Professional reef fish ecologist at Florida International University. Amateur DJ. Easily distracted by sport. Behind a wall of detached cynicism.
Florida, USA
Joined March 2012
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Alastair Harborne 🌱◀️🐟◀️🦈 retweeted
Florida has become an epicenter of coral restoration
but if success is measure by the amount of live coral on the reef, the campaign is in dire straights
“If the coal mine is the Keys, the canary is dead"
my latest, w/ amazing photos by Jason Gulley
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Alastair Harborne 🌱◀️🐟◀️🦈 retweeted
📢 Job Opening! 📢
We are looking for 3 Research Fellows to help drive forward our new project "Maximizing the beneficial environmental effects of tropical hybrid shorelines (MaxBETH)” 🐟🔬🪸 #MarineEcology #JobAlert #ResearchOpportunity
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Alastair Harborne 🌱◀️🐟◀️🦈 retweeted
What we do/don’t know re: sharks ecological roles. Much predation/fear by big coastal sharks, by western unis, little else. Must protect big individuals & species’ outsized roles. MPAs crucial; engage communities to improve outcomes & shark perceptions tinyurl.com/52e295m3
Alastair Harborne 🌱◀️🐟◀️🦈 retweeted
New paper in @ScienceMagazine on the ecological role of sharks. It's time to rethink conservation strategies.
science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
@FIU @FIUCASE @FIUEnvironment @SharkRayFund @Dr_Yannis @alharborne @jhmoxley
Alastair Harborne 🌱◀️🐟◀️🦈 retweeted
New paper out in @ScienceMagazine
We review the ecological role of sharks and how these have changed in the Anthropocene. science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
Support provided by @SharkRayFund
Alastair Harborne 🌱◀️🐟◀️🦈 retweeted
Come join us! A 2-year postdoc fellowship is available at the Hawai'i Inst of Marine Biology in the @MMRP_UH and @ElizMadin labs. Focus is on satellite-based population monitoring of humpback whales. Applications due July 14 for a Sept. 1 start date. oceansphere.org/news/2024/6/…
✅ white grunt
✅ yellowtail snapper
✅ mutton snapper
✅ barracuda
Very happy to complete the @FIU_FISHSCAPE slam yesterday catching each target species in the Lower Keys! #trackingnotslacking
@FACT_Network @FIUEnvironment @FIUMarineBio @FIUCASE
@MarineBioMeg @Dr_Yannis
Alastair Harborne 🌱◀️🐟◀️🦈 retweeted
Energy landscapes of predators and fear landscapes of prey can vary spatially but also temporally and should be integrated. For examples in terrestrial, aerial, and marine ecosystems, see doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14… Led by @Dr_Yannis
Alastair Harborne 🌱◀️🐟◀️🦈 retweeted
New Postdoc opportunity at UQ to design coral reef interventions. Based in Brisbane with field work in Palau. Priority to people with work rights but international applicants considered. Please rt
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Congratulations to Dr Drew Butkowski on defending his PhD thesis today! Great talk about mesopredatory fish movement and foraging
@FIUEnvironment @FIUMarineBio @FIUCASE @FIUGradSchool @FIU_FISHSCAPE
Great to see the Biology and @FIUMarineBio grad students present their work at Biosymposium on Saturday. And congratulations to the lab’s own Sara Schoen for winning first place in the 15 min presentation category! @FIUEnvironment @FIUCASE @FIUGradSchool @peclabfiu
Alastair Harborne 🌱◀️🐟◀️🦈 retweeted
New paper lead by recent @peclabfiu graduate @s_luongo. We use energetics and telemetry to estimate consumption rates of Nassau grouper. The proportion of prey consumed varies by habitat on coral reefs and may increase 24% with future climate scenarios. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
Alastair Harborne 🌱◀️🐟◀️🦈 retweeted
New study on correlates of #parrotfish abundance and biomass in the Florida Keys @RachelZuercher @Alharborne @DaveyKochan doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15557 #JFB
Alastair Harborne 🌱◀️🐟◀️🦈 retweeted
Are you a US-based graduate student studying coral reef science? Come explore Australia where the rainforest meets the reef to explore coral reefs through a transdisciplinary lens.
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Alastair Harborne 🌱◀️🐟◀️🦈 retweeted
#JFB: Factors influencing the biomass of large-bodied parrotfish species in the absence of fishing on coral reefs in Florida, USA doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15557 #FishSci @RachelZuercher @Alharborne @DaveyKochan
Alastair Harborne 🌱◀️🐟◀️🦈 retweeted
Many factors shape why #evidence is used (or not) in #conservation decision-making. With @evidence4nature, we share 17 tactics that can help conservation #organizations address these factors and evolve into #learning organizations. New paper, out now! 👉🏽 tinyurl.com/23b66sfh
Very excited to see this paper out. We look at the relationship between reef fish and complexity and analyze what traits make species winners and losers of flattening. First paper from David's thesis!
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