CSU Northridge
Department of Biology
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8303
Research Area

Coral reef ecology, coral ecopohysiology

ORCID: 

0000-0002-9039-9347

Peter Edmunds - Publications

Year Citations Publication Type Links
In Press Scale dependence of coral reef oases and their environmental correlates. Journal Article
2022 Finding signals in the noise of coral recruitment. Journal Article
2021 Resilience: insights from the U.S. Long Term Ecological Research Network. Journal Article
2021 Latitudinal variation in growth and survival of juvenile corals in the West and South Pacific. Journal Article
2021 Spatiotemporal variation in coral recruitment and its association with seawater temperature. Journal Article
2021 Scaling the effects of ocean acidification on coral growth and coral-coral competition on coral community recovery. Journal Article
2021 Response diversity in corals: hidden differences in bleaching mortality among cryptic Pocillopora species. Journal Article
2021 Stony coral populations are more sensitive to changes in vital rates in disturbed environments. Journal Article
2020 Science-based approach to using growth rate to assess coral performance and restoration outcomes Journal Article
2020 Prior exposure to elevated pCO2 does not affect calcification of a tropical scleractinian when returned to ambient pCO2. Journal Article
2020 Year-long effects of high pCO2 on the community structure of a tropical fore reef assembled in outdoor flumes. Journal Article
2020 Urgent need for coral demography in a world where corals are disappearing. Journal Article
2020 Emergent properties of branching morphologies modulate the sensitivity of coral calcification to high PCO2. Journal Article
2020 Projected shifts in coral size structure in the Anthropocene. Book Chapter
2020 Shallow coral reef free ocean carbon enrichment: Novel in situ flumes to manipulate pCO2 on shallow tropical coral reef communities. Journal Article
2019 Changes in coral reef community structure in response to year‑long incubations under contrasting pCO2 regimes. Journal Article
2019 Ocean acidification effects on in situ coral reef metabolism. Journal Article
2019 Density-dependence mediates coral assemblage structure. Journal Article
2019 Ruth D. Gates (1962-2018). Journal Article
2019 Why more comparative approaches are required for time-series analyses of coral reef ecosystems. Journal Article
2019 Global biogeography of coral recruitment: tropical decline and subtropical increase Journal Article
2018 Effect of elevated pCO2 on competition between the scleractinian corals Galaxea fascicularis and Acropora hyacinthus. Journal Article
2018 Obligate ectosymbionts increase the physiological resilience of a scleractinian coral to high temperature an elevated pCO2. Journal Article
2018 A framework for identifying and characterizing coral-reef "oases" against a backdrop of degradation. Journal Article
2018 Implications of high rates of sexual recruitment in driving rapid reef recovery in Moorea, French Polynesia. Journal Article
2018 Responses of coral reef community metabolism in flumes to ocean acidification. Journal Article
2018 Recruitment Drives Spatial Variation in Recovery Rates of Resilient Coral Reefs. Journal Article
2018 Behavior of brooded coral larvae in response to ocean acidification. Journal Article
2018 Colony size and turbulent flow speed modulate the calcification response of the coral Pocillopora verrucosa to temperature. Journal Article
2018 Critical information gaps impeding understanding of the role of larval connectivity among coral reef islands in an era of global change. Journal Article
2018 Density-dependence mediates coral assemblage structure. Journal Article
2017 Effects of temperature and pCO2 on population regualtion of Symbiodinium spp. in a tropical reef coral. Journal Article
2017 Organisms composing an experimenta coral reef community from Mo'orea, French Polynesia, exhibit taxon-specific net production: net calcification ratios. Journal Article
2017 Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) sediment dissolution under elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrate (NO3-) Journal Article
2017 Coral calcifying fluid pH is modulated by seawater carbon chemistry not solely seawater pH Journal Article
2017 Effects of pCO2 on photosynthesis and respiration of tropical scleractinian corals and calcified algae Journal Article
2017 Metabolic scaling in modular animals. Journal Article
2017 Unusually high coral recruitment during the 2016 El Nino in Mo'orea, French Polynesia. Journal Article
2017 The effects of ocean acidification on wound repair in the coral Porites spp Journal Article
2017 Daily variation in net primary production and net calcification in coral reef communities exposed to elevated pCO2. Journal Article
2017 Plasticity in lunar timing of larval release of two brooding pocilloporid corals in an internal tide-induced upwelling reef. Journal Article
2017 Conspecific aggregations mitigate the effects of ocean acidification on calcification of the coral Pocillopora verrucosa Journal Article
2017 Branches and plates of the morphologically plastic coral Porites rus are insensitive to ocean acidification and warming Journal Article
2016 Interactive effects of ocean acidification and neighboring corals on the growth of Pocillopora verrucosa Journal Article
2016 Parameterization of the response of calcification to temperature and pCO2 in the coral Acropora pulchra and the alga Lithophyllum kotschyanum. Journal Article
2016 Intraspecific variability in the response to ocean warming and acidification in the scleractinian coral Acropora pulchra Journal Article
