Dr. Chris Wall
@coraloha.bsky.social
Physiology ecologist | Isotopes | Biogeochemistry | Symbioses | Research Faculty in Earth Sciences @UHMānoa working in marine and freshwater ecosystems 🌊 🐠 🪸 🦠 🏄♂️
Excited to share our new paper on #zooplankton 16S #microbiomes and #bacterioplankton across alpine lakes. We found deterministic processes > than intraseasonal temporal effects overall, with host filtering and dispersal limitation driving change in zoopl. #MolecularEcology
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September 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Excited to share our new paper on #zooplankton 16S #microbiomes and #bacterioplankton across alpine lakes. We found deterministic processes > than intraseasonal temporal effects overall, with host filtering and dispersal limitation driving change in zoopl. #MolecularEcology
tinyurl.com/4e4rnjhk
tinyurl.com/4e4rnjhk
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An entire nightmare brought to you by Trump, Miller, & Noem.
📽️ WATCH: “The U.S. sent us to El Salvador so that El Salvador could do the dirty work that the U.S. couldn’t.”
Hear from Juan José Ramos Ramos, Andry Omar Blanco Bonilla and Wilmer José Vega Sandia — three of 230+ Venezuelan men the Trump administration sent to CECOT — in their own words:
Hear from Juan José Ramos Ramos, Andry Omar Blanco Bonilla and Wilmer José Vega Sandia — three of 230+ Venezuelan men the Trump administration sent to CECOT — in their own words:
August 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
An entire nightmare brought to you by Trump, Miller, & Noem.
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🌟 It's being hailed as the “discovery of the decade” by Drew Harvell, a disease ecologist at the University of Washington and member of the research team behind the breakthrough.
After years of mystery, scientists have finally pinpointed the cause of sea star wasting disease! #marinescience #ocean
After years of mystery, scientists have finally pinpointed the cause of sea star wasting disease! #marinescience #ocean
Scientists Finally Identify Killer Microbe Behind ‘Terrifying’ Sea Star Disease
www.nytimes.com
August 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
🌟 It's being hailed as the “discovery of the decade” by Drew Harvell, a disease ecologist at the University of Washington and member of the research team behind the breakthrough.
After years of mystery, scientists have finally pinpointed the cause of sea star wasting disease! #marinescience #ocean
After years of mystery, scientists have finally pinpointed the cause of sea star wasting disease! #marinescience #ocean
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“Fire is always where people are,” Mike Flannigan continues. “It goes with us wherever we go. But fire is now uncontrollable, and we're going to see more and more fire and more and more catastrophic fire...Sometimes I say we’re in Dante's circle of hell." 🌏 time.com/7299284/age-...
We're Living in the Age of Fire. It Will Only Get Worse
Canada's megafires are a sign of what's to come with out of control climate change.
time.com
July 3, 2025 at 2:35 AM
“Fire is always where people are,” Mike Flannigan continues. “It goes with us wherever we go. But fire is now uncontrollable, and we're going to see more and more fire and more and more catastrophic fire...Sometimes I say we’re in Dante's circle of hell." 🌏 time.com/7299284/age-...
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Water quality in the western United States is affected by wildfires, with sediment and turbidity levels increasing up to eight years post-fire, according to an analysis in Communications Earth & Environment. go.nature.com/4nhBER6 ⚒️ 🧪
July 1, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Water quality in the western United States is affected by wildfires, with sediment and turbidity levels increasing up to eight years post-fire, according to an analysis in Communications Earth & Environment. go.nature.com/4nhBER6 ⚒️ 🧪
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This is why we call:
Also on the chopping block: US Forest Service monitoring and research of our vast public lands and forests.
Call your Senators -so many reasons to preserve this agency’s function. Noted some in this #resistbot petition below:
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Also on the chopping block: US Forest Service monitoring and research of our vast public lands and forests.
Call your Senators -so many reasons to preserve this agency’s function. Noted some in this #resistbot petition below:
Click, sign, share
resist.bot/petitions/PG...
June 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This is why we call:
Also on the chopping block: US Forest Service monitoring and research of our vast public lands and forests.
Call your Senators -so many reasons to preserve this agency’s function. Noted some in this #resistbot petition below:
Click, sign, share
resist.bot/petitions/PG...
