Erika C. Freeman
@ecfreewoman.bsky.social
🌳🌲💧 Scientist @ Eawag | Gates Cambridge | Future Collaborator?
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Ecosystem ecology needs an ecology of molecules
Ecosystem ecology needs a framework that explicitly considers the roles of organic compounds. The ecology of molecules integrates compound identity, d…
www.sciencedirect.com
🧪 💡 🗣️ Just as genomics revealed the hidden world of individual microbes and their interactions, it's time to uncover the "ecology of molecules"—how individual compounds and compound communities shape ecosystem processes. 🌐🌍🦑🍁💧🧬🔬🔎🌱📚 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"The chemical scope of retrospective large-scale aquatic risk analyses is substantially limited by the availability of monitoring data, but not by the availability of toxicity data."
The bottleneck isn't knowing how toxic chemicals are—it's knowing whether they're present in the environment.
The bottleneck isn't knowing how toxic chemicals are—it's knowing whether they're present in the environment.
Limitations of chemical monitoring hinder aquatic risk evaluations on the macroscale | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Limitations of chemical monitoring hinder aquatic risk evaluations on the macroscale
Macroscale evaluations of chemical monitoring data require the integration of chemical, spatial, and temporal dimensions. Here, we linked 64 million US surface water monitoring records (1900 chemicals...
www.science.org
January 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
"The chemical scope of retrospective large-scale aquatic risk analyses is substantially limited by the availability of monitoring data, but not by the availability of toxicity data."
The bottleneck isn't knowing how toxic chemicals are—it's knowing whether they're present in the environment.
The bottleneck isn't knowing how toxic chemicals are—it's knowing whether they're present in the environment.
Limitations of chemical monitoring hinder aquatic risk evaluations on the macroscale | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Limitations of chemical monitoring hinder aquatic risk evaluations on the macroscale
Macroscale evaluations of chemical monitoring data require the integration of chemical, spatial, and temporal dimensions. Here, we linked 64 million US surface water monitoring records (1900 chemicals...
www.science.org
December 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Limitations of chemical monitoring hinder aquatic risk evaluations on the macroscale | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Erika C. Freeman
Some really useful quantitative analysis of scientific publishing. Well worth reading…
The strain on scientific publishing direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
The strain on scientific publishing direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
The strain on scientific publishing
Abstract. Scientists are increasingly overwhelmed by the volume of articles being published. The total number of articles indexed in Scopus and Web of Science has grown exponentially in recent years; ...
direct.mit.edu
December 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Some really useful quantitative analysis of scientific publishing. Well worth reading…
The strain on scientific publishing direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
The strain on scientific publishing direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
Reposted by Erika C. Freeman
Wetlands are rare and exceptional, even small ones.
Intrinsically valuable, they also:
🌱 Offer habitat for plants, insects, amphibians and birds
🌊 Absorb stormwater, buffering against floods
🌍 Filter and reduce pollutants, improving water quality
Learn more with the Convention on Wetlands 👇
Intrinsically valuable, they also:
🌱 Offer habitat for plants, insects, amphibians and birds
🌊 Absorb stormwater, buffering against floods
🌍 Filter and reduce pollutants, improving water quality
Learn more with the Convention on Wetlands 👇
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Wetlands are rare and exceptional, even small ones.
Intrinsically valuable, they also:
🌱 Offer habitat for plants, insects, amphibians and birds
🌊 Absorb stormwater, buffering against floods
🌍 Filter and reduce pollutants, improving water quality
Learn more with the Convention on Wetlands 👇
Intrinsically valuable, they also:
🌱 Offer habitat for plants, insects, amphibians and birds
🌊 Absorb stormwater, buffering against floods
🌍 Filter and reduce pollutants, improving water quality
Learn more with the Convention on Wetlands 👇
Reposted by Erika C. Freeman
🔥Wildfires are growing in frequency and intensity worldwide. How do they affect the flow of carbon from forests into downstream waters? 🌳🌊 Our new paper @jgrbiogeo.bsky.social with @waterik.bsky.social @ecfreewoman.bsky.social now online to read: dx.doi.org/10.1029/2025... 🧵1/n
November 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🔥Wildfires are growing in frequency and intensity worldwide. How do they affect the flow of carbon from forests into downstream waters? 🌳🌊 Our new paper @jgrbiogeo.bsky.social with @waterik.bsky.social @ecfreewoman.bsky.social now online to read: dx.doi.org/10.1029/2025... 🧵1/n
Reposted by Erika C. Freeman
Reposted by Erika C. Freeman
🔸Innovative finance is driving a wetland investment revolution.
🔸Breakthroughs such as blue bonds, carbon markets and biodiversity credits are scaling up action.