2016 The implications of reduced metabolic rate in resource-limited corals Journal Article
2016 Size-dependent physiological responses of the branching coral Pocillopora verrucosa to elevated temperature and pCO2 Journal Article
2016 The potential for self-seeding by the coral Pocillopora spp. In Moorea, French Polynesia Journal Article
2016 Spatial scale-dependent vertical zonation of coral reef community structure in French Polynesia. Journal Article
2016 Asexual budding and aggregated spatial distribution of fungiid corals from disturbed reefs in Moorea, French Polynesia Journal Article
2016 Density-associated recruitment mediates coral population dynamics on a coral reef. Journal Article
2016 Experiential ecological investigations as a vehicle coupling teaching & research in high schools & universities Journal Article
2016 Ecological and genetic variation in reef-building corals on four Society Islands. Journal Article
2016 Differences in the responses of three scleractinians and the hydrocoral Millepora platyphylla to ocean acidification Journal Article
2015 Spatial, temporal and taxonomic variation in coral growth-implications for the structure and function of coral reef ecosystems. Book Chapter
2015 Geographic variation in long-term trajectories of change in coral recruitment: a global-to-local perspective. Journal Article
2015 The effects of ocean acidification on species interactions among scleractinian corals. Thesis or Dissertation
2015 Effects of pCO2 on spatial competition between the corals Montipora aequituberculata and Porites lutea. Journal Article
2015 Ocean acidification accelerates dissolution of experimental coral reef communities. Journal Article
2015 Using demographic models to project the effects of climate change on scleractinian corals: Pocillopora damicornis as a case study Journal Article
2015 Understanding ocean acidification on organismal to ecological scales. Journal Article
2015 Towards automated annotation of benthic survey images: Variability of human experts and operational modes of automation. Journal Article
2014 Long-term changes in Symbiodinium communities in Orbicella annularis in St. John, US Virgin Islands Journal Article
2014 Pacific-wide contrast highlights resistance of reef calcifiers to ocean acidification. Journal Article
2014 Refuges modulate coral recruitment in the Caribbean and the Pacific. Journal Article
2014 Evidence that high pCO2 affects protein metabolism in tropical reef corals Journal Article
2014 The distribution of hermit crabs and their gastropod shells on shallow reefs off St. John, US Virgin Islands Journal Article
2014 Water flow modulates the response of coral reef communities to ocean acidification. Journal Article
2014 Effects simulated fish predation on small colonies of massive Porites spp. and Pocillopora meandrina. Journal Article
2014 Diel pCO2 oscillations modulate the response of the coral Acropora hyacinthus to ocean acidification. Journal Article
2014 The effects of storms, heavy rain, and sedimentation on the shallow coral reefs of St. John, US Virgin Islands Journal Article
2014 Ocean acidification has no effect on thermal bleaching in the coral Seriatopora caliendrum. Journal Article
2014 Large numbers of Acropora palmata grow in shallow water in St. John, US Virgin Islands. Journal Article
2014 Persistence and change in community composition of reef corals through past, present, and future climates Journal Article
2014 Effects of irradiance on the response of the coral Acropora pulchra and the calcifying alga Hydrolithon reinboldii to temperature elevation and ocean acidification Journal Article
2014 What makes a species common? No evidence of density-dependent recruitment or mortality of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum after the 1983-1984 mass mortality. Journal Article
2014 Is acclimation beneficial to scleractinian corals, Porites spp.? Journal Article
2014 Molecular characterization of symbiotic algae (Symbiodinium spp.) in soritid foraminifera (Sorites orbiculus) and a scleractinian coral (Orbicella annularis) from St John, US Virgin Islands Journal Article
2014 Evaluating the causal basis of ecological success within the scleractinia: an integral projection model approach Journal Article
2014 Fast coral reef calcifiers are more sensitive to ocean acidification in short-term laboratory incubations Journal Article
2013 Evidence that octocorals are increasing in population density in the Caribbean. Conference Proceeding
2013 In situ effects of low pH and elevated HCO3- on juvenile massive Porites spp. in Moorea, French Polynesia Journal Article
2013 Effects of exposure duration on the response of Pocillopora damicornis larvae to elevated temperature and high pCO2. Journal Article
2013 Temperature-induced maternal effects on the phenotype of larvae released by the brooding coral Pocillopora damicornis. Conference Proceeding
2013 Coral reef calcifiers buffer their response to ocean acidification using both bicarbonate and carbonate. Journal Article
2013 Response to: Coral reef calcification: carbonate, bicarbonate and proton flux under conditions of increasing ocean acidification. Journal Article
2013 Evidence that high pCO2 affects coral recruits through perturbed protein metabolism. Conference Proceeding
2013 Long-term changes in the population dynamics of the Caribbean hydrocoral Millepora spp. Journal Article
2013 Elevated pCO2 increases ammonium excretion in juvenile colonies of the scleractinian Seritopora caliendrum. Conference Proceeding
2013 Decadal-scale changes in the community structure of coral reefs in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Journal Article
