BioNept.bsky.social
@bionept.bsky.social
BioNept is a Marine Ecology Research Group with a strong interest in ecological, evolutionary and conservation questions.
Great energy yesterday at the Marine Station of @univlille.bsky.social!
We were thrilled to welcome the Parlement des Jeunes pour l’Eau, in partnership with the Agence de l’Eau, for a hands-on look at how we study and monitor plastic pollution. 🌊🔬
@katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social
We were thrilled to welcome the Parlement des Jeunes pour l’Eau, in partnership with the Agence de l’Eau, for a hands-on look at how we study and monitor plastic pollution. 🌊🔬
@katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Great energy yesterday at the Marine Station of @univlille.bsky.social!
We were thrilled to welcome the Parlement des Jeunes pour l’Eau, in partnership with the Agence de l’Eau, for a hands-on look at how we study and monitor plastic pollution. 🌊🔬
@katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social
We were thrilled to welcome the Parlement des Jeunes pour l’Eau, in partnership with the Agence de l’Eau, for a hands-on look at how we study and monitor plastic pollution. 🌊🔬
@katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social
Wrapping up a great week of intertidal fieldwork — boots full of seawater, hands full of samples, and loggers full of data! 🌊🦪📊
@katynicastro.bsky.social @lorenzocozzolino.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #intertidal #fieldwork #biodiversity #climatechange
@katynicastro.bsky.social @lorenzocozzolino.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #intertidal #fieldwork #biodiversity #climatechange
October 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Wrapping up a great week of intertidal fieldwork — boots full of seawater, hands full of samples, and loggers full of data! 🌊🦪📊
@katynicastro.bsky.social @lorenzocozzolino.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #intertidal #fieldwork #biodiversity #climatechange
@katynicastro.bsky.social @lorenzocozzolino.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #intertidal #fieldwork #biodiversity #climatechange
📢 New paper out!
🌊🦀 Environmentally realistic #microplastic concentrations show limited effects on #behaviour & #physiology of green crab lineages
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@fplima.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #pollution
🌊🦀 Environmentally realistic #microplastic concentrations show limited effects on #behaviour & #physiology of green crab lineages
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@fplima.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #pollution
August 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
📢 New paper out!
🌊🦀 Environmentally realistic #microplastic concentrations show limited effects on #behaviour & #physiology of green crab lineages
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@fplima.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #pollution
🌊🦀 Environmentally realistic #microplastic concentrations show limited effects on #behaviour & #physiology of green crab lineages
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@fplima.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #pollution
Heading from #France to #England for another intertidal survey in #Cornwall 🇫🇷➡️🇬🇧
On the ferry now—Cap Gris-Nez and Cap Blanc-Nez in the rearview, rocky shores ahead! 🌊🪸🐚
#Fieldwork #Intertidal #MarineEcology @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social
On the ferry now—Cap Gris-Nez and Cap Blanc-Nez in the rearview, rocky shores ahead! 🌊🪸🐚
#Fieldwork #Intertidal #MarineEcology @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Heading from #France to #England for another intertidal survey in #Cornwall 🇫🇷➡️🇬🇧
On the ferry now—Cap Gris-Nez and Cap Blanc-Nez in the rearview, rocky shores ahead! 🌊🪸🐚
#Fieldwork #Intertidal #MarineEcology @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social
On the ferry now—Cap Gris-Nez and Cap Blanc-Nez in the rearview, rocky shores ahead! 🌊🪸🐚
#Fieldwork #Intertidal #MarineEcology @univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social
So long from the Moroccan intertidal 🇲🇦 — heading back to France 🇫🇷
Last snapshot: three tide pools side by side — perfect little replicates.
#Intertidal #Morocco #Fieldwork @gerardozardi.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #biodiversity
Last snapshot: three tide pools side by side — perfect little replicates.
#Intertidal #Morocco #Fieldwork @gerardozardi.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #biodiversity
July 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
So long from the Moroccan intertidal 🇲🇦 — heading back to France 🇫🇷
Last snapshot: three tide pools side by side — perfect little replicates.
#Intertidal #Morocco #Fieldwork @gerardozardi.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #biodiversity
Last snapshot: three tide pools side by side — perfect little replicates.
