The massive amount of positive attention that our article has been getting has forced me to reflect a bit on the process of getting this thing published

This has by far been the hardest paper to get published in my career to date

journals.plos.org/plosbiology/ar…

A boring thread: I first presented this work at @SEBiology back in 2019 in Seville - what a brilliant conference

Photo credit: @Craig_R_White

Our paper documenting an extreme decline effect in #oceanacidification studies on fish behaviour is now out in @PLOSBiology!

doi.org/10.1371/journa…

The paper is much different than the original preprint, so here’s a thread: Some of the most drastic & ecologically worrisome impacts of #oceanacidification are reported for fish behaviour. Initial studies from 2009-2010 documented 100% impairment of anti-predator behaviour for fish exposed to ocean acidification conditions!

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.…

New paper out today in Limnology & Oceanography (@aslo_org) led by all-around great guy & scientist Mike Coffin!

“The killer within: Endogenous bacteria accelerate oyster mortality during sustained anoxia”

aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… In a suite of experiments comparing #oysters treated w/ antibiotics vs. not, we demonstrate that bacteria endogenous to oysters accelerate mortality rates

The 3-year project was triggered by mass mortality of cultured oysters in 2016, seemingly linked to a period of low O₂

A recent study in @nature couldn't replicate drastic CO2 effects on coral reef #fish behaviour & empirically found no effect of #oceanacidification go.nature.com/3hK49UR

Our #metaanalysis of the past decade on this topic concurs ecoevorxiv.org/k9dby/

Breakdown thread👇 We demonstrate one of the most striking examples of the #DeclineEffect in #ecology to date, w/ reported effects of OA on fish behaviour all but disappearing over past decade

If you’ve never heard of the #DeclineEffect see: bit.ly/2EbZX2o