Publications
2025
- Strychar, K. B., & Rediske, R. 2025. The Development of Rapid Assessment Methods for Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Toxins Using Imaging Flow Cytometry (IFCM). International Journal of Biology, 17(1), 59-76, doi:10.5539/ijb.v17n1p59
- Harman, T. E., Barshis, D., Hauff Salas, B., Strychar, K. B. 2025. Cellular responses of Astrangia poculata (Ellis and Solander, 1786) and its symbiont to experimental heat stress. Journal of Water, 17(3), 20, doi: doi.org/10.3390/w17030411
2022
- Harman, T. E., Barshis, D.J., Hauff-Salas, B., Hamsher, S.E., Strychar, K. B. 2022. Indications of symbiotic state influencing melanin-synthesis immune response in the facultative coral, Astrangia poculata. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 151:63-74.
- Harman, T. E., Hauff-Salas, B., Haslun, J., Cervino, J., Strychar, K.B. 2022. Decreased photosynthetic efficiency in response to site-translocation and elevated temperature is mitigated with LPS exposure in Porites astreoides symbionts. Water (Special Issue "Climate Change Studies of Coral Reefs"). Water 12(3).
2021
- Haslun, J.A., Hauff Salas, B., Strychar, K.B., Cervino, J.M., Ostrom, N.E. 2021. Variation in immune-related gene expression provides evidence of local adaptation in Porites astreoides (Lamarck, 1816) between inshore and offshore meta-populations inhabiting the lower Florida reef tract, USA. Water (Special Issue "Climate Change Studies of Coral Reefs"). Water 2021(13): 20 p.
- Strychar K.B., Hauff-Salas B., Haslun J.A., DeBoer J, Cryer K, Keith S, Wooten S. 2021. Stress resistance and adaptation of the aquatic invasive species Tubastrea coccinea (Lesson, 1829) to climate change and ocean acidification. Water 2021(13): 12 p.
- Squiers, A., Strychar K.B. 2021. The role of sea-whip coral (Leptogorgia sp.) as habitat of temperate near-shore fish of Gulf of Mexico Jetties. International Journal of Biology. 13(2):17-36. doi:10.5539/ijb.v13n2p17
- Antonelli, P., Rutz, S., Strychar, K. B. 2021. Heat Stress on Scleractinian Corals: Its Symbionts in Evolution. Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications. 28(1):189-196. ISSN: 1359-8678
2020
- Skutnik, J. E., Otieno, S., Kean-Khoo, S., Strychar, K. B. 2020. Examining the Effect of Heat Stress on Montastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1767) from a Mesophotic Coral Ecosystem (MCE). Water, 12(1303), 24, doi:10.3390/w12051303
- Gezon N.R., Strychar K.B., Hewson I., Partridge C., McNair J., Haywick D. 2020. Surveying the circular rep encoding single stranded (CRESS) DNA viral consortium found in invasive quagga mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) and sediments of the central Lake Michigan benthos. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 46(2), 302-310, doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2020.01.011
2019
- Strychar K.B., Sammarco P.W. 2019. Temperate Marine and Brackish Ecosystems. In: Climate Change and Non-infectious Fish Disorders (CCNFD). Eds: Patrick TK Woo George K Iwama. CAB International, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK Publisher CABI Contact: Emma McCann.
2018
- Ide, C., Fisher, M., Flaspohler, D., Powell, R., Strychar, K.B., & Olin, J. 2018. Straits Pipeline - Task E: Analyzing the short and long term ecological impacts. Independent Risk Analysis for the Straits Pipelines. 384 p. Michigan Technical University.
- Haslun J.A., Hauff-Salas B., Strychar K.B., Ostrom P., Cervino J.M. 2018. Biotic stress contributes to seawater temperature induced stress in a site-specific manner for Porites asteroides. Marine Biology. 165:160. 159-172.
2017
- Sammarco P.W., Brazeau D.A., McKoin M., Strychar K.B. 2017. Tubastraea micranthus: comments on the population genetics of a new invasive coral in the Western Atlantic and a possible secondary invasion. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 490: 56-63.
- Hauff-Salas B., Haslun J.A., Strychar K.B., Ostrom P.H., Cervino J.M. 2017. Site-specific variation in gene expression from Symbiodinium spp. associated with offshore and inshore Porites astreoides in the lower Florida Keys is lost with bleaching and disease stress. PLoS ONE 12(3): e0173350. DOI:10.1371 / journal.pone.
