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Karen Filbee-Dexter

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Marine ecologist. Fan of kelp forests, regime shifts and resilience. Cold water sailor, bluenoser and diver. DECRA Fellow at UWA. Researcher at IMR.

Perth, Australia
Joined August 2012
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RT @DanSmale1: Our new study published today in @NatureComms examined links between marine heatwaves (MHWs) and the health of foundation sp….
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RT @NatureGeosci: Article: Coastal seaweed transported to the open ocean contributes ~3-4% of the particulate organic carbon sinking into t….
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Global #seaweed forests export 56 million tonnes of carbon (15% of their production) to the deep ocean annually. These biodiverse #blueforests are overlooked in the global ocean #carbon budget. We provide national estimates of this C #sink @NatureGeosci
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How effective are #MPAs for conserving #kelp #forests? Our perspective shows they can help with some drivers of loss like grazing, but often fail to protect against ocean warming and coastal darkening - 2 main reasons we are losing kelp forests globally!
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Happy International Women's day! Shout out to the inspiring female mentors, collaborators and expanders who make this career bright! 🌱🌊🩷@evaramirezllodr @MelindaAColeman @krumkir @ColetteFeehan @GeorgeValentin_ @Dortekrause @TrineBekkby @_AMeta @TaylorSimpkins5 @CatrionaHurd.
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RT @karlattard_: I am pleased to share our Perspective article in @PNASNews exploring photosynthetic production occurring on the elusive Ar….
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RT @LukaSeaWright: Happy to share my first PhD publication in @AnnBot. We found that detrital photosynthesis is a key determinant of #kelp….
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Underwater rivers export up to 50% of #kelp #carbon from shallow reefs to deep ocean, with potential for #sequestration. Our new paper shows dense shelf water transport is a major mechanism for kelp export off Australia's #GreatSouthernReef and elsewhere!
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RT @JurgenValckena1: Haven’t heard about #kelp? No surprise… despite covering 1/3 of the world coastlines, they remain practically absent i….
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RT @marineheatwaves: We just held our 5th workshop, this time in Majorca 🇪🇸 , which focused on refining MHW definitions, adapting the appro….
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RT @DanSmale1: Our new piece in @Nature warns of likely marine heatwave intensification under the current/developing El Nino. Clear & urgen….
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RT @iheartseaweed: Happy #PhycologyFriday! A few seaweed diversity highlights from beautiful dives around Cambridge Bay, Nunavut over the l….
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RT @twernberg: 📢🫵👩🏻‍🎓👨🏾‍🎓PhD student wanted: '#Kelp forests in the #Anthropocene'🌊🌱🥵🇦🇺🇳🇴. Must have enthusiasm, passion, curiosity, travel….
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RT @twernberg: 🐙WANTED 💕#MarineEcology, #GreatSouthernReef, #kelp forests, #seaweed, #BlueCarbon, #restoration, #ClimateChange & more? 💪coo….
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RT @pessa_3: Seaweed forests fix large amounts of carbon. Much debate exists however on whether some of that carbon ends up sequestered, an….
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RT @edgarrmcgregor: 4. Antarctica, which is currently in the dead of winter, has unexpectedly failed to reform it's winter sea ice this yea….
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Seaweed forests are carbon sinks! Our comment has finally been released outlining flaws in Gallagher et al's claim they are carbon sources. Their study confuses #bluecarbon research and creates doubt around initiatives to protect & restore #seaweedforests!
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RT @carlosduartephd: Check our new commentary asserting that Seaweed forests are carbon sinks that may help mitigate CO2 emissions: . a com….
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