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Anthony S. Amend

University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaORCID 0000-0002-0983-2984Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Craig E. NelsoniD· 1 shared Danyel YogiiD· 1 shared Joanne Y. YewiD· 1 shared John L. DarcyiD· 1 shared Kacie T. KajiharaiD· 1 shared Kauaoa M. S. FraiolaiD· 1 shared Kaylee E. ChristenseniD· 1 shared Kiana L. FrankiD· 1 shared

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Coconut filters woven using Native Hawaiian techniques capture coastal microplastic and sunscreen pollution and support fungal bioremediation

Vera H. Wang, Kaylee E. Christensen, Anthony S. Amend

This paper evaluates coconut husk as a biodegradable material for capturing microplastics and sunscreen pollutants, showing 76.58% microplastic capture and 533.51 NTU turbidity reduction in filtration trials.

bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Diversity, connectivity and negative interactions define robust microbiome networks across land, stream, and sea

Kacie T. Kajihara, Mengting Yuan, Anthony S. Amend, Nicolas Cetraro, John L. Darcy, Kauaoa M. S. Fraiola, Kiana L. Frank, Margaret McFall‐Ngai, Matthew C. I. Medeiros, Kirsten K. Nakayama, Craig E. Nelson, Randi L. Rollins, Wesley J. Sparagon, Sean O. I. Swift, Mélisandre A. Téfit, , Nicole A. Hynson

The paper investigates microbiome network stability across different environments and identifies key factors like gatekeeper species and negative interactions that contribute to robustness.

bioRxiv · Jan 7, 2025 · PreprintEcology