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Suzzi AL, Huggett MJ, Gaston TF, MacFarlane GR, Alam MR, Gibb J, Stat M, 'eDNA metabarcoding reveals shifts in sediment eukaryote communities in a metal contaminated estuary', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 191 (2023) [C1]
Metal contamination is a global issue impacting biodiversity in urbanised estuaries. Traditional methods to assess biodiversity are time consuming, costly and often exclude small ... [more]
Metal contamination is a global issue impacting biodiversity in urbanised estuaries. Traditional methods to assess biodiversity are time consuming, costly and often exclude small or cryptic organisms due to difficulties with morphological identification. Metabarcoding approaches have been increasingly recognised for their utility in monitoring, however studies have focused on freshwater and marine systems despite the ecological significance of estuaries. We targeted estuarine eukaryote communities within the sediments of Australia's largest urbanised estuary, where a history of industrial activity has resulted in a metal contamination gradient. We identified specific eukaryote families with significant correlations with bioavailable metal concentrations, indicating sensitivity or tolerance to specific metals. While polychaete families Terebellidae and Syllidae demonstrated tolerance to the contamination gradient, members of the meio- and microfaunal communities including diatoms, dinoflagellates and nematodes displayed sensitivities. These may have high value as indicators but are frequently missed in traditional surveys due to sampling limitations.
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Huggett MJ, Hobbs J-PA, Vitelli F, Stat M, Sinclair-Taylor TH, Bunce M, DiBattista JD, 'Gut microbial communities of hybridising pygmy angelfishes reflect species boundaries.', Commun Biol, 6 542 (2023) [C1]
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Davies SW, Gamache MH, Howe-Kerr LI, Kriefall NG, Baker AC, Banaszak AT, et al., 'Building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity', PeerJ, 11 (2023) [C1]
Within microeukaryotes, genetic variation and functional variation sometimes accumulate more quickly than morphological differences. To understand the evolutionary history and eco... [more]
Within microeukaryotes, genetic variation and functional variation sometimes accumulate more quickly than morphological differences. To understand the evolutionary history and ecology of such lineages, it is key to examine diversity at multiple levels of organization. In the dinoflagellate family Symbiodiniaceae, which can form endosymbioses with cnidarians (e.g., corals, octocorals, sea anemones, jellyfish), other marine invertebrates (e.g., sponges, molluscs, flatworms), and protists (e.g., foraminifera), molecular data have been used extensively over the past three decades to describe phenotypes and to make evolutionary and ecological inferences. Despite advances in Symbiodiniaceae genomics, a lack of consensus among researchers with respect to interpreting genetic data has slowed progress in the field and acted as a barrier to reconciling observations. Here, we identify key challenges regarding the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae genetic diversity across three levels: species, populations, and communities. We summarize areas of agreement and highlight techniques and approaches that are broadly accepted. In areas where debate remains, we identify unresolved issues and discuss technologies and approaches that can help to fill knowledge gaps related to genetic and phenotypic diversity. We also discuss ways to stimulate progress, in particular by fostering a more inclusive and collaborative research community. We hope that this perspective will inspire and accelerate coral reef science by serving as a resource to those designing experiments, publishing research, and applying for funding related to Symbiodiniaceae and their symbiotic partnerships.
