Ben D’Antonio (He/him)

🚨 New #Shark Pub available in @NaturePortfolio #ScientificReports 🚨 Here we reveal the dynamic physical processes that drive suitable habitat for Tiger Sharks in a subtropical coastal embayment🦈 🔗link here: rdcu.be/eeZG5 🧵 Thread: (1/6) 🎥: @jakemasondiving

🦈 New Research - Enhanced thermoregulation abilities of shortfin mako sharks as the key adaptive significance of regional endothermy in fishes ➡️ buff.ly/Ye1rPDv @soma_tokunaga

Excited to share our latest paper in Marine Ecology Progress Series “Systematic assessment of the increasing presence of white sharks in Atlantic Canadian waters”. doi.org/10.3354/meps14…

🚨 New paper out in Biological Conservation! We used camera traps to ask: what are animal responses to mining camps compared to reference landscapes? Here’s what we found👇 🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Researchers tracked 63 Atlantic bluefin tuna off the United Kingdom using @Tags4Wildlife MiniPAT tags, collecting invaluable data about these magnificent ocean travelers that could help ensure their future survival. nature.com/articles/s4159…

Our research in @NatureEcoEvo shows coral restoration often targets areas exposed to future climate stress & local impacts. To be effective, we must prioritize sites & pair efforts with conservation actions like MPAs—while tackling root causes like CO₂ emissions. #coralreefs

Salinity drives the distribution of a top-order predator, the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier), in an inverse estuary, from @BenDantonio and colleagues nature.com/articles/s4159…

Trump knows he’s no match for Russia or China, so he’s picked an adversary he thinks he can beat: an island of penguins.

Marine mammals may have a secret weapon to survive long dives—an ability to directly sense their own circulating blood-oxygen levels that most mammals lack—allowing them to stay submerged longer and resurface before hypoxia leads to drowning, researchers report in Science. scim.ag/4bT2zh4

Congrats to #SequeiraLab #PhDstudent @BenDantonio on the publication of his final PhD chapter! The paper reveals how dynamic oceanographic processes influence tiger sharks’ habitats in #SharkBay WA have a peak here: sequeiralab.wordpress.com/2025/03/27/ben… @EcoEco_ANU @UWAOceans @aims_gov_au

🚨New Study Alert 🚨: "Evidence of cascading ecosystem effects following the loss of white sharks from False Bay, South Africa" : frontiersin.org/journals/marin… Please share

🚨This video highlights key findings from our two-decade study providing evidence of how the absence of an apex predator is reshaping the marine ecosystem. Study 🔗: frontiersin.org/journals/marin…

@NaturePortfolio Also, cheers to the best bunch of supervisors/co-authors ! This was a really fun paper to work on together @LuOceano, @MarkMeekan, @AnaMMSequeira, Charitha Pattiaratchi and Mike Taylor. 🧵(6/6)

@NaturePortfolio This research was a collaborative effort and a huge thank you goes out to the Malgana Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) and the Jock Clough Marine Foundation. 🧵(5/6)

🚨 New #Shark Pub available in @NaturePortfolio #ScientificReports 🚨 Here we reveal the dynamic physical processes that drive suitable habitat for Tiger Sharks in a subtropical coastal embayment🦈 🔗link here: rdcu.be/eeZG5 🧵 Thread: (1/6) 🎥: @jakemasondiving

@NaturePortfolio The seasonal flux of hypersaline water determined the distribution of Tiger Sharks, shifting shallow and dense seagrass beds from highly suitable to unsuitable habitat when becoming inundated with salinities > 40 (typical ocean water is 35.5). 🧵(3/6)

A big shoutout to @dahliasan_,@HannahCalich & @olgamazevedo - the great women at Sequeira Lab who are leading marine research & conservation and shaping the future of ocean science!🌊💙 So proud to celebrate their work! @scienceANU @EcoEvo_ANU @uwaoceans sequeiralab.wordpress.com/2025/03/15/cel…

Finding a forever home – new model developed by @aims_gov_au and @uwanews @uwaoceans shows multiple factors at play in coral settlement. More: aims.gov.au/information-ce… The paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ecol… @molly_mae_baker @A_K_Cresswell #ACRRI @bhp Image: G. Mollinaro

New #coral research!🪸 Our new #simulation #model shows how #interactions among multiple reef factors can sometimes lead to unexpected patterns of coral #settlement and could influence the results obtained from common field sampling methods🧐 🔗tinyurl.com/555x7ktm (1/2)