Craig Layman

Langerhans, R. B., Goins, T. R., Stemp, K. M., Riesch, R., Araujo, M. S., & Layman, C. A. (2021). Consuming Costly Prey: Optimal Foraging and the Role of Compensatory Growth. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.603387

Bogdanoff, A. K., Shertzer, K. W., Layman, C. A., Chapman, J. K., Fruitema, M. L., Solomon, J., … Morris, J. A., Jr. (2021). Optimum lionfish yield: a non-traditional management concept for invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.) fisheries. BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, 23(3), 795–810. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-020-02398-z

Maurer, A. S., Seminoff, J. A., Layman, C. A., Stapleton, S. P., Godfrey, M. H., & Reiskind, M. O. B. (2021). Population Viability of Sea Turtles in the Context of Global Warming. BIOSCIENCE, 71(8), 790–804. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab028

Layman, C. A., & Allgeier, J. E. (2020). [Review of An ecosystem ecology perspective on artificial reef production]. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY, 57(11), 2139–2148. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13748

Archer, S. K., Kahn, A. S., Thiess, M., Law, L., Leys, S. P., Johannessen, S. C., … Dunham, A. (2020). Foundation Species Abundance Influences Food Web Topology on Glass Sponge Reefs. FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.549478

Allgeier, J. E., Cline, T. J., Walsworth, T. E., Wathen, G., Layman, C. A., & Schindler, D. E. (2020). Individual behavior drives ecosystem function and the impacts of harvest. SCIENCE ADVANCES, 6(9). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax8329

Allgeier, J. E., Andskog, M. A., Hensel, E., Appaldo, R., Layman, C., & Kemp, D. W. (2020). Rewiring coral: Anthropogenic nutrients shift diverse coral-symbiont nutrient and carbon interactions toward symbiotic algal dominance. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 26(10), 5588–5601. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15230

Allgeier, J. E., Wenger, S., & Layman, C. A. (2020). Taxonomic identity best explains variation in body nutrient stoichiometry in a diverse marine animal community. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67881-y

Rossi, R. E., Archer, S. K., Giri, C., & Layman, C. A. (2020). The role of multiple stressors in a dwarf red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) dieback. ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE, 237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106660

Giery, S. T., & Layman, C. A. (2019). [Review of Ecological Consequences Of Sexually Selected Traits: An Eco-Evolutionary Perspective]. QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY, 94(1), 29–74. https://doi.org/10.1086/702341

Hensel, E., Allgeier, J. E., & Layman, C. A. (2019). Effects of predator presence and habitat complexity on reef fish communities in The Bahamas. MARINE BIOLOGY, 166(10). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-019-3568-3

Lyon, R. P., Eggleston, D. B., Bohnenstiehl, D. W. R., Layman, C. A., Ricci, S. W., & Allgeier, J. E. (2019). Fish community structure, habitat complexity, and soundscape characteristics of patch reefs in a tropical, back-reef system. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES, 609, 33–48. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12829

Bogdanoff, A. K., Mostowy, J., Peake, J., Layman, C. A., Bermudez, A. B., Baca, C. G., … Morris, J. A., Jr. (2018). A brief description of invasive lionfish (Pterois sp.) diet composition in the Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park. Food Webs, 17, e00104. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FOOWEB.2018.E00104

Archer, S. K., Hensel, E., & Layman, C. A. (2018). Ambient nutrient availability drives the outcome of an interaction between a sponge (Halichondria melanadocia) and seagrass (Thalassia testudinum). JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY, 503, 86–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2018.02.005

Allgeier, J. E., Layman, C. A., Montaña, C. G., Hensel, E., Appaldo, R., & Rosemond, A. D. (2018). Anthropogenic versus fish-derived nutrient effects on seagrass community structure and function. Ecology, 99(8), 1792–1801. https://doi.org/10.1002/ECY.2388

Henson, M. N., Aday, D. D., Rice, J. A., & Layman, C. A. (2018). Assessing the Influence of Tilapia on Sport Fish Species in North Carolina Reservoirs. TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY, 147(2), 350–362. https://doi.org/10.1002/tafs.10031

Peake, J., Bogdanoff, A. K., Layman, C. A., Castillo, B., Reale-Munroe, K., Chapman, J., … Morris, J. A., Jr. (2018). Feeding ecology of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans and Pterois miles) in the temperate and tropical western Atlantic. BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, 20(9), 2567–2597. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-018-1720-5

Kenworthy, M. D., Grabowski, J. H., Layman, C. A., Sherwood, G. D., Powers, S. P., Peterson, C. H., … Fodrie, F. J. (2018). Movement ecology of a mobile predatory fish reveals limited habitat linkages within a temperate estuarine seascape. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES, 75(11), 1990–1998. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2017-0308

Olds, A. D., Vargas-Fonseca, E., Connolly, R. M., Gilby, B. L., Huijbers, C. M., Hyndes, G. A., … Schlacher, T. A. (2018). [Review of The ecology of fish in the surf zones of ocean beaches: A global review]. FISH AND FISHERIES, 19(1), 78–89. https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12237

Hensel, E., Wenclawski, S., & Layman, C. A. (2018). Using a small, consumer-grade drone to identify and count marine megafauna in shallow habitats. LATIN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC RESEARCH, 46(5), 1025–1033. https://doi.org/10.3856/vol46-issue5-fulltext-15

Archer, S. K., Stevens, J. L., Rossi, R. E., Matterson, K. O., & Layman, C. A. (2017). Abiotic conditions drive significant variability in nutrient processing by a common Caribbean sponge, Ircinia felix. LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY, 62(4), 1783–1793. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.10533

Allgeier, J. E., Burkepile, D. E., & Layman, C. A. (2017). [Review of Animal pee in the sea: consumer-mediated nutrient dynamics in the world's changing oceans]. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 23(6), 2166–2178. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13625

Araujo, M. S., Layman, C. A., & Langerhans, R. B. (2017). Body streamlining is related to higher growth in Bahamian mosquitofish. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 18(4), 383–391.

Rossi, R. E., Giery, S. T., Bonnema, E. W., Todd, A. L., & Layman, C. A. (2017). Characterizing trophic ecology of the checkered puffer (Sphoeroides testudineus). LATIN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC RESEARCH, 45(5), 1075–1078. https://doi.org/10.3856/vol45-issue5-fulltext-24

Giery, S. T., & Layman, C. A. (2017). Dissolved organic carbon and unimodal variation in sexual signal coloration in mosquitofish: a role for light limitation? PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 284(1852). https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.0163

Layman, C. A. (2017). Editorial. Food Webs, 10, 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FOOWEB.2016.11.001

Sweatman, J. L., Layman, C. A., & Fourqurean, J. W. (2017). Habitat fragmentation has some impacts on aspects of ecosystem functioning in a sub-tropical seagrass bed. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, 126, 95–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.02.003

Pinheiro, E., Layman, C. A., Castello, J. P., & Leite, T. S. (2017). Trophic role of demersal mesopredators on rocky reefs in an equatorial Atlantic Ocean island. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY, 33(1), 47–53. https://doi.org/10.1111/jai.13204

Yeager, L. A., Stoner, E. W., Peters, J. R., & Layman, C. A. (2016). A terrestrial-aquatic food web subsidy is potentially mediated by multiple predator effects on an arboreal crab. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY, 475, 73–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2015.10.017

Stoner, E. W., Sebilian, S. S., & Layman, C. A. (2016). Comparison of zooxanthellae densities from upside-down jellyfish, Cassiopea xamachana, across coastal habitats of The Bahamas. REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA MARINA Y OCEANOGRAFIA, 51(1), 203–208. https://doi.org/10.4067/s0718-19572016000100022

