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Li, L., Goberdhan, L. S., Giorgi, A., French, B., Egerton, J. P., Pollock, F. J., Rich, W., Smith, J. E., Fox, M. D., & Johnson, M. D. (2025). Newly Described Rhodolith Bed Complex Associated With Shallow Coral Reefs of Palmyra Atoll, Northern Line Islands. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 35(1), e70024. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.70024

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Khen, A., Fox, M. D., Johnson, M. D., Wall, C. B., & Smith, J. E. (2024). Inter- and intraspecific responses of coral colonies to thermal anomalies on Palmyra Atoll, central Pacific. PLOS ONE, 19(11), e0312409. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312409

McCarthy, O. S., Winston Pomeroy, M., & Smith, J. E. (2024). Corals that survive repeated thermal stress show signs of selection and acclimatization. PLOS ONE, 19(7), e0303779. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0303779

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Hargrave, M. S., Islam, S., Agarwal, V., & Smith, J. E. (2024). The influence of light stress on bromoform synthesis and concentration in the red seaweed Asparagopsis taxiformis. Journal of Applied Phycology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-023-03129-2

Resetarits, H. M., Dishon, G., Agarwal, V., & Smith, J. E. (2024). The effects of temperature and CO₂ enrichment on the red seaweed Asparagopsis taxiformis from Southern California with implications for aquaculture. Journal of Phycology, jpy.13526. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13526

Khen, A., Wall, C. B., & Smith, J. E. (2023). Standardization of in situ coral bleaching measurements highlights the variability in responses across genera, morphologies, and regions. PeerJ, 11, e16100. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16100

Fox, M. D., Guillaume-Castel, R., Edwards, C. B., Glanz, J., Gove, J. M., Green, J. A. M., Juhlin, E., Smith, J. E., & Williams, G. J. (2023). Ocean currents magnify upwelling and deliver nutritional subsidies to reef-building corals during El Niño heatwaves. Science Advances, 9(24), eadd5032. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.add5032

Charendoff, J. A., Edwards, C. B., Pedersen, N. E., Petrovic, V., Zgliczynski, B., Sandin, S. A., & Smith, J. E. (2023). Variability in composition of parrotfish bite scars across space and over time on a central Pacific atoll. Coral Reefs. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-023-02392-6

Dishon, G., Resetarits, H. M., Tsai, B., Jones, A. L., Agarwal, V., & Smith, J. E. (2023). The effect of light intensity, spectrum, and photoperiod on the physiological performance of Asparagopsis taxiformis tetrasporophytes. Algal Research, 76, 103304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2023.103304

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Dishon, G., Resetarits, H. M., Tsai, B., Black, K., Grossmann, J., & Smith, J. E. (2022). Image-based analysis and quantification of biofouling in cultures of the red alga Asparagopsis taxiformis. Journal of Applied Phycology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-022-02884-y

McCarthy, O., Smith, J., Petrovic, V., & Sandin, S. (2022). Identifying the drivers of structural complexity on Hawaiian coral reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 702, 71–86. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14205

Abigail Libbin Cannon, Michael G. Hynes, Mackenzie Brandt, Christian Wold, Aaron O’Dea, Andrew H. Altieri, & Jennifer E. Smith. (2022). Simulated Green Turtle Grazing Reduces Seagrass Productivity and Alters Benthic Community Structure While Triggering Further Disturbance by Feeding Stingrays. Caribbean Journal of Science, 52(2), 373–388. https://doi.org/10.18475/cjos.v52i2.a16

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Sandin, S. A., Edwards, C. B., Zgliczynski, B. J., Pedersen, N. E., Smith, J. E., & McNamara, D. E. (2022). Evidence of Biological Self-Organization in Spatial Patterns of a Common Tropical Alga. The American Naturalist, 722–729. https://doi.org/10.1086/721323

Wilson, J. M., Erazo, N., Connors, E., Chamberlain, E. J., Clements, S. M., Carter, M. L., Smith, J. E., & Bowman, J. S. (2022). Substantial microbial community shifts in response to an exceptional harmful algal bloom in coastal Southern California. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 10(1), 00088. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2021.00088

Donham, E. M., Hamilton, S. L., Aiello, I., Price, N. N., & Smith, J. E. (2022). Consequences of warming and acidification for the temperate articulated coralline alga, Calliarthron tuberculosum (Florideophyceae, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology, jpy.13272. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13272

Khen, A., Johnson, M. D., Fox, M. D., Clements, S. M., Carter, A. L., & Smith, J. E. (2022). Decadal stability of coral reef benthic communities on Palmyra Atoll, central Pacific, through two bleaching events. Coral Reefs. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-022-02271-6

Sandin, S. A., Alcantar, E., Clark, R., De Leon, R., Dilrosun, F., Edwards, C. B., Estep, A. J., Eynaud, Y., French, B. J., Fox, M. D., Grenda, D., Hamilton, S. L., Kramp, H., Marhaver, K. L., Miller, S. D., Roach, T. N. F., Seferina, G., Silveira, C. B., Smith, J. E., … Vermeij, M. J. A. (2022). Benthic assemblages are more predictable than fish assemblages at an island scale. Coral Reefs. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-022-02272-5

Johnson, M. D., Price, N. N., & Smith, J. E. (2022). Calcification accretion units (CAUs): A standardized approach for quantifying recruitment and calcium carbonate accretion in marine habitats. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 11. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.13867

Leliaert, F., Kelly, E. L. A., Janouskovec, J., Fox, M. D., Johnson, M. D., Redfern, F. M., Eria, T., Haas, A. F., Sala, E., Sandin, S. A., & Smith, J. E. (2022). Brilliantia kiribatiensis, a new genus and species of Cladophorales (Chlorophyta) from the remote coral reefs of the Southern Line Islands, Pacific Ocean. Journal of Phycology, 15. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13230

Fox, M. D., Cohen, A. L., Rotjan, R. D., Mangubhai, S., Sandin, S. A., Smith, J. E., Thorrold, S. R., Dissly, L., Mollica, N. R., & Obura, D. (2021). Increasing coral reef resilience through successive marine heatwaves. Geophysical Research Letters, 48(17), 11. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021gl094128

Martin, N., Bernat, T., Dinasquet, J., Stofko, A., Damon, A., Deheyn, D. D., Azam, F., Smith, J. E., Davey, M. P., Smith, A. G., Vignolini, S., & Wangpraseurt, D. (2021). Synthetic algal-bacteria consortia for space-efficient microalgal growth in a simple hydrogel system. Journal of Applied Phycology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-021-02528-7

Donham, E. M., Hamilton, S. L., Price, N. N., Kram, S., Kelly, E., Johnson, M. D., Neu, A. T., & Smith, J. (2021). Experimental assessment of the impacts of ocean acidification and urchin grazing on benthic kelp forest assemblages. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 540, 11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2021.151548

Fox, M. D., Nelson, C. E., Oliver, T. A., Quinlan, Z. A., Remple, K., Glanz, J., Smith, J. E., & Putnam, H. M. (2021). Differential resistance and acclimation of two coral species to chronic nutrient enrichment reflect life-history traits. Functional Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13780

Tran, L. A. T., Bafort, Q., Steen, F., Garreta, A. G., D’Hondt, S., Miller, K. A., Vranken, S., Zuljevic, A., Smith, J. E., & De Clerck, O. (2020). Dictyota cyanoloma (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae), a Newly Introduced Brown Algal Species in California(1). Journal of Phycology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13100

Kaplanis, N. J., Harris, J. L., & Smith, J. E. (2020). A cross-genus comparison of grazing pressure by two native marine herbivores on native, non-native naturalized, and non-native invasiveSargassummacroalgae. Helgoland Marine Research, 74(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s10152-020-00541-w

Thapa, H. R., Lin, Z. J., Yi, D. Q., Smith, J. E., Schmidt, E. W., & Agarwal, V. (2020). Genetic and biochemical reconstitution of bromoform biosynthesis in asparagopsis lends insights into seaweed reactive oxygen species enzymology. Acs Chemical Biology, 15(6), 1662–1670. https://doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.0c00299

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Keller, L., Siqueira-Neto, J. L., Souza, J. M., Eribez, K., LaMonte, G. M., Smith, J. E., & Gerwick, W. H. (2020). Palstimolide A: A complex polyhydroxy macrolide with antiparasitic activity. Molecules, 25(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25071604

Johnson, M. D., Fox, M. D., Kelly, E. L. A., Zgliczynski, B. J., Sandin, S. A., & Smith, J. E. (2020). Ecophysiology of coral reef primary producers across an upwelling gradient in the tropical central Pacific. PLOS ONE, 15(2), e0228448. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228448

Kelly, E. L. A., Cannon, A. L., & Smith, J. E. (2020). Environmental impacts and implications of tropical carrageenophyte seaweed farming. Conservation Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13462

Cyronak, T., Takeshita, Y., Courtney, T. A., DeCarlo, E. H., Eyre, B. D., Kline, D. I., Martz, T., Page, H., Price, N. N., Smith, J., Stoltenberg, L., Tresguerres, M., & Andersson, A. J. (2020). Diel temperature and pH variability scale with depth across diverse coral reef habitats. Limnology and Oceanography Letters. https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10129

Carter, A. L., Edwards, C. B., Fox, M. D., Amir, C. G., Eynaud, Y., Johnson, M. D., Lewis, L. S., Sandin, S. A., & Smith, J. E. (2019). Changes in benthic community composition associated with the outbreak of the corallimorph, Rhodactis howesii, at Palmyra Atoll. Coral Reefs, 38(6), 1267–1279. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-019-01841-5

Pedersen, N. E., Edwards, C. B., Eynaud, Y., Gleason, A. C. R., Smith, J. E., & Sandin, S. A. (2019). The influence of habitat and adults on the spatial distribution of juvenile corals. Ecography. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.04520

Darling, E. S., McClanahan, T. R., Maina, J., Gurney, G. G., Graham, N. A. J., Januchowski-Hartley, F., Cinner, J. E., Mora, C., Hicks, C. C., Maire, E., Puotinen, M., Skirving, W. J., Adjeroud, M., Ahmadia, G., Arthur, R., Bauman, A. G., Beger, M., Berumen, M. L., Bigot, L., … Mouillot, D. (2019). Social-environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Anthropocene. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 3(9), 1341–1350. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0953-8

Fox, M. D., Carter, A. L., Edwards, C. B., Takeshita, Y., Johnson, M. D., Petrovic, V., Amir, C. G., Sala, E., Sandin, S. A., & Smith, J. E. (2019). Limited coral mortality following acute thermal stress and widespread bleaching on Palmyra Atoll, central Pacific. Coral Reefs, 38(4), 701–712. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-019-01796-7

Lewis, L. S., & Smith, J. E. (2019). Functional diversity among herbivorous sea urchins on a coral reef: grazing rate, dietary preference, and metabolism. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 625, 71–87. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13038

Kelly, L. W., Nelson, C. E., Haas, A. F., Naliboff, D. S., Calhoun, S., Carlson, C. A., Edwards, R. A., Fox, M. D., Hatay, M., Johnson, M. D., Kelly, E. L. A., Lim, Y. W., Macherla, S., Quinlan, Z. A., Silva, G. G. Z., Vermeij, M. J. A., Zgliczynski, B., Sandin, S. A., Smith, J. E., & Rohwer, F. (2019). Diel population and functional synchrony of microbial communities on coral reefs. Nature Communications, 10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09419-z

Fox, M. D., Williams, G. J., Johnson, M. D., Radice, V. Z., Zgliczynski, B. J., Kelly, E. L. A., Rohwer, F. L., Sandin, S. A., & Smith, J. E. (2018). Gradients in primary production predict trophic strategies of mixotrophic corals across spatial scales. Current Biology, 28(21), 3355-+. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.08.057

d’Auriac, I. G., Quinn, R. A., Maughan, H., Nothias, L. F., Little, M., Kapono, C. A., Cobian, A., Reyes, B. T., Green, K., Quistad, S. D., Leray, M., Smith, J. E., Dorrestein, P. C., Rohwer, F., Deheyn, D. D., & Hartmann, A. C. (2018). Before platelets: the production of platelet-activating factor during growth and stress in a basal marine organism. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 285(2884). https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.1307

Nakajima, R., Haas, A. F., Silveira, C. B., Kelly, E. L. A., Smith, J. E., Sandin, S., Kelly, L. W., Rohwer, F., Nakatomi, N., & Kurihara, H. (2018). Release of dissolved and particulate organic matter by the soft coral Lobophytum and subsequent microbial degradation. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 504, 53–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2018.02.008

Williams, G. J., Sandin, S. A., Zgliczynski, B. J., Fox, M. D., Gove, J. M., Rogers, J. S., Furby, K. A., Hartmann, A. C., Caldwell, Z. R., Price, N. N., & Smith, J. E. (2018). Biophysical drivers of coral trophic depth zonation. Marine Biology, 165(4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-018-3314-2

Ruttenberg, B., Caselle, J. E., Estep, A. J., Johnson, A. E., Marhaver, K. L., Richter, L. J., Sandin, S. A., Vermeij, M. J. A., Smith, J. E., Grenda, D., & Cannon, A. (2018). Ecological assessment of the marine ecosystems of Barbuda, West Indies: Using rapid scientific assessment to inform ocean zoning and fisheries management. PLOS ONE, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189355

Lewis, L. S., Smith, J. E., & Eynaud, Y. (2018). Comparative metabolic ecology of tropical herbivorous echinoids on a coral reef. PLOS ONE, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190470

Edwards, C. B., Eynaud, Y., Williams, G. J., Pedersen, N. E., Zgliczynski, B. J., Gleason, A. C. R., Smith, J. E., & Sandin, S. A. (2017). Large-area imaging reveals biologically driven non-random spatial patterns of corals at a remote reef. Coral Reefs, 36(4), 1291–1305. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-017-1624-3

Johnson, M. D., Comeau, S., Lantz, C. A., & Smith, J. E. (2017). Complex and interactive effects of ocean acidification and temperature on epilithic and endolithic coral-reef turf algal assemblages. Coral Reefs, 36(4), 1059–1070. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-017-1597-2