Principal Investigator: Karl D. Castillo (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Co-Principal Investigator: Harvey E Seim
PloS ONE~2016~11~Baumann JH, Townsend JE, Courtney TA, Aichelman HE, Davies SW, Lima FP, Castillo KD~10.1371/journal.pone.0162098~e0162098~~~~Temperature regime impact coral assemblages along environmental gradients on lagoonal reefs in Belize~~~~~~2017-02-27 11:04:00.380~
Frontiers in Marine Sciences~2016~3~Davies SW, Marchetti A, Ries JB, Castillo KD~10.3389/fmar.2016.00112~1~~~~Thermal and pCO2 stress elicit divergent transcriptomic responses in a resilient coral~~~~~~2017-02-27 11:04:00.386~
Microbial Ecology~2017~~Baumann JH, Davies SW, Aichelman HE, Castillo KD~https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-017-1096-6~1~~~~Coral Symbiodinium community composition across the Belize Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System is influenced by host species and thermal variability~~~~~~2018-02-27 12:38:00.0~
Coral Reefs~2018~~Benson BE, Rippe JP, Bove CB, Castillo KD~10.1007/s00338-018-01753-w~~~~~Apparent timing of density banding in the Caribbean coral Siderastrea siderea suggests complex role of key physiological variables~~~~~~2019-02-11 09:37:05.80~
Frontiers in Marine Sciences~2018~5~Davies SW, Ries JB, Marchetti A, Castillo KD~10.3389/fmars.2018.00150~1~~~~Symbiodinium functional diversity in the coral Siderastrea siderea is influenced by thermal stress and reef environment, but not acidification~~~~~~2019-02-11 09:37:05.96~
Global Change Biology~2018~24~Rippe JP, Baumann JH, De Leener DN, Aichelman HE, Friedlander EB, Davies SW, Castillo KD~10.1111/gcb.14422~5205~~~~Corals sustain growth but not skeletal density on the Florida Keys Reef Tract despite ongoing warming and recent bleaching events~~~~~~2019-02-11 09:37:05.103~
Bulletin of Marine Sciences~2018~~Rippe JP, Kriefall NG, Davies SW, Castillo KD~~~~~~Differential disease incidence and mortality of inner and outer reef corals of the upper Florida Keys in association with a white syndrome outbreak~~~~~~2019-02-11 09:37:05.113~
Target Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society B~2018~~Common Caribbean corals exhibit highly variable responses to future acidification and warming~~~~~~Bove CB, Ries JB, Davies SW, Westfield IT, Umbanhowar J, Castillo KD~~~~~~2020-02-24 13:21:58.136~
Global Climate Change~2019~25~Baumann JH, Ries JB, Rippe JP, Courtney TA, Aichelman HE, Westfield I, Castillo KD~~~~~~Nearshore corals rapidly declining on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System~~~~~~2020-02-24 13:21:58.146~
Frontiers in Marine Sciences~2020~7~Colleen Bove, James Umbanhowar, Karl Castillo~doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00127~127~~~~Meta-analysis reveals reduced coral calcification under projected ocean warming but not under acidification across the Caribbean Sea~~~~~~2021-03-09 08:57:56.480~
Nature Scientific Data~2020~7~Helmuth B, Leichter J, Rotjan R, Castillo KD, Fieseler C, Jones S, Choi F~10.1038/s41597-020-00733-6~396~~~~High-resolution spatiotemporal patterns of seawater temperature across the Belize Mesoamerican Barrier Reef.~~~~~~2021-03-09 08:57:56.510~
Coral Reefs~2021~~Baumann JH, Bove CB, Carne L, Gutierrez I, Castillo KD~https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-021-02124-8~~~~~Stress-tolerant Caribbean corals native to back reef environments exhibit greater physiological plasticity in the face of environmental heterogeneity than their nearshore counterparts.~~~~~~2022-04-18 17:19:20.776~
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution~2019~~Castillo KD, Davies SW, Bove CB, Ries JB~~~~~~Local adaptation mediated by transcriptomic plasticity in the resilient reef-building coral Siderastrea siderea~~~~~~2022-04-18 17:19:20.786~
Target: Coral Reefs~2019~~Cobleigh KA, Foguel AD, Roycroft MV, Armstrong P, Davies SW, Ries JB, Castillo KD~~~~~~Warming and acidification impact corallite morphology but backreef corals are less susceptible~~~~~~2022-04-18 17:19:20.816~
Coral Reefs~2021~40~Baumann JH, Bove CB, Carne L, Gutierez I*, Castillo KD.~https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-021-02124-8~1181~~~~Two offshore coral species show greater acclimatization capacity to environmental variation than nearshore counterparts in Southern Belize.~~~~~~2022-04-18 17:19:20.836~
Marine Pollution Bulletin~2021~163~Oldenburg KS, Urban-Rich J, Castillo KD, Baumann JH~https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111938~111938~~~~Microfiber abundance associated with coral tissue varies geographically on the Belize Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System.~~~~~~2022-04-18 17:19:20.850~
PLOS ONE~2022~17(9)~Bove CB, Davies SW, Ries JB, Umbanhowar J, Thomasson BC, Farquhar EB, McCoppin JA, Castillo KD~https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0273897~e0273897~~~~Global change differentially modulates Caribbean coral physiology~~~~~~2023-03-08 17:57:03.446~
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering~2022~10~Eagle RA, Guillermic M, De Corte I, Caraveo BA, †Bove CB, Misra S, Cameron L, Castillo KD, Ries JB~https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10081075~1075~~~~Physicochemical control of Caribbean coral calcification linked to host and symbiont responses to varying pCO2 and temperature.~~~~~~2023-03-08 17:57:03.460~
Nature Scientific Reports~2021~11~Chalk TB, Standish CD, D’Angelo C, Castillo KD, Milton JA, Foster GL~10.1038/s41598-020-78778-1~472~~~~Mapping coral calcification strategies from in situ boron isotope and trace element measurements of the tropical coral Siderastrea siderea~~~~~~2021-03-09 08:57:56.460~
Marine Pollution Bulletin~2021~163~Oldenburg KS, Urban-Rich J, Castillo KD, Baumann JH~~~~~~Microfiber abundance associated with coral tissue varies geographically on the Belize Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System.~~~~~~2021-03-09 08:57:56.523~
Molecular Ecology~2020~29~Speare L, Davies SW, Balmonte JP, Bauman JH, Castillo KD~DOI: 10.1111/mec.15497~~~~~Coral bacterial community reveals a host species-specific resilience strategy to cope with environmental variability~~~~~~2021-03-09 08:57:56.540~
Limnology and Oceanography Methods~2021~~Aichelman H, Bove CB, Castillo KD, Davies SW~doi:10.1002/lno.11863~~~~~Exposure duration modulates the response of Caribbean corals to global change stressors.~~~~~~2022-04-18 17:19:20.763~
Ecological Applications~2020~~Grottoli A, Toonen R, van Woesik R, Vega Thurber R, Warner M, McLachlan R, Price J, Bahr K, Baums I, Castillo KD, Coffroth, MA, Cunning R, Dobson K, Donahue M, Hench J, Iglesias-Prieto R, Kemp D, Kenkel C, Kline D, Kuffner I, Matthews J; Mayfield A, Padi~~~~~~Best-practices recommendations for coral bleaching experiments.~~~~~~2021-03-09 08:57:56.490~