Ellie Mackay
@ellie-mackay.bsky.social
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Freshwater ecologist. Lake fan.
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Ellie Mackay
Steve Thackeray
19 days ago
New study led by
@ellie-mackay.bsky.social
shows how organic nutrient fractions can stimulate the growth of algae in rivers, and explores the predictability of this effect across the UK.
share.google/qKtTDE0BMOF1...
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Happy
#WorldLakeDay
from the English Lake District. Home to some pretty special lakes and some really great monitoring work
#CumbrianLakesMonitoring
#UKCEH_AquaEco
4 months ago
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Ellie Mackay
SIL | International Society of Limnology
4 months ago
Inaugural United Nations World Lake Day β 27 August 2025 Celebrate the critical role of lakes, reservoirs, and ponds in water security, flood mitigation, biodiversity, and ecosystem services.
#WorldLakeDay
#Lakes
#Freshwater
#Limnology
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Ellie Mackay
Biodiversity Heritage Library
4 months ago
In recognition of
#WorldLakeDay
, here is some beautiful
#SciArt
from "The fresh-water fishes of China" (1943), digitised for
#BHLib
by
@amnh.org
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#ILoveBHL
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www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12398729
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UN Environment Programme
4 months ago
Lakes are essential to life. They hold most of the worldβs freshwater, but are degrading faster than any other ecosystem. On todayβs first-ever
#WorldLakeDay
, check the
#GenerationRestoration
Lakes Portal & learn how you can help bring lakes back to life:
www.decadeonrestoration.org/take-action-...
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I think we should get a Daphnia costume
@thackers.bsky.social
...
add a skeleton here at some point
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Ellie Mackay
BES Aquatic Ecology Group
6 months ago
π’ π COUNTDOWN FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION! Days remaining: 29 days (deadline 1st Aug 2025) π ZSL London π 15 & 16 September 2025 π Full details:
shorturl.at/Otya6
Please share widely!
#Marine
#Freshwater
#Ecology
#Research
#Microbiome
#AcademicConference
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#BESAG2025: Aquatic Ecology Group Annual Meeting 2025
Get together with the freshwater and marine research community to hear the latest research, share skills, and build your network!
https://shorturl.at/Otya6
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Ellie Mackay
Steve Thackeray
6 months ago
New paper: using multiple metrics to quantify the connectivity of lakes to each other, rivers & ponds. The correlations among these metrics can be used to guide how connectivity is included in studies of freshwater biodiversity.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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#UKCEH_AquaEco
@ukceh.bsky.social
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Understanding the hydrological and landscape connectivity of lakes - Landscape Ecology
Context Connectivity is a key property of water, enabling the flow of energy, material and individuals within and between sites. Climate and land use changes can profoundly modify connectivity, yet fe...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-025-02153-6#citeas
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Ellie Mackay
Steve Thackeray
6 months ago
It's
#ShowYourStripes
day &, inspired by
@edhawkins.org
, here are climate stripes for surface water temperatures in 4 lake basins in the English Lake District These plots, by
@ellie-mackay.bsky.social
, clearly show long-term warming of these iconic lakes.
#lakes
#ClimateChange
@ukceh.bsky.social
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Ellie Mackay
Mike Lurlingπ₯
7 months ago
See this great video by UKCEH about the citizen science app Bloomin' Algae
youtu.be/-kfKxBSL2Ks?...
Download the app and help mapping cyanobacteria bloomsπ Adroid:
play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Apple:
apps.apple.com/nl/app/bloom...
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Bloomin' Algae: a citizen science app to share information on algal blooms
YouTube video by UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
https://youtu.be/-kfKxBSL2Ks?si=D7yY3UwDnEkZyAWN
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Day 2 of the
#WindermereScienceFestival
canoe safari. Another beautiful day with the lake residents taking an interest. Spring bloom of
#phytoplankton
is underway with lots of
#Asterionella
and
#Tabellaria
in the tow sample.
@ukceh.bsky.social
#UKCEH_AquaticEco
8 months ago
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Beautiful morning at
#Windermere
getting ready for our canoe safari exploring the ecology of this fantastic
#lake
as part of
#WindermereScienceFestival
www.windermeresciencefestival.org/whats-on/
@ukceh.bsky.social
#UKCEH_AquaticEco
add a skeleton here at some point
8 months ago
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Ellie Mackay
Steve Thackeray
8 months ago
Hi there,
#marine
and
#freshwater
ecologists! Will you join
@bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social
and
@bes-microbialgroup.bsky.social
at our joint annual conference this September at the Zoological Society of London? π§ͺππ§π¦π¦ π¦π£ββοΈππ¬π©βπ¬
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-...
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#BESAG2025: Aquatic Ecology Group Annual Meeting 2025
Eventbrite - BES Aquatic Ecology SIG presents #BESAG2025: Aquatic Ecology Group Annual Meeting 2025 - Monday, 15 September 2025 | Tuesday, 16 September 2025 at ZSL London Zoo, London, England. Find ev...
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-aquatic-ecology-group-annual-meeting-2025-tickets-1246669505049?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Ellie Mackay
Penny Johnes
12 months ago
In addition to the 3 x 4-yr PhD studentships and 4.5-yr Senior Research Associate in Biogeochemistry recently advertised, I am pleased to announce we now have a 3.5 year role now open for a Specialist Technician in Biogeochemistry in the same team. π§ͺπΏππ
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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