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James A. Coyer is affiliated with the University of New Hampshire in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant work in several specialized subfields.

The subfields of Coyer's research include Oceanography, Ecology, Plant Science, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Genetics. These areas reflect a broad interest in marine and coastal environments as well as the biological and genetic aspects of plant and algal life.

Coyer's main topics of study cover diverse aspects of marine biology and environmental science. These topics comprise:

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Soybean genetics and cultivation
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and fisheries research

The scientist has contributed to peer-reviewed publications in several venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • New Phytologist
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects

Selected recent publications demonstrate the scope of their research interests:

  • "The Seagrass Methylome Is Associated With Variation in Photosynthetic Performance Among Clonal Shoots" (2020, Frontiers in Plant Science)
  • "Evolutionary dynamics of sex-biased gene expression in a young XY system: insights from the brown alga genus Fucus" (2023, New Phytologist)
  • "A review of reproduction in the seaweed genus Fucus (Ochrophyta, Fucales): Background for renewed consideration as a model organism" (2022, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • "Adaptation of Temperate Seagrass to Arctic Light Relies on Seasonal Acclimatization of Carbon Capture and Metabolism" (2021, Frontiers in Plant Science)
  • "Mitochondrial DNA Evaluation and Species Identification of Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) Bones After a 3-Year Exposure to Submerged Marine and Terrestrial Environments" (2021, Frontiers in Marine Science)

Coyer frequently collaborates with other researchers in related fields. Notable co-authors include:

  • Alexander Jueterbock
  • Martina Kopp
  • Irina Smolina
  • Galice Hoarau
  • William Hatchett

Best Publications

  • North Atlantic phylogeography and large‐scale population differentiation of the seagrass Zostera marina L.

    Jeanine L. Olsen;Wytze T. Stam;James A. Coyer;Thorsten B. H. Reusch

  • ADVANCES IN MARINE BIOLOGY, VOL 59

    Martin Wahl;Veijo Jormalainen;Klemens Eriksson;James A. Coyer

  • Glacial refugia and recolonization pathways in the brown seaweed Fucus serratus.

    G.G. Hoarau;J.A. Coyer;Jan Veldsink;Wytze Stam

  • COMMUNITY-WIDE EFFECTS OF NONINDIGENOUS SPECIES ON TEMPERATE ROCKY REEFS

    Phillip S. Levin;James A. Coyer;Rachel Petrik;Thomas P. Good

  • Biodiversity mediates top–down control in eelgrass ecosystems: a global comparative‐experimental approach

    J Emmett Duffy;J Emmett Duffy;Pamela L Reynolds;Christoffer Boström;James A Coyer

  • Climate change impact on seaweed meadow distribution in the North Atlantic rocky intertidal

    Alexander Jueterbock;Lennert Tyberghein;Lennert Tyberghein;Heroen Verbruggen;James A. Coyer

  • Post-ice age recolonization and differentiation of Fucus serratus L. (Phaeophyceae; Fucaceae) populations in Northern Europe.

    J.A. Coyer;A.F. Peters;Wytze Stam;J.L. Olsen

  • Stress Ecology in Fucus: Abiotic, Biotic and Genetic Interactions

    Martin Wahl;Veijo Jormalainen;Britas Klemens Eriksson;James A Coyer

  • Evolution of Macrocystis spp. (Phaeophyceae) as determined by ITS1 and ITS2 sequences

    James A. Coyer;G. Jason Smith;Robert A. Andersen

  • Interactions between corals and algae on a temperate zone rocky reef: mediation by sea urchins

    James A. Coyer;Richard F. Ambrose;John M. Engle;Jay C. Carroll

  • The fate of the Arctic seaweed Fucus distichus under climate change: an ecological niche modeling approach

    Alexander Jueterbock;Irina Smolina;James A. Coyer;Galice Hoarau

  • Population genetics of dwarf eelgrass Zostera noltii throughout its biogeographic range

    J. A. Coyer;O. E. Diekmann;Ester Serrão;G. Procaccini

  • A mtDNA-based phylogeny of the brown algal genus Fucus (Heterokontophyta; Phaeophyta).

    James A. Coyer;Galice Hoarau;Marie-Pierre Oudot-Le Secq;Wytze T. Stam

  • The phylogeographic architecture of the fucoid seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum: an intertidal ‘marine tree’ and survivor of more than one glacial–interglacial cycle

    Jeanine L. Olsen;Frederick W. Zechman;Galice Hoarau;James A. Coyer

  • An Expressed Sequence Tag Analysis of the Intertidal Brown Seaweeds Fucus serratus (L.) and F. vesiculosus (L.) (Heterokontophyta, Phaeophyceae) in Response to Abiotic Stressors

    Gareth A. Pearson;Galice Hoarau;Asuncion Lago-Leston;James A. Coyer

  • Historical invasions of the intertidal zone of Atlantic North America associated with distinctive patterns of trade and emigration

    Susan H. Brawley;James A. Coyer;April M. H. Blakeslee;Galice Hoarau

  • Hybridization of the marine seaweeds, Fucus serratus and Fucus evanescens (Heterokontophyta: Phaeophyceae) in a 100-year-old zone of secondary contact

    J.A. Coyer;A.F. Peters;G.G. Hoarau;Wytze Stam

  • Field biology of Halimeda tuna (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) across a depth gradient: comparative growth, survivorship, recruitment, and reproduction

    Peter S. Vroom;Celia M. Smith;James A. Coyer;Linda J. Walters

  • Trans-Pacific and trans-Arctic pathways of the intertidal macroalga Fucus distichus L. reveal multiple glacial refugia and colonizations from the North Pacific to the North Atlantic

    James A. Coyer;Galice Hoarau;Jaap Van Schaik;Pepijn Luijckx

  • Genetic variability and spatial separation in the sea palm kelp Postelsia palmaeformis (Phaeophyceae) as assessed with M13 fingerprints and RAPDS

    James A. Coyer;Jeanine L. Olsen;Wytze T. Stam

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeanine L. Olsen
Jeanine L. Olsen University of Groningen
Galice Hoarau
Galice Hoarau Nord University
Wytze T. Stam
Wytze T. Stam University of Groningen
Gareth A. Pearson
Gareth A. Pearson University of Algarve
Ester A. Serrão
Ester A. Serrão University of Algarve
Christoffer Boström
Christoffer Boström Åbo Akademi University
Richard F. Ambrose
Richard F. Ambrose University of California, Los Angeles
Karsten Reise
Karsten Reise Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Thorsten B.H. Reusch
Thorsten B.H. Reusch GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Yves Van de Peer
Yves Van de Peer Ghent University

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