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Brian R. Silliman

Duke University · US
Area of research
Ecology · Oceanography
Research interest
Research interests include Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Marine and coastal plant biology, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, and Marine Biology and Ecology Research.
h-index
77
citations
30,618
works
310
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Leveraging built marine structures to benefit and minimize impacts on natural habitats
BioScience 2025cited by 15position: lastdoi
Recommendations for built marine infrastructure that supports natural habitats
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 2025cited by 3position: lastdoi
Harnessing ecological theory to enhance ecosystem restoration
Current Biology 2024cited by 50position: firstdoi
Impacts of Climate Change on Marine Foundation Species
Annual Review of Marine Science 2023cited by 229position: middledoi
Shorebirds-driven trophic cascade helps restore coastal wetland multifunctionality
Nature Communications 2023cited by 43position: middledoi
Top ten priorities for global saltmarsh restoration, conservation and ecosystem service research
The Science of The Total Environment 2023cited by 42position: middledoi
Editorial: Marine ecosystem restoration (MER) – a call for a more inclusive paradigm
Frontiers in Marine Science 2023cited by 11position: firstdoi
Recovering wetland biogeomorphic feedbacks to restore the world’s biotic carbon hotspots
Science 2022cited by 346position: middledoi
Heterogeneity within and among co-occurring foundation species increases biodiversity
Nature Communications 2022cited by 97position: middledoi
An invasive species erodes the performance of coastal wetland protected areas
Science Advances 2021cited by 104position: middledoi
Inclusion of Intra- and Interspecific Facilitation Expands the Theoretical Framework for Seagrass Restoration
Frontiers in Marine Science 2021cited by 34position: lastdoi
A large invasive consumer reduces coastal ecosystem resilience by disabling positive species interactions
Nature Communications 2021cited by 26position: middledoi
Nature-Based Coastal Defenses: Can Biodiversity Help?
Elsevier eBooks 2021cited by 1position: lastdoi
Positive Ecological Interactions and the Success of Seagrass Restoration
Frontiers in Marine Science 2020cited by 162position: lastdoi
Mimicry of emergent traits amplifies coastal restoration success
Nature Communications 2020cited by 140position: middledoi
Playing to the Positives: Using Synergies to Enhance Kelp Forest Restoration
Frontiers in Marine Science 2020cited by 58position: middledoi
Climate drives the geography of marine consumption by changing predator communities
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2020cited by 47position: middledoi
The future of Blue Carbon science
Nature Communications 2019cited by 944position: middledoi
Climate Change, Human Impacts, and Coastal Ecosystems in the Anthropocene
Current Biology 2019cited by 754position: lastdoi
Phylogenetic, genomic, and biogeographic characterization of a novel and ubiquitous marine invertebrate-associated Rickettsiales parasite, <i>Candidatus</i> Aquarickettsia rohweri, gen. nov., sp. nov
The ISME Journal 2019cited by 92position: middledoi
Field Experiments and Meta-analysis Reveal Wetland Vegetation as a Crucial Element in the Coastal Protection Paradigm
Current Biology 2019cited by 81position: firstdoi
Supporting<i>Spartina</i>: Interdisciplinary perspective shows<i>Spartina</i>as a distinct solid genus
Ecology 2019cited by 66position: middledoi
Author Correction: The future of Blue Carbon science
Nature Communications 2019cited by 14position: middledoi
Predator size‐structure and species identity determine cascading effects in a coastal ecosystem
Ecology and Evolution 2018cited by 10position: lastdoi
Behavioral self-organization underlies the resilience of a coastal ecosystem
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2017cited by 76position: middledoi
A keystone mutualism underpins resilience of a coastal ecosystem to drought
Nature Communications 2016cited by 137position: lastdoi
Data from: A keystone mutualism underpins resilience of a coastal ecosystem to drought
Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) 2016cited by 0position: lastdoi
Foundation species' overlap enhances biodiversity and multifunctionality from the patch to landscape scale in southeastern United States salt marshes
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2015cited by 159position: lastdoi
Density‐dependent effects on initial growth of a branching coral under restoration
Restoration Ecology 2015cited by 50position: lastdoi
Consumer–plant interaction strength: importance of body size, density and metabolic biomass
Oikos 2015cited by 36position: lastdoi

Grants

Collaborative Research: Incorporating secondary foundation species in coastal restoration efforts to increase ecosystem regrowth, biodiversity recovery and climate resistance
NSF2301960$255,4232023–2027PIRePORTER
CAREER: Small Grazers, Multiple Stressors and the Proliferation of Fungal Disease in Marine Plant Ecosystems
NSF1445834$342,2012014–2017PIRePORTER
Are blue crab declines leading to a trophic cascade and massive loss of U.S. southern marshes?
NSF1439504$8,4492014–2014PIRePORTER
CAREER: Small Grazers, Multiple Stressors and the Proliferation of Fungal Disease in Marine Plant Ecosystems
NSF1056980$719,7312011–2014PIRePORTER
Are blue crab declines leading to a trophic cascade and massive loss of U.S. southern marshes?
NSF1030822$214,2312010–2014PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Crab Herbivory and the Structure of Southwestern Atlantic Salt Marsh Communities
NSF0542822$114,4502006–2010PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Christine Angelini · Brown University13 papers (2013–2025)Tjisse van der Heide · Utrecht University11 papers (2012–2024)John N. Griffin · Swansea University10 papers (2013–2024)Johan van de Koppel · Utrecht University10 papers (2012–2024) · 6 papers (2020–2025)Qiang He · Lingnan Normal University6 papers (2019–2024)Carter S. Smith · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign6 papers (2019–2025) · 5 papers (2015–2022)Rachel K. Gittman · Northeastern University4 papers (2021–2025) · 4 papers (2023–2025)Megan I. Saunders · Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation3 papers (2023–2025)Y. Stacy Zhang · North Carolina State University3 papers (2020–2024)Michael McCoy · Florida Atlantic University3 papers (2013–2021)Mark D. Bertness · Brown University3 papers (2021–2024) · 3 papers (2012–2016) · 3 papers (2015–2016) · 2 papers (2025–2025)Tjeerd J. Bouma · Utrecht University2 papers (2020–2022)Max Rietkerk · Utrecht University2 papers (2022–2024)Jacob E. Allgeier · North Carolina State University2 papers (2025–2025)