Learn more: www.global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org
#WetlandsWednesday #GWO2025
🔸Breakthroughs such as blue bonds, carbon markets and biodiversity credits are scaling up action.
Learn more: www.global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org
#WetlandsWednesday #GWO2025
September 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🔸Innovative finance is driving a wetland investment revolution.
🔸Breakthroughs such as blue bonds, carbon markets and biodiversity credits are scaling up action.
Learn more: www.global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org
#WetlandsWednesday #GWO2025
🔸Breakthroughs such as blue bonds, carbon markets and biodiversity credits are scaling up action.
Learn more: www.global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org
#WetlandsWednesday #GWO2025
🌐🌍🦑🍁💧🧬🔬🔎🌱📚
🤔 coverage of our latest paper with @ecfreewoman.bsky.social @waterik.bsky.social (www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...) @forbes 🌳🍃 Read the story 👉 www.forbes.com/sites/suwann...
Carbon Capture Has a Hard Limit and Wind Power’s Out
Plans for carbon capture and sequestration have an effective limit of 0.7 degrees. So mitigation is perpetually proven to be the best green energy strategy.
www.forbes.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Reposted by Erika C. Freeman
Null results matter, but too often, they never see the light of day.
When journals only publish splashy findings, we lose valuable science.
That's why I'm excited about 2-pagers at @StacksJournal.bsky.social. Streamlined publishing for results that deserve to be shared.
🧪 #SciPub #AcademicSky
When journals only publish splashy findings, we lose valuable science.
That's why I'm excited about 2-pagers at @StacksJournal.bsky.social. Streamlined publishing for results that deserve to be shared.
🧪 #SciPub #AcademicSky
Researchers value null results, but struggle to publish them
Survey finds that fear of reputational harm and a lack of support and publication platforms are among respondents’ key concerns.
www.nature.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Null results matter, but too often, they never see the light of day.
When journals only publish splashy findings, we lose valuable science.
That's why I'm excited about 2-pagers at @StacksJournal.bsky.social. Streamlined publishing for results that deserve to be shared.
🧪 #SciPub #AcademicSky
When journals only publish splashy findings, we lose valuable science.
That's why I'm excited about 2-pagers at @StacksJournal.bsky.social. Streamlined publishing for results that deserve to be shared.
🧪 #SciPub #AcademicSky
Reposted by Erika C. Freeman
I am beyond excited to announce that ggplot2 4.0.0 has just landed on CRAN.
It's not every day we have a new major #ggplot2 release but it is a fitting 18 year birthday present for the package.
Get an overview of the release in this blog post and be on the lookout for more in-depth posts #rstats
It's not every day we have a new major #ggplot2 release but it is a fitting 18 year birthday present for the package.
Get an overview of the release in this blog post and be on the lookout for more in-depth posts #rstats
ggplot2 4.0.0
A new major version of ggplot2 has been released on CRAN. Find out what is new here.
www.tidyverse.org
September 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Reposted by Erika C. Freeman
Lakes contain most of the liquid fresh water on the planet, but they are also among the most rapidly degrading ecosystems.
Ahead of #WorldLakeDay on August 27, see how you can take #GenerationRestoration action to safeguard these vital freshwater bodies: www.decadeonrestoration.org/lakes
Ahead of #WorldLakeDay on August 27, see how you can take #GenerationRestoration action to safeguard these vital freshwater bodies: www.decadeonrestoration.org/lakes
August 8, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Lakes contain most of the liquid fresh water on the planet, but they are also among the most rapidly degrading ecosystems.
Ahead of #WorldLakeDay on August 27, see how you can take #GenerationRestoration action to safeguard these vital freshwater bodies: www.decadeonrestoration.org/lakes
Ahead of #WorldLakeDay on August 27, see how you can take #GenerationRestoration action to safeguard these vital freshwater bodies: www.decadeonrestoration.org/lakes
Hot off the press! 🌐🌍🦑🍁💧🧬🔬🔎🌱📚 🧪 💡 🗣️
We are so excited our newest paper led by @ecfreewoman.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social is now out @pnas.org 🤩
Read it here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
🌲 We followed a forest as it was logged to understand what happens to soil carbon at a molecular-scale. Here's what we learned. 1/n
Read it here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
🌲 We followed a forest as it was logged to understand what happens to soil carbon at a molecular-scale. Here's what we learned. 1/n
August 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Hot off the press! 🌐🌍🦑🍁💧🧬🔬🔎🌱📚 🧪 💡 🗣️
Reposted by Erika C. Freeman
We are so excited our newest paper led by @ecfreewoman.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social is now out @pnas.org 🤩
Read it here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
🌲 We followed a forest as it was logged to understand what happens to soil carbon at a molecular-scale. Here's what we learned. 1/n
Read it here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
🌲 We followed a forest as it was logged to understand what happens to soil carbon at a molecular-scale. Here's what we learned. 1/n
August 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We are so excited our newest paper led by @ecfreewoman.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social is now out @pnas.org 🤩
Read it here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
🌲 We followed a forest as it was logged to understand what happens to soil carbon at a molecular-scale. Here's what we learned. 1/n
Read it here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
🌲 We followed a forest as it was logged to understand what happens to soil carbon at a molecular-scale. Here's what we learned. 1/n
Reposted by Erika C. Freeman
"By contrast, in 2025 thus far, Bluesky has driven "a hundred times as many page views" to Southern Fried Science as Twitter." arstechnica.com/science/2025...
