Publications


- 2020 -


50. Winter, K., Y. Rii, F. Reppun, K. Hintzen, R. Alegado, B. Bowen, L. Bremer, M. Coffman, J. Deenik, M. Donahue, K. Falinski, K. Frank, E. Franklin, N. Kurashima, N. Lincoln, E. Madin, M. McManus, C. Nelson, R. Okano, A. Olegario, P. Pascua, K. Oleson, M. Price, M. A. Rivera, K. Rodgers, T. Ticktin, C. Sabine, C. Smith, A. Hewett, R. Kaluhiwa, M. Cypher, B. Thomas, J.-A. Leong, K. Kekuewa, J. Tanimoto, K. Kukea-Shultz, A. H. Kawelo, K. Kotubetey, B. Neilson, T. Lee, and R. Toonen. 2020. Collaborative research to inform adaptive comanagement: a framework for the Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve. Ecology and Society 25(4):15. doi: 10.5751/ES-11895-250415




49. Liu S, Baetge N, Comstock J, Opalk K, Parsons R, Halewood E, English C, Giovannoni S, Bolaños LM, Nelson CE, Vergin K and Carlson CA (2020) Stable Isotope Probing Identifies Bacterioplankton Lineages Capable of Utilizing Dissolved Organic Matter Across a Range of Bioavailability. Frontiers in Microbiology 11:580397. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.580397


48. Florybeth F. La Valle, Michael B. Kantar, Craig E. Nelson. Coral reef benthic community structure is associated with the spatiotemporal dynamics of submarine groundwater discharge chemistry. Limnology and Oceanography 66(1):188-200. doi: 10.1002/lno.11596


47. Kirs, M., V. Kisand, ​C. E. Nelson​, T. Dudoit, and P. S. Moravcik. 2020. ​Distinct bacterial communities in tropical island aquifers​. ​PLoS ONE​ 15: e0232265. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0232265. CONTRIBUTION: Collaborating Coauthor.


46. Winter, K., Lincoln, N., Berkes, F., Alegado, R., Kurashima, N., Frank, K., Pascua, P., Rii, Y., Reppun, F., Knapp, I., McClatchey, W., Ticktin, T., Smith, C., Franklin, E., Oleson, K., Price, M., McManus, M., Donahue, M., Rodgers, K., Bowen, B., ​Nelson, C.​, Thomas, B., Leong, J.-A., Madin, E., Rivera, M. A., Falinski, K., Bremer, L., Deenik, J., Gon III, S., Neilson, B., Okano, R., Olegario, A., Nyberg, B., Kawelo, A. H., Kotubetey, K., Kukea-Shultz, J. K. & Toonen, R. 2020. ​Ecomimicry in Indigenous resource management: optimizing ecosystem services to achieve resource abundance, with examples from Hawaiʻi. Ecology and Society 25(2):26. doi:10.5751/ES-11539-250226. CONTRIBUTION: Collaborating Coauthor.45. James, A. K., L. Washburn, C. Gotschalk, S. Maritorena, A. Alldredge, ​C. E. Nelson​, J. L. Hench, J. J. Leichter, A. S. J. Wyatt, and C. A. Carlson. 2020. ​An Island Mass Effect Resolved Near Mo’orea, French Polynesia​. ​Front. Mar. Sci.​ 7. doi:10.3389/fmars.2020.00016. CONTRIBUTION: Collaborating Coauthor.


45. James, A. K., L. Washburn, C. Gotschalk, S. Maritorena, A. Alldredge, C. E. Nelson, J. L. Hench, J. J. Leichter, A. S. J. Wyatt, and C. A. Carlson. 2020. An Island Mass Effect Resolved Near Mo’orea, French Polynesia. Frontiers in Marine Science 7. doi:10.3389/fmars.2020.00016. CONTRIBUTION: Collaborating Coauthor.


- 2019 -


44. ​Quinlan, Z.​ A.-D., R. Ritson-Williams, ​B. J. Carroll,​ C. A. Carlson, and​ C. E. Nelson​. 2019. Species-specific differences in the microbiomes and organic exudates of crustose coralline algae influence bacterioplankton communities.​ ​Front. Microbiol.​ 10. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2019.02397. CONTRIBUTION: Senior Author.


43. ​La Valle FF​, Thomas FI, ​Nelson CE​. 2019. M​acroalgal biomass, growth rates, and diversity are influenced by submarine groundwater discharge and local hydrodynamics in tropical reefs.​ ​Mar Ecol Prog Ser​ 621:51-67. doi: 10.3354/meps12992 CONTRIBUTION: Senior Author.


42. Wegley Kelly, L., ​Nelson, C. E.​, Haas, A. F., Naliboff, D. S., Calhoun, S., Carlson, C. A., Edwards, R. A., Fox, M. D., Hatay, M., Johnson, M. D., Kelly, E. L. A., Lim, Y. W., Macherla, S., ​Quinlan, Z. A.​, Silva, G. G. Z., Vermeij, M. J. A., Zgliczynski, B., Sandin, S. A., Smith, J. E. & Rohwer, F. 2019. ​Diel population and functional synchrony of microbial communities on coral reefs​. ​Nature Communications 10​:1691.doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09419-z.CONTRIBUTION:Co-Leadauthor. *Authors contributed equally.

Press: ​NSF​ ​SOEST​ ​University of Hawai‘i​ ​Science Daily


41. Möhlenkamp, P.; Beebe, C.K.; McManus, M.A.; Kawelo, A.H.; Kotubetey, K.; Lopez-Guzman, M.; Nelson, C.E.​; Alegado, R. A. 2019. ​Kū Hou Kuapā: Cultural Restoration Improves Water Budget and Water Quality Dynamics in Heʻeia Fishpond​. ​Sustainability​ 11: 161. doi: 10.3390/su11010161 CONTRIBUTION: Collaborating Coauthor. -


- ​2018 -


40. James AK, Wegley Kelly L, ​Nelson CE​, Wilbanks EG and Carlson CA. 2018. ​Elevated ​p​CO​2​ Alters Marine Heterotrophic Bacterial Community Composition and Metabolic Potential in Response to a Pulse of Phytoplankton Organic Matter​. ​Environmental Microbiology.​ doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.14484 CONTRIBUTION: Collaborating Coauthor.


39. ​Mathews L.​, Faithfull C.L., Lenz P.H. and ​Nelson C.E.​. 2018. ​The effects of food stoichiometry and temperature on copepods are mediated by ontogeny​.​Oecologia​ 188: 75 84​. doi:10.1007/s00442-018-4183-6. CONTRIBUTION: Senior Author.


38. Silbiger NJ, ​Nelson CE​, R​ emple K​, Sevilla JK, Q​ uinlan ZA​, Putnam HM, Fox MD, Donahue MJ. 2018. ​Nutrient pollution disrupts key ecosystem functions on coral reefs​. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences​ ​285: 20172718. doi:10.1098/rspb.2017.2718 CONTRIBUTION: Secondary Coauthor.

Press: ​University of Hawai‘i​ ScienceDaily


37. Wear, E. K., E. G. Wilbanks, ​C. E. Nelson​, and C. A. Carlson. 2018. ​Primer selection impacts specific population abundances but not community dynamics in a monthly time-series 16S rRNA gene amplicon analysis of coastal marine bacterioplankton​. Environmental Microbiology​. doi:10.1111/1462-2920.14091. CONTRIBUTION: Collaborating Coauthor.


36. ​Quinlan ZA, Remple K​, Fox MD, Silbiger NJ, Oliver TA, Putnam HM, Kelly LW, Carlson CA, Donahue MJ and ​Nelson CE​. 2018. ​Fluorescent organic exudates of corals and algae in tropical reefs are compositionally distinct and increase with nutrient enrichment​. ​Limnology and Oceanography: Letters​ 3: 331-340. doi:10.1002/lol2.10074. CONTRIBUTION: Senior and Corresponding Author.


