Roberto Iglesias-Prieto
Professor of Biology
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409 Mueller
University Park, PA - rzi3@psu.edu
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Most Recent Publications
Elucidating gene expression adaptation of phylogenetically divergent coral holobionts under heat stress
Viridiana Avila-Magaña, BIshoy Kamel, MIchael DeSalvo, Kelly Gómez-Campo, Susana Enríquez, Hiroaki Kitano, Rori Rohfs, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, M Medina, Nature Communications
Reassessing the role of herbivores on urban coral reefs: A case study from a heavily impacted reef near Cartagena Bay, Colombia
Andrew A. Shantz, Tomás López-Londoño, Kelly Gomez-Campo, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, Mateo López-Victoria, Mónica Medina, 2024, Urban Ecosystems on p. 689-697
Phenotypic plasticity for improved light harvesting, in tandem with methylome repatterning in reef-building corals
Kelly Gomez-Campo, Robersy Sanchez, Isabel Martinez-Rugerio, Xiaodong Yang, Tom Maher, C. Cornelia Osborne, Susana Enriquez, Iliana B. Baums, Sally A. Mackenzie, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, 2024, Molecular Ecology
Effects of surface geometry on light exposure, photoacclimation and photosynthetic energy acquisition in zooxanthellate corals
Tomás López-Londoño, Susana Enríquez, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, 2024, PLoS One
The δ<sup>15</sup>N in Orbicella faveolata organic matter reveals anthropogenic impact by sewage inputs in a Mexican Caribbean coral reef lagoon
Serguei Damián Rico-Esenaro, José de Jesús Adolfo Tortolero-Langarica, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, Juan P. Carricart-Ganivet, 2023, Environmental Science and Pollution Research on p. 118872-118880
Survival and physiological responses of corals exposed to elevated turbidity in the Varadero reef, Colombian Caribbean
Tomás López-Londoño, Kelly Gómez-Campo, Claudia T. Galindo-Martínez, Luis A. González-Guerrero, Sofia Roitman, F. Joseph Pollock, Valeria Pizarro, Mateo López-Victoria, Mónica Medina, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, 2023, Boletin de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras on p. 135-158
Modulation of the symbionts light environment in hospite in scleractinian corals
Claudia Tatiana Galindo-Martínez, Arelys Chaparro, Susana Enríquez, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science
Evaluation of the current understanding of the impact of climate change on coral physiology after three decades of experimental research
Wiebke E. Krämer, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, Susana Enríquez, 2022, Communications Biology
The role of the endolithic alga Ostreobium spp. during coral bleaching recovery
Claudia Tatiana Galindo-Martínez, Michele Weber, Viridiana Avila-Magaña, Susana Enríquez, Hiroaki Kitano, Mónica Medina, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, 2022, Scientific Reports
Photosynthetic usable energy explains vertical patterns of biodiversity in zooxanthellate corals
Tomás López-Londoño, Kelly Gómez-Campo, Xavier Hernández-Pech, Susana Enríquez, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, 2022, Scientific Reports
Most-Cited Papers
Community dynamics and physiology of Symbiodinium spp. before, during, and after a coral bleaching event
Dustin W. Kemp, Xavier Hernandez-Pech, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, William K. Fitt, Gregory W. Schmidt, 2014, Limnology and Oceanography on p. 788-797
Increasing comparability among coral bleaching experiments
Andrea Grottoli, Toonen Robert, R. Toonen, Robert van Woesik, Rebecca Vega Thurber, M. Warner, R. McLachlan, M McLachlan, J. Price, K. Bahr, Iliana Baums, K. Castillo, M. Coffroth, R. Cunning, K. Dobson, M. Donahue, J. Hench, R. Iglesias-Prieto, D. Kemp, C. Kenkel, D. Kline, I. Kuffner, J. Matthews, A. Mayfield, J. L. Padilla-Gamiño, J. Padilla-Gamino, S. Palumbi, C. Voolstra, V. Weis, H Wu, 2020, Ecological Applications on p. e2262
Key functional role of the optical properties of coral skeletons in coral ecology and evolution
Susana Enríquez, Eugenio R. Méndez, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, 2017, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Seasonal variation modulates coral sensibility to heat-stress and explains annual changes in coral productivity
Tim Scheufen, Wiebke E. Krämer, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, Susana Enríquez, 2017, Scientific Reports
Empty Niches after Extinctions Increase Population Sizes of Modern Corals
Carlos Prada, Bishoy Hanna, Ann F. Budd, Cheryl M. Woodley, Jeremy Schmutz, Jane Grimwood, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, John M. Pandolfi, Don Levitan, Kenneth G. Johnson, Nancy Knowlton, Hiroaki Kitano, Michael DeGiorgio, Mónica Medina, 2016, Current Biology on p. 3190-3194
Intraspecific and interspecific variation in thermotolerance and photoacclimation in Symbiodinium dinoflagellates
Erika Díaz-Almeyda, C. Prada, A. Ohdera, H. Moran, D. Civitello, R. Iglesias-Prieto, T. Carlo, T. C. Lajeunesse, M. Medina, 2017, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Remote sensing of coral bleaching using temperature and light: Progress towards an operational algorithm
William Skirving, Susana Enríquez, John D. Hedley, Sophie Dove, C. Mark Eakin, Robert A.B. Mason, Jacqueline L.De La Cour, Gang Liu, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Alan E. Strong, Peter J. Mumby, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, 2018, Remote Sensing
Changes in the number of symbionts and Symbiodinium cell pigmentation modulate differentially coral light absorption and photosynthetic performance
Tim Scheufen, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, Susana Enríquez, 2017, Frontiers in Marine Science
Spatially distinct and regionally endemic Symbiodinium assemblages in the threatened Caribbean reef-building coral Orbicella faveolata
Dustin W. Kemp, Daniel J. Thornhill, Randi D. Rotjan, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, William K. Fitt, Gregory W. Schmidt, 2015, Coral Reefs on p. 535-547
Global inequities between polluters and the polluted: Climate change impacts on coral reefs
Nicholas H. Wolff, Simon D. Donner, Long Cao, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, Peter F. Sale, Peter J. Mumby, 2015, Global Change Biology on p. 3982-3994
News Articles Featuring Roberto Iglesias-Prieto
Jan 10, 2023
Better access to sunlight could be lifeline for corals worldwide, study finds
When it comes to preserving the world’s coral reefs, what’s going on above the surface is as important as what’s going on below it, according to new research conducted at Penn State.
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Jun 30, 2019
Bleached Corals Compensate For Stress By Eating More Plankton
In healthy corals, symbiotic algae housed within the coral photosynthesize during the day while the coral itself feeds on zooplankton, tiny shrimp and bug-like organisms, during the night.
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