Jeremy Day's sea urchin predator research - well worth a listen!!

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New paper on S. monotuberculatus behaviour! The work was lead by our collaborators Ben Gray and Dr Steve Purcell from Southern Cross University and involved working throughout the night on the GBR. Open Access: doi.org/10.1007/s00338…

New work published in Global Change Biology | Environmental Change Journal | Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Looking at the thermal tolerance of juvenile crown-of-thorns sea stars in context with heatwaves that bleach and kill corals!

Many happy returns to broadcaster, naturalist, and one of the world's foremost advocates for nature, Sir David Attenborough FRS on his 95th birthday. bit.ly/35gDzwU

New paper out with Tyler J. Carrier on the differing microbiome of these pretty larvae from two sister sea urchins

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Byrne lab Brittany Leigh Seth Bordenstein
Adam Reitzel Hannah Devens and Greg Wray PNASNews

Small crown-of thorns-starfish juveniles can be injured and killed by coral stinging cells. This is the one opportunity for corals to fight back against these coral eating starfish, although the tough juveniles can regrow their lost arms.

Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/meps_665_115

A great new paper by Dr. Jay Minuti on the impact of marine heatwaves on an ecologically important sea urchin - congrats!

Our new paper on the differing microbial communities of the larvae of two sister sea urchin species is out today!

Paper available here: protect-au.mimecast.com/s/00XFCjZ1nVU1…
Prof Pauline Ross Laura Parker Byrne lab

To celebrate #WomenInScienceDay #InternationalWomenInScienceDay , explore research published by the brilliant and talented women on our Editorial Board. (1/n)

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Forecasting impacts of ocean #acidification on marine communities: Utilizing volcanic CO2 vents as natural laboratories Shawna Foo Byrne lab

📝 free access: bit.ly/3aqUXnW

Happy to share our new paper examining and contextualizing the effects of #OceanAcidification on the sea urchin developmental transcriptome thru metamorphosis Molecular Ecology ! w/ Byrne lab onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/me…

Little guys matter! #Coralreef #trophodynamics between surface-sediment #meiofauna and deposit-feeding #seacucumbers . Implications for the future function of coral reefs from the bottom up. New paper led by Kenny Wolfe with myself, Curtis Champion Dione Deaker Byrne lab

A 17-day-old Heliocidaris tuberculata larvae from culturing experiments in Australia back in 2018.

It has been a bad week for marine biology, we lost three of our best: one the fathers in ecology, Joe Connell, and legends Dave Williams and Peter Fairweather. The world is a duller place without you! ⁦CoralCoE⁩

What animal vacuums the ocean floor and breathes through its butt? The favourite animal@of Kenny Wolfe #NationalScienceWeek

Did you know NationalScienceWeek characters are based on real life scientists? Byrne lab is a marine biologist who followed her passion for exploring the underwater world and applies her knowledge of sea stars to find better ways to manage crown-of-thorns starfish #WomenInSTEM

Happy #WorldOysterDay , to celebrate a picture of some yummy Sydney Rock Oysters collected whilst sampling with Byrne lab in New South Wales.

Crown of thorns starfish are always surprising us with their impressive survival skills! Even the youngest pre-coral eating juveniles are tougher than we thought and can essentially pause their growth until they find their preferred corraline algae food.
Dione Deaker PLOS ONE

Physiological buffering by a marine alga can ameliorate negative effects of #OA and #warming to a calcifying #foram . Led by Steve Doo with myself, J.Harianto, A.Leplastrier, R.A.Coleman and Byrne lab in EvolEcol.

Little guys helping little guys!

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