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Alexis Longmire

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PhD Candidate at UNC-CH's Institute of Marine Sciences ๐ŸŒŠ Landscape Ecologist, Crab Wrangler๐Ÿฆ€, Salt Marsh Survivor๐ŸŒพ, Fish Stalker๐ŸŸ | How do reefs and living shorelines alter nearby habitats in estuaries?

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Green box with the Annual Meeting logo depicting a bass jumping over San Antonio landmarks, and text: 155th Annual Meeting, August 10-14, 2025. Call for Abstracts, Extended Deadline April 22, including Black Bass 2025.

Green box with the Annual Meeting logo depicting a bass jumping over San Antonio landmarks, and text: 155th Annual Meeting, August 10-14, 2025. Call for Abstracts, Extended Deadline April 22, including Black Bass 2025.

Abstract submission for the #AFS155 Annual Meeting is being extended until Tuesday, April 22. Plan to join us in San Antonio, August 10-14, and browse our wide array of symposia sessions and continuing education courses: afsannualmeeting.fisheries.org.

11.04.2025 20:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#FieldworkFriday
This newly installed "living shoreline" at the NC Rachel Carson Reserve sure seems to have attracted some living things

#biodiversity #intertidal #NC #marinescience

11.04.2025 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
3 researchers stand on a large oyster reef exposed at low tide

3 researchers stand on a large oyster reef exposed at low tide

Gonna be speaking this Friday at the Benthic Ecology Meeting on how large-scale, natural #reefs ๐Ÿฆช influence spatial patterns of #predation on benthic fauna in neighboring habitats
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Can we use this info to determine whether restored reefs function like lost, natural reefs?

#bem2025

03.04.2025 20:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of colorful flags at Market Square in San Antonio, with text โ€œ155th Annual Meeting. Call for Abstracts. Deadline April 15. San Antonio | August 10-14,2025โ€.

Photo of colorful flags at Market Square in San Antonio, with text โ€œ155th Annual Meeting. Call for Abstracts. Deadline April 15. San Antonio | August 10-14,2025โ€.

There are less than two weeks left to submit your abstract for the #AFS155 Annual Meeting in San Antonio! Make plans to join us August 10-14 for a great line-up of symposia sessions, including Black Bass 2025. Submit your abstract by Tuesday, April 15: afsannualmeeting.fisheries.org/call-for-abs...

02.04.2025 21:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A stone crab nestles in some rocks and sea lettuce (a marine algae), which can also be seen covering the shoreline in the background.

A stone crab nestles in some rocks and sea lettuce (a marine algae), which can also be seen covering the shoreline in the background.

Happy #Friday to this crab cozied-up in some sea lettuce

28.03.2025 21:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ข CERF 2025 is now accepting abstracts for oral and poster presentations! Donโ€™t miss this chance to share your research and insights at the 28th Biennial Conference! Learn more at ๐Ÿ”—conference.cerf.science #CERF2025 #EstuarineScience #CallForAbstracts

21.03.2025 16:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cricket from peeps over a leaf on a forest floor

Cricket from peeps over a leaf on a forest floor

Chinese wisteria, an invasive flowering vine, over takes an abandoned hunting blind and trees in a forest

Chinese wisteria, an invasive flowering vine, over takes an abandoned hunting blind and trees in a forest

A close up of a bumble bee on top of a flower

A close up of a bumble bee on top of a flower

Close up of a blooming eastern red bud tree

Close up of a blooming eastern red bud tree

Happy first day of #spring ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒฟ

Featuring a cricket frog, Chinese wisteria (pretty but invasive), bumble bee, and eastern red bud

20.03.2025 23:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#FieldworkFriday

Working on a project to track predatory fish ๐Ÿฆˆ at large-scale living shoreline sills with #acoustictelemetry /tagging

Iโ€™ll present on my intertidal range tests next week @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social
tidewater meeting

Funded by: NC Collaboratory and NC Coastal Federation

08.03.2025 03:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NC Trails Program announces grants for trail projects | Coastal Review Grants through the state's Recreational Trails Program support greenways and trails for hikers, bikers, paddlers, equestrians and off-road vehicle operators.

Applications are being accepted for grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 through the North Carolina Trails Program, and for up to $5,000 for funds through the trail programโ€™s safety and education grant, N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation announced Thursday.
coastalreview.org/2025/03/nc-t...

06.03.2025 21:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The intertidal zone can be a scary placeโ€ฆfor me anyways

***volume warning ๐Ÿ“ข๐Ÿ˜…

#scallop #STEM #research #PhD #marinescience

04.03.2025 23:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy #WorldSeagrassDay

01.03.2025 21:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Me rn:

27.02.2025 11:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Missing โ˜€๏ธwarm days out on the waterโ€ฆ

Iโ€™m still on the water, Iโ€™m just freezing my ๐Ÿ‘ off
#PhD #research #BeachLife #fieldwork

27.02.2025 11:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hey Bluesky. My name is Alexis, and welcome to my life/research on the NC coast

#marinescience #ecology #STEM #PhDlife #womeninresearch #goheels

22.02.2025 16:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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