Research Summary
Ecological and evolutionary processes that shape populations of reef-building corals with a focus on adaptive trait variance related to temperature, association with endosymbiont strains, and oil exposure.
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Recent Publications
The coral symbiont Candidatus Aquarickettsia is variably abundant in threatened Caribbean acroporids and transmitted horizontally
Baker, L. J., Reich, H. G., Kitchen, S. A., Grace Klinges, J., Koch, H. R., Baums, I. B., Muller, E. M. & Thurber, R. V., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: ISME Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Investing in Blue Natural Capital to Secure a Future for the Red Sea Ecosystems
Cziesielski, M. J., Duarte, C. M., Aalismail, N., Al-Hafedh, Y., Anton, A., Baalkhuyur, F., Baker, A. C., Balke, T., Baums, I. B., Berumen, M., Chalastani, V. I., Cornwell, B., Daffonchio, D., Diele, K., Farooq, E., Gattuso, J. P., He, S., Lovelock, C. E., Mcleod, E., Macreadie, P. I. & 16 others, , Jan 15 2021, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 7, 603722.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Increasing comparability among coral bleaching experiments
Grottoli, A. G., Toonen, R. J., van Woesik, R., Vega Thurber, R., Warner, M. E., McLachlan, R. H., Price, J. T., Bahr, K. D., Baums, I. B., Castillo, K. D., Coffroth, M. A., Cunning, R., Dobson, K. L., Donahue, M. J., Hench, J. L., Iglesias-Prieto, R., Kemp, D. W., Kenkel, C. D., Kline, D. I., Kuffner, I. B. & 7 others, , Jun 2021, In: Ecological Applications. 31, 4, e02262.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Assisted gene flow using cryopreserved sperm in critically endangered coral
Hagedorn, M., Page, C. A., O'Neil, K. L., Flores, D. M., Tichy, L., Conn, T., Chamberland, V. F., Lager, C., Zuchowicz, N., Lohr, K., Blackburn, H., Vardi, T., Moore, J., Moore, T., Baums, I. B., Vermeij, M. J. A. & Marhaver, K. L., Sep 21 2021, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 118, 38, e2110559118.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Morphotype is not linked to mitochondrial haplogroups of Caribbean acroporid hybrids
Kitchen, S. A., Osborne, C. C., Fogarty, N. D. & Baums, I. B., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Coral Reefs.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Genomic variation of an endosymbiotic dinoflagellate (Symbiodinium ‘fitti’) among closely related coral hosts
Reich, H. G., Kitchen, S. A., Stankiewicz, K. H., Devlin-Durante, M., Fogarty, N. D. & Baums, I. B., Jul 2021, In: Molecular ecology. 30, 14, p. 3500-3514 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evolution via somatic genetic variation in modular species
Reusch, T. B. H., Baums, I. B. & Werner, B., Dec 2021, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 36, 12, p. 1083-1092 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Six priorities to advance the science and practice of coral reef restoration worldwide
Vardi, T., Hoot, W. C., Levy, J., Shaver, E., Winters, R. S., Banaszak, A. T., Baums, I. B., Chamberland, V. F., Cook, N., Gulko, D., Hein, M. Y., Kaufman, L., Loewe, M., Lundgren, P., Lustic, C., MacGowan, P., Matz, M. V., McGonigle, M., McLeod, I., Moore, J. & 11 others, , Nov 2021, In: Restoration Ecology. 29, 8, e13498.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The impact of estimator choice: Disagreement in clustering solutions across K estimators for Bayesian analysis of population genetic structure across a wide range of empirical data sets
Coral Microsatellite Group, 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Molecular Ecology Resources.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
STAGdb: a 30K SNP genotyping array and Science Gateway for Acropora corals and their dinoflagellate symbionts
Kitchen, S. A., Von Kuster, G., Kuntz, K. L. V., Reich, H. G., Miller, W., Griffin, S., Fogarty, N. D. & Baums, I. B., Dec 1 2020, In: Scientific reports. 10, 1, 12488.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review