Papers published from the project. Some are Open Access. Others can be requested by clicking on the DOI link.

Alvarez-Filip, L., Carricart-Ganivet, J.P., Horta-Puga, G. & Iglesias-Prieto,R. (2013) Shifts in coral-assemblage composition do not ensure persistence of reef functionality. Scientific Reports | 3 : 3486 | doi: 10.1038/srep03486

Bozec, Y.‐M., Alvarez‐Filip, L. and Mumby, P.J. (2015), The dynamics of architectural complexity on coral reefs under climate change. Glob Change Biol, 21: 223-235. doi:10.1111/gcb.12698.

Bozec, Y.‐M., Yakob, L., Bejarano, S. and Mumby, P.J. (2013), Reciprocal facilitation and non‐linearity maintain habitat engineering on coral reefs. Oikos, 122: 428-440. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0706.2012.20576.x

Bozec Y-M, Mumby PJ. (2015) Synergistic impacts of global warming on the resilience of coral reefs. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 370: 20130267. dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2013.0267.

Brocke, H., Wenzhoefer, F., de Beer, D. et al. (2015) High dissolved organic carbon release by benthic cyanobacterial mats in a Caribbean reef ecosystem. Sci Rep 5, 8852. doi.org/10.1038/srep08852.

Brocke HJ, Polerecky L, de Beer D, Weber M, Claudet J, Nugues MM (2015) Organic Matter Degradation Drives Benthic Cyanobacterial Mat Abundance on Caribbean Coral Reefs. PLoS ONE 10(5): e0125445. https://doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0125445 (OA)

Brocke, H.J., Piltz, B., Herz, N. et al. Nitrogen fixation and diversity of benthic cyanobacterial mats on coral reefs in Curaçao. Coral Reefs 37, 861–874 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-018-1713-y (OA)

Carricart-Ganivet JP, Cabanillas-Tera´n N, Cruz-Ortega I, Blanchon P (2012) Sensitivity of Calcification to Thermal Stress Varies among Genera of Massive Reef-Building Corals. PLoS ONE 7(3): e32859. https://doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0032859 (OA)

Carricart-Ganivet, Juan P. et al. (2013) Gender-related differences in the apparent timing of skeletal density bands in the reef-building coral Siderastrea siderea. Coral Reefs 32: 769-777.

Chamberland, V & Vermeij, M & Brittsan, M & Carl, M & Schick, M & Snowden, S & Schrier, A & Petersen, D. (2015). Restoration of critically endangered elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) populations using larvae reared from wild-caught gametes. Global Ecology and Conservation. 4: 526-537. 10.1016/j.gecco.2015.10.005.

Charlery, J. & Nurse, L. (2014). Projected SST trends across the Caribbean Sea based on PRECIS downscaling of ECHAM4, under the SRES A2 and B2 scenarios. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 123. 10.1007/s00704-014-1346-1.

Chollett, I. & Stoyle, G. & Box, S. (2014). Honduran Miskito Cays: Among the last unexplored reef systems in the Caribbean. Coral Reefs. 33. 10.1007/s00338-013-1084-3.

Chollett, I. & Mumby, P. (2012). Predicting the distribution of Montastraea reefs using wave exposure. Coral Reefs. 31. 493-503. 10.1007/s00338-011-0867-7.

Chollett, I., Canty, S.W.J., Box, S.J., Mumby, P.J. (2014) Adapting to the impacts of global change on an artisanal coral reef fishery. Ecological Economics,  102: 118-125. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.03.010.

Chollett I, Enrıquez S, Mumby PJ (2014) Redefining Thermal Regimes to Design Reserves for Coral Reefs in the Face of Climate Change. PLoS ONE 9(10): e110634. https://doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0110634 (OA)

Chollett,  I., Müller-Karger, F.E., Heron, S.F., Skirving, W., Mumby, P.J. (2012) Seasonal and spatial heterogeneity of recent sea surface temperature trends in the Caribbean Sea and southeast Gulf of Mexico. Marine Pollution Bulletin 64 (5) 956-965. doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.02.016.