35. Kelly, L. W.*, A. F. Haas*, and ​C. E. Nelson*​. 2018. Ecosystem Microbiology of Coral Reefs: Linking Genomic, Metabolomic, and Biogeochemical Dynamics from Animal Symbioses to Reefscape Processes​.mSystems​ 3: e00162-17. doi:10.1128/mSystems.00162-17 CONTRIBUTION: Co-Lead and Corresponding Author. *All 3 authors contributed equally.

See also Kelly, L. W. and ​C. E. Nelson​. 2018. ​Invisible engineers: Microbes and the sustainability of coral reef ecosystems. ​Research Features​ 123: 66-69. Both authors contributed equally.


34. Hynson, Nicole A., Kiana L. Frank, Rosanna A. Alegado, Anthony S. Amend, Mohammad Arif, Gordon M. Bennett, Andrea J. Jani, Matthew C.I. Medeiros, Yuriy Mileyko, ​Craig E. Nelson​, Nhu H. Nguyen, Olivia D. Nigro, Sladjana Prisic, Sangwoo Shin, Daisuke Takagi; Samuel T. Wilson and Joanne Y. Yew. 2018. ​Synergy among Microbiota and Their Hosts: Leveraging the Hawaiian Archipelago and Local Collaborative Networks To Address Pressing Questions in Microbiome Research​.mSystems​ 3: e00159-17. doi:10.1128/mSystems.00159-17​.​ CONTRIBUTION: Collaborating Coauthor.


​- 2017 -


33. Petras D, Koester I, Da Silva R, Stephens BM, Haas AF, ​Nelson CE​, Kelly LW, Aluwihare LI and Dorrestein PC. 2017. ​High-Resolution Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Enables Large Scale Molecular Characterization of Dissolved Organic Matter​. ​Frontiers in Marine Science​ 4:405. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00405 CONTRIBUTION: Collaborating Coauthor.


32. ​Goldberg, S. J.​, ​C. E. Nelson​, D. A. Viviani, C. N. Shulse, and M. J. Church. 2017. ​Cascading influence of inorganic nitrogen sources on DOM production, composition, lability and microbial communitystructure in the open ocean​. EnvironmentalMicrobiology ​​19:9.3450–3464. doi:10.1111/1462-2920.13825 CONTRIBUTION: Secondary Coauthor and Corresponding Author.


31. ​Sogin, E. M.​, H. M. Putnam, ​C. E. Nelson​, P. Anderson, and R. D. Gates. 2017. ​Correspondence of coral holobiont metabolome with symbiotic bacteria, archaea and Symbiodinium communities​. Environmental Microbiology Reports​ 9: 310–315. doi:10.1111/1758-2229.12541 CONTRIBUTION: Collaborating Coauthor.


- ​2016 -


30. Page, H.M., S.D. Cooper, S.W. Wiseman, D.M. Bennett, K. Klose, S. Sadro, ​C.E. Nelson​, and T. Even. 2016. ​Comparisons of stable isotope (C, H, N) signatures for revealing organic matter sources and trophic relationships in headwater streams​.Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ​ 74(12): 2110-2121. doi:10.1139/cjfas-2016-0322​.​ CONTRIBUTION: Collaborating Coauthor.


29. Quistad, S. D., Y. W. Lim, G. G. Z. Silva, ​C. E. Nelson​, A. F. Haas, L. W. Kelly, R. A. Edwards, and F. L. Rohwer. 2016. ​Using viromes to predict novel immune proteins in non-model organisms​. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences​ 283: 20161200. doi:10.1098/rspb.2016.1200. CONTRIBUTION: Collaborating Coauthor.


