P. Raimondi

Limited genomic signatures of population collapse in the critically endangered black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii)

The paper analyzes the genomes of black abalone to assess genetic impacts of a population collapse and finds no spatial genetic structure, high genetic diversity, and low WS prevalence, suggesting translocation could aid recovery.

Evidence that non-pathogenic microorganisms drive sea star wasting disease through boundary layer oxygen diffusion limitation

This study shows non-pathogenic microorganisms contribute to sea star wasting disease by creating oxygen diffusion limitations at respiratory surfaces through organic matter remineralization.