More scientists choose Bluesky over Twitter
It’s not just you. Survey says: “Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky”…
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
"By contrast, in 2025 thus far, Bluesky has driven "a hundred times as many page views" to Southern Fried Science as Twitter." arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Reposted by Erika C. Freeman
Deadline for applications is 28 February 2025. Do get in touch if you have any questions.
We have three 4-year UKRI PhD studentships now available under the ERC REFRESH programme Researching the role of dissolved organic matter (DOM) as a nutrient resource in freshwater systems. Do get in touch via the links if you have an questions! Details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/program... 🧪
February 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Deadline for applications is 28 February 2025. Do get in touch if you have any questions.
Reposted by Erika C. Freeman
The full programme is now available! Take the chance, learn more about freshwater restoration, Nature-based Solutions and Ecosystem Services.
The webinar is open for everyone and FREE to join.
🔗 Register here: project-merlin.eu/webinars.html
The webinar is open for everyone and FREE to join.
🔗 Register here: project-merlin.eu/webinars.html
𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗦 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀! Didn’t get to go to Darwin but want to know what’s happening and how you can be part of next year’s #ESP conference? This briefing webinar is for you!
📅 July 3rd, 9-11:30 CEST.
🔗 project-merlin.eu/webinars.html
#EcosystemServices
📅 July 3rd, 9-11:30 CEST.
🔗 project-merlin.eu/webinars.html
#EcosystemServices
June 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The full programme is now available! Take the chance, learn more about freshwater restoration, Nature-based Solutions and Ecosystem Services.
The webinar is open for everyone and FREE to join.
🔗 Register here: project-merlin.eu/webinars.html
The webinar is open for everyone and FREE to join.
🔗 Register here: project-merlin.eu/webinars.html
Reposted by Erika C. Freeman
🚨 The next MERLIN webinar will take place very soon! This time it is all about 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀, from the funding gap, the introduction of an integrated modelling framework, to embedding a wide array of ecosystem services in an extended CBA. Register here: project-merlin.eu/webinars.html
May 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🚨 The next MERLIN webinar will take place very soon! This time it is all about 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀, from the funding gap, the introduction of an integrated modelling framework, to embedding a wide array of ecosystem services in an extended CBA. Register here: project-merlin.eu/webinars.html
Reposted by Erika C. Freeman
Around 15% of the world’s peatlands have been drained for agriculture alone.
UNEP’s Global Peatland Hotspot Atlas highlights the major threats facing these vital ecosystems and offers a global snapshot of their current status: www.unep.org/resources/re...
UNEP’s Global Peatland Hotspot Atlas highlights the major threats facing these vital ecosystems and offers a global snapshot of their current status: www.unep.org/resources/re...
May 6, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Around 15% of the world’s peatlands have been drained for agriculture alone.
UNEP’s Global Peatland Hotspot Atlas highlights the major threats facing these vital ecosystems and offers a global snapshot of their current status: www.unep.org/resources/re...
UNEP’s Global Peatland Hotspot Atlas highlights the major threats facing these vital ecosystems and offers a global snapshot of their current status: www.unep.org/resources/re...
Very good news
"Drawing quantitative linkages between individual emitters and particularized harms is now feasible, making science no longer an obstacle to the justiciability of climate liability claims."
Great news! 🎉👏🙏
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Great news! 🎉👏🙏
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Carbon majors and the scientific case for climate liability - Nature
A transparent and reproducible scientific framework is introduced to formalize how trillions in economic losses are attributable to the extreme heat caused by emissions from fossil fuel companies, whi...
www.nature.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Very good news
🧪 Zombies 🦠🧟🌎
How can zombie microbes interact with the Earth system? 🦠🧟🌎
Microbes, even when dormant, play a massive role in shaping Earth's ecosystems & biogeochemistry 🌎
In @natcomms.nature.com I explore dormancy in the context of Earth’s geosphere-biosphere co-evolution
🧵👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Microbes, even when dormant, play a massive role in shaping Earth's ecosystems & biogeochemistry 🌎
In @natcomms.nature.com I explore dormancy in the context of Earth’s geosphere-biosphere co-evolution
🧵👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Microbial dormancy as an ecological and biogeochemical regulator on Earth - Nature Communications
Dormancy enables microbes to withstand periods of environmental harshness. It occurs throughout diverse ecosystems and spans vast timescales, and could play an important role in shaping the co-ev...
