webDNA
@webdnaproject.bsky.social
WebDNA – food web reconstruction through environmental DNA analysis. Leverhulme funded project. Liverpool John Moores University & Essex University (UK), University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT)
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Day 1 of our annual #BESAG2025, at @londonzoo.bsky.social
workshops day! Our second workshop was led by Prof Mike Sweet. We had great group discussions on the use of #probiotics in natural #ecosystems 🌍🧪💊💧🌊
workshops day! Our second workshop was led by Prof Mike Sweet. We had great group discussions on the use of #probiotics in natural #ecosystems 🌍🧪💊💧🌊
September 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Day 1 of our annual #BESAG2025, at @londonzoo.bsky.social
workshops day! Our second workshop was led by Prof Mike Sweet. We had great group discussions on the use of #probiotics in natural #ecosystems 🌍🧪💊💧🌊
workshops day! Our second workshop was led by Prof Mike Sweet. We had great group discussions on the use of #probiotics in natural #ecosystems 🌍🧪💊💧🌊
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#BESAG2025. Our first keynote speaker is Dr. Iestyn Woolway. he gave us a very interesting talk on global #lakes responses to #climate #change. #freshwater #aquatic 💧💦🌍
September 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
#BESAG2025. Our first keynote speaker is Dr. Iestyn Woolway. he gave us a very interesting talk on global #lakes responses to #climate #change. #freshwater #aquatic 💧💦🌍
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our third #BESAG2025 keynote speaker is @sarabenelli.bsky.social from the University of Parma. Sara gave us a great talk on #biogeochemical interactions between micro- and macro-organisms #aquatic #lagoon #freshwater 💧💦🌍🧪🪱
September 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
our third #BESAG2025 keynote speaker is @sarabenelli.bsky.social from the University of Parma. Sara gave us a great talk on #biogeochemical interactions between micro- and macro-organisms #aquatic #lagoon #freshwater 💧💦🌍🧪🪱
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New publication lead by Iris Pimentel. Hypothesis-Driven Research on Multiple Stressors: An Analytical Framework for Stressor Interactions
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
August 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
New publication lead by Iris Pimentel. Hypothesis-Driven Research on Multiple Stressors: An Analytical Framework for Stressor Interactions
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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there is still time to join us for our annual #BESAG conference! in London (ZSL), 15/16 Sept! Check out our amazing prices for #ECRs! #aquatic #marine #freshwater 🌍🧪💧🌊
⏰ 🌊 Countdown to submit your abstracts to speak at the BESAG2025 annual meeting: 21 days (deadline 1st Aug 2025)!
📍 ZSL London
📅 15 & 16 September 2025
🥇 2 x ECR prizes available
💻 2 x Workshops
🔗 Full details: shorturl.at/Otya6
#Marine #Freshwater #Ecology #Research #AcademicConference
📍 ZSL London
📅 15 & 16 September 2025
🥇 2 x ECR prizes available
💻 2 x Workshops
🔗 Full details: shorturl.at/Otya6
#Marine #Freshwater #Ecology #Research #AcademicConference
#BESAG2025: Aquatic Ecology Group Annual Meeting 2025
Get together with the freshwater and marine research community to hear the latest research, share skills, and build your network!
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July 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
there is still time to join us for our annual #BESAG conference! in London (ZSL), 15/16 Sept! Check out our amazing prices for #ECRs! #aquatic #marine #freshwater 🌍🧪💧🌊
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Cara the copepod is telling her friend that she has found the event for them, in the BES Niche magazine!
Come and meet your aquatic ecology community at #BESAG2025!
#CaraTheCopepod #marine #freshwater #ecology @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social 🧪💦
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-...
Come and meet your aquatic ecology community at #BESAG2025!
#CaraTheCopepod #marine #freshwater #ecology @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social 🧪💦
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-...
June 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Cara the copepod is telling her friend that she has found the event for them, in the BES Niche magazine!
Come and meet your aquatic ecology community at #BESAG2025!
#CaraTheCopepod #marine #freshwater #ecology @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social 🧪💦
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-...
Come and meet your aquatic ecology community at #BESAG2025!
#CaraTheCopepod #marine #freshwater #ecology @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social 🧪💦
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-...
