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Madeleine J. H. van Oppen

Madeleine J. H. van Oppen

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
91
Citations
29536
World Ranking
450
National Ranking
43

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Australian Laureate Fellow

Overview

Madeleine J. H. van Oppen is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with specific emphasis on ecology, oceanography, and global and planetary change. Their work extensively covers coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine and coastal plant biology, microbial community ecology and physiology, marine and fisheries research, marine sponges and natural products, aquaculture disease management and microbiota, and coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics.

The scientist has contributed to various recent publications. Notable papers include "Heat-evolved microalgal symbionts increase coral bleaching tolerance" (2020, Science Advances), "Symbiodiniaceae-bacteria interactions: rethinking metabolite exchange in reef-building corals as multi-partner metabolic networks" (2020, Environmental Microbiology), "Intracellular bacteria are common and taxonomically diverse in cultured and in hospite algal endosymbionts of coral reefs" (2021, The ISME Journal), "Coral restoration and adaptation in Australia: The first five years" (2022, PLoS ONE), and "Genomic signatures in the coral holobiont reveal host adaptations driven by Holocene climate change and reef specific symbionts" (2020, Science Advances).

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Madeleine J. H. van Oppen include:

  • Linda L. Blackall (37 collaborations)
  • Justin Maire (28 collaborations)
  • Wing Yan Chan (22 collaborations)
  • Ashley M. Dungan (16 collaborations)
  • Patrick Buerger (12 collaborations)

They have published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent being bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 19 publications, The ISME Journal with 8, Coral Reefs with 7, Frontiers in Marine Science with 6, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) also with 6.

In addition to journal articles, Madeleine J. H. van Oppen has authored a book published by Springer International Publishing titled Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration in the Omics Age (2022), which has received citations.

Among professional recognitions, they have been awarded the Australian Laureate Fellowship in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Scientists' Warning to Humanity: Microorganisms and Climate Change

    Ricardo Cavicchioli;William J. Ripple;Kenneth N. Timmis;Farooq Azam

  • The role of zooxanthellae in the thermal tolerance of corals: a 'nugget of hope' for coral reefs in an era of climate change.

    Ray Berkelmans;Madeleine J.H van Oppen

  • Building coral reef resilience through assisted evolution

    Madeleine J. H. van Oppen;James K. Oliver;Hollie M. Putnam;Ruth D. Gates

  • Slow mitochondrial DNA sequence evolution in the Anthozoa (Cnidaria).

    T. L. Shearer;M. J. H. van Oppen;M. J. H. van Oppen;S. L. Romano;G. Wörheide

  • Flexibility in algal endosymbioses shapes growth in reef corals

    Angela F. Little;Madeleine J. H. van Oppen;Bette L. Willis

  • Larval retention and connectivity among populations of corals and reef fishes: history, advances and challenges

    G. P. Jones;G. R. Almany;G. R. Russ;P. F. Sale

  • A community change in the algal endosymbionts of a scleractinian coral following a natural bleaching event: field evidence of acclimatization

    A. M. Jones;A. M. Jones;R. Berkelmans;M. J. H. van Oppen;J. C. Mieog

  • Coral thermal tolerance shaped by local adaptation of photosymbionts

    E. J. Howells;V. H. Beltran;V. H. Beltran;N. W. Larsen;L. K. Bay;L. K. Bay

  • Shifting paradigms in restoration of the world's coral reefs

    Madeleine Jh van Oppen;Madeleine Jh van Oppen;Ruth D Gates;Linda L Blackall;Neal Cantin

  • Species-specific interactions between algal endosymbionts and coral hosts define their bleaching response to heat and light stress

    David Abrego;Karin E Ulstrup;Bette L Willis;Madeleine J.H van Oppen

  • Rapid adaptive responses to climate change in corals

    Gergely Torda;Jennifer M. Donelson;Manuel Aranda;Daniel J. Barshis

  • Molecular zoology : advances, strategies, and protocols

    Madeleine J. H. van Oppen;J. D. Ferraris;S. R. Palumbi

  • Coral microbiome dynamics, functions and design in a changing world.

    Madeleine J. H. van Oppen;Madeleine J. H. van Oppen;Linda L. Blackall

  • The Evolutionary History of the Coral Genus Acropora (Scleractinia, Cnidaria) Based on a Mitochondrial and a Nuclear Marker: Reticulation, Incomplete Lineage Sorting, or Morphological Convergence?

    Madeleine J. H. van Oppen;Brenda J. McDonald;Bette Willis;David J. Miller

  • Patterns of coral–dinoflagellate associations in Acropora: significance of local availability and physiology of Symbiodinium strains and host–symbiont selectivity

    Madeleine J. H. van Oppen;Friso P. Palstra;Anouk M. T. Piquet;David J. Miller

  • Identity and diversity of coral endosymbionts (zooxanthellae) from three Palauan reefs with contrasting bleaching, temperature and shading histories

    Katharina E. Fabricius;Jos C. Mieog;P. L. Colin;D. Idip

  • Conservation genetics and the resilience of reef-building corals.

    Madeleine J. H. Van Oppen;Ruth D. Gates

  • The Role of Hybridization in the Evolution of Reef Corals

    Bette L. Willis;Madeleine J.H. van Oppen;David J. Miller;Steve V. Vollmer

  • Real-time PCR reveals a high incidence of Symbiodinium clade D at low levels in four scleractinian corals across the Great Barrier Reef: implications for symbiont shuffling

    J. C. Mieog;J. C. Mieog;M. J. H. van Oppen;N. E. Cantin;W. T. Stam

  • New interventions are needed to save coral reefs

    Ken Anthony;Line K Bay;Robert Costanza;Jennifer Firn

  • Juvenile corals can acquire more carbon from high-performance algal symbionts

    N. E. Cantin;M. J. H. van Oppen;B. L. Willis;J. C. Mieog;J. C. Mieog

Frequent Co-Authors

Bette L. Willis
Bette L. Willis James Cook University
David G. Bourne
David G. Bourne James Cook University
Line K. Bay
Line K. Bay Australian Institute of Marine Science
Pim Bongaerts
Pim Bongaerts California Academy of Sciences
Sylvain Forêt
Sylvain Forêt Australian National University
Ray Berkelmans
Ray Berkelmans Australian Institute of Marine Science
Christian R. Voolstra
Christian R. Voolstra University of Konstanz
Nicole S. Webster
Nicole S. Webster University of Queensland
Mark A. Ragan
Mark A. Ragan University of Queensland
Ruth D. Gates
Ruth D. Gates University of Hawaii at Manoa

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