Ecological Oceanography Lab (ECO-OCE) @RSRC_KAUST | Oceanographic drivers of coral reef ecology, trophic structure, and ecosystem function. He/him
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📢📢Just out in @ScienceAdvances !!📢📢
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Our study shows that ocean currents can shelter coral reefs during major El Niño heatwaves. How did this happen…? By enhancing upwelling and delivering valuable nutrition to corals during peak thermal stress. [1/5]
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Thanks to KAUST Discovery for this great write-up on our work. Algae and the Chocolate Factory!
@MLPMasson @ASU_AzCATI Prof. Peter Lammers, @Barbara_C_F @MikeD_Fox @KAUSTCoreLabs @MarsGlobal
discovery.kaust.edu.sa/en/ar…
Beautiful image by @HenoHwang
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We made it to @arabnews headlines today! Galdieria blue from chocolate and CO2
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@MLPMasson 🥇 @Barbara_C_F @ASU_AzCATI (Pete Lammers) @MikeD_Fox @KAUSTCoreLabs @KAUST_BESE
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Oh look, we did something cool with algae and found something neat out about their metabolism;) This work is by @Mauricio_M 1st Auth, collaboration from @MikeD_Fox @KAUSTCoreLabs and @ASU_AzCATI (Prof. Lammers). Thanks to @MarsGlobal for the chocolate waste!
KAUST researchers have developed a new method to convert chocolate-production waste and CO₂ into C-phycocyanin, a high-value blue pigment used in food and cosmetics.
Using chocolate samples provided by Mars, the team demonstrated how local waste streams can support scalable, low-cost biomanufacturing and advance Saudi Arabia’s circular economy.
kaust.news/l7vB
Want to know how oceanography shapes coral reef ecosystems from microbes to sharks and how climate change will impact these vital links?
See our interdisciplinary review on ocean-reef connections!
Download here: tinyurl.com/jbah3cjx
@KAUST_BESE
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Latest in @PLOSClimate: KAUST researchers reveal a simple fix to improve ocean temperature monitoring for coral reef restoration. Shielding thermometers from sunlight ensures accurate data, crucial for guiding global efforts, including in the Red Sea.
📰 News: discovery.kaust.edu.sa/en/ar…
🪸 Paper: journals.plos.org/climate/ar…
Follow: @MikeD_Fox @jsglanz @GageMele @NicoleJadeBurt @sacKAUST @Eslam_O_Osman @DavidJSuggett @MaggieDJohnson
#CoralRestoration #KAUSTResearch #Sustainability #OceanConservation #MarineScience
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Check out @LisaGoberdhan ‘s super science at #ECRS2024 showing that ‘Variation in coral rubble cryptofauna is scale-dependent and driven by small-scale habitat characteristics’! Just published in MEPS!
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Thrilled to present our preliminary findings at @Ecrs2024! We’re exploring the crucial role of #plankton and the #pelagic system in impacting #CoralReefs. @MikeD_Fox @reefwally #MarineScience – at Naples, Campania
#ECRS2024 Some great work coming out of the Ecological Oceanography and Global Ecology Labs - come see what we’ve been up to! @MaggieDJohnson @KAUST_News @RSRC_KAUST
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Our new study, hot off the press! Deeper reef climate impacts on the Great Barrier Reef news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of…
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We are hiring a Molecular Ecology Lab Technician.
Come join us in beautiful Western Australia and work with a dynamic team across a range of exciting projects. #metabarcoding, #WGS, #RNAseq
aims.gov.au/about/careers-ai…
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Working with biological #oceanographers is a great experience! Investigating coral resilience in the #RedSea from a holistic perspective offers insights that broaden my understanding of the diverse scales at which corals operate 🌊🐠 @MikeD_Fox @KaustResearch
A warm welcome to Hana and @DanielleLSpring ! Excited to work with you and support your research on reefs in the Pacific and Red Sea.
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Coastal marine heatwaves off Eastern Australia that extend through the water column are linked to intrusion of the Eastern Australian Current; those with no surface signature to downwelling-favourable winds. @Amandine_ocean @moninya
nature.com/articles/s43247-0…
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🚨First publication of my PhD is out now @WileyEcolEvol! We found no effect of water flow on the physiology of a widespread soft coral 🪸 but they responded positively to the presence of heterotrophic food sources 🍽️
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🚨 Postdoc Alert 🚨 Join our team and lead interdisciplinary projects optimizing coral nutrition for reef restoration. An exciting Collaboration with restoration practitioners in the Northern Red Sea. Starting early 2024. Must have PhD.
Reach out if interested! @RSRC_KAUST
Elegant new study led by @RemoteReefs and @jamisongove reveals the importance of coordinating management of land AND sea impacts to improve reef trajectories under climate change
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Surprising changes to a Pacific Ocean current during one of the strongest recorded El Niños saved a remote island’s coral reefs while others were devastated by mass bleaching.
Learn more about this study by @MikeD_Fox and his colleagues: bit.ly/435Cg10
ALT Palmyra Atoll as seen from air. Photo Credit: Kydd Pollock (The Nature Conservancy)
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Wrangling fungi on the world’s most remote island w/ @spununderground to understand how mycorrhizae can aid in global restoration efforts
Extraordinary reporting by @VirginiaGewin in @NaturePortfolio. Stellar expedition team: @StuWest8 @CKCornwallis
nature.com/immersive/d41586-…
The best part? This perfect suite of oceanographic conditions has occurred during each of the 3 major El Niños of the last 50 years…and these conditions likely help other reefs survive - so now we’re working to find them. [5/6]
This has been years in the making and unraveling such a fascinating story with a stellar team has been a career highlight. @RGuilcas @RemoteReefs @green_mattias @NatureHIPal @SmithCoralReef @insiliclinto @jamisongove @NOAAResearch @RSRC_KAUST @KAUST_News @sos_bangor_uni [6/6]
