Student & Early Career Research at ICRS 2022
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Macroalgae and zoanthids require direct physical contact with corals to be effective competitors in Southwestern Atlantic
Presenter: Ana Carolina Grillo
Session: 11C- Shift in scleractinian dominated reefs - are we facing new winners - octocorals, sponges and macroalgae? / Sponges on coral reefs: how can we reconcile contradictory reports on controls, population and community dynamics, and functional roles?
Tracking 3D size and shape changes in stony corals
Presenter: Garrett Fundakowski
Poster session
Horizontal acquisition of symbionts by bleached Exaiptasia anemones from endolithic Symbiodiniaceae populations
Presenter: Mainah Folkers
Session: 4A - Open session: Microbial ecology, holobionts and model organisms
Temporal damselfish occupation patterns of corals: suburb rentals, retention, and recolonisation.
Presenter: Tory Chase
Poster session
Two decades of carbonate budget change on Mexican Caribbean reefs: are these reefs being locked into low net budget states?
Presenter: Ana Molina
Session: 3G - Budgetary breakdown: Can reef geo-ecological functions persist in the Anthropocene?
Microscopic and molecular tools to identify crustose coralline algae from Roatán(Honduras) and the Florida Keys (USA)
Presenter: Aurora Giorgi
Session: 2F - Coralline algae: what are their global contributions to coral reefs now and in future oceans?
Interactions between symbiosis, innate immunity, and nutrition in cnidarians
Presenter: Maria Valadez Ingersoll
Session: 7E - What are the genetic and cellular mechanisms underlying cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis and its breakdown during bleaching?
Student and Early Career Workshop
In-person and virtual event to meet and greet with the Student and Early Career Chapter. This is an informal event to support networking and inclusion within our community. Come join us! We are excited to meet you!
Trophic plasticity of coral in response to seasonal fluxes
Presenter: Emily Chei
Session: 3F - what are the roles of nutrients in coral reef survival?
Biomass and energy reserves of coral populations in thermally fluctuating reef environments
Presenter: Elise Keister
Beyond the zooxanthellae, a multifaceted approach to explore coral associated microeukaryotes.
Presenter: Anthony Mario Bonacolta
Session: 4A - Open Session: Microbial ecology, holobionts and model organisms.
Do facultative coral hosts buffer their symbionts in response to thermal extremes?
Presenter: Hannah Aichelman
Session: 7G - What can we learn about the biology of coral reef organisms from ‘omics-based analyses?
Macroalgae habitats as a subsidy of fish and nutrition for coral reefs
Presenter: Aislinn Dunne
Session: 3A - Open Session: Ecosystem functions and services
Evaluating the stability of gorgonian-associated bacterial communities across space and time and their putative roles against coral pathogens
Presenter: Matteo Monti
Session 4A: Open Session: Microbial ecology, holobionts and model organisms.
Understanding the drivers of functional trait diversity and composition change on the Bocas del Toro coral reefs
Presenter: Julia Briand
Session: 3A - Open Session: Ecosystem functions and services
Environmental drivers of genetic adaptation in two coral species from Florida
Presenter: Kristina Black
Session: 10B - How do ecological processes affect the adaptation and evolution of coral reef organisms in the Anthropocene?
The widely distributed soft coral Xenia umbellata exhibits high tolerance against warming, acidification, and eutrophication
Presenter: Selma Mezger
Session: 9B - How do local drivers mediate coral reef ecosystem responses to climate change?
Exploring artificial intelligence (AI) tools on coral photographic data from the Tara-Pacific Expedition
Presenter: Megan Clampitt
Session: 7C - How can new imaging-based tools help us better understand corals and other reef organisms?
Pre-exposure to a variable temperature treatment improves the response of Acropora cervicornis to acute thermal stress
Presenter: Allyson DeMerlis
Session: 13E - How can interventions and restoration help coral reefs survive the next few decades?
Coral acclimation and migration to mesophotic depths
Presenter: Jessica Bellworthy, PhD
Session: 6C - Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems: Lifeboats in the Challenging Future of Coral Reefs?