Research

Here are some snapshot videos of recent research projects. These were produced for the 2022 Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference.

Assessing population genomics and stock enhancement risks of the basket cockle in the Salish Sea

Efficacy of pinto abalone stock restoration in the southern Salish Sea from a genomic perspective

Detecting endangered pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) using environmental DNA

Publications

Yonemitsu MA, Sevigny JK, Vandepas LE, Dimond JL, Giersch RM, Gurney-Smith HJ, Abbott CL, Supernault J, Withler R, Smith PD, Weinandt SA, Garrett FES, Sigo RLW, Unsell E, Crim RN, Metzger MJ (2023) Multiple lineages of transmissible neoplasia in the basket cockle (Clinocardium nuttallii) with repeated horizontal transfer of mitochondrial DNA bioRxiv 2023.10.11.561945 Preprint

Dimond JL, Gathright BR, Bouma JV, Carson HS, Sowul K (2022) Detecting endangered pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) using environmental DNA: Comparison of ddPCR, qPCR, and conventional diver surveys. Environmental DNA Article

Dimond JL, Bouma JV, Carson HS, Gavery MR, O’Brien C, Simchick C, Sowul K (2022) Efficacy of endangered pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) stock restoration in the southern Salish Sea from a genomic perspective. Frontiers in Conservation Science 52 Article

Dimond JL, Crim RN, Unsell E, Barry V, Toft JE (2022) Population genomics of the basket cockle Clinocardium nuttallii in the southern Salish Sea: Assessing genetic risks of stock enhancement for a culturally important marine bivalve. Evolutionary Applications 15:459–470 Article

Dimond JL, Nguyen N, Roberts SB (2021) DNA methylation profiling of a cnidarian-algal symbiosis using nanopore sequencing. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics

Dimond JL, Roberts SB (2020) Convergence of DNA methylation profiles of the reef coral Porites astreoides in a novel environment. Frontiers in Marine Science 6:792 Article

Macrander JC, Dimond JL, Bingham BL, Reitzel AM (2018) Transcriptome sequencing and characterization of Symbiodinium muscatinei and Elliptochloris marina, symbionts found within the aggregating sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima. Marine Genomics 37:82-91 Abstract

Dimond JL, Gamblewood SK, Roberts SB (2017) Genetic and epigenetic insight into morphospecies in a reef coral. Molecular Ecology 26:5031-5042 Abstract Preprint

Dimond JL, Orechovesky S, Oppenheimer J, Rodríguez-Ramos J, Bingham BL (2017) Photophysiology and hydrogen peroxide generation of the dinoflagellate and chlorophyte symbionts of the sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 489:43-47 Abstract

Dimond JL, Roberts SB (2016) Germline DNA methylation in reef corals: patterns and potential roles in response to environmental change. Molecular Ecology 25:1895-904 Abstract Postprint

Bingham BL, Dimond JL, Muller-Parker G (2014) Symbiotic state influences life-history strategy of a clonal cnidarian. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281:20140548 PDF

Dimond JL, Bingham BL, Muller-Parker G, Oakley CA (2013) Symbiont physiology and population dynamics before and during symbiont shifts in a flexible algal-cnidarian symbiosis. Journal of Phycology 49:1074-1083 Abstract

Dimond JL, Kerwin AH, Rotjan RD, Sharp K, Stewart FJ, Thornhill DJ (2013) A simple temperature-based model predicts the upper latitudinal limit of the temperate coral Astrangia poculata. Coral Reefs 32:401-409 Abstract

Dimond JL, Pineda RR, Ramos Z, Bingham BL (2013) Relationships between host and symbiont cell cycles in sea anemones and their symbiotic dinoflagellates. Biological Bulletin 225:102-112 PDF

Dimond JL, Holzman BJ, Bingham BL (2012). Thicker host tissues moderate light stress in a cnidarian endosymbiont. Journal of Experimental Biology 215:2247-2254 Article

Bingham BL, Freytes I, Emery M, Dimond J, Muller-Parker G (2011) Aerial exposure and body temperature of the intertidal sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima. Invertebrate Biology 130:291-301 Abstract

Dimond JL, Bingham BL, Muller-Parker G, Wuesthoff K, Francis L (2011) Seasonal stability of a flexible algal-cnidarian symbiosis in a highly variable temperate environment. Limnology and Oceanography 56:2233-2242 Abstract

Rotjan RD, Dimond JL (2010) Discriminating causes from consequences of persistent parrotfish corallivory. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 390:188-195 Abstract

Carrington E, Moeser GM, Dimond J, Mello JP, Boller ML (2009) Seasonal disturbance to mussel beds: Field test of a mechanistic model predicting wave dislodgment. Limnology and Oceanography 54:978-986 Abstract

Dimond J, Carrington E (2008) Symbiosis regulation in a facultatively symbiotic temperate coral: zooxanthellae division and expulsion. Coral Reefs 27:601-604 Abstract

Dimond J, Carrington E (2007) Temporal variation in the symbiosis and growth of the temperate scleractinian coral Astrangia poculata. Marine Ecology Progress Series 348:161-172 Article

Rotjan RD, Dimond JL, Thornhill DJ, Leichter JJ, Helmuth B, Kemp DW, Lewis SM (2006) Chronic parrotfish grazing impedes coral recovery after bleaching. Coral Reefs 25:361-368 Abstract