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Coker DJ, DiBattista JD, Stat M, Arrigoni R, Reimer J, Terraneo T, et al., 'DNA metabarcoding confirms primary targets and breadth of diet for coral reef butterflyfishes', CORAL REEFS, 42 1-15 (2023) [C1]
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Suzzi AL, Stat M, Gaston TF, Siboni N, Williams NLR, Seymour JR, Huggett MJ, 'Elevated estuary water temperature drives fish gut dysbiosis and increased loads of pathogenic vibrionaceae', Environmental Research, 219 (2023) [C1]
Marine water temperatures are increasing globally, with eastern Australian estuaries warming faster than predicted. There is growing evidence that this rapid warming of coastal wa... [more]
Marine water temperatures are increasing globally, with eastern Australian estuaries warming faster than predicted. There is growing evidence that this rapid warming of coastal waters is increasing the abundance and virulence of pathogenic members of the Vibrionaceae, posing a significant health risk to both humans and aquatic organisms. Fish disease, notably outbreaks of emerging pathogens in response to environmental perturbations such as heatwaves, have been recognised in aquaculture settings. Considerably less is known about how rising sea surface temperatures will impact the microbiology of wild fish populations, particularly those within estuarine systems that are more vulnerable to warming. We used a combination of Vibrio-specific quantitative PCR and amplicon sequencing of the 16S rRNA and hsp60 genes to examine seawater and fish (Pelates sexlineatus) gut microbial communities across a quasi-natural experimental system, where thermal pollution from coal-fired power stations creates a temperature gradient of up to 6 °C, compatible with future predicted temperature increases. At the warmest site, fish hindgut microbial communities were in a state of dysbiosis characterised by shifts in beta diversity and a proliferation (71.5% relative abundance) of the potential fish pathogen Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae. Comparable patterns were not identified in the surrounding seawater, indicating opportunistic proliferation within estuarine fish guts under thermal stress. A subsequent evaluation of predicted future warming-related risk due to pathogenic Vibrionaceae in temperate estuarine fish demonstrated that warming is likely to drive opportunistic pathogen increases in the upper latitudinal range of this estuarine fish, potentially impacting adaptations to future warming. These findings represent a breakthrough in our understanding of the dynamics of emerging pathogens in populations of wild aquatic organisms within environments likely to experience rapid warming under future climate change.
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Adams CIM, Jeunen G-J, Cross H, Taylor HR, Bagnaro A, Currie K, et al., 'Environmental DNA metabarcoding describes biodiversity across marine gradients', ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE, 80 953-971 (2023) [C1]
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Suzzi AL, Stat M, Gaston TF, Huggett MJ, 'Spatial patterns in host-associated and free-living bacterial communities across six temperate estuaries.', FEMS Microbiol Ecol, 99 (2023) [C1]
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Cole VJ, Harasti D, Lines R, Stat M, 'Estuarine fishes associated with intertidal oyster reefs characterized using environmental DNA and baited remote underwater video', Environmental DNA, 4 50-62 (2022) [C1]
It has been widely shown that oyster reefs enhance local biodiversity and fisheries production. To determine the importance of intertidal remnant estuarine oyster reefs compared t... [more]
It has been widely shown that oyster reefs enhance local biodiversity and fisheries production. To determine the importance of intertidal remnant estuarine oyster reefs compared to unstructured sandy habitats over small spatial scales (<1¿km) to fishes, assemblages were sampled with two nondestructive methods: baited underwater remote videos (BRUVs) and environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding. Fish diversity from eDNA was characterized using three metabarcoding assays, and the assemblages differed with each, as well as to that detected by BRUVs. Overall, 112 fish genera were identified, with 78 more genera detected using eDNA metabarcoding than those observed with BRUVs. Both eDNA and BRUVs resolved a higher number of fish genera associated with oyster reefs than with sand sites, and a different fish composition between habitats was also resolved using each method. Furthermore, eDNA was shown to be useful toward characterizing the gamma diversity of the estuary, due to the intertidal nature and hydrodynamics of the system, as well as the alpha diversity associated with oyster reefs and sand sites. This study reinforces the importance of using multiple metabarcoding assays along-side BRUVs for sampling assemblages of fishes and demonstrates the utility of using both methods in studies of biodiversity and future management of intertidal estuarine systems.
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Zaiko A, Greenfield P, Abbott C, von Ammon U, Bilewitch J, Bunce M, et al., 'Towards reproducible metabarcoding data: Lessons from an international cross-laboratory experiment', MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES, 22 519-538 (2022) [C1]
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Suzzi AL, Stat M, MacFarlane GR, Seymour JR, Williams NL, Gaston TF, et al., 'Legacy metal contamination is reflected in the fish gut microbiome in an urbanised estuary', Environmental Pollution, 314 (2022) [C1]
Estuaries are critical habitats subject to a range of stressors requiring effective management. Microbes are gaining recognition as effective environmental indicators, however, th... [more]
Estuaries are critical habitats subject to a range of stressors requiring effective management. Microbes are gaining recognition as effective environmental indicators, however, the response of host associated communities to stressors remains poorly understood. We examined microbial communities from seawater, sediments and the estuarine fish Pelates sexlineatus, in Australia's largest urbanised estuary, and hypothesised that anthropogenic contamination would be reflected in the microbiology of these sample types. The human faecal markers Lachno3 and HF183 were not detected, indicating negligible influence of sewage, but a gradient in copy numbers of the class 1 integron (intI-1), which is often used as a marker for anthropogenic contamination, was observed in sediments and positively correlated with metal concentrations. While seawater communities were not strongly driven by metal contamination, shifts in the diversity and composition of the fish gut microbiome were observed, with statistical links to levels of metal contamination (F2, 21 = 1.536, p < 0.01). Within the fish gut microbiome, we further report increased relative abundance of amplicon sequence variants (ASVs; single inferred DNA sequences obtained in sequencing) identified as metal resistant and potentially pathogenic genera, as well as those that may have roles in inflammation. These results demonstrate that microbial communities from distinct habitats within estuarine systems have unique response to stressors, and alterations of the fish gut microbiome may have implications for the adaptation of estuarine fish to legacy metal contamination.
