Dr Erica Garcia
@egarc07.bsky.social
Aquatic ecologist at Charles Darwin University https://www.cdu.edu.au/research-and-innovation/higher-degree-research/find-supervisor/environment/dr-erica-garcia
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It's not just fdr. One of the things the epa did not long after it was formed was document the nation's pollution via photography. That can seem frivolous, but generations of Americans have no idea why the EPA was necessary. This broke a million views when we published it in 2017
This is what America looked like before the EPA cleaned it up
A snapshot from America before the impact of the EPA and the effects of rules regulating clean water and air were felt.
www.popsci.com
February 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It's not just fdr. One of the things the epa did not long after it was formed was document the nation's pollution via photography. That can seem frivolous, but generations of Americans have no idea why the EPA was necessary. This broke a million views when we published it in 2017
My talented postdoc just published her first paper since joining the team! #CDU #Topicmodelling #wetlandcondition @csiro.bsky.social
Check out the paper here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Check out the paper here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Topic modelling of the wetland condition assessment literature reveals trends, key gaps, and opportunities for combining different assessment techniques
Wetlands, crucial for global biodiversity and ecosystem services, face escalating degradation due to human activities. Despite the growing urgency to …
www.sciencedirect.com
January 30, 2025 at 2:38 AM
My talented postdoc just published her first paper since joining the team! #CDU #Topicmodelling #wetlandcondition @csiro.bsky.social
Check out the paper here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Check out the paper here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Dr Erica Garcia
More is needed to protect fresh waters.
iucn.org/crossroads-b...
iucn.org/crossroads-b...
Rivers are Connected. Actions to Protect Them Must Be Connected Too
The health of freshwater systems is core to the health of surrounding landscapes — but not nearly enough is being done to factor it into how protected and conserved areas are designed and managed.
iucn.org
November 25, 2024 at 5:59 PM
More is needed to protect fresh waters.
iucn.org/crossroads-b...
iucn.org/crossroads-b...
Reposted by Dr Erica Garcia
For those who - like me! - missed Wednesday's #BES2024 talk by @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social , here's a link to his highly cited 2021 @plosbiology.org paper on the problems of ignoring the non-English-language ecology literature: plos.io/3uZHsEb
December 11, 2024 at 11:56 PM
For those who - like me! - missed Wednesday's #BES2024 talk by @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social , here's a link to his highly cited 2021 @plosbiology.org paper on the problems of ignoring the non-English-language ecology literature: plos.io/3uZHsEb
Reposted by Dr Erica Garcia
Reposted by Dr Erica Garcia
I'm super excited to share @carbonbrief.org's new and improved attribution map! Use the map to explore 600+ extreme weather attribution studies from all around the world: buff.ly/3URzsmI
And check out my in-depth Q&A on attribution for all you need to know about this evolving field: buff.ly/4hRt4Gc
And check out my in-depth Q&A on attribution for all you need to know about this evolving field: buff.ly/4hRt4Gc
Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world - Carbon Brief
Attribution studies calculate whether, and by how much, climate change affected the intensity, frequency or impact of extremes – Carbon Brief has mapped every published study on how climate change has...
buff.ly
November 18, 2024 at 11:01 AM
I'm super excited to share @carbonbrief.org's new and improved attribution map! Use the map to explore 600+ extreme weather attribution studies from all around the world: buff.ly/3URzsmI
And check out my in-depth Q&A on attribution for all you need to know about this evolving field: buff.ly/4hRt4Gc
And check out my in-depth Q&A on attribution for all you need to know about this evolving field: buff.ly/4hRt4Gc
Reposted by Dr Erica Garcia
“Scientists need to recognize that bold presentation, dissemination, and support of scientific knowledge has become both a basic commitment and a political act.”
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Scientists as political advocates
Science, both teaching and doing, is under attack. The recent US presidential election of a person and platform with anti-science bias exemplifies this. The study of climate processes and patterns and...
www.science.org
November 23, 2024 at 6:16 PM
“Scientists need to recognize that bold presentation, dissemination, and support of scientific knowledge has become both a basic commitment and a political act.”
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A new paper by my PhD student Julia Constance reporting on threatened sharks found in the Roper River, NT Australia www.mdpi.com/3045734 🦈 #sharks #tropicalrivers #threatenedspecies
Sharks and Rays of Northern Australia’s Roper River, with a Range Extension for the Threatened Speartooth Shark Glyphis glyphis
Northern Australia is considered a ‘lifeboat’ region for globally threatened shark and ray species (elasmobranchs), although much of the region is understudied. The Roper River in the Northern Territo...
www.mdpi.com
November 19, 2024 at 12:41 AM
A new paper by my PhD student Julia Constance reporting on threatened sharks found in the Roper River, NT Australia www.mdpi.com/3045734 🦈 #sharks #tropicalrivers #threatenedspecies
Reposted by Dr Erica Garcia
Simon Williams and I have written an overview paper on measuring water levels with GNSS-IR. Please share with your colleagues interested in measuring tides and/or ITRF-defined water levels. Open source code is hosted at github.com/kristinemlar..., 🧪 @earth-science.bsky.social
Water level measurements using reflected GNSS signals - IHR
1 Introduction GNSS instrumentation has been used for land surveying and geodetic positioning for more than thirty years....
ihr.iho.int
January 16, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Simon Williams and I have written an overview paper on measuring water levels with GNSS-IR. Please share with your colleagues interested in measuring tides and/or ITRF-defined water levels. Open source code is hosted at github.com/kristinemlar..., 🧪 @earth-science.bsky.social