Dr. Justin S. Lesser, Ph.D.

Food web ecologist. Postdoc at Florida International University. I use SIA to study food webs and trophic niches.

[Dr. Justin S. Lesser, Ph.D. @jslesser7]

NEW PAPER: Ever hear of Trout-perch? Probably not; they aren't often considered important in lake food webs. But, they might be more important for understanding lake food web connectivity than you think! https://t.co/kkqNbbS8sm

[Dr. Justin S. Lesser, Ph.D. @jslesser7]

Not bad for a swamp monster from LA

[Physalia-courses@ONLINE @Physacourses]

A big thank you to our instructor @GiacomoPugliel1 and all the participants of the "Functional Trait Space Analyses in R" course! 🙌

Want to join one of our upcoming courses? Check them out here: https://t.co/2Mel2FCDTQ

[Hydrobiologia @HYDR_Springer]

New in Hydrobiologia: A potential trophic role for #Trout-perch (Percopsis omiscomaycus) in coupling nearshore and offshore lake food webs https://t.co/vJaNy2P2iP https://t.co/10tSZibwfB

[Anna Schmidt @nna_schmidt]

Pretty special day watching the total solar eclipse with my lab mates and others (including @SenatorLeahy !!) out in the middle of Lake Champlain! An unforgettable experience 🌖🌘🌑🌒🌔

[Plum Island LTER @PIE_LTER]

Research Experience for Undergraduates (#REU) applications are up to work with us Summer 2024, with a range of project topics to explore! Deadline March 8. Please RT! @USLTER @CERFScience @BlackinMarSci @SACNAS @indigenousnh @NSF @MBLScience
https://t.co/5jB6RL0eFW
📷R McNellis

[Dr. Shelby Ziegler @slziegler220]

I am so excited to announce that I will be joining the Biology Department at @VillanovaU as an Assistant Professor this fall!

l'm looking forward to building a research program working with undergrads and masters students focused on marine/aquatic ecology and conservation.

[Bianca Possamai @bia_possamai]

It's a pleasure to share our new contribution where we evaluate the effects of ENSO events 🌊 in synergy with the breakwater lengthening on the marine fish abundance and composition using the estuary.🐡🐟🐠
@sabrinaVollrath
Check it here: https://t.co/mEn3Aat1bn

[W. Ryan James, PhD @wryanjames]

PhD opportunities in movement and trophic ecology of recreational fisheries in the Coastal fish and fisheries lab (https://t.co/K2QjciJC7t)
@FIUEnvironment. Please share and reach out if you have any questions.

[Dr. Justin S. Lesser, Ph.D. @jslesser7]

NEW PAPER: We modelled the Lake Champlain food web to assess the impacts of alewife invasion based on expectations from the Great Lakes' invasions, and found some interesting contrasts! https://t.co/eIIwJ0YcdN

[Plum Island LTER @PIE_LTER]

Congrats to #REU students @clarapetry382 and Travis Johnson on their summer research and poster presentations, on fiddler crabs and nekton distribution. And very special thanks to @FosterEmelie for mentoring them! @jnelsonPhD @DavidSamJohnson @UMassLowell @SDSU @NSF @MBLScience

[Dr. Justin S. Lesser, Ph.D. @jslesser7]

Some great views of the Adirondacks and Dowtown Burlington coming in from fieldwork on the new RV yesterday afternoon!

[W. Ryan James, PhD @wryanjames]

New paper introduces conceptual framework for #saltmarsh global comparisons. This framework integrates multiple spatial scales to allow for more effective comparisons across the diversity of salt marshes.
#openacess
https://t.co/Z1XlreJFrd

[Dr. Justin S. Lesser, Ph.D. @jslesser7]

its been 2 years, but yesterday i got called out for writing "crawfish" instead of "crayfish" in a proposal draft so i guess i am still somewhat mentally in LA

[Dr. Justin S. Lesser, Ph.D. @jslesser7]

Feel free to reach out with questions!

[Dr. Justin S. Lesser, Ph.D. @jslesser7]

Do you do research on cross-habitat energy flow and food web connectivty? Please consider submitting an abstract to our session at CERF 2023, "Food web linkages across habitat boundaries"! Convened by myself, @slziegler220 , @starryflo ! Abstracts are due May 10th.

[Plum Island LTER @PIE_LTER]

#HappyPiDay! from PIE-LTER, where we combine many pieces of the ecosystems we study to gain understanding of the whole "pie". #ManyPiecesOnePie

[Dr. Stacy Calhoun-Grosch @StacyCalGro]

🚨New paper! We used trophic niche metrics to compare stable isotope data from two seagrass die-offs in Florida Bay to see if and how the food web may have changed between time points. (Spoiler alert: it did!) https://t.co/Js7DOMY3sp @jnelsonPhD @FosterEmelie @wryanjames

[W. Ryan James, PhD @wryanjames]

PhD opportunities in movement ecology in the Coastal fish and fisheries lab (https://t.co/66d8A8x4l6)
@FIUEnvironment. Please share and reach out if you have any questions.

[Andrea Hickey @andrea_h1ckey]

This Saturday I’ll be selling at a small holiday market, my first time doing this! I’m finishing up this recipe card inspired by victorian greeting cards & design elements 🤍