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Overview

Mark E. Warner is affiliated with the University of Delaware in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable depth in subfields such as Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry, and Biotechnology.

Their research prominently covers topics related to coral and marine ecosystems, marine and coastal plant biology, and various aspects of marine biology and ecology. Specific areas of study include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine Sponges and Natural Products

Warner has published extensively, contributing to fields addressing environmental and marine science issues. Their recent papers include:

  • Coral-bleaching responses to climate change across biological scales, 2022, Global Change Biology
  • Increasing comparability among coral bleaching experiments, 2020, Ecological Applications
  • Coral microbiome composition along the northern Red Sea suggests high plasticity of bacterial and specificity of endosymbiotic dinoflagellate communities, 2020, Microbiome
  • Building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity, 2023, PeerJ
  • Different functional traits among closely related algal symbionts dictate stress endurance for vital Indo-Pacific reef-building corals, 2021, Global Change Biology

Their collaborations reflect ongoing partnerships with several frequent coauthors, including Kenneth D. Hoadley, Todd C. LaJeunesse, Dustin W. Kemp, Andréa G. Grottoli, and Christian R. Voolstra.

Warner's publication record is prominent in certain journals and venues that frequently feature their work. These include:

  • Marine Biology
  • Global Change Biology
  • Microbiome
  • PeerJ
  • Limnology and Oceanography Methods

Best Publications

  • Coral bleaching: interpretation of thermal tolerance limits and thermal thresholds in tropical corals

    William K. Fitt;Barbara E. Brown;Mark E. Warner;Richard P. Dunne

  • Damage to photosystem II in symbiotic dinoflagellates: A determinant of coral bleaching

    Mark E. Warner;William K. Fitt;Gregory W. Schmidt

  • Seasonal patterns of tissue biomass and densities of symbiotic dinoflagellates in reef corals and relation to coral bleaching

    W. K. Fitt;F. K. McFarland;M. E. Warner;G. C. Chilcoat

  • CO2 control of Trichodesmium N2 fixation, photosynthesis, growth rates, and elemental ratios: Implications for past, present, and future ocean biogeochemistry

    D. A. Hutchins;F.-X. Fu;Y. Zhang;M. E. Warner

  • The effects of elevated temperature on the photosynthetic efficiency of zooxanthellae in hospite from four different species of reef coral: a novel approach

    M. E. Warner;W. K. Fitt;G. W. Schmidt

  • EFFECTS OF INCREASED TEMPERATURE AND CO2 ON PHOTOSYNTHESIS, GROWTH, AND ELEMENTAL RATIOS IN MARINE SYNECHOCOCCUS AND PROCHLOROCOCCUS (CYANOBACTERIA)1

    Fei-Xue Fu;Mark E. Warner;Yaohong Zhang;Yuanyuan Feng

  • The cumulative impact of annual coral bleaching can turn some coral species winners into losers

    Andre´a G. Grottoli;Mark E. Warner;Stephen J. Levas;Matthew D. Aschaffenburg

  • Bleaching Patterns of Four Species of Caribbean Reef Corals

    W. K. Fitt;M. E. Warner

  • Host-symbiont recombination versus natural selection in the response of coral-dinoflagellate symbioses to environmental disturbance.

    Todd C. LaJeunesse;Robin Smith;Mariana Walther;Jorge Pinzón

  • Interactive effects of increased pCO 2 , temperature and irradiance on the marine coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi (Prymnesiophyceae)

    Yuanyuan Feng;Mark E. Warner;Yaohong Zhang;Jun Sun

  • Diurnal changes in photochemical efficiency and xanthophyll concentrations in shallow water reef corals : evidence for photoinhibition and photoprotection

    B. E. Brown;I. Ambarsari;M. E. Warner;W. K. Fitt

  • DIFFERENTIAL IMPACTS OF PHOTOACCLIMATION AND THERMAL STRESS ON THE PHOTOBIOLOGY OF FOUR DIFFERENT PHYLOTYPES OF SYMBIODINIUM (PYRRHOPHYTA)1

    Jennifer D. Robison;Mark E. Warner

  • The Relative Significance of Host–Habitat, Depth, and Geography on the Ecology, Endemism, and Speciation of Coral Endosymbionts in the Genus Symbiodinium

    J. Christine Finney;Daniel Tye Pettay;Eugenia M. Sampayo;Mark E. Warner

  • Seasonal fluctuations in the photosynthetic capacity of photosystem II in symbiotic dinoflagellates in the Caribbean reef-building coral Montastraea

    M. E. Warner;G. C. Chilcoat;F. K. Mcfarland;W. K. Fitt

  • The ecological distribution and comparative photobiology of symbiotic dinoflagellates from reef corals in Belize: Potential implications for coral bleaching

    Mark E. Warner;Todd C. LaJeunesse;Jennifer D. Robison;Rebecca M. Thur

  • Photobiology of Symbiodinium revisited: bio-physical and bio-optical signatures

    S J Hennige;David J Suggett;Mark E Warner;K E McDougall

  • Coral‐bleaching responses to climate change across biological scales

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  • Differential effects of ocean acidification on growth and photosynthesis among phylotypes of Symbiodinium (Dinophyceae)

    Patrick Brading;Mark E. Warner;Phillip Davey;David J. Smith

  • Interactions between changing pCO2, N2 fixation, and Fe limitation in the marine unicellular cyanobacterium Crocosphaera

    Fei-Xue Fu;Margaret R. Mulholland;Nathan S. Garcia;Aaron Beck

  • Photosynthesis and production of hydrogen peroxide by Symbiodinium (Pyrrhophyta) phylotypes with different thermal tolerances

    David J. Suggett;Mark E. Warner;David J. Smith;Phillip Davey

  • Symbiotic dinoflagellate functional diversity mediates coral survival under ecological crisis

    David J. Suggett;Mark E. Warner;William Leggat

Frequent Co-Authors

Andréa G. Grottoli
Andréa G. Grottoli The Ohio State University
David J. Suggett
David J. Suggett University of Technology Sydney
Wei-Jun Cai
Wei-Jun Cai University of Delaware
Todd C. LaJeunesse
Todd C. LaJeunesse Pennsylvania State University
William K. Fitt
William K. Fitt University of Georgia
David A. Hutchins
David A. Hutchins University of Southern California
Christian R. Voolstra
Christian R. Voolstra University of Konstanz
Gregory W. Schmidt
Gregory W. Schmidt University of Georgia
Barbara E. Brown
Barbara E. Brown Newcastle University
Hugh L. MacIntyre
Hugh L. MacIntyre Dalhousie University

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