Publications by authors named "Nathan Formel"
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates how the Caribbean coral Acropora palmata responds to a known pathogen and disease while also considering the impact of short-term heat stress on these responses.
- - Researchers inoculated corals with Serratia marcescens and white band disease, observing strong similarities in gene expression and microbial community changes, regardless of the disease.
- - They found that immune and metabolic processes increased in corals that showed disease signs, while heat stress did not heighten disease susceptibility, with genetic variation among coral genets influencing baseline immune responses.
Coral cover has declined worldwide due to anthropogenic stressors that manifest on both global and local scales. Coral communities that exist in extreme conditions can provide information on how these stressors influence ecosystem structure, with implications for their persistence under future conditions. The Port of Miami is located within an urbanized environment, with active coastal development, as well as commercial shipping and recreational boating activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSampling of environmental DNA (eDNA) in seawater is an increasingly common approach to non-invasively assess marine biodiversity, detect cryptic or invasive species, and monitor specific groups of organisms. Despite this remarkable utility, collection and filtration of eDNA samples in the field still requires considerable time and effort. Recent advancements in automated water samplers have standardized the eDNA collection process, allowing researchers to collect eDNA day or night, sample in locations that are difficult to access, and remove the need for highly trained personnel to perform sampling.
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