Christina Bonsell
@christinabonsell.bsky.social
Marine Ecologist based in Alaska | Outdoor dabbler | Arctic enthusiast | Kelp fancier
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Putative Batesian mimicry of gelatinous zooplankton by larvae of marine fishes: a closer look based on in-situ images by blackwater photographers
Johnson et al. 2025
Larval fishes appear to mimic invertebrates as seen by deep ocean divers after sunset
oceansciencefoundation.org/josf42d.html...
Johnson et al. 2025
Larval fishes appear to mimic invertebrates as seen by deep ocean divers after sunset
oceansciencefoundation.org/josf42d.html...
February 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Putative Batesian mimicry of gelatinous zooplankton by larvae of marine fishes: a closer look based on in-situ images by blackwater photographers
Johnson et al. 2025
Larval fishes appear to mimic invertebrates as seen by deep ocean divers after sunset
oceansciencefoundation.org/josf42d.html...
Johnson et al. 2025
Larval fishes appear to mimic invertebrates as seen by deep ocean divers after sunset
oceansciencefoundation.org/josf42d.html...
Reposted by Christina Bonsell
Gorgeous kelp forest dive at Hopkins Marine Station yesterday! 🌊 Photos of giant kelp, a gorgeous iridescent red algae, and the seal that followed our dive! 🦭
February 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Gorgeous kelp forest dive at Hopkins Marine Station yesterday! 🌊 Photos of giant kelp, a gorgeous iridescent red algae, and the seal that followed our dive! 🦭
Muppy 4 ever
If you could use a little brightness in your day, I recommend spending some time with sled dog MUPPY. I’m genuinely obsessed with her. She is an icon. She is a legend. Her legs are 4 inches long.
Meet Muppy, the World’s Smallest Sled Dog
Most sled dogs are huskies and pointers, but Muppy didn’t get the memo. With sheer determination and a whole lot of heart, this little dog is rewriting the rules of racing.
www.outsideonline.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Muppy 4 ever
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Great protest in Anchorage, Alaska in front of City Hall. And there are two other protests going on in the city simultaneously! People lining both sides of the street…
February 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Great protest in Anchorage, Alaska in front of City Hall. And there are two other protests going on in the city simultaneously! People lining both sides of the street…
Reposted by Christina Bonsell
Updated 50-year change of annual temperature for the Alaska climate divisions, now for 1975-2024. Largest changes are in the North Slope and West Coast divisions and driven by, you guessed it, sea ice loss. Data from NOAA/NCEI. #akwx #Climate #ClimateChange @climatologist49.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Updated 50-year change of annual temperature for the Alaska climate divisions, now for 1975-2024. Largest changes are in the North Slope and West Coast divisions and driven by, you guessed it, sea ice loss. Data from NOAA/NCEI. #akwx #Climate #ClimateChange @climatologist49.bsky.social
This is a great resource that I'm going to immediately use for one of my projects!
Check out the CPA’s “An Illustrated Permafrost Dictionary” if you want to learn about the 100 most important terms in permafrost science and engineering, now on RG! It has beautiful pictures, many thanks to the first author, in the pic below (great cook too) 😁 www.researchgate.net/publication/...
January 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This is a great resource that I'm going to immediately use for one of my projects!
Pretty amazing to see a Channel Island fox in the wild, just chillin by a bench. These guys were nearly extinct when I was a kid.
January 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Pretty amazing to see a Channel Island fox in the wild, just chillin by a bench. These guys were nearly extinct when I was a kid.
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Water people! I'm working on a syllabus for my sophomore Environmental Problem Analysis seminar.
I think our first topic (of three) is going to be river modification! What are your favorite approachable reads on rivers, dams, and channelization?
I think our first topic (of three) is going to be river modification! What are your favorite approachable reads on rivers, dams, and channelization?
December 14, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Water people! I'm working on a syllabus for my sophomore Environmental Problem Analysis seminar.
I think our first topic (of three) is going to be river modification! What are your favorite approachable reads on rivers, dams, and channelization?
I think our first topic (of three) is going to be river modification! What are your favorite approachable reads on rivers, dams, and channelization?
The #marineheatwave known as the Blob (2014-2016) devastated common murre populations in Alaska. The figures in this paper are so striking, I got chills. #birds #seabirds
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘Blob’ heat wave killed millions of seabirds—and they haven’t bounced back
Historic 2016 event may have permanently altered northern Pacific ecosystem
www.science.org
December 13, 2024 at 2:53 AM
The #marineheatwave known as the Blob (2014-2016) devastated common murre populations in Alaska. The figures in this paper are so striking, I got chills. #birds #seabirds
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Brittle star? More like chonky star
on my mind recently ASTROPHIURA! This curious brittle star that RESEMBLES a sea star! They live in the #deepsea and have been seen by #Okeanos as well as #Falkor. its POSSIBLE I may have seen something like thus during the #chile #invertebratetaxonomyworkshop2024! such nifty critters!
