Professor Jodie Rummer

Warm is the new norm for the #GreatBarrierReef – a likely El Niño this year = more red flags. What are we waiting for? theconversation.com/warm-is-the-ne… via @ConversationEDU @sfheron @physiologyfish Jon Day @gbrmarinepark @WMO @bureauofmeteorology @jcu

🦈Four shark attacks have now been recorded off NSW beaches in 48 hours, with more than 20 beaches closed Experts from @RMIT @Macquarie_Uni @culumbrown @jcu @physiologyfish @UniofAdelaide @BriannaLeBusque @Swinburne respond ✨full comments here✨ buff.ly/xIW6co5

🦈Need an expert to talk to about the recent shark attacks? 📢Talk to our #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT @physiologyfish from @jcu 🐟Jodie is an expert in all things fish, reefs, sharks, ocean acidification, marine ecosystems and much more 🔦Find her details here: scimex.org/experts?name=j…

After a spate or four shark attacks in 48 hours in New South Wales, authorities are urging beachgoers ‘just go to a pool’. JCU professor of marine biology Dr Jodie Rummer weighs in on the situation in this article for Guardian Australia 👇📰 theguardian.com/australia-news…

Professor of marine biology, James Cook University - Australia - #coralreefs #fish #sharks #evolution #conservation #physiology #climatechange #LGBTQ #STEM #TEDx #physioshark Find me here now: bsky.app/profile/physio…

Species’ adaptability to climate change will depend on individual and population-level responses to heat stress. This study quantified thermal tolerance of wild trout populations and identified factors affecting interpopulation variation 🐟 Read here: buff.ly/3PqIVON

The advantage of the holiday backlog is being able to accept 5 papers 😊 today for @conphysjournal If you’re working on the physiology of any organism in the context of conservation and want to know more about the journal, please get in touch.

As Australia privatises nature repair, the cheapest approach won’t save our threatened species theconversation.com/as-australia-p… via @ConversationEDU

Exciting PhD project on the ecological implications of divergence & adaption to warm water habitats in 3-spined sticklebacks combining field work in Iceland, mesocosms, tank studies & lab-work in the UK. Great team, lots of exciting ideas & techniques. shorturl.at/9ueah

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I value the connections & conversations we’ve built here, but the platform’s direction no longer aligns with my values. 🧵 1/3

We are looking for master, PhD, and postdoc individuals that would be interested by a project with fish, food-web and winter ecology project in Canada. Experience with telemetry and/or isotopes will be a great asset! If interested, DM me :)

I’d love to see you there as we continue exploring & advocating for the things that matter most. #climateaction #science #healthyoceans #biodiversity #diversityinSTEM #PhDchat #scicomm 🧵3/3

With 6000 followers, I may not have the reach of others, but if you’ve appreciated my work & want to keep the conversation going, please join me on Threads @rummerjodie. 🧵2/3

Essay in @ScienceMagazine: “Although fieldwork has been pivotal in scientific breakthroughs across disciplines, the constraints imposed by fieldwork are often incompatible with high publication rates, journal impact factors, and citation counts” science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

@la__cientifica 100% (as I type this utterly exhausted from my field site)

Field work is hard. "Institutions and funders should develop policies and funding mechanisms that recognize the time and resources required for field-based studies and expand evaluation metrics to evaluate researcher contributions to their disciplines beyond publication metrics."

OPEN 🎤 #PhD position @uwanews @uwaoceans on the use of genomic methods for coral reef conservation and threatened species. 🪸 Instructions 👇 Preferred skills include demonstrated skills in #Bioinformatics researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/projects/13y6q8

Portugal shut down their last remaining coal fired power plant and is fostering a renewable energy revolution. They could be completely renewable by 2040 if not sooner. It can be done. We have the solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #renewables #go100re

1. Here are my thoughts on the pros and cons of staying on this platform. Pro: We were here long before Musk took it over. We built this. Con: He has used our creation to help elect a far-right autocrat, and build his own grim political career. 🧵

PhD Students - Here are the 7 most useful habits for PhD students. 𝟏. 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫 → Meet regularly with your supervisors. → Discuss your progress and seek concrete feedback regularly. → Don't shy away from seeking guidance from outside. → If it's not working out, communicate it clearly to your supervisors. 𝟐. 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 → Keep working on your PhD on regular basis (maybe 9 - 5). → Set up a proper workplace for yourself. → Make up for the time you couldn't work on your PhD. → Set up clear targets and deadlines. → Work hard but don't push yourself too much. 𝟑. 𝐁𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜: 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 → No one expects you are an expert researcher. You learn it during PhD. → You don't need to change the world, you are here to make a small but concrete contribution to the body of knowledge. → Don't deviate too much from your topic often. Stay focused. → Don't aim for perfection. It will hold you back. → PhD is part of your life, not your entire life so treat it so. 𝟒. 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐨 → Develop a habit of regular writing ideas, papers, meeting minutes, etc. → Seek feedback on your writing e.g., a draft of your paper. 𝟓. 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 → Don't shy away from seeking help. Learn from your lab mates and seek help from your seniors. → Seek help or assistance from your university resources e.g., assistance for proofreading your thesis. 𝟔. 𝐒𝐚𝐲 𝐍𝐎 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 → Don't indulge yourself in 10 things (e.g., teaching and program committees, etc.) so much that your PhD research becomes the last priority. → Don't get easily distracted via things like housework and gossips around → Don't let anything eat into your set study times. 𝟕. 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐢𝐬 𝟗𝟎% 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟏𝟎% 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 → You already have the 10% intelligence that's why you are here. You just need to be persistent to reach the finishing line. → You can do it. At times, it seems otherwise along the journey but your hard work will eventually pay off. Source: The seven habits of highly effective PhD Students by Hugh Kearns and Maria Gardiner Which habit helped you the most in your PhD? #phd #research

AWESOME WORKSHOP: Sharks of the Maldives: Introduction to field based research and monitoring techniques marhe.unimib.it/activities/edu… Sharks are elasmobranchs, fish with skeletons made from cartilage, and with five to seven gill-slits to filter oxygen from the water. They can be found in both shallow waters basins, reefs, and the pelagic zones throughout the world’s oceans, with some migrating vast distances to breed and feed. Some species are solitary, while others hang out in groups of varying degrees or aggregate for reproductive purposes. Despite what is often portrayed, sharks may not be a significant threat to us, but we are to them. Humans are responsible for drastic declines in shark populations. It is estimated that around 100 million sharks are killed each year, mostly by overfishing to supply demand for shark-based products, but also as a result of bycatch, a new threat to the species. Rising water temperatures and coastal development are also contributing to shrinking populations by destroying the mangroves and coral reefs that sharks use for breeding, hunting, and protecting young shark pups. Furthermore, the survival of many coastal human communities largely depends on fish populations controlled by the presence of sharks, both important for fishing and tourism activities. Therefore, the study and description of shark communities that inhabit reefs and coastal zones can provide helpful information for the management of all human activities involving the sea, from fishing to tourism. The skills acquired in the field of shark biology and ecology can therefore be used both in the sectors related to the protection and conservation of ecosystems, in fisheries management and tourism, as well as in academia. #coralreefs #maldives #sharks #oceanecology #coralreefecology #workshop #surveytechniques #networking #marinebiology