Publications

Books

Marine Ecosystem Restoration (MER) – Challenges and New Horizons

B.R. Silliman, A. Abelson, C. Angelini, G. Krause, M. Saunders, and T. Van Der Heide, editors. 2023. Marine Ecosystem Restoration (MER) – Challenges and New Horizons. Frontiers Media SA.

Book Cover - Marine Disease Ecology

Behringer, D. B.R. Silliman, and K. Lafferty, editors. 2020. Marine Disease Ecology. Oxford University Press.

Kareiva, P., M. Marvier, and B. R. Silliman, editors. 2017. Effective Conservation Science: Data not Dogma. Oxford University Press.

Bertness, M. D.,J. Bruno, B. R. Silliman, and J.J. Stachowicz. 2013. Marine Community Ecology and Conservation. Sinauer Press.

Silliman, B. R., T. Grosholtz, and M. D. Bertness, editors. 2009. Human Impacts on Salt Marshes: A Global Perspective. University of California Press.


Journal Articles

Silliman mentored *post-doc, ** graduate student, or *** undergraduate student


2023

Nature - Significant Otters

210. Hughes, B.*, K. Beheshti, M. Tinker, C. Angelini**, C. Endris, L. Murai, S. Anderson, S. Espinosa, M. Staedler, J. Tomoleioni, and B. R. Silliman. 2023. Top predator recovery abates geomorphic decline in a coastal ecosystem. Nature.

Science cover

209. Xu, C., B. R. Silliman, J. Chen, X. Li, M. S. Thomsen, Q. Zhang, J. Lee, J. S. Lefcheck, P. Daleo, B. B. Hughes, H. P. Jones, R. Wang, S. Wang, C. Smith, X. Xi, A. H. Altieri, J. van de Koppel, T. M. Palmer, L. Liu, J. Wu, Bo Li, and Q. He,. 2023. Herbivory limits success of plant restoration globally. Science 382, 589-594

208. Xincheng, Li, H. Wang, D. McCauley, A. Altieri, B. R. Silliman, J. Wu, B. Li, and Q. He. Megafauna as a neglected cornerstone for coastal ecosystem conservation in China. In press. Science Advances.

207. Vozzo, M. *, C. Doropoulos, B. R. Silliman, A. Steven, S. Reeves, R. ter Hofstede, M. van Koningsveld, J. van de Koppel. T. McPherson, M. Ronan and M. I. Saunders. Harnessing positive interactions across multiple habitats is needed to enhance coastal marine restoration success. 2023. PNAS.

206. Silliman, B.R., C Angelini, G. Krause, C. Smith*, S. Valdez**, J. McLean**, A. Paxton*, T. van der Heide. 2023. A Call for a More Inclusive Paradigm in Marine Ecosystem Restoration. Frontiers in Marine Science. 

205. Gräfnings, M., L. L. Govers, J. H.T. Heusinkveld, B. R. Silliman, Q. Smeele, S. R. Valdez, and T. van der Heide. Macrozoobenthos as indicators of habitat suitability for intertidal seagrass. 2023. Ecological Indicators 147:109948-109955.

204. Morton, J.**, S. A. Huff***, E. H. Wellman***, and B. R. Silliman. 2023. Grazer host density mediates the ability of parasites to protect foundational plants from overgrazing. Oikos.

203. Pétillon J., McKinley E., Alexander M., Adams J.B., Angelini C., Balke T., Griffin J.N., Bouma T., Hacker S., He Q., Hensel M.J.S., Ibáñez C., Macreadie P.I., Martino S., Sharps E., Ballinger R., de Battisti D., Beaumont N., Burdon D., Daleo P., D’Alpaos A., Duggan-Edwards M., Garbutt A., Jenkins S., Ladd C.J.T., Lewis H., Mariotti G., McDermott O., Mills R., Möller I., Nolte S., Pagès J.F., Silliman B., Zhang L. & Skov M.W. 2023. Top ten priorities for global saltmarsh restoration, conservation and ecosystem service research. 2023. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165544

202. Valdez, S.R.**, Daleo, Pedro, de La Mater III, D.S.**, and B. R. Silliman. 2023.Top-down and bottom-up control of Spartina alterniflora characteristics beyond standing biomass. PloS One.

201. Paxton, A.B., T.N. Riley, C.L. Steenrod, C.S. Smith, Y.S. Zhang, R.K. Gittman, B.R. Silliman, C.A. Buckel, T.S. Viehman, B.J. Puckett, and J. Davis. 2023. What evidence exists on the performance of nature-based solutions interventions for coastal protection in biogenic, shallow ecosystems? A systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence 12(11). DOI: 10.1186/s13750-023-00303-4.

200. Brenner, C. L.***, Valdez, S., Zhang**, Y. S., Shaver**, E., Hughes*, B., Silliman, B. R., & Morton, J. P**. 2023. Sediment carbon storage differs in native and non-native Caribbean seagrass beds. Marine Environmental Research 106307.


2022

199. Temmink, R., L. Lamers, C. Angelini, T. J. Bouma, C. Fritz, J. van de Koppel, R. Lexmond, B. R. Silliman, M. Rietkerk, T. van der Heide. 2022. Recovering wetland biogeomorphic feedbacks to restore the world’s biotic carbon hotspots. Science. dot: 10.1126/science.abn1479

198. Thomsen, M., A. Altieri, C. Angelini, M. J. Bishop, F. Bulleri, R. Farhan, V. Fruling, S. Harrison, P. E. Gribben, M. Klinghardt, J. Langeneck, B. S. Lanham, L. Mondardini, Y. Mulders, S. Oleksyn, Q. He, A. Ramus, T. Schneider, D. R. Schiel, A. Siciliano, B. R. Silliman, D Smale, P. M. South, T. Wernberg, S. Zhang, G. Zots. 2022. Heterogeneity within and among co-occurring foundation species increases biodiversity. Nature Communications.

197. Hensel, M. J., B. R. Silliman, E. Hensel, j. von de Koppel, S. Sharp, S. Crotty, J. K. Byrnes. 2022.  An invasive megaconsumer reverses positive interactions that sustain coastal ecosystem resilience. Nature Communications 12:6290-6298.

196. Zengel, S., J. Weaver, I. A. Mendelssohn, S. A. Graham, Q. Lin, M. W. Hester, J. M. Willis, B. R. Silliman, J. W. Fleeger3 G. McClenachan, N. N. Rabalais, R. Eugene Turner3, R. Hughes, J. Cebrian, D. R. Deis, N. Rutherford, B. J. Roberts. 2022. Meta-Analysis of Salt Marsh Vegetation Impacts and Recovery, Synthesis Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Ecological Applications https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2489

195. Boyd A.**, Walker N., Valdez S.**, Zhang S., Altieri A., Crain C., B. R. Silliman. 2022. Invertebrate grazing on live turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum): a common interaction thatmay facilitate fungal growth. Frontiers in Marine Science.

194. Sievers, M., C. Brown, C. Buelow, R. Hale, A. Ostrowski, M. Saunders, B. R. Silliman, S. Swearer, M. Turschwell, S. Valdez**, R. Connolly. Restoring coastal habitats: an animal eye’s view. BioScience. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac088

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


2021

192. Ren, J., J. Chen, C. Xu, J. Koppel, M. S. Thomsen, S. Qiu, F. Cheng, Q. Liu, C. Xu, J. Bai, Y. Zhang, B. Cui, M. D. Bertness, Z. Ma, B. R. Silliman, B. Li, Q. He. Invasive species erode the success of coastal wetland protected areas. 2021. Science Advances 7: eabi8943.

191. Hensel, M.J.S., B. R. Silliman, E. Hensel, and J.E.K. Byrnes 2021. An invasive megaconsumer controls brackish marsh plant community structure and function over time. Ecology https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3572

190. Smith, H.**, Garcia Lozano, A., Baker, D., Blondin, H., Hamilton, J., Choi, J., Basurto, X, and Silliman, B. 2021. Fishing for Ecology in the Science of Small-Scale Fisheries: A Synthetic Review. Biological Conservation 254(1):108895.

189. Zhang, S. **, R. Gittman, S. Donaher, S. trackenberg, T. van der Heide, B. R. Silliman. 2021. Inclusion of intra and interspecific facilitation enhances seagrass restoration. Frontiers in Marine Science https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.645673.

