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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · 4d

Wrapping up a great week of intertidal fieldwork — boots full of seawater, hands full of samples, and loggers full of data! 🌊🦪📊

@katynicastro.bsky.social @lorenzocozzolino.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #intertidal #fieldwork #biodiversity #climatechange

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · 7d

Colourful intertidal biodiversity
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
#intertidal #biodiversity #marinelife

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Lorenzo Cozzolino @lorenzocozzolino.bsky.social · Aug 28

Excited to share my feature in @nature.com Where I Work series, on my research into microplastics and their effects on marine biodiversity ☣️🧬

Thanks to Josie Glausiusz for the great conversation, and to Gianmarco di Costanzo for capturing my work on the cold shores of Iceland 🌊🦀📸

#Microplastics

Nature @nature.com · Aug 26

Biologist Lorenzo Cozzolino examines how these tiny particles are affecting the behaviour and physiology of molluscs, crustaceans and seaweeds

go.nature.com/47fURxg

I trawl coastlines to study the impacts of microplastics on marine life

Biologist Lorenzo Cozzolino examines how these tiny particles are affecting the behaviour and physiology of molluscs, crustaceans and seaweeds.

go.nature.com

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Nicolas Bierne @couplingdmi.bsky.social · Sep 1

Hi marine biologist folks #MarBiol 🦪🐙🪸🐟🦈🦀🦐🌱🦭🌊 Please give us 5 minutes of your time to fill this online survey on marine connectivity policy - The marine connectivity science and tools we need for the ocean we want #MarCo #MarEvol

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

OOSC 2025 - Online survey for Session 10-14 - The marine connectivity science and tools we need for the ocean we want

This questionnaire has been created to reach out to experts with roles and contributions to the management and/or conservation of the ocean and its resources. It explores the existing challenges and p...

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · Aug 27

📢Exciting news! BioNept PhD student Lorenzo Cozzolino (@univlille.bsky.social–LOG) is featured in Nature! 🌊
The interview highlights coastal fieldwork and the research we carry out on how microplastics impact marine #biodiversity🦀🦪🦭🦞🪼

@nature.com
@katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social

Nature @nature.com · Aug 26

Biologist Lorenzo Cozzolino examines how these tiny particles are affecting the behaviour and physiology of molluscs, crustaceans and seaweeds

go.nature.com/47fURxg

I trawl coastlines to study the impacts of microplastics on marine life

Biologist Lorenzo Cozzolino examines how these tiny particles are affecting the behaviour and physiology of molluscs, crustaceans and seaweeds.

go.nature.com

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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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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · Aug 1

So long, Cornwall… until next tide! 🌊
Still home to some of the most beautiful rocky shores.
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🦀🦀🦪🦪🦪🐟🐟
#intertidal #biodiversity @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social
#musselsarecool #mussels

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Nova Mieszkowska @marclim-uk.bsky.social · Jul 31

Great to see @bd-stew.bsky.social at @thembauk.bsky.social with film makers & PicSea map an IUCN Red List Vulnerable species, Eunicella verrucosa, in SW England.

www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymout...

www.marlin.ac.uk/species/deta...

Hidden reef discovered off UK coast stuns Attenborough film crew

Discovered by chance during a David Attenborough documentary, a vibrant coral reef off Plymouth’s coast is now at the heart of a race to protect one of the UK’s rarest marine habitats

www.plymouthherald.co.uk

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · Jul 31

Cornish kelp holfasts
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
@bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social #biodiversity #Cornwall #jamfirst 😊 #marinelife #kelp

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · Jul 27

Hi! Just a short survey in Cornwall this time, looking at mussels and their endolithic symbionts — for the rest, I trust the mighty @marclim-uk.bsky.social survey😎
No Wales stop this round, sadly😔but would love to visit Swansea and the Gower shores another time. Thanks so much for the kind invite!

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · Jul 27

Sometimes the smallest details steal the show 🦦🔍🐚

#limpets #biodiversity @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social #art #intertidal

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · Jul 27

Step 1: assess the goods 🧐
Step 2: execute the plan 🕊️🍽️

🕊️🍰🌊🕊️🍰🌊🕊️🍰🌊
#Cornwall #biodiversity #seagulls @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social #marinelife #birds

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · Jul 26

Hanging on with style.
Cornwall’s intertidal crew—mussels, limpets, and fucoids
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
@marclim-uk.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social #intertidal #biodiversity #marinelife #fieldwork

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · Jul 25

Heading from #France to #England for another intertidal survey in #Cornwall 🇫🇷➡️🇬🇧
On the ferry now—Cap Gris-Nez and Cap Blanc-Nez in the rearview, rocky shores ahead! 🌊🪸🐚
#Fieldwork #Intertidal #MarineEcology @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · Jul 20

Beautiful, this truly looks like it belongs on canvas. It should be a painting! #art #intertidal

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · Jul 18

Sure, will do — and I’ve got a few other locations along the Moroccan coast too! 🇲🇦
@katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social

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

So long from the Moroccan intertidal 🇲🇦 — heading back to France 🇫🇷
Last snapshot: three tide pools side by side — perfect little replicates.

#Intertidal #Morocco #Fieldwork @gerardozardi.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #biodiversity

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · Jul 14

Sidi Kaouki — indeed stunning. It also reminded me of South Africa. Planning to come back in winter if anyone wants more official data beyond just photos.

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · Jul 14

Definitely harvested for food.
P. rustica I think 😊

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · Jul 14

Limpets on sale! Spotted at the fish market in Essaouira alongside the usual catch 🐚🦑🐟🦀🐙🦪
#Essaouira #MarineLife #Intertidal #biodiversity #Morocco 🇲🇦 @louisefirth.bsky.social @camille-hennion.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · Jul 14

Another low tide, another peek into Moroccan intertidal life 🇲🇦🐙🐟🐚🦀🦪🌊
#intertidal #biodiversity #marinelife #Morocco @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · Jul 13

Great blog — and thanks again for the protocol ... super helpful!
#ITRS2025

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Gerardo Zardi @gerardozardi.bsky.social · Jul 13

More intertidal life from the Moroccan coast 🇲🇦Always something new to spot🦪🦀🐚🐟🌊🐙
#Morocco #Intertidal #MarineLife #Biodiversity @bionept.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · Jul 13

Our survey campaign continues along the stunning Moroccan shores 🇲🇦🌊🦪Unbelievable #intertidal landscapes & yesterday's accommodation had everything we needed: WiFi, terrace &...dromedaries🐪
#fieldwork #marineecology #Morocco @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social

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BioNept.bsky.social @bionept.bsky.social · Jul 12

BioNept Intertidal Moroccan tour 2025 🌊🦪🇲🇦
Great to be back to survey intertidal rocky shores along this fascinating stretch of coast! 🌊🦀🦪 #Morocco #intertidal #biodiversity @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social

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