28. Haas, A.F., M.F.M. Fairoz, L.W. Kelly, ​C.E. Nelson​, Y.W. Lim, B. Knowles, E.A. Dinsdale, R.A. Edwards, S. Giles, M. Hatay, N. Hisakawa, H. Maughan, O. Pantos, T. Roach, S.E. Sanchez, S. Sandin, J.E. Smith and F. Rohwer. ​Global microbialization of coral reefs​. 2016.​ N​ature Microbiology 16042​ doi:10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.42.CONTRIBUTION:CollaboratingCoauthor.

Press: ​Nature News & Views​NSF​ ​UH​ ​SDSU​ ​Behind the Paper​


- 2015 -


27.Nelson, C.E.,​ M.J. Donahue, H. Dulaiova, ​S.J. Goldberg, F.F. La Valle​, K. Lubarsky, J. Miyano, C. Richardson, N.J. Silbiger and F.I.M. Thomas. 2015. ​Fluorescent dissolved organic matter as a multivariate biogeochemical tracer of submarine groundwater discharge in coral reef ecosystems​. Marine Chemistry​ 177: 232-43. doi:10.1016/j.marchem. 2015.06.026. CONTRIBUTION: Lead author and Corresponding Author.


26. Cooper, S.D., H.M. Page, S.W. Wiseman, K. Klose, D.M. Bennett, T. Even, S. Sadro, ​C.E. Nelson​, and T.L. Dudley. 2015. ​Physicochemical and biological responses of streams to wildfire severity in riparian zones​. ​Freshwater Biology​ 60: 2600-19. ​doi:10.1111/fwb.12523. ​CONTRIBUTION: Collaborating Coauthor.


25. Wear, E.K., C.A. Carlson, A.K. James, M.A. Brzezinski, L.A. Windecker and ​C.E. Nelson​. 2015. Synchronous shifts in dissolved organic carbon bioavailability and bacterial community responses over the course of an upwelling-driven phytoplankton bloom​. ​Limnology & Oceanography​ ​60: 657-77. ​doi:10.1002/lno.10042. CONTRIBUTION: Collaborating Coauthor.


- 2014 -


24. Kelly, L.W., G. J. Williams, K.L. Barott, C.A. Carlson, E.A. Dinsdale, R.A. Edwards, A.F. Haas, M. Haynes, Y.W. Lim, T. McDole, ​C.E. Nelson​, E. Sala, S.A. Sandin, J.E. Smith, M.J.A. Vermeij, M. Youle and F. Rohwer. 2014. ​Local genomic adaptation of coral reef-associated microbiomes to gradients of natural variability and anthropogenic stressors​. ​Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America​ ​111:10227-32. doi:10.1073/pnas.1403319111. CONTRIBUTION: Collaborating Coauthor.


23. ​Nelson, C.E.​ and E.K. Wear. 2014. ​Microbial diversity and the lability of dissolved organic carbon​. ​Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 111:7166-67​. ​doi:10.1073/pnas.1405751111. CONTRIBUTION: Lead author and Corresponding Author.


22. Parsons, R.J., ​C.E. Nelson​, C.A. Carlson, C.C. Denman, A.J. Andersson, A.L. Kledzik, K.L. Vergin, S.P. McNally, A.H. Treusch and S.J. Giovannoni. 2014. ​Marine bacterioplankton community turnover within seasonally hypoxic waters of a sub-tropical sound: Devil’s Hole, Bermuda​. ​Environmental Microbiology​ 1​7: 3481–99​.​doi:10.1111/1462-2920.12445. CONTRIBUTION: Second Coauthor.


- 2013 -


21. ​Nelson, C.E.​, C.A. Carlson, C.S. Ewart, E.R. Halewood. 2013​.​ Community differentiation and population enrichment of Sargasso Sea bacterioplankton in the euphotic zone of a mesoscale mode-water eddy​. ​Environmental Microbiology​ ​16:871-87​. ​doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.12241. CONTRIBUTION: Lead author and Corresponding Author.


