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McPherson, JM, Yeager, LA, and Baum, JK. In review. A pragmatic guide to measuring functional diversity. Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
Yeager, LA, Deith, MCM, McPherson, JM. Williams, ID, and Baum, JK. In review. Environmental and taxonomic controls on the functional diversity of near-pristine coral reef fish communities. Global Ecology and Biogeography.
2016
[22] Robinson, J, Williams, I, Edwards, A, McPherson, J, Yeager, L, Vigliola, L, Brainard, R, Baum, J. In press. Fishing degrades size structure of coral reef fish communities. Global Change Biology.
[21] Yeager, LA, Keller, DA, Burns, TR, Pool, AS, and Fodrie, FJ. In press. Threshold effects of habitat fragmentation on fish diversity at landscapes scales. Ecology. link
[20] Yeager, LA, Stoner, EW, Peters, JR, and Layman, CA. 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. pdf
2015
[19] Chacin, DH, Giery, S, Yeager, LA, Layman, CA,and Langerhans, RB. 2015. Does hydrological fragmentation affect coastal bird communities? A study from Abaco Island, The Bahamas. Wetlands Ecology and Management 23(3): 551-557. link
[18] Fodrie, FJ, Yeager, LA, Layman, CA, Grabowski, JH, and Kenworthy, MD. 2015. Measuring individuality in habitat use across complex landscapes: approaches, constraints, and implications for assessing resource specialization. Oecologia 178(1):75-87. link
[17] Peters, JR, Yeager, LA, and Layman, CA. 2015. Comparison of fish assemblages in restored and natural mangrove habitats along urban shorelines of Biscayne Bay, Florida. Bulletin of Marine Science 91(2): 125-139. link
2014
[16] Zapata, MJ, Yeager, LA, and Layman, CA. 2014. Day-night patterns in natural and artificial patch reef fish assemblages of The Bahamas. Caribbean Naturalist 18:1-15 pdf
[15] Yeager, LA, Stoner, EW, Zapata, MJ, and Layman, CA. 2014. Does landscape context mediate density-dependence in a coral reef fish? Ecological Applications 24(7): 1833-1841 pdf
[14] Stoner, EW, Yeager, LA, Selliban, S, and Layman, CA. 2014. Habitat and community modification facilitated by epibenthic jellyfish blooms. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 461: 785-792 pdf
[13] Yeager, LA, Hammerschlag-Peyer, CM, and Layman, CA. 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 link
[12] Stoner, EW, Yeager, LA, and Layman, CA. 2014. Effects of epibenthic jellyfish, Cassiopea spp., on faunal community composition of Bahamian seagrass beds. Caribbean Naturalist 12:1-10 pdf
2013
[11] Layman, CA, Allgeier, JA, Yeager, LA, and Stoner, EW. 2013. Thresholds of ecosystem response to nutrient enrichment from fish aggregations. Ecology 94(2):530-536 pdf
[10] Allgeier, JE, Yeager, LA, and Layman, CA. 2013. Consumers regulate nutrient regimes and primary production in seagrass ecosystems. Ecology 94(2):521-529 pdf
2012
[9] Yeager, LA, Acevedo, CL, and Layman, CA. 2012. Effects of seascape context on condition, abundance, and secondary production of a coral reef fish, Haemulon plumierii. Marine Ecology Progress Series 462: 231-240 link
[8] Layman, CA, Araújo, MS, Boucek, R, Harrison, E, Jud, ZR, Matich, P, Hammerschlag-Peyer, CM, Rosenblatt, A, Vaudo, J, Yeager, LA, Post, DM, and Bearhop, S. 2012. Applying stable isotopes to examine food web structure: an overview of analytical tools. Biological Reviews 87(3): 545-562 link
2011
[7] Hammerschlag-Peyer, CM, Yeager, LA, Araujo, MS, and Layman, CA. 2011. A hypothesis-testing framework for studies investigating ontogenetic niche shifts using stable isotope ratios. PLoS ONE 6(11): e27104 pdf
[6] Yeager, LA, Layman, CA, and Allgeier, JE. 2011. Effects of habitat heterogeneity at multiple spatial scales on fish community assembly. Oecologia 167:157-168. link
[5] Stoner, EW, Layman, CA, Yeager, LA, Hassett, HM. 2011. Effects of anthropogenic disturbance on the abundance and size of epibenthic jellyfish Cassiopea spp. Marine Pollution Bulletin 62: 1109-1114 link
[4] Yeager, LA and Layman, CA. 2011. Energy flow to two abundant consumers in a sub-tropical oyster reef food web. Aquatic Ecology 45:267-277 link
[3] Layman, CA, Allgeier, JE, Rosemond, AD, Dahlgren, CP, and Yeager, LA. 2011. Marine fisheries declines viewed upside down: human impacts on consumer-driven nutrient recycling. Ecological Applications 21:343-349 pdf
2008
[2] Yeager, LA and Arias-Gonzalez, JE. 2008. Preliminary survey of fish community composition in seagrass habitat in two back-reef lagoons of the southern Mexican Caribbean. Gulf and Caribbean Research 20: 41-47
2007
[1] Yeager, LA, JM Krebs, AB Brame, CC McIvor. 2007. Comparison of juvenile blue crab abundances in three mangrove habitat types in Tampa Bay, Florida USA. Bulletin of Marine Science 83: 555-565 pdf
Note: PDFs are intended for single copy research use only to comply with copyright regulations. Any reproduction, other than for an individual's own personal and private use, or distribution of journal content is prohibited.