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The famous Meselson-Stahl experiment, which provided strong evidence for semi-conservative DNA replication, had its roots at the MBL! 🧬 Meselson and Stahl met here in the summer of 1954.
Happy #DNADay! #sciencestartshere
📷: Matthew Meselson in summer 1954
Happy #DNADay! #sciencestartshere
📷: Matthew Meselson in summer 1954
April 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The famous Meselson-Stahl experiment, which provided strong evidence for semi-conservative DNA replication, had its roots at the MBL! 🧬 Meselson and Stahl met here in the summer of 1954.
Happy #DNADay! #sciencestartshere
📷: Matthew Meselson in summer 1954
Happy #DNADay! #sciencestartshere
📷: Matthew Meselson in summer 1954
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My nightmare in #eDNA is to detect a rare or threatened species that turns out to be a false positive, so we set out to evaluate some of the commonly used taxonomic classifiers.
The results are finally out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
1/3
The results are finally out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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A Comprehensive Evaluation of Taxonomic Classifiers in Marine Vertebrate eDNA Studies
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is a widely used tool for surveying marine vertebrate biodiversity. To this end, many computational tools have been released and a plethora of bioinformatic app...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
My nightmare in #eDNA is to detect a rare or threatened species that turns out to be a false positive, so we set out to evaluate some of the commonly used taxonomic classifiers.
The results are finally out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
1/3
The results are finally out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
1/3
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Join us for our Annual #BESAG2025! We have a great price for #ECRs! send us your nomination by the 4th of August and you can have a free conference ticket and present your exciting research! #freshwater #marine #aquatic Link to register to the conference: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-...
April 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Join us for our Annual #BESAG2025! We have a great price for #ECRs! send us your nomination by the 4th of August and you can have a free conference ticket and present your exciting research! #freshwater #marine #aquatic Link to register to the conference: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-...
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📢✨. NEW DATA WORKSHOP for #BESAG2025!
We're thrilled to host Dr Paul Medley and his workshop on analysing fisheries data at our upcoming autumn conference!
🌏 Where: ZSL London
⏰ When: 15/16th September 2025
Tickets and abstract submissions ⬇️:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-....
We're thrilled to host Dr Paul Medley and his workshop on analysing fisheries data at our upcoming autumn conference!
🌏 Where: ZSL London
⏰ When: 15/16th September 2025
Tickets and abstract submissions ⬇️:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-....
April 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM
📢✨. NEW DATA WORKSHOP for #BESAG2025!
We're thrilled to host Dr Paul Medley and his workshop on analysing fisheries data at our upcoming autumn conference!
🌏 Where: ZSL London
⏰ When: 15/16th September 2025
Tickets and abstract submissions ⬇️:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-....
We're thrilled to host Dr Paul Medley and his workshop on analysing fisheries data at our upcoming autumn conference!
🌏 Where: ZSL London
⏰ When: 15/16th September 2025
Tickets and abstract submissions ⬇️:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-....
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📢✨ Aquatically-inclined and looking for an autumn conference?
Join us for this year's #BESAG2025 to discuss all things #freshwater and #marine science!
Where: ZSL London
When: 15/16th September 2025
Registration and abstract submission info ⬇️
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/besa...
Join us for this year's #BESAG2025 to discuss all things #freshwater and #marine science!
Where: ZSL London
When: 15/16th September 2025
Registration and abstract submission info ⬇️
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/besa...
#BESAG2025: Aquatic Ecology Group Annual Meeting 2025
Get together with the freshwater and marine research community to hear the latest research, share skills, and build your network!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
📢✨ Aquatically-inclined and looking for an autumn conference?
Join us for this year's #BESAG2025 to discuss all things #freshwater and #marine science!
Where: ZSL London
When: 15/16th September 2025
Registration and abstract submission info ⬇️
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/besa...
Join us for this year's #BESAG2025 to discuss all things #freshwater and #marine science!
Where: ZSL London
When: 15/16th September 2025
Registration and abstract submission info ⬇️
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/besa...
