Coral Reef Ecosystem Publications
2003. First record of mass coral bleaching in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reefs 22(3): 256
2011. Patterns of coral disease across the Hawaiian Archipelago: relating disease to environment PLoS ONE 6(5): e20370. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020370 [download] 
2011. The great search Hana Hou! 14(1): 13-14
2012. Photographic and videographic imagery collection and analysis activities at the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center In: Williams K, Rooper C, Harms J (eds.). Report of the National Marine Fisheries Service Automated Image Processing Workshop, pp. 18-20. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-F/SPO-121, 48 p [download]
2011. Coral Reef Ecosystem Division standard operating procedures: data collection for Rapid Ecological Assessment fish surveys Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Administrative Report H-11-08, 24 p [download]
2010. Mesophotic communities of the insular shelf at Tutuila, American Samoa Coral Reefs 29(2): 369-377. DOI: 10.1007/s00338-010-0600-y
2002. Diel horizontal migration of the Hawaiian mesopelagic boundary community observed acoustically Marine Ecology Progress Series 217: 1-14
2013. Mesophotic coral ecosystems - potential candidates as essential fish habitat and habitat areas of particular concern. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Administrative Report H-13-02, 53 p [download]
2006. Dynamics of debris densities and removal at Northwestern Hawaiian Islands coral reefs Atoll Research Bulletin 543: 461-470 [download]
2003. Marine debris accumulation in the nearshore marine habitat of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, Monachus schauinslandi, 1999-2001 Marine Pollution Bulletin 46(11): 1385-1394
2008. Coral reef ecosystem monitoring report for American Samoa: 2002-2006 U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, SP-08-002, 472 p. + Appendices [download]
2002. Coral reef ecosystems of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Interim results emphasizing the 2000 surveys J Maragos and D Gulko (eds.). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Honolulu, Hawaii, pp. 10-11, 17, 31, 39, 43.
2005. The state of coral reef ecosystems of the Pacific Remote Island Areas In: Waddell JE (ed.). The state of coral reef ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2005, p. 338-372. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 11. NOAA/NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment's Biogeography Team. 522 p. [download]
2012. Coral reef ecosystem monitoring report of the Mariana Archipelago: 2003-2007 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Special Publication, SP-12-01, 1019 p. [download]
2010. An International Network of Coral Reef Ecosystem Observing Systems (I-CREOS) In: Hall J, Harrison DE, Stammer D (eds.). Proceedings of OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society (Vol. 2), Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009. ESA Publication WPP-306. DOI: 10.5270/OceanObs09.cwp.09
2011. Status review report of 82 candidate coral species petitioned under the U.S. Endangered Species Act U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-27, 530 p. + 1 Appendix [download]
1999. The diurnal cycle of high-frequency temperature variability at OE, 140 EW on seasonal and interannual time scales In: COARE98: Proceedings of a Conference on the TOGA Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (COARE), Bouder, Colorado, USA, July 7-14, 1998, p. 326-327/World Climate Research Programme WCRP-107, World Meteorological Organization WMO/TD-No. 940
2006. Coral Reef Ecosystem Integrated Observing System (CREIOS) in the Pacific: Infrastructure for monitoring, modeling, and management of the U.S. coral reef resources Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 87(36), supp
2009. Examination of algal diversity and benthic community structure at Palmyra Atoll, U.S. Line Islands Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 7-11 July 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Session Number 18: 865-869 [download]
2009. Remote sensing of sand distribution patterns across an insular shelf, Oahu, Hawaii Marine Geology 267(3-4): 175-190
2008. Monitoring strategy and preliminary survey design for Guam/CNMI coral reef ecosystem studies with a focus on Apra Harbor and Kilo Wharf. Based upon results from Guam/CNMI Marine Natural Resources Monitoring Protocols Workshop, December 7-10, 2007, Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Internal Report, IR-08-001, 38 p + Appendices [download]
2013. Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Fish monitoring brief: American Samoa 2012 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Data Report, DR-13-008, 2 p [download]
2013. Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Fish monitoring brief: Pacific Remote Island Areas 2012 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Data Report, DR-13-007, 2 p [download]
2013. Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Fish monitoring brief: main Hawaiian Islands 2012 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Data Report, DR-13-006, 2 p [download]
2012. Prediction of mesophotic coral distributions in the Au'au Channel, Hawaii. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 149, 44 p. Prepared by the NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment Biogeography Branch. Silver Spring, MD [download]
2004. Migrations of green turtles in the central South Pacific Biological Conservation 116(3): 433-438
2007. Marine debris accumulation in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: An examination of rates and processes Marine Pollution Bulletin 54(4): 423-433
2006. Size at sex change in protogynous labroids, prey body size distributions, and apex predator densities at NW Hawaiian atolls Marine Ecology Progress Series 297: 259-271
2009. Oceanographic and physical setting In: Friedlander A, Keller K, Wedding L, Clarke A, Monaco M (eds.). A marine biogeographic assessment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Chapter 2, pp. 17-63. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 84. Prepared by NCCOS's Biogeography Branch in cooperation with the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Silver Spring, MD, 363 p [download]
2003. How multiagency partnerships can successfully address large-scale pollution problems: a Hawaii case study Marine Pollution Bulletin 46(6): 700-702 [download]
2001. Derelict fishing gear in the coral reef ecosystem of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Diving surveys and debris removal in 1999 confirm threat to coral reef ecosystems Marine Pollution Bulletin 42(12): 1301-1312
2012. Demographic patterns in the peacock grouper (Cephalopholis argus), an introduced Hawaiian reef fish Environmental Biology of Fishes. DOI: 10.1007/s10641-012-0095-1
2011. Catalog of coral reef fish life history specimens for the Hawaiian Islands Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Administrative Report H-11-05, 13 p [download]
2010. Monitoring coral reefs from space Oceanography 23(4): 119-133
2006. Ten years of shipboard ADCP measurements along the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Atoll Research Bulletin 543: 347-363 [download]
2011. Differences among major taxa in the extent of ecological knowledge across four major ecosystems PLoS ONE 6(11): e 26556. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026556 [download]
2008. Geology of Hawaii reefs In: Riegl BM and Dodge RE (eds.). Coral reefs of the USA. Coral reefs of the world 1. New York: Springer. Ch. 11: pp. 435-488
2004. Status of coral reefs in the Hawaiian Archipelago. In: Wilkinson C (ed.). Status of coral reefs of the world: 2004, v.2: 411-430. Townsville, MC, Qld.: Australian Institute of Marine Science. [download]
2005. The state of coral reef ecosystems of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands In: Waddell JE (ed.). The state of coral reef ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2005, p. 270-311. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 11. NOAA/NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment's Biogeography Team. 522 p. [download]
2007. The predictive accuracy of shoreline change rate methods and alongshore beach variation on Maui, Hawaii Journal of Coastal Research 23(1): 87-105
2006. Temporal variability of current-driven upwelling at Jarvis Island Journal of Geophysical Research 111(C12): C12011
2013. Quantifying climatological ranges and anomalies for Pacific coral reef ecosystems PLoS ONE 8(4): e61974. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061974 [download]
2005. Upwelling variability at Jarvis Island Thesis (M.S.). School of Ocean and Earth Science and Tecnology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
1987. Autocatalytic pathways to cell death: A new analysis of the tuna burn problem Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 4(2): 81-87
2006. Oceanographic conditions implicated in the 2002 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands bleaching event. Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, June 28 to July 2 2004, Okinawa, JAPAN: 718-723
2006. The role of oceanographic conditions and reef morphology in the 2002 coral bleaching event in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Atoll Research Bulletin 543: 489-503 [download]
2006. The relationship of coral reef and open ocean water temperatures: Estimation of coral reef flushing rates from bulk parameterization of heat flux Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 87(3), suppl
2011. Hydrodynamics of a bathymetrically complex fringing coral reef embayment: wave climate, in situ observations and wave prediction Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans. DOI: 10.1029/2010JC006170
2009. Coral reef ecosystem integrated observing system: In-situ oceanographic observations at the US Pacific islands and atolls Journal of Operational Oceanography 2(2): 3-14. http://www.imarest.org/Publications/TechnicalProceedings/JOO [download]
2011. Projected changes to growth and mortality of Hawaiian corals over the next 100 years PLoSONE 6(3): e18038. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018038 [download]
2013. Drivers of circulation in a fringing coral reef embayment: a wave-flow coupled numerical modeling study of Hanalei Bay, Hawaii Continental Shelf Research 58: 79-95. DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2013.03.007
2006. Spatial distribution of large mobile predators in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, June 28 to July 2 2004, Okinawa, JAPAN: 1131-1137
2006. Sharks and jacks in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands from towed-diver surveys 2000-2003 Atoll Research Bulletin 543: 257-279 [download]
2006. Historical and present status of the pearl oyster at Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Atoll Research Bulletin 543: 333-344 [download]
2006. Towed-diver surveys, a method for mesoscale spatial assessment of benthic reef habitat: A case study at Midway Atoll in the Hawaiian Archipelago Coastal Management 34(3): 339-349
2004. Towed-diver surveys, a method for mesoscale spatial assessment of benthic reef habitat: A case study at Midway Atoll in the Hawaiian Archipelago Proceedings of the Second Coastal Zone Asia Pacific Conference, 5-9 September 2004, Brisbane, Austrailia
2005. Towed-diver surveys, a method for mesoscale spatial assessment of benthic reef habitat: A case study at Midway Atoll in the Hawaiian Archipelago In: Somerton DA and Glendill CT (eds.). Report of the National Marine Fisheries Service Workshop on Underwater Video Analysis. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-68, pp. 27-35 [download]
2006. Second recorded episode of mass coral bleaching in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Atoll Research Bulletin 543: 505-523 [download]
2007. Rare sighting of Acropora cytherea in the main Hawaiian Islands Coral Reefs 26(2) 309
2010. The occurrence of coral species reported as threatened in federally protected waters of the US Pacific Journal of Marine Biology 2011, Article ID 358687, 12 p. DOI: 10.1155/2011/358687 [download]
2009. Coral recruits to settlement plates at remote locations in the U.S. Pacific Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 7-11 July 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Session Number 14: 415-419 [download]
2008. Acropora (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) reproductive synchrony and spawning phenology in the Northern Line Islands, Central Pacific, as inferred from size classes of developing oocytes Pacific Science 62(4): 569-578
2009. Localized outbreak and feeding preferences of the crown-of-thorns seastar, Acanthaster planci (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) on reefs off Oahu, Hawaii Bulletin of Marine Science 84(2): 199-209
2006. Mass coral bleaching on high-latitude reefs in the Hawaiian Archipelago. Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, June 28 to July 2 2004, Okinawa, JAPAN: 631-643 [download]
2008. Community structure of hermatypic corals at Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: stemming the shifting baseline Atoll Research Bulletin 559: 1-27 [download]
2007. Community structure of hermatypic corals at Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Unique conservation challenges within the Hawaiian Archipelago Atoll Research Bulletin 549 [download]
2006. Spatial distribution of the coral genus Acropora at French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian islands: an integration of multiple data sources. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 87(36), Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS14L-03
2010. Characterization of coral communities at Rose Atoll, American Samoa Atoll Research Bulletin No. 586 [download]
2010. Characterization of coral communities at Kingman Reef in the remote central Pacific Ocean Atoll Research Bulletin No. 584 [download]
2006. Community structure of hermatypic corals at French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Capacity for resistance and resilience to selective stressors Pacific Science 60(2): 153-175
2008. Community structure of hermatypic corals at Maro Reef in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: a unique open atoll Atoll Research Bulletin 558: 1-24 [download]
2010. Community structure of hermatypic corals at Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: A legacy of human disturbance Atoll Research Bulletin 581: 1-24 [download]
2007. Community structure of hermatypic corals at Laysan Island and Lisianski Island/Neva Shoal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: A new layer of scientific exploration Atoll Research Bulletin 550 [download]
2010. Coral reef biodiversity In: McIntyre AD (ed.). Life in the world's oceans: diversity, distribution, and abundance, pp. 65-77 (Chapter 4). Oxford, Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 384 p
2011. Bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) status review U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-26, 101 p + Appendices [download]
2006. Nearshore distribution and an abundance estimate for green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas, at Rota Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Pacific Science 60(4): 509-522
2005. Sea turtle abundance at isolated reefs of the Mariana Archipelago Micronesica 37(2): 287-296
2008. An ecological acoustic recorder (EAR) for long-term monitoring of biological and anthropogenic sounds on coral reefs and other marine habitats Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 123(3): 1720-1728
2006. Diel trends in the mesopelagic biomass community of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands observed acoustically Atoll Research Bulletin 543: 365-390 [download]
2011. Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae song reveals wintering activity in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine Ecology Progress Series 423: 261-268. DOI: 10.3354/meps08959 [download]
2006. Temporal, geographic, and density variations in the acoustic activity of snapping shrimp Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 120(5) pt.2, 3013 p.
2004. Classification of deep water benthic habitats around Tutuila, American Samoa. 100th Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 14-19 Mar 2004
2006. Mapping pacific island coral reef ecosystems with multibeam and optical surveys. Coastal GeoTools '05, p. 15
2006. A benthic terrain classification scheme for American Samoa Marine Geodesy 29(2): 89-111
2008. US coral reefs in the Line and Phoenix Islands: status, threats, and significance In: Riegl BM and Dodge RE (eds.). Coral reefs of the USA. Coral reefs of the world 1. New York: Springer. Ch. 16: pp. 643-654
2009. Benthic communities In: Friedlander A, Keller K, Wedding L, Clarke A, Monaco M (eds.). A marine biogeographic assessment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Chapter 4, pp. 105-154. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 84. Prepared by NCCOS's Biogeography Branch in cooperation with the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Silver Spring, MD, 363 p [download]
2008. US coral reefs in the Line and Phoenix Islands, Central Pacific Ocean: history, geology, oceanography, and biology In: Riegl BM and Dodge RE (eds.). Coral reefs of the USA. Coral reefs of the world 1. New York: Springer. Ch. 15: pp. 595-642
2004. 2000-2002 Rapid ecological assessment of corals (Anthozoa) on shallow reefs of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Part 1: Species and Distribution Pacific Science 58(2): 211-230
2012. Assessing coral reefs on a Pacific-wide scale using the microbialization score PLoS ONE 7(9): e43233. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043233 [download]
2011. BotCam: a baited camera system for nonextractive monitoring of bottomfish species Fishery Bulletin 109: 56-67 [download]
2005. BotCam: Design, testing and development of a fully automated stereo-video bottom camera bait station for ecosystem monitoring of borrom fish species Thesis (M.S.). Ocean and Resources Engineering, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii. [download]
2006. Bathymetric atlas and website for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Atoll Research Bulletin 543: 409-422 [download]
2010. NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Integration Observing System (CREIOS): A Collaborative Ecosystem-Based Observing System In: Hall J, Harrison DE, Stammer D (eds.). Proceedings of OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society (Annex), Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009. ESA Publication WPP-306. DOI: 10.5270/OceanObs09.cwp.09
2010. Inshore fishes of Howland Island, Baker Island, Jarvis Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Kingman Reef Atoll Research Bulletin No. 585 [download]
2012. Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) song occurrence at American Samoa in long-term passive acoustic recordings, 2008-2009 Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 132(4): 2265-2272. DOI: 10.1121/1.4747014
2012. Re-creating missing population baselines for Pacific reef sharks Conservation Biology 26(3): 493-503. DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2012.01835.x
2011. Coral reef ecosystems of American Samoa: a 2002-2010 overview Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Special Publication, SP-11-002, 46 p [download]
2010. Coral reef ecosystems of the Mariana Archipelago: a 2003 - 2007 overview Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Special Publication, SP-10-002, 38 p [download]
2010. 2008 Main Hawaiian Islands Derelict Fishing Gear Survey Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Special Publication, SP-10-003, 37 p [download]
2012. Patterns in benthic coral reef communities at Pearl and Hermes Atoll along a wave-exposure gradient Pacific Science 66(4): 481-496. DOI: 10.2984/66.4.6
2007. Linking Hawaii fisherman reported commercial bottomfish catch data to potential bottomfish habitat and proposed restricted fishing areas using GIS and spatial analysis U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-11, 37 p. [download]
2005. Bathymetric atlas of the main Hawaiian Islands Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Data Report, DR-05-002, 8 p [download]
2010. Characterization of forage fish and invertebrates in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands using fatty acid signatures: species and ecological groups Marine Ecology Progress Series 418: 1-15 [download]
2007. Marine debris collects within the North Pacific Subtropic Convergence Zone Marine Pollution Bulletin 54: 1207-1211
2011. Using DNA barcoding and standardized sampling to compare geographic and habitat differentiation of crustaceans: A Hawaiian Islands example Diversity 4: 581-591 [download]
2004. A rapid ecological assessment (REA) quantitative survey method for benthic algae using photoquandrats with SCUBA Pacific Science 58(2): 201-209
2012. Diel variability in seawater pH relates to calcification and benthic community structure on coral reefs PLoS ONE 7(8): e43843. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043843 [download]
2011. A towed-diver survey method for mesoscale fishery-independent assessment of large-bodied reef fishes Bulletin of Marine Science 87(1): 000-000. DOI: 10.5343/bms.2010.1019
2012. Environmental factors affecting large-bodied coral reef fish assemblages in the Mariana Archipelago PLoS ONE 7(2): e31374. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031374 [download]
2005. 3-D benthic terrain mapping and modeling in American Samoa. Coastal GeoTools '05, p. 62
2010. Mesophotic coral ecosystems in the Hawaiian Archipelago Coral Reefs 29: 361-367. DOI: 10.1007/s00338-010-0596-3
2005. Characterization of benthic habitat for Saipan Anchorage Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Report prepared for Military Sealift Command, U.S. Dept. of the Navy, 45 p
2008. Geology and geomorphology of coral reefs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands In: Riegl BM and Dodge RE (eds.). Coral reefs of the USA. Coral reefs of the world 1. New York: Springer. Ch. 13: pp. 519-572
2012. Global coral disease prevalence associated with sea temperature anomalies and local factors Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 100(3): 249-261. DOI: 10.3354/dao02488 [download]
2008. Baselines and degradation of coral reefs in the Northern Line Islands PLoS ONE 3(2): e1548 [download]
2011. Spatial and temporal comparisons of benthic composition at Necker Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Pacific Science 65(4): 405-417. DOI: 10.2984/65.4.405
2008. Long-term effects of a ship-grounding on coral reef fish assemblages at Rose Atoll, American Samoa Bulletin of Marine Science 82(3): 345-364
2006. Long-term effects of a ship-grounding on coral reef fish assemblages at Rose Atoll, American Samoa Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 87(3), suppl.
2005. Resilience of predators to fishing pressure on coral patch reefs Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 321(2): 93-107
2006. Ecological characteristics of coral patch reefs at Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Atoll Research Bulletin 543: 439-460 [download]
2006. Status of fishery target species on coral reefs of the Marianas Archipelago. Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, June 28 to July 2 2004, Okinawa, JAPAN: 1016-1027
2011. Widespread dispersal of the crown-of-thorns sea star, Acanthaster planci, across the Hawaiian Archipelago and Johnston Atoll Journal of Marine Biology 2011, Article ID 934269, 10 p. DOI: 10.1155/2011/934269 [download]
2012. There's no place like home: crown-of-thorns outbreaks in the central Pacific are regionally derived and independant events PLoS ONE 7(2): e31159. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0031159 [download]
2010. Spatio-temporal variability in macroalgal assemblages of American Samoa Phycologia 49(6): 574-591
2007. Temporal and spatial comparison of the relative abundance of macroalgae across the Mariana Archipelago between 2003 and 2005 Phycologia 46(2): 187-197
2010. Marine benthic algae of Johnston Atoll: new species records, spatial distribution, and taxonomic affinities with neighboring islands Pacific Science 64(4): 581-601
2012. Floristic account of the marine benthic algae from Jarvis Island and Kingman Reef, central Pacific Micronesica 43(1): 14-50
2011. First records of marine benthic algae from Swains Island, American Samoa Cryptogamie Algologie, 32(3): 271-291
2010. New records of subtidal benthic marine algae from Wake Atoll, Central Pacific Botanica Marina 53(1): 19-29. DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2010.005
2008. Additional marine benthic algae from Howland and Baker Islands, Central Pacific Pacific Science 62(2): 271-290
2012. New marine algal records from the Polynesia-Micronesia region of the Pacific Ocean Marine Biodiversity Records 5: e18. DOI: 10.1017/S1755267212000024
2010. Crustose coralline algal diseases in the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands Coral Reefs 29: 943-956. DOI: 10.1007/s00338-010-0646-x
2009. Coral health and disease assessment in the U.S. Pacific Remote Island Areas Bulletin of Marine Science 84(2): 211-227
2006. The reproductive seasonality and gametogenic cycle of Acropora cervicornis off Broward County, Florida, USA Coral Reefs 25(1): 110-122
2011. Severe, widespread El Nino-associated coral bleaching in the U.S. Phoenix Islands Bulletin of Marine Science 87(3): 623-638. DOI: 10.5343/bms.2010.1095
2006. An experimental histopathological rating scaleof sedimentation stress in the Caribbean coral Monstastraea cavernosa. Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, June 28 to July 2 2004, Okinawa, JAPAN: 1168-1173
2009. Coral health and disease assessment in the U.S. Pacific Territories and affiliated states Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 7-11 July 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Session Number 7: 175-179 [download]
2006. Phylogeny and taxonomy of Halimeda incrassata, including descriptions of H. kanaloana and H. heteromorpha spp. nov. (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) European Journal of Phycology 41(3): 337-362
2010. "Coral Dominance": a dangerous misnomer? Journal of Marine Biology 2011, Article ID 161274127, 8 p. DOI: 10.1155/2011/164127 [download]
2005. Daysa atropurpurea sp. nov. (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta), a deep-water species from the Hawaiian Archipelago Phycologia 44(5): 572-580
2004. Scinaia huismanii sp. nov. (Nemaliales, Rhodophyta): an addition to the exploration of the marine algae of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Phycologia 43(4): 445-454
2004. Acrosymphyton brainardii sp. no. (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Phycologia 43(1): 68-74
2009. Macroalgal (Boodlea composita) bloom at Kure and Midway Atolls, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Botanica Marina 52(4): 361-363
2010. Benthic composition of a healthy subtropical reef: baseline species-level cover, with an emphasis on algae, in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands PLoS ONE 5(3): e9733. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0009733 [download]
2006. Relative abundance of macroalgae (RAM) on Northwestern Hawaiian Island reefs Atoll Research Bulletin 543: 533-548 [download]
2006. Algae-dominated reefs American Scientist 94(5): 430-437
2005. Spatial heterogeneity of benthic community assemblages with an emphasis on reef algae at French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reefs 24(4): 574-581
2006. Marine algae of French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Species list and biogeographic comparisons Pacific Science 60(1): 81-95
2003. Reproductive features of Hawaiian Halimeda velasquezii (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta), and an evolutionary assessment of reproductive characters in Halimeda Cryptogamie, Algologie 24(4): 355-370
2003. Life without cells Biologist 50: 222-226
2009. Spatial and temporal comparison of algal biodiversity and benthic cover at Gardner Pinnacles, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Journal of Phycology 45(2): 337-347
2011. Effects of volcanic ash deposits on four functional groups of a coral reef Coral Reefs 30(4): 1025-1032. DOI: 10.1007/s00338-011-0793-8
2009. Geology and benthic habitats In: Friedlander A, Keller K, Wedding L, Clarke A, Monaco M (eds.). A marine biogeographic assessment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Chapter 3, pp. 65-103. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 84. Prepared by NCCOS's Biogeography Branch in cooperation with the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Silver Spring, MD, 363 p [download]
2009. Seafloor characterization using multibeam and optical data at French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands In: Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 7-11 July 2008, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Session Number 17: 662-666 [download]
2012. Status of coral reef fish assemblages and benthic condition around Guam: A report based on underwater visual surveys in Guam and the Mariana Archipelago, April-June 2011 U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-33, 22 p + Appendices [download]
2011. Differences in reef fish assemblages between populated and remote reefs spanning multiple archipelagos across the central and western Pacific Journal of Marine Biology 2011, Article ID 826234, 14 p. DOI: 10.1155/2011/826234 [download]
2008. Assessing the importance of fishing impacts on Hawaiian coral reef fish assemblages along regional-scale human population gradients Environmental Conservation 35: 261-272
2006. Initial results of submersible dives and multibeam mapping to investigate benthic habitats of Tutuila, American Samoa Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 87(36), suppl.
2013. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: an assessment of coral reef fishes in the US Pacific Islands Coral Reefs. DOI 10.1007/s00338-013-1018-0 [download]
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