Gerard Ricardo

The fall of a prolific science journal exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing One of the 15 publications that put out the most studies globally has been expelled from the indexing system for irregularities. Its publisher, Elsevier, has a 38% profit margin that reached $1.5 bill...

Here is an excellent article on the issues with STOTEN journal, and with scientific publishing in general:
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Correct. A few groups are trying to dial this in. gbrrestoration.org/program/movi...

Ecotoxicological effects of sunscreen derived organic and inorganic UV filters on marine organisms: A critical review Sunscreens are topical personal care products that provide protection against the sun's ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation. Ultravi…

Temp is causing bleaching, but there is a bit more to sunscreens than suggested above www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Excited to share our @UQ_News & @CSIRO study in Nature Ecology & Evolution 🌊
We show how coral patch density & spacing affect fertilisation success — key for knowing when reefs risk reproductive failure.
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#CoralReefs #MarineScience #Ecology #AlleeEffects

Another post-doc opportunity at the University of Queensland to work on coral reefs. This time modelling reef ecosystems in the Red Sea in collaboration with Dave Suggett at Kaust. 2.5 years and work rights in Australia. Happy to discuss.

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Editorial: Accountability, voice, and trust - responsible use of GenAI in scientific publishing Over the last few years, the development and rapid advancement of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatG

Many of us are using LLMs in coding and scientific writing. They are very helpful tools, but we need to be thoughtful as we integrate them into our work flows to preserve accountability, voice and trust. academic.oup.com/evlett/advan.... An editorial at @evolletters.bsky.social for discussion:

I mean, Darwin noted this a few centuries ago. 'First evidence' might be an over statement

Proximity and current alignment drives fertilisation success in a broadcast-spawning coral https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.24.654664v1

Well done. Really interesting paper.

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🧐

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Changes to the classification

🌊 Frontiers in Marine Science downgraded to 'junk' status by Finnish board.

It's always hard to decide what journals to support, I'm generally of the opinion AGU/EGU & other society journals are best for quality peer-review, whereas Frontiers/MDPI are very poor.

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Widespread inconsistency in logger deployment methods in coral reef studies may bias perceptions of thermal regimes Ocean warming is the greatest threat to coral reefs, prompting a need to accurately monitor in situ temperatures. Advancements in sensing technologies have led to a proliferation of temperature logger...

Widespread inconsistency in logger deployment methods in coral reef studies may bias perceptions of thermal regimes journals.plos.org/climate/arti...

Impact of author characteristics on outcomes of single- versus double-blind peer review: a systematic review of comparative studies in scientific abstracts and publications - Scientometrics The purpose of this systematic review was to assess the role of double-blind (DB) peer review on bias against authors when compared to single-blind (SB) peer review in scientific publications. Using…

Single-blind #peerreview leads to more positive outcomes if you are:
- male
- White
- in the US or North America
- well-published or known in your field
- affiliated with a prestigious institution

Can we please make double-blind the gold standard now?

🧪 #academicsky #SciPub

Allee effects limit coral fertilization success | PNAS Coral populations are being progressively thinned by climate change, which elevates the risk of reproductive failure from Allee effects during fert...

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Allee effects limit coral fertilization success | PNAS Coral populations are being progressively thinned by climate change, which elevates the risk of reproductive failure from Allee effects during fert...

Here is the link to our paper for those interested doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

Corals depend on near neighbours to reproduce A new study reveals corals must be within only a few metres of each other to successfully reproduce, leaving them vulnerable in a warming world.

Corals need to be close to their partners to reproduce, just a few meters. This has implications for bleaching event recovery which can leave individuals stranded, hampering reef re-population.

Story: www.uq.edu.au/news/article...
#coralreef #globalwarming #oceanhealth #biodiversity

Allee effects require corals to lie within a few metres of their neighbours to achieve successful fertilisation. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2… open acces @gerardricardo.bsky.social

The wealthy contribute disproportionately to planetary decline But they can also have the greatest role in turning things around

My latest post. Six of the nine planetary boundaries have been crossed and it turns out most of the contribution towards these transgressions is from the wealthiest 10% of consumers. I discuss a recent paper that uncovered these results and some of the potential to turn things around.

Hi. Can i be added please?

Wow, beautiful and difficult shot

Nice paper on advances in 'out-of-season' coral spawning www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...