Josh Papacek
@joshpap.bsky.social
Environmental scientist. PhD. Water quality, biogeochemistry, HABs, limnology, wetlands. Currently surviving Florida. 🏳️🌈
Happy World Wetlands Day! 🧪
Picture from trip to check out Sawgrass Lake WMA, a reclaimed wetland in the Upper St. Johns River Basin Project, almost a year ago. I need to get out in the field more…
Picture from trip to check out Sawgrass Lake WMA, a reclaimed wetland in the Upper St. Johns River Basin Project, almost a year ago. I need to get out in the field more…
February 2, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Happy World Wetlands Day! 🧪
Picture from trip to check out Sawgrass Lake WMA, a reclaimed wetland in the Upper St. Johns River Basin Project, almost a year ago. I need to get out in the field more…
Picture from trip to check out Sawgrass Lake WMA, a reclaimed wetland in the Upper St. Johns River Basin Project, almost a year ago. I need to get out in the field more…
Almost 15% of USGS gauges in the lower 48 are currently classified as “All-time high for this day-of-year” for streamflow after yesterday’s storm system 🧪
January 10, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Almost 15% of USGS gauges in the lower 48 are currently classified as “All-time high for this day-of-year” for streamflow after yesterday’s storm system 🧪
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I guess it’s not a surprise at this point, but still a huge disappointment: WVU is going through with the cuts that will axe over 25 programs and 140 faculty. 😢
WVU board approves cuts to degree programs, faculty layoffs
WVU’s Board of Governors approved cuts to dozens of programs and 143 faculty positions to help fix a $45 million budget shortfall.
mountainstatespotlight.org
September 15, 2023 at 4:28 PM
I guess it’s not a surprise at this point, but still a huge disappointment: WVU is going through with the cuts that will axe over 25 programs and 140 faculty. 😢
NASA’s Crew-6 returned from the ISS to Earth over Florida earlier tonight 🧪
September 4, 2023 at 6:30 AM
NASA’s Crew-6 returned from the ISS to Earth over Florida earlier tonight 🧪
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We’re looking for a PhD student to join us in Fall 24. Potential research topics include:
1)N spiraling in urban streams, ditches, and canals
2)Impacts of DOM quantity/quality on metabolism and nutrient dynamics of stormwater ponds
3)Any urban aquatic biogeochemical cycling questions (pretty open)
1)N spiraling in urban streams, ditches, and canals
2)Impacts of DOM quantity/quality on metabolism and nutrient dynamics of stormwater ponds
3)Any urban aquatic biogeochemical cycling questions (pretty open)
August 23, 2023 at 6:49 PM
We’re looking for a PhD student to join us in Fall 24. Potential research topics include:
1)N spiraling in urban streams, ditches, and canals
2)Impacts of DOM quantity/quality on metabolism and nutrient dynamics of stormwater ponds
3)Any urban aquatic biogeochemical cycling questions (pretty open)
1)N spiraling in urban streams, ditches, and canals
2)Impacts of DOM quantity/quality on metabolism and nutrient dynamics of stormwater ponds
3)Any urban aquatic biogeochemical cycling questions (pretty open)
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I wrote this piece in The Nation about the cuts at WVU and how small states will crush their R1 unis to cash grab for big tech. WVU is the only R1 in WV and these cuts will shred higher ed in the state. Please read and share.
The Evisceration of a Public University
West Virginia University is being gutted, and it’s a preview for what’s in store for higher education.
www.thenation.com
August 16, 2023 at 1:39 PM
I wrote this piece in The Nation about the cuts at WVU and how small states will crush their R1 unis to cash grab for big tech. WVU is the only R1 in WV and these cuts will shred higher ed in the state. Please read and share.
