Publications


Li Shing Hiung, D. L. C. Y., Schuster, J. M., Duncan, M. I., Payne, N. L., Helmuth, B., Chu, J. W. F., Baum, J. K., Brambilla, V., Bruno, J., Davies, S. W., Dornelas, M., Gagnon, P., Guy-Haim, T., Jackson, J. M., Leichter, J. J., Madin, J. S., Monteith, Z. L., Queirós, A. M., Schneider, E. V. C., … Bates, A. E. (2024). Ocean weather, biological rates, and unexplained global ecological patterns. PNAS Nexus, 3(8), pgae260. https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae260
Lindhart, M., Daly, M. A., Walker, H., Arzeno‐Soltero, I. B., Yin, J. Z., Bell, T. W., Monismith, S. G., Pawlak, G., & Leichter, J. J. (2024). Short wave attenuation by a kelp forest canopy. Limnology and Oceanography Letters, lol2.10401. https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10401
Sanders, R. D., Obaza, A. K., Grime, B. C., Lindhart, M., Miller, L. P., Elsmore, K. E., Carmack, O. C., Ford, T. K., & Leichter, J. J. (2024). Wave, light, and dissolved oxygen exposures drive novel coastal eelgrass (Zostera pacifica) transplant performance. Frontiers in Marine Science, 11, 1355449. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1355449
Stokes, M. D., Leichter, J. J., & Nadeau, D. (2023). Suspended particulates at the Point Loma, California wastewater outfall. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, 1251162. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1251162
Leichter, J. J., Ladah, L. B., Parnell, P. E., Stokes, M. D., Costa, M. T., Fumo, J., & Dayton, P. K. (2023). Persistence of southern California giant kelp beds and alongshore variation in nutrient exposure driven by seasonal upwelling and internal waves. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, 1007789. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1007789
Wyatt, A. S. J., Leichter, J. J., Washburn, L., Kui, L., Edmunds, P. J., & Burgess, S. C. (2023). Hidden heatwaves and severe coral bleaching linked to mesoscale eddies and thermocline dynamics. Nature Communications, 14(1), 25. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35550-5
Maldonado-Aguilar, A., Ladah, L. B., Fernandez-Aldecoa, G., Solana, E., Lorda, J., Beas-Luna, R., Filonov, A., Leichter, J., & Zertuche-González, J. A. (2023). Small-scale spatiotemporal thermal regimes drive patterns of zooplankton abundance in a kelp forest. Continental Shelf Research, 257, 104957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2023.104957
Enochs, I. C., Toth, L. T., Kirkland, A., Manzello, D. P., Kolodziej, G., Morris, J. T., Holstein, D. M., Schlenz, A., Randall, C. J., Mate, J. L., Leichter, J. J., & Aronson, R. B. (2021). Upwelling and the persistence of coral-reef frameworks in the eastern tropical Pacific. Ecological Monographs, 16. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1482
Johnston, E. C., Wyatt, A. S. J., Leichter, J. J., & Burgess, S. C. (2021). Niche differences in co-occurring cryptic coral species (Pocillopora spp.). Coral Reefs. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-021-02107-9
Helmuth, B., Leichter, J. J., Rotjan, R. D., Castillo, K. D., Fieseler, C., Jones, S., & Choi, F. (2020). High resolution spatiotemporal patterns of seawater temperatures across the Belize Mesoamerican Barrier Reef. Scientific Data, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-00733-6
Stokes, M. D., Leichter, J. J., & Wing, S. R. (2020). Spatial variations in the stable isotope composition of the benthic algae, Halimeda tuna, and implications for paleothermometry. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73283-x
Wing, S. R., Wing, L. C., O’Connell-Milne, S. A., Barr, D., Stokes, D., Genovese, S., & Leichter, J. J. (2020). Penguins and seals transport limiting nutrients between offshore pelagic and coastal regions of Antarctica under changing sea ice. Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-020-00578-5
James, A. K., Washburn, L., Gotschalk, C., Maritorena, S., Alldredge, A., Nelson, C. E., Hench, J. L., Leichter, J. J., Wyatt, A. S. J., & Carlson, C. A. (2020). An island mass effect resolved near Mo’orea, French Polynesia. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00016
Wyatt, A. S. J., Leichter, J. J., Toth, L. T., Miyajima, T., Aronson, R. B., & Nagata, T. (2020). Heat accumulation on coral reefs mitigated by internal waves. Nature Geoscience, 13(1), 28-+. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-019-0486-4
Galland, G. R., Hastings, P. A., & Leichter, J. J. (2019). Fluctuating thermal environments of shallow-water rocky reefs in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Scientific Reports, 9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53730-0
Randall, C. J., Toth, L. T., Leichter, J. J., Mate, J. L., & Aronson, R. B. (2019). Upwelling buffers climate change impacts on coral reefs of the eastern tropical Pacific. Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2918
Dayton, P. K., Jarrell, S. C., Kim, S., Parnell, P. E., Thrush, S. F., Hammerstrom, K., & Leichter, J. J. (2019). Benthic responses to an Antarctic regime shift: food particle size and recruitment biology. Ecological Applications, 29(1). https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1823
Wing, S. R., Leichter, J. J., Wing, L. C., Stokes, D., Genovese, S. J., McMullin, R. M., & Shatova, O. A. (2018). Contribution of sea ice microbial production to Antarctic benthic communities is driven by sea ice dynamics and composition of functional guilds. Global Change Biology, 24(8), 3642–3653. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14291
Edmunds, P. J., McIlroy, S. E., Adjeroud, M., Ang, P., Bergman, J. L., Carpenter, R. C., Coffroth, M. A., Fujimura, A. G., Hench, J. L., Holbrook, S. J., Leichter, J. J., Muko, S., Nakajima, Y., Nakamura, M., Paris, C. B., Schmitt, R. J., Sutthacheep, M., Toonen, R. J., Sakai, K., … Mitarai, S. (2018). Critical information gaps impeding understanding of the role of larval connectivity among coral reef islands in an era of global change. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00290
Knee, K. L., Crook, E. D., Hench, J. L., Leichter, J. J., & Paytan, A. (2016). Assessment of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) as a source of dissolved radium and nutrients to Moorea (French Polynesia) coastal waters. Estuaries and Coasts, 39(6), 1651–1668. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-016-0108-y
Edmunds, P. J., & Leichter, J. J. (2016). Spatial scale-dependent vertical zonation of coral reef community structure in French Polynesia. Ecosphere, 7(5). https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1342
Hanson, K. M., Schnarr, E. L., & Leichter, J. J. (2016). Non-random feeding enhances the contribution of oceanic zooplankton to the diet of the planktivorous coral reef fish Dascyllus flavicaudus. Marine Biology, 163(4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-016-2849-3
MacTavish, A. L., Ladah, L. B., Lavin, M. F., Filonov, A., Tapia, F. J., & Leichter, J. (2016). High frequency (hourly) variation in vertical distribution and abundance of meroplanktonic larvae in nearshore waters during strong internal tidal forcing. Continental Shelf Research, 117, 92–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2016.02.004
Edmunds, P. J., Leichter, J. J., Johnston, E. C., Tong, E. J., & Toonen, R. J. (2016). Ecological and genetic variation in reef-building corals on four Society Islands. Limnology and Oceanography, 61(2), 543–557. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.10231
Switzer, R. D., Parnell, P. E., Leichter, J. L., & Driscoll, N. W. (2016). The effects of tectonic deformation and sediment allocation on shelf habitats and megabenthic distribution and diversity in southern California. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 169, 25–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2015.11.020
Wing, S. R., Jack, L., Shatova, O., Leichter, J. J., Barr, D., Frew, R. D., & Gault-Ringold, M. (2014). Seabirds and marine mammals redistribute bioavailable iron in the Southern Ocean. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 510, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10923
Leichter, J. J., Stokes, M. D., Vilchis, L. I., & Fiechter, J. (2014). Regional synchrony of temperature variation and internal wave forcing along the Florida Keys reef tract. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 119(1), 548–558. https://doi.org/10.1002/2013jc009371
Leichter, J. J., Aildredge, A. L., Bernardi, G., Brooks, A. J., Carlson, C. A., Carpenter, R. C., Edmunds, P. J., Fewing, M. R., Hanson, K. M., Hench, J. L., Holbrook, S. J., Nelson, C. E., Toonen, R. J., Shburn, L. W., & Wyatt, A. S. J. (2013). Biological and physical interactions on a tropical island coral reef transport and retention processes on Moorea, French Polynesia. Oceanography, 26(3), 52–63.
Haas, A. F., Nelson, C. E., Rohwer, F., Wegley-Kelly, L., Quistad, S. D., Carlson, C. A., Leichter, J. J., Hatay, M., & Smith, J. E. (2013). Influence of coral and algal exudates on microbially mediated reef metabolism. PeerJ, 1, e108. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.108
Ladah, L. B., Filonov, A., Lavin, M. F., Leichter, J. J., Zertuche-Gonzalez, J. A., & Perez-Mayorga, D. M. (2012). Cross-shelf transport of sub-thermocline nitrate by the internal tide and rapid (3-6 h) incorporation by an inshore macroalga. Continental Shelf Research, 42, 10–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2012.03.010
Konotchick, T., Parnell, P. E., Dayton, P. K., & Leichter, J. J. (2012). Vertical distribution of Macrocystis pyrifera nutrient exposure in southern California. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 106, 85–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2012.04.026
Leichter, J. J., Stokes, M. D., Hench, J. L., Witting, J., & Washburn, L. (2012). The island-scale internal wave climate of Moorea, French Polynesia. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 117. https://doi.org/10.1029/2012jc007949
Wing, S. R., McLeod, R. J., Leichter, J. J., Frew, R. D., & Lamare, M. D. (2012). Sea ice microbial production supports Ross Sea benthic communities: influence of a small but stable subsidy. Ecology, 93(2), 314–323.
Haas, A. F., Nelson, C. E., Kelly, L. W., Carlson, C. A., Rohwer, F., Leichter, J. J., Wyatt, A., & Smith, J. E. (2011). Effects of Coral Reef Benthic Primary Producers on Dissolved Organic Carbon and Microbial Activity. PLOS ONE, 6(11). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027973
McMurray, S. E., Blum, J. E., Leichter, J. J., & Pawlik, J. R. (2011). Bleaching of the giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta in the Florida Keys. Limnology and Oceanography, 56(6), 2243–2250. https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.2011.56.6.2243
Slattery, M., Lesser, M. P., Brazeau, D., Stokes, M. D., & Leichter, J. J. (2011). Connectivity and stability of mesophotic coral reefs. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 408(1–2), 32–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2011.07.024
Denny, M., Dorgan, K. M., Evangelista, D., Hettinger, A., Leichter, J., Ruder, W. C., & Tuval, I. (2011). Anchor Ice and Benthic Disturbance in Shallow Antarctic Waters: Interspecific Variation in Initiation and Propagation of Ice Crystals. Biological Bulletin, 221(2), 155–163.
Perez-Mayorga, D. M., Ladah, L. B., Zertuche-Gonzalez, J. A., Leichter, J. J., Filonov, A. B., & Lavin, M. F. (2011). Nitrogen uptake and growth by the opportunistic macroalga Ulva lactuca (Linnaeus) during the internal tide. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 406(1–2), 108–115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2011.05.028
Stokes, M. D., Leichter, J. J., Wing, S., & Frew, R. (2011). Temperature variability and algal isotopic heterogeneity on a Floridian coral reef. Marine Ecology-an Evolutionary Perspective, 32(3), 364–379. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0485.2011.00469.x
Omand, M. M., Leichter, J. J., Franks, P. J. S., Guza, R. T., Lucas, A. J., & Feddersen, F. (2011). Physical and biological processes underlying the sudden surface appearance of a red tide in the nearshore. Limnology and Oceanography, 56(3), 787–801. https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.2011.56.3.0787
Wing, S. R., & Leichter, J. J. (2011). Variation in environmental conditions in a subtidal prey refuge: effects of salinity stress, food availability and predation on mussels in a fjord system. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 422, 201–210. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08911
Edmunds, P. J., Leichter, J. J., & Adjeroud, M. (2010). Landscape-scale variation in coral recruitment in Moorea, French Polynesia. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 414, 75–89. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08728
Stokes, M. D., Leichter, J. J., & Genovese, S. J. (2010). Long-term declines in coral cover at Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. Atoll Research Bulletin, 582, 1–22.
Lesser, M. P., Slattery, M., & Leichter, J. J. (2009). Ecology of mesophotic coral reefs. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 375(1–2), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2009.05.009
Omand, M. M., Feddersen, F., Clark, D. B., Franks, P. J. S., Leichter, J. J., & Guza, R. T. (2009). Influence of bubbles and sand on chlorophyll-a fluorescence measurements in the surfzone. Limnology and Oceanography-Methods, 7, 354–362. https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.2011.56.3.0787
Hench, J. L., Leichter, J. J., & Monismith, S. G. (2008). Episodic circulation and exchange in a wave-driven coral reef and lagoon system. Limnology and Oceanography, 53(6), 2681–2694. https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.2008.53.6.2681
Davis, K. A., Leichter, J. J., Hench, J. L., & Monismith, S. G. (2008). Effects of western boundary current dynamics on the internal wave field of the Southeast Florida shelf. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 113(C9). https://doi.org/10.1029/2007jc004699
Leichter, J. J., Stokes, M. D., & Genovese, S. J. (2008). Deep water macroalgal communities adjacent to the Florida Keys reef tract. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 356, 123–138. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07230
Wing, S. R., Leichter, J. J., Perrin, C., Rutger, S. M., Bowman, M. H., & Cornelisen, C. D. (2007). Topographic shading and wave exposure influence morphology and ecophysiology of Ecklonia radiata (C. Agardh 1817) in Fiordland, New Zealand. Limnology and Oceanography, 52(5), 1853–1864. https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.2007.52.5.1853
Leichter, J. J., Paytan, A., Wankel, S., & Hanson, K. (2007). Nitrogen and oxygen isotopic signatures of subsurface nitrate seaward of the Florida Keys reef tract. Limnology and Oceanography, 52(3), 1258–1267.