Pawlik, Joseph R

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Distinguished Professor, Biology and Marine Biology , College of Science and Engineering

1982: BS, summa cum laude, in Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul. 1988: Ph.D. in Marine Biology, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. 1988-90: Killam Memorial Postdoctoral Scholarship, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. In residence at the Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington 1990-91: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ocean Science and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 1991-present: Professor, Biology and Marine Biology, UNC Wilmington

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Academic Article
- Unusual morphotypes of the giant barrel sponge off the coast of Barbados.. Diversity. 13:663. 2021-12-01
- Sponges With Microbial Symbionts Transform Dissolved Organic Matter and Take Up Organohalides. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2021-05-01
- Molecular detection and microbiome differentiation of two cryptic lineages of giant barrel sponges from Conch Reef, Florida Keys.. Coral Reefs. 40:853-865. 2021-03-01
- Naturally occurring organobromide compounds (OBCs) including polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins in the marine sponge Hyrtios proteus from The Bahamas.. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 172. 2021-01-01
- Sponges with microbial symbionts transform dissolved organic matter and take up organohalides.. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2021-01-01
- Dining on DOM: Stimulus for the origin of metazoan life?. Preprints. 2020-01-01
- New tricks with an old sponge: Feature-based molecular networking led to fast identification of new stylissamide L from Stylissa caribica.. Marine Drugs. 18:443. 2020-01-01
- The emerging ecological and biogeochemical importance of sponges on coral reefs.. Annual Review of Marine Science. 12:315-337.. 2020-01-01
- A review of the sponge increase hypothesis for Caribbean mesophotic reefs.. Marine Biodiversity. 49:1073-1083.. 2019-01-01
- Feeding and respiration by giant barrel sponges across a gradient of food abundance in the Red Sea.. Limnology and Oceanography. 1790-1801. 2019-01-01
- Growth estimates of Caribbean reef sponges on a shipwreck using 3D photogrammetry.. Scientific Reports. 9:19398.. 2019-01-01
- Patterns of benthic cover with depth on Caribbean mesophotic reefs.. Coral Reefs. 38:961-972.. 2019-01-01
- Sponge density increases with depth throughout the Caribbean: Comment.. Ecosphere. 10:e.02689. 2019-01-01
- Testing the relationship between microbiome composition and flux of carbon and nutrients in Caribbean coral reef sponges.. Microbiome. 7:124. 2019-01-01
- A review of bottom-up vs. top-down control of sponges on Caribbean fore-reefs: What's old, what's new, and future directions.. . PeerJ. 6:e4343. 2018-01-01
- A test of the sponge-loop hypothesis for emergent Caribbean reef sponges.. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 588:1-14.. 2018-01-01
- Agelas wasting syndrome alters prokaryotic symbiont communities of the Caribbean brown tube sponge, Agelas tubulata.. Microbial Ecology. 76:459-466.. 2018-01-01
- Evidence for shifting genetic structure among Caribbean giant barrel sponges in the Florida Keys.. Marine Biology. 165:106. 2018-01-01
- Isolation of smenopyrone, a bis-ɣ-pyrone polypropionate from the Caribbean sponge Smenospongia aurea.. Marine Drugs. 16:285. 2018-01-01
- Latitudinal variation in the microbiome of the sponge Ircinia campana correlates with host haplotype but not anti-predatory chemical defense.. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 565:53-66. 2017-02-01
- Application of diet theory reveals context-dependent foraging preferences in an herbivorous coral reef fish.. Oecologia. 2017-01-01
- Demography alters carbon flux for a dominant benthic suspension feeder.. Functional Ecology. 2017-01-01
- Latitudinal variation in the microbiome of the sponge Ircinia campana correlates with host haplotype but not anti-predatory chemical defense.. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 565:53-66.. 2017-01-01
- Nutrient fluxes and ecological functions of coral reef sponges in a changing ocean.. Springer. Chapter 8:373-410,. 2017-01-01
- Zeamide, a glycosylinositol phosphorylceramide with a novel core Arap(1β→6)Ins motif from the marine sponge Svenzea zeai.. Molecules. 22::1455-1465. 2017-01-01
- A vicious circle? Altered carbon and nutrient cycling may explain the low resilience of Caribbean coral reefs.. BioScience. 2016-01-01
- A vicious circle? Altered carbon and nutrient cycling may explain the low resilience of Caribbean coral reefs.. BioScience. 66:470-476. 2016-01-01
- Biogeographical homogeneity of Caribbean coral reef benthos.. Journal of Biogeography. 2016-01-01
- Chlorinated thiazole-containing polyketide-peptides from the Caribbean sponge Smenospongia conulosa: Structure elucidation on microgram scale.. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. , 2016:2871-2875. 2016-01-01
