Joshua G. Smith
thebraveecologist.bsky.social
Joshua G. Smith
@thebraveecologist.bsky.social
Marine ecologist | Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Coastal population, community, and ecosystem ecology | Data Science | Views and content are my own.
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I’m ✨ elated ✨ to share that I’ll be joining the faculty at UC Santa Cruz this fall as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology! My lab at UCSC will study subtidal and nearshore community ecology (1/2).
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Great work by the research team with the @montereybayaquarium.org's Sea Otter Program! You can read the full paper in Science Advances, detailing how a sea star collapse resulted in a mussel bonanza for sea otters, www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #ecosystems #MarineLife
May 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
One of my favorite papers of my career is out in @science.org Science Advances, and we're on the cover! In this study, we introduce a new ecological process called keystone interdependence, where the loss of one keystone species can extend across ecosystems to indirectly affect another... (1/8)
Keystone interdependence: Sea otter responses to a prey surplus following the collapse of a rocky intertidal predator
Keystone interdependence occurs when shifts in one keystone species affect another, linking ecosystems across boundaries.
www.science.org
May 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Reposted by Joshua G. Smith
Our dive interns have a direct impact on kelp forest research and conservation. They play an important role in collecting data on the biodiversity and function of kelp forests, and how sea otters contribute to their recovery.
April 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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it's a hard and sad time in science / higher ed in the US right now. on the other hand, lots of PhDs are looking for work, so I wanted to share—

I'm hiring a postdoc!

it's a two-year position at UCSC to do (preferably Bayesian) modeling of marine ecosystems: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01892
Postdoctoral Scholar in Quantitative Marine Ecology
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucsc.edu
April 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I’m ✨ elated ✨ to share that I’ll be joining the faculty at UC Santa Cruz this fall as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology! My lab at UCSC will study subtidal and nearshore community ecology (1/2).
April 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Check out this new job possibility! @ucsb.bsky.social is seeking an academic coordinator on a super exciting new GIS/data science curriculum project recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02916
#gischat #geosky
Academic Coordinator I for the Guide to the Geographic Approach program, Department of Geography
University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu
April 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
We are now accepting applications for our paid 2025 kelp forest scientific diving #internships at @montereyaq.bsky.social! 🤿 Must be a current student or recent grad (grad students are eligible!). Apply at the link below by February 7 recruiting2.ultipro.com/MON1023MBAF/...

#kelpforest #ecology
January 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Our study published today in @society4conbio.bsky.social shows that the conservation performance of marine protected areas (MPAs) accrues across ecosystems in individual MPAs and in a large MPA network. We synthesized decades of monitoring data collected across four ecosystems and found... (1/5)
January 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Reposted by Joshua G. Smith
Is California’s network of science-based marine protected areas (MPAs) effective at conserving marine fish populations? The answer is a resounding yes, according to a new study from the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS). conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM