@acmgrillo

Marine Ecologist @stri_panama @MarineEcoBR 🤿 Science, conservation, activism, nature 🌊 #ecologicalinteractions #corals #stressors #womeninscience

Joined February 2021
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My last PhD chapter is out! And soft corals 🪶 not always win the battle 🥊against hard corals 🪸 @PPGECOUFRN @MarineEcoBR @jcu @JCUOIRS @gui_o_longo @AndySHoey
Marine Ecology Progress Series (MEPS)@MEPS_IRSep 9
Competition between hard and soft corals is complex! Clavularia koellikeri showed stronger physical than chemical effects, and outcomes strongly depended on hard coral identity. bit.ly/meps15216 @acgrillo
Close-up of the hard coral Acropora in contact with the soft coral Clavularia. Most Clavularia polyps are extended, while some tentacles near the contact area are contracted after touching Acropora.

ALT Close-up of the hard coral Acropora in contact with the soft coral Clavularia. Most Clavularia polyps are extended, while some tentacles near the contact area are contracted after touching Acropora.

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Kicking off a new start at @stri_panama learning more about #marinebiodiversity and #PanamanianCorals 🪸 🇵🇦 with @ConnollySeanR
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So happy to share my #PhD experiment 👩🏽‍🔬conducted at the @LeibnizZMT on competition 🥊 between hard 🪨 and soft 🪶 corals under #eutrophication and #acidification! Some 🪨 responses are mitigated under these conditions, but 🪶 are consistently benefited and damage hard corals 🪸👇🏽
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Check it out - it’s open access! 📖 rdcu.be/eAStv 👏🏽 Special thanks to @DAAD_Germany @CAPES_Oficial @PPGECOUFRN @MarineEcoBR and @gui_o_longo @sonia_beja
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Delighted to have my 2nd PhD research published 3 weeks before my thesis defense! 📗Finding out how mining pollution (iron) affects corals’ interactions 🪸open access paper! ‼️
Marine Ecology Lab UFRN | Brazil@MarineEcoBR4 Mar 2025
🚨New paper on the impacts of iron enrichment [aka pollution from mining disaster] impacts coral competition🪸! Some corals do fine,but others showed necrosis in their tissue 😟Paper from @acmgrillo PhD at @PPGECOUFRN in a collab with @Coral_Vivo Check it👇doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.202…
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Kicking off @AMSAconf 🇦🇺 and spreading the word of ecological interactions 🪸 and experimenting 🔬 with competing corals 🥊 in one of my PhD researches done at @LeibnizZMT
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Time to check coral battles in detail! 🔍 🥊 Is Acropora 🪸crushing Clavularia 🪶or the other way round? Or maybe they’re trying to find peace 🏳️? Let’s see what happens while I’m experimenting at @JCUOIRS 🌊
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Colorful 🟡🟣 and wavy 〰️ polyps 🌊 but how can these soft corals affect their hard corals neighbors? Currently spotting some corals’ battles in Aussie reefs 🥊 🪸 @JCUOIRS @MarineEcoBR
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When unexpected things happen while experimenting with corals 🧐 👩🏽‍🔬 it’s out and it’s open access! 📖
Marine Ecology Lab UFRN | Brazil@MarineEcoBR15 May 2024
🚨 Interesting observation coming out from @acmgrillo PhD @PPGECOUFRN showing that corals 🪸 can release larvae when in contact competition with zoanthids!😲 It happened in one of her experiments (link🧶), showing the power of observation!💪Check it out👇 link.springer.com/article/10…

Physical contact stress can trigger larval release in the brooding coral Siderastrea stellata

Marine Biodiversity - Abiotic and biotic stressors are known to trigger reproductive activities in several aquatic organisms. In reef environments, physical contact as a response to competition for...

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Let’s get the science on taps started with some marine talks! 🐙 🌊 🪸 @pintofscienceAU
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Glad to have experienced a bit of #WesternAustralia 🌊 and learned about its giant and remote coastline and reefs at @AustCoralReefs and @wamuseum - and sharing my research from @MarineEcoBR @Coral_Vivo👩🏽‍🔬 Still lots to be unraveled in this surprising area of the #IndianOcean! 🪸
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Just watched the replay class by @MushtaqBilalPhD hosted by @ana_pineda_ on how to use AI as a personal research assistant! Great tips that make a lot of sense 👩🏽‍💻 📖 🧬
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My first PhD chapter officially out! Investigating🕵️‍♀️ competitive 🤼‍♀️ interactions with corals 🪸in 🇧🇷@MarineEcoBR @PPGECOUFRN They get harmed when touched 🤲🏽 by macroalgae and zoanthids and might not recover 🤕 🌊
Guilherme O. Longo@gui_o_longo9 Jan 2024
🚨The first paper from @acmgrillo PhD @PPGECOUFRN & @jcu is out @SpringerCORE showing that macroalgae and zoanthids require physical contact🥊 to harm corals 🪸 in the SW Atlantic 🇧🇷! 🎶u can't touch this🔥🎶 Collab with @edsonvfmar 💪 Check it out 👇 link.springer.com/article/10…
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Three intense months learning tons during my #PhD at the @LeibnizZMT have passed! 🌊 30 days running an #acidification and #nutrient experiment 👩🏽‍🔬 in 21 aquariums 💦 with 252 hard and soft corals! 🪸😅 @DAAD_Germany @CAPES_Oficial @MarineEcoBR @PPGECOUFRN 📸 @gui_o_longo
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Setting up a new #PhD marine experiment with different #corals from the #IndoPacific 🌊 @LeibnizZMT 🧐How could #benthiccompetition be affected by #nutrientpollution and #acidification? 🤿 thanks to @DAAD_Germany @CAPES_Oficial @MarineEcoBR @PPGECOUFRN
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We are off to a great start of the annual seminars @PPGECOUFRN with @GeorgiaTech Prof. Mark Hay giving the opening talk! 🤓 Inspiring work for young scientists, showing that cutting edge science can be done with good questions, cable ties and hours underwater🤿🌊💪
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[Oportunidade de IC] . Estamos abrindo vaga de IC para alunos de graduação. Mandar informações até dia 17/06! Vem mergulhar com a gente! 🤿🤩 Mais informações no cartaz!👇 xitter.cf/MarineEcoBR/status/153…
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Christmassy reef science mode on! 🤓 🌊 🤿 PhD experiments can’t stop! @MarineEcoBR @PPGECOUFRN
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Brazilian subtropics too bear a high living coral cover 🇧🇷 🌊 New paper shows this incredible coralline abundance surrounding a tiny island near São Paulo! 🤿 Check it out
Guilherme O. Longo@gui_o_longo23 Sep 2021
How about diving on a reef with 40-50% coral cover? What if this much coral is at a marginal rocky reef? New paper by @acmgrillo PhD student @PPGECOUFRN @MarineEcoBR is out showing where you can find this place! 🇧🇷 Check it out 👇🤿 😲 link.springer.com/article/10…
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🔔This week's #Reefbite blog post is out!!👀 To #communicate about the #Ocean! Written by @acmgrillo Edited by Casandra Wilson Blog link: bit.ly/2VrPCaW #OceanDecade #keep #Oceanliteracy #alive
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