@OConnorLab
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Joined June 2014
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A year of heatwaves, flooding & wildfires is making it clear that humanity is interconnected to natural systems. New work from #UBC’s Dr. Mary O'Connor & colleagues calls for more explicitly incorporating feedbacks into #biodiversity research & policies bit.ly/3FMXG8I
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Congrats to my fellow Pew 2021 marine fellows! I'm honored to be a part of a group of 9 researchers selected this year to join Pew’s community of global experts working to sustain healthy oceans for future generations. #PewMarineFellow pew.org/3lQ7pla
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Please RT and spread the word @ProjectSeagrass we're looking to get more evidence of the links between seagrass and #seabirds documented in seagrassspotter.org #herons #shorebirds #waterbirds #cormorants #waterbird #seagullsofinstagram #cormorant
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OConnorLab@OConnorLab31 Mar 2021
Seize the day, Canada! Let's make a big move on biodiversity observation now. @UBCBiodiversity @ZoologyUBC @bio_diverse @sarperotto Harmonizing, co-ordinating scientific initiatives key to filling gaps in knowledge of Canada’s biodiversity @globeandmail tinyurl.com/vn7epubm
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So very exciting to see this paper in @PNASNews @brenucsb . A global network of marine protected areas for food pnas.org/content/117/45/2813…

RETRACTED: A global network of marine protected areas for food | PNAS

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are conservation tools that are increasingly implemented, with growing national commitments for MPA expansion. Perhap...

pnas.org
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If @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris are serious about #science they will nominate a stellar (and diverse) Science Team -- soon. @BarackObama nominated his team in mid Dec 2008 (as depicted by @TheEconomist )
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Are you looking for a postdoctoral position studying kelp resilience to changing conditions across the British Columbia coast? Based on Vancouver Island at the University of Victoria. Contact Professor Maycira Costa. uvic.ca/socialsciences/geogr… #postdocjobs #kelp
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Eelgrass microbiome experiment successfully deployed! @HakaiInstitute @mioconnor #eelgrass #zostera #ASU #microbiome #biodiversity
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"As a journalist, I have realized that science is one of the biggest and most important stories of our age." bit.ly/2fxs6Q0
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#OceanAcidification can impact biodiversity through habitat forming species like coral, kelp, mussels & seagrass goo.gl/3dmQRv
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New definition for #ecology for new era of naturalists: sci understanding of how living systems grow, change, persist @mioconnor #WSN100
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This world is profoundly blue and profoundly small. 🌎 We need to remind people how important this place is. -R. Grosberg #wsn100
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Tim White@timD_white13 Nov 2016
#Ecology journal is launching a new section for your cool natural history observations #WSN100
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SeagrassBC@SeagrassBC9 Nov 2016
Meanwhile.... in Canada (be it said that this comes after years of cuts and underfunding....) xitter.cf/transport_gc/status/79…
Transport Canada
@Transport_gc9 Nov 2016
#OceansProtectionPlan: Investments in targeted #MarineSafety enhancements for #OurCoasts ow.ly/b9eY305WQSw
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Want to measure #invertebrate #functional #traits? New handbook out on how to do this in a standardized way: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Scientists Discover an Underwater Pollinator @hakaimagazine hakaimagazine.com/article-sh… #seagrass
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Please welcome or new Subject Editor Jennifer Sunday! ecography.org/news/new-subje… @JennSunday #macroecology #biogeography #climatechange
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Seagrass: Life in the Underwater Meadows vimeo.com/180378567 #seagrass #video @HessingLewis @mioconnor @SImarineGEO
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Yes! This!! #openscience xitter.cf/naturenews/status/7757…
nature
@Nature13 Sep 2016
Why scientists must share their research code go.nature.com/2cW3v9J
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Jenn Burt@burt_jenn15 Sep 2016
The race for vast remote ‘marine protected areas’ may be a diversion theconversation.com/the-race… via @ConversationUK
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