John Griffin

The mathematics of starvation: how Israel caused a famine in Gaza Israel controls the flow of food into Gaza. It has calculated how many calories Palestinians need to stay alive. Its data shows only a fraction has been allowed in

It cannot be denied: this is a deliberate and coldly-calculated famine, engineered by a technologically-advanced state which knows exactly what it is doing.
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Hi Ryuta, we are putting together a global network on traits of canopy-forming macroalgae. We are currently looking for participant based in Japan. Would you be potentially interested? If so, please add me, share your email, and I can DM/email more information.

Oh, sounds super interesting. Marclim is indeed mighty! You’re welcome here any time - we’d love to show you around

Just out! 10-yr labour of love exploring how Plymouth’s coastline transformed over centuries by land reclamation & how changes are often forgotten.
Shout out to incredible crack team: historians, geologists, remote sensors, archaeologists, artists, ecologists🧠🌍🎨 www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...

The CPEG & CPB meeting is officially underway! 🎉

We kicked things off with two fantastic workshop sessions:

📊 R-based open data science in palaeobiology and ecology
🧠 Deep learning for macroevolutionary analyses

Big thanks to all our speakers and participants - spot yourself below!

#CPEGCPB25

Hi Geraldo, are you coming to Wales on your trip? If so, give us a shout, we’d love a visit here in Swansea and have diverse rocky shores on our doorstep on Gower.

You can officially call me Dr of Sharks now! 🦈 Delighted to have graduated from my PhD yesterday; and to get to celebrate with my family & girlfriend & my brilliant supervisors Catalina & John. The support has been immense & I've made some great pals in Swansea over the 4 years 🦈

Mass starvation spreading across Gaza, aid agencies warn, as pressure on Israel grows – Middle East crisis live More than 100 aid agencies, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children and Oxfam, say ‘our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away’

Mass starvation spreading across Gaza, aid agencies warn, as pressure on Israel grows – Middle East crisis live www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

📑 #NewStudy by Marinovich et al. investigates how the gape size of snapper affects the size of sea urchins they eat.

This adds more knowledge to the ecosystem interactions between fish, urchins and the transformation of habitat from seaweed forest to urchin barrens.

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Israel levelling thousands of Gaza civilian buildings in controlled demolitions - BBC News Investigation by BBC Verify using satellite images and verified footage to show the extent of destruction in Gaza, where the Israeli military have carried out demolitions to raze entire towns and subu...

How can the world just keep ignoring this? I just don't get it, I really don't.

This is the systematic destruction of a country and its people.

It is genocide, and it has been for a very long time now.

We had a really positive experience publishing in an AoB special issue a few years back. Robust reviews and editing and ultimately a great venue for the work. Highly recommended. Deadline for this exciting SI is end of November.

New paper out! 🐟🌿
We studied intertidal fish communities in Iceland & the effects of Ascophyllum nodosum harvesting.

Juvenile gadoids relied on these habitats and harvesting showed subtle effects on fish size & diet.

📖 Open access: doi.org/10.1017/S002...

#MarineEcology #Iceland

Flyer for the Annals of Botany Special Issue titled 'Macroalgae and Ecosystem Services'. It features the names of editors Mick Hanley, Kira Krumhansl, and guest editor Louise Firth. The submission deadline is July 31, 2025. The background is teal on the left, with a close-up image of golden-brown macroalgae on the right.

🌿🌊Annals of Botany invites submissions to a new Special Issue on "Macroalgae and ecosystem services", edited by AoB editors Mick Hanley and Kira Krumhansl and guest editor Louise Firth. (1/3)

@louisefirth.bsky.social

Thank you so much to @bps-algae.bsky.social for funding me to attend this conference! 🫶

Turf algae redefine the chemical landscape of temperate reefs, limiting kelp forest recovery In temperate regions experiencing rapid ocean warming, kelp forests are being replaced by chemically rich turf algae. However, the extent to which these turf algae alter the surrounding chemical envir...

Such a cool project presented by Shane Farrell here at #ITRS2025. Ecology of kelp forests and turf algae meets chemical ecology. Check out the Science paper: www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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Great talk by Franz Bauer on carbon storage potential of @livingseawalls.bsky.social at International Temperate Reefs Symposium #ITRS. Need more carbon neutral concretes. @benthicecol.bsky.social @jngriffy.bsky.social

Sally Henderson making a strong case for the potential of #Limpets to play a role in Self-cleaning slipways. Nature based Solution #NbS. International Temperate Reefs Symposium #ITRS @jngriffy.bsky.social

Ohhh want to see that!

I’m obsessed with brittle stars: fish often nip off bits of their arms but they regenerate These starfish relatives have lots of remarkable features and are a keystone species. My hope is that we will recognise how vital these charismatic creatures are

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Finally wrote that blog on this new #megalodon paper! 🦈

Hop on to my website to read me writing about this paper & what it indicates about megalodon biology. Many thanks to Phil Sternes & Kenshu Shimada for discussing their work with me 🦈

Read here: www.drjackacooper.com/writing/mega...

Great to see the new paper picking up so much traction in the press

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🏖️ Beach access is a right, not a luxury. Our new study led by @stamatiadouv.bsky.social reveals €57M lost yearly in Greece because many #wheelchair users are excluded from the coast. Time to invest in truly inclusive beaches.
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#MarineEcology #EcosystemServices #GES4SEAS 🧪🌍🌐

ITRS 2025 - International Temperate Reefs Symposium The International Temperate Reefs Symposium (ITRS) is the premier conference for marine scientists with a focus on temperate hard-bottom habitats. The scope is broad and captures natural rocky reefs,…

I'm super-excited about #ITRS2025 (itrs-home.org) next week! So much interesting and nerdy science about temperate reefs. Really looking forward to meet all the people there, e.g. @jebyrnes.bsky.social @brackenlab.bsky.social @jngriffy.bsky.social
Oh, and the crêpes and cider.

There is no justification whatsoever for the US or UK to provide any support, material or diplomatic, for Israel's attack on Iran. It is a war of aggression, clearly contrary to international law.

Collage of historical pressings by Mary Snyder for #PhycologyFriday

Conserving the beauty of the world’s reef fish assemblages 💙

Check out our last paper @pnas.org

We mapped what makes reef fish assemblages beautiful worldwide! 🌍

MPAs boost aesthetic, and developing countries have a chance to align conservation with local benefits

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A recent study uncovers a trophic cascade after great white sharks disappear — Dr. Jack A. Cooper Great white sharks are known to be top-level predators in the marine food web. But what happens when we lose that predator from a marine ecosystem? An ongoing case study in South Africa is highlighted...

Pleased to share my first website blog!

We've seen great white sharks disappear in South Africa; whether down to orcas or something else. What effects do we see when this apex predator is lost? Well, a recent study answered it 🦈

Give it a read here: www.drjackacooper.com/writing/a-re...

We need an experienced Project Manager to play a pivotal role in a multi-partner, multi-disciplinary project exploring cultural, social, and ecological dimensions of #biophilic retrofitting (integrating nature into buildings), adapting our cities to climate change.

www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...

Louder for the people in the back: "It has been a public health failure that the public does not realize how much organ damage #COVID infection can cause to things that aren’t your lungs (or throat or nose or taste buds)."

The image below is based on data collected from 80,071 kids and teens:

Sounds exciting! The link took me to a Bangor page though …