Chris Freeman

College of Charleston

Address: College of Charleston, Department of Biology, Charleston, SC 29424, RITA 204
E-mail: freemancj@cofc.edu
Personal Website: www.thatsasponge.com

Education

Ph.D., 2012, University of Alabama at Birmingham
M.S., 2007, Georgia Southern University
B.A., 2004, Connecticut College

Research Interests

Coral reef ecology
Symbioses
Food webs

Current and planned research projects

Sponge-microbial symbiont associations in the Caribbean
Microplastics in marine sponges
Sponges and coral reef nutrient cycling

Publications

Freeman, C.J., C.G. Easson, K.M. Matterson, R.W. Thacker, D.M. Baker, and V.J. Paul. 2020. Ecological diversification in Caribbean sponges: a new perspective on an ancient association. ISME J 14:1571-1583
Galimany, E., J. Lunt, C.J. Freeman, J. Houk, T. Sauvage, L. Santos, J. Lunt, M. Kolmakova, M. Mossop, A. Domingos, E.J. Phlips, and V.J. Paul. 2020. Bivalve feeding responses to microalgal bloom species in the Indian River Lagoon: the potential for top-down control. Estuaries and Coasts https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-020-00746-9
Paul, V.J., C.J. Freeman, and V. Agarwal. 2019. Chemical ecology of marine sponges: New opportunities through “-Omics”. Integrative and Comparative Biology; https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icz014
Cantrell, T.P., C.J. Freeman, V.J. Paul, V. Agarwal, and N. Garg. 2019. Mass spectrometry-based integration and expansion of the chemical diversity harbored within a marine sponge. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 2019
Janiak, D.J., R.W. Osman, C.J. Freeman, and V.J. Paul. 2018. Artificial structures versus mangrove prop roots: a general comparison of epifaunal communities within the Indian River Lagoon, Florida, USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series 607: 85-98.
Freeman, C.J., D. Janiak, R. Osman, M. Mossop, and V.J. Paul. 2018. Spatial and temporal shifts in the diet of the barnacle Amphibalanus eburneus within a subtropical estuary. Peer J 6:e5485; https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5485
Ohdera, A.H., M.J. Abrams, C.L. Ames, D.M. Baker, L.P. Suescún-Bolívar, A.G. Collins, C.J. Freeman, E. Gamero-Mora, T.L. Goulet, D.K. Hofmann, A. Jaimes-Becerra, P.F. Long, A.C. Marques, L.A. Miller, L.D. Mydlarz, A.C. Morandini, C.R. Newkirk, S.P. Putri, J.E. Samson, S.N. Stampar, B. Steinworth, M. Templeman, P.E. Thomé, M. Vlok, C. M. Woodley, J.C.Y. Wong, M.Q. Martindale, W.K. Fitt, and M. Medina. 2018. Upside-Down but headed in the right direction: Review of the highly versatile Cassiopea xamachana system. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 6:35
Freeman, C.J., E.W. Stoner, C.G. Easson, K.O. Matterson, and D.M. Baker. 2017. ariation in δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N values suggests a coupling of host and symbiont metabolism in the Symbiodinium-Cassiopea mutualism. Marine Ecology Progress Series 571: 245-251
Galimany, E., J. Lunt, C.J. Freeman, S. Reed, I. Segura-Garcia, and V.J. Paul. 2017. Feeding behavior of oysters (Crassostrea virginica) and clams (Mercenaria mercenaria) in shallow estuaries: implications for bivalve restoration. Marine Ecology Progress Series 567: 125-137
Fiore, C.L., C.J. Freeman, and E.B. Kujawinski. 2017. Sponge exhalent seawater contains a unique chemical profile of dissolved organic matter. Peer J 5:e2870 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2870
Galimany, E., C.J. Freeman, J. Lunt, A. Domingos, L. Walters, and P. Sack. 2017. Feeding competition between the native oyster Crassostrea virginica and the invasive mussel Mytella charruana. Marine Ecology Progress Series 564: 57-66
Freeman, C.J. and C.G. Easson. 2016. Sponge distribution and the presence of photosymbionts in Moorea, French Polynesia. Peer J 4:e1816 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1816