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Crawford Drury

Principal Investigator

My Research

I am broadly interested in plasticity and host effects on coral reefs. My work centers on genomic and genotypic drivers of coral phenotypes and all the ways that they interact with reef ecology and restoration under changing climates.

Education and Experience

Postdoc - University of Hawaii - Heritability, selective breeding and scalable identification of thermal tolerance in corals, 2017-2019

Postdoc - University of Miami - Population genetics of reef-building corals, 2017

PhD - University of Miami – Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, 2011-2016

BS  - University of Miami – Biology and Marine Science, 2006-2010                                                  

Current Projects

  • Stress testing and restoration with resilient corals

  • Selective breeding and genomic markers of thermal tolerance in Montipora capitata

  • Molecular signaling pathways in the coral bleaching response

  • Impacts of genetic diversity on coral phenotypes in Pocillopora acuta

  • Defining sources of resilience on coral reefs (Bay, Reef, Genotype, GxE, etc)

Publications

50. Kundu S, Potenti S, Quinlin ZA, Wilard H, Chen J, Noritake T, Levy N, Karimi Z, Jorissen H, Hancock JR, Drury C, Wegley Kelly L, De Cola L, Chen S, R3D Consortium, Wang praseurt D. Biomimetic chemical microhabitats enhance coral settlement. Trends in Biotechnology. In Press.

49. Tortorelli G, Rosset S, Sullivan CES, Woo S, Johnston EC, Walker NS, Hancock JR, Caruso C, Varela A, Hughes K, Martin C, Quinn RA, Drury C. Heat-induced stress modulates cell surface glycans and membrane lipids of coral symbionts. ISME. In Press.

48. Roach TNF, Drury C, Caruso C, Hancock JR, Martin C, Neubauer K, Matsuda SB, McClinktock R, Santoro EP, van der Geer A, Varela A, Quinn RA. Intergenerational metabolomic signatures of bleaching resistance in corals. Nature Communications. In Press: doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4926721/v1.

47. Woo S, Sherman M, Villablanca M, Luke H, Drury C, Hughes K. Building an education program to support positive relationships between local people, visitors, and the environment in Hawaiʻi. Journal of STEM Outreach (2025): https://doi.org/10.15695/jstem/v8i1.03. 

46. Caruso C, Rocha de Souza M, Kahkejian V, Davidson J, Matsuda S, Madin JS, Drury C. Short-Term Stress Testing Predicts Subsequent Natural Bleaching Variation. Coral Reefs (2025): doi.org/10.1007/s00338-024-02608-3

45. Miller S, Caruso C, Drury C. Validating the Precision and Accuracy of Coral Fragment Photogrammetry. Remote Sensing (2024): doi.org/10.3390/rs16224274.

44. Johnston EC, Caruso C, Mujica E, Walker NS, Drury C. Complex parental effects independent of symbiont community impact variation in larval thermal tolerance in a vertically transmitting coral. Heredity (2024): doi.org/10.1038/s41437-024-00681-6

43. Asner GP, Drury C, Vaughn NR, Hancock JR@, Martin RE. Variability in Symbiont Chlorophyll of Hawaiian Corals from Field and Airborne Spectroscopy. Remote Sensing (2024): doi.org/10.3390/rs16050732

42. Brown K, Lenz EA, Glass B, Kruse E, McClinktock R, Drury C, Nelson CE, Putnam H, Barott K. Divergent bleaching and recovery trajectories in reef-building corals following a decade of successive marine heatwaves. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2023): doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2312104120

41. Barrows A, Hancock J, Cohen D, Gorong P, Lewis M, Louie S, Mussleman L, Caruso C, Miller S, Drury C. Enhancing Survivorship and Growth of Juvenile Montipora capitata using the Hawaiian Collector Urchin Tripneustes gratilla. PeerJ (2023): doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16113

40. Roach TNF, Matsuda S, Martin CH, Huckeba G, Huckeba J, Kahkejian V, Santoro EP, Drury C, Quinn RA. Single-polyp metabolomics reveals inter- and intra-colony biochemical variation of the coral holobiont at multiple scales. Communications Biology (2023): doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05342-8

 39. Yadav S, Roach TNF, McWilliam MJ, Caruso C, Rocha de Souza M, Foley C, Allen C, Dilworth J, Huckeba J, Santoro EP, Wold R, Simpson J, Miller S, Hancock JR, Drury C, Madin JS. Fine-scale variability in coral bleaching and mortality during a marine heatwave. Frontiers in Marine Science (2023): doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1108365

 38. Rocha de Souza M*, Caruso C*, Ruiz-Jones L, Drury C, Gates RD, Toonen RJ. Importance of depth and temperature variability as drivers of coral symbiont composition despite a mass bleaching event. Scientific Reports (2023): doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35425-9

