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Interactions between dense seasonal macroalgal mats and oysters on natural and constructed shellfish reefs

Smith, C. S., Brodeur, M. C., Valdez, S. R., Fodrie, F. J., & Zhang, Y. S. (2026, February 12). PeerJ.

Evaluating Habitat Provisioning and Restoration Potential of a Subtropical Seagrass Species in a Temperate Estuary

Trackenberg, S. N., Baillie, C. J., Smith, D. A., Albright, A. M., Blakeslee, A. M. H., Donaher, S. E., … Gittman, R. K. (2025, February 26). Estuaries and Coasts, Vol. 48.

Optimizing ecosystem restoration with facilitation cascades

Zhang, Y. S., Altieri, A. H., Angelini, C., Curl, L. F., Morton, J. P., Paliotti, S. T., … Toone, T. A. (2025, August 7). BioScience, Vol. 9.

Range expansion of the tropical predatory crab Eurytium limosum (Say, 1818) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Panopeidae) into temperate salt marshes along the eastern coast of the United States

Silliman, P. D. R., Zhang, Y. S., & Morton, J. P. (2025, January 10). Journal of Crustacean Biology, Vol. 45.

Seasonal asynchrony and harvest diversification contribute to demersal finfish fisheries stability in Chesapeake Bay

Hardison, S. B., Lefcheck, J. S., White, S. B., Liang, M., Zhang, Y. S., Patrick, C. J., … Castorani, M. C. N. (2025, September 1). Ecological Applications, Vol. 35.

Evidence on the performance of nature-based solutions interventions for coastal protection in biogenic, shallow ecosystems: a systematic map

Paxton, A. B., Riley, T. N., Steenrod, C. L., Puckett, B. J., I., J. B. A., Paliotti, S. T., … Silliman, B. R. (2024, December 2). Environmental Evidence, Vol. 13.

Harnessing ecological theory to enhance ecosystem restoration

Silliman, B. R., Hensel, M. J. S., Gibert, J. P., Daleo, P., Smith, C. S., Wieczynski, D. J., … Valdez, S. R. (2024, May 1). Current Biology, Vol. 34, pp. R418–R434.

Long‐term data reveal that grazer density mediates climatic stress in salt marshes

Smith, C. S., Zhang, Y. S., Hensel, M. J. S., Pennings, S. C., & Silliman, B. R. (2024, May 20). Ecology, Vol. 5.

Sediment carbon storage differs in native and non-native Caribbean seagrass beds

Brenner, C. L., Valdez, S. R., Zhang, Y. S., Shaver, E. C., Hughes, B. B., Silliman, B. R., & Morton, J. P. (2023, December 18). Marine Environmental Research, Vol. 194.

What evidence exists on the performance of nature-based solutions interventions for coastal protection in biogenic, shallow ecosystems? A systematic map protocol

Paxton, A. B., Riley, T. N., Steenrod, C. L., Smith, C. S., Zhang, Y. S., Gittman, R. K., … Davis, J. (2023, May 22). Environmental Evidence, Vol. 12.

Coastal squeeze on temperate reefs: Long‐term shifts in salinity, water quality, and oyster‐associated communities

Tice‐Lewis, M., Zhang, Y. S., Redding, S. G., Lindquist, N. L., Rodriguez, A. B., Fieseler, C. M., … Fodrie, F. J. (2022, April 2). Ecological Applications, Vol. 32.

Heterogeneity within and among co-occurring foundation species increases biodiversity

Thomsen, M. S., Altieri, A. H., Angelini, C., Bishop, M. J., Bulleri, F., Farhan, R., … Zotz, G. (2022, January 31). Nature Communications, Vol. 13.

Sea‐surface temperature anomalies mediate changes in fish richness and abundance in Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico estuaries

Oke, T. A., Zhang, S. Y., Keyser, S. R., & Yeager, L. A. (2022, July 12). Journal of Biogeography, Vol. 49, pp. 1609–1617.

Tropical cyclone impacts on seagrass-associated fishes in a temperate-subtropical estuary

Zhang, Y. S., Swinea, S. H., Roskar, G., Trackenberg, S. N., Gittman, R. K., Jarvis, J. C., … Fodrie, F. J. (2022, October 13). (A. B. Bugnot, Ed.). PLoS ONE, Vol. 17, p. e0273556.

A survey of benthic invertebrate communities in native and non-native seagrass beds in St. John, USVI

Valdez, S. R., Shaver, E. C., Keller, D. A., Morton, J. P., Zhang, Y. S., Wiernicki, C., … Silliman, B. R. (2021, September 14). Aquatic Botany, Vol. 175, p. 103448.

Bivalve facilitation mediates seagrass recovery from physical disturbance in a temperate estuary

Donaher, S. E., Baillie, C. J., Smith, C. S., Zhang, Y. S., Albright, A., Trackenberg, S. N., … Gittman, R. K. (2021, November 1). Ecosphere.

Inclusion of Intra- and Interspecific Facilitation Expands the Theoretical Framework for Seagrass Restoration

Zhang, Y. S., Gittman, R. K., Donaher, S. E., Trackenberg, S. N., Heide, T., & Silliman, B. R. (2021, April 22). Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol. 8.

Positive Ecological Interactions and the Success of Seagrass Restoration

Valdez, S. R., Zhang, Y. S., Heide, T., Vanderklift, M. A., Tarquinio, F., Orth, R. J., & Silliman, B. R. (2020, February 20). Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol. 7.

A Facilitation Cascade Enhances Local Biodiversity in Seagrass Beds

Zhang, Y. S., & Silliman, B. R. (2019, February 26). Diversity.

A Global Synthesis Reveals Gaps in Coastal Habitat Restoration Research

Zhang, Y., Cioffi, W., Cope, R., Daleo, P., Heywood, E., Hoyt, C., … Silliman, B. (2018, April 1). Sustainability, Vol. 10, p. 1040.

Business as usual leads to underperformance in coastal restoration

Silliman, B. R., Hughes, B. B., Zhang, Y. S., & He, Q. (2017, December 21). Oxford University Press EBooks.

Living on the Edge: Increasing Patch Size Enhances the Resilience and Community Development of a Restored Salt Marsh

Gittman, R. K., Fodrie, F. J., Baillie, C. J., Brodeur, M. C., Currin, C. A., Keller, D. A., … Zhang, Y. S. (2017, August 14). Estuaries and Coasts, Vol. 41, pp. 884–895.

Generalized joint attribute modeling for biodiversity analysis: median‐zero, multivariate, multifarious data

Clark, J. S., Nemergut, D., Seyednasrollah, B., Turner, P. J., & Zhang, S. (2016, November 16). Ecological Monographs, Vol. 87, pp. 34–56.

Is coral richness related to community resistance to and recovery from disturbance?

Zhang, S. Y., Speare, K. E., Long, Z. T., McKeever, K. A., Gyoerkoe, M., Ramus, A. P., … Bruno, J. F. (2014, March 18). PeerJ, Vol. 2, p. e308.