Thomas Wernberg
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Thomas Wernberg
@twernberg.bsky.social
Marine ecologist and Laureate Fellow with a predilection for large seaweeds. Marine ecology in a changing world. Kelp forests. Marine heatwaves. Ocean warming. Great Southern Reef
Impacts of marine heatwaves on biodiversity and ecosystem services: our new paper in Nature Reviews Biodiversity is out!
doi.org/10.1038/s443.... @natrevbiodiv.nature.com @uwaoceans.bsky.social @filbeek.bsky.social @dansmale1.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Habitat Dependency Index: our recent paper outlines a new method to quantify and contrast how much individual species in a community depend on their habitat. Extensive examples with #kelp forest species. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @uwaoceans.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
More but smaller: our new paper show how historical #overfishing and contemporary #marineheatwaves combine to exacerbate the truncation of fish sizes in kelp forests

doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
May 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Hungry #kelp munching #urchins in Iceland 🇮🇸
May 5, 2025 at 10:04 AM
📣POSTDOC wanted: We are looking for a marine ecologist to join our #kelp forest team at IMR in Norway 🌊🌿. The position is focused on impacts of harvesting on kelp and kelp forest #biodiversity. Enthusiasm, strong cv and interest in #fieldwork is required.

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
January 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Golden #kelp Ecklonia radiata and some associated fauna, Jurien Bay, Western Australia, for #phycologyfriday. Our golden kelp is warm tolerant but has suffered extensive decline due an extreme #marineheatwave @uwaoceans.bsky.social @greatsouthernreef.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Amazing field work diving at long-term #kelp sites in Jurien Bay with 3 ‘generations’ of my PhD students. Feel so privileged to work with such outstanding humans and in such a unique environment! #uwa
November 22, 2024 at 9:13 AM