- Defense by association: Sponge-eating fishes alter the small scale distribution of Caribbean reef sponges.. Marine Ecology. 2016-01-01
- No accounting for taste: Palatability of variably defended Caribbean sponge species is unrelated to predator abundance.. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 485:57-64.. 2016-01-01
- Selective feeding by the giant barrel sponge enhances foraging efficiency.. Limnology and Oceanography. 61:1271-1286. 2016-01-01
- No evidence for food limitation of Caribbean reef sponges: Reply to Slattery & Lesser (2015). Marine Ecology Progress Series. 527. 2015-05-01
- Indirect effects of overfishing on Caribbean reefs: sponges overgrow reef-building corals.. PeerJ. 3. 2015-04-01
- A fish-feeding laboratory bioassay to assess the antipredatory activity of secondary metabolites from the tissues of marine organisms.. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 95. 2015-01-01
- A review of evidence for food-limitation of sponges on Caribbean reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 519:265-283. 2015-01-01
- A review of evidence for food-limitation of sponges on Caribbean reefs.. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 519:265-283.. 2015-01-01
- Cowries graze verongid sponges on Caribbean reefs. Coral Reefs. 2015-01-01
- Cowries graze verongid sponges on Caribbean reefs.. Coral Reefs. 34:663.. 2015-01-01
- Metabolite variability in Caribbean sponges of the genus Aplysina.. Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy. 25:592-599. 2015-01-01
- Metabolite variability in Caribbean sponges of the genus Aplysina.. Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy. 25:592-599.. 2015-01-01
- No evidence for food limitation of Caribbean reef sponges: Reply to Slattery & Lesser (2015).. Marine Ecology Progress Series. , 527:281-284.. 2015-01-01
- Overfishing aids sponges, hurts corals on Caribbean reefs.. AlertDiver. 31:22-23. 2015-01-01
- Overfishing aids sponges, hurts corals on Caribbean reefs.. Alert Diver. 31:22-23.. 2015-01-01
- Perilous proximity: Does the Janzen-Connell hypothesis explain the distribution of giant barrel sponges on a Florida coral reef?. Coral Reefs. 34:561-567.. 2015-01-01
- Population dynamics of giant barrel sponges on Florida coral reefs. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 473:73-80. 2015-01-01
- Population dynamics of giant barrel sponges on Florida coral reefs.. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 473:73-80. 2015-01-01
- The sponge guide: Interactive photographic online guide to the identification of Caribbean sponges.. Reef Encounter. 30:25-28.. 2015-01-01
- New epizooic symbioses between sponges of the genera Plakortis and Xestospongia in cryptic habitats of the Caribbean.. Marine Biology. 161:2803-2818. 2014-10-01
- Perilous proximity: Does the Janzen-Connell hypothesis explain the distribution of giant barrel sponges on a Florida coral reef?. Coral Reefs. 2014-10-01
- The effects of size and morphology on pumping rates of Caribbean giant barrel sponges. Aquatic Biology. 23:1-13. 2014-10-01
- Chemical defenses and resource trade-offs structure sponge communities on Caribbean coral reefs.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111:4151-4156. 2014-03-01
- Cleaning mutualist or parasite? Classifying the association between the brittlestar Ophiothrix lineata and the Caribbean reef sponge Callyspongia vaginalis.. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 454:42-58. 2014-03-01
- New epizooic symbioses between sponges of the genera Plakortis and Xestospongia in cryptic habitats of the Caribbean.. Marine Biology. 161:2803-2818. 2014-01-01
- The HMA-LMA dichotomy revisited: an electron microscopical survey of 56 sponge species.. Biological Bulletin. , 227:78-88.. 2014-01-01
- Trait-mediated ecosystem impacts: How morphology and size affect pumping rates of the Caribbean giant barrel sponge.. Aquatic Biology. 23:: 1-13. 2014-01-01
- Sponge communities on Caribbean coral reefs are structured by factors that are top-down, not bottom-up.. PLOS ONE. 2013-05-01
- A new sponge ecology. International Innovation. 37. 2012-06-01
- Assessing the antipredatory defensive strategies of Caribbean non-scleractinian zoantharians (Cnidaria): Is the sting the only thing?. Marine Biology. 159:389-398. 2012-01-01
- Do coral reef fish learn to avoid unpalatable prey using visual cues?. Animal Behaviour. 85:339-347. 2012-01-01
- Friend or foe? No evidence that association with the sponge Mycale laevis provides a benefit to corals of the genus Montastraea.. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 465:111-117. 2012-01-01
- Phenotypic variability in the Caribbean Orange Icing sponge Mycale laevis (Demospongiae: Poecilosclerida).. Hydrobiologia. 687:205-217. 2012-01-01
- Phenotypic variability in the Caribbean orange icing sponge Mycale laevis (Demospongiae: Poecilosclerida). Hydrobiologia. 687:205-217. 2012-01-01
- Specificity of larval settlement of the Caribbean Orange Icing Sponge Mycale laevis: A mutualistic response?. Invertebrate Biology. 131:155-164. 2012-01-01
- Sponge white patch disease affecting the Caribbean sponge Amphimedon compressa.. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 99:95-102. 2012-01-01
