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Diego Lirman

University of Miami · US
Area of research
Ecology · Oceanography
Research interest
Research interests include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and coastal plant biology, Marine and fisheries research, and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics.
h-index
46
citations
6,945
works
131
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Heat-driven functional extinction of Caribbean <i>Acropora</i> corals from Florida’s Coral Reef
Science 2025cited by 32position: middledoi
Heat-tolerant algal symbionts may prevent extirpation of the threatened elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, in Florida during intensifying marine heatwaves
Coral Reefs 2025cited by 6position: middledoi
On the use of rapid acute heat tolerance assays to resolve ecologically relevant differences among corals
Coral Reefs 2024cited by 12position: middledoi
An evaluation tool for assessing coral restoration efforts
Frontiers in Marine Science 2024cited by 8position: lastdoi
Acclimation and size influence predation, growth, and survival of sexually produced Diploria labyrinthiformis used in restoration
Scientific Reports 2024cited by 4position: lastdoi
Culturing for conservation: the need for timely investments in reef aquaculture
Frontiers in Marine Science 2023cited by 16position: middledoi
Long-term retention and density-dependent herbivory from Diadema antillarum following translocation onto a reef restoration site
Coral Reefs 2023cited by 15position: lastdoi
Citizen science benefits coral reefs and community members alike
Frontiers in Environmental Science 2023cited by 10position: lastdoi
Pre-exposure to a variable temperature treatment improves the response of Acropora cervicornis to acute thermal stress
Coral Reefs 2022cited by 51position: middledoi
Influence of seascape spatial pattern on the trophic niche of an omnivorous fish
Ecosphere 2022cited by 20position: lastdoi
Census of heat tolerance among Florida's threatened staghorn corals finds resilient individuals throughout existing nursery populations
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2021cited by 72position: middledoi
Genotype by environment interactions in coral bleaching
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2021cited by 63position: lastdoi
Developing best practices for the restoration of massive corals and the mitigation of predation impacts: influences of physical protection, colony size, and genotype on outplant mortality
Coral Reefs 2021cited by 57position: lastdoi
Thermal history influences lesion recovery of the threatened Caribbean staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis under heat stress
Coral Reefs 2021cited by 16position: lastdoi
Laboratory Quantification of the Relative Contribution of Staghorn Coral Skeletons to the Total Wave-Energy Dissipation Provided by an Artificial Coral Reef
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2021cited by 12position: middledoi
Differential survival of nursery‐reared <scp><i>Acropora cervicornis</i></scp> outplants along the Florida reef tract
Restoration Ecology 2020cited by 64position: lastdoi
Fish predation hinders the success of coral restoration efforts using fragmented massive corals
PeerJ 2020cited by 50position: lastdoi
Outplanting optimized: developing a more efficient coral attachment technique using Portland cement
Restoration Ecology 2020cited by 35position: lastdoi
The impacts of competitive interactions on coral colonies after transplantation: a multispecies experiment from the Florida Keys, US
Bulletin of Marine Science 2020cited by 34position: lastdoi
Dissipation of wave energy by a hybrid artificial reef in a wave simulator: implications for coastal resilience and shoreline protection
Limnology and Oceanography Methods 2020cited by 26position: lastdoi
Clonal diversity impacts coral cover in <i>Acropora cervicornis</i> thickets: Potential relationships between density, growth, and polymorphisms
Ecology and Evolution 2019cited by 32position: lastdoi
Implications of macroalgae blooms to the spatial structure of seagrass seascapes: The case of the Anadyomene spp. (Chlorophyta) bloom in Biscayne Bay, Florida
Marine Pollution Bulletin 2019cited by 28position: middledoi
The influence of diel carbonate chemistry fluctuations on the calcification rate of Acropora cervicornis under present day and future acidification conditions
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 2018cited by 56position: lastdoi
Extensive transcriptional variation poses a challenge to thermal stress biomarker development for endangered corals
Molecular Ecology 2018cited by 53position: middledoi
Symbiotic immuno-suppression: is disease susceptibility the price of bleaching resistance?
PeerJ 2018cited by 34position: middledoi
Dispersal capacity and genetic relatedness in Acropora cervicornis on the Florida Reef Tract
Coral Reefs 2018cited by 28position: lastdoi
Regional restoration benchmarks for Acropora cervicornis
Coral Reefs 2017cited by 137position: middledoi
Citizen science benefits coral reef restoration activities
Journal for Nature Conservation 2017cited by 74position: lastdoi
Genomic patterns in <i>Acropora cervicornis</i> show extensive population structure and variable genetic diversity
Ecology and Evolution 2017cited by 56position: lastdoi
Making biodiversity work for coral reef restoration
Biodiversity 2017cited by 16position: lastdoi

Grants

Collaborative Research: RAPID: A hyper-thermal anomaly in the Florida Reef Tract: An opportunity to explore the mechanisms underpinning patterns of coral bleaching and disease
NSF1503430$20,5872014–2015PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Stephanie Schopmeyer · Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission16 papers (2012–2024)Crawford Drury · University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa10 papers (2013–2021) · 8 papers (2016–2024)Martine D’Alessandro · University of Miami7 papers (2020–2025)Andrew C. Baker · University of Miami6 papers (2014–2025)Rolando O. Santos · Florida International University6 papers (2012–2022)Dalton Hesley · University of Miami6 papers (2017–2023) · 5 papers (2017–2021) · 5 papers (2020–2025) · 5 papers (2017–2025)Madeline Kaufman · University of Miami4 papers (2021–2023)Elizabeth A. Goergen · King Abdullah University of Science and Technology4 papers (2017–2024) · 4 papers (2017–2024) · 4 papers (2017–2020)Ruben van Hooidonk · Center for Climate and Resilience Research3 papers (2014–2021)Ligia Collado‐Vides · Florida International University3 papers (2013–2019) · 3 papers (2020–2025)Ian C. Enochs · NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories3 papers (2014–2022)John Everett Parkinson · Pennsylvania State University3 papers (2014–2021)Derek P. Manzello · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration3 papers (2014–2022)