www.nature.com
April 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
🧪 Zombies 🦠🧟🌎
Research that resolves chemicals in an environment is key to understanding how ecological systems work. 🧪🌐💧🧬🔬🦠https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp7174
Pharmaceutical pollution influences river-to-sea migration in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
Despite the growing threat of pharmaceutical pollution, we lack an understanding of whether and how such pollutants influence animal behavior in the wild. Using laboratory- and field-based experiments...
www.science.org
April 14, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Research that resolves chemicals in an environment is key to understanding how ecological systems work. 🧪🌐💧🧬🔬🦠https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp7174
Carbon at the bottom of the ocean is so structurally complex and soil complexity increases with depth. 🌍🧪 #biogeochemistry #ecologyofmolecules
Is life itself, and perhaps consciousness and higher intelligence, inevitable in the universe? That depends on how complexity evolves.
Why Everything in the Universe Turns More Complex | Quanta Magazine
A new suggestion that complexity increases over time, not just in living organisms but in the nonliving world, promises to rewrite notions of time and evolution.
www.quantamagazine.org
April 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Carbon at the bottom of the ocean is so structurally complex and soil complexity increases with depth. 🌍🧪 #biogeochemistry #ecologyofmolecules
To make discoveries, scientists need to master a pre-existing body of knowledge that is specialised and grows exponentially. This burden is why scientists that make transformative discoveries are increasingly interdisciplinary and lead large, collaborative teams. Collaboration is essential. ⚗️🧪🧫🧬🔬🔭📡
The loneliness epidemic is a byproduct of hypercapitalism. Hypercapitalism relies on intense competition, which can lead to social isolation, alienation, and loneliness. Collaboration is a core skill to teach & learn.
#hypercapitalism #collaboration #codeshift #wisdomwednesdays #academicsky
#hypercapitalism #collaboration #codeshift #wisdomwednesdays #academicsky
April 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
To make discoveries, scientists need to master a pre-existing body of knowledge that is specialised and grows exponentially. This burden is why scientists that make transformative discoveries are increasingly interdisciplinary and lead large, collaborative teams. Collaboration is essential. ⚗️🧪🧫🧬🔬🔭📡
Reposted by Erika C. Freeman
🌊 Save the Date! 🌍
#SAME18 — Aquatic Microbiomes on a Changing Planet
📍 Barcelona, Spain | 🗓️ Sept 28 – Oct 3, 2025
At the iconic PRBB 🧬🌿
Join us to explore the frontiers of aquatic microbial ecology.
📢 Stay tuned for more info and follow us on Bluesky!
#MicrobialEcology #MarineMicrobiology #SAME18
#SAME18 — Aquatic Microbiomes on a Changing Planet
📍 Barcelona, Spain | 🗓️ Sept 28 – Oct 3, 2025
At the iconic PRBB 🧬🌿
Join us to explore the frontiers of aquatic microbial ecology.
📢 Stay tuned for more info and follow us on Bluesky!
#MicrobialEcology #MarineMicrobiology #SAME18
March 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🌊 Save the Date! 🌍
#SAME18 — Aquatic Microbiomes on a Changing Planet
📍 Barcelona, Spain | 🗓️ Sept 28 – Oct 3, 2025
At the iconic PRBB 🧬🌿
Join us to explore the frontiers of aquatic microbial ecology.
📢 Stay tuned for more info and follow us on Bluesky!
#MicrobialEcology #MarineMicrobiology #SAME18
#SAME18 — Aquatic Microbiomes on a Changing Planet
📍 Barcelona, Spain | 🗓️ Sept 28 – Oct 3, 2025
At the iconic PRBB 🧬🌿
Join us to explore the frontiers of aquatic microbial ecology.
📢 Stay tuned for more info and follow us on Bluesky!
#MicrobialEcology #MarineMicrobiology #SAME18
Reposted by Erika C. Freeman
Academic interested in moving to Canada? 🇨🇦 Canada Excellence Research Chairs program is now live. @ucalgary.bsky.social is looking for (amongst others) senior research chair in Mountain Water Security. 🧪⚒️❄️ #academicsky Please repost far and wide! research.ucalgary.ca/research/our...
Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) Competition 2026
research.ucalgary.ca
March 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Academic interested in moving to Canada? 🇨🇦 Canada Excellence Research Chairs program is now live. @ucalgary.bsky.social is looking for (amongst others) senior research chair in Mountain Water Security. 🧪⚒️❄️ #academicsky Please repost far and wide! research.ucalgary.ca/research/our...