Simone Strydom
@SeagrassSimone
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Saltwater soaked, sarcastic, sagacious, spirited, sporty, seafaring, sun-kissed, seagrass scientist dedicated to saving the oceans, one blade at a time.
Perth, Western Australia
Joined September 2016
Thanks The Proof with Simon Hill for being my top podcast on @Spotify this year. I loved all 1,347 minutes of it. #SpotifyWrapped
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Podcast · Live better for longer · The Proof Podcast is a space for science-based conversation. Together with his guests, Simon Hill, a qualified physiotherapist and nutritionist, explores the health...
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It’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science and we hosted a panel discussion with @SeagrassSimone Katherine Zdunic and @Kelly_Shepherd about their careers and role models as #womeninscience and inspiring the next generation 🙌
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What am I? 🤔🤔 Please help Twitter-Land. These funny little things were found washed up on the shore of the Wilson Inlet by a resident (by the bucket load!). I’m stumped. Did it come from the Inlet? Did it wash in from the catchment? If you have any ideas, please share!
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Five PhD’s, a seaturtle & a seadragon walk (swim?) into a (sand?) bar….
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Sad that most of the unglamorous, but vital, work in Science gets done by volunteers. Yet any info we learn to protect our vulnerable ecosystems = so many life-sustaining benefits. 800 of my PhD samples got done cos of this resilient lady @Vegieshark #seagrasssisters #gratitude
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I have so many pics of women doing science that I had to make a collage; for this, I am grateful💚 Thank you for exchanging knowledge, dive gear, R scripts, grant applications, laughter & caffeine with me⚓️ #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #marine #science
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New Research: Growth and Photoacclimation Strategies of Three Zostera Species Along a Vertical Gradient: Implications for Seagrass Zonation Patterns: Seagrasses typically display vertical zonation patterns in tropical and temperate areas.… https://t.co/KZuxyoesLh
#MarineScience
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A story of stability and recovery🌱 Be sure to check it out.
Our report on seagrasses in four estuaries in #WA ’s South West is now online. The report focuses on monitoring we conducted to assess #seagrass status in the Leschenault Estuary, Hardy Inlet, Wilson Inlet and Oyster Harbour. Read the report https://t.co/S6cbB9auV2
#WAestuaries
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We used #drones, #satellites, 🛰️ and #field survey to count the number of sea cucumbers on Heron Reef, and see how much they pooped! 💩 https://t.co/VgtvLWUlBE
We assessed sea cucumber bioturbation on a coral reef with drones. Massive sediment turnover per year (equiv. ~5 Eiffel Towers/reef) and important to reef health! @sawsharkman @KEJoyce2 @StephanieDuce @MEG_MQ @MQSciEng @MQBiology
https://t.co/pD3yAVzKKF
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Huge congratulations to @samantha_tol who had her PhD thesis accepted with no changes!! Sam's research looked at the dispersal mechanisms of tropical #seagrasses and she found turtles and dugong are important in dispersing seagrasses, including via seeds in their poo! 🌱🐢💩🌱
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There is only 2 weeks left to submit an abstract for #AMSA2021! We have a range of Symposia for you to submit to, from bio invasions to climate change. Join us in blazing a path forward to a sustainable and biodiverse future. Call for abstracts ends 1 Feb. https://t.co/MyFFOh4rPO
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Nature is brutal. Predation event witnessed in Dampier Archipelago published in ESA 🦈🔨 https://t.co/en8ihSdP0S
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Hot off the press: an important study reveals how #dugongs move in #coralreef #lagoons to inform #Management! Did you know that dugongs could use the oceanic waters/#barrierreef to commute between bays? @MurdochUni, #HBI @jcu , @UMREntropie, @ClaireGarrigue
A new #dugong (Dugong dugon) tracking study conducted in New Caledonia provides important new insights into the species’ use of coral reef lagoon environments. Read more @ESR_IR
https://t.co/LsaLO6L5s1
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This weekend was our 26th consecutive year of @portsnorth #seagrass monitoring in Karumba. The seagrass here was impacted by flooding, but we are seeing signs of recovery with seagrasses growing from seeds (left📷) and dugongs feeding in the meadow (feeding trails in right📷).
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Just another day's sampling in the Kimberley... Awesome working with Balanggarra to explore their sea country and crocs are a natural part of this healthy environment. It's also why we don't go for a quick dip from the back of the patrol vessel... 😀🐊🐊
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Two weeks of successful #seagrass research & long-term monitoring complete 🤓🌱 Good to see so many #Posidonia flowers too!
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#Seagrass: the foundation flora of #SharkBay So privileged to be able to do #Marinescience for a living🌱😍
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