MARINE MICROBIOMES
Investigating the role of the microbiome in host health and ecosystem functioning
Lima, LFO, et al. "Bacterial families associated with key functional metabolisms in the seaweed microbiome" (in prep)
Lima, LFO, et al. "Heat-stressed coral microbiomes are stable and potentially beneficial at the level of taxa and functional genes" mSystems (in review, Feb. 2023)
Lima, LFO, et al. "Coral and seawater metagenomes reveal key microbial functions to coral health and ecosystem functioning shaped at reef scale." Microbial Ecology (2022): 1-16.
Lima, LFO, et al. "Modeling of the coral microbiome: the influence of temperature and microbial network." MBio 11.2 (2020): e02691-19.
Benthic ecology
Ecophysiology, microplastic pollution, and population ecology
Lima, LFO, Bursch, H and Dinsdale, EA. "Win some, lose some: The ecophysiology of Porites astreoides as a key coral species to Caribbean reefs." Frontiers in Marine Science 9 (2022): 908734.
Saley, AM, … Lima, LFO, … Williams, SL and Morgan, SG. "Microplastic accumulation and biomagnification in a coastal marine reserve situated in a sparsely populated area." Marine pollution bulletin 146 (2019): 54-59.
Lima, LFO and Coutinho, R. "The reef coral Siderastrea stellata thriving at its range limit: population structure in Arraial do Cabo, southeastern Brazil." Bulletin of Marine Science 92.1 (2016): 107-121.
Lima, LFO, Brasil, B and Martins-Silva, MJ. "Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774): northeastern dispersal in the São Francisco basin, Brazil." Check List 9.1 (2013): 162-164.