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Overview

Alina M. Szmant is affiliated with the University of North Carolina Wilmington in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with particular attention to marine ecosystems and related ecological dynamics.

Their scientific contributions are documented through numerous publications in notable journals. Recent papers include studies on coral and marine ecosystems, addressing the impacts of environmental changes such as ocean acidification and biological condition assessments of coral reefs.

  • Responses of coral gastrovascular cavity pH during light and dark incubations to reduced seawater pH suggest species-specific responses to the effects of ocean acidification on calcification (2020, Coral Reefs)
  • Unexpected role of communities colonizing dead coral substrate in the calcification of coral reefs (2021, Limnology and Oceanography)
  • A biological condition gradient for Caribbean coral reefs: Part II. Numeric rules using sessile benthic organisms (2022, Ecological Indicators)
  • A biological condition gradient for coral reefs in the US Caribbean Territories: Part I. Coral narrative rules (2022, Ecological Indicators)

The main fields of study for Szmant include environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. More specialized subfields encompass ecology, oceanography, global and planetary change, and aspects of management, monitoring, policy, and law.

  • Ecology
  • Oceanography
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Their work covers various marine and coastal research topics, including coral and marine ecosystem studies, marine and fisheries research, marine and coastal plant biology, and coastal and marine management. Additionally, they have contributed to research on ocean acidification effects and responses.

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses

Alina M. Szmant frequently collaborates with several researchers in their field. Regular co-authors include Robert F. Whitehead, Deborah L. Santavy, Sue Jackson, Benjamin K. Jessup, and Christina L. Horstmann, indicating a sustained engagement with a research network focused on marine ecological studies.

Their publication venues reflect the nature of their expertise, with multiple contributions appearing in Ecological Indicators, Coral Reefs, and Limnology and Oceanography.

  • Ecological Indicators
  • Coral Reefs
  • Limnology and Oceanography

Best Publications

  • Reproductive ecology of Caribbean reef corals

    Alina M. Szmant

  • Nutrient Enrichment on Coral Reefs: Is It a Major Cause of Coral Reef Decline?

    Alina M. Szmant

  • The effects of prolonged ``bleaching'' on the tissue biomass and reproduction of the reef coral Montastrea annularis

    A. M. Szmant;N. J. Gassman

  • Differential gene expression during thermal stress and bleaching in the Caribbean coral Montastraea faveolata.

    M. K. Desalvo;C. R. Voolstra;S. Sunagawa;J. A. Schwarz

  • Algal Blooms on Coral Reefs: What Are the Causes?

    Terry Hughes;Alina M. Szmant;Robert Steneck;Robert Carpenter

  • The origin of variations in the isotopic record of scleractinian corals: II. Carbon

    Peter Koenraad Swart;J. J. Leder;Alina Szmant;Richard E. Dodge

  • Water column and sediment nitrogen and phosphorus distribution patterns in the Florida Keys, USA

    A. M. Szmant;A. Forrester

  • Effects of Nutrients versus Herbivores on Reef Algae: A New Method for Manipulating Nutrients on Coral Reefs

    M. W. Miller;M. E. Hay;Steven Miller;D. Malone

  • Coral recruitment and juvenile mortality as structuring factors for reef benthic communities in Biscayne National Park, USA

    M. W. Miller;E. Weil;A. M. Szmant

  • Effects of variations in carbonate chemistry on the calcification rates of Madracis auretenra (= Madracis mirabilis sensu Wells, 1973): bicarbonate concentrations best predict calcification rates

    Christopher P. Jury;Robert F. Whitehead;Alina M. Szmant

  • Hybridization within the species complex of the scleractinan coral Montastraea annularis

    A. M. Szmant;E. Weil;M. W. Miller;D. E. Colón

  • Coral life history and symbiosis: Functional genomic resources for two reef building Caribbean corals, Acropora palmata and Montastraea faveolata

    Jodi A Schwarz;Peter B Brokstein;Christian Voolstra;Astrid Y Terry

  • The host transcriptome remains unaltered during the establishment of coral-algal symbioses

    Christian R. Voolstra;Jodi A. Schwarz;Julia Schnetzer;Shinichi Sunagawa

  • Effects of temperature on gene expression in embryos of the coral Montastraea faveolata

    Christian R Voolstra;Christian R Voolstra;Julia Schnetzer;Leonid Peshkin;Carly J Randall

  • Elevated Temperature Affects Development, Survivorship, and Settlement of the Elkhorn Coral, Acropora palmata (Lamarck 1816)

    Carly J. Randall;Alina M. Szmant

  • The effect of prolonged “bleaching” on skeletal banding and stable isotopic composition in Montastrea annularis

    James J. Leder;Alina M. Szmant;Peter K. Swart

  • THE EFFECTS OF SALINITY STRESS ON THE RATES OF AEROBIC RESPIRATION AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN THE HERMATYPIC CORAL SIDERASTREA SIDEREA.

    Nyawira A. Muthiga;Alina M. Szmant

  • Elevated temperature reduces survivorship and settlement of the larvae of the Caribbean scleractinian coral, Favia fragum (Esper)

    C. J. Randall;A. M. Szmant

  • Examination of the Montastraea annularis Species Complex (Cnidaria: Scleractinia) Using ITS and COI Sequences.

    Monica Medina;Ernesto Weil;Alina M. Szmant

  • Location-Specific Responses to Thermal Stress in Larvae of the Reef-Building Coral Montastraea faveolata

    Nicholas R. Polato;Christian R. Voolstra;Julia Schnetzer;Michael K. DeSalvo

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian R. Voolstra
Christian R. Voolstra University of Konstanz
Mónica Medina
Mónica Medina Pennsylvania State University
Mary Alice Coffroth
Mary Alice Coffroth University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Margaret W. Miller
Margaret W. Miller National Marine Fisheries Service
Shinichi Sunagawa
Shinichi Sunagawa Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Ernesto Weil
Ernesto Weil University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Peter K. Swart
Peter K. Swart University of Miami
Iliana B. Baums
Iliana B. Baums Pennsylvania State University
Peter W. Glynn
Peter W. Glynn Stanford University
Daniel G. Baden
Daniel G. Baden University of North Carolina Wilmington

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