- Bleaching of the giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta in the Florida Keys.. Limnology and Oceanography. 56:2243-2250. 2011-01-01
- Comparison of reproductive patterns among 7 Caribbean sponge species does not reveal a resource trade-off with chemical defenses. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 401:80-84. 2011-01-01
- Cyanobacterial diversity and a new Acaryochloris-like symbiont from Bahamian sea squirts.. PLoS ONE. 6:e23938. 2011-01-01
- Effects of Karenia brevis on clearance rates and bioaccumulation of brevetoxins in benthic suspension feeding invertebrates.. Aquatic Toxicology. 106-107:85-94. 2011-01-01
- Evidence of a resource trade-off between growth and chemical defenses among Caribbean coral reef sponges.. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 406:71-78. 2011-01-01
- Host specialization of an obligate sponge-dwelling brittlestar.. Aquatic Biology. 12:37-46. 2011-01-01
- The chemical ecology of sponges on Caribbean reefs: Natural products shape natural systems.. BioScience. 61:888-898. 2011-01-01
- The pathology of Sponge Orange Band disease affecting the Caribbean barrel sponge Xestospongia muta.. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 75:218-230. 2011-01-01
- The pathology of Sponge Orange Band disease affecting the Caribbean barrel sponge Xestospongia muta. FEMS Microbial Ecology. 75:218-230. 2010-11-01
- Phenotypic plasticity in the sponge Callyspongia vaginalis: morphological and molecular data. Scientia Marina. 74:445-453. 2010-10-01
- Fragments or propagules? Reproductive trade-offs among Callyspongia spp. from Florida coral reefs.. Oikos. 119:1417-1422. 2010-09-01
- Effects of sponge bleaching on ammonia oxidizing Archaea: Distribution and relative expression of ammonia monooxygenase genes associated with the barrel sponge Xestospongia muta.. Microbial Ecology. 60:561-571. 2010-05-01
- Amaranzoles B-F, imidazole-2-carboxy steroids from the marine sponge Phorbas amaranthus. C24-N- and C24-O-analogues from a divergent oxidative biosynthesis.. Journal of Organic Chemistry. 75:2453-2460. 2010-01-01
- Demographics of increasing populations of the giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta in the Florida Keys. Ecology. 91:560-570. 2010-01-01
- Siphonodictyal B1 from a marine sponge increases intracellular calcium levels comparable to the Ca2+ - ATPase (SERCA) inhibitor thapsigargin.. Marine Biotechnology. 12:267-272. 2010-01-01
- A novel technique for the reattachment of large coral reef sponges.. Restoration Ecology. 17:192-195. 2009-01-01
- Amaroxocanes A and B: Sulfated dimeric sterols defend the Caribbean coral reef sponge Phorbas amaranthus from fish predators.. Journal of Natural Products. 72:259-264. 2009-01-01
- Bitten down to size: Fish predation determines growth form of the Caribbean coral reef sponge Mycale laevis. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 374:45-50. 2009-01-01
- Genetic structure of the Caribbean giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta using the I3-M11 partition of COI. Coral Reefs. 28:157-165. 2009-01-01
- Presence of Aspergillus sydowii, a pathogen of gorgonian sea fans in the marine sponge Spongia obscura.. ISME Journal. 3:752-755. 2009-01-01
- Siphonodictyal B1 from a marine sponge increases intracellular calcium levels comparable to the Ca2+ - ATPase (SERCA) inhibitor thapsigargin. Marine Biotechnology. Online early. 2009-01-01
- Bleaching and stress in coral reef ecosystems: Hsp70 expression by the giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta. Molecular Ecology. 17:1840-1850. 2008-01-01
- Patterns of sponge recruitment and growth on a shipwreck corraborate chemical defense resource trade-off. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 368:137-143. 2008-01-01
- Redwood of the reef: growth and age of the giant barrel sponge, Xestospongia muta in the Florida Keys.. Marine Biology. 155:159-171.. 2008-01-01
- The habitat function of mangroves for terrestrial and marine fauna: A review.. Aquatic Botany. 89:155-185.. 2008-01-01
Audio-visual Document
- “Coral reef rescue: Save the parrotfishes!” 3-minute education video. Ocean180 Video Challenge. 2018-01-01
- Sponges of the Caribbean: What ecological factors most affect them?. Beneath the Waves Film Festival. 2014-01-01
- “The maid did it! The surprising case of the sponge-cleaning brittle star ” Ocean 180 Video Challenge.. Ocean 180 Video Challenge.. 2014-01-01
Chapter
- Marine Chemical Ecology: A Science Born of Scuba. Smithsonian Press. 53-69. 2013-06-01
- Antipredatory defensive roles of natural products from marine invertebrates.. Handbook of Marine Natural Products.. 2012-01-01
Document
- Reefs of Roatan. You Tube. 2015-01-01
- The maid did it! The surprising case of the sponge-cleaning brittle star. Oceans 180. 2015-01-01
- The maid did it! The surprising case of the sponge-cleaning brittle star. Beneath the Waves Film Festival. 2015-01-01
- Sponge gardens of Saba. You Tube. 2014-10-01
- The reefs of Carrie Bow. You Tube. 2014-10-01
- The Sponge Guide: a picture guide to Caribbean sponges.. spongeguide.org. 2014-01-01

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