PhD Candidate @Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, NZ | coral and macroalgal ecophysiology | ocean acidification | marine heatwaves | multistressor research | reef resilience | 🤿🪸🧪https://bsky.app/profile/ashtyn-isaak.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ashtyn-isaak.bsky.social/post/3mfbzz5otos2nNew paper out! Really excited to have had the chance to work with such an awesome team on this. Link below! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Feb 2026 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:yb5qwm3edomhmdfoltqemoer/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfbzz5otos2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ashtyn-isaak.bsky.social/post/3ln32zbrips2kCalcium carbonate never looked so good. Can't wait to see what these beauties do in our latest experiment! #PhycologyFriday18 Apr 2025 07:12 +0000at://did:plc:yb5qwm3edomhmdfoltqemoer/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln32zbrips2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ashtyn-isaak.bsky.social/post/3ljcgewotf226Looking forward to this fun seaweed week here in Welly! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Mar 2025 07:43 +0000at://did:plc:yb5qwm3edomhmdfoltqemoer/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljcgewotf226https://bsky.app/profile/ashtyn-isaak.bsky.social/post/3ljbjpg25ms2dHappy #worldseagrassday! Although seagrasses are not algae, I’ll let it slide and allow these marine plants to have a cute moment for #PhycologyFriday. (Some Ulva mixed in too so I think it counts!) Bodega Bay, CA28 Feb 2025 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:yb5qwm3edomhmdfoltqemoer/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljbjpg25ms2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ashtyn-isaak.bsky.social/post/3lio5nsfom22lA cute baby abalone lounging on CCA in a nest of Macrocystis. Happy #PhycologyFriday from the lab!21 Feb 2025 06:14 +0000at://did:plc:yb5qwm3edomhmdfoltqemoer/app.bsky.feed.post/3lio5nsfom22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ashtyn-isaak.bsky.social/post/3lha2jncyoc2uCame across my first instance of removed public access data while working on a meta analysis this morning. The effects of data removal and funding freezes are sending shockwaves around the globe #opendata [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Feb 2025 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:yb5qwm3edomhmdfoltqemoer/app.bsky.feed.post/3lha2jncyoc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ashtyn-isaak.bsky.social/post/3lh35buknlk2khttps://www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/trump-funding-freeze-national-science-foundation-suspends-salary-payments/31 Jan 2025 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:yb5qwm3edomhmdfoltqemoer/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh35buknlk2k