@ProjectSeaStore

Collaborative project investigating #genomic #physiological response to #climate #change on #SouthAfrica #seagrass. Funded by @nrf_news, based @vonderheydenlab

 Stellenbosch, South Africa
vonderheydenlab.com
Joined January 2019
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@ProjectSeaStore works on basic ecology, physiology, genomics of #seagrass inc #eDNA, #bluecarbon, #microbiomes. Here a video of #fieldwork fun in #SouthAfrica mangroves and seagrass meadows. Thank you Aidan Bossert! Full version: bitly.ws/BPNB
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SeaMap is offering support to students to attend the 🪱14th International #Polychaete #Conference & 🔬Pre-Conference Identification #Workshop 🗓️28 Jun-7 Jul 2023 | Stellenbosch Apply by 31 Mar 2023. Funding by @Saeonews @NRF_News @SANBI_FBIP @SANBI_ZA sancor.nrf.ac.za/Documents/3…
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And seahorses do occur in seagrass. Here is a Knysna seahorse from South Africa that was inadvertently sampled during some seagrass monitoring... happily went back into the water. Thank you @KatieMWatson_ for the video.
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Frederick, Bianca and Katie were in Knysna to collect seagrass and sediment samples for their transcriptome and microplastic studies for @ProjectSeaStore . Great to see some healthy looking seagrass beds and happy students!
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Our NEW PAPER, led by @bio_za is out in Marine Genomics - #transcriptome of the #seagrass #Zostera capensis under thermal stress. sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @NRF_News thank you for funding this research!
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Dr Jackie Raw@JackieRaw_23 Jun 2022
Session: 2022 vision, strategies for adaptive management. Katie Watson shares her research on 1st #seagrass #restoration in South Africa at Langebaan Lagoon. Transplant success after 4 months, shoots are the most promising option, but with challenges for larger scale #SAMSS2022
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#SAMSS2022 WORKSHOP: Next-generation sequencing applications in marine biology 24 June 2022 | Durban | 08h30 -12h30 sancor.nrf.ac.za/Documents/S… NextGenSequencing.pdf
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Katie - those transplants are looking GREAT! @ProjectSeaStore
Katie Watson@KatieMWatson_29 May 2022
Getting drenched in the field checking up on my #seagrass #restoration project, but then…🌈 @ProjectSeaStore @ISeagrass #generationrestoration #inmyelement #researchinafrica #teamseagrass
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Every year during #YouthMonth, we feature profiles of young researchers who have an affiliation with the NRF. If you are interested in participating, please follow this link to our website to download our questionnaire for a possible feature: bit.ly/3wosOsq
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And they are off! #scienceatmidnight sampling #eDNA is a South African #kelpforest. Featuring @goetzneef @Jannes_L and yes, it truly was midnight!
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What do scientists do when there is #loadshedding in #SouthAfrica? They continue with their work of course!Honours student Emma Rossouw processing the last of the #eDNA samples collected at midnight. #scienceatmidnight
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Divers in the mist… but luckily we collect our #eDNA underwater!
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Getting ready to sample #eDNA at night, the first of three night dives. @goetzneef and @Jannes_L doing the honours. Thanks guys!!!
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And well done to Emma and Aidan for successfully presenting their Honours proposals! Now for the sampling, which will include lot of mud and some choppy ocean...
Sophie von der Heyden@vonderHeydenlab16 Mar 2022
Welcome to Aidan Bossert & Emma Rossouw, who are joining us for their Honours year. Aidan is looking at #bluecarbon in South African #seagrass. Emma is working on understanding #eDNA turn-over in #kelp #forests. Wishing you all the very best for the year ahead! @scienceSUN
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Applications are now open for DSI-NRF Postgraduate Student Funding 2023. Please follow this link for detailed info: bit.ly/3sc1JpU. All the info required to apply is available on our website.
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Dr. Gina Chaput@GinaMChaput1 Mar 2022
Happy #WorldSeagrassDay 😊 here's some Zostera marina growing up in tanks at UCDavis. For me, I'm interested in the microbiome & how it interacts w/ the plant to cycle C and other nutrients in sediment #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #postdoc
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In this edition of #NRFScienceMatters: Fish are often more susceptible to temperature changes than many land-based animals. What are the impacts of #ClimateChange on South Africa’s coastal and estuarine fishes? Full article here: bit.ly/3vrsCIW
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Oded Rechavi
@OdedRechavi27 Feb 2022
The lab's bioinformatician xitter.cf/HoHighlights/status/12…
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Brian Helmuth@Aquanaut196725 Jan 2022
I swear I need this tattooed on my a$$
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Congratulations to @megjjackson & @1SaltyScientist who received distinctions for their MSc defences. If you like #seagrass #biodiversity #monitoring #genomes #eDNA #metabarcoding #populationgenetics then their work is for you! Funded through @NRF_News to @ProjectSeaStore
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