List of works - Bette L Willis

Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals

scientific article

Phase shifts, herbivory, and the resilience of coral reefs to climate change

scientific article published on 8 February 2007

Sequencing and de novo analysis of a coral larval transcriptome using 454 GSFlx

scientific article

Thermal stress and coral cover as drivers of coral disease outbreaks

scientific article published in June 2007

Microbial ecology of four coral atolls in the Northern Line Islands.

scientific article

Coral-associated bacteria and their role in the biogeochemical cycling of sulfur

scientific article

Rapid adaptive responses to climate change in corals

article

Flexibility in algal endosymbioses shapes growth in reef corals

scientific article published on 01 June 2004

Coral pathogens identified for White Syndrome (WS) epizootics in the Indo-Pacific

scientific article (publication date: 2008)

Climate Change Influences on Marine Infectious Diseases: Implications for Management and Society

scientific article published on June 27, 2013

Species-specific interactions between algal endosymbionts and coral hosts define their bleaching response to heat and light stress

scientific article

Corals Form Characteristic Associations with Symbiotic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria

scientific article published on February 17, 2012

Do the organic sulfur compounds DMSP and DMS drive coral microbial associations?

scientific article

Diversities of coral-associated bacteria differ with location, but not species, for three acroporid corals on the Great Barrier Reef

scientific article

DMSP biosynthesis by an animal and its role in coral thermal stress response

scientific article

Metagenomic analysis of the coral holobiont during a natural bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef

scientific article published on January 10, 2011

The roles and interactions of symbiont, host and environment in defining coral fitness

scientific article

Responses of coral-associated bacterial communities to heat stress differ with Symbiodinium type on the same coral host

scientific article

Onset of algal endosymbiont specificity varies among closely related species of Acropora corals during early ontogeny.

scientific article

Successional changes in bacterial communities during the development of black band disease on the reef coral, Montipora hispida

scientific article published on 24 September 2009

Deep-sequencing method for quantifying background abundances of symbiodinium types: exploring the rare symbiodinium biosphere in reef-building corals

scientific article

Amplicon pyrosequencing reveals spatial and temporal consistency in diazotroph assemblages of the Acropora millepora microbiome

scientific article published on January 28, 2014

Spawning times, reproductive compatibilities and genetic structuring in the Acropora aspera group: evidence for natural hybridization and semi-permeable species boundaries in corals

scientific article published on August 2002

Microarray analysis reveals transcriptional plasticity in the reef building coral Acropora millepora

scientific article

Historical thermal regimes define limits to coral acclimatization

scientific article published on May 2013

Vibrio zinc-metalloprotease causes photoinactivation of coral endosymbionts and coral tissue lesions

scientific article

Sediment and turbidity associated with offshore dredging increase coral disease prevalence on nearby reefs

scientific article

Global coral disease prevalence associated with sea temperature anomalies and local factors

scientific article

Onset and establishment of diazotrophs and other bacterial associates in the early life history stages of the coral Acropora millepora

scientific article published on October 1, 2014

Dynamics of seasonal outbreaks of black band disease in an assemblage of Montipora species at Pelorus Island (Great Barrier Reef, Australia).

scientific article

The Urgent Need for Robust Coral Disease Diagnostics

scientific article published on October 20, 2011

Seasonal rainfall and runoff promote coral disease on an inshore reef.

scientific article

Assembly rules of reef corals are flexible along a steep climatic gradient

scientific article

Coral-associated bacteria demonstrate phylosymbiosis and cophylogeny

scientific article published in Nature Communications

Plastic waste associated with disease on coral reefs.

scientific article

Summer hot snaps and winter conditions: modelling white syndrome outbreaks on Great Barrier Reef corals.

scientific article

Distribution, host range and large-scale spatial variability in black band disease prevalence on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

scientific article published in March 2006

Unexpected cryptic species diversity in the widespread coral Seriatopora hystrix masks spatial-genetic patterns of connectivity.

scientific article published on June 2015

Highly infectious symbiont dominates initial uptake in coral juveniles.

scientific article

Some rare Indo-Pacific coral species are probable hybrids

scientific article (publication date: 24 September 2008)

Chimerism in wild adult populations of the broadcast spawning coral Acropora millepora on the Great Barrier Reef

scientific article

Improving marine disease surveillance through sea temperature monitoring, outlooks and projections

scientific article

Isolation of an antimicrobial compound produced by bacteria associated with reef-building corals

scientific article

Reproductive energy investment in corals: scaling with module size

scientific article published on 07 June 2003

Identification of a ciliate (Oligohymenophorea: Scuticociliatia) associated with brown band disease on corals of the Great Barrier Reef

scientific article published on 14 December 2007

ReefTemp: An interactive monitoring system for coral bleaching using high-resolution SST and improved stress predictors

scholarly article

Growth anomalies on the coral genera Acropora and Porites are strongly associated with host density and human population size across the Indo-Pacific

scientific article published on 18 February 2011

Scuba diving damage and intensity of tourist activities increases coral disease prevalence

scholarly article by Joleah B. Lamb et al published October 2014 in Biological Conservation

