Freshwater biologist. #1 rotifer enthusiast. Trained by canine masterminds to dispense treats and open doors on command. https://desp.ucdavis.edu/people/stephanie-hamptonhttps://bsky.app/profile/sehampton.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sehampton.bsky.social/post/3muzcam2e2s2eCheck out this new computer vision tool for detecting predator prey encounters in video! And see Braden’s rotifer video too [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:oxdkna75gsntixdmiqeuvglz/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzcam2e2s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sehampton.bsky.social/post/3mp36nnptlk22My one day of paddling in the UC Davis TERC Circ(umnavigation) of Lake Tahoe - Tahoe City to Meeks Bay on a beautiful day!25 Jun 2026 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:oxdkna75gsntixdmiqeuvglz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp36nnptlk22https://bsky.app/profile/sehampton.bsky.social/post/3movgirruis2nThe 6th UC Davis TERC Circ(umnavigation) of Lake Tahoe is underway! This year our TERC CIRC fundraising is focused on replacing our 50-year-old research vessel, the R/V John LeConte! Looking forward to 7 days of beautiful photos from the paddlers circumnavigating the lake this week22 Jun 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:oxdkna75gsntixdmiqeuvglz/app.bsky.feed.post/3movgirruis2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sehampton.bsky.social/post/3mnva7ft6ys2zLake Tahoe 2025 Clarity Report is out! Water clarity declined through the 1990s and then leveled off - on the one hand, that's good news, but why isn't it getting better when the Tahoe community is working so hard for improvement? Stay tuned! We are working hard to find out. tahoe.ucdavis.edu/secchi09 Jun 2026 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:oxdkna75gsntixdmiqeuvglz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnva7ft6ys2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sehampton.bsky.social/post/3mnlmrfzh7k24Loving this beautifully crafted tribute to US Federal scientists and engineers who have operated under unprecedented and understaffed conditions over the past year and more https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.70050 @esajournals.bsky.social https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.70050@esajournals.bsky.social06 Jun 2026 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:oxdkna75gsntixdmiqeuvglz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnlmrfzh7k24https://bsky.app/profile/sehampton.bsky.social/post/3mlrdg3w7xk2hGiant otters!!! Tell me more. Wildlife behavioral reactions to giant otter latrines?! Yes please. @esajournals.bsky.social https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.7061913 May 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:oxdkna75gsntixdmiqeuvglz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrdg3w7xk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sehampton.bsky.social/post/3mlp4jlgpuc2hNo idea when I embraced being that dork tracing a science concept thru literature... cancelling my #ASLOSIL26 😭 trip due to illness gave me unexpected time. I traced back use of chlorophyll as an algal proxy, flaws & all. Joy of reading Juday, Riley, Edmondson... UPSHOT: love-hate of chl is timeless13 May 2026 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:oxdkna75gsntixdmiqeuvglz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlp4jlgpuc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sehampton.bsky.social/post/3mhjritdswc2lNew @science.org article this week summarizes a topic very much on the minds of many, many aquatic scientists and engineers... "Wildfire: A growing threat to water security" https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aef681321 Mar 2026 00:27 +0000at://did:plc:oxdkna75gsntixdmiqeuvglz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjritdswc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sehampton.bsky.social/post/3mh7n4kfzl227From our boating safety training Monday through Thursday, straight out to the field... Lake Tahoe gave us a beautiful day on the water in Emerald Bay on Friday!16 Mar 2026 23:42 +0000at://did:plc:oxdkna75gsntixdmiqeuvglz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7n4kfzl227https://bsky.app/profile/sehampton.bsky.social/post/3mflcba5pqs2mLove this new paper from @tjvmajors.bsky.social and colleagues - looking at contributions of chemosynthetic contributions to net primary productivity with a focus on interesting winter dynamics! https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025JG00933024 Feb 2026 04:09 +0000at://did:plc:oxdkna75gsntixdmiqeuvglz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mflcba5pqs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sehampton.bsky.social/post/3ma7ady3si22qI love our ESA journal Ecology's Scientific Naturalist papers! Check out deep sea squid covered in mud with tentacles masquerading as sessile invertebrates (?!!) ... so many discoveries still out there for ecology!! https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecy.70257 @esajournals.bsky.social17 Dec 2025 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:oxdkna75gsntixdmiqeuvglz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma7ady3si22q