Lisa S Gardiner
@lisasgardiner.bsky.social
Science writer, educator, curious human, friend of tiny marine life, author of REEFS OF TIME and TALES FROM AN UNCERTAIN WORLD
Preorder Reefs of Time at https://lisagardiner.com/reefs-of-time.html
Preorder Reefs of Time at https://lisagardiner.com/reefs-of-time.html
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Reefs of Time
How fossilized reefs hold clues to the survival of corals in the Anthropocene
press.princeton.edu
Right on the heels of #WorldOceanDay, it’s US pub day for REEFS OF TIME: WHAT FOSSILS REVEAL ABOUT CORAL SURVIVAL @princetonupress.bsky.social. I hope its story of reef resilience brings some joy in this unsettled time. 🧪💙📚🪸https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691247335/reefs-of-time
“Her storytelling feels like diving alongside a mentor,” wrote Sara Asadi Gharabaghi in her review of REEFS OF TIME in @sicbjournals.bsky.social. ❤️ 📚💙🪸🧪🐠
I love hearing that readers feel transported to coral reefs through this book.
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/r...
I love hearing that readers feel transported to coral reefs through this book.
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/r...
Reefs of Time and the Echo of Coral Memory: A Marine Biologist Reflects on Lisa Gardiner’s Story of Loss and Resilience
by Sara Asadi Gharabaghi , ICB/ M.I.S.S. author & ICB assistant editor I’m sitting on the rocky coast, the breeze brushing my face, planning a coral reef sampling dive for noon. With Reefs…
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
“Her storytelling feels like diving alongside a mentor,” wrote Sara Asadi Gharabaghi in her review of REEFS OF TIME in @sicbjournals.bsky.social. ❤️ 📚💙🪸🧪🐠
I love hearing that readers feel transported to coral reefs through this book.
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/r...
I love hearing that readers feel transported to coral reefs through this book.
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/r...
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ICB blog
#Reefs of Time and the Echo of #Coral Memory:
A Marine #Biologist Reflects on Lisa Gardiner’s Story of Loss and Resilience
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/r...
& join us for Sara's upcoming zoom (see post)
#books #nonfiction #coralreefs #ocean #science
#Reefs of Time and the Echo of #Coral Memory:
A Marine #Biologist Reflects on Lisa Gardiner’s Story of Loss and Resilience
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/r...
& join us for Sara's upcoming zoom (see post)
#books #nonfiction #coralreefs #ocean #science
November 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
ICB blog
#Reefs of Time and the Echo of #Coral Memory:
A Marine #Biologist Reflects on Lisa Gardiner’s Story of Loss and Resilience
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/r...
& join us for Sara's upcoming zoom (see post)
#books #nonfiction #coralreefs #ocean #science
#Reefs of Time and the Echo of #Coral Memory:
A Marine #Biologist Reflects on Lisa Gardiner’s Story of Loss and Resilience
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/r...
& join us for Sara's upcoming zoom (see post)
#books #nonfiction #coralreefs #ocean #science
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There have been just 19 hurricanes to make landfall at Category 5 strength since records began in the Atlantic in 1851.
6 of those have happened in the past 20 years, Melissa would be the 7th.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
6 of those have happened in the past 20 years, Melissa would be the 7th.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
There have been just 19 hurricanes to make landfall at Category 5 strength since records began in the Atlantic in 1851.
6 of those have happened in the past 20 years, Melissa would be the 7th.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
6 of those have happened in the past 20 years, Melissa would be the 7th.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
When reporting and writing this story, I learned so much about why parrotfish are AMAZING. Thanks to @kt-cramer.bsky.social @lalvarezfilip.bsky.social @anysunreef.bsky.social and @ichnologist.bsky.social for their research and perspectives on these funny fishes!
Are parrotfish a superhero for struggling reefs? Sometimes, but not always. It depends on other reef stressors. And there are a lot of stressors. https://www.snexplores.org/article/parrotfish-algae-coral-reef-ecosystems
Parrotfish shape the future of coral reefs, one bite at a time
Could these colorful fish aid struggling coral? Yes, but not always. Parrotfish play a complex role in reefs — and sometimes may cause harm.
www.snexplores.org
October 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
When reporting and writing this story, I learned so much about why parrotfish are AMAZING. Thanks to @kt-cramer.bsky.social @lalvarezfilip.bsky.social @anysunreef.bsky.social and @ichnologist.bsky.social for their research and perspectives on these funny fishes!
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Happy to have been interviewed for part of @lisasgardiner.bsky.social's @sciencenews.bsky.social article about my favorite bioeroding & carbonate-sand-pooping fishes, parrotfishes; also includes keen insights from Drs. Katie Cramer & Ana Molina Hernández. www.snexplores.org/article/parr... 🧪🐠🪸🏖️
Parrotfish shape the future of coral reefs, one bite at a time
Could these colorful fish aid struggling coral? Yes, but not always. Parrotfish play a complex role in reefs — and sometimes may cause harm.
www.snexplores.org
October 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Happy to have been interviewed for part of @lisasgardiner.bsky.social's @sciencenews.bsky.social article about my favorite bioeroding & carbonate-sand-pooping fishes, parrotfishes; also includes keen insights from Drs. Katie Cramer & Ana Molina Hernández. www.snexplores.org/article/parr... 🧪🐠🪸🏖️
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Through Oct. 31st, @princetonupress.bsky.social has a 70% off sale on a wide range of titles -- Susan Dackerman on Albrecht Dürer, Judith Herrin on Ravenna, Jed Buchwald & Diane Greco Josefowicz on the Rosetta stone, James Costa on Alfred Russel Wallace, and more: press.princeton.edu/sale/70-off
October 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Through Oct. 31st, @princetonupress.bsky.social has a 70% off sale on a wide range of titles -- Susan Dackerman on Albrecht Dürer, Judith Herrin on Ravenna, Jed Buchwald & Diane Greco Josefowicz on the Rosetta stone, James Costa on Alfred Russel Wallace, and more: press.princeton.edu/sale/70-off
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These are mostly indigenous communities in Alaska that have been slammed by the storm.
The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!
Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.
FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.
The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!
Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.
FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.
October 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
These are mostly indigenous communities in Alaska that have been slammed by the storm.
The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!
Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.
FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.
The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!
Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.
FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.
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Curious about what can be done with the disastrous quantity of #Sargassum in the Atlantic and Caribbean? Read all about it in my latest for @nautil.us, a look at a @schmidtsciences.bsky.social project searching for ways to turn the problematic seaweed into useful products. nautil.us/new-life-for...
New Life for Rotting Seaweed
New Life for Rotting Seaweed: Problematic piles of Sargassum could serve as useful raw material for a variety of products.
nautil.us
October 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Curious about what can be done with the disastrous quantity of #Sargassum in the Atlantic and Caribbean? Read all about it in my latest for @nautil.us, a look at a @schmidtsciences.bsky.social project searching for ways to turn the problematic seaweed into useful products. nautil.us/new-life-for...
Curious about what can be done with the disastrous quantity of #Sargassum in the Atlantic and Caribbean? Read all about it in my latest for @nautil.us, a look at a @schmidtsciences.bsky.social project searching for ways to turn the problematic seaweed into useful products. nautil.us/new-life-for...
New Life for Rotting Seaweed
New Life for Rotting Seaweed: Problematic piles of Sargassum could serve as useful raw material for a variety of products.
nautil.us
October 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Curious about what can be done with the disastrous quantity of #Sargassum in the Atlantic and Caribbean? Read all about it in my latest for @nautil.us, a look at a @schmidtsciences.bsky.social project searching for ways to turn the problematic seaweed into useful products. nautil.us/new-life-for...
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Sounds wild. The first episode of an inspiring new podcast from @biologicaldiversity.org on fighting the extinction crisis. This episode features Tierra Curry, hellbenders, monarch butterflies, freshwater mussels and converting despair into hope.
www.iheart.com/podcast/269-...
www.iheart.com/podcast/269-...
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Sounds wild. The first episode of an inspiring new podcast from @biologicaldiversity.org on fighting the extinction crisis. This episode features Tierra Curry, hellbenders, monarch butterflies, freshwater mussels and converting despair into hope.
www.iheart.com/podcast/269-...
www.iheart.com/podcast/269-...
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Visited the ASU Art Museum in Tempe today; they have a powerful piece by American artist Michelangelo Lovelace called “Katrina Aftermath”.
