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Current Biology @currentbiology.bsky.social · Aug 18

"The most forward-thinking investigation might be a rear view."

This, @nytimes.com, should be pun-ishable!

Aaron Straight @astraight.bsky.social · Aug 18

@currentbiology.bsky.social has always been one of my favorite journals but I think they have now outdone themselves www.cell.com/current-biol.... And picked up by the @nytimes.com as well! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/s...

Periodic excretion patterns of seabirds in flight

Uesaka and Sato report on the excretion patterns of seabirds in the open ocean determined using a rear-facing video logger.

www.cell.com

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Laura-Li Jeannot @lljeannot.bsky.social · Jul 11

New paper out in Proceedings B! 🔊

Seabirds' impacts on reefs extends even to some of its tiniest inhabitants - cryptobenthic reef fishes 🐠
Near colonies, these fishes assimilate seabird nutrients (💩), grow larger 📈 & more at: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · Jul 8

Cross-ecosystem nutrient fluxes can influence recipient food webs. @cbenkwitt.bsky.social &co's study of #NutrientSubsidies shows that dynamic metrics better revealed flow & effects of #seabird derived nutrients through #CoralReef food chains @lec-reefs.bsky.social @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/44RFyJk

Left: White-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) flying near an island in the inner Seychelles. Seabirds provide key nutrient inputs to islands and nearby coral reefs, where they boost primary and secondary productivity. Right: Example herbivore exclusion cage used to measure algal turf productivity across a gradient of seabird nutrient inputs on coral reefs. Image credit: Casey Benkwitt.

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · Jul 10

How do cross-system subsidies shape the functioning of recipient #ecosystems? @sbtebbett.bsky.social explores a @plosbiology.org study revealing that #seabird -derived nutrients fuel primary producers on #CoralReefs, enhancing herbivore productivity 🧪 Paper: plos.io/44RFyJk Primer: plos.io/4lDpvo6

Cross-system connections can mediate the functioning of coral reefs via bottom-up control of productivity flowing through herbivorous trophic pathways. (a) Highly productive turf communities represent major primary producers on coral reefs (photograph: SB Tebbett). (b) Herbivorous fishes such as the turf cropping surgeonfish, Acanthurus lineatus, rely on the primary production of turfs to meet their nutritional needs (photograph: SB Tebbett). (c) A conceptual overview of the results of a new study in PLOS Biology by Benkwitt and colleagues [2] which quantified key ecosystem functions and demonstrated that seabird-derived nutrient supply can underpin strong cross-system connections between island ecosystems and adjacent coral reefs. Benkwitt and colleagues revealed that higher inputs of seabird nutrients fueled turf growth and indirectly enhanced the productivity of herbivorous fishes. (d) An alternative scenario where terrestrial sediment inputs underpin strong cross-system connections. However, in this case, sediments can limit turf growth and constrain herbivorous fish productivity [1,9]. These different scenarios underscore the importance of using a functional approach to quantify the strength of cross-system connections if we are to comprehensively understand how changing environmental conditions can have flow-on consequences for recipient ecosystems.

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April J Burt @apriljazb.bsky.social · Jul 8

Small step in tech needed to upscale tropical island eradications!

Our new paper in Biological Invasions outlines the tech needed to eradicate rats from islands with large areas of mangroves - currently a major barrier for tropical island eradications. The paper is available at: rdcu.be/euJjf

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IO Marine Science @iomarinescience.bsky.social · Jun 6

The Marine Science Programme 2024 Annual Report is now published online! Find out more about our 2024 activities, project updates and programme impact - www.marine.science/2025/05/16/2...

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Ruth Dunn @ruthedunn.bsky.social · May 30

Out now in Coral Reefs: 'Active and passive pathways of nutrient transfer in coral reef ecosystems'

doi.org/10.1007/s003... 🐚

Thank you to my co-authors and field friends from @lec-reefs.bsky.social and beyond for all their help bringing this piece of work together 🌊

Rucha and Ruth on the research vessel after a day of SCUBA diving and carrying SCUBA tanks backwards and forwards (hence some damp patches on their clothes)

Javier, Laura-Li, Ruth, and Casey in the sea in their snorkelling kit during their last day of fieldwork.

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Indian Seabird Group @indianseabirdgroup.bsky.social · May 1

We are starting May with a fascinating talk from @jenniferappoo.bsky.social on the impacts of seabird-derived nutrients on mangrove ecosystems! Follow this link and set a reminder now! www.youtube.com/live/muPejoo... 🌏🪶 #WomenInSTEM #Seabirds #AcademicSky

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Jennifer Appoo @jenniferappoo.bsky.social · Jan 19

Hi Timothee, I would love to join. Can you add me please? orcid.org/0000-0002-39...