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Andrew-Priestley M, Newton K, Platell ME, Le Strange L, Houridis H, Stat M, et al., 'Benthic infaunal assemblages adjacent to an ocean outfall in Australian marine waters: Impact assessment and identification of indicator taxa', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 174 (2022) [C1]
An impact assessment of oceanic effluent releases from Belmont wastewater treatment works (WWTW) in Newcastle, Australia, was undertaken. Benthic infaunal assemblages in sandy sed... [more]
An impact assessment of oceanic effluent releases from Belmont wastewater treatment works (WWTW) in Newcastle, Australia, was undertaken. Benthic infaunal assemblages in sandy sediments of ~25 m water depth were examined, at sites adjacent to the release point, and at increasing distances up to 2 km in both a NE and SW direction over five consecutive years (2016¿2020). Localised impacts were evident for infaunal assemblages, with sites within 20 m of the outfall (¿Impact¿ site types) exhibiting lower taxa richness and Shannon diversity, higher abundances of polychaetes and/or nematodes, higher polychaete ratios, and shifts in assemblage composition in comparison to sites at greater distances during some years. Taxa with increased localised abundances at the outfall were identified as indicators for monitoring impacts, including deposit-feeding polychaetes (Families Polygordiidae, Paraonidae and Dorvilleidae) and Phylum Nematoda. Future infaunal monitoring could include molecular tools and paired sediment analyses.
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West K, Travers MJ, Stat M, Harvey ES, Richards ZT, DiBattista JD, et al., 'Large-scale eDNA metabarcoding survey reveals marine biogeographic break and transitions over tropical north-western Australia', Diversity and Distributions, 27 1942-1957 (2021) [C1]
Aim: Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has demonstrated its applicability as a highly sensitive biomonitoring tool across small spatial and temporal scales in marine ecosyste... [more]
Aim: Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has demonstrated its applicability as a highly sensitive biomonitoring tool across small spatial and temporal scales in marine ecosystems. However, it has rarely been tested across large spatial scales or biogeographical barriers. Here, we scale up marine eDNA metabarcoding, test its ability to detect a major marine biogeographic break and evaluate its use as a regional biomonitoring tool in Australia. Location: North-western Australia (NWA). Methods: We applied metabarcoding assays targeting the mitochondrial 16S rRNA and CO1 genes to 284 surface seawater eDNA samples collected from 71 mid-shelf, inshore, coastal and nearshore estuarine sites over 700¿km of the NWA coastline. Results: Metabarcoding detected a wide range of bony fish (404 taxa), elasmobranchs (44) and aquatic reptiles (5). We detected bioregional and depth differentiation within inshore bony fish communities. These findings support the presence of a marine biogeographic break, which is purported to occur in the vicinity of Cape Leveque, demarcating the border between the Kimberley and Canning bioregions. Inshore bony fish and elasmobranch communities, as well as coastal bony fish assemblages, were additionally found to differ between the South and North Kimberley regions suggesting previously unrecognized subregional differentiation amongst these taxa. The overall compositional data have been used to update distribution information for a number of endangered, elusive and data-deficient taxa, including sawfish (family: Pristidae), northern river shark (Glyphis garricki) and wedgefish (genus: Rhynchobatus). Main conclusions: eDNA metabarcoding demonstrated a high level of sensitivity that was able to discern fine-scale patterns across the large-scale, remote and oceanographically complex region of North-western Australia. Importantly, this study highlights the potential of integrating broad-scale eDNA metabarcoding alongside other baseline surveys and long-term monitoring approaches, which are crucial for the sustainable management and conservation of marine biodiversity in this unique marine region.
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Jung EMU, Stat M, Thomas L, Koziol A, Schoepf V, 'Coral host physiology and symbiont dynamics associated with differential recovery from mass bleaching in an extreme, macro-tidal reef environment in northwest Australia', CORAL REEFS, 40 893-905 (2021) [C1]
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Fujise L, Suggett DJ, Stat M, Kahlke T, Bunce M, Gardner SG, et al., 'Unlocking the phylogenetic diversity, primary habitats, and abundances of free-living Symbiodiniaceae on a coral reef', MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 30 343-360 (2021) [C1]
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2020 |
Alexander JB, Bunce M, White N, Wilkinson SP, Adam AAS, Berry T, et al., 'Development of a multi-assay approach for monitoring coral diversity using eDNA metabarcoding', Coral Reefs, 39 159-171 (2020) [C1]
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Schoepf V, Jung MU, McCulloch MT, White NE, Stat M, Thomas L, 'Thermally Variable, Macrotidal Reef Habitats Promote Rapid Recovery From Mass Coral Bleaching (vol 7, 245, 2020)', FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE, 7 (2020)
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West KM, Stat M, Harvey ES, Skepper CL, DiBattista JD, Richards ZT, et al., 'eDNA metabarcoding survey reveals fine-scale coral reef community variation across a remote, tropical island ecosystem', Molecular Ecology, 29 1069-1086 (2020) [C1]
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Jeunen GJ, Lamare MD, Knapp M, Spencer HG, Taylor HR, Stat M, et al., 'Water stratification in the marine biome restricts vertical environmental DNA (eDNA) signal dispersal', Environmental DNA, 2 99-111 (2020) [C1]
Background: The utility of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding surveys to accurately detect species depends on the degree of DNA dispersal. Multiple marine studies have observe... [more]
Background: The utility of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding surveys to accurately detect species depends on the degree of DNA dispersal. Multiple marine studies have observed only minimal eDNA transport by horizontal water movement across small spatial scales, leading to the conclusion that spatially specific eDNA signals accurately resemble in-field species assemblages along a horizontal axis. Marine communities, however, are also structured vertically according to depth. In marine environments displaying permanent water stratification, vertical zonation patterns may be more apparent and present on smaller spatial scales (i.e., meters) than horizontal community structuring. The scale at which eDNA signals differ along a vertical transect and the accuracy of eDNA metabarcoding in revealing naturally stratified communities have yet to be assessed. Methods and results: In this study, we determined the ability of eDNA metabarcoding surveys to distinguish vertically localized community assemblages. To test this, we sampled three vertical transects along a steep rock wall at three depths (0 m, 4 m, 15 m), covering two distinct communities that were separated by near-permanent water column stratification in the form of a strong halocline at ~3 m. Using three metabarcoding assays, our eDNA metabarcoding survey detected 54 taxa, across 46 families and 7 phyla, including 19 fish, 15 crustacean, and 8 echinoderm species. Ordination and cluster analyses show distinct eDNA signals across the halocline for all three replicate transects, suggesting that vertical dispersal of eDNA between communities was limited. Furthermore, eDNA signals of individual taxa were only retrieved within their observed vertical distribution, providing biological validation for the obtained results. Our results demonstrate, for the first time, the need to take into consideration oceanographic (e.g. water column stratification) and biological processes (e.g. vertical community structuring) when designing sampling strategies for marine eDNA metabarcoding surveys.
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Short G, Claassens L, Smith R, de Brauwer M, Hamilton H, Stat M, Harasti D, 'Hippocampus nalu, a new species of pygmy seahorse from South Africa, and the first record of a pygmy seahorse from the Indian Ocean (Teleostei, Syngnathidae)', ZooKeys, 2020 141-156 (2020) [C1]
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Schoepf V, Jung MU, McCulloch MT, White NE, Stat M, Thomas L, 'Thermally Variable, Macrotidal Reef Habitats Promote Rapid Recovery From Mass Coral Bleaching', Frontiers in Marine Science, 7 (2020) [C1]
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DiBattista JD, Reimer JD, Stat M, Masucci GD, Biondi P, De Brauwer M, et al., 'Environmental DNA can act as a biodiversity barometer of anthropogenic pressures in coastal ecosystems', Scientific Reports, 10 (2020) [C1]
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2019 |
Armbrecht LH, Coolen MJL, Lejzerowicz F, George SC, Negandhi K, Suzuki Y, et al., 'Ancient DNA from marine sediments: Precautions and considerations for seafloor coring, sample handling and data generation', Earth-Science Reviews, 196 (2019) [C1]
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Pochon X, Wecker P, Stat M, Berteaux-Lecellier V, Lecellier G, 'Towards an in-depth characterization of Symbiodiniaceae in tropical giant clams via metabarcoding of pooled multi-gene amplicons', PEERJ, 7 (2019) [C1]
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Koziol A, Stat M, Simpson T, Jarman S, DiBattista JD, Harvey ES, et al., 'Environmental DNA metabarcoding studies are critically affected by substrate selection', Molecular Ecology Resources, 19 366-376 (2019) [C1]
Effective biomonitoring is critical for driving management outcomes that ensure long-term sustainability of the marine environment. In recent years, environmental DNA (eDNA), coup... [more]
Effective biomonitoring is critical for driving management outcomes that ensure long-term sustainability of the marine environment. In recent years, environmental DNA (eDNA), coupled with metabarcoding methodologies, has emerged as a promising tool for generating biotic surveys of marine ecosystems, including those under anthropogenic pressure. However, more empirical data are needed on how to best implement eDNA field sampling approaches to maximize their utility for each specific application. The effect of the substrate chosen for eDNA sampling on the diversity of marine taxa detected by DNA metabarcoding has not yet been systematically analysed, despite aquatic systems being those most commonly targeted for eDNA studies. We investigated the effect of four commonly used eDNA substrates to explore taxonomic diversity: (a) surface water, (b) marine sediment, (c) settlement plates and (d) planktonic tows. With a focus on coastal ports, 332 eDNA samples from Australia (Indian and Southern oceans) and Kazakhstan (Caspian Sea) were collected and analysed by multi-assay DNA metabarcoding. Across study locations, between 30% and 52% of eukaryotic families detected were unique to a particular substrate and <6% of families were found in all four substrates. Taxonomic composition varied significantly depending on the substrate sampled implying that the suitability (and bias) of an eDNA substrate will depend on the focal taxa. These findings demonstrate that single substrate eDNA metabarcoding likely underestimates the total eukaryotic diversity. Future eDNA experimental design should consider incorporating multiple substrates or select substrate(s) best suited to the specific detection of target taxa.
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Jeunen GJ, Knapp M, Spencer HG, Taylor HR, Lamare MD, Stat M, et al., 'Species-level biodiversity assessment using marine environmental DNA metabarcoding requires protocol optimization and standardization', Ecology and Evolution, 9 1323-1335 (2019) [C1]
DNA extraction from environmental samples (environmental DNA; eDNA) for metabarcoding-based biodiversity studies is gaining popularity as a noninvasive, time-efficient, and cost-e... [more]
DNA extraction from environmental samples (environmental DNA; eDNA) for metabarcoding-based biodiversity studies is gaining popularity as a noninvasive, time-efficient, and cost-effective monitoring tool. The potential benefits are promising for marine conservation, as the marine biome is frequently under-surveyed due to its inaccessibility and the consequent high costs involved. With increasing numbers of eDNA-related publications have come a wide array of capture and extraction methods. Without visual species confirmation, inconsistent use of laboratory protocols hinders comparability between studies because the efficiency of target DNA isolation may vary. We determined an optimal protocol (capture and extraction) for marine eDNA research based on total DNA yield measurements by comparing commonly employed methods of seawater filtering and DNA isolation. We compared metabarcoding results of both targeted (small taxonomic group with species-level assignment) and universal (broad taxonomic group with genus/family-level assignment) approaches obtained from replicates treated with the optimal and a low-performance capture and extraction protocol to determine the impact of protocol choice and DNA yield on biodiversity detection. Filtration through cellulose-nitrate membranes and extraction with Qiagen's DNeasy Blood & Tissue Kit outperformed other combinations of capture and extraction methods, showing a ninefold improvement in DNA yield over the poorest performing methods. Use of optimized protocols resulted in a significant increase in OTU and species richness for targeted metabarcoding assays. However, changing protocols made little difference to the OTU and taxon richness obtained using universal metabarcoding assays. Our results demonstrate an increased risk of false-negative species detection for targeted eDNA approaches when protocols with poor DNA isolation efficacy are employed. Appropriate optimization is therefore essential for eDNA monitoring to remain a powerful, efficient, and relatively cheap method for biodiversity assessments. For seawater, we advocate filtration through cellulose-nitrate membranes and extraction with Qiagen's DNeasy Blood & Tissue Kit or phenol-chloroform-isoamyl for successful implementation of eDNA multi-marker metabarcoding surveys.