188. Ainsworth, T., B. Legget, C. S. Heron, Lantz, J. Morton, J. Renzi, C. Page, B. R. Silliman. 2021. Rebuilding relationships on reefs: Can bleaching alerts meet the adaptation needs of coral reef users? 2021. BioEssays https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.202100048.

187. Renzi, J.** and B. 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 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13569.

186. S. Valdez**, Shaver, L.**,, D. Keller, J. Morton, C. Chen, I. Markham, L. Slivinski, D. Willette, R. Muthukrishnan, C. Martinez, C. Wiernicki, B. R. Silliman. 2021. Macroinvertebrate densities in the invasive seagrass, Halophila stipulacea, in St. John, USVI. Aquatic Botany 175:103448.

185. Feagin, R., T. Bridges, B. Bledsoe, E. Losos, S.
Ferreira, E. Corwin, Q. Lodder, Mi. W. Beck, B. Reguero, A. Sutton-Grier, J. Figlus, R. Palmer, D. Nelson, C. Smith, L. Olandr, B. R. Silliman, H. Pietersen, R. Costanza, R. K. Gittman, S. Narayan, N. Pontee, M. Donahue, D. McNeill, and T. Guidry. Infrastructure policy must incorporate Nature’s lessons in a rapidly changing world. 2021. One Earth https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2021.10.003.

184. Roca, C, J. Alberti, P. Daleo, B. R. Silliman, O. Iribarne,  J. Nunez, C. Angelini, and J. Alberti.  2021. Extreme floods intensify herbivory and drive ecosystem range retraction. Journal of Ecology https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13735.

183. Hunter, M., C. Beaver, N. A. Johnson, E. K. Bors, A. A. Mignucci-Giannoni, B. R. Silliman, D. Buddo6 L. Searle, and E. Díaz-Ferguson. Analysis of U.S. Florida samples leads to alternative Western Atlantic introduction scenarios for the invasive Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans). 2021. Marine Ecology Progress Series https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13841.

182. Hammann, L, B. Silliman, and B. Blasius. 2021.  Optimal planting distance in a simple model of habitat restoration with an Allee effect. Frontiers in Marine Science https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.610412.

181. He, Q., Q. Wanqing, J. Chen; Q. Zhang, C, Wu; Qiang Ma, B. R. Silliman; J. Wu; B. Li Top-down control of foundation species recovery during coastal wetland restoration. 2021. Science of the Total Environment https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144854.

180. Beheshti K., K. Wasson, C. Angelini, B. Silliman, and B. Hughes. 2021.Long-term study reveals top-down effect of crabs on a California salt marsh. Ecosphere https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3703.


2020

179. Saunders, M., R. Babcock, E. Bayraktarov,R. Bustamante, C. Doropoulos, A. Eger, Chris Gillies, D. Gorman,A. Steven, M. Vanderklift, M. Vosso,B. R. Silliman.2020. Bright spots in the emerging field of coastal marine ecosystem restoration. Current Biology, 30(24), pp.R1500-R1510.

178. Temmink, R.J.M.,Christianen, M.J.A., Fivash, G.S., Angelini, C., Boström, C., Didderen, K.,  Engel, S.M., Esteban, N., Gaeckle, J.L., Gagnon, K., Govers, L.L., Infantes, E., van Katwijk, M.M., Kipson, S., Lamers, L.P.M., Lengkeek, W., Silliman, B.R., van Tussenbroek, B.I., Unsworth, R.K.F., Yaakub, S.M., Bouma, T.J., van der Heide, T. 2020. Mimicry of emergent traits amplifies coastal restoration success. Nature Communications, 11(1).

177. Whalen, M. R. D. B. at el  (61 authors). 2020. Climate drives the geography of marine consumption by changing predator communities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2005255117.

176. Morton, J.** and B. R. Silliman. 2020. Parasites increase resistance of a coastal ecosystem to drought. Ecology, 101(1), p. e02897.

175. Ainsworth, T., J. Renzi** and B. R. Silliman. 2020. Positive interactions in the coral macro and microbiome. Trends in Microbiology, 28(8):602-604.

174. He, Q*, H. Li, C. Xu, Q. Sun, M. Bertness, C. Fang, B. Li, and B. R. Silliman. 2020. Consumer regulation of the carbon cycle in coastal wetland ecosystems. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 375(1814), pp 20190451.

173. Shaver, L.**, J. Renzi**, M. Bucher*** and B. R. Silliman. Relationships between a common Caribbean corallivorous snail
 and protected area status, coral cover, and predator abundance. Scientific Reports, 10(1), pp. 1-10. 

172. Valdez, S. R.**, S. Zhang**, T. van der Heide, M. Vanderklift, Fl. Tarquinio, B. R. Silliman.2020. Positive ecological interactions and the success of seagrass restorations. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, p. 91.

171. Paxton, A.B.*J.C. Taylor, E.A. Pickering, A.M. Adler, R. Van Hoeck, E.S. Iversen, C.H. Peterson,and B.R. Silliman. 2020. Artificial habitats support top predators across diverse marine ecosystems. PLOS ONE, 15(9), p. e0237374.

170. Brown, C.***, A.B. Paxton*, J.C. Taylor, R.V. Van Hoeck, M.H. Fatzinger, and B.R. Silliman. 2020. Short-term reef fish community changes correlate with variability in large shark occurrence. Food Webs, p.e00147.

169. Smith, C.S.*, M. Rudd**, R. Gittman, E. Melvin, V. Patterson, J. Renzi**, E. Wellman, and B. R. Silliman. 2020. Coming to terms with living shorelines: A scoping review of novel restoration strategies for shoreline protection. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, p. 434.

168. Reeves, SE., Renzi**, J. J., Fobert, E. K., Silliman, B. R., Hancock, B., DeAngelis, B. M., Gillies, C. L.2020.  Facilitating better outcomes: How positive species interactions can improve oyster reef restoration. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, p. 656.

167. Eger A. M., Marzinelli E., Gribben P., Johnson C. R., Layton C., Steinberg P. D., Wood G., Silliman B. R., Vergés A. Playing to the Positives: Using Synergies to Enhance Kelp Forest Restoration. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7:544.

166. Brooks, W. R.**, M. E. Rudd**, S. H. Cheng, B. R. Silliman, D. A. Gill, G. N. Ahmadia, D. A. Andradi-Brown, L. Glew, and L. M. Campbell. 2020. Social and ecological outcomes of conservation interventions in tropical coastal marine ecosystems: A systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence, 9, pp.1-12.

165. Gaskin, L.**, A. Paxton*, B. R. Silliman. 2020. Megafauna in salt marshes. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, p.975.

164. Abelson, A., D. Reed, G. Edgar, G. A. Kendrick, R. .J. Orth, L. Airoldi, M. W. Beck, G. Krause, B. Silliman, N. Shashar, N. Stambler, E. Brokovich and P. Nelson. 2020. Challenges for restoration of coastal marine ecosystems in the Anthropocene. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, p.892.

163. Gaskins, LC**, Morton, JP**, Renzi, JJ**, Valdez, SR**, Silliman, BR. 2020.  Habitat features associated with newborn Giant Shovelnose Rays (Glaucostegus typus). North Queensland Naturalist, 50, pp. 73-79.


2019

161. Silliman, B. R., Q. He*, C. Angelini**, C. Smith*, M. Kirwin, P. Daleo, J. Renzi, J. Butler***, T. Osborne, J. Nifong**, J. von de Koppel.  2019. Field Experiments and Meta-analysis Reveal Wetland Vegetation as a Crucial Element in the Coastal Protection Paradigm. Current Biology.

160. Macreadie, P., A. Anton, J. A. Raven, N. Beaumont, R. M. Connolly, D.A. Friess, J. J. Kelleway, H. Kennedy, T. Kuwae, P. S. Lavery, C.E. Lovelock, D. Smale, E. T. A., Trisha B. Atwood, J. Baldock, T. S. Bianchi, G. L. Chmura, B. D. Eyre, J. W. Fourqurean, J. M. Hall-Spencer, M. Huxham, I. E. Hendriks, D. Krause-Jensen, D.Laffoley, T. Luisetti, N. Marba, P. Masque, K. J. McGlathery, P. J. Megonigal, B. D. Russell, R. Santos, O.Serrano, B. R. Silliman, K. Watanabe, C. M. Duarte.  2019. The Future of Blue Carbon Science. Nature Communications.

159. He, Q.* and B. R. Silliman. 2019. Climate change, human impacts, and coastal ecosystems in the Anthropocene. Current Biology.

158. He, Q. *, J. van de Koppel and B. R. Silliman. 2019. Weather Fluctuations affect the impact of consumers on vegetation recovery following a catastrophic die-off. Ecology 100:1.

157. Paxton, A.*, C. Peterson, C. Taylor, A. Adler, E. Pickering, B. R. Silliman. 2019 Artificial reefs facilitate tropical fish at their range edge. Communication Biology 2:168.

156. Klinges, J. G., S. M. Rosales1, R. McMinds, E. C. Shaver**, A. A. Shantz, E. Peters, D. E. Burkepile, B. R. Silliman, R. Vega Thurber.  2019.  Genomic reconstruction of Candidatus Marinoinvertebrata rohwerii, gen. nov., sp. nov., implicates nutrient pollution as a mechanism behind bacterial pathogenesis in corals.  ISME.

155. Zhang, S.** and B. R. Silliman. 2019. A facilitation cascade enhances local biodiversity in seagrass beds. Diversity 3:30-39.

154. Bortolus A, Adam P, Adams JB, Ainouche ML, Ayres D, Bertness MD, Bouma TJ, Bruno JF, Caçador I, Carlton JT, Castillo JM, Costa CSB, Davy AJ, Deegan L, Duarte B, Figueroa E, Gerwein J, Gray AJ, Grosholz ED, Hacker SD, Hughes AR, Mateos-Naranjo E, Mendelssohn IA, Morris JT, Muñoz-Rodríguez AF, Nieva FJJ, Levin LA, Li B, Liu W, Pennings SC, Pickart A, Redondo-Gómez S, Richardson DM, Salmon A, Schwindt E, Silliman BR, Sotka EE, Stace C, Sytsma M, Temmerman S, Turner RE, Valiela I, Weinstein MP, Weis JS (2019) Supporting Spartina: Interdisciplinary perspective shows Spartina as a distinct solid genus. Ecology 100 (10): e02863. 10.1002/ecy.2863

153. Renzi, J. **, Q. He*, B. R. Silliman. 2019. Harnessing positive species interactions to enhance coastal wetland restoration. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7:131.

152. Thomsen, M. S., A. P. Ramus, Z. T. Long, and B. R. Silliman. 2019. A seaweed increases ecosystem multifunctionality when invading bare mudflats. Biological Invasions 21:27-36.

151. Hughes BB, Wasson K, Tinker MT, Williams SL, Carswell LP, Boyer KE, Beck MW, Eby R, Scoles R, Staedler M, Espinosa S, Hessing-Lewis M, Foster EU, M. Beheshti K, Grimes TM, Becker BH, Needles L, Tomoleoni JA, Rudebusch J, Hines E, Silliman BR. 2019. Species recovery and recolonization of past habitats: lessons for science and conservation from sea otters in estuaries. PeerJ 7:e8100

150. Paxton, A.B., E. Blair,* C. Blawas,* M. Fatzinger, M. Marens, J. Holmberg, C. Kingen, T. Houppermans,M, Keusenkothen, J. McCord, B.R. Silliman, and L.M. Penfold. 2019.  Citizen-science photographs reveal that six female sand tiger sharks (Carcharias taurus) exhibit signs of site fidelity on shipwrecks. Bulletin of Ecological Society of America e02687.


2018

149. Shaver, E. C.**, D. E. Burkepile, and B. R. Silliman. 2018. Local management actions can increase coral resilience to thermally-induced bleaching. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2:1075.

148. Derksen‐Hooijberg, M., C. Angelini, L. P. Lamers, A. Borst, A. Smolders, J. R. Hoogveld, H. de Paoli, J. van de Koppel, B. R. Silliman, and T. van der Heide. 2018. Mutualistic interactions amplify saltmarsh restoration success. Journal of Applied Ecology 55:405-414.

147. Fariña, J. M., Q. He*, B. R. Silliman, and M. D. Bertness. 2018. Biogeography of salt marsh plant zonation on the Pacific coast of South America. Journal of Biogeography 45:238-247.

146. Griffin, J. N.*, and B. R. Silliman. 2018. Predator size‐structure and species identity determine cascading effects in a coastal ecosystem. Ecology and Evolution 8:12435-12442.

145. Shaver, L.**, J. Morton**, D. Keller**, B. R. Silliman. 2018. Green turtles prefer to feed on native vs. invasive seagrasses. Caribbean Naturalist.

144. Silliman, B. R., B. Hughes*, L. Gaskin***, J. Nifong, T. Tinker, J. Nifong**, D. Johnson, A. Read, R. Stepp.  2018.  Are the Ghosts of Nature’s Past haunting ecology today?  Current Biology.

143. Silliman, B. R. and Q. He*.  Physical stress, trophic feedbacks and new theory in ecology.  2018.  Trends in Ecology and Evolution.

142. Thomsen, M., A. Altieiri,C. Angelini, M. Bishop, P. Gribben, G. Lear, D. Schiel,  B. R. Silliman, P. South, D. Watson, T Wernberg, G. Zotz. 2018. Secondary foundation species enhance biodiversity. Nature Ecology and Evolution.

141. Daleo, P., J. Alberti, F. Ialonardi, A. Jumpponen, A. Veach, O. Iribarne, B. R. Silliman. 2018. Nutrient enrichment favors stochastic vs. determinisitic control of leaf microbiome assemblage. Ecology.

140. Angelini, C, S. ** von Montfrans**, M. Hensel**, Q. He*, and B. R. Silliman. 2018. Heterogeneity in top-down control and physical stress moderates salt marsh resilience to drought. Oecologia 

139. Zhang, S, W. Cioffi, R. Cope, P. Daleo, E. Heywood, C. Hoyt, J. Carter, and B.R. Silliman. 2018. A global synthesis reveals gaps in coastal habitat restoration research. Sustainability 10, 1040-1048.


2017

138. Ramus, A.**, B. R. Silliman, M. Thomsen*, Z.T. Long. 2017. An invasive foundation species enhances multifunctionality in a coastal ecosystem. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA).
– Subject of an article in Science: Research Highlights by Andrew Sugden

137. de Paoli, H. **, T. van der Heide, A. van den Berg, B. R. Silliman, J. van de Koppel.       2017. Behavioral self-organization underlies the stability of mussel bed ecosystems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA).

136. He, Qiang*, B. R. Silliman, L. Zezheng, B. Cui. 2017. Biotic attack triggers ecosystem collapse under drought. Ecology Letters.
– Subject of an article at Nature Climate Change: Research Highlights
– Subject of an article at ScienceDaily.com
– Subject of an article in Physcis.org

135. Shaver L. C.**, A. A. Shantz, D. E. Burkepile, R.L. Vega-Thurber, R. McMinds, B. R. Silliman. 2017. Effects of predation and nutrient enrichment on the success and microbiome of a foundational coral. Ecology 98:830-839.

134. Derksen-Hooijberg, M., C. Angelini, L. P.M. Lamers, A. Borst, A. Smolders, J. R.H Hoogveld, H. de Paoli4, B. R. Silliman, and Tjisse van der Heide. 2017. Mutualistic interactions amplify salt marsh restoration success. Journal of Applied Ecology.

133. He, Q.*, B. R. Silliman and B. Cui. 2017. How much can plants tolerate salinity? A test using two most salt-tolerant plants in salt marshes. Ecology and Evolution.  

132. Shaver, L.** and B. R. Silliman. 2017. Its time to cash in on positive interactions for coral reef restoration. Peer J.

131. Nifong, J** and B. R. Siliman. 2017. Abiotic Factors Influence the Dynamics of Marine Habitat Use by a Highly Mobile “Freshwater” Top Predator. Hydrobiologia.

130. Spright, C.**, B. R. Silliman, M. McCoy. 2017. Multiple stressors impact a marine foundation species. Ecology and Evolution

129. Zengel, S., J. Weaver, S. C. Pennings, B. Silliman, D. R. Deis, C. L. Montague, A. Zimmerman, N. Rutherford, and Z. Nixon. 2017. Five Years of Oil Spill Effects on Marsh Periwinkles (Littoraria irrorata). Marine Ecology Progress Series 576: 135-144.


2016

128. Silliman, B. R., Q. He*, C. Wobus, P. Dixon, J. Willis, M. Hester. 2016. Thresholds in marsh resilience to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Scientific Reports 6:32520-29.
– Subject of an article in the Washington Post
– Subject of an article at ScienceDaily.com

127. Angelini, C.**, J. N. Griffin*, J. van de Koppel, L. P. M. Lamers, A. J. P. Smolders, M. Derksen-Hooijberg, T. van der Heide, and B. R. Silliman. 2016. A keystone mutualism underpins salt marsh resilience to drought. Nature Communications 7:12473-80.
– Subject of an article at Science Daily
– Subject of an article in Physcis.org

126. He, Q.* and B. R. Silliman. 2016. Consumer control as a ubiquitous driver of coastal vegetation worldwide. Ecological Monographs 86:278-294.

125. Silliman, B. R., P. Kareiva, C. Pfister. 2016. Robert Treat Paine III: An Out-Sized American Naturalist. American Naturalist 189:000-000.

124. van der Zee, E. M., C. Angelini**, L. L. Govers, H. Olff, M. J. A. Christianen, A. H. Altieri, K. J.van der Reijden, B. R. Silliman, J. van de Koppel, M. van der Geest, J. A. van Gils, H. W. van der Veer, T. Piersma, P. C. de Ruiter and T. van der Heide. 2016. Non-trophic facilitation as a primary driver of food web assembly. Proceedings of The Royal Society B 283:1-9.

123. Fariña, J. M., Q. He*, B. R. Silliman and M. D. Bertness. 2016. Bottom-up and top-down human impacts interact to affect a protected Chilean marsh. Ecology 97:640-688.

122. C. Pimiento**, B. J. MacFadden, C. Clements , J. Velez-Juarbe , C. Jaramillo, and B. R. Silliman. 2016. Geographic distribution patterns of Carcharocles megalodon over time reveal clues about mechanisms of extinction. Journal of Biogeography 43:1645-1655.

121. R. F. Freitas**, E. C. Schrack**, Q. He*, B. R. Silliman, E. B. Furlong3, A. C. Telles, C. S.B. Costa. Consumer control of the establishment of marsh foundation plants in intertidal mudflats. 2016. Marine Ecology Progress Series 537: 49-58.

120. Zengel, S, S. Pennings, B. Silliman, C. Montague, J. Weaver, M. O. Krasnec, N. Rutherford, Z. Nixon. 2016. Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacts on salt marsh fiddler crabs. Estuaries and Coasts 39:1154-1163.

119. Dayton, P., M. Dethier, D. Duggins, Kareiva, P., M. Koehl, B. Menge, C. Pfister, S. Levin, J. Ruesnick, K. Sebens, B. R. Silliman, T. Wooton. Robert Treat Paine III. Resolution of Respect. Ecological Bulletin 97:359–363.


2015

118. Silliman, B. R., L. Schrack**, Q. He*, A. Santoni**, R. Jacobi***, M. Jacobi, T. van der Heide, J. von de Koppel. 2015. Facilitation shifts paradigms and can increase success of coastal restoration. Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences.

117. He, Q.* and B. R. Silliman. 2015. Biogeographic consequences of nutrient enrichment for plant-herbivore interactions in coastal wetlands. Ecology Letters.

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116. Angelini, C., T. van der Heide, J. N. Griffin, J. P. Morton, M. Derksen-Hooijberg, L. P.M. Lamers, A. J. P. Smolders, B. R. Silliman. 2015. Foundation species, biodiversity hotspots, and landscape-scale multifunctionality. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B.

115. von De Koppel, J., J. van der Heide, A. Alteiri, B. Eriksson, T. Bouma, H. Olff, and B. R. Silliman. 2015. Long-distance interactions regulate the structure and resilience of coastal ecosystems. Annual Review of Marine Science. doi: 10.1146/annurev-marine-010814-015805

114. Daleo, P. J. Alberti, M. Bruschetti, J. Pascual, O. Iribarne, B. R. Silliman. 2015Impacts of physical stress on top-down and bottom-up forcing of salt marsh plant biomass production and reproduction allocation patterns. Ecology.

113. Nifong, J**. C, C. Layman and B. R. Silliman. 2015. Size, sex, and individual-level behavior drive intra-population variation in cross-ecosystem foraging of a top-predator. Journal of Animal Ecology 10.1111/1365-2656.12306.

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112. Bulleri, F., J.F. Bruno, B. R. Silliman, and J.J. Stachowicz. Facilitation and the niche: implications for range shifts, coexistence, and functioning in marine ecosystems. 2015. Functional Ecology.

111. Rosenblatt, AE, Nifong, JC**, Heithaus, MR, Mazzotti, FJ, Cherkiss, MS, Jeffery, BM, Elsey, RM, Decker, RA, Silliman, B. R., Guillette, LJ, Lowers, RH, Larson, JC. 2015. Context dependence of individual specialization in a large “generalist” apex predator. Oecologia.

110. Atkins, R. ***, J. N Griffin*, C. Angelini**, M. I. O’Connor and B. R. Silliman. 2015. Consumer-plant interaction strength: importance of body size, density and metabolic biomass. Oikos.

109. Griffin, J. N.*, B. J. Toscano, B. D. Griffen, and B. R. Silliman. 2015. Does relative abundance modify multiple predator effects? Basic and Applied Ecology.

108. Davidson, A.***, J. N Griffin*, C. Angelini**, F. Coleman, R. Atkins***, and B. R Silliman. 2015. Predators intensify grazer-plant interactions by driving vertical habitat shifts. Marine Ecology Progress Series. doi:10.3354/meps11419

107. Griffin, J.*, N, L. Schrack **, K. Lewis, I. Baums, B. R. Silliman. 2015. Density-dependent impacts on coral reef restoration. Coral Reefs. doi: 10.1111/rec.12173

106. Butterfield J. S., E. Díaz-Ferguson, B. R. Silliman, J. W. Saunders, D. Buddo, A. A. Mignucci-Giannoni, A. C. Searle L, Allen, M. E. Hunter. 2015. Phylogeographic structure of invasive red lionfish (Pterois volitans) in 14 countries and territories. Marine Biology. doi:10.1007/s00227-015-2623-y

105. Gaskins, L. C.***, and B. R. Silliman. 2015. Crab Predation by the San Salvadorian Rock Iguana (Cyclura rileyi). Herpetological Bulletin.


2014

104. Silliman, B. R.  2014. Salt Marshes. Current Biology 24:R348-R350. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.001

103. Silliman, B. R., T. Mozdzer, C. Angelini**, J. E.Brundage, J. P. Bakker, P. Esselink, J. van de Koppel, A. H. Baldwin. 2014. Livestock as a Biological Control Agent for an Invasive Wetland Plant. PeerJ. 2: e567. doi: 10.7717/peerj.567

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102. Angelini, C.** and B. R. Silliman. 2014. Secondary foundation species as drivers of species abundance and trophic diversity: evidence from a tree-epiphyte system. Ecology 95:185-196. doi: 10.1890/13-0496.1

101. Christianen, M. J. A., P. M. J. Herman, T. J. Bouma, L. P.M. Lamers, M. M. van Katwijk, T. van der Heide, P. J. Mumby, B. R. Silliman, S. L. Engelhard, M. van de Kerk, W. Kiswara, J. van de Koppel. 2014.  Overgrazing and Habitat Collapse Threaten Turtle and Whole-Ecosystem Conservation in Marine Protected Areas. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281:20132890.  doi:10.1098/rspb.2013.2890

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100. Soomdat, N. ***, J. N Griffin*, M. McCoy*, M. J. Hensel**, M. McCoy*, S. Buhler ***, Z. Chejanovski*** and B. R. Silliman. 2014. Independent and combined effects of multiple predators across ontogeny of a key grazer. Oikos. 123(9):1081-1090. 10.1111/oik.01579

99. Tallis, H. et al (238 co-authors). 2014. Towards a Diverse Conservation Ethic. Nature. 515: 27-289.

98. J. Nifong**, R. Nifong, B. R. Silliman, R. Lowers, L. Guillette, J. Ferguson, M. Welsh, K. Abernathy, and G. Marshall. 2014. Animal-borne imaging reveals novel insights into the foraging behaviors and diel activity of a large-bodied apex predator, the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). PLOS ONE 9:e83953. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0083953

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97. Thomsen, M. S., T. Wernberg, J. D. Olden, J. E. Byers, J. F. Bruno, B. R. Silliman, D. R. Schiel. 2014. Forty years of experiments on invasive species: are biases limiting our understanding of impacts? Neobiota 22:1-22. doi: 10.3897/neobiota.22.6224

96. Thomsen, M. S., T. Wernberg, J. D. Olden, J. E. Byers, J. F. Bruno, B. R. Silliman, D. R. Schiel. 2014. Impacts of marine invaders on local communities depend on trophic interactions and functional similarity. Marine Ecology Progress Series 495:419-429. doi: 10.3354/meps10567

95. Freita, R., L. Schrack**, B. R. Silliman, and C. Costa. 2014. Grazing scar characteristics impact degree of fungal facilitation in Spartina alterniflora leaves in a South American Salt Marsh. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology 10.1590/S1516-8913201400030


2013

94. Silliman, B. R. , M. McCoy*, C. Angelini**, B. Holt, J. Griffin*, and J. von de Koppel. 2013. Consumer fronts, global change and runaway collapse in ecosystems. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 44:503-538. doi:10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-110512-135753.

93. Hensel, M. J. S.** and B. R. Silliman. 2013. Cross-kingdom consumer diversity enhances multifunctionality of a coastal ecosystem. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. doi/10.1073/pnas.1312317110.

92. Silliman, B. R., M. McCoy*, G. Trussel, P Ewanchuk, C. Crain, and M. Bertness. 2013. Non-linear interactions between consumers and flow regulate thresholds and community development on Maine rocky shores. PLOS ONE 8(8): e67625. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0067625.

91. Cheong, S. M., B. R. Silliman, P. P. Wong, B. Wesienback, C.K. Kim, and G. Guannel. 2013. Coastal Adaptation with Ecological Engineering. Nature Climate Change 3, 787–791. doi:10.1038/nclimate1854

90. Nagissa Mahmoudi, Teresita M. Porter,  Andrew R. Zimmerman, Roberta R. Fulthorpe,  Gabriel N. Kasozi, Brian R. Silliman, and Greg F. Slater. 2013. Rapid degradation of Deepwater Horizon spilled oil by indigenous microbial communities in Louisiana salt marsh sediments. Environmental Science and Technology 23:13303-13312. doi:10.1021/es4036072

89. Rosenblatt, A. E., Heithaus, M. R., Mather, M. E., Matich, P., Nifong, J. C., Ripple, W. J., Silliman, B. R.. 2013. The roles of large top predators in coastal ecosystems: new insights from Long-Term Ecological Research. Oceanography 26(3), 2013: 156-167. doi: 10.5670/oceanog.2013.59

88. Nifong, J. **, R. H. Lowers, B. R. Silliman, K. Abernathy and G. Marshall. 2013. Attachment and deployment of remote video/audio recording devices (Crittercam) on wild American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis Duadin 1801). Herpetological Review 44(2), 243–247. Read online

87. Nifong, J.** and B. R. Silliman. 2013. Impacts of a large-bodied, apex predator on salt marsh food webs. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 440:185-191. doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2013.01.002

86. Pimiento, C.**, E. Monaco***, A. Barbour, and B. R. Silliman. 2013. Predation on speared lionfish Pterois volitans by spotted moray Gymnothorax moringa. Florida Scientist 76(3-4): 391-394. Read Online

85. Pimiento, C. **, J. Nifong**, M. Hunter, E. Diaz-Ferguson, and B. R. Silliman. 2013. Population growth and habitat use of the invasive lionfish Pterois volitans in San Salvador, Bahamas. Marine Ecology. doi: 10.1111/maec.12114


2012

84. Silliman, B. R., J. Diller***, M. McCoy*, K. Earl***, J. von de Koppel, and A. Zimmerman. 2012. Degradation and resilience in Louisiana salt marshes following the BP-DHW oil spill. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. doi: 10.1073/pnas. 1204922109

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83. Angelini, C.**, and B. R. Silliman. 2012. Patch size-dependent community recovery after massive disturbance. Ecology. 93: 101-110. doi: 10.1890/11-0557.1

82. Tjisse, H., L. L. Govers, J. de Fouw, H. Olff, M. van der Geest, Marieke, M. van Katwijk, T. Piersma, J. van de Koppel, B. R. Silliman, A. J. P. Smolders, and J. A. van Gils. 2012. Three-stage symbioses forms the foundation of seagrass ecosystems. Science. 336: 1432-1434. doi:10.1126/science.1219973

81. Thomsen, M. S., T. Wernberg , H. Engelen, F. Tuya, M. Vanderklift, M. Holmer, K. McGlathery, F. Arenas, J. Kotta, B. R. Silliman. 2012. A meta-analysis of seaweed impacts on seagrasses: generalities and knowledge gaps. PLoS ONE. 7(1) e28595. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028595

80. Silliman, B. R. & Angelini, C. 2012. Trophic cascades across diverse plant ecosystems. Nature Education Knowledge 3(9): 3. Read Online

79. Tallis, H. S. E. Lester, M. Ruckelshaus, M. Plummer, K. McLeod, A. Guerry, S. Andelman, M. Caldwell, M. Conte, S. Copps, D. Fox, R. Fujita, S. D. Gaines, G. Gelfenbaum, B. Gold, P. Kareiva, C. Kim, K. Lee, M. Papenfus, S. Redman, B. R. Silliman, L. Wainger, and C. White. 2012. New metrics for managing and sustaining the ocean’s bounty. Marine Policy. 36:303-306. doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2011.03.013

78. Nifong, J. C.**, A. E. Rosenblatt, N. Johnson, W. Barichivich, B. R. Silliman, and M. R. Heithaus. 2012. American Alligator digestion rate of blue crabs and its implications for stomach contents analysis. Copeia. 3: 419-423. doi: 10.1643/CE-11-177


2011

77. Silliman, B. R., M. D. Bertness, M. C. Bazterrica***, F. Hidalgo***, C. M. Crain, A. Alteiri***, and M. V. Reyna***. 2011. Whole-community facilitation regulates biodiversity on Patagonian rocky shores. PLoS ONE. e24502. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0024502

76. Angelini, C.**, A. Alteiri, B. R. Silliman, and M.D. Bertness. 2011. Interactions among foundation species underlie community organization. BioScience 61: 782- 789. doi:10.1525/bio.2011.61.10.8

75. Griffin, J*. and B. R. Silliman. 2011. Predator diversity stabilizes and strengthens trophic control of a keystone grazer. Biology Letters 7: 79-82. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.0626

74. Griffin, J.* , K. Brun, N. Soomdat, J. Butler, and B. R. Silliman. 2011. Top-predators suppress rather than facilitate plants in a trait-mediated tri-trophic cascade. Biology Letters. 7: 710-713. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2011.066

73. Thomsen, M. S*., T. Wernberg, J. Olden, J. Griffin and B. R. Silliman. 2011. A broad framework to organize and compare invasive species impacts. Environmental Research. 111: 899-908. doi:10.1016/j.envires.2011.05.024

72. Barbier, E., S. Hacker, E. Koch, A. Stier, and B. R. Silliman. 2011. The value of estuarine and coastal ecosystem services. Ecological Monographs. 81: 169-193. doi:10.1890/10-1510.1

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71. Thomsen, M. S. *, T. Wernberg, J. Olden, J. Griffin, and B. R. Silliman. 2011. A framework to study the context-dependent impacts of marine invasions. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 400: 322-327. doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.02.033

70.Mcleod, E., R. Salm, M. Bjork, S. Bouillion, C. Duarte, C. Lovelock, and B. R. Silliman. 2011. A blueprint for blue carbon: towards an improved understanding of the role of vegetated coastal habitats in sequestering CO2. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 9: 552-560. doi:10.1890/110004

69.Griffin, J. *, and B. R. Silliman. 2011. Resource partitioning and why it matters. Nature Education Knowledge 2(1):8. Online

68.Gedan, K. B.*, M. Kirwan, E. Barbier, E. Wolinksi and B. R. Silliman. 2011. The present and future role of coastal wetland vegetation in protecting shorelines: answering recent challenges to the paradigm. Climatic Change 106:7-29. doi: 10.1007/s10584-010-0003-7

67. Garcia, E. A. *, M. D. Bertness, J. Alberti**, and B. R. Silliman. 2011. Crab regulation of
cross-ecosystem resource transfer by marine foraging fire ants. Oecologia 166:1111-1119. doi: 10.1007/s00442-011-1952-x

66. Díaz-Ferguson E*., R. A. Haney, J. P. Wares and B. R. Silliman. 2011. Genetic structure
and connectivity patterns of two Caribbean rocky-intertidal gastropods. Malacology.
78: 112-118. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr050


2010

65. Altieri, A.**, B. K. van Wesenbeek, M.D. Bertness, and B. R. Silliman. 2010. Facilitation cascade explains positive relationship between native biodiversity and invasion success. Ecology 5: 1269-1275. doi: 10.1890/09-1301.1

64. Haney, R. A.*, B. R. Silliman, and D. M. Rand. 2010. Effects of selection and mutation on mitochondrial variation and inferences of historical population expansion in a Caribbean reef fish. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57:821-828. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.07.014

63. Díaz-Ferguson, E.*, R. Haney, J. Wares, and B. R. Silliman. 2010. Population genetics of a trophid gastropod broadens picture of Caribbean Sea connectivity. PLoS ONE 5: e12675. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012675

62. Granek, E. F. S., Polasky, C. V. Kappel, D. J. Reed, D. M. Stoms, E. W. Koch, C. J. Kennedy, L. A. Cramer, S. D. Hacker, E. B. Barbier, S. Aswani, M. Ruckelshaus, G. M. E. Perillo, B. R. Silliman, N. Muthiga, D. Bael, and E. Wolanski. 2010. Ecosystem services as a common language for coastal ecosystem-based management. Conservation Biology 24: 204-217. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01355.x

61. Thomsen M. S.*, T. Wernberg, A. Altieri A, F. Tuya, D. Gulbransen, K. McGlathery, M. Holmer, and B. R. Silliman. 2010. Habitat cascades: the conceptual context and global relevance of facilitation cascades via habitat formation and modification. Integrative and Comparative Biology 50: 158-175. doi:10.1093/icb/icq042

60. Holdredge, C.**, M. D. Bertness. E. V. Wettberg, and B. R. Silliman. 2010. Nutrient enrichment enhances hidden differences in phenotype to drive a cryptic plant invasion. Oikos 119: 1776-1784. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0706.2010.18647.x

59. Barbour, A. B.**, M. L. Montgomery, A. A. Adamson, E. Díaz-Ferguson, and B. R. Silliman. 2010. Mangrove use by the invasive lionfish, Pterois volitans. Marine Ecology Progress Series 401: 291-294. doi:10.3354/meps08373

58. Alberti, J.**, A. M. Casariego, P. Daleo , E. Fanjul, B. R. Silliman, M. Bertness, and O. Iribarne. 2010. Abiotic stress mediates top-down and bottom-up control in a Southwestern Atlantic salt marsh. Oecologia 163: 181-191. doi: 10.1007/s00442-009-1504-9

57. Díaz-Ferguson, E.*, J. Robinson, B. R. Silliman and J. P. Wares. 2010. Comparative Phylogeography of North American Atlantic salt marsh communities. Estuaries and Coasts 33: 828-839. doi:10.1007/s12237-009-9220-6

56. Thomsen, M.S*., Wernberg, T., F. Tuya,, A., and B. R. Silliman. 2010. Ecological performance and possible origin of a ubiquitous but under-studied gastropod. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 87: 501-509. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2010.02.014


2009

55. Daleo P.**, B. R. Silliman, J. Alberti, A. Canepuccia, M. Escapa, A. Canepuccia, N. Pena, and O. Iribarne. 2009. Grazer facilitation of fungal infection and the control of plant growth in south-western Atlantic salt marshes. Journal of Ecology 97: 781-787. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01508.x

54. Koch, E. W., E. D. Barbier, B. R. Silliman, D. J. Reed, G. M. E. Perillo, E. F. Granek, J. H. Primavera, N. Muthiga, C. V. Kappel, C. J. Kennedy, S. D. Hacker, S. Polasky, E. Wolanski, S. Aswani, L. A. Cramer, D. Bael and D. M. Stoms. 2009. Non-linearity in ecosystem services: temporal and spatial variability in coastal protection. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 7: 29-37. doi:10.1890/080126

53. Thomsen, M. S., T. Wernberg, B. R. Silliman, and F. Tuya. 2009. Evidence for impacts of non-indigenous macroalgae: a meta-analysis of experimental field studies. Journal of Phycology 45: 812-819. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00709.x

52. Farina, J., B. R. Silliman, and M. D. Bertness. 2009. Can conservation biologists rely on established community structure rules to manage novel systems? … Not in Salt Marshes. 2009. Ecological Applications 19: 413-422. doi:10.1890/07-1000.1

  • Summarized and B. R. Silliman quoted in article by Erik Stokstad in Science (On the Origins of Ecological Structure, 326: 33-35, 2009).

51. Fox, H. E., P. Kareiva, B. R. Silliman, J. Hitt, D. Lytle, B. Halpern, C. Hawkes , J. Lawler, M. Neel, J. Olden, M. Schlaepfer, K. Smith, and H. Tallis. 2009. Why fly? Ecologists sins of emission. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 7: 294-295. doi:10.1890/09.WB.019

50. Thomsen, M. S., K. J. McGlathery, A. Schartschild, and B. R. Silliman. 2009. Distribution and ecological role of the non-native macroalgae Gracilaria vermiculophylla in Virginia salt marshes. Biological Invasions. 11: 2303-2316. doi:10.1007/s10530-008-9417-9

49. Gedan, K.**, and B. R. Silliman. 2009. Using facilitation theory to enhance mangrove restoration. Ambio 38:109. doi:10.1579/0044-7447-38.2.109

48. Thomsen, M. S., T. Wernberg, A. Josefson, and B. R. Silliman. 2009. Broad-scale patterns of abundance of non-indigenous soft-bottom invertebrates in Denmark. Helgoland Marine Research 63: 159-167. doi: 10.1007/s10152-008-142-7

47. Gedan, B.K.**, B. R. Silliman, and M.D. Bertness. 2009. Centuries of human-driven change in salt marsh ecosystems. Ann. Rev. Mar. Sci. 1: 117-141. doi:10.1146/annurev.marine.010908.163930


2008

46. Barbier E. B., E W. Koch, B. R. Silliman, S. D. Hacker, E. Wolanski, J. Primavera, E. Granek, S. Polasky, S. Aswani, L. A. Cramer, D. Stoms, C. Kennedy, D. Bael, C. Kappel, G. M. E. Perillo and D. J. Reed. 2008. Vegetation’s role in coastal protection – response. Science 320: 177. doi:10.1126/science.320.5873.176b

45. Barbier E. B., E W. Koch, B. R. Silliman, S. D. Hacker, E. Wolanski, J. Primavera, E. Granek, S. Polasky, S. Aswani, L. A. Cramer, D. Stoms, C. Kennedy, D. Bael, C. Kappel, G. M. E. Perillo and D. J. Reed. 2008. Coastal ecosystem based management with non-linear ecological functions and values. Science. 319: 321-323. doi: 10.1126/science.1150349

  • Subject of a companion article by Valiela and Fox, Managing Coastal Wetlands in Science 319:290-291, 2009.
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44. Barbier E., E. Koch, B. R. Silliman, S.Hacker, E. Wolanski, E. Granek, S. Polasky, S. Aswani, L. Cramer, D. Stoms, C. Kennedy, D. Bael, C. Kappel, G. M. E. Perillo and D. J. Reed. 2008. Changes precede changes in quantity in mangrove forests – Response. Science: Read Online

43. Alberti, J., M. Escapa, O. Iribarne, B. R. Silliman, and M. D. Bertness. 2008. Crab herbivory regulates plant facilitative and competitive processes in Argentine salt marshes. Ecology 89: 155-164. doi:10.1890/07-0045.1

42. Daleo P., J. Alberti, A. Canepuccia, M. Escapa, E. Fanjul, A. M. Casariego, B. R. Silliman, M. D. Bertness, and O. Iribarne. 2008. Mycorrhizal fungi determine salt-marsh plant zonation depending on nutrient supply. Journal of Ecology 96: 431-437. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01349.x

41. Bertness, M. D. and B. R. Silliman. 2008. Consumer control of salt marshes driven by human disturbance. Conservation Biology 22: 618-623. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.00962.x

40. Thomsen, M. S., T. Wernberg, P. Stehr, B. R. Silliman, A. Josefson, D. Krause-Jensen, and N. Risgaard-Petersen. 2008. Annual changes in abundance of non-indigenous marine benthos on a very large spatial scale. Aquatic Invasions 3: 133-140. doi:10.3391/ai.2008.3.2.3

39. Sala, N. M., D. Bertness, and B. R. Silliman. 2008. The dynamics of top-down and bottom-up control in New England salt marshes. Oikos 117: 1050-1056. doi: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2008.16296.x


2007

38. Daleo P.**, E. Fanjul, A. M. Casariego, B. R. Silliman, M. D. Bertness, and O. Iribarne. 2007. Ecosystem engineers activate mycorrhizal mutualism in salt marshes. Ecology Letters 10: 902-908. doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2007.01082.x

37. Halpern, B. S., B. R. Silliman, J. Olden, J. Bruno, and M. D. Bertness. 2007. Incorporating positive interactions in aquatic restoration and conservation. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 5: 153-160. doi: 10.1890/1540-9295(2007)5[153:IPIIAR]2.0.CO:2

36. Haney, R.**, B. R. Silliman, A. Fry, C. Layman, and D. Rand. 2007. The Pleistocene history of the sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus): non-equilibrium evolutionary dynamics within a diversifying species complex. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 43: 743-754. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.08.022

35. Altieri, A.**, B. R. Silliman, and M. D. Bertness. 2007. Hierarchical organization via a facilitation cascade in intertidal cordgrass communities. American Naturalist 169: 195-206. doi:10.1086/510603

34. Grant, J. B., J. D. Olden, J. J. Lawler, C. R. Nelson, and B. R. Silliman. 2007. Academic institutions in the United States and Canada ranked according to research productivity in the field of Conservation Biology. Conservation Biology 21: 1139-1144. doi:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00762.

33. Bazterrica, C.***, B. R. Silliman, C. Crane, F. J. Hidalgo, and M. D. Bertness. 2007. Limpet grazing on a physically stressful Patagonian rocky shore. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 353: 22-34. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2007.08.018

32. Thomsen, M.S.*, T. Wernberg, P. Stæhr, D. Krause-Jense, N. Risgaard-Petersen, and B. R. Silliman. 2007. Alien macroalgae in Denmark: a broad-scale national perspective. Marine Biology Research 3: 61-72. doi:10.1080/17451000701213413

31. Hidalgo, F.***, B. R. Silliman, M. C. Bazterrica, and Bertness M. D. 2007. Predation on the rocky shores of Patagonia, Argentina. Estuaries and Coasts 30: 886-895. doi:10.1007/BF02841342

30. Thomsen M. S.*, B. R. Silliman, and K. McGlathery. 2007. Spatial variation in recruitment of native and invasive species onto oyster reefs in a temperate soft bottom lagoon. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 72: 89-101. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.10.004.

29. Alberti, J.**, M. Escapa, P. Daleo, O. Iribarne, B. R. Silliman, M. Bertness, and C. Costa. 2007. Local and geographic variation in grazing intensity by herbivorous crabs in SW Atlantic salt marshes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 349: 235-243. doi: 10.3354/meps07089

28. Thomsen, M.S., P. Staehr, C. Nyberg, S. Schwaerter, D. Krause-Jensen, and B. R. Silliman. 2007. Gracilaria vermiculophylla (Ohmi) Papenfuss, 1967 (Rhodophyta, Gracilariaceae) in northern Europe, with focus on Danish conditions, and what to expect in the future. Aquatic Invasions. 2: 83-94. doi:10.3391/ai.2007.2.2.1

27. Haney, R.**, B. R. Silliman, and D. Rand. 2007. A multi-locus assessment of connectivity and historical demography in the bluehead wrasse (Thalassoma bifasciatum). Heredity 1-9. doi:10.1038/sj.hdy.6800940


2006

26. Bertness M. D., C. Crain, B. R. Silliman, M. C. Bazterrica, V. Renya, F. Hildago and J. Farina. 2006.The community structure and organization of western Atlantic Patagonian rocky shores. Ecological Monographs 76: 439-460. doi:10.1890/0012-9615

  • Featured on the cover of Ecological Society of America’s Bulletin (04/15/2006).

25. van de Koppel, J., A. H. Altieri, B. R. Silliman, J. F. Bruno, and M. D. Bertness. 2006. Scale-dependent interactions and community structure on cobble beaches. Ecology Letters 9:45-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2005.00843.x

24. Lee, S.*** and B. R. Silliman. 2006. Competitive displacement of a marsh detritivore. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 339: 75-85. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2006.07.012

23. Lawler J. J., J. E. Aukema, J. Grant, B. Halpern, P. Kareiva, C. R., Nelson, J. D. Olden, K. Oleth, M. A. Schlaepfer, B. R. Silliman, and P. Zaradic. 2006. Conservation science: a 20-year report card. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 4: 473-480. doi:10.1890/1540-925(2006)

22. Gustafson,D. J., Kilheffer, J., and B. R. Silliman. 2006. Relative Effects of Littoraria irrorata and Prokelisia marginata on Spartina alterniflora. Estuaries and Coasts 29: 639-644. doi:10.1007/BF02784288


2005

21. Silliman, B. R., J. van de Koppel, M. D. Bertness, L. Stanton, and I. Mendelsohn. 2005 . Drought, snails, and large-scale die-off of southern U.S. salt marshes. Science 310: 1803-1806. doi:10.1126/science.1118229

  • Featured in a science segment by John Nielson on National Public Radio’s: All Things Considered (12/16/2005).
  • Subject of an article by Charlotte Schubert in Naturenews.com (Snails mount attack on US wetlands, 12/17/2005).
  • Subject of an article by Adrianne Appel on National Geographic.com (Snail armies mow down stricken marshes, 12/17/2005).
  • Subject of an article by Mike Toner in the The Atlanta Constitution (Snail blamed for key role in destruction of state’s marshes, 12/15/2005).
  • Subject of an article in The Times-Picayune (Another coastal culprit, 12/20/2005).
  • Subject of an article on the ABCNews.com (Periwinkle snails harming LA marshes 12/19/2005)

20. Schlaepfer, M.A., J. E. Aukema, J. Grant, B. Halpern, J. Hoekstra, P. Kareiva, J. Lawler, J. C. Manolis, C. R. Nelson, J. D. Olden, B. R. Silliman, S. Stephens, J. Wiens and P. Zaradic. 2005. Correspondence re-wilding: a bold plan that needs native megafauna. Nature. 437: 951. doi:10.1038/437951a

19. Pennings, S. and B. R. Silliman. 2005. Linking biogeography and community ecology: latitudinal variation in plant-herbivore interaction strength. Ecology 86: 2310-2319. doi:10.1890/04-1022


2004

18.Silliman, B. R., and M. D. Bertness. 2004. Shoreline development drives invasion of Phragmites australis and the loss of New England salt marsh plant diversity. Conservation Biology 18: 1424-1434. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2004.00112.x

17. Bertness, M. D., G. Trussell, P. J. Ewanchuk, B. R. Silliman, and C. Mullan. 2004. Consumer controlled community states on Gulf of Maine rocky shores. Ecology 85: 1321-1331. doi:10.1890/02-0636

16. Bertness, M. D., G. Trussell, P. J. Ewanchuk, and B. R. Silliman. 2004. Do Alternate stable states exist on Gulf of Maine rocky intertidal zone? Reply. Ecology 85: 1165-1167. doi:10.1890/03-3136

15. Mullan, C., B. R. Silliman, S. Bertness and M. D. Bertness. 2004. Physical and biotic drivers of plant distribution across an estuarine salinity gradient. Ecology 85: 2539-2549. doi: 10.1890/03-0745

14. Bertness, M. D., B. R. Silliman and R. Jefferies. 2004. Salt marshes under siege. American Scientist 92: 54-61. doi:10.1511/2004.1.54

13. Silliman, B. R., C. A. Layman, K. Geyer and J. C. Zieman. 2004. Predation by the black-clawed mud crab, Panopeus herbstii, in mid-Atlantic salt marshes: Further evidence for top-down control of community structure. Estuaries 27: 188-196. doi: 10.1007/Bf02803375

12. Trussell, G., P. J. Ewanchuk, M. D. Bertness and B. R. Silliman. 2004. Trophic cascades in rocky shore tide pools: distinguishing lethal and nonlethal effects. Oecologia 139: 427-432. doi: 10.1007/s00442-004-1512-8

11. Layman, C. A., A. Arrington, R., B. R. Silliman and B. Langerhans. 2004. Degree of fragmentation affects fish assemblage structure in Andros Island (Bahamas) estuaries. Caribbean Journal of Science 40: 232-244. Read Online

10. Layman, C.A., D. Arrington, B. Langerhans and B. R. Silliman. 2004. Effects of estuarine fragmentation on fish assemblage structure. Bahamas Journal of Science 12: 29-38.


2003

9. Silliman, B. R. and S. Y. Newell. Fungal-farming in a snail. 2003. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 100: 15643-15648. doi:10.1073/pnas.162366599

  • Subject of an article by Susan Milius in Science News (New Farmer:Marsh Snails Plow Leaves, 12/03)
  • Subject of an article by Jon Whitfield in Nature: Science Update (Snails farm fungus, 12/ 2003)
  • Subject of an article by Andrew Sugden in Science (Molluscan Agriculture, 12/ 2003)
  • Subject of an article in The Year in Science, World Book Encyclopedia (2004)
  • Subject of an article in Smithsonian National Zoo Magazine, July/August (2004)
  • Subject of an article in Canadian Wildlife, October (2004)

8. Layman, C. A., A. Arrington and B. R. Silliman. 2003. Underwater visual census provides snapshot assessment of tidal connectivity (Bahamas). Ecological Restoration. 21: 2-3.

7. Silliman, B. R., C. A. Layman and A. Altieri. 2003. Symbiosis between an Alpheid shrimp and a Xanthid crab in salt marshes of mid-Atlantic states, U. S. A. Journal of Crustacean Biology 23: 876-879. doi:10.1651/C-2410

6. Silliman, B. R. and A. Bortolus. 2003. Underestimation of Spartina productivity in western Atlantic marshes: marsh invertebrates eat more than just detritus. Oikos 101: 549-554. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12070.x


2002

5. Silliman, B. R. and M. D. Bertness. 2002. A Trophic Cascade Regulates Salt Marsh Primary Production. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 99: 10500-10505. doi:10.1073/pnas .022447299

  • Featured by The Sun Sentinel, The Providence Journal, The Post,Courier, Richmond Time Dispatch, Washington Times, Charlotte Observer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and The Oregonian.
  • Topic on a weekly television show on Turner Broadcast System: Southern Coastal Culture (2004)
  • Subject of an article on DiscoveryChannel.com (Dec. 2002)
  • Subject of an article by Allen Breed, Associated Press (Crabbers, Scientists, struggle to find answers to a dying ecosystem, Sept. 2002).

4. Bertness, M. D., P. J. Ewanchuk, and B. R. Silliman. 2002. Anthropogenic modification of New England salt marsh landscapes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 99: 1395-1398. doi: 10.1073/pnas.022447299

3. Bertness, M. D., G. Trussell, P. J. Ewanchuk, and B. R. Silliman. 2002. Do Alternate stable states exist on Gulf of Maine rocky intertidal zone? Ecology 83: 3434-3448. doi: 10.1890/0012-9658

2. Layman, C. A. and B. R. Silliman. 2002. Preliminary survey of the fish fauna in Fresh Creek, Andros, Bahamas. Bulletin of Marine Science 70: 199-210.


2001

1. Silliman, B. R. and J. C. Zieman. 2001. Top-down control of Spartina alterniflora growth by periwinkle grazing in a Virginia salt marsh. Ecology 82: 2830-2845. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2001)


Book Chapters

17.Morten, J., K. Lafferty, and B.R. Silliman. Effects of parasties on marine ecosystem structure and function. In Behringer, D., K. Lafferty, and B. R. Silliman, eds. 2020. Marine Disease Ecology. Oxford University Press.

16.Silliman, B. R. and S. Wear. “Conservation Bias: What have we learned?”. In Kareiva. P., M. Marvier, B. R. Silliman, and, editors. In press. Confirmation Bias in Conservation. Oxford University Press.

15.Silliman, B. R., B. Hughes, Q. He, S. Zhang. “Business as usual leads to underperformance of coastal restoration.” Accepted. In Kareiva. P., M. Marvier, B. R. Silliman, and, editors. In press. Confirmation Bias in Conservation. Oxford University Press.

14.Bakker, J.P., Nielsen, K.J., Alberti, J., Chan, F., Hacker, S.D., Iribarne, O.O., Kuijper, D.P.J., Menge, B.A., Schrama, M., Silliman, B.R. 2015. “Bottom-up and top-down interactions in coastal interface systems.” In: Hanley, T. and La Pierre, K. (eds). Trophic ecology. Cambridge University Press. pp: 157-200.

13. Bertness, M. D. and B. R. Silliman. 2013. Salt marsh communities. in Bertness, M. D., J. Bruno, B. R. Silliman, and J.J. Stachowicz. Marine Community Ecology and Conservation. Sinauer Press.

12. Silliman, B. R. 2013. “Salt Marshes Under Global Siege.” Coastal Marine Conservation: Science and Policy. G.C. Ray and J. McCormick-Ray. Wiley, John and Sons Inc.

11. van Wesenbeeck, B. K., J. N. Griffin, M. van Koningsveld, K.B. Gedan, M. W. McCoy, B. R. Silliman. 2012. “Nature-based coastal defenses: can biodiversity help?” in P. Kareiva and S. Levin, editors. Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. Elsevier.

10. McCoy, M. W., A. H. Altieri, C. Holdredge, M. S. Thomsen, and B. R. Silliman. 2012. “Facilitation” in Alan Hastings and Louis Gross editors, Sourcebook in Theoretical Ecology. Elsevier.

9. Pennings, S. P. M. Alber, C. Alexander, M. Booth, A. Burd, Wei-Jun Cai, C. Craft, C. B. DePratter, D. DiIorio, J. T. Hollibaugh, C. Hopkinson, S. B. Joye, C. D. Meile, W. S. Moore, B. R. Silliman, V. Thompson and J. Wares. South Atlantic Tidal Wetlands. 2012. Pages 45-61 in A. Baldwin and D. Batzer (eds.), Wetland Habitats of North America: Ecology and Conservation Concerns. University of California Press.

8. Barbier, E., S. Hacker, E. Koch, A. Stier, B. R. Silliman. 2012. “Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems and their Services.” Chaper 6 in M. van den Belt and R. Costanza (eds.), Volume 12: Ecological Economics of Estuaries and Coasts in the Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, 1st ed. (Series eds., E. Wolanski, and D. McLusky), Academic Press, Waltham, MA, pp.109-124.

7. Silliman, B. R., M. D. Bertness and M. Thomsen. “Top-down control and human intensification of consumer pressure in U.S. southern salt marshes.” in B. R. Silliman, T. Grosholtz, and M. D. Bertness, editors. 2009. Human Impacts in Salt Marshes: A Global Perspective. University of California Press.

6. Silliman, B. R., T. Grosholz, and M. D. Bertness. “Salt marshes under global siege.” in B. R. Silliman, T. Grosholz, and M. D. Bertness, editors. 2009. Human Impacts on Salt Marshes: A Global Perspective. University of California Press.

5. Silliman, B. R., T. Grosholtz, and M. D. Bertness. An introduction to human impacts on salt marshes: Are marshes at risk? in B. R. Silliman, T. Grosholtz, and M. D. Bertness, editors. 2009. Human Impacts on Salt Marshes: A Global Perspective. University of California Press.

4. Bertness, M. D., B. R. Silliman, C. Holdredge. “Shoreline development and the future of New England salt marsh landscapes.” in B. R. Silliman, T. Grosholtz, and M. D. Bertness, editors. 2009. Human Impacts in Salt Marshes: A Global Perspective. University of California Press.

3. Thomsen M. S.*, P. Adams, and B. R. Silliman. “Anthropogenic threats to Australasian coastal salt marshes.” in B. R. Silliman, T. Grosholtz, and M. D. Bertness, editors. 2009. Human Impacts in Salt Marshes: A Global Perspective. University of California Press.

2. Broomberg, K.** and B. R. Silliman. “Patterns of salt marsh loss within coastal regions of North America: pre-settlement to present.” in B. R. Silliman, T. Grosholtz, and M. D. Bertness, editors. 2009. Human Impacts in Salt Marshes: A Global Perspective. University of California Press.

1. Osgood, D., and B. R. Silliman. “From climate change to snails: potential causes of salt marsh die-back along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coasts.” in B. R. Silliman, T. Grosholtz, and M. D. Bertness, editors. 2009. Human Impacts in Salt Marshes: A Global Perspective. University of California Press.