Below is the article colleague Sam Walkes and myself wrote for The Conversation about our work at UC Davis. It highlights how we are combining ecological and evolutionary theories and techniques to understand how coastal species may respond to marine heatwaves, which are bound to become more common and intense as global warming continues.
Ever since starting my PhD and making science communication videos, I’ve wanted to branch out with my communications and delve into written media. But I will let you know, this type of media has scared me for a long time, as I find writing short science articles to be captivating but not cheesy very difficult. I’ve also realised that creating science communication is more fulfilling when working with others, and found that I could more readily step out of my writing comfort zone once it was a collaboration. Plus the editors at the Conversation are fabulous and super helpful towards academic-inclined writers such as myself!
Here’s the article- happy reading!