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Bessey C, Jarman SN, Stat M, Rohner CA, Bunce M, Koziol A, et al., 'DNA metabarcoding assays reveal a diverse prey assemblage for
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Ng SH, Stat M, Bunce M, Simpson SJ, Simmons LW, 'Protein and carbohydrate intakes alter gut microbial community structure in crickets: a Geometric Framework approach.', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 95 (2019) [C1]
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Bernasconi R, Stat M, Koenders A, Paparini A, Bunce M, Huggett MJ, 'Establishment of Coral-Bacteria Symbioses Reveal Changes in the Core Bacterial Community With Host Ontogeny', FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 10 (2019) [C1]
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Berry TE, Saunders BJ, Coghlan ML, Stat M, Jarman S, Richardson AJ, et al., 'Marine environmental DNA biomonitoring reveals seasonal patterns in biodiversity and identifies ecosystem responses to anomalous climatic events', PLOS GENETICS, 15 (2019) [C1]
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DiBattista JD, Reimer JD, Stat M, Masucci GD, Biondi P, De Brauwer M, Bunce M, 'Digging for DNA at depth: rapid universal metabarcoding surveys (RUMS) as a tool to detect coral reef biodiversity across a depth gradient', PEERJ, 7 (2019) [C1]
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Jeunen G-J, Knapp M, Spencer HG, Lamare MD, Taylor HR, Stat M, et al., 'Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding reveals strong discrimination among diverse marine habitats connected by water movement', MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES, 19 426-438 (2019) [C1]
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Stat M, John J, DiBattista JD, Newman SJ, Bunce M, Harvey ES, 'Combined use of eDNA metabarcoding and video surveillance for the assessment of fish biodiversity', CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, 33 196-205 (2019) [C1]
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Bernasconi R, Stat M, Koenders A, Huggett MJ, 'Global Networks of Symbiodinium-Bacteria Within the Coral Holobiont', Microbial Ecology, 77 794-807 (2019) [C1]
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Jones J, DiBattista JD, Stat M, Bunce M, Boyce MC, Fairclough D, et al., 'The Microbiome of the Gastrointestinal Tract of a Range-Shifting Marine Herbivorous Fish', FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 9 (2018) [C1]
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Seersholm FV, Cole TL, Grealy A, Rawlence NJ, Greig K, Knapp M, et al., 'Subsistence practices, past biodiversity, and anthropogenic impacts revealed by New Zealand-wide ancient DNA survey', PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 115 7771-7776 (2018) [C1]
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Zinke J, Gilmour JP, Fisher R, Puotinen M, Maina J, Darling E, et al., 'Gradients of disturbance and environmental conditions shape coral community structure for south-eastern Indian Ocean reefs', DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS, 24 605-620 (2018) [C1]
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Richards ZT, Yasuda N, Kikuchi T, Foster T, Mitsuyuki C, Stat M, et al., 'Integrated evidence reveals a new species in the ancient blue coral genus
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Ng SH, Stat M, Bunce M, Simmons LW, 'The influence of diet and environment on the gut microbial community of field crickets', ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 8 4704-4720 (2018) [C1]
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Stat M, Huggett MJ, Bernasconi R, DiBattista JD, Berry TE, Newman SJ, et al., 'Ecosystem biomonitoring with eDNA: metabarcoding across the tree of life in a tropical marine environment', SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 7 (2017) [C1]
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DiBattista JD, Coker DJ, Sinclair-Taylor TH, Stat M, Berumen ML, Bunce M, 'Assessing the utility of eDNA as a tool to survey reef-fish communities in the Red Sea', CORAL REEFS, 36 1245-1252 (2017) [C1]
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Thomas L, Kennington WJ, Evans RD, Kendrick GA, Stat M, 'Restricted gene flow and local adaptation highlight the vulnerability of high-latitude reefs to rapid environmental change', GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 23 2197-2205 (2017) [C1]
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Gardner SG, Raina J-B, Nitschke MR, Nielsen DA, Stat M, Motti CA, et al., 'A multi-trait systems approach reveals a response cascade to bleaching in corals', BMC BIOLOGY, 15 (2017) [C1]
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Berry TE, Osterrieder SK, Murray DC, Coghlan ML, Richardson AJ, Grealy AK, et al., 'DNA metabarcoding for diet analysis and biodiversity: A case study using the endangered Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea)', ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 7 5435-5453 (2017) [C1]
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Raina J-B, Clode PL, Cheong S, Bougoure J, Kilburn MR, Reeder A, et al., 'Subcellular tracking reveals the location of dimethylsulfoniopropionate in microalgae and visualises its uptake by marine bacteria', ELIFE, 6 (2017) [C1]
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Lucas MQ, Stat M, Smith MC, Weil E, Schizas NV, 'Symbiodinium (internal transcribed spacer 2) diversity in the coral host Agaricia lamarcki (Cnidaria: Scleractinia) between shallow and mesophotic reefs in the Northern Caribbean (20-70m)', MARINE ECOLOGY-AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE, 37 1079-1087 (2016) [C1]
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Thomas L, Stat M, Evans RD, Kennington WJ, 'A fluorescence-based quantitative real-time PCR assay for accurate Pocillopora damicornis species identification', CORAL REEFS, 35 895-899 (2016) [C1]
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Madin JS, Anderson KD, Andreasen MH, Bridge TCL, Cairns SD, Connolly SR, et al., 'The Coral Trait Database, a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans', SCIENTIFIC DATA, 3 (2016) [C1]
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Cooper C, Clode PL, Thomson DP, Stat M, 'A Flatworm from the Genus Waminoa (Acoela: Convolutidae) Associated with Bleached Corals in Western Australia', ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 32 465-473 (2015)
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Stat M, Yost DM, Gates RD, 'Geographic structure and host specificity shape the community composition of symbiotic dinoflagellates in corals from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands', CORAL REEFS, 34 1075-1086 (2015)
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Thomas L, Kennington WJ, Stat M, Wilkinson SP, Kool JT, Kendrick GA, 'Isolation by resistance across a complex coral reef seascape', PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 282 50-59 (2015)
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Thomas L, Stat M, Kendrick GA, Hobbs J-PA, 'Severe loss of anemones and anemonefishes from a premier tourist attraction at the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia', MARINE BIODIVERSITY, 45 143-144 (2015)
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Schoepf V, Stat M, Falter JL, McCulloch MT, 'Limits to the thermal tolerance of corals adapted to a highly fluctuating, naturally extreme temperature environment', SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 5 (2015)
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Thomas L, Kendrick GA, Stat M, Travaille KL, Shedrawi G, Kennington WJ, 'Population genetic structure of the Pocillopora damicornis morphospecies along Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia', MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES, 513 111-119 (2014)
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Bessell-Browne P, Stat M, Thomson D, Clode PL, 'Coscinaraea marshae corals that have survived prolonged bleaching exhibit signs of increased heterotrophic feeding', CORAL REEFS, 33 795-804 (2014)
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Thomas L, Kendrick GA, Kennington WJ, Richards ZT, Stat M, 'Exploring Symbiodinium diversity and host specificity in Acropora corals from geographical extremes of Western Australia with 454 amplicon pyrosequencing', MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 23 3113-3126 (2014)
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Edmunds PJ, Adjeroud M, Baskett ML, Baums IB, Budd AF, Carpenter RC, et al., 'Persistence and Change in Community Composition of Reef Corals through Present, Past, and Future Climates', PLOS ONE, 9 (2014)
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2013 |
Lesser MP, Stat M, Gates RD, 'The endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium sp.) of corals are parasites and mutualists', CORAL REEFS, 32 603-611 (2013)
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2013 |
Fabina NS, Putnam HM, Franklin EC, Stat M, Gates RD, 'Symbiotic specificity, association patterns, and function determine community responses to global changes: defining critical research areas for coral-Symbiodinium symbioses', GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 19 3306-3316 (2013)
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2013 |
Stat M, Pochon X, Franklin EC, Bruno JF, Casey KS, Selig ER, Gates RD, 'The distribution of the thermally tolerant symbiont lineage (Symbiodinium clade D) in corals from Hawaii: correlations with host and the history of ocean thermal stress', ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 3 1317-1329 (2013)
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2012 |
Stat M, Baker AC, Bourne DG, Correa AMS, Forsman Z, Huggett MJ, et al., 'MOLECULAR DELINEATION OF SPECIES IN THE CORAL HOLOBIONT', ADVANCES IN MARINE BIOLOGY, VOL 63, 63 1-65 (2012)
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2012 |
Padilla-Gamino JL, Hanson KM, Stat M, Gates RD, 'Phenotypic plasticity of the coral Porites rus: Acclimatization responses to a turbid environment', JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY, 434 71-80 (2012)
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2012 |
Putnam HM, Stat M, Pochon X, Gates RD, 'Endosymbiotic flexibility associates with environmental sensitivity in scleractinian corals', PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 279 4352-4361 (2012)
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2012 |
Franklin EC, Stat M, Pochon X, Putnam HM, Gates RD, 'GeoSymbio: a hybrid, cloud-based web application of global geospatial bioinformatics and ecoinformatics for Symbiodinium-host symbioses', MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES, 12 369-373 (2012)
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2012 |
Fabina NS, Putnam HM, Franklin EC, Stat M, Gates RD, 'Transmission Mode Predicts Specificity and Interaction Patterns in Coral-Symbiodinium Networks', PLOS ONE, 7 (2012)
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2011 |
Stat M, Gates RD, 'Clade D
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2011 |
Franklin E, Stat M, Pochon X, Putnam H, Gates R, 'Rapid Development of a Hybrid Web Application for Synthesis Science of Symbiodinium with Google Apps', Proceedings of the Environmental Information Management Conference 2011, 44-48 (2011) |
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2011 |
Stat M, Bird CE, Pochon X, Chasqui L, Chauka LJ, Concepcion GT, et al., 'Variation in
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2010 |
Lesser MP, Slattery M, Stat M, Ojimi M, Gates RD, Grottoli A, 'Photoacclimatization by the coral Montastraea cavernosa in the mesophotic zone: light, food, and genetics', ECOLOGY, 91 990-1003 (2010)
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2010 |
Pochon X, Stat M, Takabayashi M, Chasqui L, Chauka LJ, Logan DDK, Gates RD, 'COMPARISON OF ENDOSYMBIOTIC AND FREE-LIVING SYMBIODINIUM (DINOPHYCEAE) DIVERSITY IN A HAWAIIAN REEF ENVIRONMENT', JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY, 46 53-65 (2010)
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2009 |
Stat M, Pochon X, Cowie ROM, Gates RD, 'Specificity in communities of Symbiodinium in corals from Johnston Atoll', MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES, 386 83-96 (2009)
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2009 |
Stat M, Loh WKW, LaJeunesse TC, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Carter DA, 'Stability of coral-endosymbiont associations during and after a thermal stress event in the southern Great Barrier Reef', CORAL REEFS, 28 709-713 (2009)
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2008 |
Stat M, Morris E, Gates RD, 'Functional diversity in coral-dinoflagellate symbiosis', PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 105 9256-9261 (2008)
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2008 |
Stat M, Loh WKW, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Carter DA, 'Symbiont acquisition strategy drives host-symbiont associations in the southern Great Barrier Reef', CORAL REEFS, 27 763-772 (2008)
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2008 |
Stat M, Gates RD, 'Vectored introductions of marine endosymbiotic dinoflagellates into Hawaii', BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, 10 579-583 (2008)
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2006 |
Carter DA, Stat M, Campbell L, Blair S, 'Enhancing the research student learning experience through overseas placements', Synergy, 23 (2006) |
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2006 |
Stat M, Carter D, Hoegh-Guldberg O, 'The evolutionary history of Symbiodinium and scleractinian hosts - Symbiosis, diversity, and the effect of climate change', PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS, 8 23-43 (2006)
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