Carla Atkinson
@CarlaLAtkinson
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Aquatic ecologist | Associate Prof @UaDeptBSC | River Lover | Mussel Hugger | Native Ozarkian |Tweets personal | she/her | #firstgen #womanscientist
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Joined March 2013
Lab made a splash in Sweden and had a good time. :) https://t.co/7GvBthJqGv
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Applications are open for the 2025 Fundamentals of Ecosystem Ecology (FEE) course at the Cary Institute. This crash course in ecosystem ecology runs from Jan. 6-17th. We begin reviewing applications on Oct. 15th. Apply here: https://t.co/gUE0IqJrDj
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First postdoc paper testing fundamental ecological patterns w/ #freshwatermussel secondary production online now (w/ @CarlaLAtkinson, Garrett Hopper, Angela Burrow, & Wendell Haag)! https://t.co/AkNhG6IO21
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Increases in species richness with habitat area (species–area relationship, or SAR) and increases in ecosystem function with species richness (biodiversity–ecosystem functioning, or BEF) are widely...
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Closed out #2024SFS and had a great time seeing old and new friends! What a fantastic week with my lab representing @UofAlabama @UaDeptBSC freshwater research! @stephenplont @RiverGuyLopez @crsmith7348 @irene1sanchez @Kelley_taylor13 @researchisrad
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Loved seeing all my southeast USA friends!
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In Philly for #2024SFS! Come see presentations from members of my lab group! @crsmith7348 @stephenplont @RiverGuyLopez @Kelley_taylor13 @UaDeptBSC
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Happy (?) #EndangeredSpeciesDay! There are 11 federally listed #EndangeredSpecies of aquatic animals in the Black Warrior River watershed, and many more that are federally listed as threatened: https://t.co/NuP8h8fOal
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I am sorry to inform you that Dr. Mažeika Sullivan, my husband, is experiencing serious health issues. Please read our story on our gofundme page. Thank you- Gabriela, his wife. @AmFisheriesSoc @BenthosNews @SE_SFS @aslo_org @ESA_org @SCDNR @CASSocieties
https://t.co/fGyaOeq8Ez
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Friends, Family and Good People, My name is Meghan and I am w… Meghan McCormick Audette needs your support for Support Mažeika's Caregiving and Medical Needs
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Consider supporting a member of our SE SFS community. Many of you know Mažeika, as he is an active member and supporter of the SFS community and our chapter.
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Friends, Family and Good People, My name is Meghan and I am w… Meghan McCormick Audette needs your support for Support Mažeika's Caregiving and Medical Needs
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I feel incredibly honored by @BenthosNews! This society has been like a home since I was a graduate student and I can’t wait for my summer reunion to see what cool science new and old friends are up to!
Congratulations to Dr. @CarlaLAtkinson, our 2024 Leadership Award recipient! Dr. Atkinson received this Career Award for her extraordinary work in furthering SFS' mission. https://t.co/77DVWE2plN We look forward to celebrating with you at #2024SFS!
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Today @TheCrimsonWhite is on a #Roll, so to speak, as it published several great environmental pieces including this one quoting two #Waterkeepers -- Hurricane Creekkeeper John Wathen and John Kinney of @BWRiverkeeper -- about #Tuscaloosa's #sewage spills: https://t.co/rOydg5wozU
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One day left to vote! @AlabamaRivers @TNRiverkeeper @NatureAlabama @CoosaRiverkeepr @Cahaba_River @CahabaRiverkeep @UofAlabama @AlabamaWater @thejonesctr @aldotcom
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Rare Alabama mussel needs your vote for International Mollusc of the Year
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Vote for the Coosa Fiveridge TODAY! 🌎 #enviroment #biodiversity #nature #cleanwater
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Promote freshwater conservation and molluscs by voting for the first ever freshwater mussel in the running! Vote Coosa Fiveridge! 🙏
The International #molluscoftheyear competition 2024 has been launched!🎉 Make sure to cast your votes by April 14!👇
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Amblema elliottii is a freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae only found in Alabama. The genus Amblema was once in the Black Warrior, but has not been seen alive for decades. Sequencing the genome of Amblema elliottii will aid its conservation. Vote: https://t.co/dI87ypC5jG
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Happy World Water Day everyone! Thank you to @AlabamaWater for hosting a fun celebration @UofAlabama with @UA_Big_Al! @CahabaRiverkeep @BWRiverkeeper @UaDeptBSC
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Excited to visit @UGAEcology in Athens next week!
Mark your calendars for our next Ecology seminar: "Weaving together levels of biodiversity yields insight into conservation" by @carlalatkinson, University of Alabama. Wednesday, March 27, 10:20 a.m., Ecology auditorium. Hope to see you there!
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Check out our new paper in @Ecology_Letters, where we synthesize all the data we could find across the world on allochthony ... what portion of an organisms diet is derived from another ecosystem ... in studies of stream and riparian food webs. https://t.co/IWYTvk0rZU
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Here, we synthesize existing literature on stream–riparian meta-ecosystems to quantify global patterns of the amount of resource subsidy consumption by organisms, known as “allochthony.” Although...
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