Publications

For the most up-to-date list, please see my Google Scholar page.

I have attached a link to all papers. If you do not have access, please feel free to get in touch and I can send you a copy.

Davies, S.W. et al. (2023) Building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity. PeerJ, 11, p.e15023 (link)

Smith*, E.G., Surm*, J.M., Macrander, J., Simhi, A., Amir, G., Sachkova, M.Y., Lewandowska, M., Reitzel, A.M. and Moran, Y. (2023) Micro and macroevolution of sea anemone venom phenotype. Nature Communications, 14(1), p.249 (link) * Joint first author

Smith, E.G., Hazzouri, K.M., Choi, J.Y., Delaney, P., Al-Kharafi, M., Howells, E.J., Aranda, M. and Burt, J.A. (2022) Signatures of selection underpinning rapid coral adaptation to the world’s warmest reefs. Science advances, 8(2), p.eabl7287 (link)

Ketchum, R.N., Davidson, P.L., Smith, E.G., Wray, G.A., Burt, J.A., Ryan, J.F. and Reitzel, A.M. (2022) A chromosome-level genome assembly of the highly heterozygous sea urchin Echinometra sp. EZ reveals adaptation in the regulatory regions of stress response genes. Genome biology and evolution, 14(10), p.evac144 (link)

Ketchum, R.N., Smith, E.G., Vaughan, G.O., McParland, D., Al-Mansoori, N., Burt, J.A. & Reitzel, A.M. (2021) Unraveling the predictive role of temperature in the gut microbiome across spatial and temporal gradients in a marine invertebrate. Molecular Ecology, 30, 3869-3881 (link)

Friis, G., Vizueta, J., Smith, E.G., Nelson, D.R., Khraiwesh, B., Qudeimat, E., Salehi-Ashtiani, K., Ortega, A., Marshell, A., Duarte, C.M. & Burt, J.A. (2021) A high-quality genome assembly and annotation of the grey mangrove, Avicennia marina. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 11(1) (link)

Smith, E.G., Gurskaya, A., Hume, B.C.C., Voolstra, C.R., Todd, P.A., Bauman, A.G. & Burt, J.A. (2020). Low Symbiodiniaceae diversity in a turbid marginal reef environment. Coral Reefs, 39, 545-553. (link)

Ketchum, R.N., Smith, E.G., DeBiasse, M.B., Vaughan, G.O., McParland, D., Leach, W.B., Al-Mansoori, N., Ryan, J.F., Burt, J.A. & Reitzel, A.M. (2020). Population genomic analyses of the sea urchin Echinometra sp. EZ across an extreme environmental gradient. Genome Biology and Evolution, 12(10), 1819-1829. (link)

Hume, B.C.C., Smith, E.G., Ziegler, M., Warrington, H.J.M., Burt, J.A., LaJeunesse, T.C., Wiedenmann, J. & Voolstra, C.R., (2019). SymPortal: a novel analytical framework and platform for coral algal symbiont next‐generation sequencing ITS 2 profiling. Molecular Ecology Resources, 19(4), 1063-1080 (link)

Ketchum, R.N., Smith, E.G., Vaughan, G.O., Phippen, B.L., McParland, D., Al Mansoori, N., Carrier, T.J., Burt, J.A. & Reitzel, A. M. (2018). DNA extraction method plays a significant role when defining bacterial community composition in the marine invertebrate Echinometra mathaei. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5, 255. (link)

Hume, B.C., D'Angelo, C., Smith, E.G., Stevens, J.R., Burt, J.A., & Wiedenmann, J. (2018). Validation of the binary designation Symbiodinium thermophilum (Dinophyceae). Journal of Phycology, 54(5), 762-764. (link)

Smith, E.G., Ketchum, R.N. & Burt, J.A. (2017) Host specificity of Symbiodinium variants revealed by an ITS2 metahaplotype approach. The ISME Journal, 11, 1500-1503. (link)

Smith, E.G., D’Angelo, C., Sharon, Y., Tchernov, D., Wiedenmann, J. (2017) Chromatic adaptation to deep reef light environments in symbiotic corals is mediated by fluorescent protein pigments. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 284, 20170320. (link) *Featured in the New York Times

Smith, E.G., Vaughan, G.O., Ketchum, R.N., McParland, D, Burt, J.A. (2017) Post bleaching stability of Symbiodinium thermophilum communities in an extreme southern Persian/Arabian Gulf lagoon. Scientific Reports, 7. (link)

Smith, E.G., Hume, B.C.C., Delaney, P., Wiedenmann, J. & Burt, J.A. (2017) Genetic structure of coral-Symbiodinium symbioses on the world’s warmest reefs. PLoS ONE, 12 (6), e0180169. (link)

D'Angelo, C, Hume, B.C.C., Burt, J.A., Smith, E.G., Achterberg, E.P. & Wiedenmann, J. (2015). Local adaptation constrains the distribution potential of heat-tolerant Symbiodinium from the Persian/Arabian Gulf. The ISME Journal, 9, 2551-2560 (link)

Hume, B.C.C., D'Angelo, C., Smith, E.G., Stevens, J.R., Burt, J.A. & Wiedenmann, J. (2015) Symbiodinium thermophilum sp. nov., a thermotolerant symbiotic alga prevalent in corals of the world's hottest sea, the Persian/Arabian Gulf. Scientific Reports, 5 (link)

Burt, J.A., Smith, E.G., Warren, C., & Dupont, J. (2015). An assessment of Qatar's coral communities in a regional context. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 105, 473-479. (link)

Smith, E.G., D'Angelo, C., Salih, A. & Wiedenmann, J. (2013). Screening by coral green fluorescent protein (GFP)-like chromoproteins supports a role in photoprotection of zooxanthellae. Coral Reefs, 32, 463-474. (link)

Wiedenmann, J., D’Angelo, C., Smith, E.G., Hunt, A.N., Legiret, F.E., Postle, A.D. & Achterberg, A.P. (2013) Nutrient enrichment can increase the susceptibility of reef corals to bleaching. Nature Climate Change, 3, 160-164. (link)

Hume, B.C.C., D’Angelo, C., Cunnington, A., Smith, E.G. & Wiedenmann, J. (2013) The corallivorous flatworm Amakusaplana acroporae: A potentially damaging invasive species and threat to coral reefs. Coral Reefs, 33, 267-272. (link)

Smith, E. G., D'Angelo, C., Oswald, F., Nienhaus, G. U., & Wiedenmann, J. (2012). Fluorescent Proteins from the oceans: Marine macromolecules as advanced imaging tools for biomedical research. “Handbook of Marine Natural Products” edited by Fattorusso, E., Gerwick, W.H. & Taglialatela-Scafati, O. Springer. (link)

D’Angelo, C., Smith, E.G., Oswald, F., Tchernov, D., Burt, J. & Wiedenmann, J. (2012) Locally accelerated growth is part of the innate immune response and repair mechanisms in reef-building corals as detected by green fluorescent protein (GFP)-like pigments. Coral Reefs, 31, 1045-1056. (link)

Hartle–Mougiou, K., D’Angelo, C., Smith, E.G., Burt, J., West, P. & Wiedenmann, J. (2011). Diversity of zooxanthellae from corals and sea anemones after long-term aquarium culture. Journal of Marine Biological Society of the UK, 92, 687-691. (link)