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UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at Lancaster University Researching restoration ecology and corporate sustainability with @lec-reefs.bsky.social and @pentlandcentre.bsky.social 🌍🪸🌱

Tim Lamont

𝐂𝐨-𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬: Tim Lamont, Permas Bagya Maulana, Ines Lange, Muhammad Rizky Madjid, Andi Muh. Agung Pratama, Cicilia Valensi Parrangan, Tries Blandine Razak, Nick Graham 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠: Many thanks to Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, The FSBI and The Pew Charitable Trusts

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🐡 Corallivorous fish had 𝘯𝘰𝘵 recovered to the same extent - there were more corallivores than on degraded reefs, but still only 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 as many as on healthy reefs. 📊 This is likely to do with coral 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 - the preferred diets of corallivores were corals that were rare on restored reefs.

📈 Some aspects of a coral reef can be restored quickly, but we should expect that its full complexity and diversity may take a longer time to recover 🪸 🐟 🪼 🦀 🐡

🚨 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫! 🚨 Open access here - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... - and summary below ⬇️ @lec-reefs.bsky.social

🍽️ With less of their preferred dietary corals around, corallivores swam further to find food, holding larger territories with lower population density. 💡Restored reefs recovered coral cover and some fish populations within 5 years, but not coral diversity and all fish populations.

Fantastic PhD opportunities with an award-winning and wonderfully supportive supervisor. Would highly recommend!

We surveyed corals and fishes on recently restored coral reefs (~5 yrs old), and found that... 🪸 Coral cover had recovered to approx. healthy levels 🐠 Some fish groups (herbivores, planktivores, omnivores) had also recovered to approx. healthy levels But...

Three weeks left to apply for our two PhD positions - come and join @lec-reefs.bsky.social to deliver applied research in restoration ecology and corporate sustainability! 🪸🐟🌳📊 Please do share amongst your networks, and I'm happy to meet with potential candidates to discuss the position further 👍

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Tim Lamont

🚨 Two funded PhDs (one int'l, one UK) - study coral restoration & corporate sustainability with us in Lancaster! Enquiries welcome, January 30, please share widely! 🚨 🪸🐠 Coral restoration (int'l): www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 🌴📊 Corporate sustainability (UK): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Tim Lamont

📢 Amazing #PDRA opportunities. Exciting and important questions with a stellar and supportive team, plus cool fieldwork options. Check it out NOW! #coralreefs #jobs #restoration #research

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