Chollett, I., Mumby, P. J., Müller-Karger, F. E., Hu, C. (2012) Physical environments of the Caribbean Sea. Limnology and Oceanography 57. https://doi:10.4319/lo.2012.57.4.1233 (OA)

den Haan, J., Visser, P.M., Ganase, A.E. et al. Nitrogen fixation rates in algal turf communities of a degraded versus less degraded coral reef. Coral Reefs 33, 1003–1015 (2014). doi.org/10.1007/s00338-014-1207-5.

Haan Jd, Huisman J, Dekker F, ten Brinke JL, Ford AK, et al. (2013) Fast Detection of Nutrient Limitation in Macroalgae and Seagrass with Nutrient-Induced Fluorescence. PLoS ONE 8(7): e68834. https://doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0068834 (OA)

Duyl, F. & Mueller, B. & Meesters, E. (2018). Spatio–temporal variation in stable isotope signatures (δ 13 C and δ 15 N) of sponges on the Saba Bank. PeerJ. 6. e5460. 10.7717/peerj.5460.

Enrıquez S, Mendez ER, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Iglesias-Prieto R. (2017) Key functional role of the optical properties of coral skeletons in coral ecology and evolution. Proc. R. Soc. B 284: 20161667. dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.1667.

Flower, J., Ortiz, J.C., Chollett, I., Abdullah, S., Castro-Sanguino,  C., Hock, K., Lam, V., Mumby, P.J. (2017) Interpreting coral reef monitoring data: A guide for improved management decisions. Ecological Indicators 72: 848-869. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.09.003.

Forster, J., Turner, R.A., Fitzsimmons, C., Peterson, A.M., Mahon, R., Stead, S.M. (2017) Evidence of a common understanding of proximate and distal drivers of reef health. Marine Policy 84: 263-272. doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.07.017.

Gill, D.A., Schuhmann, P.W., Oxenford, H.A. (2015) Recreational diver preferences for reef fish attributes: Economic implications of future change. Ecological Economics 111: 48-57. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.01.004.

Gill, D.A., Oxenford, H.A., Turner, R.A., Schuhmann, P.W. (2019) Making the most of data-poor fisheries: Low cost mapping of small island fisheries to inform policy. Marine Policy 101: 198-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.10.040 (OA)

Hartmann, A.C., Marhaver, K.L., Chamberland, V.F., Sandin, S.A. and Vermeij, M.J.A. (2013), Large birth size does not reduce negative latent effects of harsh environments across life stages in two coral species. Ecology 94: 1966-1976. doi:10.1890/13-0161.1

Hartmann, A & Marhaver, K & Vermeij, M. (2017). Corals in Healthy Populations Produce More Larvae Per Unit Cover: Higher fecundity in healthy coral populations. Conservation Letters. 10.1111/conl.12410.

Iglesias-Prieto, R & Galindo-Martínez, C & Enríquez, S & Carricart-Ganivet, JP. (2014). Attributing reductions in coral calcification to the saturation state of aragonite, comments on the effects of persistent natural acidification. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 10.1073/pnas.1318521111.

Kennedy EV, Tonk L, Foster, NL, Chollett I, Ortiz J-C, Dove S, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Mumby PJ, Stevens JR. (2016) Symbiodinium biogeography tracks environmental patterns rather than host genetics in a key Caribbean reef-builder, Orbicella annularis. Proc. R. Soc. B 283: 20161938. doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.1938

Kennedy, E & Perry, C & Halloran, P & Iglesias-Prieto, R & Schoenberg, C & Wisshak, M & Form, A & Carricart-Ganivet, JP. & Fine, M & Eakin, CM & Mumby, P. (2013). Avoiding Coral Reef Functional Collapse Requires Local and Global Action. Current Biology 23. 10.1016/j.cub.2013.04.020.

Marhaver, K & Vermeij, M & Rohwer, F & Sandin, S. (2013). Janzen-Connell effects in a broadcast-spawning Caribbean coral: Distance-dependent survival of larvae and settlers. Ecology. 94. 146-60. 10.2307/23435677.

Mueller, B & van der Zande, R & Leent, P & Meesters, E & Vermeij, M & Duyl, F. (2014). Effect of light availability on dissolved organic carbon release by Caribbean reef algae and corals. Bulletin of Marine Science -Miami-. 90. 0-0. 10.5343/bms.2013.1062.

Mueller B, de Goeij JM, Vermeij MJA, Mulders Y, van der Ent E, et al. (2014) Natural Diet of Coral-Excavating Sponges Consists Mainly of Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC). PLoS ONE 9(2): e90152. https://doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090152 (OA)

Mueller, B & Haan, J & Visser, Petra & Vermeij, Mark & Duyl, Fleur. (2016). Effect of light and nutrient availability on the release of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) by Caribbean turf algae. Scientific Reports. 6. 10. 1038/srep23248.

Mueller, B & Meesters, E & Duyl, F. (2017). DOC concentrations across a depth-dependent light gradient on a Caribbean coral reef. PeerJ. 5. e3456. 10.7717/peerj.3456.

Mumby PJ, Harborne AR, Brumbaugh DR (2011) Grouper as a Natural Biocontrol of Invasive Lionfish. PLOS ONE 6(6): e21510. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021510

Mumby, P.J., Vitolo, R., & Stephenson, D. (2011) Temporal clustering of tropical cyclones and its ecosystem impacts PNAS. 108 (43) 17626-17630; doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1100436108

Mumby, P.J., Steneck, R.S. and Hastings, A. (2013), Evidence for and against the existence of alternate attractors on coral reefs. Oikos 122: 481-491. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0706.2012.00262.x

Mumby, Peter & Steneck, Robert & Edwards, Alasdair & Ferrari Legorreta, Renata & Coleman, Robin & Harborne, Alastair & Gibson, Janet. (2012). Fishing down a Caribbean food web relaxes trophic cascades. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 445. 13-24. 10.3354/meps09450.

Mumby, P.J., van Woesik, R. (2014) Consequences of Ecological, Evolutionary and Biogeochemical Uncertainty for Coral Reef Responses to Climatic Stress. Current Biology. 24 (10) R413-R423. doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.04.029.

Mumby, P.J., Elliott, I.A., Eakin, C.M., Skirving, W., Paris, C.B., Edwards, H.J., Enríquez, S., Iglesias‐Prieto, R., Cherubin, L.M. and Stevens, J.R. (2011), Reserve design for uncertain responses of coral reefs to climate change. Ecology Letters 14: 132-140. doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01562.x

Mumby, P.J., Chollett, I., Bozec,  Y.M., Wolff, N.H. (2014) Ecological resilience, robustness and vulnerability: how do these concepts benefit ecosystem management?, Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 7: 22-27, doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2013.11.021.

Mumby, Peter. (2016). Stratifying herbivore fisheries by habitat to avoid ecosystem overfishing of coral reefs. Fish and Fisheries. 17. 266-278.

Newman, S & Meesters, E & Dryden, C & Williams, S & Sanchez, C & Mumby, P & Polunin, N. (2015). Reef flattening effects on total richness and species responses in the Caribbean. The Journal of animal ecology. 84. 10.1111/1365-2656.12429.

Nurse, L. A.  (2011): The implications of global climate change for fisheries management in the Caribbean. Climate and Development, 3:3, 228-241

Osinga, R., Derksen-Hooijberg, M., Wijgerde, T., Verreth, J.A.J. (2017) Interactive effects of oxygen, carbon dioxide and flow on photosynthesis and respiration in the scleractinian coral Galaxeafascicularis. Journal of Experimental Biology 220: 2236-2242; doi: 10.1242/jeb.140509

Perry, C & Murphy, G & Kench, P & Smithers, S & Edinger, E & Steneck, R & Mumby, P. (2013). Caribbean-wide decline in carbonate production threatens coral reef growth. Nature communications. 4. 1402. 10.1038/ncomms2409.

Quéré, Gaëlle & Nugues, M.. (2015). Coralline algae disease reduces survival and settlement success of coral planulae in laboratory experiments. Coral Reefs. 34. 10.1007/s00338-015-1292-0.

Quéré, G., Steneck, R.S. & Nugues, M.M. Spatiotemporal and species-specific patterns of diseases affecting crustose coralline algae in Curaçao. Coral Reefs. 34, 259–273 (2015). doi.org/10.1007/s00338-014-1225-3

Roff, G., Mumby, P.J. (2012) Global disparity in the resilience of coral reefs. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 27(7): 404-413; doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2012.04.007.

Scheufen, T & Krämer, W & Iglesias-Prieto, R & Enríquez, S. (2017). Seasonal variation modulates coral sensibility to heat-stress and explains annual changes in coral productivity. Scientific Reports. 7: 4937. 1-15. 10.1038/s41598-017-04927-8.

Scheufen T., Iglesias-Prieto, R., Enríquez S. (2017) Changes in the Number of Symbionts and Symbiodinium Cell Pigmentation Modulate Differentially Coral Light Absorption and Photosynthetic Performance. Frontiers in Marine Science 4: 39. 10.3389/fmars.2017.00309.

Turner, R.A., Fitzsimmons, C.,  Forster, J., Mahon, R.,  Peterson, A., Stead, S.M. (2014) Measuring good governance for complex ecosystems: Perceptions of coral reef-dependent communities in the Caribbean. Global Environmental Change 29: 105-117. doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.08.004.

Turner, RA, Forster, J, Fitzsimmons, C, et al . (2018)  Social fit of coral reef governance varies among individuals. Conserv. Lett.  11:e12422. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12422 (OA)

Vallès, H., & Oxenford, H. A. (2014). Parrotfish size: a simple yet useful alternative indicator of fishing effects on Caribbean reefs?. PloS one, 9(1), e86291. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086291 (OA)

Vallès, H & Oxenford, H. (2014). The utility of simple fish community metrics for evaluating the relative influence of fishing vs. other environmental drivers on Caribbean reef fish communities. Fish and Fisheries. 10.1111/faf.12085.

Vallès, H & Gill, D & Oxenford, H. (2015). Parrotfish size as a useful indicator of fishing effects in a small Caribbean Island. Coral Reefs. 10.1007/s00338-015-1295-x.

Van Duyl, Fleur & Mueller, Benjamin & Meesters, Erik. (2018). Spatio–temporal variation in stable isotope signatures (δ 13 C and δ 15 N) of sponges on the Saba Bank. PeerJ. 6. e5460. 10.7717/peerj.5460. 

Vermeij, Mark & Moorselaar, Imke & Engelhard, Sarah & Hörnlein, Christine & Vonk, Sophie & Visser, Petra. (2010). The Effects of Nutrient Enrichment and Herbivore Abundance on the Ability of Turf Algae to Overgrow Coral in the Caribbean. PloS one. 5. e14312. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0014312 (OA)

Wijgerde T, Jurriaans S, Hoofd M, Verreth JAJ, Osinga R (2012) Oxygen and Heterotrophy Affect Calcification of the Scleractinian Coral Galaxea fascicularis. PLoS ONE 7(12): e52702. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052702 (OA)

Williams, S., Chollett, I., Roff, G., Cortés, J., Dryden, C., Mumby, P. (2015). Hierarchical spatial patterns in Caribbean reef benthic assemblages. Journal of Biogeography. 42. 10.1111/jbi.12509.

Williams, S & Mumby, P & Chollett, I & Cortés, J. (2015). Importance of differentiating Orbicella reefs from gorgonian plains for ecological assessments of Caribbean reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 530. 10.3354/meps11333.