20. Leichter, J.J., A.L. Alldredge, G. Bernardi, A.J. Brooks, C.A. Carlson, R.C. Carpenter, P.J. Edmunds, M.R. Fewings, K.M. Hanson, J.L. Hench, S.L. Holbrook, ​C.E. Nelson​, R.J. Schmitt, R.J. Toonan, L. Washburn, and A.S.J. Wyatt. 2013. ​Biological and physical interactions on a tropical island coral reef: Transport and retention processes on Moorea, French Polynesia​.Oceanography​ 26:52–63. doi: ​10.5670/oceanog.2013.45. CONTRIBUTION: Collaborating Coauthor.


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19. Haas, A.F., ​C.E. Nelson​, F. Rohwer, L.W. Kelly, S.D. Quistad, C.A. Carlson, J.J. Leichter, M. Hatay, J.E. Smith. 2013. ​Influence of coral and algal exudates on microbially mediated reef metabolism​. ​PeerJ 1​:​e108. doi: 10.7717/peerj.108. CONTRIBUTION: Secondary Coauthor.


18. Smith, J.E., N.N. Price, ​C.E. Nelson​, A.F. Haas. 2013. ​Coupled changes in oxygen concentration and pH caused by metabolism of benthic coral reef organisms​. ​Marine Biology​ ​160​:2437-47.​ ​doi: 10.1007/s00227-013-2239-z. ​CONTRIBUTION: Collaborating Coauthor.


17. Nelson, C.E.​, S.J. Goldberg, L.W. Kelly, A.F. Haas, J.E. Smith, F. Rohwer, and C.A. Carlson. 2013​. Coral and macroalgal exudates vary in neutral sugar composition and differentially enrich reef bacterioplankton lineages​. T​he ISME Journal​ 7​: 962-79. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2012.161. CONTRIBUTION: Lead author and Corresponding author.


16. Nelson, C.E.​*, D.M. Bennett*, and B.J. Cardinale. 2013. ​Consistency and sensitivity of stream periphyton community structural and functional responses to nutrient enrichment​. ​Ecological Applications​ ​23​: 159–73. doi: 10.1890/12-0295.1 *These authors contributed equivalently.

CONTRIBUTION: Lead author and Corresponding Author.


- 2012 -


15. Paver, S.F., ​C.E. Nelson​, and A.D. Kent. 2012. ​Temporal succession of putative glycolate-utilizing bacterioplankton tracks changes in dissolved organic matter in a high-elevation lake​. ​FEMS Microbiology Ecology​ ​ 83:541-51. doi: 10.1111/1574-6941.12012. CONTRIBUTION: Secondary Coauthor.


14. Nelson, C.E.​ and C.A. Carlson. 2012​. ​Tracking differential incorporation of dissolved organic carbon types among diverse lineages of Sargasso Sea bacterioplankton​. ​Environmental Microbiology​ ​ 14:1500-16​.​ doi: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02738.x. CONTRIBUTION: Lead author and Corresponding Author.


13. Sadro S.,​ C.E.Nelson​, and J.M.Melack. 2012​. The influence of landscape position and catchment characteristics on aquatic biogeochemistry in high-elevation lake chains​.​ Ecosystems​ 1​ 5:​363-86​. doi:10.1007/s10021-011-9515-x. CONTRIBUTION: Secondary Coauthor.


- 2011 -


12. Haas, A.F, ​C.E. Nelson​, L.W. Kelly, C.A. Carlson, F. Rohwer, J.J. Leichter, A. Wyatt, and J.E. Smith. 2011.​ ​Effects of coral reef benthic primary producers on dissolved organic carbon and microbial activity​. ​PLoS ONE​ ​6​: e27973. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0027973. CONTRIBUTION: Secondary Coauthor.


11. McCliment, E.A., ​C.E. Nelson​, C.A. Carlson, A.L. Alldredge, J. Witting, and L.A. Amaral-Zettler. 2011​. ​An all-taxon microbial inventory of the Moorea coral reef ecosystem​. ​The ISME Journal​ ​6​: 309-19​.​ doi:10.1038/ismej.2011.108. CONTRIBUTION: Secondary Coauthor.