McPherson, JM, Yeager, LA, and Baum, JK. In review. A pragmatic guide to measuring functional diversity. Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
Yeager, LA, Deith, MCM, McPherson, JM. Williams, ID, and Baum, JK. In review. Environmental and taxonomic controls on the functional diversity of near-pristine coral reef fish communities. Global Ecology and Biogeography.
2016
[22] Robinson, J, Williams, I, Edwards, A, McPherson, J, Yeager, L, Vigliola, L, Brainard, R, Baum, J. In press. Fishing degrades size structure of coral reef fish communities. Global Change Biology.
[21] Yeager, LA, Keller, DA, Burns, TR, Pool, AS, and Fodrie, FJ. In press. Threshold effects of habitat fragmentation on fish diversity at landscapes scales. Ecology. link
[20] Yeager, LA, Stoner, EW, Peters, JR, and Layman, CA. 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. pdf
2015
[19] Chacin, DH, Giery, S, Yeager, LA, Layman, CA,and Langerhans, RB. 2015. Does hydrological fragmentation affect coastal bird communities? A study from Abaco Island, The Bahamas. Wetlands Ecology and Management 23(3): 551-557. link
[18] Fodrie, FJ, Yeager, LA, Layman, CA, Grabowski, JH, and Kenworthy, MD. 2015. Measuring individuality in habitat use across complex landscapes: approaches, constraints, and implications for assessing resource specialization. Oecologia 178(1):75-87. link
[17] Peters, JR, Yeager, LA, and Layman, CA. 2015. Comparison of fish assemblages in restored and natural mangrove habitats along urban shorelines of Biscayne Bay, Florida. Bulletin of Marine Science 91(2): 125-139. link
2014
[16] Zapata, MJ, Yeager, LA, and Layman, CA. 2014. Day-night patterns in natural and artificial patch reef fish assemblages of The Bahamas. Caribbean Naturalist 18:1-15 pdf
[15] Yeager, LA, Stoner, EW, Zapata, MJ, and Layman, CA. 2014. Does landscape context mediate density-dependence in a coral reef fish? Ecological Applications 24(7): 1833-1841 pdf
[14] Stoner, EW, Yeager, LA, Selliban, S, and Layman, CA. 2014. Habitat and community modification facilitated by epibenthic jellyfish blooms. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 461: 785-792 pdf
[13] Yeager, LA, Hammerschlag-Peyer, CM, and Layman, CA. 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 link
[12] Stoner, EW, Yeager, LA, and Layman, CA. 2014. Effects of epibenthic jellyfish, Cassiopea spp., on faunal community composition of Bahamian seagrass beds. Caribbean Naturalist 12:1-10 pdf
2013
[11] Layman, CA, Allgeier, JA, Yeager, LA, and Stoner, EW. 2013. Thresholds of ecosystem response to nutrient enrichment from fish aggregations. Ecology 94(2):530-536 pdf
[10] Allgeier, JE, Yeager, LA, and Layman, CA. 2013. Consumers regulate nutrient regimes and primary production in seagrass ecosystems. Ecology 94(2):521-529 pdf
2012
[9] Yeager, LA, Acevedo, CL, and Layman, CA. 2012. Effects of seascape context on condition, abundance, and secondary production of a coral reef fish, Haemulon plumierii. Marine Ecology Progress Series 462: 231-240 link
[8] Layman, CA, Araújo, MS, Boucek, R, Harrison, E, Jud, ZR, Matich, P, Hammerschlag-Peyer, CM, Rosenblatt, A, Vaudo, J, Yeager, LA, Post, DM, and Bearhop, S. 2012. Applying stable isotopes to examine food web structure: an overview of analytical tools. Biological Reviews 87(3): 545-562 link
2011
[7] Hammerschlag-Peyer, CM, Yeager, LA, Araujo, MS, and Layman, CA. 2011. A hypothesis-testing framework for studies investigating ontogenetic niche shifts using stable isotope ratios. PLoS ONE 6(11): e27104 pdf
[6] Yeager, LA, Layman, CA, and Allgeier, JE. 2011. Effects of habitat heterogeneity at multiple spatial scales on fish community assembly. Oecologia 167:157-168. link
[5] Stoner, EW, Layman, CA, Yeager, LA, Hassett, HM. 2011. Effects of anthropogenic disturbance on the abundance and size of epibenthic jellyfish Cassiopea spp. Marine Pollution Bulletin 62: 1109-1114 link
[4] Yeager, LA and Layman, CA. 2011. Energy flow to two abundant consumers in a sub-tropical oyster reef food web. Aquatic Ecology 45:267-277 link
[3] Layman, CA, Allgeier, JE, Rosemond, AD, Dahlgren, CP, and Yeager, LA. 2011. Marine fisheries declines viewed upside down: human impacts on consumer-driven nutrient recycling. Ecological Applications 21:343-349 pdf
2008
[2] Yeager, LA and Arias-Gonzalez, JE. 2008. Preliminary survey of fish community composition in seagrass habitat in two back-reef lagoons of the southern Mexican Caribbean. Gulf and Caribbean Research 20: 41-47
2007
[1] Yeager, LA, JM Krebs, AB Brame, CC McIvor. 2007. Comparison of juvenile blue crab abundances in three mangrove habitat types in Tampa Bay, Florida USA. Bulletin of Marine Science 83: 555-565 pdf
Note: PDFs are intended for single copy research use only to comply with copyright regulations. Any reproduction, other than for an individual's own personal and private use, or distribution of journal content is prohibited.