British Colombia Treasures

#bluemussel #Mytilusedulis #Vancouverisland #BC #Canada

✨ I was truly honored to give my first keynote at the #ITRS2025 in Brest, opening the biogenic reefs session and speaking about —of course— #mussel beds 🪸🦪

Huge thanks to the organizers for a fantastic and inspiring week! 🎉🎉

🎉 My final #PhD article is now out in Ecology and Evolution !
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

We showed that #mussel aggregation varies seasonally with their reproductive cycle, increasing during gamete maturation & declining post-spawning. A seasonal cycle disrupted by #plastic contaminants💥

The short article presented at the #ASF2024 is now published!

Our research highlights how the sex and reproductive cycle of organisms shape their sensitivity to plastic contaminants — key factors to consider in toxicity studies! 🌊✨

👉 doi.org/10.70665/UGKJ1…

🎓 After one year under embargo, my #PhD thesis is finally out!

I explored how #microplastic leachates affect the blue #mussel 🦪🌊:
⚠️ Heat stress survival
⚠️ Behaviour (individual, group, reproductive)
⚠️ Respiration

🔗 Read it here: pepite-depot.univ-lille.fr/LIBRE/EDSMRE...