2013 Metabolic costs of larval settlement and metamorphosis in the coral Seriatopora caliendrum under ambient and elevated pCO2. Journal Article
2013 The responses of eight coral reef calcifiers to increasing partial pressure of CO2 do not exhibit a tipping point. Journal Article
2013 Demographic models can forcast climate change effects on scleractinian corals: the Pocillopora damicornis case study. Conference Proceeding
2013 Energetic consequences of ocean acidification and warming for coral larvae. Conference Proceeding
2013 Understanding the threats of ocean acidification to coral reefs. Journal Article
2013 The role of light in mediating the effects of ocean acidification on coral calcification. Journal Article
2013 Effects of feeding and light intensity on the response of the coral Porites rus to ocean acidification. Journal Article
2013 Brooded coral larvae differ in their response to high temperature and elevated pCO2 depending on the day of release. Journal Article
2012 Effects of diurnally oscillating pCO2 on the calcification and survival of coral recruits. Journal Article
2012 Interactive effects of ocean acidification and temperature on two scleractinian corals from Moorea, French Polynesia. Journal Article
2012 Photophysiological consequences of vertical stratification of Symbiodinium in tissue of the coral Porites lutea Journal Article
2012 Automated annotation of coral reef survey images. Conference Proceeding
2012 Physiological development of brooded larvae from two pocilloporid corals in Taiwan. Journal Article
2012 Effect of pCO2 on the growth, respiration, and photophysiology of massive Porites spp. in Moorea, French Polynesia. Journal Article
2012 Scleractinian corals capture zooplankton within days of settlement and metamorphosis. Journal Article
2012 Macroalgae on shallow tropical reefs reduce the availability of reflected light for use in coral photosynthesis. Journal Article
2011 Spatio-temporal variability of coral recruitment on shallow reefs in St John, US Virgin Islands. Journal Article
2011 Herbivory, connectivity and ecosystem resilience: response of a coral reef to a large-scale perturbation Journal Article
2011 Benchmarks in organism performance and their use in comparative analyses. Journal Article
2011 Zooplanktivory ameliorates the effects of ocean acidification on the reef coral Porites spp. Journal Article
2011 The physiological response of reef corals to diel fluctuations in seawater temperature. Journal Article
2011 High, but localized recruitment of Montastraea annularis complex in St. John, United States Virgin Islands. Journal Article
2011 Effects of flow and temperature on growth and photophysiology of scleractinian corals in Moorea, French Polynesia Journal Article
2011 Decadal-scale changes in abundance of non-scleractinian invertebrates on a Caribbean coral reef. Journal Article
2011 Effects of temperature on the respiration of brooded larvae from tropical reef corals. Journal Article
2010 Effect of sub-lethal damage to juvenile colonies of massive Porites spp. under contrasting regimes of temperature and water flow Journal Article
2010 Long-term changes in the concentration of zooplankton and particulate material over a fringing reef in St. John, US Virgin Islands. Journal Article
2010 Population biology of Porites astreoides and Diploria strigosa on a shallow Caribbean reef. Journal Article
2010 The effects of substratum type on the growth, mortality, and phytophysiology of juvenile corals in St. John, US Virgin Islands Journal Article
2010 Effect of a fluctuating thermal regime on adult and larval reef corals Journal Article
2010 Response of Pocillopora verrucosa to corallivory varies with environmental conditions Journal Article
2010 Landscape-scale variation in coral recruitment in Moorea, French Polynesia. Journal Article
2010 The effect of ocean acidification on calcifying organisms in marine ecosystems: an organism to ecosystem perspective. Journal Article
2010 The physiological response of tropical reef corals to light reflected from the benthos. Conference Proceeding
2009 Dynamic energy budgets of syntrophic symbiotic relationships between heterotrophic hosts and photoautotrophic symbionts Conference Proceeding
2009 Recurrent disturbances, recovery trajectories, and resilience of coral assemblages on a South Central Pacific reef Journal Article
2009 Dynamic energy budgets in syntrophic symbiotic relationships between heterotrophic hosts and photoautotrophic symbionts Journal Article
2009 Effect of acclimatization to low temperature and reduced light on the response of reef corals to elevated temperature Journal Article
2009 Responses of coral hosts and their algal symbionts to thermal heterogeneity Conference Proceeding
2009 Effects of ocean acidification and increased temperature on skeletal growth of two scleractinian corals, Pocillopora meandrina and Porites rus Conference Proceeding
2008 Effect of temperature on the settlement choice and photophysiology of larvae from the reef coral Stylophora pistillata Journal Article
2008 The effects of temperature on the growth of juvenile scleractinian corals Journal Article
2008 Acclimatization in tropical reef corals Journal Article
2008 Increasing relative abundance of Porites astreoides on Caribbean reefs mediated by an overall decline in coral cover Journal Article
2008 Differential effects of high temperature on the respiration of juvenile caribbean corals Journal Article
2007 Evidence for a decadal-scale decline in the growth rates of juvenile scleractinian corals Journal Article
2007 Determinate growth and the scaling of photosynthetic energy intake in the solitary coral Fungia concinna (Verrill) Journal Article

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