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Julia Baak, Ph.D. ❄️🦆🧪
@juliaellenbaak.bsky.social
#Conservation #Biologist focused on #Arctic #seabird and #seaduck #ecology. Based in #Iqaluit, #Nunavut. Posts are my own (She/her)
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My name is Julia Baak and I am a #Conservation #Biologist with #Environment and #ClimateChange Canada, based in #Iqaluit, #Nunavut.

I focus on #Arctic #seabird #ecology, specifically monitoring the abundance and distribution of seabirds and #seaducks in the #Canadian Arctic!
New #research on #microplastics in #SpottedSeals from the #BeringSea and #ChukchiSea!🧪

97% of 34 #seals contained #microplastic, compared to 0% of 142 seals from #Nunavut, #Canada.

#Microplastic did not vary by age, location or year, but were ⬆️ in seals that consumed benthic and high trophic #prey
March 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
JUST OUT in #STOTEN:

We studied #mercury in #coyotes and other #mammals from #NovaScotia, #Canada.

#THg was ⬆️ in southwest Nova Scotia and in animals at higher #trophic levels, and was surprisingly high in #fishers compared to other regions.

Read more here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Mercury in eastern coyotes from Nova Scotia, Canada: Effects of geography and trophic position
Mercury (Hg) is a global environmental concern due to its wide distribution and myriad of deleterious effects on biota. We studied hepatic Hg in a wid…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Here's part two of my series with @brettfavaro.bsky.social on tips for speaking to journalists as a scientist, this week focusing on things every scientist should know about how interviews work (and do not work). Please read and share!

www.southernfriedscience.com/advice-for-t... 🧪#SciComm
Advice for talking to the media as a conservation scientist: Part 2, mechanics of the interview
By  David Shiffman and Brett Favaro. Many environmental scientists understand that there is value in communicating about their work through the media, as publicity can help raise public awareness o…
www.southernfriedscience.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A great presentation from Dr. Oliver Love from the #Integrative #Ecgology #Lab at @uwindsor.bsky.social on #SnowBunting projects in #Iqaluit, #Nunavut last night.

If you’re in town and would like to host a Snow #Bunting #NestBox, reach out to the Love Lab!

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March 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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1/10 How have 20 years of tracking data shaped #marine #conservation? 🌍This article by @tammyedavies.bsky.social
& colleagues explores the #BirdLife #Seabird Tracking Database’s journey from data collection to policy impact🐧 A must-read 🧵👇
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
November 18, 2024 at 1:41 PM
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🚨NEW OPEN ACCESS PAPER🚨details how we delineated six #MarineFlyways using #seabird #tracking data & novel analytical methods

➡️ doi.org/10.1111/geb.70004

🧪 #ornithology #migration #BLScience
@birdlifeglobal.bsky.social

We are grateful to GOBI @iki-germany.bsky.social for funding the project

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February 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
#JobAlert 🚨
❄️🦆🐟🦐

#Research #Scientist focused on #seabirds and #prey interactions, with #SEATRACK, #Norwegian #Polar Institute, and Norwegian Institute for #Nature Research.

3-year term based in #Tromso, #Norway. 🇳🇴

More information here:
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no
March 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Our new @adriftlab.bsky.social paper is out, lead by @alixdejersey.bsky.social showing the insidious impacts of plastics on seemingly health birds (1/5)

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
March 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Any senior scientist out there working on environmental topics and looking for a change of scenery? (and willing to learn French)
Canada Excellence Research Chairs - Home
The CERC Program offers eligible Canadian degree-granting universities the opportunity to establish research Chairs at their institutions in research areas that are of strategic importance to Canada.
www.cerc.gc.ca
March 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
“Large-scale
#monitoring programs that include boat-based surveys…remain important for defining #MarineBird #HabitatUse in an area where #HumanImpacts are increasing as #SeaIce cover declines”

Here at #Canadian #Wildlife Service, we aim to train community members across #Nunavut on these methods! 🦆
🚨 Cruising for data: Defining the seabird community from vessels of opportunity in Canada’s Eastern Arctic by Carina Gjerdrum et al.
#seabirds #AtSeaSurvey #OpenAccess

www.marineornithology.org/PDF/53_1/53_...
March 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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I assembled a team of experts to write this how-to guide for how scientific professional societies can improve their diversity, equity, and inclusion practices. It's structured around my society's budgets and bylaws, but is broadly applicable.

Please share. 🧪

www.frontiersin.org/journals/edu...
Frontiers | What Can Professional Scientific Societies Do to Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Case Study of the American Elasmobranch Society
Scientific professional societies are reviewing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices and policies in response to recent calls for much-needed cha...
www.frontiersin.org
March 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The days are getting longer and brighter here in #Iqaluit, #Nunavut!

#Spring is coming! ☀️❄️💛
March 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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So you know how the climate crisis is messing up crop yields?

And how microplastics are now everywhere?

NEW RESEARCH: : microplastics are sabotaging photosynthesis in food crops like wheat in ways that could throw 400 million people into starvation in next 20 yrs.🧪

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
March 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Here’s a list of climate/environment science and management jobs in local government. 🧪🌎

www.linkedin.com/posts/usdn_s...
Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) on LinkedIn: #sustainabilityjobs #climatecareers #usdn
🌎🌿🔗 USDN’s Sustainability Job Board ⬇️ Links to job descriptions and applications below. Please share with your network! #SustainabilityJobs…
www.linkedin.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This‼️

#ECRs: Take photos (and videos) of your #research: your study species, your #fieldwork or #lab setup, you doing your research...

These will be so valuable for #SciComm (presentations, publications, media, etc.)

Take it from a recent PhD grad - I take a lot of photos and I wish I had more!
Big tip for ECR and #PhD students in #ecology: take lots of photos of everything you do in the field/lab. Get others to take photos of you. Lots. Create an image library. You'll be thankful for the rest of your career for their value in communicating your #science, like in this brilliant thread 👇
Closing by acknowledging a herculean effort by @nilomr.bsky.social to collect & analyse these data, fabulous help from @andreaestandia.bsky.social at all stages, from Loanne & Antoine in the field and Sara Keen for inspiration
March 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Heading to #Inuvik, #NorthwestTerritories today for the #Inuvialuit Game Council meeting to share some preliminary results of our #aerial #SeaDuck surveys in the #CapeBathurst #Polynya!

Looking forward to sharing results and chatting about plans opportunities for 2025!
March 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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This #PancakeDay here's our recipe for pancake ice:

🧊 Get some ice forming on the top of your water
🌊 Bump bits of ice together with small waves
♻️ This rounds their edges as they freeze!
🥞 Grow the disc edges with trapped frozen foam

These pancakes will be up to 3m wide + 10m thick.
Bon Appétit 👩‍🍳
March 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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🚨NEW VACANCIES!🚨

Our Offshore Renewables group are seeking TWO ecological statisticians to join the growing team.

Both are permanent roles- more info: www.bioss.ac.uk/vacancies/ec...
📆Deadline: 27th Mar 2025

#StatisticalEcology #OffshoreRenewables #Statistics #DataScience #Seabirds #MarineMammals
February 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
JUST OUT in #Conservation #Physiology: Examining #AvianInfluenza #virus exposure in #seabirds of the northwest #Atlantic🦆🧪

We looked at #avian #influenza #antibodies in eggs of 11 #seabird species in eastern #Canada and western #Iceland to better understand exposure + risk!

doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Examining avian influenza virus exposure in seabirds of the northwest Atlantic in 2022 and 2023 via antibodies in eggs
Abstract. Seabirds are frequently infected by avian influenza virus (AIV), which prior to 2021 primarily consisted of low-pathogenic AIV with limited repor
doi.org
February 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Looking for a new work bestie? We have options 🐧

We're looking for boating officers, divers, chefs, technicians, plant operators and more to work with us at British Antarctic Survey research stations.

These are jobs unlike any other, in one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

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February 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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🚨🚨 "UK seas suffered nearly 700 oil & chemical spills in the last 12 months." THAT'S +2 A DAY 😡

From lung disease in dolphins to cancer in seabirds, Big Oil is wrecking our seas. But now the truth's out.

📊 View our map: stopoffshoredrilling.org.uk/map/
✍️ Read more: www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Chemical pollution hotspot map shows heartbreaking extent of damage to wildlife
Dolphins, otters, seals and a wide range of British seabirds suffer from cancer, lung disease and other illnesses as a result of toxic spills that have taken place around the UK coastline.
www.mirror.co.uk
February 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Every scientist, long before they were a scientist, was a little kid who stood in front of a fish tank or stared up at the stars or turned over a rock to look at the bugs underneath and said “wow”. On the best days, working in science still feels like that.
February 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018.

Read more on #WomenInScienceDay: https://scim.ag/4hOUuvx
February 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! It is important to share about the range of different jobs you can have in the scientific field 🧪 🦑
Check out some profiles of women making waves in the marine field: www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/content/prev...
#marineecology #marinelife
Women In Marine | Marine Data Exchange
Representation matters and these women show that marine-related fields offer vast opportunities for talent regardless of gender.
www.marinedataexchange.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM