Harborne, Alastair Graduate Faculty
- Affiliated Member, Institute of Environment , College of Arts, Sciences & Education
Overview
overview
- Dr. Alastair Harborne is an ecologist primarily interested in coral reef fishes, with a particular focus on the impacts of environmental change on these fishes and aiding their conservation.
Publications
selected scholarly works & creative activities
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Article
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2025Assessing the invasion risk of species kept as pets; a case study of which aquarium trade marine fishes threaten the reefs of south Florida. Biological Invasions. 27.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10530-025-03584-7 Web of Science: 001470300700001
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2025Elasmobranch species richness and assemblage composition in the world's largest shark sanctuary. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 753:155-173.Full Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps14770 Web of Science: 001425495800003
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2024Long sediment-laden algal turf likely impairs coral recovery on Florida's coral reefs. Coral Reefs. 43:1109-1120.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00338-024-02532-6 Web of Science: 001271373000001
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2024Modeling the potential spread of the non-native regal demoiselle, Neopomacentrus cyanomos, in the western Atlantic. Coral Reefs. 43:641-653.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00338-024-02490-z Web of Science: 001194940200001
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2024Incorporating environmental factors is critical for determining conservation baselines for relative abundance of sharks on coral reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 736:93-105.Full Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps14566 Web of Science: 001251281300012
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2024Individual and community empowerment improve resource users' perceptions of community-based conservation effectiveness in Kenya and Tanzania. PLoS ONE. 19.Full Text via DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301345 Web of Science: 001214105000056
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2024Habitat-specific impacts of climate change on the trophic demand of a marine predator. Ecology. 105.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4222 Web of Science: 001133158900001
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2023Factors influencing the biomass of large-bodied parrotfish species in the absence of fishing on coral reefs in Florida, USA. Journal of Fish Biology. 103:1526-1537.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15557 Web of Science: 001066906600001
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2023Winners and losers of reef flattening: an assessment of coral reef fish species and traits. Oikos. 2023.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/oik.10011 Web of Science: 001062846600001
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2023Use, misuse, and ambiguity of indices of residence in acoustic telemetry studies. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 714:27-44.Full Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps14300 Web of Science: 001032297100003
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2023Scaling of Activity Space in Marine Organisms across Latitudinal Gradients. The American Naturalist. 201.Full Text via DOI: 10.1086/723405 Web of Science: 000940644200001
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2023Identifying correlates of coral-reef fish biomass on Florida's Coral Reef to assess potential management actions. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 33:246-263.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3921 Web of Science: 000939707600001
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2023Heat, human, hydrodynamic, and habitat drivers measured from space correlate with metrics of reef health across the South Pacific. Coral Reefs. 42:219-238.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00338-022-02325-9 Web of Science: 000912547600001
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2022Geo-ecological functions provided by coral reef fishes vary among regions and impact reef carbonate cycling regimes. Ecosphere. 13.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4288 Web of Science: 000898160700001
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2022Participation, not penalties: Community involvement and equitable governance contribute to more effective multiuse protected areas. Science Advances. 8.Full Text via DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abl8929 Web of Science: 000794062500005
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2022Drivers of fine-scale diurnal space use by a coral-reef mesopredatory fish. Journal of Fish Biology. 100:1009-1024.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15006 Web of Science: 000757683400001
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2021Continental-scale acoustic telemetry and network analysis reveal new insights into stock structure. Fish and Fisheries. 22:987-1005.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/faf.12565 Web of Science: 000647316700001
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2021The importance of biophysical context in understanding marine protected area outcomes for coral reef fish populations. Coral Reefs. 40:791-805.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00338-021-02085-y Web of Science: 000636400200002
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2021A theory-based framework for understanding the establishment, persistence, and diffusion of community-based conservation. Conservation Science and Practice. 3.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/csp2.299 Web of Science: 000582276400001
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2021Coupled beta diversity patterns among coral reef benthic taxa. Oecologia. 195:225-234.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00442-020-04826-2 Web of Science: 000604819200001
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2020Inter-Habitat Variability in Parrotfish Bioerosion Rates and Grazing Pressure on an Indian Ocean Reef Platform. Sensors. 12.Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/d12100381 Web of Science: 000585054200001
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2020The Biophysical Controls of Macroalgal Growth on Subtropical Reefs. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7.Full Text via DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00488 Web of Science: 000550766500001
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2019Multi-Trophic Species Interactions Shape Seascape-Scale Coral Reef Vegetation Patterns. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7.Full Text via DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00102 Web of Science: 000467431500001
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2019Marine reserves shape seascapes on scales visible from space. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 286.Full Text via DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2019.0053 Web of Science: 000465657800009
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2019Census Estimates of Algal and Epiphytic Carbonate Production Highlight Tropical Seagrass Meadows as Sediment Production Hotspots. Frontiers in Marine Science. 6.Full Text via DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00120 Web of Science: 000465441300001
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2018Modelling and mapping regional-scale patterns of fishing impact and fish stocks to support coral-reef management in Micronesia. Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity. 24:1729-1743.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12814 Web of Science: 000450303700002
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2018Predators Shape Sedimentary Organic Carbon Storage in a Coral Reef Ecosystem. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 6.Full Text via DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2018.00110 Web of Science: 000451795800001
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2018Reef fish carbonate production assessments highlight regional variation in sedimentary significance. Geology. 46:699-702.Full Text via DOI: 10.1130/G45286.1 Web of Science: 000441797000009
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2018Benthic meiofaunal community response to the cascading effects of herbivory within an algal halo system of the Great Barrier Reef. PLoS ONE. 13.Full Text via DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193932 Web of Science: 000426896800091
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2018Fishes in a changing world: learning from the past to promote sustainability of fish populations. Journal of Fish Biology. 92:804-827.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13546 Web of Science: 000427477600016
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2017Linking fishes to multiple metrics of coral reef structural complexity using three-dimensional technology. Scientific Reports. 7.Full Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-14272-5 Web of Science: 000413700200004
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2017Seagrass corridors and tidal state modify how fish use habitats on intertidal coral reef flats. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 581:135-147.Full Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps12311 Web of Science: 000414582700010
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2017Phase heterogeneity in carbonate production by marine fish influences their roles in sediment generation and the inorganic carbon cycle. Scientific Reports. 7.Full Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00787-4 Web of Science: 000399071200006
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2017Environmental drivers of diurnal visits by transient predatory fishes to Caribbean patch reefs. Journal of Fish Biology. 90:265-282.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13180 Web of Science: 000392427500016
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2016Uniting paradigms of connectivity in marine ecology. Ecology. 97:2447-2457.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/ecy.1463 Web of Science: 000382527100027
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2016Direct and indirect effects of nursery habitats on coral-reef fish assemblages, grazing pressure and benthic dynamics. Oikos. 125:957-967.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/oik.02602 Web of Science: 000379609600007
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2016Spatial distribution of nominally herbivorous fishes across environmental gradients on Brazilian rocky reefs. Journal of Fish Biology. 89:939-958.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12849 Web of Science: 000384307300055
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2016Non-consumptive effects of native and invasive predators on juvenile Caribbean parrotfish. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 99:499-508.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10641-016-0486-9 Web of Science: 000377469200005
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2016The conservation implications of spatial and temporal variability in the diurnal use of Bahamian tidal mangrove creeks by transient predatory fishes. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 26:202-211.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2538 Web of Science: 000369005100016
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2015Protection of functionally important parrotfishes increases their biomass but fails to deliver enhanced recruitment. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 522:245-254.Full Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps11134 Web of Science: 000350667800018
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2015Anticipative management for coral reef ecosystem services in the 21st century. Global Change Biology. 21:504-514.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12725 Web of Science: 000348652400002
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2014Mangrove Habitat Use by Juvenile Reef Fish: Meta-Analysis Reveals that Tidal Regime Matters More than Biogeographic Region. PLoS ONE. 9.Full Text via DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114715 Web of Science: 000347119100014
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2014Variable Responses of Benthic Communities to Anomalously Warm Sea Temperatures on a High-Latitude Coral Reef. PLoS ONE. 9.Full Text via DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113079 Web of Science: 000349145400032
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2014Patterns of distribution and composition of sea urchin assemblages on Brazilian subtropical rocky reefs. Marine Biology. 161:2221-2232.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00227-014-2500-0 Web of Science: 000342415200003
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2014High vulnerability of ecosystem function and services to diversity loss in Caribbean coral reefs. Biological Conservation. 171:186-194.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.12.029 Web of Science: 000335486400021
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2013Macroalgal associations of motile epifaunal invertebrate communities on coral reefs. Marine Ecology. 34:409-419.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/maec.12040 Web of Science: 000327251200003
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2012Abiotic and biotic controls of cryptobenthic fish assemblages across a Caribbean seascape. Coral Reefs. 31:977-990.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00338-012-0938-4 Web of Science: 000310999300007
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2012The effectiveness of different meso-scale rugosity metrics for predicting intra-habitat variation in coral-reef fish assemblages. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 94:431-442.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10641-011-9956-2 Web of Science: 000303513300006
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2012Seasonal variation in the functional response of a coral-reef piscivore alters the inverse density-dependent mortality of its prey. Coral Reefs. 31:247-251.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00338-011-0840-5 Web of Science: 000303449900026
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2012Fishing down a Caribbean food web relaxes trophic cascades. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 445:13-24.Full Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps09450 Web of Science: 000299384100002
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2011Grouper as a Natural Biocontrol of Invasive Lionfish. PLoS ONE. 6.Full Text via DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021510 Web of Science: 000292035400044
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2011Fish as major carbonate mud producers and missing components of the tropical carbonate factory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 108:3865-3869.Full Text via DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1015895108 Web of Science: 000288120400014
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2011Biotic and multi-scale abiotic controls of habitat quality: their effect on coral-reef fishes. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 437:201-214.Full Text via DOI: 10.3354/meps09280 Web of Science: 000295342600016
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2010Crucial knowledge gaps in current understanding of climate change impacts on coral reef fishes. Journal of Experimental Biology. 213:894-900.Full Text via DOI: 10.1242/jeb.037895 Web of Science: 000275002600011
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2010Marine Reserves Enhance the Recovery of Corals on Caribbean Reefs. PLoS ONE. 5.Full Text via DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008657 Web of Science: 000273456300007
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2009Reduced density of the herbivorous urchin Diadema antillarum inside a Caribbean marine reserve linked to increased predation pressure by fishes. Coral Reefs. 28:783-791.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00338-009-0516-6 Web of Science: 000268323800028
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2008Tropical coastal habitats as surrogates of fish community structure, grazing, and fisheries value. Ecological Applications. 18:1689-1701.Full Text via DOI: 10.1890/07-0454.1 Web of Science: 000259555900010
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2008Coral reef habitats as surrogates of species, ecological functions, and ecosystem services. Conservation Biology. 22:941-951.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.00933.x Web of Science: 000258216600020