September 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Visited the ASU Art Museum in Tempe today; they have a powerful piece by American artist Michelangelo Lovelace called “Katrina Aftermath”.
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“Prompting people to actively notice birdsong, plant textures and smells can significantly improve wellbeing…”
Interesting study that suggests simple and small interventions, eg signage, that encourage people to notice nature can boost people’s wellbeing.
Open access article below.
Interesting study that suggests simple and small interventions, eg signage, that encourage people to notice nature can boost people’s wellbeing.
Open access article below.
September 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
“Prompting people to actively notice birdsong, plant textures and smells can significantly improve wellbeing…”
Interesting study that suggests simple and small interventions, eg signage, that encourage people to notice nature can boost people’s wellbeing.
Open access article below.
Interesting study that suggests simple and small interventions, eg signage, that encourage people to notice nature can boost people’s wellbeing.
Open access article below.
I hope students read REEFS OF TIME this year! A reminder to all faculty that if you're assigning the book, I'd be happy to join your class via Zoom for a Q&A.
Another one I’m considering adding is by Lisa Gardiner: Reefs of Time, which would give my “paleo” and reef minded students something exciting to read. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... (7/n)
Reefs of Time
How fossilized reefs hold clues to the survival of corals in the Anthropocene
press.princeton.edu
September 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I hope students read REEFS OF TIME this year! A reminder to all faculty that if you're assigning the book, I'd be happy to join your class via Zoom for a Q&A.
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I just really really encourage journalists— especially those who do investigative work— to look into Kevin Guthrie and what is happening at FDEM.
It strikes me as quite urgent.
It strikes me as quite urgent.
Kevin Guthrie is using the Florida Division of Emergency Management to implement the agenda of White Nationalists.
Seems bad, guys.
disasterology.substack.com/p/disasterol...
Seems bad, guys.
disasterology.substack.com/p/disasterol...
Disasterology: September 2025
This newsletter is a compilation of recent disaster ~things~ that I think are cool, important, or otherwise of interest to people who are intrigued with disaster (broadly defined).
disasterology.substack.com
September 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I just really really encourage journalists— especially those who do investigative work— to look into Kevin Guthrie and what is happening at FDEM.
It strikes me as quite urgent.
It strikes me as quite urgent.
Happy reading, Gus!
Using the #Libby app, I tagged your #book for future #reading. Tia!
#Amazon #Booksky
#Kindle
#ClimateChange
#CoralReefs
#Environmental
#GlobalWarming
#Science
#Amazon #Booksky
#Kindle
#ClimateChange
#CoralReefs
#Environmental
#GlobalWarming
#Science
September 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Happy reading, Gus!
"This is an important book, well written and about a vital aspect of our natural heritage and wild life." Thanks to Simon Cocking for an excellent and insightful review of REEFS OF TIME and a scathing review of humanity for our inability to solve climate change. 🪸📚💙 irishtechnews.ie/reefs-of-tim...
September 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"This is an important book, well written and about a vital aspect of our natural heritage and wild life." Thanks to Simon Cocking for an excellent and insightful review of REEFS OF TIME and a scathing review of humanity for our inability to solve climate change. 🪸📚💙 irishtechnews.ie/reefs-of-tim...
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I wrote about how Hurricane Katrina helped spur pretty remarkable improvements in hurricane forecasts since 20 years ago and how current and planned budget cuts by the Trump administration to research could set us back.
Katrina Helped Revolutionize Hurricane Forecasting. Budget Cuts May Set Us Back
Hurricane forecasts have made huge leaps since Katrina hit 20 years ago, but that progress is threatened by Trump administration cuts to research
www.scientificamerican.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I wrote about how Hurricane Katrina helped spur pretty remarkable improvements in hurricane forecasts since 20 years ago and how current and planned budget cuts by the Trump administration to research could set us back.
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Thanks for sharing! My publisher is running an e-book promotion right now, so you can get it for $2.99 (or apparently a bit less!) anywhere you normally buy books. 💙📚👩🔬Happy reading!
Looks like @melissasevigny.bsky.social 's "Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon" is on sale for a mere $2.69 on Kobo today.
I'm grabbing mine.
www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
I'm grabbing mine.
www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon ebook by Melissa L. Sevigny - Rakuten Kobo
Read "Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon" by Melissa L. Sevigny available from Rakuten Kobo. **Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award for ...
