Publications











2025

J.J. Renzi, J. Morton, J.L. Bergman, D. Rowell, E.S. Iversen Jr., L.C. Gaskins, J. Hoehne-Diana, and B.R. Silliman (2025). An abundant mutualist protects corals from multiple stressors. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2024.2936

S.J. Brandl, H.F. Yan, J.M. Casey, N.M.D. Schiettekatte, J.J. Renzi, A. Mercière, V. Parravicini, and I.M. Côté. Seascape dichotomies in the roles of small consumers for coral reef energy fluxes (2025). Ecology. doi: 10.1002/ecy.70065

2024

J. Morton, M. Hensel, D. DeLaMater, C. Angelini, R. Atkins, K. Prince, S. Williams, A. Boyd, J. Parsons, E. Resetarits, C. Smith, S. Valdez, E. Monnet, R. Farhan, C. Mobilian, J.J. Renzi, D. Smith, C. Craft, J. Beyers, M. Alber, S. Pennings, and B.R. Silliman (2024). Mesopredator release moderates trophic control of plant biomass in a Georgia salt marsh. Ecology. doi: 10.1002/ecy.4452

2022

J.J. Renzi, E.C. Shaver, D.E. Burkepile, and B.R. Silliman (2022). The role of predators in coral disease dynamics. Coral Reefs. doi: 10.1007/s00338-022-02219-w

2021

J.J. Renzi and B.R. Silliman (2021). Increasing grazer density leads to linear decreases in Spartina alterniflora biomass and exponential increases in grazing pressure across a barrier island. Marine Ecology Progress Series. doi: 10.3354/meps13569

T.D. Ainsworth, W. Leggat, B.R. Silliman, B.R., C.A. Lantz, J.L. Bergman, A.J. Fordyce, C.E. Page, J.J. Renzi, J. Morton, C.M. Eakin, and S.F. Heron (2021). Rebuilding relationships on coral reefs: Coral bleaching knowledge‐sharing to aid adaptation planning for reef users: Bleaching emergence on reefs demonstrates the need to consider reef scale and accessibility when preparing for, and responding to, coral bleaching. BioEssays. doi: 10.1002/bies.202100048

2020

E. Shaver, J.J. Renzi, M. Bucher, and B.R. Silliman (2020). Relationships between a common Caribbean corallivorous snail and protected area status, coral cover, and predator abundance. Scientific Reports. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-73568-1

S.E. Reeves, J.J. Renzi, E.K. Fobert, B.R. Silliman, B. Hancock, and C.L. Gillies (2020). Facilitating better outcomes: How positive species interactions can improve oyster reef restoration. Frontiers in Marine Science. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00656

T.A. Ainsworth, J.J. Renzi, and B.R. Silliman (2020). Positive Interactions in the Coral Macro and Microbiome. Trends in Microbiology. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2020.02.009

C.S. Smith, M.E. Rudd, R.K. Gittman, E.C. Melvin, V.S. Patterson, J.J. Renzi, E.H. Wellman, and B.R. Silliman (2020). Coming to terms with living shorelines: A review of novel restoration strategies for shoreline protection. Frontiers in Marine Science. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00434

L.C. Gaskins, J.P. Morton, J.J. Renzi, S.R. Valdez, and B.R. Silliman (2020). Habitat features associated with newborn Giant Shovelnose Rays (Glaucostegus typus). North Queensland Naturalist.

2019

J.J. Renzi, Q. He, and B.R. Silliman (2019). Harnessing Positive Species Interactions to Enhance Coastal Wetland Restoration. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00131

B.R. Silliman, B.R., Q. He, C. Angelini, M.L. Kirwan, P. Daleo, J.J. Renzi, C.S. Smith, J. Butler, J.C. Nifong, and J. van de Koppel (2019). Field Experiments and Meta-analysis Reveal Wetland Vegetation as a Crucial Element in the Coastal Protection Paradigm. Current Biology. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.05.017

J.J. Renzi, W.D. Peachey, and K.L. Gerst (2019). A decade of flowering phenology of the keystone saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea). American Journal of Botany. doi: 10.1002/ajb2.1231 

2018

C.R. Fong, K.S. Chancellor, J.J.Renzi, D.R Robinson, P.H. Barber, S.Y. Habtes, and P. Fong (2018). Epibionts on Turbinaria ornata, a secondary foundational macroalga on coral reefs, provide diverse trophic support to fishes. Marine Environmental Research. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.08.001 


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