A5013822742- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Marine Sponges and Natural Products
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Marine animal studies overview
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2018-2025
Boston University
2019-2025
Abstract Anthropogenic climate change threatens corals globally and both high low temperatures are known to induce coral bleaching. However, stress responses across wide thermal breadths remain understudied. Disentangling the role of symbiosis on response in obligately symbiotic is challenging because this inherently coupled with nutritional stress. Here, we leverage aposymbiotic colonies facultatively coral, Astrangia poculata , which lives naturally without its algal symbionts, examine how...
Coral persistence in the Anthropocene depends on interactions among holobiont partners (coral animals and microbial symbionts) their environment. Cryptic coral lineages—genetically distinct yet morphologically similar groups—are critically important as they often exhibit functional diversity relevant to thermal tolerance. In addition, environmental parameters such variability may promote tolerance, but how interacts with shape responses challenge remains unclear. Here, we identified three...
Abstract Many cnidarians, including the reef-building corals, undergo symbiotic mutualisms with photosynthetic dinoflagellate algae of family Symbiodiniaceae. These partnerships are sensitive to temperature extremes, which cause symbiont loss and increased coral mortality. Previous studies have implicated host immunity specifically transcription factor NF-κB as having a role in maintenance cnidarian-algal symbiosis. Here we further investigated possible for establishment symbiosis various...
Abstract Coral persistence in the Anthropocene is shaped by interactions among holobiont partners (coral animals, microbial symbionts) and their environment. Cryptic coral lineages–genetically distinct yet morphologically similar groups–are critically important as they often exhibit functional diversity relevant to thermal tolerance. Additionally, environmental parameters such variability may promote tolerance, but how interacts with shape responses challenge remains unclear. Here, we...
Rising atmospheric CO 2 reduces seawater pH causing ocean acidification (OA). Understanding how resilient marine organisms respond to OA may help predict community dynamics will shift as continues rising. The common slipper shell snail Crepidula fornicata is a gastropod native eastern North America that has been successful invader along the western European coastline and elsewhere. It also previously shown be global change stressors. To examine mechanisms underlying C. fornicata’s resilience...
Abstract Anthropogenic climate change threatens corals globally and both high low temperatures are known to induce coral bleaching. However, stress responses across wide thermal breadths rarely explored. In addition, it is difficult disentangle the role of symbiosis on response obligately symbiotic hosts. Here, we leverage aposymbiotic colonies facultatively coral, Astrangia poculata , which lives naturally with without its algal symbiont, examine how broad challenges influence A. were...
Abstract Rising atmospheric CO 2 reduces seawater pH causing ocean acidification (OA). Understanding how resilient marine organisms respond to OA may help predict community dynamics will shift as continues rising. The common slipper shell snail Crepidula fornicata is a gastropod native eastern North America, which has been successful invader along the western European coastline and elsewhere. To examine its potential resilience OA, we conducted two controlled laboratory experiments. First,...