2016
- Haslun J.A., Hauff B., Strychar K.B., Cervino J.M. 2016. Decoupled seasonal stress as an indication of chronic stress and site dependent responses in Montastraea cavernosa and Porites astreoides inhabiting the Florida Reef Tract. International Journal of Marine Science. 6: 1-20.
- Hauff B., Haslun J.A., Strychar K.B., Ostrom P., Cervino J.M. 2016. Symbiont diversity of zooxanthellae (Symbiodinium spp.) in Porites astreoides and Montastraea cavernosa from a reciprocal transplant in the lower Florida Keys. International Journal of Biology. 8: 9-22.
- Antonelli P., Rutz S., Sammarco P.W., Strychar K.B. 2016. Evolution of symbiosis in hermatypic corals: A model of the past, present, and future. Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications. 32: 389-402. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2105.7769
- Sammarco P.W., Strychar K.B. 2016. Ecological and evolutionary considerations regarding corals in a rapidly changing environment. In: The Cnidaria, Past, Present, and Future. The world of Medusa and her sisters. Eds: Zvy Dubinsky and Stefano Goffredo, Springer. Chapter 34. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-31305-4
2014
- Cave C.S., Strychar K.B. 2014. Decline of Diporeia in Lake Michigan: Was disease associated with invasive species the primary factor? International Journal of Biology. 7:93-99. doi:10.5539/ijb.v7n1p93
- Hauff B.A., Haslun J.A., Cervino J.M., Krucher N., Wier A.M., Minnix A.L., Hughen K., Strychar K.B. 2014. Genetically divergent Symbiodinium sp. display distinct responses to pathogenic Vibrio and thermal stress. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 112:149-159. doi: 10.3354/dao02802
- Cooper L.E., Hirabayashi K., Strychar K.B., Sammarco P.W. 2014. Corals and their potential applications to integrative medicine. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (eCAM).
- Nielsen-Gammon, J. Karpanty S., Lauenroth W., Martin T., Nejstgaard J., Strychar K.B., Teel P.D., Waskom R., Wu J.J. 2014. Climate change and natural resources. Board of Natural Resources and Board on Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate – Research, Education, and Outreach Road Map (2013-2018).
- Antonelli P., Rutz S., Sammarco P.W., Strychar K.B. 2014. A coral bleaching model. Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications. [Reported by Science Direct as among the “TOP25 Hottest Articles”].
2013
- Mehrubeoglu M., Smith D.K., Smith S.W., Strychar K.B., McLauchlan L. 2013. Investigating coral hyperspectral properties across coral species and coral state using hyperspectral imaging. Proceedings of SPIE.
- Sammarco P.W., Strychar K.B. 2013. Responses to high seawater temperatures in zooxanthellae Octocorals. PLoS ONE 8(2): e54989. DOI:10.1371 / journal.pone. 0054989.
- Sabourin DT., Silliman J, Strychar KB. 2013. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations within sediments and corals in the Inter-coastal waterways of South Texas. International Journal of Biology. 5:1-12.
2012
- Cervino J.M., Hauff B., Haslun J.A., Winiarski-Cervino K., Cavazos M., Lawther P., Wier A.M., Hughen K., Strychar K.B. 2012. Ulcerated yellow spot syndrome: implications of aquaculture-related pathogens associated with soft coral Sarcophyton ehrenbergi tissue lesions. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 102:137-148.
- Tepper C., Squiers L., Hay C., Gorbach D., Friend D., Black B., Greenstein B., Strychar K. 2012. Cryptic species: A mismatch between genetics and morphology in Millepora. Marine Science 2: 57-65.
- Haslun J.A., Strychar K.B., Samocha T.M. 2012. Super intensive growth strategy for Litopenaeus vannamei using aquaculture produced probiotic heterotrophic communities. International Journal of Aquaculture. 2: 29-39.
- Strychar K.B., Sammarco P.W. 2012. Effects of heat stress on phytopigments of zooxanthellae (Symbiodinium spp.) symbiotic with the corals Acropora hyacinthus, Porites solida, and Favites complanata. International Journal of Biology. 4: 3-19.
2011
- Kumar, A., Yellepeddi, VK, Vangara, Strychar, K.B., Palakurthi, S. 2011. Enhanced gene transfection efficiency by polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers modified with ornithine residues. Journal of Drug Targeting. 2011:1-11.
- Williamson E.A., Strychar K.B., Withers K. 2011. Distribution of the Gorgonian coral genus Leptogorgia at two jetties in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Science. 2:126-130.
