Isac Brander
@isacbrander.bsky.social
I am a biologist from Sweden. At the moment, I am in the early stages of my PhD at University College Dublin, Ireland. My project is a study of ecological resilience of freswater ecosystems.
Time does really fly. Here's an example of how the mesocosm plants serve as an indicator of seasonal changes.
October 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Time does really fly. Here's an example of how the mesocosm plants serve as an indicator of seasonal changes.
Some footage of a Daphnia cluster in one of my mesocosm ponds, provided by my supervisor, Marcin Penk.
August 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Some footage of a Daphnia cluster in one of my mesocosm ponds, provided by my supervisor, Marcin Penk.
Last week, the lab group collected the first batch of benthic traps from ExOPond. They were filled with lots of macroinvertebrates, including damselflies.
In summary, a succesful first sampling. I'm grateful that most of our lab group managed to help me this week. Thanks guys! 🙂
In summary, a succesful first sampling. I'm grateful that most of our lab group managed to help me this week. Thanks guys! 🙂
August 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Last week, the lab group collected the first batch of benthic traps from ExOPond. They were filled with lots of macroinvertebrates, including damselflies.
In summary, a succesful first sampling. I'm grateful that most of our lab group managed to help me this week. Thanks guys! 🙂
In summary, a succesful first sampling. I'm grateful that most of our lab group managed to help me this week. Thanks guys! 🙂
It's nice to see how far the ponds have matured. I have even some newly molted damselflies flying out from them. Almost feel bad that my experiment is going to involve a drought event. 😅
June 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
It's nice to see how far the ponds have matured. I have even some newly molted damselflies flying out from them. Almost feel bad that my experiment is going to involve a drought event. 😅
After months of work, I'm nearly done setting up ExOPond, a new freshwater mesocosm system at UCD Rosemount Environmental Research Station. Some preperations remain for my upcoming experiment on resilience and food web manipulation, but I'm getting there.
June 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
After months of work, I'm nearly done setting up ExOPond, a new freshwater mesocosm system at UCD Rosemount Environmental Research Station. Some preperations remain for my upcoming experiment on resilience and food web manipulation, but I'm getting there.