Variation in Calcification
Linking fine-scale skeletal secretion with colony-level morphological changes.
Functional basis of morphological plasticity
Physiological changes of the coral host, algal symbiont and their associated genes.
Polyp Differentiation
Intra-colony developmental biology and decision making. Branch iniciation.
Publications
Gomez, M., Haines, L., and Pizarro, V. (2023). An Underwater Pandemic Is Wiping Out Caribbean Corals. Front. Young Minds. 11:998333. doi: 10.3389/frym.2023.998333
Sherman, K.D., Gomez, M.I., Kemenes, T., and Dahlgren, C.P. (2022). Spatial and Temporal Variability in Parrotfish Assemblages on Bahamian Coral Reefs. Diversity, 14, 625. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14080625
Coe, K.K., Neumeister, N., Gomez, M.I., and Carvajal Janke, N. (2024). Carbon Balance: a technique to assess comparative photosynthetic physiology in poikilohydric plants. Applications in Plant Sciences.
Grants
Experiment.com Coral Tech Grant ($7,256)
Project: Developing efficient, open source imaging technology for noninvasive, high-resolution tracking of coral growth.
Learn more here.
Lewis & Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research ($5,400)
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
Wrigley Institute Graduate Fellowship ($6,000)
Presentations
Could list some here...