#Intertidal #Morocco #Fieldwork @gerardozardi.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #biodiversity
Our survey campaign continues along the stunning Moroccan shores 🇲🇦🌊🦪Unbelievable #intertidal landscapes & yesterday's accommodation had everything we needed: WiFi, terrace &...dromedaries🐪
#fieldwork #marineecology #Morocco @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
#fieldwork #marineecology #Morocco @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Our survey campaign continues along the stunning Moroccan shores 🇲🇦🌊🦪Unbelievable #intertidal landscapes & yesterday's accommodation had everything we needed: WiFi, terrace &...dromedaries🐪
#fieldwork #marineecology #Morocco @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
#fieldwork #marineecology #Morocco @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
BioNept Intertidal Moroccan tour 2025 🌊🦪🇲🇦
Great to be back to survey intertidal rocky shores along this fascinating stretch of coast! 🌊🦀🦪 #Morocco #intertidal #biodiversity @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
Great to be back to survey intertidal rocky shores along this fascinating stretch of coast! 🌊🦀🦪 #Morocco #intertidal #biodiversity @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
July 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
BioNept Intertidal Moroccan tour 2025 🌊🦪🇲🇦
Great to be back to survey intertidal rocky shores along this fascinating stretch of coast! 🌊🦀🦪 #Morocco #intertidal #biodiversity @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
Great to be back to survey intertidal rocky shores along this fascinating stretch of coast! 🌊🦀🦪 #Morocco #intertidal #biodiversity @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
The Norwegian #intertidal always delivers surprises 🇳🇴🌊 From microbial biodiversity to unexpected megafauna encounters - though we’re not sure we should count the 🫎 in the transect 😉 #Fieldwork #IntertidalEcology @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #biodiversity
July 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The Norwegian #intertidal always delivers surprises 🇳🇴🌊 From microbial biodiversity to unexpected megafauna encounters - though we’re not sure we should count the 🫎 in the transect 😉 #Fieldwork #IntertidalEcology @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #biodiversity
Our PhD student Sarah Bollina is on the move! 🚐🧪 Currently sampling her way through the stunning Norwegian coast 🇳🇴 🐚 #MarineBiology #Fieldwork #PhDLife
@katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #intertidal
@katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #intertidal
July 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Our PhD student Sarah Bollina is on the move! 🚐🧪 Currently sampling her way through the stunning Norwegian coast 🇳🇴 🐚 #MarineBiology #Fieldwork #PhDLife
@katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #intertidal
@katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social #intertidal
Huge congrats to Lorenzo Cozzolino for successfully defending his 🎓🥳🍾🍾🍾 Thanks to the jury for a lively viva full of sharp and stimulating questions🦀🌊 #PhDDefense #MarineEcology #Intertidal
@nschubert.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @ccmar.bsky.social
@nschubert.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @ccmar.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Huge congrats to Lorenzo Cozzolino for successfully defending his 🎓🥳🍾🍾🍾 Thanks to the jury for a lively viva full of sharp and stimulating questions🦀🌊 #PhDDefense #MarineEcology #Intertidal
@nschubert.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @ccmar.bsky.social
@nschubert.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social @ccmar.bsky.social
Flying to Portugal 🇵🇹 to support our #PhDstudent Lorenzo Cozzolino as he defends his thesis🎓 A big milestone after years of exciting work on intertidal ecology 🌊🦪🐚🦀 #PhD #phdlife @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social #MarineEcology #BioNept @ccmar.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Flying to Portugal 🇵🇹 to support our #PhDstudent Lorenzo Cozzolino as he defends his thesis🎓 A big milestone after years of exciting work on intertidal ecology 🌊🦪🐚🦀 #PhD #phdlife @katynicastro.bsky.social @gerardozardi.bsky.social #MarineEcology #BioNept @ccmar.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social
@katynicastro.bsky.social
up tomorrow morning at #ITRS2025! She’ll be speaking on the Impact of Leachates from #Microplastic and Novel Plastic Forms on #Mussels Adaptive #Behaviour & Self-Organisation ROOM 2 at 16:30🦪🌊🐚
##ITRS @univlille.bsky.social
@cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social #plasticpollution
up tomorrow morning at #ITRS2025! She’ll be speaking on the Impact of Leachates from #Microplastic and Novel Plastic Forms on #Mussels Adaptive #Behaviour & Self-Organisation ROOM 2 at 16:30🦪🌊🐚
##ITRS @univlille.bsky.social
@cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social #plasticpollution
July 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
@katynicastro.bsky.social
up tomorrow morning at #ITRS2025! She’ll be speaking on the Impact of Leachates from #Microplastic and Novel Plastic Forms on #Mussels Adaptive #Behaviour & Self-Organisation ROOM 2 at 16:30🦪🌊🐚
##ITRS @univlille.bsky.social
@cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social #plasticpollution
up tomorrow morning at #ITRS2025! She’ll be speaking on the Impact of Leachates from #Microplastic and Novel Plastic Forms on #Mussels Adaptive #Behaviour & Self-Organisation ROOM 2 at 16:30🦪🌊🐚
##ITRS @univlille.bsky.social
@cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social #plasticpollution
Off to Brest for #ITRS2025 — bags packed and ready to go! 🪸🦪🌊 Catch not one, not two... but FIVE talks from the BioNept crew: @gerardozardi.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social Sarah Bollina, Jonathan Monsinjon and Lorenzo Cozzolino
#ITRS here we come 🦪🌊🐚🦀
#ITRS here we come 🦪🌊🐚🦀
June 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Off to Brest for #ITRS2025 — bags packed and ready to go! 🪸🦪🌊 Catch not one, not two... but FIVE talks from the BioNept crew: @gerardozardi.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social Sarah Bollina, Jonathan Monsinjon and Lorenzo Cozzolino
#ITRS here we come 🦪🌊🐚🦀
#ITRS here we come 🦪🌊🐚🦀
Back from a productive and sunny round of #intertidal #fieldwork at Cran du Noirda, France 🇨🇵
@univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social
#biodiversity #coastalecology
@univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social
#biodiversity #coastalecology
April 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Back from a productive and sunny round of #intertidal #fieldwork at Cran du Noirda, France 🇨🇵
@univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social
#biodiversity #coastalecology
@univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social
#biodiversity #coastalecology
Back from a foggy round of #fieldwork in #Normandy. Old-school 🤖🦪& new Electric Blue ⚡🔵 robo-oysters are in place. Thanks to SATMAR for making it all run smoothly once again!
@univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social
#biodiversity #intertidal #coastalecology
@univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social
#biodiversity #intertidal #coastalecology
March 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Back from a foggy round of #fieldwork in #Normandy. Old-school 🤖🦪& new Electric Blue ⚡🔵 robo-oysters are in place. Thanks to SATMAR for making it all run smoothly once again!
@univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social
#biodiversity #intertidal #coastalecology
@univlille.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social
#biodiversity #intertidal #coastalecology
New research alert!🚨
First record of pyroplastic & partially burnt plastic litter along South African shores🇿🇦
Burnt plastics🔥cryptic yet widespread
📚Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#PlasticPollution #SouthAfrica
@univlille.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social @cnrs.fr
First record of pyroplastic & partially burnt plastic litter along South African shores🇿🇦
Burnt plastics🔥cryptic yet widespread
📚Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#PlasticPollution #SouthAfrica
@univlille.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social @cnrs.fr
March 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
New research alert!🚨
First record of pyroplastic & partially burnt plastic litter along South African shores🇿🇦
Burnt plastics🔥cryptic yet widespread
📚Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#PlasticPollution #SouthAfrica
@univlille.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social @cnrs.fr
First record of pyroplastic & partially burnt plastic litter along South African shores🇿🇦
Burnt plastics🔥cryptic yet widespread
📚Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#PlasticPollution #SouthAfrica
@univlille.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social @cnrs.fr
New research alert! 🚨We found that #biogeography, not mussel genetics, is the key factor shaping macrofauna in South African 🇿🇦 mussel beds
Dive into the details: doi.org/10.3354/meps... 📚
#MarineEcology #mussels
@meps-ir.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social @cnrs.fr
Dive into the details: doi.org/10.3354/meps... 📚
#MarineEcology #mussels
@meps-ir.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social @cnrs.fr
March 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
New research alert! 🚨We found that #biogeography, not mussel genetics, is the key factor shaping macrofauna in South African 🇿🇦 mussel beds
Dive into the details: doi.org/10.3354/meps... 📚
#MarineEcology #mussels
@meps-ir.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social @cnrs.fr
Dive into the details: doi.org/10.3354/meps... 📚
#MarineEcology #mussels
@meps-ir.bsky.social @univlille.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social @cnrs.fr
🌟🎉 Happy New Year from all of us at BioNept! 🌊🐚 Here's to another year of exploring the wonders of marine life. 🌍🦠 Cheers to science and sustainability in 2025! 🌿✨ #NewYear #MarineScience #marinelife #biodiversity #wildlife
January 1, 2025 at 8:09 AM
🌟🎉 Happy New Year from all of us at BioNept! 🌊🐚 Here's to another year of exploring the wonders of marine life. 🌍🦠 Cheers to science and sustainability in 2025! 🌿✨ #NewYear #MarineScience #marinelife #biodiversity #wildlife
The blue mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the brown mussel Perna perna coexisting in the South African #intertidal 🇿🇦🌍
#biodiversity #musselsarecool #SouthAfrica #marinelife #wildlife #nature
#biodiversity #musselsarecool #SouthAfrica #marinelife #wildlife #nature
November 29, 2024 at 11:30 AM
The blue mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the brown mussel Perna perna coexisting in the South African #intertidal 🇿🇦🌍
#biodiversity #musselsarecool #SouthAfrica #marinelife #wildlife #nature
#biodiversity #musselsarecool #SouthAfrica #marinelife #wildlife #nature
Living Common Goose Barnacles washed ashore🌊 attached to a piece of wood flotsam 🪵 at Boulogne sur Mer (France 🇨🇵)
#MarineLife #biodiversity #barnacles #intertidal #wildlife
