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Scott F Collins

@streamnerd.bsky.social

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Associate Professor of Aquatic Ecology at Texas Tech Proud alum of Lake Superior State University I like streams, lakes, food webs, and the people who appreciate them! Subjected to entropy, daily. Keeper of dogs. Perfecting bacon.

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 9d

The new #NSF #GRFP application now excludes 1000’s of students, including those who were told they could apply this year, or who planned to apply next year.

We have a new specific petition urging #NSFGRFP undo this harmful action. If you are impacted sign here: laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/

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Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 12d

Grant me strength, for I lack the courage or conviction to say no.

Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · 21d

Does anyone use the BenthoTorch and do you have a field protocol you'd be willing to share? #streamecology #ecology

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Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · Sep 4

There is a certain irony to an account that espouses the "facts" they don't teach you, then uses a photo of an event that didn't happen (just an AI figmentation).

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Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · Aug 5

If we don't take risks in life, then what's the point of living?

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Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · Jul 28

Really cool results. Focusing on the broader spectrum of particle sizes can reveal patterns that would otherwise be missed if we only focus on the microplastics.

Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · Jul 28

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Check out our ( @annorton.bsky.social ) new paper examining plastic particle size distributions across the land-water ecotone. #microplastic #environment #pollution #plasticpollution

We detected gradients that followed the shift from land to water.

The plastic size spectra: Assessing the size structure of plastic particles across the land-water ecotone

Plastics of different types and sizes pollute most of Earth's environmental systems. Here, we used size spectra analysis (SSA) to evaluate and charact…

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Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · Jul 24

Way to go Rachel!!!! Congratulations

Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · Jul 21

Is she ded? No, not ded. Just living her best life. #olddogs #foreverhome

Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · Jul 17

Asymmetric competition among stream fishes: Do food web pathways affect competitive outcomes? - George - 2024 - Ecosphere - Wiley Online Library esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Please check out our paper! Share too! #invasivespecies #ecology #foodweb #conservation

Asymmetric competition among stream fishes: Do food web pathways affect competitive outcomes?

Limiting resources are often unevenly distributed among competing consumers, as larger, more aggressive, fast growing, early emerging, or rapidly reproducing species disproportionately exploit food o...

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Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · Jun 18

mmmmmm. yum. I support this...with dash of hot sauce!

Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · Jun 11

It's invasive common carp spawning season. Disturbance associated with carp spawning (i.e., bioturbation) resuspends sediments, nutrients, and microplastics.

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Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · Jun 3

I enjoyed reading your paper! Great work!!!

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Illinois River Biological Station @irbs.bsky.social · May 2

We're looking to hire a fundraising coordinator for 2 separate campaigns. Come join the IRBS team! illinois-river-bio-station.inhs.illinois.edu/about/employ...

Employment Opportunities – Illinois River Biological Station

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Jim Lamer @jimlamer.bsky.social · May 2

Please help share! Please send any questions my way. We're starting to new fundraising campaigns and are in need of a coordinator to raise funds to help support and protect our monitoring and research programs and a new research and education facility.

Illinois River Biological Station @irbs.bsky.social · May 2

We're looking to hire a fundraising coordinator for 2 separate campaigns. Come join the IRBS team! illinois-river-bio-station.inhs.illinois.edu/about/employ...

Employment Opportunities – Illinois River Biological Station

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Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · Apr 21

I ended up going a different direction with a bioturbation, microplastics, water quality focused talk. I already had an abstract written and it might be published before the conference.

Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · Apr 19

I Have No Nose, And I Must Sneeze

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JD Schooley @dirtydog.bsky.social · Apr 18

Check out our #nongame #fisheries #management symposium at #AFS155.

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Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · Apr 18

Nongame you say? Do you have a quick summary of the symposium? I'd be very interested in contributing.

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Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · Mar 13

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American Woodcock Shine

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Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · Mar 5

Raindrops on my guitar

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Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · Mar 1

Prime cancelled.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Feb 28

Do you fly in airplanes? Drive on highways? File taxes? Have kids or elderly parents? Go to the doctor? Prefer not to be poisoned by toxic chemicals? Then you rely on the government services that Musk is hobbling. It is tragic that many Americans won’t realize this until those services are killed.

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Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · Feb 28

Tomorrow's goal: Cancel Amazon Prime subscription.

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Scott F Collins @streamnerd.bsky.social · Feb 25

Chorizo breakfast burritos are significantly better than bacon breakfast burritos. Replicate samples were taken. I ran the stats. The results are comprehensive. I need a nap.