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August 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Thanks for sharing! My publisher is running an e-book promotion right now, so you can get it for $2.99 (or apparently a bit less!) anywhere you normally buy books. 💙📚👩🔬Happy reading!
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The deep sea is a vital carbon sink, but it’s under threat.
Bottom trawling & deep-sea mining could release massive carbon stores, worsening the climate crisis 🌀. The burden of proof should be on those exploiting, not protecting, these ecosystems.
📘 Read our latest by Christina Richardson, Ph.D.
Bottom trawling & deep-sea mining could release massive carbon stores, worsening the climate crisis 🌀. The burden of proof should be on those exploiting, not protecting, these ecosystems.
📘 Read our latest by Christina Richardson, Ph.D.
How disturbing the deep sea could worsen the climate crisis
Although the full climate impact of destructive activities, such as trawling and mining, remains as mysterious as the deep-sea itself, this much is clear: when the seafloor is adequately protected, it...
drawdown.org
August 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The deep sea is a vital carbon sink, but it’s under threat.
Bottom trawling & deep-sea mining could release massive carbon stores, worsening the climate crisis 🌀. The burden of proof should be on those exploiting, not protecting, these ecosystems.
📘 Read our latest by Christina Richardson, Ph.D.
Bottom trawling & deep-sea mining could release massive carbon stores, worsening the climate crisis 🌀. The burden of proof should be on those exploiting, not protecting, these ecosystems.
📘 Read our latest by Christina Richardson, Ph.D.
If you’re at #esa2025, stop by booth 600 and check out my book, Reefs of Time!
We are thrilled to be in Baltimore for #ESA2025! Stop by our booth (600) and say hi, check out our latest #Ecology titles, and save 30% online (in the US & Canada) with code EXH30, valid through August 31, 2025.
@ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
@ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
If you’re at #esa2025, stop by booth 600 and check out my book, Reefs of Time!
Denver, Colorado folks! Join me August 19 at the Tattered Cover on Colfax for readings from REEFS OF TIME that take us to living reefs underwater and fossil reefs on tropical islands. It will be a virtual field trip! Tickets at: www.eventbrite.com/e/lisa-gardi... #coralreefs #nonfiction
August 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Denver, Colorado folks! Join me August 19 at the Tattered Cover on Colfax for readings from REEFS OF TIME that take us to living reefs underwater and fossil reefs on tropical islands. It will be a virtual field trip! Tickets at: www.eventbrite.com/e/lisa-gardi... #coralreefs #nonfiction
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Update for folks: Following a very large (M 8.7) and relatively shallow undersea subduction zone quake in the West Pacific east of Kamchatka, Russia, there is a considerable threat of a damaging basin-wide #tsunami. For late-breaking details, visit: https://tsunami.gov
July 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Update for folks: Following a very large (M 8.7) and relatively shallow undersea subduction zone quake in the West Pacific east of Kamchatka, Russia, there is a considerable threat of a damaging basin-wide #tsunami. For late-breaking details, visit: https://tsunami.gov
As a fan of edges, I’m very excited about this book.
📣 BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣
In THE EDGE OF SPACE-TIME, @chanda.bsky.social blends physics, post-colonial history & Black feminist thought to show why “the edge” is the best place to see the big picture. On sale 4/7/26!
Cover designer: Tyler Comrie
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
In THE EDGE OF SPACE-TIME, @chanda.bsky.social blends physics, post-colonial history & Black feminist thought to show why “the edge” is the best place to see the big picture. On sale 4/7/26!
Cover designer: Tyler Comrie
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
July 30, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As a fan of edges, I’m very excited about this book.
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Excellent new paper by lead authors @apriljazb.bsky.social and Anna Koester at Seychelles Islands Foundation on #reef resilience benchmarks across the Indo-Pacific. Trophic-level biomass as a practical tool for managers. It really resonates after my time on #Aldabra.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Supporting resilience-based coral reef management using broadscale threshold approaches - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Supporting resilience-based coral reef management using broadscale threshold approaches
www.nature.com
July 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Excellent new paper by lead authors @apriljazb.bsky.social and Anna Koester at Seychelles Islands Foundation on #reef resilience benchmarks across the Indo-Pacific. Trophic-level biomass as a practical tool for managers. It really resonates after my time on #Aldabra.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...