Melanie Bishop
@melaniejbishop.bsky.social
Professor of Marine Ecology at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; Co-founder of Living Seawalls; Deputy Director Smart Green Cities Research Centre
Seascapes - Nature based solutions - Restoration ecology - Eco-engineering - Shellfish Reefs
Seascapes - Nature based solutions - Restoration ecology - Eco-engineering - Shellfish Reefs
GLOBAL PHD IN TRAITS SHAPING SHELLFISH REEF RESILIENCE
Macquarie University and University of Groningen are pleased to offer an exceptional student a cotutelle PhD opportunity to examine how the self-assembly of shellfish reefs confers resilience to stressors. See:
www.mq.edu.au/research/phd...
Macquarie University and University of Groningen are pleased to offer an exceptional student a cotutelle PhD opportunity to examine how the self-assembly of shellfish reefs confers resilience to stressors. See:
www.mq.edu.au/research/phd...
November 3, 2025 at 6:09 AM
GLOBAL PHD IN TRAITS SHAPING SHELLFISH REEF RESILIENCE
Macquarie University and University of Groningen are pleased to offer an exceptional student a cotutelle PhD opportunity to examine how the self-assembly of shellfish reefs confers resilience to stressors. See:
www.mq.edu.au/research/phd...
Macquarie University and University of Groningen are pleased to offer an exceptional student a cotutelle PhD opportunity to examine how the self-assembly of shellfish reefs confers resilience to stressors. See:
www.mq.edu.au/research/phd...
Interested in marine conservation and nature positive? Ready to take the next step with research training, at two leading universities, spanning two continents? @drcarmelmc.bsky.social and I are looking to recruit a PhD student! Further detail and how to apply below.
A joint Macquarie/St Andrews fully funded PhD scholarship is available to optimise the design of oyster reef restoration projects for biodiversity outcomes. The PhD will be jointly supervised by @melaniejbishop.bsky.social and me. See lnkd.in/e_Tr2EXQ
October 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Interested in marine conservation and nature positive? Ready to take the next step with research training, at two leading universities, spanning two continents? @drcarmelmc.bsky.social and I are looking to recruit a PhD student! Further detail and how to apply below.
Awesome postdoc opportunity, in a great lab
Postdoc opportunity at University College Cork Ireland 🇮🇪. Interdisciplinary approaches to urban coastlines & multispecies relations. 🚶♀️🐚👨⚕️🦀👩🔬🪸👤🐟 Open to EU & non-EU applicants 🌎 Deadline 3rd Oct. Interviews 9th & 10th Oct. #LivingSeawall #EcoEngineering #Sustainability my.corehr.com/pls/uccrecru...
September 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Awesome postdoc opportunity, in a great lab
SO. MUCH. ALGAE! So interesting to see how Living Seawalls, initially designed for Sudney Harbour, perform at different locations!
Well done to Franz Bauer for collecting the 2 year dataset on the biodiversity colonising the Living Seawalls in Plymouth. Fucoid algae continues to dominate. 🤎 Many new species moving in..🦀🐌🪸
September 12, 2025 at 9:24 AM
SO. MUCH. ALGAE! So interesting to see how Living Seawalls, initially designed for Sudney Harbour, perform at different locations!
Check out the latest Living Seawall, in Ireland, thanks to Louise Firth and her amazing team! Can't wait to see what moves in!
Come see our new Living Seawalls in #Cobh #Cork! 1st in Ireland 🇮🇪. #Global experiment 🌍 started in #Sydney 🇦🇺. Huge thanks to HEA funding, @uccresearch.bsky.social, #PortOfCork for support & Inland & Coastal Marinas for installation. Looking forward to seeing what marine life colonises 🦀🪸🐚🦐🦞🐟🌊.
September 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Check out the latest Living Seawall, in Ireland, thanks to Louise Firth and her amazing team! Can't wait to see what moves in!
Reposted by Melanie Bishop
🏆 @livingseawalls.bsky.social is awarded the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Eureka Prize for Environmental Research: youtu.be/l76BDpJ7HU4
#EurekaPrizes @sims-australia.bsky.social @melaniejbishop.bsky.social @cariocamayer.bsky.social @marialvozzo.bsky.social
#EurekaPrizes @sims-australia.bsky.social @melaniejbishop.bsky.social @cariocamayer.bsky.social @marialvozzo.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
🏆 @livingseawalls.bsky.social is awarded the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Eureka Prize for Environmental Research: youtu.be/l76BDpJ7HU4
#EurekaPrizes @sims-australia.bsky.social @melaniejbishop.bsky.social @cariocamayer.bsky.social @marialvozzo.bsky.social
#EurekaPrizes @sims-australia.bsky.social @melaniejbishop.bsky.social @cariocamayer.bsky.social @marialvozzo.bsky.social
Reposted by Melanie Bishop
@livingseawalls.bsky.social is a finalist in the NSW DCCEEW Eureka Prize for Environmental Research.
Learn more: youtu.be/9yrRzgyZqoI
#EurekaPrizes @sims-australia.bsky.social @melaniejbishop.bsky.social @cariocamayer.bsky.social @marialvozzo.bsky.social
Learn more: youtu.be/9yrRzgyZqoI
#EurekaPrizes @sims-australia.bsky.social @melaniejbishop.bsky.social @cariocamayer.bsky.social @marialvozzo.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
@livingseawalls.bsky.social is a finalist in the NSW DCCEEW Eureka Prize for Environmental Research.
Learn more: youtu.be/9yrRzgyZqoI
#EurekaPrizes @sims-australia.bsky.social @melaniejbishop.bsky.social @cariocamayer.bsky.social @marialvozzo.bsky.social
Learn more: youtu.be/9yrRzgyZqoI
#EurekaPrizes @sims-australia.bsky.social @melaniejbishop.bsky.social @cariocamayer.bsky.social @marialvozzo.bsky.social
Reposted by Melanie Bishop
Artificial lights can reverse shading effects from overwater structures, but their success depends on the environment 💡
In low-turbidity areas, low-intensity light mimics natural conditions, while high-intensity light promotes algal growth 🌱 🧪 🌎
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
In low-turbidity areas, low-intensity light mimics natural conditions, while high-intensity light promotes algal growth 🌱 🧪 🌎
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
December 18, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Artificial lights can reverse shading effects from overwater structures, but their success depends on the environment 💡
In low-turbidity areas, low-intensity light mimics natural conditions, while high-intensity light promotes algal growth 🌱 🧪 🌎
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
In low-turbidity areas, low-intensity light mimics natural conditions, while high-intensity light promotes algal growth 🌱 🧪 🌎
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Reposted by Melanie Bishop
Fieldwork Friday!👌
Our team has been busy these past couple weeks surveying the biodiversity and vertical zonation patterns on our oldest Living Seawall. Big thanks to Aliah Banchik who joined us out in the field on Wednesday and took some great photos for us!
Our team has been busy these past couple weeks surveying the biodiversity and vertical zonation patterns on our oldest Living Seawall. Big thanks to Aliah Banchik who joined us out in the field on Wednesday and took some great photos for us!
November 29, 2024 at 3:50 AM
Fieldwork Friday!👌
Our team has been busy these past couple weeks surveying the biodiversity and vertical zonation patterns on our oldest Living Seawall. Big thanks to Aliah Banchik who joined us out in the field on Wednesday and took some great photos for us!
Our team has been busy these past couple weeks surveying the biodiversity and vertical zonation patterns on our oldest Living Seawall. Big thanks to Aliah Banchik who joined us out in the field on Wednesday and took some great photos for us!
Reposted by Melanie Bishop
Strongly agree with this letter in Science arguing that field-based research should be more highly and fairly valued in academia. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The value of field research in academia
From anthropology to zoology, immersion within communities, cultural settings, and study systems is integral to research and learning (1, 2). Fieldwork, the direct observation and collection of data i...
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November 28, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Strongly agree with this letter in Science arguing that field-based research should be more highly and fairly valued in academia. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Hi all, nice to see so many of you on here! Here is our crew in the field; look forward to hearing what everyone is up to!
November 28, 2024 at 8:33 AM
Hi all, nice to see so many of you on here! Here is our crew in the field; look forward to hearing what everyone is up to!