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Fieldwork tenet number 1: the gifts of nature shall not go to waste
@webdnaproject.bsky.social
@leverhulme.ac.uk
#eDNA #FoodWebs #Mediterranean #Lagoon
@webdnaproject.bsky.social
@leverhulme.ac.uk
#eDNA #FoodWebs #Mediterranean #Lagoon
April 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Fieldwork tenet number 1: the gifts of nature shall not go to waste
@webdnaproject.bsky.social
@leverhulme.ac.uk
#eDNA #FoodWebs #Mediterranean #Lagoon
@webdnaproject.bsky.social
@leverhulme.ac.uk
#eDNA #FoodWebs #Mediterranean #Lagoon
Our first field work has now ended. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this amazing week in Rome! @universityofessex.bsky.social @marianilab.bsky.social @rdowell.bsky.social @daniaalbini.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social TorVergata. Stay tuned for updates 🐟 🧬 🕸️ 🧪
April 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Our first field work has now ended. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this amazing week in Rome! @universityofessex.bsky.social @marianilab.bsky.social @rdowell.bsky.social @daniaalbini.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social TorVergata. Stay tuned for updates 🐟 🧬 🕸️ 🧪
A big thank you to Chiara Leone from the Tor Vergata Team, for all her efforts in organise and coordinate activities for a team of > 10 people for 5 days of sampling and field work! #webDNA
April 4, 2025 at 6:27 AM
A big thank you to Chiara Leone from the Tor Vergata Team, for all her efforts in organise and coordinate activities for a team of > 10 people for 5 days of sampling and field work! #webDNA
#webDNA in action
Oh… poor beauty! You had to give your life…
But if @webdnaproject.bsky.social works, your friends can all stay alive!
But if @webdnaproject.bsky.social works, your friends can all stay alive!
April 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
#webDNA in action
We are in Italy, Orbetello, for our first field campaign! #webDNA has officially started! the Torre Vergata Team is a great host! @marianilab.bsky.social @rdowell.bsky.social @EoinOgorman #foodweb #eDNA #fish #plankton #macroinverts #marinescience 🐟🦠🌊🕸️
April 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We are in Italy, Orbetello, for our first field campaign! #webDNA has officially started! the Torre Vergata Team is a great host! @marianilab.bsky.social @rdowell.bsky.social @EoinOgorman #foodweb #eDNA #fish #plankton #macroinverts #marinescience 🐟🦠🌊🕸️
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Calling all fans of #eDNA!
The deadline for submitting abstracts for the 2025 annual @ukeof.bsky.social UKDNAWG meeting at the @royalsociety.org is fast approaching! Please submit them via this link by 18:00 on 12th March! enterprise.mitingu.com/ceh-events/u...
Please spread the word!
The deadline for submitting abstracts for the 2025 annual @ukeof.bsky.social UKDNAWG meeting at the @royalsociety.org is fast approaching! Please submit them via this link by 18:00 on 12th March! enterprise.mitingu.com/ceh-events/u...
Please spread the word!
UKEOF UKDNA Working Group Conference 2025
UKEOF UKDNA Working Group Conference 2025 - Events by UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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March 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Calling all fans of #eDNA!
The deadline for submitting abstracts for the 2025 annual @ukeof.bsky.social UKDNAWG meeting at the @royalsociety.org is fast approaching! Please submit them via this link by 18:00 on 12th March! enterprise.mitingu.com/ceh-events/u...
Please spread the word!
The deadline for submitting abstracts for the 2025 annual @ukeof.bsky.social UKDNAWG meeting at the @royalsociety.org is fast approaching! Please submit them via this link by 18:00 on 12th March! enterprise.mitingu.com/ceh-events/u...
Please spread the word!
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Calling all postgraduate students! 🎓 Join us at the 21st
#Marine Biological Association #postgraduate conference at
@uniofhull.bsky.social
Why you should join us:
💡Share your #research
🤝Build connections
🌍Interdisciplinary focus
For more information ➡️ buff.ly/3PBmtCL
#MBA
#Marine Biological Association #postgraduate conference at
@uniofhull.bsky.social
Why you should join us:
💡Share your #research
🤝Build connections
🌍Interdisciplinary focus
For more information ➡️ buff.ly/3PBmtCL
#MBA
January 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Calling all postgraduate students! 🎓 Join us at the 21st
#Marine Biological Association #postgraduate conference at
@uniofhull.bsky.social
Why you should join us:
💡Share your #research
🤝Build connections
🌍Interdisciplinary focus
For more information ➡️ buff.ly/3PBmtCL
#MBA
#Marine Biological Association #postgraduate conference at
@uniofhull.bsky.social
Why you should join us:
💡Share your #research
🤝Build connections
🌍Interdisciplinary focus
For more information ➡️ buff.ly/3PBmtCL
#MBA
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📢 Delighted to present our full line-up of keynote speakers for #BESAG2025! 📢
Dr Sara Benelli
Prof. Yin Chen
Dr Iestyn Woolway
Dr Emma Cavan
Dr Joe Taylor
Can you guess the theme this year? 🦠👀
🌏 Where: ZSL London
⏰ When: 15/16th September 2025
Registration:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-...
