Dr. Nyssa Silbiger
@nsilbiger.bsky.social
Associate Prof @ UH Manoa, Marine Ecologist, NOAA Foster Scholar Alum, #rstats nerd. Study climate change + eco functioning she/her
http://silbigerlab.com
http://silbigerlab.com
On behalf of the Department of Oceanography at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, we are excited to invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in Ocean Biogeochemical Modeling at the rank of assistant professor. www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawa... position number 0082726
November 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
On behalf of the Department of Oceanography at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, we are excited to invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in Ocean Biogeochemical Modeling at the rank of assistant professor. www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawa... position number 0082726
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Okinawa had its hottest September at 1.6C above the average. I filmed this mass coral bleaching last year, but didn't have the heart to share. Total annihilation of the first few meters of depth. This stuff happens before our eyes, and yet people who think it isn't real keep gaining power.
October 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Okinawa had its hottest September at 1.6C above the average. I filmed this mass coral bleaching last year, but didn't have the heart to share. Total annihilation of the first few meters of depth. This stuff happens before our eyes, and yet people who think it isn't real keep gaining power.
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Scientific societies, journals, editors and researchers are pushing back against mean-spirited peer reviews
go.nature.com/4mXJjn6
go.nature.com/4mXJjn6
‘Lipstick on a pig’: how to fight back against a peer-review bully
Scientific societies, journals, editors and researchers are pushing back against mean-spirited peer reviews.
go.nature.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Scientific societies, journals, editors and researchers are pushing back against mean-spirited peer reviews
go.nature.com/4mXJjn6
go.nature.com/4mXJjn6
Have you ever experienced an unprofessional peer review? This feature in @nature.com describes the consequences of bullying reviews with personal examples from Yours Truly. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Lipstick on a pig’: how to fight back against a peer-review bully
Scientific societies, journals, editors and researchers are pushing back against mean-spirited peer reviews.
www.nature.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Have you ever experienced an unprofessional peer review? This feature in @nature.com describes the consequences of bullying reviews with personal examples from Yours Truly. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Check out recent research from our journals with our new media tip sheet! Including:
🪸How nutrients from land shape life in the sea
🪻Biocontrol of a widespread wetland weed
🦌Whether wildlife take a hike when humans are around
and more!
Read it here esa.org/blog/2025/09...
@esajournals.bsky.social
🪸How nutrients from land shape life in the sea
🪻Biocontrol of a widespread wetland weed
🦌Whether wildlife take a hike when humans are around
and more!
Read it here esa.org/blog/2025/09...
@esajournals.bsky.social
esa.org
September 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Check out recent research from our journals with our new media tip sheet! Including:
🪸How nutrients from land shape life in the sea
🪻Biocontrol of a widespread wetland weed
🦌Whether wildlife take a hike when humans are around
and more!
Read it here esa.org/blog/2025/09...
@esajournals.bsky.social
🪸How nutrients from land shape life in the sea
🪻Biocontrol of a widespread wetland weed
🦌Whether wildlife take a hike when humans are around
and more!
Read it here esa.org/blog/2025/09...
@esajournals.bsky.social
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Thanks for the terrific cover shot!📸
Our article made the cover of @esajournals.bsky.social Ecological Monographs! 🤩
August 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Thanks for the terrific cover shot!📸
Our article made the cover of @esajournals.bsky.social Ecological Monographs! 🤩
August 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Our article made the cover of @esajournals.bsky.social Ecological Monographs! 🤩
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New research examining impacts of terrestrial nutrients on coral reefs, in our journal "Ecological Monographs"👇
Submarine groundwater discharge leads to “biogeochemical cascades”! Check out our newest paper showing the direct and indirect effects of SGD on organic and inorganic carbon fluxes on coral reefs! dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
Terrestrial nutrient inputs restructure coral reef dissolved carbon fluxes via direct and indirect effects
The addition of terrestrial inputs to the ocean can have cascading impacts on coastal biogeochemistry by directly altering the water chemistry and indirectly changing ecosystem metabolism, which also...
dx.doi.org
June 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
New research examining impacts of terrestrial nutrients on coral reefs, in our journal "Ecological Monographs"👇
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Submarine groundwater discharge leads to “biogeochemical cascades”! Check out our newest paper showing the direct and indirect effects of SGD on organic and inorganic carbon fluxes on coral reefs! dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
Terrestrial nutrient inputs restructure coral reef dissolved carbon fluxes via direct and indirect effects
The addition of terrestrial inputs to the ocean can have cascading impacts on coastal biogeochemistry by directly altering the water chemistry and indirectly changing ecosystem metabolism, which also...
