A5006793768- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Marine Sponges and Natural Products
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Marine and fisheries research
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
New England Biolabs (United States)
2023-2024
University of Guayaquil
2023
Pennsylvania State University
2018-2022
Tufts University
2017
Abstract Degradation of water optical properties due to anthropogenic disturbances is a common phenomenon in coastal waters globally. Although this condition associated with multiple drivers that affect corals health ways, its effect on light availability and photosynthetic energy acquisition has been largely neglected. Here, we describe how declining the quality reef exposed turbid plume originating from man-made channel compromises functionality keystone coral species Orbicella faveolata ....
Abstract Coral reefs are undergoing degradation due to overexploitation, pollution, and climate change. Management restoration efforts require that we gain a better understanding of the complex interactions between corals, their microbiomes, environment. For this purpose, Varadero Reef near Cartagena, Colombia, serves as an informative study system located at entrance Bay Cartagena adjacent Canal del Dique, which carries turbid polluted water into bay. Varadero’s survival under poor...
Metazoans host complex communities of microorganisms that include dinoflagellates, fungi, bacteria, archaea and viruses. Interactions among members these assemblages allow hosts to adjust their physiology metabolism cope with environmental variation occupy different habitats. Here, using reciprocal transplantation across depths, we studied adaptive divergence in the corals Orbicella annularis O. franksi, two young species contrasting vertical distribution Caribbean. When transplanted from...
Mansonellosis is an undermapped insect-transmitted disease caused by filarial nematodes that are estimated to infect hundreds of millions people globally. Despite their prevalence, there many outstanding questions regarding the general biology and health impacts responsible parasites. Historical reports suggest Colombian Amazon endemic for mansonellosis may serve as ideal location pursue these in backdrop other emerging pathogens. We deployed molecular classical diagnostic approaches survey
Abstract Forest pests drive tree mortality through disruption of functional traits linked to nutrient acquisition, growth and reproduction. The impacts attack by individual or multiple above‐ground herbivores on root critical health have received little attention. This is especially true for exotic herbivores, organisms often found in disturbed forests. We excavated whole‐root systems from eastern hemlock ( Tsuga canadensis ) individuals experimentally infested with woolly adelgid HWA :...
Abstract Coral reefs are declining worldwide due to anthropogenic-driven environmental change. The foundation and health of these ecosystems rely on the harmonious functioning all members coral holobionts, i.e., cnidarian host, symbiotic microalgae, associated microbiome. stress responses often involve shifts in taxonomic identity their symbionts microbiomes. Tracing back changes holobiont composition over prolonged time periods can help us reconstruct history gain a better understanding...
Mansonellosis is an undermapped insect-transmitted disease caused by filarial nematodes that are estimated to infect hundreds of millions people. Despite their prevalence, there many outstanding questions regarding the general biology and health impacts responsible parasites. Historical reports suggest Colombian Amazon endemic for mansonellosis may serve as ideal location pursue these questions.
El deterioro de las propiedades ópticas del agua, o aumento turbidez, debido a perturbaciones antropogénicas es un fenómenogeneralizado en zonas costeras. Los efectos sobre el ambiente lumínico submarino y la fisiología corales simbióticos, quedependen principalmente luz para sobrevivir mantener elevada calcificación, han sido poco explorados. En este estudiose describen los pluma Canal Dique lumínico, sobrevivencia arrecifeVaradero. Se realizó trasplante recíproco con fragmentos Orbicella...
Abstract Degradation of water optical properties due to anthropogenic disturbances is a common phenomenon in coastal waters globally. Although this condition associated with multiple drivers that affect corals health ways, its effect on light availability and photosynthetic energy acquisition has been largely neglected. Here, we describe how declining the quality reef exposed turbid plume originating from man-made channel compromise functionality keystone coral species Orbicella faveolata ....
ABSTRACT Metazoans host complex communities of microorganisms that include dinoflagellates, fungi, bacteria, archaea, and viruses. Interactions among members these assemblages allow hosts to adjust their physiology metabolism cope with environmental variation occupy different habitats. Here, using reciprocal transplantation across depths, we studied adaptive divergence in the Caribbean corals Orbicella annularis O. franksi. When transplanted from deep shallow, franksi experienced fast...
From 1913 to 1980, two zinc smelters in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, emitted large quantities of atmospheric pollutants nearly eliminating forests along a ridge above the town. In 2008, remediation treatment was applied land one that included planting several locally adapted plant species. It also mineral fertilization and mycorrhizal inoculation. One species, Pitch pine ( Pinus rigida , Mill.), is native tree both tolerant metalliferous soils obligatorily ectomycorrhizal. This report summarizes...