10. Nelson, C.E.​, A.L. Alldredge, E.A. McCliment, L.A. Amaral-Zettler, and C.A. Carlson. 2011​. Depleted dissolved organic carbon and distinct Bacterial communities in the water column of a rapid-flushing coral reef ecosystem​.​The ISME Journal​ ​ 5:​ 1374–87. doi:10.1038/ismej.2011.12 ​. CONTRIBUTION: Lead author and Corresponding Author. [Faculty of 1000 selection by F. Azam: ​http://f1000.com/13271996​]


09. Nelson, C.E.​ and C.A. Carlson. 2011​. ​Differential response of high-elevation planktonic bacterial community structure and metabolism to experimental nutrient enrichment​. ​PLoS ONE​ ​6​: e18320. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0018320. CONTRIBUTION: Lead author and Corresponding Author.


08. Sadro, S., ​C.E. Nelson​, and J.M. Melack. 2011. ​Linking diel patterns in community respiration to bacterioplankton in an oligotrophic high-elevation lake​. ​Limnology and Oceanography​ ​ 56​: 540-50. doi: 10.4319/lo.2011.56.2.0540. CONTRIBUTION: Secondary Coauthor.


07. J.M. Melack, A.C. Finzi, D. Siegel, S. MacIntyre, ​C.E. Nelson​, A.K. Aufdenkampe, and M.L. Pace. 2011. ​Improving biogeochemical knowledge through technological innovation​. ​Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.​ 9: 37–43. doi:10.1890/100004. CONTRIBUTION: Collaborating Coauthor.


- 2010 and prior -


06. Huang, Y.J., ​C.E. Nelson​, 21 others, and S.V. Lynch. 2010. ​Airway microbiota and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in patients with sub-optimally controlled asthma​.T​he Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology​ ​127​: 372-81. doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2010.10.048 . CONTRIBUTION: Secondary Coauthor.

[Faculty of 1000 selection by E. Goleva: http://f1000.com/8622960]


05. D.E. Hunt*, E. Ortega-Retuerta*, ​C.E. Nelson​*. 2010. ​Connections between bacteria and organic matter in aquatic ecosystems: Linking microscale ecology to global carbon cycling​, p. 110-28. In P.F. Kemp [ed.], ​Eco-DAS VIII Symposium Proceedings.​ ASLO. CONTRIBUTION: Lead author. doi:10.4319/ecodas.2010.978-0-9845591-1-4.110 *All 3 authors contributed equivalently.


04. Nelson, C.E.​, S. Sadro, and J.M. Melack. 2009. ​Contrasting the influences of stream inputs and landscape position on bacterioplankton community structure and dissolved organic matter composition in high-elevation lake chains.​ ​Limnology and Oceanography​ 54​: 1292-1305. doi:10.4319/lo.2009.54.4.1292. CONTRIBUTION: Lead author and Corresponding Author.


03. Cardinale, B.J., D.M. Bennett, ​C.E. Nelson​, and K. Gross. 2009. ​Does productivity drive diversity or vice versa? A test of the multivariate productivity-diversity hypothesis in streams​. ​Ecology​ ​90: 1227-41. doi:10.1890/08-1038.1 . CONTRIBUTION: Collaborating Coauthor.

[Faculty of 1000 selection by J. Snaddon and A. Hector: http://f1000.com/1161622]


02. Nelson, C.E.​ 2009. ​Phenology of high-elevation pelagic bacteria: the roles of meteorologic variability, catchment inputs, and thermal stratification in structuring communities​. ​The ISME Journal​ ​ 3​: 13–30. doi:10.1038/ismej.2008.81. CONTRIBUTION: Lead and Corresponding Author.


01. Nelson, C.E.​ and C.A. Carlson. 2005. ​A non-radioactive assay of bacterial productivity optimized for oligotrophic pelagic environments​. L​imnology and Oceanography: Methods ​​3​: ​​211–20. doi:10.4319/lom.2005.3.211. CONTRIBUTION: Lead author and Corresponding Author.