Allgeier, J. E., Valdivia, A., Cox, C., & Layman, C. A. (2016). Fishing down nutrients on coral reefs. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 7. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12461

Layman, C. A., Allgeier, J. E., & Montana, C. G. (2016). Mechanistic evidence of enhanced production on artificial reefs: A case study in a Bahamian seagrass ecosystem. ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING, 95, 574–579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2016.06.109

Anton, A., Cure, K., Layman, C. A., Puntila, R., Simpson, M. S., & Bruno, J. F. (2016). Prey naivete to invasive lionfish Pterois volitans on Caribbean coral reefs. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES, 544, 257–269. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11553

Layman, C. (2016). The Biology of Mangroves and Seagrasses. Third Edition. The Biology of Habitats Series. By Peter J. Hogarth. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. $125.00 (hardcover); $59.95 (paper). x + 289 p.; ill.; index. ISBN: 978-0-19-871654-9 (hc); 978-0-19-871655-6 (pb). 2015. [Review of The Biology of Mangroves and Seagrasses, by P. J. Hogarth]. The Quarterly Review of Biology, 91(2), 215–215. https://doi.org/10.1086/686837

Albo-Puigserver, M., Navarro, J., Coll, M., Layman, C. A., & Palomera, I. (2016). Trophic structure of pelagic species in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea. JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH, 117, 27–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2016.09.003

Archer, S. K., Stoner, E. W., & Layman, C. A. (2015). A complex interaction between a sponge (Halichondria melanadocia) and a seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) in a subtropical coastal ecosystem. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY, 465, 33–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2015.01.003

Layman, C. A., Giery, S. T., Buhler, S., Rossi, R., Penland, T., Henson, M. N., … Archer, S. K. (2015). A primer on the history of food web ecology: Fundamental contributions of fourteen researchers. Food Webs, 4, 14–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FOOWEB.2015.07.001

Giery, S. T., Layman, C. A., & Langerhans, R. B. (2015). Anthropogenic ecosystem fragmentation drives shared and unique patterns of sexual signal divergence among three species of Bahamian mosquitofish. EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS, 8(7), 679–691. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12275

Allgeier, J. E., Layman, C. A., Mumby, P. J., & Rosemond, A. D. (2015). Biogeochemical implications of biodiversity and community structure across multiple coastal ecosystems. ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS, 85(1), 117–132. https://doi.org/10.1890/14-0331.1

Stoner, E. W., & Layman, C. A. (2015). Bristle worms attack: benthic jellyfish are not trophic dead ends. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 13(4), 226–227. https://doi.org/10.1890/1540-9295-13.4.226

Huijbers, C. M., Nagelkerken, I., & Layman, C. A. (2015). Fish movement from nursery bays to coral reefs: a matter of size? HYDROBIOLOGIA, 750(1), 89–101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-014-2162-4

Archer, S. K., Allgeier, J. E., Semmens, B. X., Heppell, S. A., Pattengill-Semmens, C. V., Rosemond, A. D., … Layman, C. A. (2015). Hot moments in spawning aggregations: implications for ecosystem-scale nutrient cycling. CORAL REEFS, 34(1), 19–23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-014-1208-4

Layman, C. A., Newsome, S. D., & Crawford, T. G. (2015). Individual-level niche specialization within populations: emerging areas of study. OECOLOGIA, 178(1), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-014-3209-y

Giery, S. T., & Layman, C. A. (2015). Interpopulation Variation in a Condition-Dependent Signal: Predation Regime Affects Signal Intensity and Reliability. The American Naturalist, 186(2), 187–195. https://doi.org/10.1086/682068

Fodrie, F. J., Yeager, L. A., Grabowski, J. H., Layman, C. A., Sherwood, G. D., & Kenworthy, M. D. (2015). Measuring individuality in habitat use across complex landscapes: approaches, constraints, and implications for assessing resource specialization. OECOLOGIA, 178(1), 75–87. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-014-3212-3

Allgeier, J. E., Wenger, S. J., Rosemond, A. D., Schindler, D. E., & Layman, C. A. (2015). Metabolic theory and taxonomic identity predict nutrient recycling in a diverse food web. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 112(20), E2640–E2647. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1420819112

Riesch, R., Easter, T., Layman, C. A., & Langerhans, R. B. (2015). Rapid human-induced divergence of life-history strategies in Bahamian livebearing fishes (family Poeciliidae). JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY, 84(6), 1732–1743. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12425

Nifong, J. C., Layman, C. A., & Silliman, B. R. (2015). [Review of Size, sex and individual-level behaviour drive intrapopulation variation in cross-ecosystem foraging of a top-predator]. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY, 84(1), 35–48. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12306

Montana, C. G., Layman, C. A., & Winemiller, K. O. (2015). Species-area relationship within benthic habitat patches of a tropical floodplain river: An experimental test. AUSTRAL ECOLOGY, 40(3), 331–336. https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.12218

Jud, Z. R., Nichols, P. K., & Layman, C. A. (2014). Broad salinity tolerance in the invasive lionfish Pterois spp. may facilitate estuarine colonization. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 98(1), 135–143. https://doi.org/10.1007/S10641-014-0242-Y

Yeager, L. A., Layman, C. A., & Hammerschlag-Peyer, C. M. (2014). Diet variation of a generalist fish predator, grey snapper Lutjanus griseus, across an estuarine gradient: trade-offs of quantity for quality? JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY, 85(2), 264–277. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12416

Chacin, D. H., Giery, S. T., Yeager, L. A., Layman, C. A., & Brian Langerhans, R. (2014). Does hydrological fragmentation affect coastal bird communities? A study from Abaco Island, The Bahamas. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 23(3), 551–557. https://doi.org/10.1007/S11273-014-9389-8

Yeager, L. A., Stoner, E. W., Zapata, M. J., & Layman, C. A. (2014). Does landscape context mediate the nature of density dependence for a coral reef fish? ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 24(7), 1833–1841. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-2231.1

Araújo, M. S., Langerhans, R. B., Giery, S. T., & Layman, C. A. (2014). Ecosystem fragmentation drives increased diet variation in an endemic livebearing fish of the Bahamas. Ecology and Evolution, 4(16), 3298–3308. https://doi.org/10.1002/ECE3.1140

Layman, C. A., Jud, Z. R., & Nichols, P. (2014). Lionfish alter benthic invertebrate assemblages in patch habitats of a subtropical estuary. Marine Biology, 161(9), 2179–2182. https://doi.org/10.1007/S00227-014-2491-X

Stoner, E. W., Yeager, L. A., Sweatman, J. L., Sebilian, S. S., & Layman, C. A. (2014). Modification of a seagrass community by benthic jellyfish blooms and nutrient enrichment. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 461, 185–192. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JEMBE.2014.08.005

Layman, C. A., Jud, Z. R., Archer, S. K., & Riera, D. (2014). Provision of ecosystem services by human-made structures in a highly impacted estuary. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 9(4). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/4/044009

Cote, I. M., Darling, E. S., Malpica-Cruz, L., Smith, N. S., Green, S. J., Curtis-Quick, J., & Layman, C. (2014). What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Wary? Effect of Repeated Culling on the Behaviour of an Invasive Predator. PLOS ONE, 9(4). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094248

Burkepile, D. E., Allgeier, J. E., Shantz, A. A., Pritchard, C. E., Lemoine, N. P., Bhatti, L. H., & Layman, C. A. (2013). Nutrient supply from fishes facilitates macroalgae and suppresses corals in a Caribbean coral reef ecosystem. Scientific Reports, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/SREP01493

Hammerschlag-Peyer, C. M., Allgeier, J. E., & Layman, C. A. (2013). Predator effects on faunal community composition in shallow seagrass beds of The Bahamas. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY, 446, 282–290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2013.06.002

