541 737-1851
rvegathurber@gmail.com
UC Santa Barbara

Marine Science Institute
Santa Barbara, CA 93117

Research Area

Environmental microbiology

Rebecca Vega-Thurber - Publications

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2023 Filamentous virus-like particles are present in coral dinoflagellates across genera and ocean basins. Journal Article DOI
2023 Endogenous viral elements reveal associations between a non-retroviral RNA virus and symbiotic dinoflagellate genomes. Journal Article DOI
2023 Microbiome ecological memory and responses to repeated marine heatwaves clarify variation in coral bleaching and mortality. Journal Article DOI
2023 Positive interactions between corals and damselfish increase coral resistance to temperature stress. Journal Article DOI
2023 Viruses of a key coral symbiont exhibit temperature-driven productivity across a reefscape. Journal Article DOI
2023 Best practices for generating and analyzing 16S rRNA amplicon data to track coral microbiome dynamics. Journal Article DOI
2022 Priority effects in coral-macroalgae interactions can drive alternate community paths in the absence of top-down control. Journal Article DOI
2022 Unified methods in collecting, preserving, and archiving coral bleaching and restoration specimens to increase sample utility and interdisciplinary collaboration. Journal Article DOI
2021 Chronic low-level nutrient enrichment benefits coral thermal performance in a fore reef habitat. Journal Article PDF
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2021 Increasing comparability among coral bleaching experiments. Journal Article PDF
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2021 Thermal stress interacts with surgeonfish feces to increase coral susceptibility to dysbiosis and reduce tissue regeneration. Journal Article PDF
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2021 Nutrient enrichment predominantly affects low diversity microbiomes in a marine trophic symbiosis between algal farming fish and corals. Journal Article PDF
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2020 Coral bleaching phenotypes associated with differential abundances of nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses. Journal Article PDF
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2020 Coral microbiomes demonstrate flexibility and resilience through a reduction in community diversity following a thermal stress event. Journal Article PDF
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2020 Parrotfish predation drives distinct microbial communities in reef-building corals. Journal Article PDF
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2019 Surgeonfish feces increase microbial opportunism in reef-building corals. Journal Article PDF
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2019 Multiple stressors interact primarily through antagonism to drive changes in the coral microbiome. Journal Article PDF
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2019 Different nitrogen sources speed recovery from corallivory and uniquely alter the microbiome of a reef-building coral. Journal Article PDF
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2017 Rapid adaptive responses to climate change in corals. Journal Article PDF
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2014 Unprecedented evidence for high viral abundance and lytic activity in coral reef waters of the South Pacific Ocean. Journal Article PDF
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