Olivia’s Library
I'm a molecular ecologist who uses molecular tools to detect pathogens and non-native species in coastal ecosystems before they become management problems.
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The Prevalence of Two Known Pathogens of Atlantic Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun, 1896) in Coastal Adriatic, Aegean Sea, and Atlantic Iberian Coast
International collaboration testing whether the rapidly expanding Mediterranean population of invasive blue crab carries the pathogens endemic to its native North American range; CsRV1 was absent throughout, while Hematodinium sp. was widespread outside the Aegean. Sequence analysis placed those strains with European and Mediterranean lineages rather than American ones, indicating local acquisition rather than co-invasion.
Passive Versus Active eDNA Sampling: A Field Comparison of Methods for Detecting Non-Indigenous Species on Marine Structures
Passive eDNA samplers promise a cheaper and simpler way to survey communities on structures that are difficult and expensive to reach, but the approach is new enough that its performance against established methods remains largely untested. This field experiment benchmarks passive samplers (sponges and filters soaked in place for 24 hours) against active methods (water filtration and plankton tows), scoring each against the true fouling community recovered from settlement plates on the three criteria that decide whether a protocol gets adopted: how much of the community it detects, how long it takes to deploy, and what it costs.
I'm open to new opportunities in marine disease ecology, molecular monitoring, aquaculture and fisheries science. Get in touch! I'm always glad to talk about the work!