I finally caught up with Horned Pondweed (Zannichelia palustris). A charming little plant with fab banana shaped fruits. A nice population growing in good macrophyte company #wildflowerhour
July 5, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I finally caught up with Horned Pondweed (Zannichelia palustris). A charming little plant with fab banana shaped fruits. A nice population growing in good macrophyte company #wildflowerhour
🚨NEW paper by Gillis et al. exploring #macrophyte #trait responses to #marineheatwaves & showing that lag phases between MHWs can having varying effects on macrophyte performance. 🌱
#Zostera #Fucus #AQUACOSM-plus @tvarminne.bsky.social
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#Zostera #Fucus #AQUACOSM-plus @tvarminne.bsky.social
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The role of lag phases between real-term marine heatwaves in the trait responses of two macrophyte species
Coastal marine macrophytes are critical ecosystem engineers providing valuable ecosystem services. However, they experience detrimental impacts from c…
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December 10, 2024 at 7:53 AM
🚨NEW paper by Gillis et al. exploring #macrophyte #trait responses to #marineheatwaves & showing that lag phases between MHWs can having varying effects on macrophyte performance. 🌱
#Zostera #Fucus #AQUACOSM-plus @tvarminne.bsky.social
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#Zostera #Fucus #AQUACOSM-plus @tvarminne.bsky.social
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Super Sacoglossans on a marvelous macrophyte?! Don’t mind if I do! #phycyeah #marinelife🦑🧪
#tidepooling In October I finally saw my first Hedgpeth's sapsuckers (Elysia hedgpethi). These are not nudibranchs or seahares, but are sacoglossans! They are easily found on the algae Codium (aka dead mans fingers), which they eat. 🦑🦀
December 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Super Sacoglossans on a marvelous macrophyte?! Don’t mind if I do! #phycyeah #marinelife🦑🧪
With 120 artificial plants deployed and thousands of #ZebraMussels counted @ivanakomendic.bsky.social from @ricciardilab.bsky.social examined the relationship between macrophyte complexity & mussel density #ICAIS2026
August 27, 2026 at 12:23 PM
With 120 artificial plants deployed and thousands of #ZebraMussels counted @ivanakomendic.bsky.social from @ricciardilab.bsky.social examined the relationship between macrophyte complexity & mussel density #ICAIS2026
Planktonic Nostoc colony collected from a lake in northern Wisconsin. Colonies were about 1mm diameter drifting within a shallow macrophyte bed. Can someone ID the macrophyte please?
November 18, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Planktonic Nostoc colony collected from a lake in northern Wisconsin. Colonies were about 1mm diameter drifting within a shallow macrophyte bed. Can someone ID the macrophyte please?
Fieldwork brings research questions to life! 💧 Thomas Hein joined Olena Bilous to wrap up a six-week MARITE experiment on how macrophyte-created microhabitats affect aquatic life. Using algae as indicators, the team explores river resilience under climate change. 🌿🔬
September 30, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Fieldwork brings research questions to life! 💧 Thomas Hein joined Olena Bilous to wrap up a six-week MARITE experiment on how macrophyte-created microhabitats affect aquatic life. Using algae as indicators, the team explores river resilience under climate change. 🌿🔬
#PhD position - Identifying #macrophyte #holobionts using #environmental #DNA #metabarcoding: importance in #biomonitoring and #ecosystem #management
@hosmic.bsky.social @hostmicrobelit.bsky.social @phdvoice.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social @academiclife.bsky.social
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@hosmic.bsky.social @hostmicrobelit.bsky.social @phdvoice.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social @academiclife.bsky.social
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Doctor of philosophy in marine ecology - Identifying macrophyte holobionts using environmental DNA metabarcoding: importance in
New Career Opportunity! Ifremer has an opening for a Doctor of philosophy in marine ecology - Identifying macrophyte holobionts using environmental DNA metabarcoding: importance in in Sète, Occitanie,...
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March 12, 2024 at 3:26 PM
#PhD position - Identifying #macrophyte #holobionts using #environmental #DNA #metabarcoding: importance in #biomonitoring and #ecosystem #management
@hosmic.bsky.social @hostmicrobelit.bsky.social @phdvoice.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social @academiclife.bsky.social
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@hosmic.bsky.social @hostmicrobelit.bsky.social @phdvoice.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social @academiclife.bsky.social
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Important Buglife work- parasiticides. Evidence mostly from rivers.
Ponds may differ; additionally, when turbidity & macrophyte disturbance influence invert communities.
Dogs in ponds increase turbidity & disturb sediments ↓ plants & ∴invert habitat.
Likely chemical & physical disturbance.
Ponds may differ; additionally, when turbidity & macrophyte disturbance influence invert communities.
Dogs in ponds increase turbidity & disturb sediments ↓ plants & ∴invert habitat.
Likely chemical & physical disturbance.
A new report from wildlife charity Buglife reveals that pesticides from common flea and tick treatments are now widespread in rivers across Britain and may be contributing to major declines in freshwater invertebrates bit.ly/4b1Pu50
Buglife News: Love Your Pet, Not Pesticides: New Report Warns of Flea and Tick Treatment Threat to Rivers
Read more of our latest news related to invertebrates, insects and bugs.
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March 9, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Important Buglife work- parasiticides. Evidence mostly from rivers.
Ponds may differ; additionally, when turbidity & macrophyte disturbance influence invert communities.
Dogs in ponds increase turbidity & disturb sediments ↓ plants & ∴invert habitat.
Likely chemical & physical disturbance.
Ponds may differ; additionally, when turbidity & macrophyte disturbance influence invert communities.
Dogs in ponds increase turbidity & disturb sediments ↓ plants & ∴invert habitat.
Likely chemical & physical disturbance.
The weeping brook without #Ophelia - The Great Stour
#chalkstream #nature #Canterbury #aquatic #macrophyte #rivers #plants #Shakespeare #envhist
#chalkstream #nature #Canterbury #aquatic #macrophyte #rivers #plants #Shakespeare #envhist
October 1, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The weeping brook without #Ophelia - The Great Stour
#chalkstream #nature #Canterbury #aquatic #macrophyte #rivers #plants #Shakespeare #envhist
#chalkstream #nature #Canterbury #aquatic #macrophyte #rivers #plants #Shakespeare #envhist
Hey Michiganders! Want to REALLY get to know your aquatic plants? Join two of my favorite macrophyte maniacs for this workshop, hosted by the Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society! #MacrophyteMonday
1-Day Aquatic Plant Identification Workshop at MSU August 13! Join our Erick Elgin and Jeremy Hartsock to learn submerged and floating spp. Includes field guide and pizza lunch. Students $20 (5 FREE spots available!); $75 for MIAFS members, $100 others. shorturl.at/7OkEI
#MacrophyteMonday
#MacrophyteMonday
June 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Hey Michiganders! Want to REALLY get to know your aquatic plants? Join two of my favorite macrophyte maniacs for this workshop, hosted by the Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society! #MacrophyteMonday
NEW RESEARCH
#Macrophyte Restoration Promotes Lake Microbial Carbon Pump to Enhance Aquatic Carbon Sequestration
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#Macrophyte Restoration Promotes Lake Microbial Carbon Pump to Enhance Aquatic Carbon Sequestration
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March 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
NEW RESEARCH
#Macrophyte Restoration Promotes Lake Microbial Carbon Pump to Enhance Aquatic Carbon Sequestration
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#Macrophyte Restoration Promotes Lake Microbial Carbon Pump to Enhance Aquatic Carbon Sequestration
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November 14, 2024 at 8:01 AM
Importantly, environmental conditions (water quality, dissolved oxygen, macrophyte cover) remained relatively stable—pointing to catfish predation as the key driver, rather than broader ecosystem degradation.
June 10, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Importantly, environmental conditions (water quality, dissolved oxygen, macrophyte cover) remained relatively stable—pointing to catfish predation as the key driver, rather than broader ecosystem degradation.
#Ponds 1) what are the temporal responses of macrophyte richness patterns following pond restoration & creation? (2) do macrophyte communities become increasingly similar over time between restored & created ponds? (3) how does the conservation value of ponds change following restoration/creation?
Pond restoration & creation achieve the same result in the long term. They are vital *complimentary* approaches in freshwater biodiversity conservation - new paper on Norfolk & Suffolk farm ponds: doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
June 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
#Ponds 1) what are the temporal responses of macrophyte richness patterns following pond restoration & creation? (2) do macrophyte communities become increasingly similar over time between restored & created ponds? (3) how does the conservation value of ponds change following restoration/creation?
Can't wait to continue my field work this summer on Macrophyte Attached Zebra Mussels (MAZM). Macrophytes, though often overlooked as a substrate, are capable of supporting dense mussel populations. Featured below: Myriophyllum spicatum (image 1) and Potamogeton robbinsii (image 2).
February 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Can't wait to continue my field work this summer on Macrophyte Attached Zebra Mussels (MAZM). Macrophytes, though often overlooked as a substrate, are capable of supporting dense mussel populations. Featured below: Myriophyllum spicatum (image 1) and Potamogeton robbinsii (image 2).
Fascinating analysis of a BIG lake macrophyte database! I'll be re-reading this one closely for its application to our complementary work in Michigan.
After analyzing 20+ years of aquatic plant surveys from lakes across Minnesota and Wisconsin (nearly 1 million sampling points!) MAISRC researchers identified clear patterns in which species are common, rare, and most likely to coexist with others. doi.org/10.1111/1365...
April 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Fascinating analysis of a BIG lake macrophyte database! I'll be re-reading this one closely for its application to our complementary work in Michigan.
📖 New paper📖
Applied paleoecology for macrophyte restoration: Defining Anthropocene baselines in Lake Liangzi 🦠 🪸
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Applied paleoecology for macrophyte restoration: Defining Anthropocene baselines in Lake Liangzi 🦠 🪸
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
September 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
📖 New paper📖
Applied paleoecology for macrophyte restoration: Defining Anthropocene baselines in Lake Liangzi 🦠 🪸
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Applied paleoecology for macrophyte restoration: Defining Anthropocene baselines in Lake Liangzi 🦠 🪸
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Macrophyte Mapping - The wetland vegetation of Llyn Padrig Site of Special Scientific Interest #Anglesey by Craven & Hickman, Nature Conservancy 1966 #naturalhistory #maps #botany #nature #conservation #Wales
November 19, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Macrophyte Mapping - The wetland vegetation of Llyn Padrig Site of Special Scientific Interest #Anglesey by Craven & Hickman, Nature Conservancy 1966 #naturalhistory #maps #botany #nature #conservation #Wales
We had a great time at the @gril-limnologie.bsky.social
fall workshop! @ivanakomendic.bsky.social and Cata ran a successful workshop on macrophyte and zooplankton sampling:)
fall workshop! @ivanakomendic.bsky.social and Cata ran a successful workshop on macrophyte and zooplankton sampling:)
November 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
We had a great time at the @gril-limnologie.bsky.social
fall workshop! @ivanakomendic.bsky.social and Cata ran a successful workshop on macrophyte and zooplankton sampling:)
fall workshop! @ivanakomendic.bsky.social and Cata ran a successful workshop on macrophyte and zooplankton sampling:)
A new study shows how environmental conditions shape macrophyte communities in restored #pondscapes.
Water quality, shade and habitat diversity mattered more than pond size or isolation, supporting diverse pond designs for #freshwater #biodiversity.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Water quality, shade and habitat diversity mattered more than pond size or isolation, supporting diverse pond designs for #freshwater #biodiversity.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Environmental and spatial processes structuring macrophyte metacommunities in restored pondscapes
Pond network creation can enhance freshwater biodiversity. However, environmental and spatial processes that structure macrophytes, a group central to…
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May 24, 2026 at 7:35 PM
A new study shows how environmental conditions shape macrophyte communities in restored #pondscapes.
Water quality, shade and habitat diversity mattered more than pond size or isolation, supporting diverse pond designs for #freshwater #biodiversity.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Water quality, shade and habitat diversity mattered more than pond size or isolation, supporting diverse pond designs for #freshwater #biodiversity.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Your regular reminder to use words that mean something to your audience.
If you're working with non-scientists, "macrophyte" is probably not one of them. 😉
#MacrophyteMonday #scicomm
(I saw what you did there, @t-campy.bsky.social!)
If you're working with non-scientists, "macrophyte" is probably not one of them. 😉
#MacrophyteMonday #scicomm
(I saw what you did there, @t-campy.bsky.social!)
1st time #macrophytemonday contributor for our new JAPM paper on APM communication.
In short, the language on agency websites doesn't match w/how people are searching for APM info, making it tough to find.
Read more - www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/when-it...
#lakeplantmonday
In short, the language on agency websites doesn't match w/how people are searching for APM info, making it tough to find.
Read more - www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/when-it...
#lakeplantmonday
When it comes to aquatic plant management, words matter
Millions of dollars are spent every year in Wisconsin to manage unwanted aquatic plants. Despite this, little funding or effort is dedicated to education specific to aquatic plant management. A Sea Gr...
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February 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Your regular reminder to use words that mean something to your audience.
If you're working with non-scientists, "macrophyte" is probably not one of them. 😉
#MacrophyteMonday #scicomm
(I saw what you did there, @t-campy.bsky.social!)
If you're working with non-scientists, "macrophyte" is probably not one of them. 😉
#MacrophyteMonday #scicomm
(I saw what you did there, @t-campy.bsky.social!)
💧Ecosystems with high species diversity and community stoichiometric homeostasis of phosphorus are more resistant and stable in response to external algal bloom disturbances 👇
Macrophyte species diversity and community stoichiometric homeostasis are correlated with different dimensions of stability following disturbance
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September 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
💧Ecosystems with high species diversity and community stoichiometric homeostasis of phosphorus are more resistant and stable in response to external algal bloom disturbances 👇
River Tas has usual macrophyte suite of East Anglian #rivers: Fool's Watercress (Helosciadium nodiflorum) largely submerged, more emergent Lesser Water-Parsnip (Berula erecta), here in flower, as are the 2 main ribbon leaf producers, Unbranched Bur-Reed & more robust Arrowhead. #wildflowerhour 7/10
August 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
River Tas has usual macrophyte suite of East Anglian #rivers: Fool's Watercress (Helosciadium nodiflorum) largely submerged, more emergent Lesser Water-Parsnip (Berula erecta), here in flower, as are the 2 main ribbon leaf producers, Unbranched Bur-Reed & more robust Arrowhead. #wildflowerhour 7/10
Busy day for @umeaunimarine.bsky.social researchers!
Kesava Ramasamy is investigating the #microbiome composition and function of the habitat-forming macrophyte Potamogeton - a freshwater plant that is common in the northern Baltic Sea
🧪🦑🦠💧
#SHF #MarineResearchDays
Kesava Ramasamy is investigating the #microbiome composition and function of the habitat-forming macrophyte Potamogeton - a freshwater plant that is common in the northern Baltic Sea
🧪🦑🦠💧
#SHF #MarineResearchDays
November 27, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Busy day for @umeaunimarine.bsky.social researchers!
Kesava Ramasamy is investigating the #microbiome composition and function of the habitat-forming macrophyte Potamogeton - a freshwater plant that is common in the northern Baltic Sea
🧪🦑🦠💧
#SHF #MarineResearchDays
Kesava Ramasamy is investigating the #microbiome composition and function of the habitat-forming macrophyte Potamogeton - a freshwater plant that is common in the northern Baltic Sea
🧪🦑🦠💧
#SHF #MarineResearchDays
Always here spreading the macrophyte love!
Congratulations to our three winners in the "Show Your #LakesAppreciation" social media challenge!
💧 White water lily for "Macrophyte Monday" - @jolatimore.bsky.social
💧 The beauty of Lake Champlain - @madelinereilly.bsky.social
💧 Alpine hiking in California - Jordan (IG jg_konk)
💧 White water lily for "Macrophyte Monday" - @jolatimore.bsky.social
💧 The beauty of Lake Champlain - @madelinereilly.bsky.social
💧 Alpine hiking in California - Jordan (IG jg_konk)
August 16, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Always here spreading the macrophyte love!