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2008Reserve effects and natural variation in coral reef communities. Journal of Applied Ecology. 45:1010-1018.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01490.x Web of Science: 000257497300003
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2007Trophic cascade facilitates coral recruitment in a marine reserve. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 104:8362-8367.Full Text via DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0702602104 Web of Science: 000246599900032
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2006Modeling the beta diversity of coral reefs. Ecology. 87:2871-2881.Full Text via DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2871:MTBDOC]2.0.CO;2 Web of Science: 000242214800019
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2006Fishing, trophic cascades, and the process of grazing on coral reefs. Science. 311:98-101.Full Text via DOI: 10.1126/science.1121129 Web of Science: 000234546300042
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2005Mixed effects of habitat fragmentation on species richness and community structure in a microarthropod microecosystem. Ecological Entomology. 30:684-691.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2005.00738.x Web of Science: 000234482500008
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2005Simple and robust removal of sun glint for mapping shallow-water benthos. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 26:2107-2112.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/01431160500034086 Web of Science: 000230647000006
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2004A framework of lessons learned from community-based marine reserves and its effectiveness in guiding a new coastal management initiative in the Philippines. Environmental Management. 34:786-801.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-0149-z Web of Science: 000227236800003
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2004Mangroves enhance the biomass of coral reef fish communities in the Caribbean. Nature. 427:533-536.Full Text via DOI: 10.1038/nature02286 Web of Science: 000188721800039
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2003Using an Acoustic Ground Discrimination System to map coral reef benthic classes. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 24:2641-2660.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/0143116031000066981 Web of Science: 000184005900006
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2001Honduras: Caribbean coast. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 42:1221-1235.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(01)00239-9 Web of Science: 000173052200003
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1999Development of a systematic classification scheme of marine habitats to facilitate regional management and mapping of Caribbean coral reefs. Biological Conservation. 88:155-163.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00108-6 Web of Science: 000078342900002
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1996Weighting species abundance estimates for marine resource assessment. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 6:115-120.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(199609)6:3<115::AID-AQC188>3.0.CO;2-T Web of Science: A1996WF38700001
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1995A CRITICAL-ASSESSMENT OF DATA DERIVED FROM CORAL CAY CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS. Bulletin of Marine Science. 56:737-751.Web of Science: A1995RA97300002
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Book
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2006The functional value of Caribbean coral reef, seagrass and mangrove habitats to ecosystem processes. Ed. 50.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2881(05)50002-6 Web of Science: 000238223900002
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Book Chapter
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2018FAQs about Caribbean Parrotfish Management and their Role in Reef Resilience. 383-406.Full Text via DOI: 10.1201/9781315118079-16
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2018FAQs about Caribbean Parrotfish Management and their Role in Reef Resilience. 383-406.Full Text via DOI: 10.1201/9781315118079-16
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2016Bioerosion on Modern Reefs: Impacts and Responses Under Changing Ecological and Environmental Conditions. 69-101.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-7567-0_4 Web of Science: 000388077200005
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2006A seascape-level perspective of coral reef ecosystems. 78-114.Web of Science: 000298093000005
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Book Review
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2010Quantitative Analysis of Marine Biological Communities: Field Biology and Environment. Ed. 176.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2009.00347_8.x Web of Science: 000274320300018
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Conference
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2015The Conservation Implications of Spatial and Tidal Variability in the Use of Bahamian Tidal Mangrove Creeks by Transient Predatory Fishes. AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM. 81-83.Web of Science: 000358811200007
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1995
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Letter
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2006Marine parks need sharks? Response. Science. 527-528.Web of Science: 000237296700019
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2006Response [4]. Science. 527-528.
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Other Scholarly Work
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2025Restoration of herbivory on Caribbean coral reefs: are fishes, urchins, or crabs the solution? (vol 11, 1329028, 2024). Frontiers in Marine Science.Full Text via DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2025.1579858 Web of Science: 001461749700001
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2023Accelerating evidence-informed decision-making in conservation implementing agencies through effective monitoring, evaluation, and learning. Biological Conservation.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110304 Web of Science: 001086913800001
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2021Coupled beta diversity patterns among coral reef benthic taxa (vol 195, pg 225, 2021). Oecologia. 303-303.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00442-021-04886-y Web of Science: 000629107500001
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2020Editorial: Coral Reefs in the Anthropocene - Reflecting on 20 Years of Reef Conservation UK. Frontiers in Marine Science.Full Text via DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00364 Web of Science: 000539971700001
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2016Tool use by Choerodon cyanodus when handling vertebrate prey. Coral Reefs. 1069-1069.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00338-016-1448-6 Web of Science: 000382019400035
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2011Novel Ecosystems: Altering Fish Assemblages in Warming Waters. Current Biology. R822-R824.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.08.043 Web of Science: 000295899600014
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2009First among equals: why some habitats should be considered more important than others during marine reserve planning. Environmental Conservation. 87-90.Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/S0376892909005487 Web of Science: 000273079700001
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Preprint
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Review
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2025The rise of long-sediment-laden algal turfs: an additional negative feedback process limiting reef resilience. Coral Reefs.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00338-025-02796-6 Web of Science: 001630592000001
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2024Ecological roles and importance of sharks in the Anthropocene Ocean. Science.Full Text via DOI: 10.1126/science.adl2362 Web of Science: 001285367900008
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2024Restoration of herbivory on Caribbean coral reefs: are fishes, urchins, or crabs the solution?. Frontiers in Marine Science.Full Text via DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1329028 Web of Science: 001194520600001
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2024Dynamic energy landscapes of predators and the implications for modifying prey risk. Functional Ecology. 284-293.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.14478 Web of Science: 001111901100001
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2020Interactions between coral restoration and fish assemblages: implications for reef management. Journal of Fish Biology. 633-655.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14440 Web of Science: 000550449100001
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2020Non-consumptive effects in fish predator-prey interactions on coral reefs. Coral Reefs. 867-884.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00338-020-01920-y Web of Science: 000520823500001
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2017Multiple Stressors and the Functioning of Coral Reefs. Annual Review of Marine Science. 445-468.Full Text via DOI: 10.1146/annurev-marine-010816-060551 Web of Science: 000400926700019
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2016Remote Sensing of Coral Reefs for Monitoring and Management: A Review. Remote Sensing.Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/rs8020118 Web of Science: 000371898800067
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2013The ecology, behaviour and physiology of fishes on coral reef flats, and the potential impacts of climate change. Journal of Fish Biology. 417-447.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12203 Web of Science: 000323732100001
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2006Revisiting the catastrophic die-off of the urchin Diadema antillarum on Caribbean coral reefs:: Fresh insights on resilience from a simulation model. Ecological Modelling. 131-148.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2005.11.035 Web of Science: 000238638900009
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Research
principal investigator on
- Monitoring biodiversity on the Living Seawall at 64 awarded by Kind Designs 2024 - 2030
- Integrating reef-seagrass functional connectivity into MPA management and design awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2021 - 2026
- Investigating the use of remotely operated vehicles to catch lionfish awarded by World Wildlife Fund 2023 - 2025
- 2022 NMFS - Seagrant Fellowship - Marrero awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2022 - 2025
- The energetic trade-offs underpinning foraging across a seascape for a model reef fish awarded by Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation 2020 - 2024
- Alliance for Conservation Evidence and Sustainability awarded by Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies 2020 - 2022
- Mapping and modeling fishing pressure and fish standing stocks in the Eastern Caribbean awarded by Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States 2019 - 2021
- Mapping and modeling fishing pressure and fish standing stocks in the Florida Keys awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2018 - 2021
- FIU Aquarius Artificial Reef Monitoring Project awarded by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation 2018 - 2021
- Community-based natural resource management: Indonesian case study awarded by World Wildlife Fund 2018 - 2019
- Caribbean OU-Mapping Ocean Wealth awarded by Nature Conservancy 2016 - 2017
co-principal investigator on
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Grant
- NOAA Living shoreline Project awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2025 - 2027
- Residency and connectivity of predators on artificial and natural reefs and their potential role in depredation awarded by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation 2023 - 2025
- Collaborative Research: RAPID: Storm and tropical cyclone effects on the spawning activity, larval dispersal, and ecosystem impacts of an endangered marine predator awarded by National Science Foundation 2019 - 2022
subproject principal investigator on
- Women's Explorer Award awarded by Herbert Gruber 2022 - 2027
Contact
full name
- Alastair Harborne
