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Peer-reviewed publications are fundamental to ensuring the science we produce is validated and accessible to the scientific community. The articles are written at the completion of research.

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Connectivity

Genetic linkages among coral and fish populations in Fiji

Drew, J.A., Allen, G.R., Kaufman, L. and Barber, P.H. 2008. Regional color and genetic differences demonstrate endemism in five putatively cosmopolitan reef fishes. Conservation Biology 22(4):965-975.

Allen, G.R., Drew, J.A., and Kaufman, L. 2008. Amphiprion barberi, a new species of anemonefish (Pomacentridae) from Fiji,Tonga, and Samoa. Aqua 14(3):105-114.

Allen, G.R., Drew, J.A., and Barber, P.H. 2008. Cirrhilabrus beauperryi, a new wrasse (Pisces: Labridae) from Melanesia. Aqua 14(3):129-140.

Drew, J.A. 2008. Biogeography, Evolution and Conservation of Melanesian Coral Reef Fishes. Ph.D. dissertation. Boston University.

Management Effectiveness

Advanced biosensors

Reitzel, A., Sullivan, J., Traylor-Knowles, N. and Finnerty, J. 2008. Genomic survey of candidate stress-response genes in the estuarine anemone Nematostella vectensis. Biol. Bull. 214:233-254.

Core ecological monitoring

Francini-Filho, R. and Moura, R. 2007. Dynamics of fish assemblages on coral reefs subjected to different management regimes in the Abrolhos Bank, Eastern Brazil. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 18:1166-1179.

Francini-Filho, R. and Moura, R. 2008. Evidence for spillover of reef fishes from a no-take marine reserve: An evaluation using the before-after control-impact approach. Fisheries Research 93:346-356.

Francini-Filho, R., Moura, R.L., Thompson, F.L., Reisa, R.M., Kaufman, L., Kikuchia, R.K.P. and Leãoa, Z.M.A.N. 2008. Diseases leading to accelerated decline of reef corals in the largest South Atlantic reef complex (Abrolhos Bank, Eastern Brazil). Marine Pollution Bulletin 56(5):1008-1014.

Kaufman, L., Karrer, L. B. and Peterson, P. 2009. Monitoring and Evaluation. In: Leslie, H. and McLeod, K. (Eds.) Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans, pp. 115-128 (Chapter 7). Washington, DC: Island Press. 392 pp.

Moura, R.L, Dutra, G.F, Francini-Filho, R.B., Minte-Vera, C.V., Curado, I.B., Guimaes, F.J., Oliveira, R.F. and Alves, D.C. 2007. Fisheries Management in the Marine Extractive Reserve of Corumbau – Bahia. In: Aquatic Protected Areas as Fisheries Management Tools. Protected Areas of Brazil Series, vol. 4. Brasília: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, pp. 175-188.

Francini-Filho, R., Moura, R. L., Ferreira, C.M. and Coni, E.O.C. 2008. Live coral predation by parrotfishes (Perciformes: Scaridae) in the Abrolhos Bank, eastern Brazil, with comments on the classification of species into functional groups. Neotropical Ichthyology 6(2):191-200. Download the article (PDF - 581 KB)

Minte-Vera, C., Francini-Filho, R. and Moura, R. 2008. Nested sampling: an improved visual census technique for studying reef fish assemblages. MEPS 367:283-293.

Moura, R. and Lindeman, K. 2007. A new species of snapper (Perciformes:Lutjanidae) from Brazil, with comments on the distribution of Lutjanus griseus and L. apodus. Zootaxa 1422:31-43. Download the article (PDF - 424 KB)

Diagnostic system for ecosystem health

Dinsdale, E.A., Pantos, O., Smriga, S., Edwards, R.A., Angly, F., Wegley, L., Hatay, M., Hall, D., Brown, E., Haynes, M., Krause, L., Sala, E., Sandin, S.A., Vega Thurber, R., Willis, B.L., Azam, F. Knowlton, N. and Rohwer, F. 2008. Microbial ecology of four coral atolls in the Northern Line Islands. PLoS ONE 3(2):e1584. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001584.

Sandin, S.A., Smith, J.E., DeMartini, E.E., Dinsdale, E.A., Donner, S.D., Friedlander, A.M., Konotchick, T., Malay, M., Maragos, J.E., Obura, D., Pantos, O., Paulay, G., Richie, M., Rohwer, F., Schroeder, R.E., Walsh, S., Jackson, J.B.C., Knowlton, N. and Sala, E. 2008. Baselines and degradation of coral reefs in the Northern Line Islands. PLoS ONE 3(2):e1548. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001548

Ecological effects of no-take MMAs in the Philippines

Samoilys, M.A., Martin-Smith, K.M., Giles, B.G., Cabrera, B., Anticamara, J.A., Brunio, E.O. and Vincent, A.C. 2007. Effectiveness of five small Philippines' coral reef reserves for fish populations depends on site-specific factors, particularly enforcement history. Biological Conservation 136:584 -601.

Extinction resistance

Edgar, G.J., Langhammer, P.F., Allen, G., Brooks, T.M., Brodie, J., Crosse, W., De Silva, N., Fishpool, L., Foster, M.N., Knox, D., McCosker, J.E., McManus, R., Miller, A. and Mugo, R. 2008. Key biodiversity areas as globally significant target sites for the conservation of marine biological diversity. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 18(6):969-983.

Edgar, G.J., Banks, S., Bensted-Smith, R., Calvopiña, M., Chiriboga, A., Garske, L.E., Henderson, S., Miller, K.A., and Salazar, S. 2008. Conservation of threatened species in the Galápagos Marine Reserve through identification and protection of marine key biodiversity areas. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 18(6):955-968.

Other

Palakovich, J. and Kaufman, L. 2008. Estimating the importance of maternal age, size, and spawning experience to recruitment of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Biological Conservation, doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2008.10.004.

Grober-Dunsmore, R., Wooninck, L., Field, J., Ainsworth, C., Beets, J., Berkeley, S., Bohnsack, J., Boulon, R., Brodeur, R., Brodziak, J., Crowder, L., Gleason, D., Hixon, M., Kaufman, L., Lindberg, B., Miller, M., Morgan, L., and Wahle, C. 2008. Vertical zoning in marine protected areas. Fisheries 33(12):598-610. Download the article (PDF - 838 KB)