37. Chiles E, Huffmyer AS, Drury C, Putnam H, Bhattacharya D, Su X. Stable isotope tracing reveals compartmentalized nitrogen assimilation in Scleractinia corals. Frontiers in Marine Science (2022): doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1035523

36. Huffmyer AS, Majerová E, Bean N, Harris C, Drury C. Variable intraspecific genetic diversity effects impact thermal tolerance in a reef-building coral. Coral Reefs (2022): doi.org/10.1007/s00338-022-02320-0

35. Harris C, Baker AC, Bean N, Gates RD, Drury C. Stable symbiont communities persist in parents, gametes and larvae of Montipora capitata across historical bleaching phenotypes. Coral Reefs (2022): doi.org/10.1007/s00338-022-02305-z

34. Majerová E, Drury C. Thermal preconditioning in a reef-building coral alleviates oxidative damage through a BI-1 mediated antioxidant response. Frontiers in Marine Science (2022): doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.971332

33. Meng Z, Williams A, Liau P, Stephens TG, Drury C, Chiles EN, Su X, Javamard M, Bhattacharya D. Development of a portable toolkit to diagnose coral stress. Scientific Reports (2022): doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18653-3

32. Caruso C, Rocha de Souza M, Ruiz-Jones L, Conetta D, Hancock J, Hobbs C, Kahkejian V, Kitchen R, Marin C, Monismith S, Madin J, Gates RD, Drury C. Genetic patterns in Montipora capitata across an environmental mosaic in Kāneʻohe Bay. Molecular Ecology (2023): doi.org/10.1111/mec.16655.

31. Drury C, Dilworth J, Majerová E, Caruso C, Greer JB. Expression plasticity regulates intraspecific variation in the acclimatization potential of a reef-building coral. Nature Communications (2022): doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32452-4

30. Rocha de Souza M, Caruso C, Ruiz-Jones L, Drury C, Gates RD, Toonen RJ. Community composition of coral-associated Symbiodiniaceae is driven by fine-scale environmental gradients. Royal Society Open Science (2022): doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.10.468165

29. Drury C, Caruso C, Quigley K. Selective Breeding to Support the Long-Term Persistence of Coral Reefs. Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration in the ‘Omics’ Age, Springer Press (2022): doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07055-6.

28. Donovan M, Alves C, Burns J, Drury C, Meier O, Ritson-Williams R, Cunning R, Dunn R, Goodbody-Gringley G, Henderson L, Knapp I, Levy J, Logan C, Mudge L, Sullivan C, Gates R, Asner G. From polyps to pixels: understanding coral reef resilience to local and global change across scales. Landscape Ecology (2022): doi.org/10.1007/s10980-022-01463-3

27. Drury C, Bean N, Harris C, Hancock J, Huckeba J, Martin CH, Quinn R, Gates RD. Intrapopulation adaptive variance supports thermal tolerance in a reef-building coral. Communications Biology (2022): doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03428-3

26. Rahnke SA, Hancock JR, Munk NJ, Caruso C, Drury C. Optimizing production of Montipora capitata for restoration: effects of abiotic conditions and light acclimation on juvenile survival and growth. Marine Ecology Progress Series (2022): doi.org/10.3354/meps14064

25. Drury C, Martin RE, Knapp D, Levy J, Heckler J, Gates RD, Asner GPA. Ecosystem-scale mapping of coral species and thermal tolerance. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (2022).: doi.org/10.1002/fee.2483

24. Asner G, Giardina S, Balzotti C, Martin RE, Drury C, Hopson S. Are Sunken Warships Biodiversity Havens for Corals? Diversity (2022): doi.org/10.3390/d14020139

23. Barott KL, Huffmyer AS, Davidson J, Lenz EA, Matsuda S, Hancock J, Innis T, Glazer B, Drury C, Putnam H, Gates RD. Bleaching resistant corals retain heat tolerance following acclimatization to reefs with distinct environmental conditions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2021): https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2025435118

22. Majerová E, Carey F, Drury C, Gates RD. Preconditioning improves bleaching susceptibility in the reef-building coral Pocillopora acuta through modulations in autophagy pathway. Molecular Ecology (2021): https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15988.

21. Caruso C, Hughes K, Drury C. Perspectives on Selecting Heat-Tolerant Corals for Proactive Restoration. Frontiers in Marine Science (2021): https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.632027.