Also on the chopping block: US Forest Service monitoring and research of our vast public lands and forests.
Call your Senators -so many reasons to preserve this agency’s function. Noted some in this #resistbot petition below:
Click, sign, share
resist.bot/petitions/PG...
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I encourage everyone to consider attending one of the many demonstrations planned for tomorrow across the country.
Show up. Demand accountability. Peacefully protest.
Find the rally closest to you: NoKings.org
Show up. Demand accountability. Peacefully protest.
Find the rally closest to you: NoKings.org
June 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I encourage everyone to consider attending one of the many demonstrations planned for tomorrow across the country.
Show up. Demand accountability. Peacefully protest.
Find the rally closest to you: NoKings.org
Show up. Demand accountability. Peacefully protest.
Find the rally closest to you: NoKings.org
Teachers: are AI checkers worth a damn? Any preference for reliable checkers or approaches to addressing high similarity scores? I've used TurnItIn, ZeroGPT, AskGPT and all are so variable...
June 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Teachers: are AI checkers worth a damn? Any preference for reliable checkers or approaches to addressing high similarity scores? I've used TurnItIn, ZeroGPT, AskGPT and all are so variable...
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Based on some quick math, this alone could fund the NSF Plant Genome Research Program for ~4 years; the NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology, which was totally axed in the NSF budget request, for ~9 years; and ~ half the total NSF GRFP budget
BREAKING: The Pentagon said the deployment of National Guard members and Marines to protests over immigration raids in LA will cost $134 million.
Hegseth faces sharp questions from Congress on deploying troops to Los Angles and Pentagon chaos
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been quickly met with sharp questions and criticism by lawmakers who pressed him about his early moves to fire key military leaders and and purge diversity programs.
bit.ly
June 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Based on some quick math, this alone could fund the NSF Plant Genome Research Program for ~4 years; the NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology, which was totally axed in the NSF budget request, for ~9 years; and ~ half the total NSF GRFP budget
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Seeking solace, and finding hard truths, on California’s Highway 395
"Here’s the truth: There’s not enough water in Mono or Owens lake. It’s hotter than it used to be." — Insightful essay by @sammyroth.bsky.social reflecting on a trip to the Eastern Sierra: www.latimes.com/environment/...
"Here’s the truth: There’s not enough water in Mono or Owens lake. It’s hotter than it used to be." — Insightful essay by @sammyroth.bsky.social reflecting on a trip to the Eastern Sierra: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Commentary: Seeking solace, and finding hard truths, on California's Highway 395
Reflections from a road trip to Mono Lake and the Owens Valley, the northernmost reaches of Southern California.
www.latimes.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Seeking solace, and finding hard truths, on California’s Highway 395
"Here’s the truth: There’s not enough water in Mono or Owens lake. It’s hotter than it used to be." — Insightful essay by @sammyroth.bsky.social reflecting on a trip to the Eastern Sierra: www.latimes.com/environment/...
"Here’s the truth: There’s not enough water in Mono or Owens lake. It’s hotter than it used to be." — Insightful essay by @sammyroth.bsky.social reflecting on a trip to the Eastern Sierra: www.latimes.com/environment/...
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With the recent rapid increases in #wildfires as we head into summer, a timely reminder of this excellent starter pack on #wildfire experts put together by @fkearns.bsky.social go.bsky.app/RmQuXhp #IIFF
June 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
With the recent rapid increases in #wildfires as we head into summer, a timely reminder of this excellent starter pack on #wildfire experts put together by @fkearns.bsky.social go.bsky.app/RmQuXhp #IIFF
New paper! How does fire affect aquatic ecosystem plankton and microbes? We found 🔥 and loading amount shifted zooplankton and microbial community composition over 90d. Recovery of microbial community (and function) was > in host-assoc. vs. free living 🦠 @jonshurin.bsky.social tinyurl.com/mwbkhxsv
Wildfire‐Driven Changes in Terrestrial Subsidies Shift Freshwater Microbial and Zooplankton Communities to New Compositional States
Wildfire frequency and intensity are increasing globally, impacting terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Deposition of burned materials into aquatic environments can affect biotic communities and nutr...
