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Rowan H. McLachlan

Environmental Science · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1972
Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesMarine and coastal plant biologyMarine and fisheries researchOcean Acidification Effects and ResponsesMarine animal studies overview

Publications

38

Citations

881

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

55

Publishing since 1972

Research summary
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Rowan H. McLachlan studies how corals and other marine invertebrates (like sea anemones and sea stars) respond physiologically to environmental stressors such as ocean warming, acidification, and nutrient pollution. Their work combines field experiments, lab methods, and long-term monitoring to understand coral bleaching, symbiotic algae dynamics, microbial communities, and disease outbreaks in marine ecosystems ranging from Hawaiian reefs to Antarctic waters. Prospective students would likely engage in a mix of experimental marine biology, physiological measurement techniques, and data-sharing/open-science practices.

Coral bleaching and thermal stress physiologyOcean acidification and climate change impacts on marine lifeCoral-algae (Symbiodiniaceae) symbiosisMarine invertebrate disease and monitoring (sea stars, anemones)Nutrient dynamics and microbial communities in coastal ecosystems

Publication output was minimal before 2020, rose to a peak around 2020-2021, dipped slightly in 2022-2024, and has increased again in 2025-2026, suggesting a somewhat variable but currently active publication pace.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.8/year recently
1718192020: 8 publications8202021: 8 publications8212022: 3 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 6 publications252026: 4 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Coral Reefs×4
  • Limnology and Oceanography×3
  • PeerJ×2
  • PLoS ONE×2
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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