dx.doi.org
June 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Submarine groundwater discharge leads to “biogeochemical cascades”! Check out our newest paper showing the direct and indirect effects of SGD on organic and inorganic carbon fluxes on coral reefs! dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
A few more days to get your applications in! Join us as a postdoc in coral reef ecology/ecosystem metabolism 🌊🧪
🤿 HIRING POSTDOC 🤿 🌊
We are hiring a full time postdoc in ecological oceanography (2 yr) at University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Seeking excellent candidates w/ experience in coral reef ecology & oceanography to develop research projects in Hawai'i & Okinawa, Japan. ID# 225109 www.rcuh.com/work/careers/
We are hiring a full time postdoc in ecological oceanography (2 yr) at University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Seeking excellent candidates w/ experience in coral reef ecology & oceanography to develop research projects in Hawai'i & Okinawa, Japan. ID# 225109 www.rcuh.com/work/careers/
RCUH
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March 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A few more days to get your applications in! Join us as a postdoc in coral reef ecology/ecosystem metabolism 🌊🧪
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Sea Grant is a powerhouse for coastal communities! Through research, education, and outreach, it helps protect marine ecosystems, support sustainable fisheries, and boost coastal economies. Sea Grant keeps our waters and communities thriving. We need sea grant!
www.pressherald.com/2025/03/01/m...
www.pressherald.com/2025/03/01/m...
Maine Sea Grant in jeopardy after Trump administration terminates $4.5 million grant program
The move to discontinue the four-year agreement — which comes amid the White House's efforts to slash the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's budget — leaves the fishery organization’s p...
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March 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Sea Grant is a powerhouse for coastal communities! Through research, education, and outreach, it helps protect marine ecosystems, support sustainable fisheries, and boost coastal economies. Sea Grant keeps our waters and communities thriving. We need sea grant!
www.pressherald.com/2025/03/01/m...
www.pressherald.com/2025/03/01/m...
Congrats @mixotrophe.bsky.social !!!! So well deserved!!!!! Happy Tenure Celebration day!!!
February 25, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Congrats @mixotrophe.bsky.social !!!! So well deserved!!!!! Happy Tenure Celebration day!!!
🤿 HIRING POSTDOC 🤿 🌊
We are hiring a full time postdoc in ecological oceanography (2 yr) at University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Seeking excellent candidates w/ experience in coral reef ecology & oceanography to develop research projects in Hawai'i & Okinawa, Japan. ID# 225109 www.rcuh.com/work/careers/
We are hiring a full time postdoc in ecological oceanography (2 yr) at University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Seeking excellent candidates w/ experience in coral reef ecology & oceanography to develop research projects in Hawai'i & Okinawa, Japan. ID# 225109 www.rcuh.com/work/careers/
RCUH
www.rcuh.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:19 AM
🤿 HIRING POSTDOC 🤿 🌊
We are hiring a full time postdoc in ecological oceanography (2 yr) at University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Seeking excellent candidates w/ experience in coral reef ecology & oceanography to develop research projects in Hawai'i & Okinawa, Japan. ID# 225109 www.rcuh.com/work/careers/
We are hiring a full time postdoc in ecological oceanography (2 yr) at University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Seeking excellent candidates w/ experience in coral reef ecology & oceanography to develop research projects in Hawai'i & Okinawa, Japan. ID# 225109 www.rcuh.com/work/careers/
A few more days to get your applications in! Come join our team :) 🌊
📣 JOB ALERT📣
The Silbiger Lab is hiring a full time research tech @ University of Hawai’i at Mānoa to support research on intertidal ecology in Hawai’i & coral reef/coastal oceanography in Okinawa, Japan. RCUH ID: 225085 application link below. 1 year to start, but have several years of funding.
The Silbiger Lab is hiring a full time research tech @ University of Hawai’i at Mānoa to support research on intertidal ecology in Hawai’i & coral reef/coastal oceanography in Okinawa, Japan. RCUH ID: 225085 application link below. 1 year to start, but have several years of funding.
February 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A few more days to get your applications in! Come join our team :) 🌊
📣 JOB ALERT📣
The Silbiger Lab is hiring a full time research tech @ University of Hawai’i at Mānoa to support research on intertidal ecology in Hawai’i & coral reef/coastal oceanography in Okinawa, Japan. RCUH ID: 225085 application link below. 1 year to start, but have several years of funding.
The Silbiger Lab is hiring a full time research tech @ University of Hawai’i at Mānoa to support research on intertidal ecology in Hawai’i & coral reef/coastal oceanography in Okinawa, Japan. RCUH ID: 225085 application link below. 1 year to start, but have several years of funding.
February 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
📣 JOB ALERT📣
The Silbiger Lab is hiring a full time research tech @ University of Hawai’i at Mānoa to support research on intertidal ecology in Hawai’i & coral reef/coastal oceanography in Okinawa, Japan. RCUH ID: 225085 application link below. 1 year to start, but have several years of funding.
