Publications
Landscape-scale patterns of nutrient enrichment in a coral reef ecosystem: implications for coral to algae phase shifts. Ecological Applications. :e2227.
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2021. Comparative analysis of foraging behavior and bite mechanics reveals complex functional diversity among Caribbean parrotfishes. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 597:207–220.
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2018. Groups of roving midnight parrotfish (Scarus coelestinus) prey on sergeant major damselfish (Abudefduf saxatilis) nests. Marine Biodiversity. 47:1–2.
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2017. Priority effects in coral–macroalgae interactions can drive alternate community paths in the absence of top-down control. Ecology. :e3831.
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2022. Managing herbivores for their impacts on Caribbean coral reef ecosystems: A summary report for managers and practitioners.
adam_et_al_noaa_2015.pdf (453.55 KB)
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2015. 
Resource partitioning along multiple niche axes drives functional diversity in parrotfishes on Caribbean coral reefs. Oecologia. 179:1173–1185.
adam_et_al_oecologia_2015.pdf (2.22 MB)
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2015. 
Herbivory and the resilience of Caribbean coral reefs: knowledge gaps and implications for management. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES. 520:1–20.
adam_et_al_meps_2015.pdf (869.35 KB)
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2015. 
Animal pee in the sea: consumer-mediated nutrient dynamics in the world's changing oceans. Global Change Biology. 23:2166–2178.
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2017. Estimates of fish and coral larvae as nutrient subsidies to coral reef ecosystems. Ecosphere. 9:e02216.
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2018. Phylogenetic conservatism drives nutrient dynamics of coral reef fishes. Nature Communications. 12:5432.
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2017. Chronic low-level nutrient enrichment benefits coral thermal performance in a fore reef habitat. Coral Reefs. 40:1637–1655.
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2021. Controls of aboveground net primary production in mesic savanna grasslands: an inter-hemispheric comparison. Ecosystems. 12:982–995.
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2009. Feeding complementarity versus redundancy among herbivorous fishes on a Caribbean reef. Coral Reefs. 30:351–362.
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2011. Nitrogen Identity Drives Differential Impacts of Nutrients on Coral Bleaching and Mortality. Ecosystems. 23:798–811.
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2020. Ecology: E-rat-ication to restore reefs. Current Biology. 31:R786–R788.
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2021. Nutrient versus herbivore control of macroalgal community development and coral growth on a Caribbean reef. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 389:71–84.
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2009. Herbivore species richness and feeding complementarity affect community structure and function on a coral reef. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105:16201.
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2008. Nutrient supply from fishes facilitates macroalgae and suppresses corals in a Caribbean coral reef ecosystem. Scientific reports. 3
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2013. Recent advances in plant-herbivore interactions. F1000Research. 6
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2017. Comparing aquatic and terrestrial grazing ecosystems: is the grass really greener? Oikos. 122:306–312.
burkepile_oikos_2013.pdf (563.42 KB)
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2013. 
Herbivore size matters for productivity–richness relationships in African savannas. Journal of Ecology. 105:674–686.
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2017. Impact of herbivore identity on algal succession and coral growth on a Caribbean reef. PloS one. 5:e8963.
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2006. Herbivore vs. nutrient control of marine primary producers: context-dependent effects. Ecology. 87:3128–3139.
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