Jilda Alicia CaccavoInstitute Pierre-Simon Laplace · Laboratory of Climate and Environmental Sciences
Jilda Alicia Caccavo
PhD
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Introduction
The reason I changed fields in 2013, moving from Neurobiology to Marine Biology research, was so that my efforts could have positive environmental impacts. Throughout my PhD and now during my post-doctoral research, my goal has always been to develop and apply multidisciplinary approaches to address conservation and environmental management issues.
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May 2019 - December 2021
Education
November 2014 - October 2018
October 2013 - September 2014
September 2009 - October 2012
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Publications (30)
Fish ear bones, known as otoliths, are often collected in fisheries to assist in management, and are a common sample type in museum and national archives. Beyond their utility for ageing, morphological and trace element analysis, otoliths are a repository of valuable genomic information. Previous work has shown that DNA can be extracted from the tr...
The participation of a diverse –in terms of geography, discipline and gender–
group of Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in the peer review process can help
alleviate the workload of senior researchers and counteract the perceptual biases
that the latter tend to show. Moreover, ECRs can benefit from developing skills
that are often not included i...
MEASO is a core activity of the Integrating Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics in the Southern Ocean (ICED) program, which is a regional program of the Integrated Marine Biosphere Research (IMBeR, which is a joint program of Future Earth and the Scientific Committee for Oceanic Research) and co-sponsored by the Scientific Committee for Antarctic Resear...
Geoscientists and ecologists alike must confront the impact of climate change on ecosystems and the services they provide. In the marine realm, major changes are projected in net primary and export production, with significant repercussions on food security, carbon storage, and climate system feedbacks. However, these projections do not include the...
Genetic non-invasive sampling (gNIS) is a critical tool for population genetics studies, supporting conservation efforts while imposing minimal impacts on wildlife. However, gNIS often presents variable levels of DNA degradation and non-endogenous contamination, which can incur considerable processing costs. Furthermore, the use of restriction-site...
Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments are facing increasing pressure from multiple threats. The Antarctic Treaty System regularly looks to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) for the provision of independent and objective advice based on the best available science to support decision- making, policy development and effective e...
The Southern Ocean plays a central role in the Earth System by connecting the Earth’s ocean
basins, and it is a crucial link between the deep ocean, surface ocean and atmosphere. Hence,
the ongoing changes in the Southern Ocean impact global climate, rates of sea level rise,
biogeochemical cycles and ecological systems. Yet, understanding of the ca...
Defining the impact of anthropogenic stressors on Antarctic wildlife is an active aim for investigators. Telomeres represent a promising molecular tool to investigate the fitness of wild populations, as their length may predict longevity and survival. We examined the relationship between telomere length and human exposure in Adélie penguin chicks (...
Southern Ocean ecosystems are globally important and vulnerable to global drivers of change, yet they remain challenging to study. Fish and squid make up a significant portion of the biomass within the Southern Ocean, filling key roles in food webs from forage to mid-trophic species and top predators. They comprise a diverse array of species unique...
Pressure in academia and science is rapidly increasing and early career researchers (ECRs) have a lot to gain from being involved in research initiatives such as large international projects. But just how inclusive are they? Here we discuss experiences of ECRs directly involved in the Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean (MEASO), an A...
Early-career scientists (ECSs) are a large part of the workforce in science. While they produce new scientific knowledge that they share in publications, they are rarely invited to participate in the peer-review process. Barriers to the participation of ECSs as peer reviewers include, among other things, their lack of visibility to editors, inexper...
Acquiring not only field-specific knowledge but also a set of transferable professional skills becomes increasingly important for Early Career Scientists (ECS) in Geo-sciences and other academic disciplines. Although the need for training in transferable skills adds to the work-load of an individual Early Career Scientist, it is often neglected wit...
In our collective endeavour towards global sustainability, there is now a broad appreciation that producing scientifically robust knowledge requires new forms of engagement between scientists, stakeholders and society. But what is the role of Early Career Scientists (ECS) in these processes that are closing the gap between science and policy? Becau...
Early Career Scientists (ECS) are a large part of the work force in science. While they produce new scientific knowledge that they share in publications, they are rarely invited to participate in the peer-review process. Barriers to the participation of ECS as peer-reviewers include, among others, their lack of visibility to editors, inexperience i...
A multi-disciplinary approach was employed to examine a physical-biological population hypothesis for a critical forage species, the Antarctic silverfish Pleuragramma antarctica. Caccavo et al. (2018; Sci Rep 8:17856) had shown strong gene flow along the westward Antarctic Slope Current, in addition to spatially recurring length modes that provided...
The Antarctic silverfish (Pleuragramma antarctica) is a critically important forage species with a circumpolar distribution and is unique among other notothenioid species for its wholly pelagic life cycle. Previous studies have provided mixed evidence of population structure over regional and circumpolar scales. The aim of the present study was to...
Poster presented at :
- 14e ArcticNet annual scientific meeting
- YOPP Arctic Science Workshop
References :
Casado, M., Gremion G., Rosenbaum, P.*, Caccavo, J.A., Aho, K., Champollion, N., Connors, S., Dahood A., Fernández A., Lizotte, M., Mintenbeck, K., Poloczanska, E., Fugmann G., (2019) – Giving a voice to Early Carrer Scientists through p...
In our collective endeavour towards global sustainability, there is now a broad appreciation that producing scientifically robust knowledge requires new forms of engagement between scientists, stakeholders and the society. But what is the role of Early Career Scientists (ECS) in these processes that help bridge the gap between science and policy? B...
Correspondence in Nature. Full list of co-signatories: https://goo.gl/RoqD96
A recent population hypothesis for Antarctic silverfish (Pleuragramma antarctica), a critical forage species, argued that interactions between life history and circulation associated with glacial trough systems drive circumpolar distributions over the continental shelf. In the Ross Sea, aggregations of eggs and larvae occur under fast ice in Terra...
RATIONALE: A genetic component may be involved in different stages of the progression of drug addiction. Heroin users escalate unit doses and frequency of self-administration events over time. Rats that self-administer drugs of abuse over extended sessions escalate the amount of drug infused over days. OBJECTIVES: Using a recently developed model o...
A genetic component may be involved in different stages of the progression of drug addiction. Heroin users escalate unit doses and frequency of self-administration events over time. Rats that self-administer drugs of abuse over extended sessions escalate the amount of drug infused over days.
Using a recently developed model of extended-access self-...