The Silbiger Lab is hiring a full time research tech @ University of Hawai’i at Mānoa to support research on intertidal ecology in Hawai’i & coral reef/coastal oceanography in Okinawa, Japan. RCUH ID: 225085 application link below. 1 year to start, but have several years of funding.
Are you interested in land-sea connections and how they influence coral reefs? We’ve got two new papers for you this week on submarine groundwater discharge and how it affects coral physiology, species interactions, and community metabolism. Links below!
January 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Are you interested in land-sea connections and how they influence coral reefs? We’ve got two new papers for you this week on submarine groundwater discharge and how it affects coral physiology, species interactions, and community metabolism. Links below!
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One of our amazing grad students lost everything in the LA fires. She is so kind & compassionate & always 1st to help out a friend. She is also a champion of protecting coral reefs through research & action. If you have any capacity to help her it would be so appreciated. ❤️https://gofund.me/27c354ef
Donate to Support friend who lost their home to LA fire, organized by Hannah Merges
Please consider donating if you are able, to help support one of the most … Hannah Merges needs your support for Support friend who lost their home to LA fire
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January 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
One of our amazing grad students lost everything in the LA fires. She is so kind & compassionate & always 1st to help out a friend. She is also a champion of protecting coral reefs through research & action. If you have any capacity to help her it would be so appreciated. ❤️https://gofund.me/27c354ef
One of our amazing grad students lost everything in the LA fires. She is so kind & compassionate & always 1st to help out a friend. She is also a champion of protecting coral reefs through research & action. If you have any capacity to help her it would be so appreciated. ❤️https://gofund.me/27c354ef
Donate to Support friend who lost their home to LA fire, organized by Hannah Merges
Please consider donating if you are able, to help support one of the most … Hannah Merges needs your support for Support friend who lost their home to LA fire
gofund.me
January 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
One of our amazing grad students lost everything in the LA fires. She is so kind & compassionate & always 1st to help out a friend. She is also a champion of protecting coral reefs through research & action. If you have any capacity to help her it would be so appreciated. ❤️https://gofund.me/27c354ef
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Two postdoc positions in my group are opening: First is part of SOCCOM3 (3 years, NSF funded, S. Ocean carbon/oxygen/nutrient budgets), Second is part of InMOS (4.25 yrs, Schmidt Sciences / OBVI funded, long-term oxygen/carbon flux and inventory constraints). More info: bushinskyoceanlab.org/people/
People
Looking for two postdocs (SOCCOM and InMOS), details below. I am not currently planning to take on new students in Fall 2025. HI Cycles group at the 10th annual SOCCOM meeting at Princeton Universi…
bushinskyoceanlab.org
November 27, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Two postdoc positions in my group are opening: First is part of SOCCOM3 (3 years, NSF funded, S. Ocean carbon/oxygen/nutrient budgets), Second is part of InMOS (4.25 yrs, Schmidt Sciences / OBVI funded, long-term oxygen/carbon flux and inventory constraints). More info: bushinskyoceanlab.org/people/
Proud lab mom today watching my student, Hannah, successfully defend her MS on the effects of submarine groundwater discharge on multiple life stages of a pocilloporid coral! 🧪🪸
November 21, 2024 at 6:42 AM
Proud lab mom today watching my student, Hannah, successfully defend her MS on the effects of submarine groundwater discharge on multiple life stages of a pocilloporid coral! 🧪🪸
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Happy to see the best #rstats trend has also migrated here 📊
Have you ever thought to yourself… how can I make my #rstats plot UGLIER? Well, look no further, cuz it’s good plot-bad plot time! My students made plots that will make you want to laugh, cry, and throw your computer out the window. Which one do you think is the worst? 🧵🧪
November 14, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Happy to see the best #rstats trend has also migrated here 📊
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I found it, the chart specifically tailored to my pet peeves, its perfect 🥺
Swifties will come running for Jobel’s plot! What is the dance ability of each of her albums, with a pie chart that make no sense.
November 12, 2024 at 12:06 AM
I found it, the chart specifically tailored to my pet peeves, its perfect 🥺
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This is a work of art and an incredible thread
This assignment was done during Halloween, so figuring out the most haunted places in the US was a must. Soli shows us where to avoid if you don’t want to run into a ghost!
November 11, 2024 at 11:54 PM
This is a work of art and an incredible thread
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I can’t unsee some of these.
Have you ever thought to yourself… how can I make my #rstats plot UGLIER? Well, look no further, cuz it’s good plot-bad plot time! My students made plots that will make you want to laugh, cry, and throw your computer out the window. Which one do you think is the worst? 🧵🧪
November 13, 2024 at 1:43 PM
I can’t unsee some of these.