Dan Holstein

Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences
Phone: (225) 578-6371
Email: dholstein1@lsu.edu
Office: 2259 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Research Website

Research Interests

My lab studies various aspects of seascape ecology, including invertebrate reproduction, larval dispersal, metapopulation modeling, and the spatial ecology of environmental change. We focus on tropical coral reefs, with a special interest in refuge environments - like deeper mesophotic reefs - and how these environments interact with others in the seascape.

Recent Publications

Google Scholar Profile

Muenzel D, Critchell K, Cox C, Campbell S, Jakub R, Chollett I, Krueck N, Holstein DM, Treml E, Beger M (2022) Comparing spatial conservation prioritization methods using site versus spatial dependency-based connectivity. Conservation Biology e14008. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.14008 https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cobi.14008

Studivan MS, Baptist M, Molina V, Riley S, First M, Soderberg N, Rubin E, Rossin A*, Holstein DM, Enochs IC (2022) Transmission of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) in simulated ballast water confirms the potential for ship-born spread. Scientific Reports 12:19248. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21868-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-21868-z

Krueck N, Tong CZ , Cox C, Treml E, Critchell K, Chollett I, Adhuri DS, Beger M, Muenzel D, Holstein D, Campbell S, Jakub R (2022) Benefits of measurable population connectivity metrics for area-based marine management. Marine Policy 144, 105210. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105210

Huntley N, Brandt M, Becker C, Miller, CA, Meiling S, Correa A, Holstein DM, Muller E, Mydlarz L, Smith T, Apprill A. (2022) Experimental transmission of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease results in differential microbial responses within coral mucus and tissue. ISME Communications 2(1):1-11. DOI: 10.1038/s43705-022-00126-3 http://doi.org/10.1038/s43705-022-00126-3

Holstein DM, Smith TB, van Hooidonk R, Paris CB (2022) Predicting coral metapopulation decline in a changing thermal environment. Coral Reefs 41:961-972. DOI: 10.1007/s00338-022-02252-9. http://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-022-02252-9

Veglia AJ, Beavers K, Van Burent EW, Meiling SS, Muller EM, Smith TB, Holstein DM, Apprill A, Brandt ME, Mydlarz LD, Corea AMS (2022) Novel Alphaflexiviridae genomes with Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD)-affected, disease-exposed, and unexposed coral colonies in the US Virgin Islands. Microbiology Resource Announcements 11(2):e01199-21. DOI: 10.1128/mra.01199-21. http://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01199-21

Dobbelaere T, Holstein DM, Muller EM, Gramer LJ, McEachron L, Williams SD, Hanert E (2022) Connecting the dots: Transmission of stony coral tissue loss disease from the Marquesas to the Dry Tortugas. Frontiers in Marine Science 9:778938. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2022.778938. http://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.778938

Studivan MS, Rossin AM*, Rubin E, Soderberg, N, Holstein DM, Enochs IC (2022) Reef sediments can act as a stony coral tissue loss disease vector. Frontiers in Marine Science 8:815698. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.815698. http://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.815698

Leinbach SE, Speare KE, Rossin AM*, Holstein DM, Strader ME (2021) Coral recovery, but at a cost: energetic and reproductive consequences of divergent bleaching responses. Scientific Reports 11:23546. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02807-w. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-02807-w

Enochs I, Toth L, Kirkland A, Manzello D, Kolodziej G, Morris J, Holstein DM, Schlenz A, Randal C, Mate J, Leichter J, Aronson R (2021) Upwelling and the persistence of coral-reef frameworks in the eastern tropical Pacific. Ecological Monographs e01482. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecm.1482

Liang JH, Liu J, Benfield M, Justic D, Holstein DM, Liu B, Hetland R, Kobashi D, Dong C, Dong W (2021) Including the effects of subsurface currents on buoyant particles in Lagrangian particle tracking models: Model development and its application to the study of riverborne plastics over the Louisiana/Texas Shelf. Ocean Modeling 167:101879. DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2021.101879. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-02807-w

Holstein DM1, Martindale RC1, Voss JD, Knowlton N, Weiss A, Correa AMS1 (2021) Editorial: Gulf of Mexico Reefs: Past, Present and Future. Frontiers in Marine Science 8:713058. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.713058. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.713058/full

Egan KE*, Viehman TS, Holstein DM, Poti M, Groves SH, Smith TB (2021) Predicting the distribution of threatened orbicellid corals in shallow and mesophotic reef ecosystems. Marine Ecology Progress Series 667:61-81. DOI: 10.3354/meps13698. https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v667/p61-81/

Meiling SS, Muller EM, Lasseigne D, Rossin A*, Veglia A, MacKnight N, Dimos B, Huntley N, Correa AMS, Smith TB, Holstein DM, Mydlarz LD, Apprill A, Brandt ME (2021) Variable species responses to experimental stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) exposure. Frontiers in Marine Science 8:670829. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.670829. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.670829/full

Bloomberg J*, Holstein DM (2021) Mesophotic coral refuges following multiple disturbances. Coral Reefs 40(3):821-834. DOI: 10.1007/s00338-021-02087-w.

Schulze A, Erdner DL, Grimes CJ, Holstein DM, Miglietta MP (2020) The complex ecological roles of oil and gas structures in the norther Gulf of Mexico. Frontiers in Marine Science 7:447. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00447.

Limer, B., Bloomberg, J., Holstein, D. M. (2020). The influence of eddies on coral larval retention in the Flower Garden Banks. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7(372). https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.00372/full

Sellers JC, Holstein DM, Botha TL, Sikkel PC (2019). Lethal and sublethal impacts of a micropredator on post-settlement Caribbean reef fishes. Oecologia, 189(2), 293-305. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00442-018-4262-8

Baeza AJ, Holstein DM, Umana-Castro R, Mejia-Ortiz LM (2019). Population genetics and biophysical modeling inform metapopulation connectivity of the Caribbean king crab Maguimithrax spinosissimus. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 610, 83--97.

Holstein DM, Fletcher P, Groves SH, Smith TB (2019) Ecosystems services of mesophotic coral reefs and a call for better accounting. In: Puglise, KA, Bridge, T (Eds.). Coral Reefs of the World Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems. Springer.

Smith TB, Brandt ME, Brandtneris VW, Ennis RS, Groves SH, Habtes S, Holstein DM, Kadison E, Nemeth RS (2019) United States Virgin Islands. In: Puglise, KA, Bridge, T (Eds.). Coral Reefs of the World: Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems. Springer.

Smith TB, Holstein DM, Ennis R (2019) Disturbance in mesophotic coral ecosystems and strategies for conservation and management. In: Puglise, KA, Bridge, T (Eds.). Coral Reefs of the World: Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems. Springer.

Groves SH, Holstein DM, Enochs IC, Kolodzeij G, Manzello DP, Brandt ME, Smith TB (2018) Growth rates of Porites astreoides and Orbicella franksi in mesophotic habitats surrounding St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Coral Reefs. DOI: 10.1007/s00338-018-1660-7.

Chollett I, Garavelli L, Holstein DM, Cherubin L, Box SJ (2017) A case for redefining the boundaries of the Mesoamerican Reef Ecoregion. Coral Reefs, DOI 10.1007/s00338-017- 1595-4.

Smith TB, Brandtneris VW, Canals MC, Brandt ME, Martens J, Brewer R, Kadison E, Kammann M, Keller J, Holstein DM (2016) Potential structuring forces on a shelf edge upper mesophotic coral ecosystem in the US Virgin Islands. Frontiers in Marine Science 3:115, DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2016.00115.

Holstein DM, Smith TB, Paris CB (2016) Depth-independent reproduction in the reef coral Porites astreoides from shallow to mesophotic zones. PLOS ONE, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146068.

Holstein DM, Paris CB, Vaz A, Smith TB (2016) Modeling vertical coral connectivity and mesophotic refugia. Coral Reefs 35:23, DOI: 10.1007/s00338-015-1339-2. Winner of ISRS Best Paper Award.

Holstein DM, Smith TB, Gyory J, Paris CB (2015) Fertile fathoms: Deep reproductive refugia for threatened shallow corals. Scientific Reports 5: 12407, DOI: 10.1038/srep12407.

Holstein DM, Paris CB, Mumby PJ (2014) Consistency and inconsistency in multispecies population network dynamics of coral reef ecosystems. Marine Ecology Progress Series 499:1-18, DOI: 10.3354/meps10647. Selected as Feature Article.