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Managing microbiomes for coral conservation: Lessons learned from the development of probiotic treatments for coral disease

October 21, 2025

Julie Meyer, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Soil, Water and Ecosystem Sciences, UF Join us for the livestream October 22nd, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/ddQjxQERnEk?feature=share (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) ABSTRACT Microbes drive global biogeochemical cycles and have profound impacts on their multicellular hosts, including […]

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Ecology of extended phenotypes: Stressor effects on coral hosts and their microbiomes

April 16, 2024

Anya Brown, Assistant Professor, Department of Evolution and Ecology, UC Davis Join us for the livestream April 17th, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/4SkysEXemvo?feature=share (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) ABSTRACT Much of my work considers microbes as part of a host’s extended phenotype, or a trait […]

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Plant-microbe interactions impart homeostasis of coastal wetland greenhouse gas emissions

January 17, 2022

Patrick Megonigal, Senior Scientist and Associate Director of Research, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Join us for the live stream Feb 16, 11:45am EST: youtu.be/Xpms35kFryc(Please visit our youtube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) Abstract Terrestrial ecosystems regulate climate by simultaneously removing and adding greenhouse gases to […]

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