Publications:
10) Kirk, NL, CA Sundermann, and SR Santos. In Prep. The diversity, prevalence, and importance of marine apicomplexans. draft available upon request.
9) Howells, EJ, D Abrego, E Meter, NL Kirk, and JA Burt. In Press. Host adaptation and unexpected symbiont partners enable reef-building corals to tolerate extreme temperatures. Global Change Biology.
8) Kirk, NL and VM Weis. In Press. Animal-Symbiodinium symbioses: Foundations of coral reef ecosystems. Invited book chapter for Advances in Environmental Microbiology. Vol. II. Oxford University Press.
7) Kirk, NL, R Ritson-Williams, MA Coffroth, MW Miller, ND Fogarty, and SR Santos. 2013. Tracking transmission of apicomplexan symbionts in diverse Caribbean corals. PLoS One. 8(11) e80618.
6) Kirk, NL, DJ Thornhill, DW Kemp, WK Fitt, and SR Santos. 2013. Ubiquitous associations and a peak fall prevalence between apicomplexan symbionts and reef corals in Florida and the Bahamas. Coral Reefs. 32: 847-858.
5) Poland, DM, JM Mansfield, AR Hannes, CLF Lewis, TL Shearer, S Connelly, NL Kirk and MA Coffroth. 2013. Variation in Symbiodinium communities in juvenile Briareum asbestinum (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) over temporal and spatial scales. Mar Ecol Prog Ser. 476: 23-37.
4) Andras, JP, NL Kirk and CD Harvell. 2011. High diversity, local structure, and isolation by distance among populations of Symbiodinium (zooxanthellae) associated with the Caribbean Sea Fan Coral, Gorgonia ventalina. Mol Ecol. 20(12): 2525-2542.
3) Kirk, NL, JP Andras, CD Harvell, SR Santos and MA Coffroth. 2009. Population structure of Symbiodinium sp. associated with the common sea fan, Gorgonia ventalina, in the Florida Keys across distance, depth, and time. Mar Biol. 156(8): 1609-1623.
2) Andras, JP, NL Kirk, MA Coffroth, and CD Harvell. 2008. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in Symbiodinium B1/B184, the dinoflagellate symbiont of the Caribbean sea fan coral, Gorgonia ventalina. Mol Ecol Res. 9(3): 989-993.
1) Kirk, NL, JR Ward, and MA Coffroth. 2005. Stable Symbiodinium composition in the sea fan Gorgonia ventalina during temperature and disease stress. Biol Bull. 209(3): 227-234.
10) Kirk, NL, CA Sundermann, and SR Santos. In Prep. The diversity, prevalence, and importance of marine apicomplexans. draft available upon request.
9) Howells, EJ, D Abrego, E Meter, NL Kirk, and JA Burt. In Press. Host adaptation and unexpected symbiont partners enable reef-building corals to tolerate extreme temperatures. Global Change Biology.
8) Kirk, NL and VM Weis. In Press. Animal-Symbiodinium symbioses: Foundations of coral reef ecosystems. Invited book chapter for Advances in Environmental Microbiology. Vol. II. Oxford University Press.
7) Kirk, NL, R Ritson-Williams, MA Coffroth, MW Miller, ND Fogarty, and SR Santos. 2013. Tracking transmission of apicomplexan symbionts in diverse Caribbean corals. PLoS One. 8(11) e80618.
6) Kirk, NL, DJ Thornhill, DW Kemp, WK Fitt, and SR Santos. 2013. Ubiquitous associations and a peak fall prevalence between apicomplexan symbionts and reef corals in Florida and the Bahamas. Coral Reefs. 32: 847-858.
5) Poland, DM, JM Mansfield, AR Hannes, CLF Lewis, TL Shearer, S Connelly, NL Kirk and MA Coffroth. 2013. Variation in Symbiodinium communities in juvenile Briareum asbestinum (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) over temporal and spatial scales. Mar Ecol Prog Ser. 476: 23-37.
4) Andras, JP, NL Kirk and CD Harvell. 2011. High diversity, local structure, and isolation by distance among populations of Symbiodinium (zooxanthellae) associated with the Caribbean Sea Fan Coral, Gorgonia ventalina. Mol Ecol. 20(12): 2525-2542.
3) Kirk, NL, JP Andras, CD Harvell, SR Santos and MA Coffroth. 2009. Population structure of Symbiodinium sp. associated with the common sea fan, Gorgonia ventalina, in the Florida Keys across distance, depth, and time. Mar Biol. 156(8): 1609-1623.
2) Andras, JP, NL Kirk, MA Coffroth, and CD Harvell. 2008. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in Symbiodinium B1/B184, the dinoflagellate symbiont of the Caribbean sea fan coral, Gorgonia ventalina. Mol Ecol Res. 9(3): 989-993.
1) Kirk, NL, JR Ward, and MA Coffroth. 2005. Stable Symbiodinium composition in the sea fan Gorgonia ventalina during temperature and disease stress. Biol Bull. 209(3): 227-234.