#MarineLife #biodiversity #barnacles #intertidal #wildlife
November 29, 2024 at 7:44 AM
Living Common Goose Barnacles washed ashore🌊 attached to a piece of wood flotsam 🪵 at Boulogne sur Mer (France 🇨🇵)
#MarineLife #biodiversity #barnacles #intertidal #wildlife
#MarineLife #biodiversity #barnacles #intertidal #wildlife
The charming doodles Charles Darwin’s children left on the back-leaves and in the margins of his On the Origin of Species manuscript draft
🖍️👶📖✍️
#Science #History #Evolution #Darwin #art
#CharlesDarwin #DarwinianEvolution #Darwinism #EvolutionaryBiology #NaturalSelection #DarwinTheory
🖍️👶📖✍️
#Science #History #Evolution #Darwin #art
#CharlesDarwin #DarwinianEvolution #Darwinism #EvolutionaryBiology #NaturalSelection #DarwinTheory
November 28, 2024 at 8:04 PM
The charming doodles Charles Darwin’s children left on the back-leaves and in the margins of his On the Origin of Species manuscript draft
🖍️👶📖✍️
#Science #History #Evolution #Darwin #art
#CharlesDarwin #DarwinianEvolution #Darwinism #EvolutionaryBiology #NaturalSelection #DarwinTheory
🖍️👶📖✍️
#Science #History #Evolution #Darwin #art
#CharlesDarwin #DarwinianEvolution #Darwinism #EvolutionaryBiology #NaturalSelection #DarwinTheory
The grey volcano #barnacle🌋 Tetraclita serrata and the eightshell barnacle Octomeris angulosa coexisting in the #intertidal zone.
📍 Morgans Bay ( #SouthAfrica )
🇿🇦🌍
#biodiversity #wildlife #marinelife
📍 Morgans Bay ( #SouthAfrica )
🇿🇦🌍
#biodiversity #wildlife #marinelife
November 27, 2024 at 10:30 AM
The grey volcano #barnacle🌋 Tetraclita serrata and the eightshell barnacle Octomeris angulosa coexisting in the #intertidal zone.
📍 Morgans Bay ( #SouthAfrica )
🇿🇦🌍
#biodiversity #wildlife #marinelife
📍 Morgans Bay ( #SouthAfrica )
🇿🇦🌍
#biodiversity #wildlife #marinelife
Stunning 19th-century illustrations from the world's first scientific effort to bring public awareness to the Great Barrier Reef.
The #GreatBarrierReef of Australia: Its Products and Potentialities by
William Saville-Kent.
#biodiversity #corals #science #nature #climatechange #marinelife #wildlife
The #GreatBarrierReef of Australia: Its Products and Potentialities by
William Saville-Kent.
#biodiversity #corals #science #nature #climatechange #marinelife #wildlife
November 25, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Stunning 19th-century illustrations from the world's first scientific effort to bring public awareness to the Great Barrier Reef.
The #GreatBarrierReef of Australia: Its Products and Potentialities by
William Saville-Kent.
#biodiversity #corals #science #nature #climatechange #marinelife #wildlife
The #GreatBarrierReef of Australia: Its Products and Potentialities by
William Saville-Kent.
#biodiversity #corals #science #nature #climatechange #marinelife #wildlife
Shell corrosion triggered by microbial endoliths protects mussels from heatwaves ☀️🌊
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#intertidal #heatwave #wildlife #marinelife #musselsarecool #biodiversity #climatechange
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#intertidal #heatwave #wildlife #marinelife #musselsarecool #biodiversity #climatechange
November 23, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Shell corrosion triggered by microbial endoliths protects mussels from heatwaves ☀️🌊
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#intertidal #heatwave #wildlife #marinelife #musselsarecool #biodiversity #climatechange
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#intertidal #heatwave #wildlife #marinelife #musselsarecool #biodiversity #climatechange
Marvel at the mussel's magic! ✨ Hard at work weaving byssal threads
🧶🌊
#MarineLife #NatureWonders #musselsarecool #intertidal #mussels #wildlife
🧶🌊
#MarineLife #NatureWonders #musselsarecool #intertidal #mussels #wildlife
November 23, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Marvel at the mussel's magic! ✨ Hard at work weaving byssal threads
🧶🌊
#MarineLife #NatureWonders #musselsarecool #intertidal #mussels #wildlife
🧶🌊
#MarineLife #NatureWonders #musselsarecool #intertidal #mussels #wildlife