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Author: Andrea Schlunk

I am a former PhD student from the University of Rhode Island, having discovered my love of teaching and informal science education in part through OceanBites! Since departing academia, I've focused on creating educational content for visitors at the New England Aquarium, Chincoteague Bay Field Station, and now the National Aquarium. I've also dabbled in co-creating a comedy/brainstorming podcast, ThunkTink, and enjoy getting lost in nature with my dogs.
Biochemistry Biology deep sea Evolution Genetics

Light on the Tree of Life: Evolution of Bioluminescence

The darkness can be scary sometimes--but that's when evolution can get pretty crazy in its adaptations. Meet some of the…
June 22, 2016 Andrea Schlunk
Biology

Bringing Down the Fever: Sea Star Wasting Disease

Sea stars have been wasting away--literally! Outbreaks of this poorly understood disease have been noticed many times in the last…
May 25, 2016May 25, 2016 Andrea Schlunk
Behavior Book Review Climate Change Coastal Management Ocean Acidification

Going Mute: Ocean acidification silences shrimp snaps

Coastal areas could fall silent in the next century as ocean acidification alters and affects the natural soundscapes of the…
April 14, 2016April 14, 2016 Andrea Schlunk
Book Review Coastal Management Conservation Ecology Human impacts Microbiome Restoration

Summiting Sand Dune Crests: A challenge of restoration

With spring break upon us, we're all looking for a way to unwind and have fun. For some areas relying…
March 21, 2016 Andrea Schlunk
Behavior Conservation Ecology Fisheries Human impacts

The Search for Dolly Varden

A fish that has contributed greatly to subsistence farming in Alaska might face negative impacts of human development and become…
February 3, 2016February 2, 2016 Andrea Schlunk
Behavior Climate Change Conservation

Making Room for New Neighbors: Observing Penguin Foraging

What happens when we rely on models, only to realize we're missing pieces of the puzzle? Climate change models predict…
January 14, 2016January 14, 2016 Andrea Schlunk
Book Review

A Snack That’s Literally On the House?

Most important relationships have deep running roots, not always visible to the world. It turns out, some symbiotic or mutualistic…
December 9, 2015December 15, 2022 Andrea Schlunk
Coastal Management Conservation

Young sharks might assess habitats differently than first assumed

What if prey abundance and fewer predators are not the only things driving young sharks to seek out coastal areas…
November 10, 2015November 10, 2015 Andrea Schlunk
Behavior Climate Change Ecology

By the Light of the Night: Abiotic factors limit Arctic seabird foraging

Understanding how species interact with prey has often led scientists to only consider biological connections. But what if the environment…
October 13, 2015October 12, 2015 Andrea Schlunk
Biology Climate Change Ocean Acidification

Decalcifying Calcidiscus: An effect of ocean acidification on plankton

The vastness of the ocean can be deceptive--you'd think that only big things would have an impact on something the…
September 15, 2015September 15, 2015 Andrea Schlunk

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