Identity of coral reef herbivores drives variation in ecological processes over multiple spatial scales

Comparative analysis of foraging behavior and bite mechanics reveals complex functional diversity among Caribbean parrotfishes

(2018) TC Adam et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Comparative analysis of foraging behavior and bite mechanics reveals complex functional diversity among Caribbean parrotfishes

(2018) TC Adam et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

The emergent role of small-bodied herbivores in pre-empting phase shifts on degraded coral reefs

(2017) Caitlin D. Kuempel et al.   Scientific Reports

A geological perspective on the degradation and conservation of western Atlantic coral reefs

(2016) Ilsa B. Kuffner et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Response of herbivore functional groups to sequential perturbations in Moorea, French Polynesia

(2016) Xueying Han et al.   CORAL REEFS

Tradeoffs between fisheries harvest and the resilience of coral reefs

(2016) Yves-Marie Bozec et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Overfishing and nutrient pollution interact with temperature to disrupt coral reefs down to microbial scales

(2016) Jesse R. Zaneveld et al.   Nature Communications

Rapidly increasing macroalgal cover not related to herbivorous fishes on Mesoamerican reefs

(2016) Adam Suchley et al.   PeerJ

Among-habitat algal selectivity by browsing herbivores on an inshore coral reef

(2015) Zoe Loffler et al.   CORAL REEFS

Functional trait diversity across trophic levels determines herbivore impact on plant community biomass

(2015) Hélène Deraison et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Herbivory and the resilience of Caribbean coral reefs: knowledge gaps and implications for management

(2015) TC Adam et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Resource partitioning along multiple niche axes drives functional diversity in parrotfishes on Caribbean coral reefs

(2015) Thomas C. Adam et al.   OECOLOGIA

Marine defaunation: Animal loss in the global ocean

(2015) D. J. McCauley et al.   SCIENCE

Biodiversity enhances ecosystem multifunctionality across trophic levels and habitats

(2015) Jonathan S. Lefcheck et al.   Nature Communications

Herbivory and the resilience of Caribbean coral reefs: knowledge gaps and implications for management

(2015) TC Adam et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning

(2014) David Tilman et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Stratifying herbivore fisheries by habitat to avoid ecosystem overfishing of coral reefs

(2014) Peter J Mumby   FISH AND FISHERIES

Experiment mimics fishing on parrotfish: insights on coral reef recovery and alternative attractors

(2014) RS Steneck et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Lost opportunities: Coral recruitment does not translate to reef recovery in the Florida Keys

(2014) Robert van Woesik et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Parrotfish Size: A Simple yet Useful Alternative Indicator of Fishing Effects on Caribbean Reefs?

(2014) Henri Vallès et al.   PLoS One

Changing dynamics of Caribbean reef carbonate budgets: emergence of reef bioeroders as critical controls on present and future reef growth potential

(2014) C. T. Perry et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Defaunation in the Anthropocene

(2014) R. Dirzo et al.   SCIENCE

Consumer diversity interacts with prey defenses to drive ecosystem function

(2013) Douglas B. Rasher et al.   ECOLOGY

Quantifying patterns of fish herbivory on Palmyra Atoll (USA), an uninhabited predator-dominated central Pacific coral reef

(2013) SL Hamilton et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Caribbean-wide decline in carbonate production threatens coral reef growth

(2013) Chris T. Perry et al.   Nature Communications

The importance of structural complexity in coral reef ecosystems

(2012) N. A. J. Graham et al.   CORAL REEFS

A global synthesis reveals biodiversity loss as a major driver of ecosystem change

(2012) David U. Hooper et al.   NATURE

Feeding complementarity versus redundancy among herbivorous fishes on a Caribbean reef

(2011) D. E. Burkepile et al.   CORAL REEFS

Probability sampling of stony coral populations in the Florida Keys

(2011) Steven G. Smith et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Multispecies survey design for assessing reef-fish stocks, spatially explicit management performance, and ecosystem condition

(2011) Steven G. Smith et al.   FISHERIES RESEARCH

Macroalgal terpenes function as allelopathic agents against reef corals

(2011) D. B. Rasher et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Human activity selectively impacts the ecosystem roles of parrotfishes on coral reefs

(2011) D. R. Bellwood et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Impact of Herbivore Identity on Algal Succession and Coral Growth on a Caribbean Reef

(2010) Deron E. Burkepile et al.   PLoS One

Rising to the challenge of sustaining coral reef resilience

(2010) Terry P. Hughes et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Regional spatio-temporal trends in Caribbean coral reef benthic communities

(2009) VGW Schutte et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Flattening of Caribbean coral reefs: region-wide declines in architectural complexity

(2009) L. Alvarez-Filip et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The non-linear relationship between body size and function in parrotfishes

(2008) J. Lokrantz et al.   CORAL REEFS

Size-dependent variation in the functional role of the parrotfish Scarus rivulatus on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

(2008) RM Bonaldo et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Herbivore species richness and feeding complementarity affect community structure and function on a coral reef

(2008) D. E. Burkepile et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA