🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁! PhD candidate Annemie Rose Janssen exposed kelp populations to copper contamination to see whether kelp from the inner harbour would respond differently to outer harbour kelp. Results indicate local adaptation to contamination in the inner harbour! 🧪🌊🌐
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Annemie Rose discussing her recent paper on kelp genetic differentiation and local adaptation in Sydney Harbour 🌊🧪🌐

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New paper from PhD student Annemie Rose Jannsen, who found distinct #kelp genotypes in the inner and outer parts of #SydneyHarbour. Genotype-environment analyses suggest adaptation to local conditions.

Super cool results, great work Annemie Rose & coauthors!!

🌊🌐🧪 #marine

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A new citizen science project, Seeds of the Sea, run by one of our PhD students Natalie Coy has launched, helping to map seagrass flowering of #Posidonia in south-eastern Australia.

Check out the website and map of sightings here: www.seedsofthesea.org

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Seaweed-associated microbial communities show limited responses to light pollution and warming 🌱💡

New paper assessing the independent and combined effects of #lightpollution and #oceanwarming on microbial communities associated with two habitat-forming #seaweed species 🧪🌐🌊

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Congratulations our lab leader, Mariana Mayer Pinto and to the whole Living Seawalls team, who won the 2025 Eureka Prize for Environmental Research! A wonderful achievement. Watch the short video for this project at  www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yrR...

#MarineEcology 🧪🌊🌐🌱

Fieldwork highlight! PhD student Annemie Rose is investigating whether kelps in the inner harbour are more adapted to urbanisation 🌱🌆 Yesterday we collected kelp from inner and outer sites in Sydney Harbour, for experiments where she will test responses to copper and nutrients!
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New paper out on the effects of major global ports on light regimes for marine biofouling communities💡🌱🛳☀️
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New paper from our lab, on the effects of artificial light at night on fish predation and herbivory rates in a nearshore reef. 🌱🐟💡 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

Valuing Darkness Conference on light pollution will take place March 19th-21st in Naarm (Melbourne). Mariana will be sharing research on the effects of light pollution in marine systems, but lots of other interesting talks as well! #ALAN #light
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Hi everyone! We are the SEACS lab at UNSW, investigating Solutions for Estuarine And Coastal Stressors. Headed by Dr. Mariana Mayer Pinto, we study a diverse range of human impacts, including artificial structures, light pollution and climate change in coastal ecosystems 😊🌱✹🐚💡