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Anne Ausems
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Anne Ausems @anneausems.bsky.social · Nov 26
Since many more people have come to #Bluesky lately, I though it might be fun to share my publications on here, as well! (And as I'm still ECR, it's a reasonable number). Most are on #StormPetrels, but I do have some cool ones on #Whimbrel as well, and even a co-authorship on #PiedFlycatcher. #bird
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eounion.bsky.social
Early-career ornithologists take note!! The next EOU Fledglings meeting will take place in Gdansk in March 2026. Please RT! #ornithology
eoufledglings.bsky.social EOU Fledglings @eoufledglings.bsky.social · 16d
The date is set for the next EOU Fledglings Meeting 🐥 in Gdansk, Poland! Share the news with your peers! 🦆
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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ruthedunn.bsky.social
New in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com: our review of the influence of #seabirds, via their nutrient transfer, on islands & adjacent marine ecosystems 🐦🏝️🪸

We highlight knowledge gaps & future directions ✨

"The circular seabird economy is critical for oceans, islands and people": doi.org/10.1038/s443...
Schematic diagram of the influence of seabirds on temperate and tropical near-shore marine systems. Temperatre systems: - Nutrient enrichment and predation on herbivorous invertebrates can lead to increased algal production - Phytoplankton communities change, featuring more large-celled species - Intertidal organisms incorporate seabird-enriched material by grazing on detritus and biofilm in tidepools - Macroalgae biodiversity and primary production are boosted Tropical systems: - Mangrove leaf nutritional quality increases - Corals recover faster after bleaching events - Fish biomass increases across different trophic groups - Pelagic and benthic consumers' foraging behaviour shifts - Parrotfish grazing and bioerosion rates increase - Fish grow larger
October 27, 2025 at 7:49 AM
anneausems.bsky.social
We only have 5 days left before the last of our team leaves the #FaroeIslands, but these chicks still have some growing to do!
anneausems.bsky.social Anne Ausems @anneausems.bsky.social · Oct 8
One of the challenges of working with European #stormpetrels on the #FaroeIslands is that they don't really synchronise anything... These two chicks were weighed 5 minutes apart! @jasonwalczak.bsky.social @trevormaclaurin.bsky.social
Young European storm petrel in the hand Older European storm petrel chick in the hand Young European storm petrel chick in a silicone muffin tin, weighing exactly 7g. An older European storm petrel chick in the same silicone muffin tin (mostly obscured) weighing 38.50g.
October 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
anneausems.bsky.social
One of the challenges of working with European #stormpetrels on the #FaroeIslands is that they don't really synchronise anything... These two chicks were weighed 5 minutes apart! @jasonwalczak.bsky.social @trevormaclaurin.bsky.social
Young European storm petrel in the hand Older European storm petrel chick in the hand Young European storm petrel chick in a silicone muffin tin, weighing exactly 7g. An older European storm petrel chick in the same silicone muffin tin (mostly obscured) weighing 38.50g.
October 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Seems like our ScienceBricks to monitor attendance of burrow nesting seabirds should help with at least some of these challenges! @jasonwalczak.bsky.social @robthomasbirds.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Delighted to be cosupervising this funded PhD with @joewynnbirds.bsky.social on #migration in #birds #seabirds @liverpooluni.bsky.social. Start in early 2026! Register for our online briefing session. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
To lead or to follow: disentangling the genetic and cultural contributions to long-distance seabird migration at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - To lead or to follow: disentangling the genetic and cultural contributions to long-distance seabird migration at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
anneausems.bsky.social
A recent #linocut of a cupcake #stormpetrel chick! #SuperSeabirdSunday
September 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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We are well supervised by the local sheep while weighing our cupcake chicks! #SeabirdSeptember @jasonwalczak.bsky.social @robthomasbirds.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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New post at ecolightsforseabirds website!
Pufflings navigating the lit night
About a recent study by @tbrownbirds.bsky.social on the Atlantic Puffin
ecolightsforseabirds.weebly.com/news/pufflin...
#ornithology
#seabirds
Pufflings navigating the lit night
Each year in Newfoundland, Canada, fledgling Atlantic Puffins (“pufflings”; Fratercula arctica ) become stranded in coastal towns during their nocturnal first flights from breeding colonies on...
ecolightsforseabirds.weebly.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Although most breeding #seabird fieldwork in the North Atlantic has come to an end, we're still in the thick of it with 12/56 eggs hatched! #SeabirdSeptember @jasonwalczak.bsky.social @trevormaclaurin.bsky.social @felixazurawska.bsky.social @bardseyben.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
anneausems.bsky.social
I'd like to say I made a new friend today but this -very fat- #fulmar chick didn't really love being picked up from the road and released back to the ocean where it belongs... My hands will forever smell. @jasonwalczak.bsky.social @annaznoj.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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A few things cooler than AI by Andy J. Pizza
Drawings of a few things cooler than AI such as owls, clouds, Stars, dreams, birds, snails, a child's drawing, peanut butter and jelly a hug, the ocean and a cool rock
May 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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My current lab at #Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia is looking for a new master student to look at Leach's #stormpetrel #geolocation data and #carryover effects. And 🌟I🌟 will be a co-supervisor!
Advertisement for a Graduate student assistantship: the phyiological and movement ecology of Storm Petrels at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia - please message me to share the pdf file with the whole description.
August 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
anneausems.bsky.social
We've got some strong legged #stormpetrel chicks this year! Photo by @jasonwalczak.bsky.social. @bardseyben.bsky.social @trevormaclaurin.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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gsimpson.bsky.social
🚀 gratia 0.11.0 is out!

Now has a paper in JOSS — please cite 📄 doi.org/10.21105/jos...

Experimental parallel processing ⚡

New assemble() for building plots 🎨

Better support for complex families + new diagnostics 🧪

Lots of bug fixes + polish ✨

👉 gavinsimpson.github.io/gratia/

#Rstats
An R package for working with generalized additive models
Graceful 'ggplot'-based graphics and utility functions for working with generalized additive models (GAMs) fitted using the 'mgcv' package.
gavinsimpson.github.io
August 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
anneausems.bsky.social
My current lab at #Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia is looking for a new master student to look at Leach's #stormpetrel #geolocation data and #carryover effects. And 🌟I🌟 will be a co-supervisor!
Advertisement for a Graduate student assistantship: the phyiological and movement ecology of Storm Petrels at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia - please message me to share the pdf file with the whole description.
August 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
anneausems.bsky.social
Our not-a- #stormpetrel chick is getting suspicious of us. #puffin @jasonwalczak.bsky.social @trevormaclaurin.bsky.social @bardseyben.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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thelabandfield.bsky.social
But the ai crap is fine. Right gotcha.
August 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
anneausems.bsky.social
@ellalillyy.bsky.social can you please follow me? I have a question about one of your art designs, so I would like to send you a dm. :)
August 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
anneausems.bsky.social
"Why did you stop sampling after [last year of the clearly stated study period]?" - Reviewer 2

Because the study ended?
July 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Our local not-a-storm-petrel chick decided to store some of its food for later. That or someone needs to sew this #puffin youngster a bib. #FaroeIslands @trevormaclaurin.bsky.social @jasonwalczak.bsky.social @bardseyben.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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bardseyben.bsky.social
The superb backdrop of Nólsoy’s huge Storm-petrel colony, hosting upwards of 250,000 pairs. Initial checks of our study #nestboxes show a slightly late season, with some birds incubating but many pairs yet to lay. Amidst the numerous #MarineHeatwaves in N Atlantic, I wonder how the season will be…
July 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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bardseyben.bsky.social
And so it begins! The Storm-petrel fieldwork season in the #Faroes kicks off for 2025, joining @anneausems.bsky.social @jasonwalczak.bsky.social @trevormaclaurin.bsky.social to carry out sampling for @seaghosts-biodv.bsky.social and further research for my PhD on European Storm-petrels.
July 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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ingridpollet.bsky.social
Talk about a long-term study! The dataset for our fresh-off-the-press survival paper on Leach's storm-petrel was started before most of the authors were even born!
#seabirds #itsnevertoolatetostartalongtermstudy

doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Adult survival in a small seabird, Hydrobates leucorhous, covaries with the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation over the past six decades | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Seabirds’ annual survival is influenced by numerous factors, but oceanic conditions are among the most significant. Indices used to monitor these conditions typically cycle over decades. Using the lon...
doi.org
June 25, 2025 at 6:58 AM