Marine ecologist studying coastal ecosystems, created habitats, fish communities, & large predators. Scientist @noaacoastalsci (*views are my own*)
Joined October 2013
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20 Dec 2023
Brand new #PlainLanguageSummary on a #SystematicMap of 653 articles that sheds light on how changes in marine ecosystems impact ecosystem services. 1/2
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Avery Paxton retweeted
13 Dec 2023
🔥 🔥Our paper summarising all the conversations and actions (for research community, funding agencies, institutions and publishers), we can all take to achieve equity and justice in ocean sciences is OUT! Open access @npjOceanSustain Pls RT! shorturl.at/dlM19
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Avery Paxton retweeted
11 Dec 2023
The Ruth D. Gates Restoration Innovation Grant opportunity is now open!
We're funding projects that:
🧬Advance the application of intervention techniques to improve #CoralResilience to threats
📈Improve #CoralRestoration practices, survivorship, and growth
fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-s…
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Avery Paxton retweeted
11 Dec 2023
Jump into the world of evidence driven decision-making in the environmental sector.
Our new webinar covers FREE services like CEEDER, a collection of 2000 evidence reviews.
Learn how to use this resource to boost efficiency, quality, & inform choices: bit.ly/CEE-W
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Avery Paxton retweeted
11 Dec 2023
Reef balls and similar structures are manufactured concrete forms that are used worldwide as artificial reef material. These concrete domes have up to 230 square feet of surface area, offering a massive amount of real estate for benthic & encrusting organisms to settle.
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11 Dec 2023
Wohoo! Congrats, @mcleamj and students. Wonderful poster!
6 Dec 2023
My first undergraduate student research poster at @UNCW_BaMB now hangs outside my office door! So fortunate to work with the excellent students here in our program.
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11 Dec 2023
Indeed! I had a blast joining for this episode, @GallaudetTim. What a great group to chat about #shipwreck #ecology.
I'm coming back from a Twitter / X hiatus :)
17 May 2023
This was a fun episode of The American Blue Economy Podcast, where went diving into shipwreck ecology. We talked a lot about sand tiger sharks, like the one you see here! coastalnewstoday.com/podcast…
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Avery Paxton retweeted
11 Dec 2023
Not all news about the environment is alarmist. Here's to the success story that is @NOAA 's National Marine Sanctuary System!!
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Avery Paxton retweeted
1 Dec 2022
Are you interested in seagrass, shellfish, or nitrogen? @LKReynoldsLab and I are looking for a PhD student for a new project focused on co-restoration and water quality. Contact us for more information! @FloridaSeaGrant @UFTropical @SoilWaterSci @UFcoastal @UFSNRE
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Avery Paxton retweeted
10 Nov 2022
Whose Ocean is it anyway? See the @EdinArch @DecadeHeritage @rftdnetwork #COP27 seminar on the free link below. Find out why considering #marine #cultural #heritage for sustainable coastal and ocean lives is not just advisable, but essential. edmarinearch.com/news/
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Avery Paxton retweeted
15 Nov 2022
We are hiring!!! #ProjectRestore is a new multi-species restoration project in beautiful #Sydney harbour. We are looking for 1 #postdoc and 5 #ResearchAssistants to work with @LivingSeawalls, #OperationPosidonia, #OperationCrayweed and #FishPods
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Avery Paxton retweeted
8 Nov 2022
Today at #COP27, the Biden-Harris Administration released a roadmap to unlock the full potential of nature-based solutions to confront climate change, nature loss, and inequity.
whitehouse.gov/briefing-room…
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Avery Paxton retweeted
Announced at #COP27, the US Government @POTUS has released a #NatureBasedSolutions Roadmap; an outline of strategic recommendations for utilising NbS to address #climatechange, nature loss, and inequity in America.
Read more: naturebasedsolutionsinitiati…
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Avery Paxton retweeted
3 Nov 2022
📣 #Job opportunity!
We’re currently seeking a Coastal Processes Specialist to join our team in Wilmington, #NC at @MarineSciUNCW. Apply by 11/30/22.
#NCJobs
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Avery Paxton retweeted
1 Nov 2022
Announcing a 5 year partnership with the @NOAA RESTORE Science Program that will fund #SynthesisScience projects on Gulf of Mexico fisheries management, climate change, and ecological impacts 🌟 Proposals due Jan 31. A thread with details on our new Gulf Ecosystem Initiative 🧵⬇️
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Avery Paxton retweeted
13 Oct 2022
Job alert! 📣 We are hiring 2 postdocs to join a team of rock star scientists & modelers from @UW @NOAAFish_NWFSC @EPAresearch. Develop an Atlantis ecosystem model in a multi-model project on the Salish Sea SES! $63k/year benefits. #postdocjobs ap.washington.edu/ahr/positi…
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Avery Paxton retweeted
12 Oct 2022
#Restoration without animals is like #gin and #tonic without the gin; there’s something important missing, it doesn’t quite work, and it’s unlikely to achieve the desired outcome… a short thread about an exciting new paper (1/5)
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Avery Paxton retweeted
OUR NEW PAPER:
#Biodiversity outcomes of #naturebasedsolutions for climate change adaptation: Characterising the evidence base.
In @FrontiersIn Environmental Science.
@IPBES @UNBiodiversity
📰:frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
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Avery Paxton retweeted
8 Oct 2022
Over 50 positions w @USFWS!
Deadline next Wednesday!
All are Pathways/Recent Graduates positions:
Biologist 0401, GS 5/7/9
usajobs.gov/job/681121600
Biological Science Technician, GS 5/7/8
usajobs.gov/job/681133300
Biological Science Technician (Fish), GS 7/8
usajobs.gov/job/681135300
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Avery Paxton retweeted
4 Oct 2022
Amazing to see abstracts for #ESMARConf2023 coming in already!
Just under 4 weeks left to submit yours - tell us what you've been up to making or using #RStats packages and ShinyApps for your #EvidenceSyntheses, #SystematicReviews and #MetaAnalyses!
esmarconf.github.io/events.h…
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