Integrated approach to understanding the onset and pathogenesis of black band disease in corals

scientific article published on 9 November 2015

The coral immune response facilitates protection against microbes during tissue regeneration

scientific article published on 19 June 2015

List of works by Bette L Willis

Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals

Phase shifts, herbivory, and the resilience of coral reefs to climate change

Sequencing and de novo analysis of a coral larval transcriptome using 454 GSFlx

Thermal stress and coral cover as drivers of coral disease outbreaks

Microbial ecology of four coral atolls in the Northern Line Islands.

Coral-associated bacteria and their role in the biogeochemical cycling of sulfur

Rapid adaptive responses to climate change in corals

Flexibility in algal endosymbioses shapes growth in reef corals

Coral pathogens identified for White Syndrome (WS) epizootics in the Indo-Pacific

Climate Change Influences on Marine Infectious Diseases: Implications for Management and Society

Species-specific interactions between algal endosymbionts and coral hosts define their bleaching response to heat and light stress

Corals Form Characteristic Associations with Symbiotic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria

Do the organic sulfur compounds DMSP and DMS drive coral microbial associations?

Diversities of coral-associated bacteria differ with location, but not species, for three acroporid corals on the Great Barrier Reef

DMSP biosynthesis by an animal and its role in coral thermal stress response

Metagenomic analysis of the coral holobiont during a natural bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef

The roles and interactions of symbiont, host and environment in defining coral fitness

Responses of coral-associated bacterial communities to heat stress differ with Symbiodinium type on the same coral host

Onset of algal endosymbiont specificity varies among closely related species of Acropora corals during early ontogeny.

Successional changes in bacterial communities during the development of black band disease on the reef coral, Montipora hispida

Deep-sequencing method for quantifying background abundances of symbiodinium types: exploring the rare symbiodinium biosphere in reef-building corals

Amplicon pyrosequencing reveals spatial and temporal consistency in diazotroph assemblages of the Acropora millepora microbiome

Spawning times, reproductive compatibilities and genetic structuring in the Acropora aspera group: evidence for natural hybridization and semi-permeable species boundaries in corals

Microarray analysis reveals transcriptional plasticity in the reef building coral Acropora millepora

Historical thermal regimes define limits to coral acclimatization

Vibrio zinc-metalloprotease causes photoinactivation of coral endosymbionts and coral tissue lesions

Sediment and turbidity associated with offshore dredging increase coral disease prevalence on nearby reefs

Global coral disease prevalence associated with sea temperature anomalies and local factors

Onset and establishment of diazotrophs and other bacterial associates in the early life history stages of the coral Acropora millepora

Dynamics of seasonal outbreaks of black band disease in an assemblage of Montipora species at Pelorus Island (Great Barrier Reef, Australia).

The Urgent Need for Robust Coral Disease Diagnostics

Seasonal rainfall and runoff promote coral disease on an inshore reef.

Assembly rules of reef corals are flexible along a steep climatic gradient

Coral-associated bacteria demonstrate phylosymbiosis and cophylogeny

Plastic waste associated with disease on coral reefs.

Summer hot snaps and winter conditions: modelling white syndrome outbreaks on Great Barrier Reef corals.

Distribution, host range and large-scale spatial variability in black band disease prevalence on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Unexpected cryptic species diversity in the widespread coral Seriatopora hystrix masks spatial-genetic patterns of connectivity.

Highly infectious symbiont dominates initial uptake in coral juveniles.

Some rare Indo-Pacific coral species are probable hybrids

Chimerism in wild adult populations of the broadcast spawning coral Acropora millepora on the Great Barrier Reef

Improving marine disease surveillance through sea temperature monitoring, outlooks and projections

Isolation of an antimicrobial compound produced by bacteria associated with reef-building corals

Reproductive energy investment in corals: scaling with module size

Identification of a ciliate (Oligohymenophorea: Scuticociliatia) associated with brown band disease on corals of the Great Barrier Reef

ReefTemp: An interactive monitoring system for coral bleaching using high-resolution SST and improved stress predictors

Growth anomalies on the coral genera Acropora and Porites are strongly associated with host density and human population size across the Indo-Pacific

Scuba diving damage and intensity of tourist activities increases coral disease prevalence

Integrated approach to understanding the onset and pathogenesis of black band disease in corals

The coral immune response facilitates protection against microbes during tissue regeneration