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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · 30m

The "Meeting & Status Seminar 2025" of the @dfg.de #SPP2299 Priority Programme "Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs" took place this week in Bremen, Germany

Find out more here:
www.spp2299.tropicalclimatecorals.de

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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · 52m

@unibremen.bsky.social
@amgc-vub.bsky.social
@whoi.edu
@andreagrottoli.bsky.social

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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · 57m

@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
@gabrielcardosoeco.bsky.social
@mjvergotti.bsky.social
@geobio.bsky.social
@unimelb.bsky.social
@benhenley.bsky.social
@climatefreund.bsky.social
@unileipzig.bsky.social
@goetheuni.bsky.social
@michaelhenehan.bsky.social
@unipotsdam.bsky.social

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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · 1h

We were more than 50 participants from 28 national and international institutions
@marumunibremen.bsky.social
@thomasfelis.bsky.social
@hcamelia.bsky.social
@jannhargreaves.bsky.social
@mpic.de
@amglab.bsky.social
@climatearchivist.bsky.social
@uni-konstanz.de
@reefgenomics.bsky.social

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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks to everyone who joined our Meeting & Status Seminar 2025 - It was such a mix of minds and experiences. It was not just about presentations - It was about connecting ideas, perspectives, and people. Events like this remind us why we do research: To explore, to question, and to grow - Together

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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · 2d

Next talk by Mandy Freund @climatefreund.bsky.social about "ENSO during the past millennium"

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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · 2d

Next talk by Iliana Baums @ibaums.bsky.social on "Reconstructing historical population dynamics of corals"
@hifmb.de
@marumunibremen.bsky.social

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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · 2d

Ben Henley @benhenley.bsky.social kicking off the 3rd day of the #SPP2299 "Meeting & Status Seminar 2025" with a keynote on "Heighest ocean heat in four centuries places Great Barrier Reef in danger"
@marumunibremen.bsky.social
@dfg.de

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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · 2d

Ben Henley @benhenley.bsky.social kicking off the 3rd day of the #SPP2299 "Meeting & Status Seminar 2025" with a keynote on "Heighest ocean heat in four centuries places Great Barrier Reef in danger"
@marumunibremen.bsky.social
@dfg.de

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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · 2d

Last keynote for today by Sara Sanchez on "Data assimilation with coral d18O"

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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · 3d

Ed Hathorne @edhathorne.bsky.social advertising the new coral reference material "Ishi-B SPP2299"
Find out more at www.spp2299.tropicalclimatecorals.de/ishi-b-spp22...

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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · 3d

First keynote of today by Caroline Ummenhofer on "Indo-Pacific climate variability of the last millennium"

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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · 3d

The afternoon session is starting with an Invited Early Career Researcher Talk by Xuefei Chen from Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry on "Paleoclimate and biological responses from South China Sea corals"

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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · 3d

Chris Voolstra @reefgenomics.bsky.social kicking off the 2nd day of the #SPP2299 "Meeting & Status Seminar 2025" with a Perspective Lecture on "The future of reefs and reefs of the future"

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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · 3d

Second keynote of today by Alyssa Atwood on "An updated last millennium ENSO reconstruction from the central equatorial Pacific"

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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · 4d

First Keynote at #SPP2299 "Meeting and Status Seminar 2025" by Andrea Grottoli @andreagrottoli.bsky.social on "Leveraging coral biology, technology, and research networks to save coral reefs" in Bremen

@marumunibremen.bsky.social

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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · 5d

Next to presentations from 18 #SPP2299 projects, we have an impressive line-up of keynote speakers, including Andrea Grottoli, Alyssa Atwood, Caroline Ummenhofer, Sara Sanchez, Ben Henley, Christian Voolstra, as well as other excellent talks from our invited guests incl. Xuefei Chen and Mandy Freund

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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · 5d

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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · 5d

We are excited about the "Meeting & Status Seminar 2025" of the @dfg.de #SPP2299 Priority Programme "Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs", which starts Monday at @unibremen.bsky.social. 55 researchers, from 15 German institutions and international guests, will discuss latest research results

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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · 21d

PAPER ALERT - New #SPP2299 publication by Andrew Dolman: Temperature Variability on Coral Reefs Versus Gridded SST – The Long and the Short of It - Dolman - 2025 - Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems - Wiley Online Library agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · Sep 6

Check out our new blog on our website: Why Early Career Researcher Mobility Matters: Reflections from SPP 2299 www.spp2299.tropicalclimatecorals.de/2025/08/20/w...
written by @jannhargreaves.bsky.social. The focus is on young scientists gaining knowledge about crucial steps for their future careers

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Andrea @oceandrea.bsky.social · Sep 5

Need to calibrate your δ18Osw-based proxies, but can't find the right data? We've got you, FAIR! Check out our new @pages-ipo.bsky.social seawater δ18O database preprint at ESSD! (With Alyssa Atwood, @thomasfelis.bsky.social, @kimcobb.bsky.social, and more!) 🌊🧪

essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...

https://essd.copernicus.org/preprints/essd-2025-467/🌊🧪

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Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) @climatereefs.bsky.social · Sep 4

#SPP2299 members @eleniwater.bsky.social & @edhathorne.bsky.social gave exciting plenary talks at #ICP15 in Bengaluru (India), reflecting the diverse expertise in our program. Coordinator @thomasfelis.bsky.social presented the poster "Connecting Science & Society" to the paleoceanographic community

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MaRHE Center @marhecenter.bsky.social · Jul 23

🪸 CBASS Workshop – Maldives 🌡️
24 Nov–2 Dec ’25 @ MaRHE Center, Magoodhoo
Hands‑on CBASS experiments, lectures, snorkeling & SCUBA with Prof. Christian Voolstra @reefgenomics.bsky.social
Deadline: 17 Sep ’25 | Limited spots!
🔗 en.unimib.it/news/2nd-edi...
#CBASS #CoralReefConservation #MarineWorkshop

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