Jud, Z. R., & Layman, C. A. (2012). Site fidelity and movement patterns of invasive lionfish, Pterois spp., in a Florida estuary. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 414-415, 69–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2012.01.015

Stoner, E. W., Layman, C. A., Yeager, L. A., & Hassett, H. M. (2011). Effects of anthropogenic disturbance on the abundance and size of epibenthic jellyfish Cassiopea spp. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 62(5), 1109–1114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.03.023

Yeager, L. A., Layman, C. A., & Allgeier, J. E. (2011). Effects of habitat heterogeneity at multiple spatial scales on fish community assembly. Oecologia, 167(1), 157–168. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-011-1959-3

Yeager, L. A., & Layman, C. A. (2011). Energy flow to two abundant consumers in a subtropical oyster reef food web. Aquatic Ecology, 45(2), 267–277. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-011-9352-1

Allgeier, J. E., Rosemond, A. D., & Layman, C. A. (2011). Variation in nutrient limitation and seagrass nutrient content in Bahamian tidal creek ecosystems. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 407(2), 330–336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2011.07.005

Jud, Z. R., Layman, C. A., & Shenker, J. M. (2010). Diet of age-0 tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) in anthropogenically-modified and natural nursery habitats along the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 90(3), 223–233. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-010-9734-6

Grol, M. G. G., Nagelkerken, I., Rypel, A. L., & Layman, C. A. (2010). Simple ecological trade-offs give rise to emergent cross-ecosystem distributions of a coral reef fish. Oecologia, 165(1), 79–88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-010-1833-8

Roach, K. A., Winemiller, K. O., Layman, C. A., & Zeug, S. C. (2009). Consistent trophic patterns among fishes in lagoon and channel habitats of a tropical floodplain river: Evidence from stable isotopes. Acta Oecologica, 35(4), 513–522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2009.03.007

Layman, C. A., Montaña, C. G., & Allgeier, J. E. (2009). Linking fish colonization rates and water level change in littoral habitats of a Venezuelan floodplain river. Aquatic Ecology, 44(1), 269–273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-009-9256-5

Adams, A. J., Wolfe, R. K., & Layman, C. A. (2009). Preliminary Examination of How Human-driven Freshwater Flow Alteration Affects Trophic Ecology of Juvenile Snook (Centropomus undecimalis) in Estuarine Creeks. Estuaries and Coasts, 32(4), 819–828. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-009-9156-x

Post, D. M., Layman, C. A., Arrington, D. A., Takimoto, G., Quattrochi, J., & Montaña, C. G. (2007). Getting to the fat of the matter: models, methods and assumptions for dealing with lipids in stable isotope analyses. Oecologia, 152(1), 179–189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-006-0630-x

Haney, R. A., Silliman, B. R., Fry, A. J., Layman, C. A., & Rand, D. M. (2007). The Pleistocene history of the sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus): Non-equilibrium evolutionary dynamics within a diversifying species complex. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 43(3), 743–754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2006.08.022

Rypel, A. L., Layman, C. A., & Arrington, D. A. (2007). Water depth modifies relative predation risk for a motile fish taxon in Bahamian tidal creeks. Estuaries and Coasts, 30(3), 518–525. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03036517

Arrington, D. A., Winemiller, K. O., & Layman, C. A. (2005). Community assembly at the patch scale in a species rich tropical river. Oecologia, 144(1), 157–167. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-005-0014-7

Langerhans, R. B., Layman, C. A., & DeWitt, T. J. (2005). Male genital size reflects a tradeoff between attracting mates and avoiding predators in two live-bearing fish species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 102(21), 7618–7623. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0500935102

Silliman, B. R., Layman, C. A., Geyer, K., & Zieman, J. C. (2004). Predation by the black-clawed mud crab,Panopeus herbstii, in Mid-Atlantic salt marshes: Further evidence for top-down control of marsh grass production. Estuaries, 27(2), 188–196. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02803375