A5015893228- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Plant and animal studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Marine animal studies overview
- Marine Sponges and Natural Products
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Offshore Engineering and Technologies
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
- Marine and fisheries research
Mote Marine Laboratory
2021-2024
Northeastern University
2020
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
2020
Increasing ocean temperatures have widespread consequences for coral reefs, one of which is bleaching. We analyzed a global network associations between species and Symbiodiniaceae resistance to temperature stress robustness perturbations. Null networks were created by changing either the physiological parameters nodes or structures networks. developed bleaching model in each link, association, given weight based on thresholds specific host-symbiont pairs links are removed as increases....
One of the latest threats to Florida’s Coral Reef is stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) outbreak which affects all but a few Caribbean scleractinian species and has spread throughout since 2014. Without known pathogen, ecological studies dynamics are essential for understanding SCTLD susceptibility at individual colony reef level. We investigated epizootiology in lower Florida Keys two spatial scales (among reefs ∼1 km within <10 m) over 19 month period. In May 2018, three sites...
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is an emergent and often lethal that was first reported near Miami, FL (USA) in 2014. Our objective to determine if colonies showing signs of SCTLD possess a specific microbial signature across five susceptible species sampled Florida's Coral Reef. Three sample types were collected: lesion apparently unaffected diseased colonies, healthy colonies. Using 16S rRNA high-throughput gene sequencing, our results show that, for every species, the community...
Effective coral restoration must include comprehensive investigations of the targeted community that consider all aspects holobiont—the host, symbiotic algae, and microbiome. For example, richness composition microorganisms associated with corals may be indicative corals’ health status thus help guide activities. Potential differences in microbiomes due to host genetics, environmental condition, or geographic location, then influence outplant success. The objective present study was...
For the last 7 years, Florida’s Coral Reef (FCR) has suffered from widespread and severe coral loss caused by stony tissue disease (SCTLD). First observed off coast of Miami-Dade county in 2014, outbreak since spread throughout entirety FCR some areas Caribbean. However, propagation through seemed to slow down when it reached western end Marquesas August 2020. Despite being present about 30 km (∼20 miles) Dry Tortugas (DRTO), SCTLD was not reported this area before May 2021. As transmission...
Abstract Long-read sequencing is revolutionizing de-novo genome assemblies, with continued advancements making it more readily available for previously understudied, non-model organisms. Stony corals are one such example, long-read assemblies now starting to be publicly available, opening the door a wide array of ‘omics-based research. Here we present new assembly endangered Caribbean star coral, Orbicella faveolata , using PacBio circular consensus reads. Our improved contiguity (51 versus...
We present our experience using cosplay to engage attendees on the topic of microplastics pollution at world’s largest Comic-Con convention, held annually in San Diego, California, USA. Cosplay is an activity that has gained popularity last two decades. Cosplayers wear costumes and fashion accessories, usually representing specific characters from comic books, manga, anime, or superhero franchises. Cosplayer conventions are often large events. For example, International > 150,000 over a...
Miniature transmitters now permit ornithologists to track the annual cycle of smaller (< 150 g) marine birds. To assess movements Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) and endangered Roseate (S. dougallii), 2.5 g satellite were attached with backpack harnesses. Using same capture techniques investigator fit harnesses, five tagged in Maine 2017, 10 New York, USA 2018. tracked from 102 – 652 days destinations as far Brazil no documented adverse impacts. Three returned Maine, one year after tagging,...
ABSTRACT In animal societies, individuals may take on different roles to fulfil their own needs and the of groups. Ant colonies display high levels organisational complexity, with ants fulfilling at timescales (what is known as task allocation ). Factors affecting can be individual level (e.g., physiology), or group network interactions). We focus processes by exploring relationship between interaction networks, switching using a previously published dataset (Mersch et al., 2013) tracking...
Abstract Coelentera are the largest components by volume in gastrovascular system connecting polyps a scleractinian colony. Thus to understand colony connectivity which is predicted affect corals’ response environmental change, we must first describe dynamics inside these gastric cavities of individual polyps. We determined key time scales mixing coelentera using microelectrodes measure oxygen concentration after light-to-dark transition three each colonies Montastraea cavernosa laboratory....