@OConnorLab
 UBC
oconnorlab.weebly.com
Joined June 2014
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We are so proud of @eadamczyk8! She is delivering a beautiful exit seminar right now for @UBCBiodiversity BLISS. Three chapters of multisite, multiyear subtidal field surveys and an experiment to understand seagrass associated biodiversity in BC. Congrats Emily!!
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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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New paper frm a great collaboration: Grand challenges in biodiversity–ecosystem functioning research in the era of science–policy platforms require explicit consideration of feedbacks @nceas @UBCBiodiversity @bio_diverse @LauraEllenDee @AkiraSMori @USLTER royalsocietypublishing.org/d…

Grand challenges in biodiversity–ecosystem functioning research in the era of science–policy...

Abstract. Feedbacks are an essential feature of resilient socio-economic systems, yet the feedbacks between biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well

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Welcome to two new PHD students - @callarayy and @sleinma! We're very happy to have you! @UBCBiodiversity @ZoologyUBC
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So excited to see this article out! A first step (more to come!) of John Cristiani’s thesis work to model connectivity of seagrass-associated animal communities that ‘Reveals Regional Patterns of Seagrass Habitat Connectivity' frontiersin.org/article/10.3… @UBCBiodiversity @ZoologyUBC
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Ever wondered if seagrass meadows support biodiversity and marine life just by being there? They probably need their neighbors! Animals move among meadows, but not all over the place - likely in regional neighborhoods! protecting a meadow can benefiit a region!
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A Biophysical Model and Network Analysis of Invertebrate Community Dispersal Reveals Regional Patterns of Seagrass Habitat Connectivity frontiersin.org/article/10.3… Super team led by John Cristiani w/ Emily Rubidge, Coreen Forbes & Ben Moore-Maley @CanHealthyOcean @DFO_Pacific @UBC
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with beautiful figures by the wonderful Sylvia Heredia sylviaheredia.com @ZoologyUBC
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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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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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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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We have an open position for a research technician to help with experiments & general lab operations. If you are motivated to participate in research on temperature and biodiversity in aquatic systems, please check it out! (~20 hours / week) oconnorlab.weebly.com/opport…
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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...

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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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So proud of this talk by our own @EvgeniyaYangel! An outstanding talk based on her Master’s research - an experimental test of the spatial insurance hypothesis for microbes in a warming environment. Part of an excellent collaboration w/ @JoeyBernhardt @thompson_pl & Laura Parfrey
Jane (Evgeniya) Yangel@EvgeniyaYangel
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Replying to @EvgeniyaYangel
This work focuses on bacteria and is a part of a bigger experiment led by @thompson_pl and @mioconnor testing Spatial Insurance Hypothesis for multitrophic aquatic metacommunties!
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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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We are going ahead with this new postdoc position on biodiversity science - please spread the word to biodiversity folks! It's a @HakaiInstitute Postdoctoral Fellowship based in our lab to study biodiversity change across levels of biological organization: oconnorlab.weebly.com/opport…
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So proud of Coreen and Al Lewis, for their work and this beautiful description of it!
Beaty Biodiversity Museum 🐳@beatymuseum
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'Old Ways New Waves' shows how essential it is to use both traditional collecting practices and #taxonomy alongside modern molecular methods in ecological research. @UBCBiodiversity @ZoologyUBC @OConnorLab #WomenInMuseums #IWD2020 #UBCscience #Biodiversity
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We are seeking a MS or PHD student to join us THIS FALL! Please spread the word, seeking someone who is excited about marine biology in the Arctic: oconnorlab.weebly.com/opport… @ZENscientists @SImarineGEO @UBCBiodiversity
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