20. Roach TNF, Yadav S, Caruso C, Dilworth J, Foley CM, Hancock J, Hucekba J, Huffmyer AS, Hughes K, Kahkejian VA, Madin EMP, Matsuda S, McWilliam M, Miller S, Santoro EP, Rocha de Souza M, Torres-Pulliza D, Drury C, Madin JS. A field primer for monitoring benthic ecosystems using structure-from-motion photogrammetry. Journal of Visual Experimentation (2021): https://doi.org/10.3791/61815

19. Drury C, Lirman D. Genotype by environment interactions in coral bleaching. Proceedings of the Royal Society (2021): https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0177

18. Huffmyer AS, Drury C, Majerová E, Lemus JD, Gates RD. Tissue fusion and enhanced genotypic diversity supports survival of juvenile Pocillopora acuta corals under thermal stress. Coral Reefs (2021): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338- 021-02074-1

17. Roach TNF, Dilworth J, Martin C, Jones D, Quinn R, Drury C. Metabolomic signatures of coral bleaching history. Nature Ecology and Evolution (2021): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01388-7

16. Hancock J, Barrows A, Roome T, Huffmyer AS, Matsuda S, Munk N, Rahnke S, Drury C. Coral husbandry for ocean futures: leveraging abiotic factors to increase survivorship, growth and resilience in juvenile Montipora capitata. Marine Ecology Progress Series (2021): https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13534

15. Dilworth J, Caruso C, Kahkejian V, Baker AC, Drury C. Host genotype and stable differences in algal symbiont communities explain patterns of thermal stress response of Montipora capitata following thermal pre-exposure and across multiple bleaching events. Coral Reefs (2020): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-020-02024-3

14. Drury C, Perez Portela R, Serrano XM, Oleksiak M, Baker AC. Fine-scale structure among mesophotic populations of the great star coral Montastraea cavernosa revealed by SNP genotyping. Ecology and Evolution (2020): https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6340

13. Drury C. Resilience in reef-building corals: The ecological and evolutionary importance of the host response to thermal stress. Molecular Ecology (2020): https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15337

12. Fisch J, Drury C, Towle EK, Winter R, Miller MW. Physiological and reproductive repercussions of back-to-back bleaching events of the threatened Caribbean coral Orbicella faveolata. Coral Reefs (2019): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-019-01817-5

11. Drury C, Greer J, Baums IB, Gintert B, Lirman D. Clonal diversity impacts coral cover in Acropora cervicornis thickets: potential relationships between density, growth and polymorphisms. Ecology and Evolution (2019): https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5035

10. Drury C, Paris C, Kourafalou VH, Lirman D. Dispersal capacity and genetic relatedness in Acropora cervicornis on the Florida Reef Tract. Coral Reefs (2018): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-018-1683-0

9. Hesley D, Burdeno D, Drury C, Schopmeyer S, Lirman D. Citizen Science benefits coral restoration activities. Journal for Nature Conservation (2017): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2017.09.001

8. Drury C, Schopmeyer S, Gilliam D, Bartels E, Nedimeyer K, Johnson M, Maxwell K, Galvan V, Manfrino C, Lirman D. Genomic patterns in Acropora cervicornis show extensive population structure and variable genetic diversity. Ecology and Evolution (2017): https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3184

7. Drury C, Lirman D. Making biodiversity work for coral reef restoration. Biodiversity (2017): https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2017.1318094

6. Drury C, Manzello D, Lirman D. Genotype and local environment dynamically influence growth, disturbance response and survivorship in Acropora cervicornis. PLoS One (2017): https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174000

5. Drury C, Dale K, Panlilo J, Miller S, Lirman D, Larson L, Bartels E, Oleksiak M. Genomic variation among populations of threatened coral: Acropora cervicornis. BMC Genomics (2016): https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-016-2583-8

4. Lirman D, Schopmeyer S, Galvan V, Drury C, Baker AC, Baums I. Growth Dynamics of the Threatened Caribbean Staghorn Coral Acropora cervicornis: Influence of Host Genotype, Symbiont Identity, Colony size and Environmental Setting. PLoS One (2014): https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107253

3. Lirman D, Thyberg T, Santos R, Schopmeyer S, Drury C, Collado-Vides L, Bellmund S, and Serafy J. SAV Communities of Western Biscayne Bay, Miami, Florida, USA: Human and Natural Drivers of Seagrass and Macroalgae Abundance and Distribution Along a Continuous Shoreline. Estuaries and Coasts (2014): https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-014-9769-6

2. Collado-Vides L, Avila C, Blair S, Rodriguez D, Thyberg T, Schneider S, Rojas J, Sweeny P, Drury C, Lirman D. A persistent bloom of Anadyomene species (Anadyomenaceae, Chlorophyta) in Biscayne Bay, Florida. Aquatic Botany (2013): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2013.06.010

1. Lirman D, Thyberg T, Herlan J, Schopmeyer S, Huntington B, Drury C, Santos R, Hill C, Young-Lahiff C.  Propagation of the threatened staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis: methods to minimize the impacts of fragment collection and maximize production. Coral Reefs (2010): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-010-0621-6

Updated April 2025