
PhD student with @TheFSBI at @BristolUni🐠 I like spying on the secret nightlife of coral reef fish 🌜🕵️♀️
Bristol, England
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Emma Weschke retweeted
I’m very happy to share my first paper, and the first from my Masters, is out in @RsocPublishing #OpenScince 🤩 w/ coauthor and supervisor @C_C_Ioannou
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ALT Diagram illustrating the method from the paper “quantifying animal social behaviour using ecological field methods”. It includes three main steps: (a) determining trap locations for sampling sites and collecting count data from individuals, (b) measuring phenotypic data from individuals such as size, coloration, and parasite load, and (c) recording environmental parameters like turbidity, temperature, and light intensity. The diagram features a map with marked sampling sites, grouped data points represented by fish, and icons for environmental measurements.
Emma Weschke retweeted
NEW RESEARCH
Artificial Light Increases Nighttime Prevalence of Predatory Fishes, Altering Community Composition on #CoralReefs
📄 buff.ly/4a6ziOV
@EmmaFishGal @jules_schligler @helyyy_i @SuzanneCMills @r_beldade @DrSteveSimpson @TheFSBI @BristolBioSci @BristolUni
Emma Weschke retweeted
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Postdoctoral Investigator – Soundscape and Larval Ecology of Coral Reefs (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute)
whoi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/W…
The Biology Department is searching for a Postdoctoral Investigator to join the Sensory Ecology and Bioacoustics Lab to study soundscape and larval ecology of coral reefs. This is a full-time, exempt position eligible for benefits. Sea duty is required.
The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for helping design bioacoustic and soundscape experiments. Thus, it is desired to have experience in acoustic experiments with marine animals, analysis of bioacoustic and behavior data, SCUBA diving research, field research, laboratory studies, hearing studies (physiology and behavior), and acoustic measurements, particularly with particle motion. Candidate should also be able to code in Matlab and troubleshoot data analyses code as needed to improve data quality through assessment and modifications of the collected data and its analyses and be able to handle field situations appropriately.
#coralreefs #coraljobs #coralreefjobs #coralcareers #coralreefecology #careeropportunities #bioacoustics #sensoryecology #marinebiology
Emma Weschke retweeted
An ethical and healthy addition to your diet, courtesy of #UKfisheries. theguardian.com/environment/…
Emma Weschke retweeted
🚨When the sun sets, coral reefs transform - but artificial light is disrupting this delicate balance by waking sleeping #fish and attracting predators - exposing these communities to danger. 🐟🐡🔦
brnw.ch/21wPwi2
@BristolBioSci
@EmmaFishGal
@DrSteveSimpson
Emma Weschke retweeted
🚨NEW paper🚨 out TODAY - the 1st from the brilliant #PhD of @EmmaFishGal 👏🍾🥇
Field #experiment showing coral reef nightlife becomes more predatory with light #pollution
@GlobalChangeBio
doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70002
w/ @SuzanneCMills @r_beldade @jules_schligler @DrSteveSimpson
Emma Weschke retweeted
Our very own @DrSteveSimpson was the Series Scientific Advisor on new @netflix documentary #OurOceans - out today! 🌊
This epic journey, narrated by @BarackObama, tells the stories beneath the surface of our five oceans and is not to be missed.🐬🐙
@BristolBioSci
Emma Weschke retweeted
Great 1st talk at the inaugural Late Nights @ Life Sciences, part of @BristolBioSci 10th Anniversary.
Groundbreaking dolphin research from @PernilleMS, exploring social structures, vocal communication & synchronised behaviour in the #SharkBay dolphins.
cetaceancommcog.com
Emma Weschke retweeted
Delighted to host 150 amazing pupils from five Bristol schools at the @BristolBioSci 10th Anniversary Open Doors Day. Huge thanks to many of our research groups for putting on such stunning, interactive and fascinating activities.
Emma Weschke retweeted
初の主著論文が公開されました。
ホンソメワケベラの鏡像自己認知シリーズ第4弾、ホンソメワケベラが自分の体のイメージに基づいて自分の体長をより正確に認識できることを明らかにした論文です。
オープンアクセスですのでぜひご一読ください!
nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
Emma Weschke retweeted
Weever fish warning after people stung in resort - full story ⬇️ bbc.in/3X3SGHB
Emma Weschke retweeted
Lunar cycle doesn’t influence catch rates/foraging of reef #shark neonates in amphidromic nursery system @SpringerCORE by S.Debaere @OrnellaWeideli @Bouyoucos @GudrunDeboeck S.Planes @physiologyfish @jcu link.springer.com/article/10…
Emma Weschke retweeted
NEW: ‘Reorganisation following disturbance: multi trait-based methods in R’ in peer-reviewed open-access ESA journal, Teaching Issues & Experiments in Ecology. Promoting open education via accessibility, the practical teaches ecology & computer literacy for yr-3 BSc classes #TIEE
Emma Weschke retweeted
New #RSOS paper: Context-dependent multimodal behaviour in a #CoralReef #fish. Read more: ow.ly/kYU250Ryr5Y @IslaBaila @BenWilliamsSci @JohnStratford_ @sharkslikejazz @DrSteveSimpson @Dwarf_Mongoose
Emma Weschke retweeted
More than coral: the unseen casualties of record-breaking heat on the Great Barrier Reef. Our latest:
@Sydney_Uni theconversation.com/more-tha…
Emma Weschke retweeted
Glad to be one of the scientists in this episode. Coral reef restoration is controversial, both on scale and value. Without tackling climate change, corals are cooked, but while we fix the climate, we are testing ways to accelerate recovery between heatwaves to keep reefs alive
#OurChangingPlanet is almost here.🌍
Presented by @SteveBackshall & @LizBonnin & produced by BBC Studios Natural History Unit, this special episode will focus on the scientists and local conservationists fighting to save our coral reefs.
#MadeByBBCStudios | 21st April | @BBCOne
Emma Weschke retweeted
Scientists’ experiment is ‘beacon of hope’ for coral reefs on brink of global collapse
Thanks @Guardian for covering this, and for understanding our aims to boost reef recovery in the short term while we fix climate change in the long term. #OceanOptimism
theguardian.com/environment/…
Emma Weschke retweeted
Breaking News!
March came in at 1.68°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline, making it the 10th consecutive month at an all time recorded high, and the 9th consecutive month breaking the Paris limit of 1.5°C.
Emma Weschke retweeted
Mass coral bleaching unfolding at Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef (March 2024). These events have become “normalised” to the point where it’s easy to forget that 20 yrs ago this would have been an unprecedented and isolated event. – at Queensland, Australia



































