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Dr. Jessica Richardson
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freshwater and marine scientist | wetland lover | MATLAB coder author of definearth.com and peatmail.substack.com
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What some team managers lack in charisma, they make up for by being organized and good at delegation ✍️! Consultancy is also very methodical. There are a lot of different approaches that work, and as long as you are determined, you can become a great environmental scientist regardless! 👍

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Photo: Molluscs on stone in Knokke-Heist, Belgium by Toon Machiels. Consider subscribing to the biweekly newsletter if you would like to receive Peatmail in your email! Peatmail highlights important science about peatlands and other wetlands for everyone from general nature lovers to experts.

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Oyster reefs located 25-50 meters from other structures, like salt marshes 🌿, and under 1 meter tall, recruit more 🐟 and 🦀. Other 🦪 reef fun facts, sci highlights 🧪, and peatland news are highlighted on the latest edition of Peatmail! Check it out: peatmail.substack.com/p/bringing-b...#scicomm

Wetlands as stepping stones for transients
Wetlands as stepping stones for transients

In this article: How oyster reefs help transient species leave wetlands and how scientists feel about carbon offsets.

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Please add me! scholar.google.com/citations?us...#scicomm about wetlands, wildlife, socio-environmental issues and more! 🐸

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Trust me, I’m an oceanographer.

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Do you hear mourning doves less than before? Adulthood could have pulled you away from settings where you heard those distinctive calls, or it could be poleward species migration! I share different causes of species migration, benefits, and consequences here: 🧪https://tinyurl.com/speciesmigration

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After reading way too many books on 🌎 climate, I expressed some of my thoughts ✍️ in a new blog post: definearth.com/2024/02/12/a... I think I've become that "sad, over-educated millennial" (who attends protests and has a 🐱) that a far-right Floridian representative warned you all about.

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Cryo-coring is one way to understand soil gains in coastal environments 🌴. It is a method used in Louisiana where 🌊 sea level rise, subsidence, and erosion are becoming increasingly important concerns. I wrote ✍️ about this and other methods on my recent blog article on 🌍 definearth! definearth.com

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Demand for tires and other products is raising rubber's deforestation footprint. Time to start demanding more ethically produced consumer goods, ecofriendly synthetic alternatives, higher efficiency items like recycled tires, and affordable public transportation! e360.yale.edu/features/rub...

How Mounting Demand for Rubber Is Driving Tropical Forest Loss
How Mounting Demand for Rubber Is Driving Tropical Forest Loss

The growing market for rubber is a major, but largely overlooked, cause of tropical deforestation, new analysis shows. Most of the rubber goes to produce tires, more than 2 billion a year, and experts...

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Dr. Jessica Richardson
@definearth.bsky.social
freshwater and marine scientist | wetland lover | MATLAB coder author of definearth.com and peatmail.substack.com
128 followers230 following20 posts