@article{rossi_archer_giri_layman_2020, title={The role of multiple stressors in a dwarf red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) dieback}, volume={237}, ISSN={["1096-0015"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106660}, abstractNote={Mangroves are habitat-forming foundation species that provide the framework for entire coastal communities. Unfortunately, mangrove forests are declining globally, often due to multiple stressors. We report a recent mangrove dieback on Abaco Island, The Bahamas, that appears to be the result of multiple stressors. First, we investigated the role of hurricane and drought events in relation to green vegetation in the dieback area, as measured using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). We used historical Landsat imagery of the dieback region from 1989 to 2013 to identify changes in green vegetation and to determine when the dieback likely began. We determined that the dieback began around 2008, but found little evidence of a relationship between NDVI and hurricane or drought events, particularly in relation to the estimated start of the dieback. Preliminary observations in the dieback area suggested grazing by leaf-chewing organisms and disease were both present at high levels. We surveyed individual mangrove trees to determine the intensity of leaf-chewing herbivory and foliar disease on mangroves in the dieback area. We found leaf-chewing herbivory ranged from 0 to 79%, with a mean of 29% of leaves chewed per tree and disease incidence ranged from 0% to 97% with a mean of 47%. Finally, we conducted a simulated grazing experiment to test if experimental opening mimicking grazing could facilitate disease infection in mangroves . Experimental opening of plant tissues showed that grazing can increase disease. Our results suggest that drought and hurricanes did not initiate this dieback, but that herbivory likely facilitated the spread of disease thereby contributing to the dieback.}, journal={ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE}, author={Rossi, R. E. and Archer, S. K. and Giri, C. and Layman, C. A.}, year={2020}, month={May} }
 @article{reiskind_reed_elias_giacomini_mcnear_nieuwsma_parker_roberts_rossi_stephenson_et al._2019, title={The genomics of invasion: characterization of red lionfish (Pterois volitans) populations from the native and introduced ranges}, volume={21}, ISSN={["1573-1464"]}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-019-01992-0}, DOI={10.1007/s10530-019-01992-0}, number={7}, journal={BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS}, author={Reiskind, M. O. Burford and Reed, E. M. X. and Elias, A. and Giacomini, J. J. and McNear, A. F. and Nieuwsma, J. and Parker, G. A. and Roberts, R. B. and Rossi, R. E. and Stephenson, C. N. and et al.}, year={2019}, month={Jul}, pages={2471–2483} }
 @article{reiskind_reed_elias_giacomini_mcnear_nieuwsma_parker_roberts_rossi_stephenson_et al._2019, title={The genomics of invasion: characterization of red lionfish (Pterois volitans) populations from the native and introduced ranges (vol 21, pg 2471, 2019)}, volume={21}, ISSN={["1573-1464"]}, DOI={10.1007/s10530-019-01999-7}, abstractNote={In the original publication of this article, Figs. 2 and 3 were published incorrectly.}, number={7}, journal={BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS}, author={Reiskind, M. O. Burford and Reed, E. M. X. and Elias, A. and Giacomini, J. J. and McNear, A. F. and Nieuwsma, J. and Parker, G. A. and Roberts, R. B. and Rossi, R. E. and Stephenson, C. N. and et al.}, year={2019}, month={Jul}, pages={2485–2487} }
 @article{archer_stevens_rossi_matterson_layman_2017, title={Abiotic conditions drive significant variability in nutrient processing by a common Caribbean sponge, Ircinia felix}, volume={62}, ISSN={["1939-5590"]}, DOI={10.1002/lno.10533}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={4}, journal={LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY}, author={Archer, Stephanie K. and Stevens, Julia L. and Rossi, Ryann E. and Matterson, Kenan O. and Layman, Craig A.}, year={2017}, month={Jul}, pages={1783–1793} }
 @article{rossi_giery_bonnema_todd_layman_2017, title={Characterizing trophic ecology of the checkered puffer (Sphoeroides testudineus)}, volume={45}, ISSN={["0717-7178"]}, DOI={10.3856/vol45-issue5-fulltext-24}, abstractNote={Sphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758), is a common, widely distributed fish in coastal ecosystems. To better understand the trophic niche of S. testudineus, we collected individuals from tidal creeks on Abaco Island, The Bahamas, and employed stomach content and stable isotope analysis. Examination of stomach contents showed that mollusks, such as West Indian false cerith snails, cerith snails, and tellin clams, were the most common prey items. Diet data were consistent with stable isotopes data such that S. testudineus seem to feed at an intermediate trophic position in the food web. These preliminary data suggest that S. testudineus may be a critical intermediate link in these wetland food webs, serving as pathways through which energy is transferred from primary consumers to other predator species.}, number={5}, journal={LATIN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC RESEARCH}, author={Rossi, Ryann E. and Giery, Sean T. and Bonnema, Erika W. and Todd, Allison L. and Layman, Craig A.}, year={2017}, month={Nov}, pages={1075–1078} }