Freshwater Ecology @ UJ

Research, monitoring and student development under Dr Matthew Bird at the University of Johannesburg (@go2UJ) around freshwater ecosystems in South Africa

[UJ Zoology @UjZoology]

This week's #PublicationThursday showcases Dr. Bird and colleagues' work on the influence of climate on #Wetlands #macroinvertebrates community #structure and function. Interested in freshwater ecology, click on below link: https://t.co/DklpAEHrDQ @UJ_Freshwater @UJScience

[Freshwater Ecology @ UJ @UJ_Freshwater]

PhD student Refilwe Chilo continues to do us proud... 3rd PLACE in the National Three-Minute Thesis Competition held in Bloemfontein last Friday. Go Refilwe!! 👏🥳
https://t.co/rMqHktTMaP
Refilwe's work explores water beetles as indicators of climate change impacts 🪲
@UjZoology

[UJ Zoology @UjZoology]

This week's #whoweare features Carole Jacobs, an MSc candidate researching #leech populations and #diversity in urban #water bodies around Johannesburg. Curious to learn more about her academic journey, read her story below. #leeches #researcherlife #johannesburg #impoundments

[UJ Zoology @UjZoology]

Do you want to know #whoweare, let me introduce Mr. MM Mathonsi! He started as a #laboratory assistant and has grown into our highly skilled #aquarium #technician. Read more about his journey in the profile below.

[UJ Zoology @UjZoology]

To wrap up #Mbokodo Month, #whoweare shines a spotlight on Mrs. M Bogopa, our dedicated #research #aquarium technician. Read about the incredible work she does, and how she contributes to our team on her profile below.

[SHOAL @Shoal_Org]

Earth's freshwater megafauna is quietly disappearing .. and that's a big problem.

@RachelNuwer on the catastrophic decline of the world's largest freshwater fishes.

https://t.co/ulEIpdQYsP

[Freshwater Ecology @ UJ @UJ_Freshwater]

Belated post... fortunate to be involved in this collaborative effort led by our Patagonian colleague Luis Epele, published in @GlobalChangeBio
https://t.co/fUTYSOc6vI

[Worldwide Dragonfly @WorldDragonfly]

Climate change & odonate generations

Using genomics, new research highlights the changes in Odonate effective population size in response to climate change!

https://t.co/cTcscXSJ8O

[Freshwater Ecology @ UJ @UJ_Freshwater]

Here's our freely accessible work contributing to aquatic biodiversity knowledge of South Africa's beautiful southern Cape forests. A collaboration with @MusaMlambo7 (Albany Museum) and others
https://t.co/HBE33wbURk

[Freshwater Ecology @ UJ @UJ_Freshwater]

Was really great to be a part of this learning environment in Eldorado Park, Soweto! These students are SO keen to learn and so fascinated by scientific concepts... very very cool to see

[Here for high-impact science, 🐸's & drag queens @vida_nouveau]

Learners undertook the data analysis part of their Mini-SASS experiment lead by Dr Bird @UJ_Freshwater @UjZoology &were prepped 4 the next step of presenting their results.
#access #miniHPW #ujscience #ujZoology #makeeldosgreatagain #scicomm

https://t.co/wAVvNWQjMW

[REFRESH Project @SAIAB_REFRESH]

REFRESH: A new biodiversity project to fill knowledge gaps in South Africa’s freshwater systems

@SANBI_FBIP @NRF_SAIAB @SANBI_ZA @NRF_News @dsigovza @chakona_albert

🔗https://t.co/sCreFOH0LE

[Sly 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @Thespeculator21]

lizard loaches are apparently a very under studied fish, they are capable of surviving out of water for good periods of time, and can climb up roots and reeds, perching (ha fish pun) with their fins, hugging the branch.

[Freshwater Ecology @ UJ @UJ_Freshwater]

Go UJ! 💪
https://t.co/rA2aknYhPx

[Alliance for Freshwater Life @AFL_org]

"A plea for more #freshwater experts in IPBES" by @jankuiper87 is now available #OpenAccess

https://t.co/6e2BxTqMOp

Please RT @IPBES @IUCN_Water @WWFLeadWater @jorg_freyhof @schmidtkloiber @SCJaehnig @kirvine_water @ambatistam @TopiltzinCM @SJC_fishy @pabloguticr /gk

[Musa Mlambo @MusaMlambo7]

Super excited to announce a new paper, https://t.co/2mae1zEJrr, expertly led by Angus Lawrie, including an all star list of co-authors, including @AdrianP_Pondie, @KirkendaleLisa. This paper partly contributes to our @NRF_News FBIP project (REFRESH). Enjoy 50 days' free access.

[UJ Zoology @UjZoology]

Ready for our next #whoweare? This week we shine the light on our MSc candidate @Bradley Matainz who is focusing on the #biological #Integrity of the #Pienaars #River. Wanna learn more about his work & journey,read his profile below: #SASS5 #FRAI #macroinvertebrates

[Freshwater Ecology @ UJ @UJ_Freshwater]

Lucky enough to spend some time recently exploring the Magaliesberg streams north of Johannesburg with Nat Geo explorer (& photographer, conservationist, storyteller, fish biologist) Dr Jeremy Shelton
https://t.co/JUQlWdlq5l

[UJ Zoology @UjZoology]

#publicationthursday shines the light on the work of Dr. MS Bird & his collaborators who compared #aquatic #macroinvertebrates communities in Lake Ahémé #West #Africa across wet #seasons. Read more here: https://t.co/crgqhUcyfB @UJScience @UJ_Freshwater @ujlibscience

[UJ Zoology @UjZoology]

Today #whoweare profiles Daniel Ross Solomons (our MSc candidate) from the @UJ_Freshwater lab as he elaborates on his journey. They are investigating #microplastic #pollution distribution in #freshwater #environments. Read more about it below. @UJScience @ujlibscience

[FRC @freshwatersa]

Find out about how data mobilised through the Freshwater Biodiversity Information System (FBIS) has more than doubled the number of freshwater fish records for South Africa on (GBIF) - Earths largest and most impactful biodiversity data resource:
https://t.co/n0aKc8av3Z