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Matthew‐James Bennett

University of LisbonORCID 0000-0002-2299-4582Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:non-human primate· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Carsten G. B. GrupstraiD· 2 shared Jeric Da‐AnoyiD· 2 shared Kirstin S. MeyeriD· 2 shared Maikani O. Andres· 2 shared Sarah W. DaviesiD· 2 shared Alexa K. HuzariD· 1 shared Andrew H. BairdiD· 1 shared Annabel M. HughesiD· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Adult corals enhance juvenile recruitment through cumulative ecological niche construction

Viviana Brambilla, Mollie Asbury, Andrew H. Baird, Matthew‐James Bennett, Nader Boutros, James Cant, Cher F. Y. Chow, Garrett J. Fundakowski, Wilhelm J. Marais, Oscar R. Pizarro, Damaris Torres‐Pulliza, Nina M. D. Schiettekatte, Rachael Woods, Stefan B. Williams, Devynn M. Wulstein, , María Dornelas

The paper shows that adult coral abundance and reef structure independently increase juvenile coral recruitment, supporting assemblage-level niche construction.

bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Distinct modes of holobiont specialization among cryptic coral lineages

Carsten G. B. Grupstra, Kirstin S. Meyer, Matthew‐James Bennett, Maikani O. Andres, David J. Juszkiewicz, James E. Fifer, Jeric Da‐Anoy, Kelly Gómez-Campo, M. Isabel Martinez-Rugerio, Hannah E. Aichelman, Alexa K. Huzar, Annabel M. Hughes, Hanny E. Rivera, Sarah W. Davies

The paper identifies three cryptic coral lineages with distinct thermal tolerance strategies by analyzing their associations with photobionts and bacteria across different reef environments.

Global Change Biology · Nov 1, 2024Peer-reviewedEcology

Ex situ spawning, larval development, and settlement in the massive reef-building coral Porites lobata in Palau

Matthew‐James Bennett, Carsten G. B. Grupstra, Jeric Da‐Anoy, Maikani O. Andres, Daniel M. Holstein, Ashley M. Rossin, Sarah W. Davies, Kirstin S. Meyer

This study observes ex situ spawning, larval development, and settlement in Porites lobata, finding an abbreviated pelagic larval period and potential for local adaptation.

Invertebrate Biology · Oct 28, 2024Peer-reviewedEcology