Peer-Reviewed Publications
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17. Ann Marie Hulver, Zoë Watson, Rowan H McLachlan, Andréa G Grottoli (2026). Relationship between Symbiodiniaceae chlorophyll a concentration and cell density in scleractinian corals across regions, species, and health status. Marine Biology, 173, 73. Weblink.
16. Christian John, Nyssa J Silbiger, Thomas C Adam, Danielle M Barnas, Kalia S Bistolas, Robert C Carpenter, Noe Castañeda, Megan J Donahue, Mary K Donovan, Lauren N Enright, Hannah E Epstein, Jordan P Gallagher, Hendrikje Jorissen, Jamie R Kerlin, Savanah L Leidholt, Rowan H McLachlan, Nury Molina, Catherine A Mullenmeister, Kyle Neumann, Julianna J Renzi, Denise P Silva, Kelly E Speare, Sean Swift, Alex D Vompe, Linda Wegley Kelly, Maya Zeff, Craig E Nelson, Rebecca Vega Thurber, Deron E Burkepile (2025). Terrigenous inputs link nutrient dynamics to microbial communities in a tropical lagoon. Limnology and Oceanography, 70, 3741–3754. Weblink.
15. Verena Schoepf, Andréa G Grottoli, Rowan H McLachlan, James T Price, Christopher P Jury, Robert J Toonen, Malcolm T McCulloch (2025). Coral calcification mechanisms and trace element composition across a natural environmental mosaic in Hawaii. Limnology & Oceanography, 70, 2223–2238. Weblink.
14. Scott C Burgess, Erika C Johnston, Kelly E Speare, Rowan H McLachlan, Thomas C Adam, Deron E Burkepile, Rebecca Vega Thurber (2025). Differential effects of nutrients and consumer pressure on sympatric cryptic coral species (Pocillopora spp.). Ecology, 106(5): e70079. Weblink.
13. Christopher P Jury, Keisha D Bahr, Annick Cros, Kerri L Dobson, Evan Barba-Freel, Andrew T Graham, Rowan H McLachlan, Craig E Nelson, James T Price, Mariana Rocha de Souza, Leah Shizuru, Celia M Smith, Wesley J Sparagon, Cheryl A Squair, Molly A Timmers, Jan Vicente, Maryann K Webb, Nicole H Yamase, Andréa G Grottoli, Robert J Toonen (2024). Experimental reef communities transform yet persist under mitigated future ocean warming and acidification. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 121(45): e2407112121. Weblink.
12. Kerri L Dobson, Christopher P Jury, Robert J Toonen, Rowan H McLachlan, Jeremy C Williams, Andréa G Grottoli (2024). Ocean acidification does not prolong recovery of coral holobionts from natural thermal stress in two consecutive years. Communications Earth & Environment, 5, 515. Weblink.
11. James T Price, Rowan H McLachlan, Christopher P Jury, Robert J Toonen, Michael M Wilkins, Andréa G Grottoli (2023). Long-term coral microbial community acclimatization is associated with coral survival in a changing climate. Plos ONE, 18(9): e0291503. Weblink.
10. Amy L Moran, Rowan H McLachlan, Andrew R Thurber (2023). Sea star wasting syndrome reaches the high Antarctic: Two recent outbreaks in McMurdo Sound. Plos ONE, 18(7): e0282550. Weblink.
9. Rebecca Vega Thurber, Emily R Schmeltzer, Andréa G Grottoli, Robert van Woesik, Robert J Toonen, Mark Warner, Kerri L Dobson, Rowan H McLachlan, Katie Barott, Daniel J Barshis, Justin Baumann, Leila Chapron, David J Combosch, Adrienne MS Correa, Thomas M DeCarlo, Mary Hagedorn, Laetitia Hédouin, Kenneth Hoadley, Thomas Felis, Christine Ferrier-Pagès, Carly Kenkel, Ilsa Kuffner, Jennifer Matthews, Mónica Medina, Christopher Meyer, Corinna Oster, James T Price, Hollie M Putnam, Yvonne Sawall (2022). Unified methods in collecting, preserving, and archiving coral bleaching and restoration specimens to increase sample utility and interdisciplinary collaboration. PeerJ, 10:e14176. Weblink
8. Robert van Woesik, Tom Shlesinger, Andréa G. Grottoli, Rob J Toonen, Rebecca Vega Thurber, Mark E Warner, Ann Marie Hulver, Leila Chapron, Rowan H McLachlan, Rebecca Albright, Eric Crandall, Thomas M DeCarlo, Mary K Donovan, Jose Eirin-Lopez, Hugo B Harrison, Scott F Heron, Danwei Huang, Adriana Humanes, Thomas Krueger, Joshua S Madin, Derek Manzello, Lisa C McManus, Mikhail Matz, Erinn M Muller, Mauricio Rodriguez-Lanetty, Maria Vega-Rodriguez, Christian R Voolstra, Jesse Zaneveld (2022). Coral-bleaching responses to climate change across biological scales. Global Change Biology, 28(14), 4229–4250. Weblink
7. Rowan H McLachlan, James T Price, Agustí Muñoz-Garcia, Noah L Weisleder, Stephen J Levas, Christopher P Jury, Robert J Toonen, Andréa G Grottoli (2022). Physiological acclimatization in Hawaiian corals following a 22-month shift in baseline seawater temperature and pH. Scientific Reports, 12, 3712. Weblink
6. James T Price, Rowan H McLachlan, Christopher P Jury, Robert J Toonen, Michael J. Wilkins, Andréa G Grottoli (2021). Effect of species, provenance, and coral physiology on the composition of Hawaiian coral-associated microbial communities. Coral Reefs, 40, 1537-1548. Weblink
5. Rowan H McLachlan, James T Price, Agustí Muñoz-Garcia, Noah L Weisleder, Christopher P Jury, Robert J Toonen, Andréa G Grottoli (2021). Environmental gradients drive physiological variation in Hawaiian corals. Coral Reefs, 40, 1505-1523. Weblink
4. Rowan H McLachlan, Kerri L Dobson, Emily R Schmeltzer, Rebecca Vega Thurber, Andréa G Grottoli (2021). A review of coral bleaching specimen collection, preservation, and laboratory processing methods. PeerJ, 9: e11763. Weblink
3. James T Price, Rowan H McLachlan, Christopher P Jury, Robert J Toonen, Andrea G Grottoli (2021). Isotopic approaches to estimating the contribution of heterotrophic sources to Hawaiian corals. Limnology and Oceanography, 66(6), 2393–2407. Weblink
2. Andréa G Grottoli, Robert J Toonen, Robert van Woesik, Rebecca Vega Thurber, Mark E Warner, Rowan H McLachlan, James T Price, Keisha D Bahr, Iliana B Baums, Karl Castillo, Mary A Coffroth, Ross Cunning, Kerri Dobson, Megan Donahue, James L Hench, Roberto Iglesias‐Prieto, Dustin Kemp, Carly D Kenkel, David I Kline, Ilsa B Kuffner, Jennifer L Matthews, Anderson Mayfield, Jacqueline Padilla-Gamiño, Steven Palumbi, Christian R Voolstra, Virginia Weis, Henry C Wu (2021). Increasing comparability among coral bleaching experiments. Ecological Applications, 31(4): e02262. Weblink
1. Rowan H McLachlan, James T Price, Sarah L Solomon, Andréa G Grottoli (2020). Thirty years of coral heat-stress experiments: a review of methods. Coral Reefs, 39, 885–902. Weblink
Published SCIENTIFIC Protocols
11. Elaina Berdyck (undergraduate mentee), Nathan Kirk, Rowan H McLachlan (2026). Dissection-Based Method for Identifying Sex in Anthopleura elegantissima. Protocols.io, Weblink.
10. Elle Hopkins (undergraduate mentee), Rowan H McLachlan, Nathan Kirk (2026). Establishing Long-Term Monitoring Sites for Anthopleura elegantissima Anemones. Protocols.io. Weblink.
9. Finn Hamilton (undergraduate mentee), Rowan H McLachlan, Nathan Kirk (2026). Standardized Protocol for Measuring Wet Weight, Volume, and Body Dimensions of Sea Anemone Polyps. Protocols.io. Weblink.
8. Rowan H McLachlan, Andrea G Grottoli, Rebecca Vega Thurber (2024). Quantification of coral chlorophyll Using Shimadzu UV-VIS 2450 Spectrophotometer. Protocols.io. Weblink.
7. Rowan H McLachlan, Ashruti Patel (undergraduate mentee), Andrea G Grottoli (2021). Measuring Coral Skeletal Architecture Using Image Analysis. Protocols.io. Weblink.
6. Rowan H McLachlan, Andréa G Grottoli (2021). Image Analysis to Quantify Coral Bleaching Using Greyscale Model. Protocols.io. Weblink.
5. Rowan H McLachlan, Andréa G Grottoli (2021). Geometric Method for Estimating Coral Surface Area Using Image Analysis. Protocols.io. Weblink.
4. Rowan H McLachlan, Agus Muñoz-Garcia, Andréa G Grottoli (2020). Extraction of Total Soluble Lipid from Ground Coral Samples. Protocols.io. Weblink.
3. Rowan H McLachlan, Claire Juracka (undergraduate mentee), Andréa G Grottoli (2020). Symbiodiniaceae Enumeration in Ground Coral Samples Using Countess™ II FL Automated Cell Counter. Protocols.io. Weblink.
2. Rowan H McLachlan, Kerri L Dobson, Andréa G Grottoli (2020). Quantification of Total Biomass in Ground Coral Samples.
Protocols.io. Weblink.
1. Rowan H McLachlan, James T Price, Kerri L Dobson, Noah L Weisleder, Andrea G Grottoli (2020). Microplate Assay for Quantification of Soluble Protein in Ground Coral Samples. Protocols.io. Weblink.
Peer Review History
I have served as a peer reviewer for several scientific journals including Coral Reefs, Science Advances, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Biology Letters, Trends in Microbiology, Molecular Ecology, Frontiers in Marine Science, PLOS ONE, and SN Applied Sciences
