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Jennifer E. Smith

Scripps Institution of OceanographyORCID 0000-0002-4516-6931Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Stuart A. SandiniD· 2 shared Andreas Florian HaasiD· 1 shared Aydin Loid KaratasiD· 1 shared Ben KnowlesiD· 1 shared Brian ZgliczynskiiD· 1 shared Charles W. Young· 1 shared Chibundu Umunna· 1 shared Clinton B. EdwardsiD· 1 shared

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Self-Organized Pattern Formation of a Common Tropical Alga

Dylan E. McNamara, Conner W. Lester, Clinton B. Edwards, Jennifer E. Smith, Stuart A. Sandin

The paper observes polygonal patterns in Halimeda algae on coral reefs and proposes a model showing self-organized growth dynamics between Halimeda and corals.

Journal of Theoretical Biology · Sep 17, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology

Central carbon metabolism switching in lytic versus temperate coral reef viral communities

Jacob Kelman, Meena Khan, Chibundu Umunna, Russell E. Brainard, Grace Donohue, Robert Alan Edwards, Natalie A Falta, Emma E. George, Eleanor Gorham, Juris A. Grasis, Kevin Green, Andreas Florian Haas, Kimberly H. Halsey, Eric R. Hester, S Higgins Jacob, , Ben Knowles

The paper examines viral metabolism in coral reefs, finding that lytic viruses consume central carbon intermediates for virion production, while temperate viruses build them, leading to distinct ecosystem states.

bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2025 · PreprintEcology