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Heidi Burdett

@hlburdett.bsky.social

Mum | Marine scientist researching photosynthesis, sustainability and conservation in our coastal seas | Associate Professor (Docent) at UmeΓ₯ University, Sweden | Editor-in-Chief Aquatic Conservation | #FirstGen

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**Join us!**
Two postdocs currently available in AI-driven marine biology at @umeaunimarine.bsky.social, advancing understanding of ecosystem function, sustainability & conservation!
πŸ”— www.umu.se/en/umea-mari...
πŸ“†Applications considered from March 16 until filled
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#OSM26
@nickkamenos.bsky.social

24.02.2026 11:51 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Crowd of people watching a digital presentation

Person standing and giving presentation

Person standing and giving presentation

First talk of the day - and by @seabedhabitats.bsky.social from @umeaunimarine.bsky.social!
Presenting a year of work in just 3 minutes (!) - where we have predicted loss in blue carbon habitats and carbon stock this century in SE Asia
#osm26
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23.02.2026 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Join me - session, poster and exhibit stand

Join me - session, poster and exhibit stand

I'll have a few hats at #OSM26!

🎀Session chair: Resilience in a Changing Ocean: Bridging Nature-Based Approaches, Conservation Strategies and Maritime Governance

πŸ“‹Poster 0307: Persistence of extreme low pH conditions in coralline algae habitats

🌊 @umeaunimarine.bsky.social Exhibit Stand 17

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19.02.2026 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
journal front cover with the AQC title and image below of people in a small boat in a river surrounded by trees

journal front cover with the AQC title and image below of people in a small boat in a river surrounded by trees

#AquaticConservation January issue
πŸ“ΈFishers navigating an Amazonian estuary, see Marques et al. Credit: Dayse Marques
Also: manatees, MPAs, water lillies, fish, crustaceans, mangrove, molluscs, streamflow, seals, eDNA, mucilage
πŸ”— onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10990755...
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#AQC

19.02.2026 09:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
underwater image of the coralline algae habitat. red spiky seaweeds surrounded by other seaweeds, tunicates and brittlestars

underwater image of the coralline algae habitat. red spiky seaweeds surrounded by other seaweeds, tunicates and brittlestars

Very nice to have our recent paper in JGR:Biogeosciences featured as an Editor highlight in #Eos!
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Coastal Coralline Algae Naturally Survive Persistent, Extreme Low pH
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πŸ“ΈCoralline algae in Scotland. Credit: N Kamenos
@nickkamenos.bsky.social @umeaunimarine.bsky.social

23.01.2026 06:39 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
journal front cover with the AQC title at the top, and an image below of a digger removing a stone dam at a lake edge, surrounded by swedish pine forest

journal front cover with the AQC title at the top, and an image below of a digger removing a stone dam at a lake edge, surrounded by swedish pine forest

Nov issue of #AquaticConservation!

πŸ“ΈDam removal in Sweden; Watz et al. Credit: Johan Watz

Also: eels, seahorses, turtles, catfish, sharks, urbanisation, seaweeds, management, oysters, reef fish, mangar, tilapia, microplastics, riverscapes

πŸ”— onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10990755...
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#AQC

09.12.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Join us! postdoc in AI driven computational biology. images behind of red seaweeds and CT scans of those seaweeds

Join us! postdoc in AI driven computational biology. images behind of red seaweeds and CT scans of those seaweeds

*Join us!*

2 year #postdoc in #AI driven #ComputationalBiology!

Use AI-driven image analysis to investigate decades of coralline algae growth, in collaboration with colleagues in S Korea

πŸ”— www.umu.se/en/work-with...
πŸ“†7 January 2026
πŸ“ UmeΓ₯ University, Sweden

@umeaunimarine.bsky.social
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05.12.2025 07:52 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
journal front cover with the  AQC title at the top and an image below of a person crouching in shallow water with a quadrat and tape doing a seagrass survey

journal front cover with the AQC title at the top and an image below of a person crouching in shallow water with a quadrat and tape doing a seagrass survey

A bit late, but October issue of #AquaticConservation #AQC πŸ’™

πŸ“ΈSeagrass surveys in Zanzibar. Photo credit: @researchlina.bsky.social

Also: Whale sharks, crocodiles, turtle hatchlings, freshwater mussels, coralline algae and seagrass restoration
πŸ”— onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10990755...

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13.11.2025 06:49 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A small primer on the #NobelPrize awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi today. This prize was for combining two separate fields of immunology research - genetic research on IPEX and immunology research of regulatory T cells (#Tregs), with enormous impact on biology/medicine

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Sept issue of #AquaticConservation
πŸ“ΈCetacean conservation, Ghana; photo credit: Everlove Asante
Also: Arctic, eDNA, Himalyan rivers, tilapia invasion, sturgeon, birds, turtles, urbanisation, wildfire, seagrass, trout, ostracods, seaweed
πŸ”— onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10990755...
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#AQC

03.10.2025 06:15 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New paper in @plos.org Sus Trans: mangrove restoration increases C storage, but where that C comes from is different... likely because restored mangroves have altered ecological functioning. And old-forests are stable C stores
journals.plos.org/sustainabili...
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@umeaunimarine.bsky.social

02.10.2025 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sediment coring in old-forest mangrove within an intermediate-intensity shrimp farm pond in the Red River delta, northern Vietnam. Photo: Heidi Burdett (CC-BY 4.0)

Sediment coring in old-forest mangrove within an intermediate-intensity shrimp farm pond in the Red River delta, northern Vietnam. Photo: Heidi Burdett (CC-BY 4.0)

🚨New paper out!!
Restore #mangroves to capture carbon? Yes!🌱
100% positive? Maybe. Study shows that restored mangroves may not regain the β€˜normal’ function of older forests. πŸ§ͺπŸ¦‘πŸŒŠ

Read more here: www.umu.se/en/news/land...

#BlueCarbon
@umeauniversitet.bsky.social @plos.org @hlburdett.bsky.social

26.09.2025 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for coming @seabedhabitats.bsky.social!
And for hosting @nickkamenos.bsky.social!

28.09.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Upper image of a group of people standing in front of a red building, and below a view overlooking the ocean with clear skies

Upper image of a group of people standing in front of a red building, and below a view overlooking the ocean with clear skies

It was a pleasure to lead the UmeΓ₯ Marine Sciences Centre (#UMF) Autumn Writing Retreat last week!

With participants from several departments and all career stages, we tackled a range of topics, including #Sami culture, #plasmonics, #seaweed, #carbon & more. Can't wait for the next in March!
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28.09.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
5 people at a podium with a screen behind with dna double helix and the text (in Swedish) Honorary citizen

5 people at a podium with a screen behind with dna double helix and the text (in Swedish) Honorary citizen

Inspiring to listen to Emmanuelle Charpentier (2020 #NobelPrize in Chemistry) today at @umeauniversitet.bsky.social!

Wonderful to share #UmeΓ₯ with it's newest Honorary citizen!
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26.09.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
presentation slide of seaweed and a title "how will the primary benthic producers in the Baltic Sea respond to their light environment?". inset image with the presenter facing his slides.

presentation slide of seaweed and a title "how will the primary benthic producers in the Baltic Sea respond to their light environment?". inset image with the presenter facing his slides.

3 panel image - man in the dark with illuminated chambers; walz diving pam ii; landscape image with rocky foreground, coastal sea and forested background

3 panel image - man in the dark with illuminated chambers; walz diving pam ii; landscape image with rocky foreground, coastal sea and forested background

A wonderful morning spent at @umeaunimarine.bsky.social #EcoChange annual meeting 🌊
Special bravo to my postdoc Luis GonzÑlez Guerrero, who presented his research on Baltic macrophyte photophysiology - initial data from his busy summer of #fieldwork. More data to come! 🀩
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09.09.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
journal front cover with the AQC title and an image below of piles of mangrove wood next to a river surrounded by mangrove forest

journal front cover with the AQC title and an image below of piles of mangrove wood next to a river surrounded by mangrove forest

Aug issue of #AquaticConservation!
πŸ“ΈMangrove wood market in Ghana. Photo credit: One Tree Planted
Also: cetaceans, freshwater fish, agricultural streams, litter-vs-invasives, seals, mussels, trout, turtles, MPAs, fish farming & insect bioindicators!
πŸ”— onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10990755...
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#AQC

02.09.2025 06:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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July issue of #AquaticConservation!
πŸ“ΈOyster farming in China. Credit:Qing Liu
Also: eDNA, frogs, sharks, coralline algae, blue carbon, eels, river modelling, genetics, MPAs, petrels, crayfish, dolphins, wind farms, mangroves, whales, & management
πŸ”— onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10990755...
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14.08.2025 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Image of the Northern Lights near UmeΓ₯, Sweden. Glowing green night sky with a small cottage and snow covered forest trees in the foreground. Photo credit: Fredrik Larsson / Visit UmeΓ₯ Content Bank

Image of the Northern Lights near UmeΓ₯, Sweden. Glowing green night sky with a small cottage and snow covered forest trees in the foreground. Photo credit: Fredrik Larsson / Visit UmeΓ₯ Content Bank

** Join us! **

In February 2026 we will offer two residential advanced short courses:

πŸ’» #R course for marine scientists
❄️ #Arctic marine biology, ecology & biogeochemistry

πŸ—“οΈ Starting 8 & 15 February 2026
πŸ“ UmeΓ₯ Marine Sciences Centre, Sweden
πŸ”— umfcourses.github.io

▢️ Apply by 15 Sept 2025!

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28.07.2025 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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Join us at #OSM26!
Session on: Advances in Marine Conservation for Local-to-Global Sustainability
Submit abstract here: agu.confex.com/agu/osm26/pr...
Abstract deadline: 20 August!
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#MarineConservation #AquaticConservation #AQC

26.07.2025 09:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
underwater cartoon scene, with pink algae on the bottom and the text: join us! postdoctoral research in algal (photo)physiology. Deadline 18 September 2025

underwater cartoon scene, with pink algae on the bottom and the text: join us! postdoctoral research in algal (photo)physiology. Deadline 18 September 2025

**Join us!**

2 year #postdoc in algal (photo)physiology

Multidisciplinary project as part of the @icelabumu.bsky.social Postdoc Programme

πŸ”— heidiburdett.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/p...
πŸ“† 18 September 2025
πŸ“ @umeauniversitet.bsky.social, Sweden

@umeaunimarine.bsky.social
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27.06.2025 11:56 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems is an international journal focusing on the conservation of freshwater, brackish or marine habitat.

Special Issues in #AquaticConservation
🌍Frontiers in African Marine & Aquatic Conservation
🌿Rugulopteryx okamurae (seaweed) invasion
πŸ¦‘Cephalopod conservation
βš–οΈAquatic Conservation in a Wellbeing Economy
🌊Marine Conservation for Sustainability
πŸ₯΅Climate Change
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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27.06.2025 11:51 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
journal front cover, with Aquatic Conservation title and an image of a spiky sea cucumber in seagrass

journal front cover, with Aquatic Conservation title and an image of a spiky sea cucumber in seagrass

May issue of #AquaticConservation!
πŸ“· Spiky sea cucumber, cf Job & Mishra. Credit: Amrit Kumar Mishra
Also: sharks, molluscs, eco-engineering, fish diversity, rhodolith diversity, seal by-catch, sticklebacks, dolphins, dugongs, MPAs & urchins!
πŸ”— onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10990755...
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11.06.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
7 panels, group of 7 people, a blue hallway, statues in the sea, a research vessel, a OOSC sign, and colourful art

7 panels, group of 7 people, a blue hallway, statues in the sea, a research vessel, a OOSC sign, and colourful art

7 panels, a group of 7 people plus 5 panels of people presenting their research

7 panels, a group of 7 people plus 5 panels of people presenting their research

Great it be at #OOSC this week in Nice!
Inspiring science towards blue sustainability, catching up with friends and making new connections!
@umeaunimarine.bsky.social was there, with research on carbon, policy, habitat futures and #UMF infrastructure
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06.06.2025 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UmeΓ₯ marine benthic science team @umeaunimarine.bsky.social at the One Ocean Science Congress

#OneOceanScienceCongress #OOSC #OceanDecade #SDG14 #WeAreTheOcean

06.06.2025 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Man in front of a presentation slide with the title re-defining what we consider a blue carbon ecosystem

Man in front of a presentation slide with the title re-defining what we consider a blue carbon ecosystem

Large presentation hall with presenter and slides at the front

Large presentation hall with presenter and slides at the front

Let's think more broadly about blue carbon: @nickkamenos.bsky.social reminds us to take land-sea links & carbon transport between ecosystems in blue carbon policy & management
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#OOSC

03.06.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
journal front covers with a marine theme - seals, sea cucumber, rays, divers, dolphins, manatees. Text: aquatic conservation loves one ocean science congress

journal front covers with a marine theme - seals, sea cucumber, rays, divers, dolphins, manatees. Text: aquatic conservation loves one ocean science congress

#AquaticConservation loves #OOSC!
With my Editor-in-Chief hat on for #AQC, if you’re interested in publishing with us, let’s chat!
Currently have 3 special issues especially relevant to OOSC:
🌍 #Africa
πŸ₯΅ #ClimateChange
πŸ’™ #WellbeingEconomy
πŸ”— onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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03.06.2025 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Man standing at a podium

Man standing at a podium

Co-chair of #OOSC @jpgattuso.bsky.social address:

"Without science we risk losing our way" - science, policy and publics need to work together for action

"You will not be bored!"

Fantastic efforts to bring OOSC to reality Jean-Pierre, thank you!

03.06.2025 08:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Slide showing key features promoting blue carbon systems in non-classical blue carbon ecosystems.

Slide showing key features promoting blue carbon systems in non-classical blue carbon ecosystems.

We need to reconsider what is a #BlueCarbon #ecosystem! #MudFlats #CorallineAlgae, #Sediments and parts of #Coral #Reefs store significant organic #carbon.

➑️ See you at #OOSC Tue | 14:00 | Room 2

@nickkamenos.bsky.social
@hlburdett.bsky.social

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03.06.2025 07:15 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
View of a harbour with "One Ocean Science Congress" sign overlooking the sea

View of a harbour with "One Ocean Science Congress" sign overlooking the sea

It's nice to be in Nice!
#OOSC
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@umeauniversitet.bsky.social

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