Marine Benthic Ecology and Ecophysiology

2024

Ito M, Guy-Haim T, Sawall Y, Franz M, Buchholz B, Hansen T, Neitzel P, Pansch C, Steinhoff T, Wahl M, Weinberger F. (2024) Responses at various levels of ecological hierarchy indicate acclimation to sequential sublethal heatwaves in a temperate benthic ecosystem. Philosophical Transactions B 379:20230171

Smulders F, Campbell J, Altieri A, … Sawall Y et al. (2024) Temperature drives seagrass recovery across the Western North Atlantic. bioRxiv 605761; doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.31.605761 (pre-print)

Ingalls TC, Li J, Sawall Y, Martin RE, Thompson D, Asner GP (2024) Imaging spectroscopy investigations in wet carbon ecosystems: A review (1995-2022) and future directions. Remote Sensing of Environment 305:114051

Campbell JE, Kennedy Rhoades O, Munson CJ, … Sawall Y, et al. (2024) Herbivore effects increase with latitude across the extent of a foundational seagrass. Nature Ecology & Evolution doi: 10.1038/s41559-024-02336-5

Ugarelli K, Campbell JE, Kennedy Rhoades O, … Sawall Y, et al. (2024) Microbiomes of Thalassia testudinum throughout the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico are influenced by site and region while maintaining a core microbiome. Frontiers in Microbiology 15, DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2024.1357797

2023

Fourqurean JW, Campbell JE, Kennedy Rhoades O, ... Sawall Y, et al. (2023) Seagrass abundance predicts surficial soil organic carbon stocks across the range of Thalassia testudinum in the Western North Atlantic. Estuaries & Coasts. doi.org/10.1007/s12237-023-01210-0

Buitrago-Lopez C, Cardenas A, Hume B, Gosselin T, Staubach F, Aranda Lastra M, Barshis D, Sawall Y, Voolstra CR (2023) Disparate population and holobiont structure of pocilloporid corals across the Red Sea gradient demonstrate species-specific evolutionary trajectories. Molecular Ecology 32:2151– 2173

2022

Vega Thurber R, Schmeltzer ER, Grottoli AG, …, Sawall Y (2022) Unified methods in collecting, preserving, and archiving coral bleaching and restoration specimens to increase sample utility and interdisciplinary collaboration. PeerJ 10:e14176 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14176

Sawall Y, Nicosia AM ^a, McLaughlin K ^a, Ito M (2022) Physiological responses and adjustments of corals to strong seasonal temperature variations (20–28°C). Journal of Experimental Biology 225:jeb244196

Reuter H, … Sawall Y, … (2022) Coral reef social–ecological systems under pressure in Southern Sulawesi." Science for the Protection of Indonesian Coastal Ecosystems (SPICE). Elsevier, pp 143-199; https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-815050-4.00005-5

2021

Sawall Y, Feng EY, Harris M ^a, Lebrato M, Wall M (2020) Discrete pulses of cooler deep water can decelerate coral bleaching during thermal stress: Implications for artificial upwelling during heat stress events. Frontiers in Marine Science DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00720

Feng EY, Sawall Y, Wall M, Lebrato M, Fu Y (2020) Mitigating coral bleaching with artificial upwelling – a modelling investigation. Frontiers in Marine Science DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2020.556192

Sawall Y, Ito M, Pansch C (2021) Chronically elevated sea surface temperatures revealed high susceptibility of the eelgrass Zostera marina to winter and spring warming. Limnology and Oceanography 66:4112-4124

Johnson MJ ^a, Hennigs LM, Sawall Y, Pansch C, Wall M (2021) Growth response of calcifying marine epibionts to biogenic pH fluctuations and global ocean acidification scenarios. Limnology and Oceanography 66:1125-1138

2020

Johnson MJ, Hennigs LM, Sawall Y, Pansch C, Wall M (2020) Growth response of calcifying marine epibionts to biogenic pH fluctuations and global ocean acidification scenarios. Limnology and Oceanography DOI: 10.1002/lno.11669

Sawall Y, Feng EY, Harris M , Lebrato M, Wall M (2020) Discrete pulses of cooler deep water can decelerate coral bleaching during thermal stress: Implications for artificial upwelling during heat stress events. Frontiers in Marine Science DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00720

Feng EY, Sawall Y, Wall M, Lebrato M, Fu Y (2020) Mitigating coral bleaching with artificial upwelling – a modelling investigation. Frontiers in Marine Science DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2020.556192

2019

Saha M, Barboza FR, Somerfield PJ, Al-Janabi B, Beck M, Brakel M, Ito M, Pansch C, Nascimento-Schulze J, Jakobsson-Thor S, Weinberger F, Sawall Y (2019) Response of foundation macrophytes to near-natural simulated marine heatwaves. Global Change Biology doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14801

Banguera-Hinestroza E, Ferrada E, Sawall Y, Flot J-F (2019) Computational characterization of the mtORF of pocilloporid corals: insights into differences in protein structure and function among Stylophora lineages from contrasting environments. Genes 10:324

Saha M, Barboza FR, Somerfield PJ, Al-Janabi B, Beck M, Brakel M, Ito M, Pansch C, Nascimento-Schulze J, Jakobsson-Thor S, Weinberger F, Sawall Y^b (2019) Response of foundation macrophytes to near-natural simulated marine heatwaves. Global Change Biology doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14801

Banguera-Hinestroza E, Ferrada E, Sawall Y, Flot J-F (2019) Computational characterization of the mtORF of pocilloporid corals: insights into differences in protein structure and function among Stylophora lineages from contrasting environments. Genes 10:324

2018

Sawall Y, Hochberg E (2018) Diel versus time-integrated (daily) photosynthesis and irradiance relationships of coral reef organisms and communities. PLoS ONE doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208607

Pansch C, Scotti M, Barboza FG, Al-Janabi B, Brakel J, Briski E Buchholz B, Franz M, Ito M, Paiva F, Saha M, Sawall Y, Weinberger F, Wahl M (2018) Heat waves and their significance for a temperate benthic community: A near-natural experimental approach. Global Change Biology doi.org 10.1111/gcb.14282

Banguera-Hinestroza E, Sawall Y, Al-Sofyani A, Mardulyn P, Fuertes-Aguilar J, Cárdenas-Henao H, Jimenez-Infante F, Voolstra CR, Flot J-F (2018) mtDNA recombination indicative of hybridization suggests a role of the mitogenome in the adaptation of reef building corals to extreme environments. bioRxiv 462069; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/462069 (pre-print)

Pansch C, Scotti M, Barboza FG, Al-Janabi B, Brakel J, Briski E Buchholz B, Franz M, Ito M, Paiva F, Saha M, Sawall Y, Weinberger F Wahl M (2018) Heat waves and their significance for a temperate benthic community: A near-natural experimental approach. Global Change Biology doi.org 10.1111/gcb.14282

2017

Wahl M, Schneider Covachã S, Saderne V, Hiebenthal C, Müller JD, Pansch C, Sawall Y (2017) Macroalgae may mitigate ocean acidification effects on mussel calcification by increasing pH and its fluctuations. Limnology and Oceanography, doi: 10.1002/lno.10608

2016

Wahl M, Saderne V, Sawall Y (2016) How good are we at assessing ocean acidification impact in coastal systems? Limitations, omissions and strengths of commonly used experimental approaches with a special emphasis on the neglected role of fluctuations. Marine and Freshwater Research, doi.org/10.1071/MF14154 (review article)

2015

Sawall Y, Al-Sofyani A, Hohn S, Banguera-Hinestroza E, Voolstra C, Wahl M (2015) Extensive phenotypic plasticity of a Red Sea coral over a strong latitudinal temperature gradient suggests limited acclimatization potential to warming. Scientific Reports 5:8940

Robitzch V, Banguera E, Sawall Y, Al-Sofyani A, Voolstra CR (2015) Absence of genetic differentiation in the coral Pocillopora verrucosa along environmental gradients of the Saudi Arabian Red Sea. Frontiers in Marine Science, doi: 10.3389/fmars.2015.00005

Hoang BX, Sawall Y, Al-Sofyani A, Wahl M (2015) Chemical versus structural defense against fish predation in two dominant soft coral species (Xeniidae) in the Red Sea. Aquatic Biology 23:129-137

Sawall Y, Al-Sofyani A (2015) Biology of Red Sea corals: Metabolism, reproduction, acclimatization, and adaptation. In: Rasul NMA, Stewart ICF (eds) The Red Sea. Springer Berlin Heidelberg Germany, pp 487-509

2014

Wahl M, Al-Sofyani A, Saha M, Kruse I, Lenz M, Sawall Y (2014) Large scale patterns of antimicrofouling defenses in the hard coral Pocillopora verrucosa in an environmental gradient along the Saudi Arabian coast of the Red Sea. PLoS ONE 9:e106573

Sawall Y, Al-Sofyani A, Banguera-Hinestroza E, Voolstra C (2014) Spatio-temporal analyses of zooxanthellae physiology of the coral Pocillopora verrucosa along large-scale nutrient and temperature gradients in the Red Sea. PLoS ONE 10.1371/journal.pone.0103179

Sawall Y, Al-Sofyani A, Kürten B, Al-Aidaroos AM, Hoang BX, Marimuthu N, Khomayis HS, Sommer U, Gharbawi WY, Wahl M (2014) Coral communities, in contrast to fish communities, maintain a high assembly similarity along the large latitudinal gradient along the Saudi Red Sea coast. Journal of Ecosystem and Ecography S4: 003. doi: 10.4172/2157-7625.S4-003

Sawall Y, Khokiattiwong S, Jompa J, Richter C (2014) Calcification, photosynthesis and nutritional status of the hermatypic coral Porites lutea: contrasting case studies from Indonesia and Thailand. Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies 16:1-10

2013

Sawall Y, Jompa J, Maddusila A, Richter C (2013) Coral recruitment and potential recovery of eutrophied and blast fishing impacted reefs in Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia. Marine Pollution Bulletin 74:374-382

Seemann J, Sawall Y, Auel H, Richter C (2013) The use of lipids and fatty acids to measure the trophic plasticity of the coral Stylophora subseriata. Lipids 48:275-286

Sawall Y, Richter C, Ramette A (2012) Effects of eutrophication, seasonality and macrofouling on the diversity of bacterial biofilms associated with coral reefs of the Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia. PLoS ONE 7(7): e39951

Sawall Y, Teichberg MC, Seemann Ja, Litaay M, Jompa J, Richter C (2011) Nutritional status and metabolism of the coral Stylophora subseriata along a eutrophication gradient in Spermonde Archipelago (Indonesia). Coral Reefs 30:841-853

Sawall Y, Phongsuwan N and Richter C (2010). Coral recruitment and recovery after the 2004 Tsunami around the Phi Phi Islands (Krabi Province) and Phuket, Andaman Sea, Thailand. Helgoland Marine Research 64:357-365

Note: ^a mentored or co-mentored students, ^b senior authorship