- Williamson E.A., Strychar K.B., Withers K., Sterba-Boatwright B. 2011. Effects of salinity and sedimentation on the Gorgonian coral Leptogorgia virgulata (Lamarck 1815). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 409: 331-338.
- Haslun J.A., Strychar K.B., Buck G., Sammarco P.W. 2011. Coral bleaching susceptibility is decreased following short-term (1-3 year) prior temperature exposure and evolutionary history. Journal of Marine Biology. 2011:1-13.
- White M., Strychar K.B. 2011. Coral as environmental bioindicators: Ecological and morphological effects of gasoline on Gorgonian corals, Leptogorgia virgulata. International Journal of Biology. 3: 63-73.
- Strychar K.B., Kenchington E.L., Hamilton L.C., Scott D.B. 2011. Phylogenetic diversity of the cold water Octocoral Paragorgia arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) off the east coast of Canada. International Journal of Biology. 3: 3-22.
- Bright-Diaz L.M., Strychar K.B., Shirley T.C. 2011. Compounds from deep-sea bubblegum corals, Paragorgia arborea, elicit anti-predation behavior in fish. The Open Marine Biology Journal. 5: 58-67.
- Squiers L., Hay C., Gorbach D., Friend D., Black B., Greenstein B., Strychar K.B., Tepper C. 2011. Cryptic speciation: a mismatch between genetics and morphology in Millepora. The 13th Symposium on the Natural History of the Bahamas. (Peer-reviewed proceeding). 13:8-19.
2010
- McCollough C.A., Strychar K.B. 2010. Teach Ecology: College student awareness and perception of genetically modified foods. Nature: Education Knowledge. 1(8): 35.
- Miller A.N., Strychar K.B., Shirley T.C., Rützler K. 2010. Effects of heat and salinity stress on the sponge Cliona celata. International Journal of Biology. 2:3-16.
- Kumar A., Yellepeddi V.K., Davies G.E., Strychar K.B., Palakurthi S. 2010. Enhanced gene transfection efficiency by polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers modified with ornithine residues. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 392: 294-303.
2009
- Sammarco P.W., Strychar K.B. 2009. Effects of climate change / global warming on coral reefs: Exaptation in corals, evolution in zooxanthellae, and biogeographic shifts. Environmental BioIndicators. 4:9-45.
- Strychar K.B., Sammarco P.W. 2009. Exaptation in corals to high seawater temperatures: Low concentrations of apoptotic and necrotic cells in host coral tissue under bleaching conditions. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 369:31-42. [Reported by Science Direct as among the “TOP25 Hottest Articles”].
2005
- Strychar K.B., Coates M.C., Scott P.W., Piva T.J., Sammarco P.W. 2005. Loss of symbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium; zooxanthellae) from bleached soft corals Sarcophyton, Sinularia, and Xenia. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 320:159-177. [Reported by Science Direct as among the “TOP25 Hottest Articles”].
- Strychar K.B., Hamilton L.C., Kenchington E.L., Scott D.B. 2005. Genetic circumscription of deep-water coral species in Canada using 18S rRNA. In: Freiwald A. and J.M. Roberts (eds.), Cold-water Corals and Ecosystems: Erlangen Earth Conference Series. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 679-690.
2004
- Strychar K.B., Coates M.C., Sammarco P.W., Piva T.J. 2004. Apoptotic and necrotic stages of cell death activity: Bleaching of soft and scleractinian corals. Phycologia. 43: 768-777.
- Strychar K.B., Coates M.C., Sammarco P.W. 2004. Loss of Symbiodinium from bleached scleractinian corals: Acropora hyacinthus, Favites complanata and Porites solida. Marine and Freshwater Research. 55:135-144.
- Strychar K.B., Coates M.C., Sammarco P.W., Piva T.J. 2004. Bleaching as a pathogenic response in scleractinian corals, evidenced by high concentrations of apoptotic and necrotic zooxanthellae. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 304:99-121.
2003
- Scott D.B., Strychar K.B. 2003. Canada’s deep-water corals. United Nations Atlas of the Oceans: Online Technical Paper. Last accessed May 9th, 2014. https://www.oceansatlas.org/servlet/CDSServlet?status=ND0xODkzLjYwOTM2JjY9ZW4mMzM9ZG9jdW1lbnRzJjM3PWluZm8~
2002
- Strychar K.B. 2002. Bleaching in soft and scleractinian corals: Comparison of the physiology, genetics, and biochemistry of Symbiodinium. Australian Marine Science Bulletin. 158:27-28.
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