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Louise Firth @louisefirth.bsky.social · 1d

Possibly the most beautiful Sabellaria alveolata 🪱 reefs I have seen in Ireland 🇮🇪 Cullenstown beach, Co. Wexford. Just stunning 🤩. Duncannon - you have some competition! 💪 #Prograding @aec13.bsky.social @fplima.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social

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Louise Firth @louisefirth.bsky.social · 10d

Honeycomb worms 🍯🐝🪱thriving at #Streedagh strand #Sligo. Reefs forming refuge for green algae 🌿 from #Limpet grazing 🐚. The stunning Ben Bulben as dramatic backdrop 🤩. @aec13.bsky.social @fplima.bsky.social @ucc.ie @benthicecol.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social

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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 12d

New paper out in L&O Methods!
We show that rock-embedded loggers enable accurate, long-term monitoring of intertidal substrate temperatures and are far more reliable than conventional loggers! doi.org/10.1002/lom3...

Autonomous, high‐frequency and long‐term monitoring of substrate temperature in rocky intertidal zones

Intertidal zones are characterized by complex and dynamic thermal mosaics, where organisms experience extreme temperature variations influenced by microclimatic factors. However, accurately monitorin...

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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 20d

Proud to announce our first R package, just published in CRAN! (cran.r-project.org/package=hear...).
It streamlines heart rate analysis collected with the PULSE system, which we also developed and can be used to monitor the cardiac performance of mollusks and crustaceans (electricblue.eu/pulse).

heartbeatr: A Workflow to Process Data Collected with PULSE Systems

Given one or multiple paths to files produced by a PULSE multi-channel or a PULSE one-channel system (<<a href="https://electricblue.eu/pulse" target="_top">https://electricblue.eu/pulse</a>>) f...

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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · 26d

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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · 26d

I love it. We just did the same in NW Spain over the last few days!

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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · Aug 23

Today is bass clarinet day 🥰

Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · Aug 17

Climate change threatens even the tough ones. Our new study shows that even Ascophyllum nodosum, a tough brown seaweed, struggles with rapid temperature swings during low tides, and populations across Europe vary in their heat tolerance.
Read more here: jecologyblog.com/2025/05/20/c...

Can Resilient Species Keep Up? Climate Change Threatens Even Tough Seaweeds

Fernando Lima, CIBIO/BIOPOLIS, University of Porto, Portugal, discusses his article: Simulated intertidal heat stress on the brown seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum demonstrates differential population s…

jecologyblog.com

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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · Aug 17

You’re right. Here’s the correct link:

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Response of intertidal fucales to low-tide heat stress at their southern distributional limit

The increasing intensity and frequency of atmospheric heatwaves threaten the physiological capabilities of intertidal canopy-forming macroalgae, espec…

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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · Aug 17

New paper out! 🌊 We show that southern populations of Fucus spp. are especially vulnerable to repeated low-tide heat stress — a key factor for their future under climate change.
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

doi.org

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · Aug 16

📢 New paper out!
🌊🦀 Environmentally realistic #microplastic concentrations show limited effects on #behaviour & #physiology of green crab lineages

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

@fplima.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #pollution

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CoastalWarming @coastalwarming.bsky.social · Jul 4

Busy days at #itrs2025!
Several team members are in #brest discussing #microclimate, #ecology, #biodiversity and many + topics with old and new colleagues!
@catiamonteiro.bsky.social @fplima.bsky.social @manoanalu.bsky.social @biointeractproj.bsky.social

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CoastalWarming @coastalwarming.bsky.social · Jul 4

And it’s a wrap! We presented a poster (awarded the 3rd prize), delivered 6 talks, 2 of them keynotes and had many scientific chats 😊🔬🥼 thank you #itrs2025 until next time! @fplima.bsky.social @manoanalu.bsky.social @catiamonteiro.bsky.social

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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · Jun 21

A few days ago Luís Pereira defended his PhD thesis in a memorable way. Congratulations Luís. We are very proud of you. @coastalwarming.bsky.social @electricbluecrl.bsky.social. @dansmale1.bsky.social and @trinebekkby.bsky.social were the main opponents. We had a great time!

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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · May 27

Spring tides in the Spring (pun intended) mean that our entire team is busy in the field. This past couple of days we were simultaneously working in Norway, Spain and several locations in Portugal. @coastalwarming.bsky.social

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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · May 26

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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · May 25

Our most recently activity with the entire team: a safety training session on the field. We discussed communication, planning, prevention, emergency actions and equipment. It was a success!

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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · May 17

Some rocky shore biodiversity just to brighten the day

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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · May 9

Nice! And nice pictures!

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CoastalWarming @coastalwarming.bsky.social · Apr 12

The team was at the shore today testing the #genomics kits from project #aneris.
One more site tomorrow!
@catiamonteiro.bsky.social

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Gabriela Borer @gabrielaborer.bsky.social · Apr 29

🚨 New publication 🚨
Excited to share our latest work comparing DNA metabarcoding and morphological methods for assessing intertidal turf and foliose algae diversity! 🧬🔬
Check it out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@coastalwarming.bsky.social @catiamonteiro.bsky.social @fplima.bsky.social

Performance of DNA Metabarcoding vs. Morphological Methods for Assessing Intertidal Turf and Foliose Algae Diversity

Large biogeographical shifts in marine communities are taking place in response to climate change and biological invasions yet we still lack a full understanding of their diversity and distribution. ...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · Apr 5

Returning home after an amazing field trip to Goa with Rui Seabra, Fraddry D’Souza and Lalat Hindu. We deployed temperature sensors from @electricbluecrl.bsky.social and conducted biodiversity surveys. @coastalwarming.bsky.social

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Fernando P. Lima @fplima.bsky.social · Mar 31

Our open-source Intertidal Environmental Chamber is out now in Methods in Ecology and Evolution!

It’s a system to realistically simulate the complex tidal and thermal dynamics of intertidal habitats. Proud of our team at @electricblue.bsky.social!

Read it here: doi.org/10.1111/2041...

Intertidal Environmental Chamber: An automatic system to accurately simulate the thermal complexity of intertidal environments

Climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme temperature events, often causing sublethal stress or mass mortalities in organisms. This has raised the interest in assessing species' therma...

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Cátia Monteiro @catiamonteiro.bsky.social · Mar 25

I am proud to share that I won a PostDoctoral fellowship from Fundación ”la Caixa”!
Happy to dive into biological interactions at BIOPOLIS-CIBIO for the next 3 years!
@coastalwarming.bsky.social @biointeractproj.bsky.social
#seaweed #grazing #citizenscience #biogeography #ecology

Retaining call - "la Caixa" Foundation - Fundación "la Caixa"

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CoastalWarming @coastalwarming.bsky.social · Mar 27

🚨 New publication 🚨
Our team members @fplima.bsky.social, @catiamonteiro.bsky.social and Rui Seabra participated in this horizon scan for #arctic #coastal #biodiversity
This is the first publication of the international and multidisciplinary ARCBON - arc-bon.com
#threats #knowledgegaps #shorelines

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