December 12, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Brittle star? More like chonky star
Is The Onion covering mCDR and carbon credits now??? 😆
Species Of Blue-Green Algae Announces IPO
theonion.com/species-of-b...
theonion.com/species-of-b...
December 9, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Is The Onion covering mCDR and carbon credits now??? 😆
It's the time of year when "south" feels very significant. Photo taken at noon yesterday.
December 8, 2024 at 1:30 AM
It's the time of year when "south" feels very significant. Photo taken at noon yesterday.
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Good Morning ☀️
Day 5 of
#ArtAdventCalendar
"Bathing Beluga"
Acrylic On Canvas
Apologies if you get the Raffi song stuck in your head all day!
Another from my Animals Invading Human Habitats Series (b/c we invade theirs all the time.. right?!)
#painting
#torilart
#art
#beluga
Day 5 of
#ArtAdventCalendar
"Bathing Beluga"
Acrylic On Canvas
Apologies if you get the Raffi song stuck in your head all day!
Another from my Animals Invading Human Habitats Series (b/c we invade theirs all the time.. right?!)
#painting
#torilart
#art
#beluga
December 5, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Good Morning ☀️
Day 5 of
#ArtAdventCalendar
"Bathing Beluga"
Acrylic On Canvas
Apologies if you get the Raffi song stuck in your head all day!
Another from my Animals Invading Human Habitats Series (b/c we invade theirs all the time.. right?!)
#painting
#torilart
#art
#beluga
Day 5 of
#ArtAdventCalendar
"Bathing Beluga"
Acrylic On Canvas
Apologies if you get the Raffi song stuck in your head all day!
Another from my Animals Invading Human Habitats Series (b/c we invade theirs all the time.. right?!)
#painting
#torilart
#art
#beluga
This needs to be a country song
Siri, come up with the most Wasilla, Alaska, headline ever.
December 5, 2024 at 11:32 PM
This needs to be a country song
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To better understand how fishers and the seafood industry are responding to marine mammal interactions, there’s a voluntary, anonymous survey about use of and perceptions of deterrents. If you work in fishing communities in the US, please consider sharing! www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...
NOAA Committee Conducting Survey on Methods to Deter Conflicts with Marine Mammals
Deadline for fishermen, dock and marina owners, and others to complete the survey extended to December 22.
www.fisheries.noaa.gov
December 4, 2024 at 1:00 AM
To better understand how fishers and the seafood industry are responding to marine mammal interactions, there’s a voluntary, anonymous survey about use of and perceptions of deterrents. If you work in fishing communities in the US, please consider sharing! www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...
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YOU FOOLS. YOU LET MOOSE.
December 1, 2024 at 7:40 PM
YOU FOOLS. YOU LET MOOSE.
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Nov 2024 global data from ERA5 Reanalysis showed that it was the 2nd warmest Nov on record. More importantly, it is now a 100% certainty that 2024 will finish as the warmest year on record (1940-present), and likely the first year with an average temp over 15C in the history of human civilization.
December 2, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Nov 2024 global data from ERA5 Reanalysis showed that it was the 2nd warmest Nov on record. More importantly, it is now a 100% certainty that 2024 will finish as the warmest year on record (1940-present), and likely the first year with an average temp over 15C in the history of human civilization.
Saw some cool examples of ice rafting while skating this weekend. As freeze progresses, rocks and sediments get stuck in the growing ice canopy, seemingly #DefyingGravity. That's some wicked sediment transport 😆
November 25, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Saw some cool examples of ice rafting while skating this weekend. As freeze progresses, rocks and sediments get stuck in the growing ice canopy, seemingly #DefyingGravity. That's some wicked sediment transport 😆
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Want to understand the importance the importance of #salmon to #Alaska and a way forward? Read this:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/43ae...
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/43ae...
Indigenizing salmon fisheries in Alaska
Climate impacts on salmon in the Yukon and Kuskokwim River watersheds and the need for Alaska Native-led solutions
storymaps.arcgis.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Want to understand the importance the importance of #salmon to #Alaska and a way forward? Read this:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/43ae...
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/43ae...
@drandrewthaler.bsky.social told me #Science + #Ocean Twitter was here. Looks like #Alaska Twitter is here too! I missed you all 🥹 IG was not cutting it for my esoteric social media discussion needs
November 22, 2024 at 2:11 AM
@drandrewthaler.bsky.social told me #Science + #Ocean Twitter was here. Looks like #Alaska Twitter is here too! I missed you all 🥹 IG was not cutting it for my esoteric social media discussion needs