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Are you an ecologist? I'd love to chat to you about you experiences in the field as background research for Fieldwork, our short film project. I'm curious to know what you're studying, where, why & what's ever gone wrong (because something always does!)
cc @luehea.bsky.social @anaspene.bsky.social
cc @luehea.bsky.social @anaspene.bsky.social
Seeking ecologists with a #fieldworkfail to share
If you’re an ecologist who has ever worked in the field, I’d love to hear from you.
wordcounting.substack.com
August 21, 2023 at 10:02 AM
Are you an ecologist? I'd love to chat to you about you experiences in the field as background research for Fieldwork, our short film project. I'm curious to know what you're studying, where, why & what's ever gone wrong (because something always does!)
cc @luehea.bsky.social @anaspene.bsky.social
cc @luehea.bsky.social @anaspene.bsky.social
When does a stream become a river? Czuba & Allen suggest a river is at least 15m bank-to-bank. 🧪
https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4185 (OA)
They also reported the most common proper names for flowing waters in the U.S. Very interesting to see the geographic differences!
https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4185 (OA)
They also reported the most common proper names for flowing waters in the U.S. Very interesting to see the geographic differences!
August 16, 2023 at 2:19 PM
When does a stream become a river? Czuba & Allen suggest a river is at least 15m bank-to-bank. 🧪
https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4185 (OA)
They also reported the most common proper names for flowing waters in the U.S. Very interesting to see the geographic differences!
https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4185 (OA)
They also reported the most common proper names for flowing waters in the U.S. Very interesting to see the geographic differences!
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In a new essay, @jeffcorbin.bsky.social, Meg Duffy, @carlyziter.bsky.social and I talk about the urgent need to move beyond "it's real, it's bad, it's us" approaches to climate education, instead sharing pathways to climate action that engage and empower, while fighting the immobility of despair.
Climate Education That Builds Hope and Agency, Not Fear - Eos
Reframing climate change education around a message of “hopeful alarm” not only will underscore the threats we face but will also show students how they can act to shape the future.
eos.org
August 9, 2023 at 2:25 PM
In a new essay, @jeffcorbin.bsky.social, Meg Duffy, @carlyziter.bsky.social and I talk about the urgent need to move beyond "it's real, it's bad, it's us" approaches to climate education, instead sharing pathways to climate action that engage and empower, while fighting the immobility of despair.
This is very very not good. Inverse thermocline exposing Florida Keys corals to hotter, saltier waters than at the surface 🧪 https://ca.style.yahoo.com/style/florida-corals-hotter-water-first-093000533.html
Florida corals in hotter water than first thought. Scientists blame ‘weird phenomenon’
Scientists call it an ‘inverse thermocline.’
ca.style.yahoo.com
August 4, 2023 at 1:42 PM
This is very very not good. Inverse thermocline exposing Florida Keys corals to hotter, saltier waters than at the surface 🧪 https://ca.style.yahoo.com/style/florida-corals-hotter-water-first-093000533.html
Will always be the GLOAT
Can I vote?
July 14, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Will always be the GLOAT
🧪 Great explanation by Burgin & Loecke on why observed redox states don’t always explain dominant rxns in environment. Is measuring redox buffering capacity key? https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10533-023-01036-9
Sometimes in grad school I would balance half rxns as a calming exercise 🤓
Sometimes in grad school I would balance half rxns as a calming exercise 🤓
The biogeochemical redox paradox: how can we make a foundational concept more predictive of biogeoch...
Oxidation–reduction (redox) ladders are a fundamental biogeochemical concept that explain basic and applied phenomena including microbial metabolic evolution and chemical pollution remediation. Howe...
link.springer.com
July 13, 2023 at 1:21 PM
🧪 Great explanation by Burgin & Loecke on why observed redox states don’t always explain dominant rxns in environment. Is measuring redox buffering capacity key? https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10533-023-01036-9
Sometimes in grad school I would balance half rxns as a calming exercise 🤓
Sometimes in grad school I would balance half rxns as a calming exercise 🤓
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🧪 My Lake Appreciation Month shout out: The deepest lake in the US, “Lake Majesty” herself, born of a cataclysmic volcanic eruption, fed only by precipitation, one of the cleanest clearest naturally occurring bodies of water in the world. I give you, Crater Lake. #nofilter
July 12, 2023 at 5:59 PM
🧪 My Lake Appreciation Month shout out: The deepest lake in the US, “Lake Majesty” herself, born of a cataclysmic volcanic eruption, fed only by precipitation, one of the cleanest clearest naturally occurring bodies of water in the world. I give you, Crater Lake. #nofilter
🧪 July is Lakes Appreciation Month! Big shout out to Blue Cypress Lake, the headwaters of the Florida’s famous St. Johns River, for being awesome. What’s your favorite lake?