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Simon Maddock @simonmaddock.bsky.social · Jan 16

There is a symposium happening on Monday 20th Jan, titled "SEYCHELLES ENDEMIC #AMPHIBIANS AND #REPTILES: CURRENT KNOWLEDGE AND NEXT STEPS FOR #CONSERVATION". We will be streaming the talks if you can't be here: Link tinyurl.com/Seychelleshe... or use QR code.

Nb. Schedule is Seychelles time.

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09:30 – 10:00 Welcome refreshments
10:00 – 10:15 Introduction from IBC/UniSey - Gérard Rocamora, Jérôme Harlay
10:15 – 11:10 Current research status of amphibians and reptiles from UK IBC affiliates - Jim Labisko,
Simon Maddock, Ellen Sharkey, David Gower
11:10 – 11:30 Refreshment break
11:30 – 11:45 EDGE Sooglossids (title TBC) - James Mougal (independant)
11:45 – 12:00 A scientific approach from the field observations to the conservation actions: explicit,
transparent, replicable, verifiable and falsifiable - Bruno Senterre (independent consultant)
12:00 – 12:15 Fundraising, facilitating partnerships, collaborations, and investment for Seychelles
EDGE amphibians - Rachel Bristol (independant)
12:15 – 12:30 Reptile diversity and bronze gecko research in Seychelles - Markus Roesch (Uni of Porto)
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break
13:30 – 13:45 The Biodiversity Conservation Section - MACCE: Biodiversity Conservation (Kevin Moumou)
13:45 – 14:00 An overview of conservation work on herpetofauna in Vallee de Mai - Seychelles Islands
Foundation (Jessica Constance)
13:30 – 14:45 Aldabra giant tortoise conservation, management, and ecological research in Seychelles
- Indian Ocean Tortoise Alliance (Rich Baxter)
13:30 – 14:45 The population status of freshwater terrapins in the Story Resort wetland - Marine
Conservation Society Seychelles (Chris Mason-Parker)
13:30 – 14:45 The work of Gaea Seychelles (title TBC) - Gaea Seychelles (Mersiah Rose)
14:45 – 15:05 Refreshment break
15:05 – 15:20 An introduction to the IUCN Red List - Louise Hobin (IUCN)
15:20 – 15:35 An introduction to the IUCN Green Status of Species - Magdalena Cygan (IUCN)
15:35 – 16:00 Closing remarks

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Markus Roesch @markusroesch.bsky.social · Jan 5

Gecko🦎 - plant🌿interaction between island endemics in Seychelles 🇸🇨. Read about it in Herpetology Notes:

www.biotaxa.org/hn/article/v...

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Hannah Epstein @hannah-eps.bsky.social · Jan 3

🚨New paper alert! With an amazing group of collaborators, we explore potential indicators for assessing the impacts of island restoration on nearshore tropical marine ecosystems (plus it's my first senior author paper - a mini milestone!). Check it out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Re-connecting ecosystems: Integrating coral reefs into monitoring of island restoration

Ecosystems are intrinsically linked, such that management actions in one ecosystem can influence adjacent ecosystems. However, adequate data, and even…

www.sciencedirect.com

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April J Burt @apriljazb.bsky.social · Dec 16

New research from Aldabra atoll in Seychelles: satellite tracking of 21 post-nesting green turtles shows they travel through the waters of 7 different countries! www.int-res.com/abstracts/es...

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Jennifer Appoo @jenniferappoo.bsky.social · Jan 5

A bit late but excited to share our new paper exploring how seabird nutrient inputs influence mangrove food webs! 🐦🌿 @entropie-marinelab.bsky.social @lec-reefs.bsky.social @iomarinescience.bsky.social
Open access: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Nick Graham @nickajgraham.bsky.social · Jan 2

Still hope for coral reefs. Using 28-years of data in Seychelles, we find reefs recovering 4-5 years faster from the 2016 bleaching event, than they did after 1998. Also, a reef that had regime-shifted to macroalgae for over 15 years, is recovering to coral.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Increased resilience and a regime shift reversal through repeat mass coral bleaching

Assessing coral reefs across the inner Seychelles islands, using a 28-year dataset, we document faster coral recovery from the 2016 than the 1998 marine heatwave events. Further, a reef that had regi....

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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