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May 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
New paper! How does fire affect aquatic ecosystem plankton and microbes? We found 🔥 and loading amount shifted zooplankton and microbial community composition over 90d. Recovery of microbial community (and function) was > in host-assoc. vs. free living 🦠 @jonshurin.bsky.social tinyurl.com/mwbkhxsv
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🪸 An innovative approach to #CoralReef restoration: Gel! A new substance designed by Scripps Oceanography &
@jacobsschool.bsky.social scientists improved coral larvae settlement by up to 20 times! Learn more about SNAP-X & how it's helping corals thrive. ⬇️ 🌊 @ucsandiego.bsky.social
@jacobsschool.bsky.social scientists improved coral larvae settlement by up to 20 times! Learn more about SNAP-X & how it's helping corals thrive. ⬇️ 🌊 @ucsandiego.bsky.social
New Gel Could Boost Coral Reef Restoration
Coral larvae are picky about where they attach and settle down. One of the ways they decide is by “smelling” chemicals in the water that are associated with healthy reefs.
scripps.ucsd.edu
May 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
🪸 An innovative approach to #CoralReef restoration: Gel! A new substance designed by Scripps Oceanography &
@jacobsschool.bsky.social scientists improved coral larvae settlement by up to 20 times! Learn more about SNAP-X & how it's helping corals thrive. ⬇️ 🌊 @ucsandiego.bsky.social
@jacobsschool.bsky.social scientists improved coral larvae settlement by up to 20 times! Learn more about SNAP-X & how it's helping corals thrive. ⬇️ 🌊 @ucsandiego.bsky.social
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"Imagine the auto industry without 3D printing. NSF funded that. Artificial intelligence? NSF. MRI machines that help doctors diagnose you? NSF. Doppler radar technology that makes aviation safer by conquering wind shear? NSF. Duolingo‘s underlying programming? NSF. The internet itself? NSF."
The National Science Foundation was established 75 years ago this week, but as Professor Scott L. Greer writes in this commentary, it’s “been a bit of a rough birthday party.”
michiganadvance.com/2025/05/13/a...
michiganadvance.com/2025/05/13/a...
A troubled birthday for the National Science Foundation • Michigan Advance
Happy 75th birthday, National Science Foundation! On May 10, 1950, Congress established one of the world’s best value, highest impact, and, frankly, coolest science agencies. The NSF finances federal ...
michiganadvance.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:12 AM
"Imagine the auto industry without 3D printing. NSF funded that. Artificial intelligence? NSF. MRI machines that help doctors diagnose you? NSF. Doppler radar technology that makes aviation safer by conquering wind shear? NSF. Duolingo‘s underlying programming? NSF. The internet itself? NSF."
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I know you all know this, but apparently it needs to be said that basic science is a NECESSARY PRECURSOR to translational science
NSF to ONLY fund research in five areas: artificial intelligence, quantum information science, biotechnology, nuclear energy, and translational science. Can this be happening?
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF slashes number of ‘rotators’ and well-paid managers as part of restructuring
Smaller future budgets will require fewer people, NSF official tells staff
www.science.org
May 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I know you all know this, but apparently it needs to be said that basic science is a NECESSARY PRECURSOR to translational science
I don't know what to say... this is the purposeful sabotage and dismantling of the leading force supporting science research in USA. Dark days lie ahead for us all...
Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
scim.ag
May 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I don't know what to say... this is the purposeful sabotage and dismantling of the leading force supporting science research in USA. Dark days lie ahead for us all...
I got to spend the morning working with Paepae o He'eia pulling invasive upside down sea jellies from the loko i'a. They estimate 5 million in the pond, we pulled ~ 35,000 out today. Small progress, but rewarding to work hand-in-hand with the community kia'i. Join us next time! 🪼
April 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I got to spend the morning working with Paepae o He'eia pulling invasive upside down sea jellies from the loko i'a. They estimate 5 million in the pond, we pulled ~ 35,000 out today. Small progress, but rewarding to work hand-in-hand with the community kia'i. Join us next time! 🪼
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"It's time to fight everywhere and all at once" Pritzker says, blasting "the do nothing crowd" of Dems in response to Republicans:
"We have to abandon the culture of incrementalism that has led us to swallow their cruelty and their callousness with barely a cowardly croak."
"We have to abandon the culture of incrementalism that has led us to swallow their cruelty and their callousness with barely a cowardly croak."
