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.
Heat-driven functional extinction of Caribbean <i>Acropora</i> corals from Florida’s Coral Reef
Heat-tolerant algal symbionts may prevent extirpation of the threatened elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, in Florida during intensifying marine heatwaves
On the use of rapid acute heat tolerance assays to resolve ecologically relevant differences among corals
An evaluation tool for assessing coral restoration efforts
Acclimation and size influence predation, growth, and survival of sexually produced Diploria labyrinthiformis used in restoration
Culturing for conservation: the need for timely investments in reef aquaculture
Long-term retention and density-dependent herbivory from Diadema antillarum following translocation onto a reef restoration site
Citizen science benefits coral reefs and community members alike
Pre-exposure to a variable temperature treatment improves the response of Acropora cervicornis to acute thermal stress
Influence of seascape spatial pattern on the trophic niche of an omnivorous fish
Census of heat tolerance among Florida's threatened staghorn corals finds resilient individuals throughout existing nursery populations
Genotype by environment interactions in coral bleaching
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
Thermal history influences lesion recovery of the threatened Caribbean staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis under heat stress
Laboratory Quantification of the Relative Contribution of Staghorn Coral Skeletons to the Total Wave-Energy Dissipation Provided by an Artificial Coral Reef
Differential survival of nursery‐reared <scp><i>Acropora cervicornis</i></scp> outplants along the Florida reef tract
Fish predation hinders the success of coral restoration efforts using fragmented massive corals
Outplanting optimized: developing a more efficient coral attachment technique using Portland cement
The impacts of competitive interactions on coral colonies after transplantation: a multispecies experiment from the Florida Keys, US
Dissipation of wave energy by a hybrid artificial reef in a wave simulator: implications for coastal resilience and shoreline protection
Clonal diversity impacts coral cover in <i>Acropora cervicornis</i> thickets: Potential relationships between density, growth, and polymorphisms
Implications of macroalgae blooms to the spatial structure of seagrass seascapes: The case of the Anadyomene spp. (Chlorophyta) bloom in Biscayne Bay, Florida
The influence of diel carbonate chemistry fluctuations on the calcification rate of Acropora cervicornis under present day and future acidification conditions
Extensive transcriptional variation poses a challenge to thermal stress biomarker development for endangered corals
Symbiotic immuno-suppression: is disease susceptibility the price of bleaching resistance?
Dispersal capacity and genetic relatedness in Acropora cervicornis on the Florida Reef Tract
Regional restoration benchmarks for Acropora cervicornis
Citizen science benefits coral reef restoration activities
Genomic patterns in <i>Acropora cervicornis</i> show extensive population structure and variable genetic diversity
Making biodiversity work for coral reef restoration