Samuel A. Vohsen

The paper investigates community assembly in mesophotic coral ecosystems, finding that environmental filtering, particularly turbidity from benthic nepheloid layers, shapes community composition more than geographic distance or dispersal limitation.

This study quantifies how eDNA concentration declines with depth and productivity, deriving sampling targets to improve deep-sea biodiversity assessments.

This study uses population genomics and larval dispersal modeling to show that Swiftia exserta relies on clonal propagation within mesophotic banks and episodic larval exchange between them.

The paper genomes an octocoral-associated bacterium classified as BD1-7, revealing it is a heterotrophic coral associate with horizontally acquired genes from Endozoicomonadaceae.

The paper designs and tests new PCR primers for eDNA metabarcoding to assess anthozoan coral biodiversity, showing high enrichment and accurate genus-level identification.

This study examines microbiome variation in deep-water octocorals across environmental gradients, finding significant effects of depth, location, and host genotype on microbial communities.