Christopher J. S. Bolch

The paper identifies a novel brevetoxin-producing Karenia cristata causing a large marine mortality event in South Australia, with distinct toxin profiles compared to K. brevis.

This study uses sedimentary ancient DNA analysis to track harmful dinoflagellates in Tasmanian coastal sediments over 9,000 years, revealing historical presence and recent increases in certain species.

The paper uses hybridisation capture and a new bioinformatic tool to authenticate and analyze DNA damage in ancient marine eukaryote sedaDNA, revealing DNA damage profiles of Emiliania huxleyi.