Read more about what the month means from NALMS: https://www.nalms.org/lakes-appreciation-month/
Read more about what the month means from NALMS: https://www.nalms.org/lakes-appreciation-month/
July 12, 2023 at 2:36 PM
🧪 July is Lakes Appreciation Month! Big shout out to Blue Cypress Lake, the headwaters of the Florida’s famous St. Johns River, for being awesome. What’s your favorite lake?
Read more about what the month means from NALMS: https://www.nalms.org/lakes-appreciation-month/
Read more about what the month means from NALMS: https://www.nalms.org/lakes-appreciation-month/
🧪In early-mid 20th century many of Florida’s coastal wetlands were ditched to eliminate mosquito breeding. Some coworkers at SJRWMD put together this cool storymap showing restoration is helping bring back vital ecosystem services https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e4d0f606c20240999f92fa76fe9e6e86
Bringing Back our Coastal Wetlands
Rising sea levels increasingly threaten coastal communities but restoring wetlands boosts resilience.
storymaps.arcgis.com
July 7, 2023 at 5:07 PM
🧪In early-mid 20th century many of Florida’s coastal wetlands were ditched to eliminate mosquito breeding. Some coworkers at SJRWMD put together this cool storymap showing restoration is helping bring back vital ecosystem services https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e4d0f606c20240999f92fa76fe9e6e86
🧪 Most recent NOAA product for Lake Okeechobee shows pretty dramatic decrease in Cyanobacteria Index values and extent, although it’s always possible winds have mixed cells enough below the surface that satellites can’t pick them up. Previous samples showed Microcystis as the dominant bloomer 🦠
July 7, 2023 at 1:33 PM
🧪 Most recent NOAA product for Lake Okeechobee shows pretty dramatic decrease in Cyanobacteria Index values and extent, although it’s always possible winds have mixed cells enough below the surface that satellites can’t pick them up. Previous samples showed Microcystis as the dominant bloomer 🦠
@danirabaiotti.bsky.social wondering if I could be added to the science feed when you can. Environmental Scientist with focus on water quality and wetlands here 😁
July 6, 2023 at 3:30 PM
@danirabaiotti.bsky.social wondering if I could be added to the science feed when you can. Environmental Scientist with focus on water quality and wetlands here 😁
Oh. Oh no.
I deactivated my threads account already but it turns out you can’t delete your threads account *without also deleting your Instagram account* so maybe just don’t sign up!
July 6, 2023 at 2:56 AM
Oh. Oh no.
My Threads feed is random brands, influencers, and gays so it’s basically hell
July 6, 2023 at 1:46 AM
My Threads feed is random brands, influencers, and gays so it’s basically hell
Signing up for monthly TOC updates for 500 journals I don’t even have access to and still getting surprised at how much time I waste going through my inbox at the beginning of each month
July 5, 2023 at 8:08 PM
Signing up for monthly TOC updates for 500 journals I don’t even have access to and still getting surprised at how much time I waste going through my inbox at the beginning of each month
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can’t believe my stupid ass has imposter syndrome while elon musk is confidently marching around twitter HQ and chewing on wires until something breaks
July 2, 2023 at 1:30 PM
can’t believe my stupid ass has imposter syndrome while elon musk is confidently marching around twitter HQ and chewing on wires until something breaks
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Unpopular opinion: generating data is as, if not more important than actually doing the sciencey analysis bit.
By generating and sharing data you open a door for thousands of minds to work on a myriad of scientific problems.
By generating and sharing data you open a door for thousands of minds to work on a myriad of scientific problems.
June 26, 2023 at 9:51 AM
Unpopular opinion: generating data is as, if not more important than actually doing the sciencey analysis bit.
By generating and sharing data you open a door for thousands of minds to work on a myriad of scientific problems.
By generating and sharing data you open a door for thousands of minds to work on a myriad of scientific problems.