Dr Sara Benelli
Prof. Yin Chen
Dr Iestyn Woolway
Dr Emma Cavan
Dr Joe Taylor
Can you guess the theme this year? 🦠👀
🌏 Where: ZSL London
⏰ When: 15/16th September 2025
Registration:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-...
March 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
📢 Delighted to present our full line-up of keynote speakers for #BESAG2025! 📢
Dr Sara Benelli
Prof. Yin Chen
Dr Iestyn Woolway
Dr Emma Cavan
Dr Joe Taylor
Can you guess the theme this year? 🦠👀
🌏 Where: ZSL London
⏰ When: 15/16th September 2025
Registration:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-...
Dr Sara Benelli
Prof. Yin Chen
Dr Iestyn Woolway
Dr Emma Cavan
Dr Joe Taylor
Can you guess the theme this year? 🦠👀
🌏 Where: ZSL London
⏰ When: 15/16th September 2025
Registration:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-...
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📢 I am very excited to share our new paper in
@commsbio.bsky.social: nature.com/articles/s42... . 🔥 🌍🧪How does #warming affect #plankton #bodysize distributions? We used one of the largest outdoor #mesocosm experiments to test our hypothesis 1/
@commsbio.bsky.social: nature.com/articles/s42... . 🔥 🌍🧪How does #warming affect #plankton #bodysize distributions? We used one of the largest outdoor #mesocosm experiments to test our hypothesis 1/
Warming alters plankton body-size distributions in a large field experiment - Communications Biology
Warming reduces zooplankton size by up to 57% at +8° C, with some nonlinear trends and breakpoints. This large-scale mesocosm study highlights the importance of intergenerational responses to warming ...
nature.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
📢 I am very excited to share our new paper in
@commsbio.bsky.social: nature.com/articles/s42... . 🔥 🌍🧪How does #warming affect #plankton #bodysize distributions? We used one of the largest outdoor #mesocosm experiments to test our hypothesis 1/
@commsbio.bsky.social: nature.com/articles/s42... . 🔥 🌍🧪How does #warming affect #plankton #bodysize distributions? We used one of the largest outdoor #mesocosm experiments to test our hypothesis 1/
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It's been great to adopt and utilise the 'Metaprobe' throughout Cardigan Bay to collect eDNA samples whilst carrying out BRUVs. Thanks to @giumaiello.bsky.social and @marianilab.bsky.social for introducing me to their eDNA sampler for upscaling aquatic monitoring. Now time to process the samples!🧬🌊🐬
March 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
It's been great to adopt and utilise the 'Metaprobe' throughout Cardigan Bay to collect eDNA samples whilst carrying out BRUVs. Thanks to @giumaiello.bsky.social and @marianilab.bsky.social for introducing me to their eDNA sampler for upscaling aquatic monitoring. Now time to process the samples!🧬🌊🐬
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Since I was a kid, when looking at pictures of #jaguars and #leopards side-by-side, i’ve always felt like the former was a scarier prehistoric version of the latter, a more elegant and sophisticated solution…
I still feel exactly the same!
I still feel exactly the same!
That's not a tapir!
Standard trail cams are movement triggered and often film non-target species during conservation studies.
This 'by-catch' is a rich source of data, offering a snapshot of biodiversity and habitat health.
It also offers a glimpse of elusive apex predators like the jaguar. 🌎🧪
Standard trail cams are movement triggered and often film non-target species during conservation studies.
This 'by-catch' is a rich source of data, offering a snapshot of biodiversity and habitat health.
It also offers a glimpse of elusive apex predators like the jaguar. 🌎🧪
March 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM