Publications

55 publications

2021

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. doi: 10.1007/s00338-021-02107-9

2020

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). doi: 10.1038/s41597-020-00733-6
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. doi: 10.1007/s10021-020-00578-5
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). doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-73283-x
James, A. K., Washburn, L., Gotschalk, C., Maritorena, S., Alldredge, A., Nelson, C. E., ... Carlson, C. A. (2020). An island mass effect resolved near Mo'orea, French Polynesia. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7(16). doi: 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-+. doi: 10.1038/s41561-019-0486-4

2019

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(18022). doi: 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.(e02918). doi: 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). doi: 10.1002/eap.1823

2018

Edmunds, P. J., McIlroy, S. E., Adjeroud, M., Ang, P., Bergman, J. L., Carpenter, R. C., ... 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(290). doi: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00290
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. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14291

2016

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. doi: 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). doi: 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). doi: 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. doi: 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. doi: 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. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2015.11.020

2014

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. doi: 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. doi: 10.1002/2013jc009371

2013

Leichter, J. J., Aildredge, A. L., Bernardi, G., Brooks, A. J., Carlson, C. A., Carpenter, R. C., ... 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., ... Smith, J. E. (2013). Influence of coral and algal exudates on microbially mediated reef metabolism. PeerJ, 1, e108. doi: 10.7717/peerj.108

2012

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. doi: 10.1016/j.csr.2012.03.010
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(C06008). doi: 10.1029/2012jc007949
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. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.04.026
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.

2011

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. doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.07.024
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. doi: 10.4319/lo.2011.56.6.2243
Haas, A. F., Nelson, C. E., Kelly, L. W., Carlson, C. A., Rohwer, F., Leichter, J. J., ... Smith, J. E. (2011). Effects of Coral Reef Benthic Primary Producers on Dissolved Organic Carbon and Microbial Activity. Plos One, 6(11). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027973
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.
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. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2011.00469.x
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. doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.05.028
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. doi: 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. doi: 10.3354/meps08911

2010

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. doi: 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.

2009

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. doi: 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. doi: 10.4319/lo.2011.56.3.0787

2008

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. doi: 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). doi: 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. doi: 10.3354/meps07230

2007

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. doi: 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.

2006

Rotjan, R. D., Dimond, J. L., Thornhill, D. J., Leichter, J. J., Helmuth, B., Kemp, D. W., & Lewis, S. M. (2006). Chronic parrotfish grazing impedes coral recovery after bleaching. Coral Reefs, 25(3), 361-368. doi: 10.1007/s00338-006-0120-y
Leichter, J. J., Helmuth, B., & Fischer, A. M. (2006). Variation beneath the surface: Quantifying complex thermal environments on coral reefs in the Caribbean, Bahamas and Florida. Journal of Marine Research, 64(4), 563-588. doi: 10.1357/002224006778715711
Parnell, P. E., Dayton, P. K., Lennert-Cody, C. E., Rasmussen, L. L., & Leichter, J. J. (2006). Marine reserve design: optimal size, habitats, species affinities, diversity, and ocean microclimate. Ecological Applications, 16(3), 945-962. doi: 10.1890/1051-0761(2006)016[0945:mrdosh]2.0.co;2
Leichter, J. J., & Genovese, S. J. (2006). Intermittent upwelling and subsidized growth of the scleractinian coral Madracis mirabilis on the deep fore-reef slope of Discovery Bay, Jamaica. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 316, 95-103. doi: 10.3354/meps316095

2005

Leichter, J. J., Deane, G. B., & Stokes, M. D. (2005). Spatial and temporal variability of internal wave forcing on a coral reef. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 35(11), 1945-1962. doi: 10.1175/jpo2808.1

2003

Leichter, J. J., Stewart, H. L., & Miller, S. L. (2003). Episodic nutrient transport to Florida coral reefs. Limnology and Oceanography, 48(4), 1394-1407.

1999

Leichter, J. J., & Miller, S. L. (1999). Predicting high-frequency upwelling: Spatial and temporal patterns of temperature anomalies on a Florida coral reef. Continental Shelf Research, 19(7), 911-928. doi: 10.1016/s0278-4343(99)00004-7

1998

Leichter, J. J., Shellenbarger, G., Genovese, S. J., & Wing, S. R. (1998). Breaking internal waves on a Florida (USA) coral reef: a plankton pump at work?. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 166, 83-97. doi: 10.3354/meps166083

1997

Leichter, J. J., & Witman, J. D. (1997). Water flow over subtidal rock walls: Relation to distributions and growth rates of sessile suspension feeders in the Gulf of Maine - Water flow and growth rates. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 209(1-2), 293-307. doi: 10.1016/s0022-0981(96)02702-5
Wing, S. R., & Leichter, J. J. (1997). Storm-generated physical variability on Conch Reef, Florida Keys. Proceedings of the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium, Panama, June 24-29,1996, 1097-1102.

1996

Leichter, J. J., Wing, S. R., Miller, S. L., & Denny, M. W. (1996). Pulsed delivery of subthermocline water to Conch Reef (Florida Keys) by internal tidal bores. Limnology and Oceanography, 41(7), 1490-1501.

1993

Wing, S. R., Leichter, J. J., & Denny, M. W. (1993). A Dynamic-Model for Wave-Induced Light Fluctuations in a Kelp Forest. Limnology and Oceanography, 38(2), 396-407.
Witman, J. D., Leichter, J. J., Genovese, S. J., & Brooks, D. A. (1993). Pulsed Phytoplankton Supply to the Rocky Subtidal Zone - Influence of Internal Waves. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 90(5), 1686-1690. doi: 10.1073/pnas.90.5.1686