Monica M Moritsch, PhD (Former Employee)
Science and Products
Coral reef resilience differs among islands within the Gulf of Mannar, southeast India, following successive coral bleaching events Coral reef resilience differs among islands within the Gulf of Mannar, southeast India, following successive coral bleaching events
We used a 12-yr data set of benthic cover (2005–2017), spanning two bleaching events, to assess changes in benthic cover and coral community composition along 21 islands within Gulf of Mannar (GoM), southeast India. Overall, between 2005 and 2017 reefs had a simultaneous decrease in relative coral cover (avg. = − 36%) and increase in algal cover (avg. = + 45%). Changes in benthic cover...
Authors
K Diraviya Raj, Greta S. Aeby, G.M. Mathews, Gareth J Williams, Jamie M. Caldwell, R L Laju, M Selva Bharath, P Dinesh Kumar, A Arasamuthu, N Gladwin Gnana Asir, Lisa M. Wedding, Andrew Daview, Monica Mei Jeen Moritsch, J K Patterson Edward
Expansion of intertidal mussel beds following disease-driven reduction of a keystone predator Expansion of intertidal mussel beds following disease-driven reduction of a keystone predator
Disease shapes community composition by removing species with strong interactions. To test whether the absence of keystone predation due to disease produced changes to the species composition of rocky intertidal communities, we leverage a natural experiment involving mass mortality of the keystone predator Pisaster ochraceus from Sea Star Wasting Syndrome. Over four years, we measured...
Authors
Monica Mei Jeen Moritsch
Estimating blue carbon sequestration under coastal management scenarios Estimating blue carbon sequestration under coastal management scenarios
Restoring and protecting “blue carbon” ecosystems - mangrove forests, tidal marshes, and seagrass meadows - are actions considered for increasing global carbon sequestration. To improve understanding of which management actions produce the greatest gains in sequestration, we used a spatially explicit model to compare carbon sequestration and its economic value over a broad spatial scale...
Authors
Monica Mei Jeen Moritsch, Mary Alida Young, Paul Carnell, Peter I Macreadie, Catherine E. Lovelock, Emily Nicholson, Peter T. Raimondi, Lisa M. Wedding, Daniel Ierodiaconou
Localized outbreaks of coral disease on Arabian reefs are linked to extreme temperatures and environmental stressors Localized outbreaks of coral disease on Arabian reefs are linked to extreme temperatures and environmental stressors
The Arabian Peninsula borders the hottest reefs in the world, and corals living in these extreme environments can provide insight into the effects of warming on coral health and disease. Here, we examined coral reef health at 17 sites across three regions along the northeastern Arabian Peninsula (Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Oman Sea) representing a gradient of environmental...
Authors
Greta S. Aeby, Emily Howells, Thierry M. Work, David Abrego, Gareth J. Williams, Lisa M. Wedding, Jamie M. Caldwell, Monica M Moritsch, John Burt
Up in arms: Immune and nervous system response to sea star wasting disease Up in arms: Immune and nervous system response to sea star wasting disease
Echinoderms, positioned taxonomically at the base of deuterostomes, provide an important system for the study of the evolution of the immune system. However, there is little known about the cellular components and genes associated with echinoderm immunity. The 2013–2014 sea star wasting disease outbreak is an emergent, rapidly spreading disease, which has led to large population declines...
Authors
Lauren E Fuess, Morgan E. Eiselord, Collin J. Closek, Allison M. Tracy, Ruth Mauntz, Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn, Monica M Moritsch, Reyn Yoshioka, Colleen A. Burge, Drew Harvell, Carolyn S. Friedman, Paul K. Hershberger, Steven B. Roberts
Science and Products
Coral reef resilience differs among islands within the Gulf of Mannar, southeast India, following successive coral bleaching events Coral reef resilience differs among islands within the Gulf of Mannar, southeast India, following successive coral bleaching events
We used a 12-yr data set of benthic cover (2005–2017), spanning two bleaching events, to assess changes in benthic cover and coral community composition along 21 islands within Gulf of Mannar (GoM), southeast India. Overall, between 2005 and 2017 reefs had a simultaneous decrease in relative coral cover (avg. = − 36%) and increase in algal cover (avg. = + 45%). Changes in benthic cover...
Authors
K Diraviya Raj, Greta S. Aeby, G.M. Mathews, Gareth J Williams, Jamie M. Caldwell, R L Laju, M Selva Bharath, P Dinesh Kumar, A Arasamuthu, N Gladwin Gnana Asir, Lisa M. Wedding, Andrew Daview, Monica Mei Jeen Moritsch, J K Patterson Edward
Expansion of intertidal mussel beds following disease-driven reduction of a keystone predator Expansion of intertidal mussel beds following disease-driven reduction of a keystone predator
Disease shapes community composition by removing species with strong interactions. To test whether the absence of keystone predation due to disease produced changes to the species composition of rocky intertidal communities, we leverage a natural experiment involving mass mortality of the keystone predator Pisaster ochraceus from Sea Star Wasting Syndrome. Over four years, we measured...
Authors
Monica Mei Jeen Moritsch
Estimating blue carbon sequestration under coastal management scenarios Estimating blue carbon sequestration under coastal management scenarios
Restoring and protecting “blue carbon” ecosystems - mangrove forests, tidal marshes, and seagrass meadows - are actions considered for increasing global carbon sequestration. To improve understanding of which management actions produce the greatest gains in sequestration, we used a spatially explicit model to compare carbon sequestration and its economic value over a broad spatial scale...
Authors
Monica Mei Jeen Moritsch, Mary Alida Young, Paul Carnell, Peter I Macreadie, Catherine E. Lovelock, Emily Nicholson, Peter T. Raimondi, Lisa M. Wedding, Daniel Ierodiaconou
Localized outbreaks of coral disease on Arabian reefs are linked to extreme temperatures and environmental stressors Localized outbreaks of coral disease on Arabian reefs are linked to extreme temperatures and environmental stressors
The Arabian Peninsula borders the hottest reefs in the world, and corals living in these extreme environments can provide insight into the effects of warming on coral health and disease. Here, we examined coral reef health at 17 sites across three regions along the northeastern Arabian Peninsula (Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Oman Sea) representing a gradient of environmental...
Authors
Greta S. Aeby, Emily Howells, Thierry M. Work, David Abrego, Gareth J. Williams, Lisa M. Wedding, Jamie M. Caldwell, Monica M Moritsch, John Burt
Up in arms: Immune and nervous system response to sea star wasting disease Up in arms: Immune and nervous system response to sea star wasting disease
Echinoderms, positioned taxonomically at the base of deuterostomes, provide an important system for the study of the evolution of the immune system. However, there is little known about the cellular components and genes associated with echinoderm immunity. The 2013–2014 sea star wasting disease outbreak is an emergent, rapidly spreading disease, which has led to large population declines...
Authors
Lauren E Fuess, Morgan E. Eiselord, Collin J. Closek, Allison M. Tracy, Ruth Mauntz, Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn, Monica M Moritsch, Reyn Yoshioka, Colleen A. Burge, Drew Harvell, Carolyn S. Friedman, Paul K. Hershberger, Steven B. Roberts