk about her shark nose research and what questions remain about shark snoots. sciencefriday.com/segments/shark…

Thanks so much to Science Friday for having me on the show to chat about shark snoots, plug Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS), and promote our PBS Terra Series: Sharks Unknown with Jasmin Graham