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Esther Peters
PeerJ Author & Reviewer
375 Points

Contributions by role

Author 270
Preprint Author 35
Reviewer 70

Contributions by subject area

Conservation Biology
Ecology
Marine Biology
Histology
Zoology
Epidemiology
Microbiology

Esther C Peters

PeerJ Author & Reviewer

Summary

Aquatic toxicologist and pathobiologist with more than 35 years of experience in temperate and tropical aquatic biology, contaminant and biota monitoring programs, laboratory research on effects of exposures to xenobiotics and other environmental stressors in invertebrates and fishes, comparative histology and histopathology, risk assessment, and quality assurance. Internationally recognized expert on coral reefs and diseases of coral reef organisms, as well as diseases of invertebrates. Studying cell and tissue alterations as a bridge to understanding the molecular and microbiological aspects of disease processes on populations, communities, and ecosystems.

Cell Biology Ecology Environmental Sciences Histology Marine Biology Microbiology Parasitology Taxonomy Toxicology Zoology

Past or current institution affiliations

George Mason University

Work details

Professor

George Mason University
Environmental Science & Policy
Graduate Program Director Histology Laboratory Director

PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 2
  • Preprints 1
  • Reviewed 2
April 8, 2019
Genotypic variation in disease susceptibility among cultured stocks of elkhorn and staghorn corals
Margaret W. Miller, Philip J. Colburn, Emma Pontes, Dana E. Williams, Allan J. Bright, Xaymara M. Serrano, Esther C. Peters
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6751 PubMed 30993053
August 28, 2014
Disease dynamics and potential mitigation among restored and wild staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis
Margaret W. Miller, Kathryn E. Lohr, Caitlin M. Cameron, Dana E. Williams, Esther C. Peters
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.541 PubMed 25210660
March 31, 2014 - Version: 1
Disease dynamics and potential mitigation among restored and wild staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis
Margaret W. Miller, Kathryn E. Lohr, Caitlin M. Cameron, D. E. Williams, E. C. Peters
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.328v1

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August 19, 2025
Gram staining reveals diverse bacterial associations in coral cell-associated microbial aggregates in the Pacific Ocean
Chutimon Singhakarn, Robert J. Toonen, Thierry M. Work
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19867 PubMed 40860667
May 11, 2018
Testing methods to mitigate Caribbean yellow-band disease on Orbicella faveolata
Carly J. Randall, Elizabeth M. Whitcher, Tessa Code, Clayton Pollock, Ian Lundgren, Zandy Hillis-Starr, Erinn M. Muller
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4800 PubMed 29770279