April 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
"It's time to fight everywhere and all at once" Pritzker says, blasting "the do nothing crowd" of Dems in response to Republicans:
"We have to abandon the culture of incrementalism that has led us to swallow their cruelty and their callousness with barely a cowardly croak."
"We have to abandon the culture of incrementalism that has led us to swallow their cruelty and their callousness with barely a cowardly croak."
No, deep sea mining is not benign, it is will harm ancient ecosystems vital to the deep sea and our planet. Pillaging the earth is not NOAA's mandate.
phys.org/news/2025-04...
phys.org/news/2025-04...
April 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
No, deep sea mining is not benign, it is will harm ancient ecosystems vital to the deep sea and our planet. Pillaging the earth is not NOAA's mandate.
phys.org/news/2025-04...
phys.org/news/2025-04...
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Compliance with the regime will not save you.
Piece of evidence n+1
Piece of evidence n+1
Exclusive: NSF director to resign amid grant terminations, job cuts, and controversy
“I have done all I can,” says Sethuraman Panchanathan, a Trump appointee who has led agency since 2020
www.science.org
April 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Compliance with the regime will not save you.
Piece of evidence n+1
Piece of evidence n+1
2025 has been hard... I didn't agree with the capitulation by NSF to the illegal EOs, but I appreciate that Director Panch was doing his best in an impossible time. Thank you for your service, sir.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Exclusive: NSF director to resign amid grant terminations, job cuts, and controversy
“I have done all I can,” says Sethuraman Panchanathan, a Trump appointee who has led agency since 2020
www.science.org
April 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
2025 has been hard... I didn't agree with the capitulation by NSF to the illegal EOs, but I appreciate that Director Panch was doing his best in an impossible time. Thank you for your service, sir.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Read to the end for a fun bit where the Project 2025 proposal to ax this program suggests getting the same scientific work from university researchers funded by the federal grants, which of course the administration is also axing
This USGS program includes, amongst others, the Climate Adaptation Science Centers and the Ecosystems' Land Change Science Program www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump swings budget ax at USGS biology research
Plan to eliminate $307 million ecosystem program could face obstacles in Congress
www.science.org
April 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Read to the end for a fun bit where the Project 2025 proposal to ax this program suggests getting the same scientific work from university researchers funded by the federal grants, which of course the administration is also axing
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On it.
Report your terminated NSF grant here:
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
And spread the word. We'll have a database up once we build out the back end and receive submissions.
All credit to @noamross.net for standing this up so quickly.
Report your terminated NSF grant here:
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
And spread the word. We'll have a database up once we build out the back end and receive submissions.
All credit to @noamross.net for standing this up so quickly.
April 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
On it.
Report your terminated NSF grant here:
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
And spread the word. We'll have a database up once we build out the back end and receive submissions.
All credit to @noamross.net for standing this up so quickly.
Report your terminated NSF grant here:
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
And spread the word. We'll have a database up once we build out the back end and receive submissions.
All credit to @noamross.net for standing this up so quickly.
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Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale
NSF has posted an “update on priorities.”
They’re canceling all “DEI and misinformation/disinformation” grants.
And the guidance on how to fulfill the longstanding, legally mandated Broadening Participation requirement is utterly incoherent.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
They’re canceling all “DEI and misinformation/disinformation” grants.
And the guidance on how to fulfill the longstanding, legally mandated Broadening Participation requirement is utterly incoherent.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
Updates on NSF Priorities
www.nsf.gov
April 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale
Opening up sanctuaries of biodiversity for commercial fishing does not make America stronger. This is an abdication of USA leadership in preserving culturally and ecologically sensitive heritage sites. Oh, and it is illegal.
www.civilbeat.org/2025/04/trum...
www.civilbeat.org/2025/04/trum...
Trump Lifts Commercial Fishing Ban In Central Pacific Protected Area
Members of the Trump administration signaled that Papahānaumokuākea, the protected area around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, could be next.
www.civilbeat.org
April 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Opening up sanctuaries of biodiversity for commercial fishing does not make America stronger. This is an abdication of USA leadership in preserving culturally and ecologically sensitive heritage sites. Oh, and it is illegal.
www.civilbeat.org/2025/04/trum...
www.civilbeat.org/2025/04/trum...