Dr. Nyssa Silbiger

Our last paper of 2025 and I’m so excited about this one! We show that rocky intertidal foundation species are important to benthic-pelagic coupling by fueling pelagic bacteria production #EcologyLetters. 🦠 🌊 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

This was such a cool project to be a part of! We used ML models to build a high-res (1.4m) land cover map, and combined terrain+weather data w/ algae+water samples from >200 lagoon sites over 4 years to understand connections between land use, precipitation, water quality, and microbial communities.

On behalf of the Department of Oceanography at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, we are excited to invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in Ocean Biogeochemical Modeling at the rank of assistant professor. www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawa... position number 0082726

Okinawa had its hottest September at 1.6C above the average. I filmed this mass coral bleaching last year, but didn't have the heart to share. Total annihilation of the first few meters of depth. This stuff happens before our eyes, and yet people who think it isn't real keep gaining power.

‘Lipstick on a pig’: how to fight back against a peer-review bully Scientific societies, journals, editors and researchers are pushing back against mean-spirited peer reviews.

Scientific societies, journals, editors and researchers are pushing back against mean-spirited peer reviews

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‘Lipstick on a pig’: how to fight back against a peer-review bully Scientific societies, journals, editors and researchers are pushing back against mean-spirited peer reviews.

Have you ever experienced an unprofessional peer review? This feature in @nature.com describes the consequences of bullying reviews with personal examples from Yours Truly. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Check out recent research from our journals with our new media tip sheet! Including:
🪸How nutrients from land shape life in the sea
🪻Biocontrol of a widespread wetland weed
🦌Whether wildlife take a hike when humans are around

and more!

Read it here esa.org/blog/2025/09...
@esajournals.bsky.social

Thanks for the terrific cover shot!📸

Our article made the cover of @esajournals.bsky.social Ecological Monographs! 🤩

New research examining impacts of terrestrial nutrients on coral reefs, in our journal "Ecological Monographs"👇

Terrestrial nutrient inputs restructure coral reef dissolved carbon fluxes via direct and indirect effects The addition of terrestrial inputs to the ocean can have cascading impacts on coastal biogeochemistry by directly altering the water chemistry and indirectly changing ecosystem metabolism, which also...

Submarine groundwater discharge leads to “biogeochemical cascades”! Check out our newest paper showing the direct and indirect effects of SGD on organic and inorganic carbon fluxes on coral reefs! dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecm....

Terrestrial nutrient inputs restructure coral reef dissolved carbon fluxes via direct and indirect effects The addition of terrestrial inputs to the ocean can have cascading impacts on coastal biogeochemistry by directly altering the water chemistry and indirectly changing ecosystem metabolism, which also...

Submarine groundwater discharge leads to “biogeochemical cascades”! Check out our newest paper showing the direct and indirect effects of SGD on organic and inorganic carbon fluxes on coral reefs! dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecm....

🤷🏼‍♀️- this is my answer for everything all the time now…. Planning theses days? What’s that?

The turtle hospital in Marathon is great and you can take educational tours

Submarine Groundwater Discharge Alters Benthic Community Composition and Functional Diversity on Coral Reefs Coral reefs experience numerous natural and anthropogenic environmental gradients that alter biophysical conditions and affect biodiversity. While many studies have focused on drivers of reef biodiver...

Submarine groundwater discharge alters benthic community composition and functional diversity on coral reefs www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/17...

A few more days to get your applications in! Join us as a postdoc in coral reef ecology/ecosystem metabolism 🌊🧪

Maine Sea Grant in jeopardy after Trump administration terminates $4.5 million grant program The move to discontinue the four-year agreement — which comes amid the White House's efforts to slash the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's budget — leaves the fishery organization’s p...

Sea Grant is a powerhouse for coastal communities! Through research, education, and outreach, it helps protect marine ecosystems, support sustainable fisheries, and boost coastal economies. Sea Grant keeps our waters and communities thriving. We need sea grant!
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Congrats @mixotrophe.bsky.social !!!! So well deserved!!!!! Happy Tenure Celebration day!!!

What an honor to get to celebrate this team tomorrow. (at noon in the MSI Auditorium, if you're on campus) #figaday 2.265/n #year3

🤿 HIRING POSTDOC 🤿 🌊
We are hiring a full time postdoc in ecological oceanography (2 yr) at University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Seeking excellent candidates w/ experience in coral reef ecology & oceanography to develop research projects in Hawai'i & Okinawa, Japan. ID# 225109 www.rcuh.com/work/careers/

A few more days to get your applications in! Come join our team :) 🌊

Apply here! RCUH ID: 225085 hr.rcuh.com/psc/hcmprd_e...

📣 JOB ALERT📣
The Silbiger Lab is hiring a full time research tech @ University of Hawai’i at Mānoa to support research on intertidal ecology in Hawai’i & coral reef/coastal oceanography in Okinawa, Japan. RCUH ID: 225085 application link below. 1 year to start, but have several years of funding.

Conspecific interactions between corals mediate the effect of submarine groundwater discharge on coral physiology - Oecologia Land-based inputs, such as runoff, rivers, and submarine groundwater, can alter biologic processes on coral reefs. While the abiotic factors associated with land-based inputs have strong effects on co...

Conspecific interactions between corals mediate the effect of submarine groundwater discharge on coral physiology link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Submarine groundwater discharge drives both direct and indirect effects on organismal and community metabolism on coral reefs | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Coral reefs experience numerous environmental gradients affecting organismal physiology and species biodiversity, which ultimately impact community metabolism. This study shows that submarine groundwater discharge (SGD), a common natural environmental ...

Submarine groundwater discharge drives both direct and indirect effects on organismal and community metabolism on coral reefs royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Two corals

Are you interested in land-sea connections and how they influence coral reefs? We’ve got two new papers for you this week on submarine groundwater discharge and how it affects coral physiology, species interactions, and community metabolism. Links below!

Donate to Support friend who lost their home to LA fire, organized by Hannah Merges Please consider donating if you are able, to help support one of the most … Hannah Merges needs your support for Support friend who lost their home to LA fire

One of our amazing grad students lost everything in the LA fires. She is so kind & compassionate & always 1st to help out a friend. She is also a champion of protecting coral reefs through research & action. If you have any capacity to help her it would be so appreciated. ❤️https://gofund.me/27c354ef

Donate to Support friend who lost their home to LA fire, organized by Hannah Merges Please consider donating if you are able, to help support one of the most … Hannah Merges needs your support for Support friend who lost their home to LA fire

One of our amazing grad students lost everything in the LA fires. She is so kind & compassionate & always 1st to help out a friend. She is also a champion of protecting coral reefs through research & action. If you have any capacity to help her it would be so appreciated. ❤️https://gofund.me/27c354ef

This is amazing. Thank you for putting this together! I’ve been bopping around with these for the past few years

People Looking for two postdocs (SOCCOM and InMOS), details below. I am not currently planning to take on new students in Fall 2025. HI Cycles group at the 10th annual SOCCOM meeting at Princeton Universi…

Two postdoc positions in my group are opening: First is part of SOCCOM3 (3 years, NSF funded, S. Ocean carbon/oxygen/nutrient budgets), Second is part of InMOS (4.25 yrs, Schmidt Sciences / OBVI funded, long-term oxygen/carbon flux and inventory constraints). More info: bushinskyoceanlab.org/people/