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University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaORCID 0000-0002-1925-3484Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints
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Jordan M. Casey, Simon J. Brandl, Nina M. D. Schiettekatte, Samuel Degregori, Giovanni Strona, Alexandre Mercière, Fabien Morat, Mayalen Zubia, Chris Meyer, Valériano Parravicini
The paper quantifies trophic niche partitioning in coral reef fishes and shows it drives coexistence and biomass.
bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2026 · PreprintEcology
Viviana Brambilla, Mollie Asbury, Andrew H. Baird, Matthew‐James Bennett, Nader Boutros, James Cant, Cher F. Y. Chow, Garrett J. Fundakowski, Wilhelm J. Marais, Oscar R. Pizarro, Damaris Torres‐Pulliza, Nina M. D. Schiettekatte, Rachael Woods, Stefan B. Williams, Devynn M. Wulstein, , María Dornelas
The paper shows that adult coral abundance and reef structure independently increase juvenile coral recruitment, supporting assemblage-level niche construction.
bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2026 · PreprintEcology
Valériano Parravicini, Mike McWilliam, Nina M. D. Schiettekatte, Jérémy Carlot, Renato A. Morais, Diego R. Barneche, Rucha P Karkarey, Mehdi Adjeroud, Deron E. Burkepile, Jordan M. Casey, María Dornelas, Graham J. Edgar, Dan A. Exton, Nicholas AJ Graham, Sally A. Keith, , Simon J. Brandl
The paper quantifies global coral reef ecosystem functions using metabolic models and surveys, revealing a continuous functional spectrum influenced by climate and human factors.
bioRxiv · Apr 16, 2026 · PreprintEcology
Joshua S. Madin, Thomas A. Oliver, Mike McWilliam, Mollie Asbury, Andrew H. Baird, Guanyan Keelung Chen, Sean R. Connolly, Courtney S. Couch, Crawford Drury, Jon Ehrenberg Jon Ehrenberg, Hendrikje Jorissen, Allison D. Nims, Jessica Reichert, Lomani H. Rova, Nina M. D. Schiettekatte, , Devynn M. Wulstein
This paper quantifies the demographic effectiveness of coral restoration strategies by analyzing matrix population models, finding that structural interventions improving survival and recruitment are more efficient than supplemental approaches.
bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2025 · PreprintEcology
Natalie Levy, Samapti Kundu, Marnie L. Freckelton, Julie Dinasquet, Isabel Flores, Claudia Tatiana Galindo-Martínez, Martín Tresguerres, Vanessa De La Garza, Yazhi Sun, Zahra Karimi, Crawford Drury, Christopher P. Jury, Joshua R. Hancock, Shaochen Chen, Michael G. Hadfield, , Lindsey Badder
This paper introduces a bacteria-powered living material that significantly enhances coral larval settlement on restoration substrates.
PNAS Nexus · Aug 30, 2025Peer-reviewedBioengineering
Jessica Reichert, Hendrikje Jorissen, Crawford Drury, Joshua R. Hancock, Corryn Haynes, Allison D. Nims, Lomani H. Rova, Nina M. D. Schiettekatte, Joshua S. Madin
This study develops 3D-printed settlement modules with helix recesses that dramatically increase coral larvae settlement and survival compared to controls and natural substrates.
Biological Conservation · Aug 7, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology
Nina M. D. Schiettekatte, Mollie Asbury, Guanyan Keelung Chen, María Dornelas, Jessica Reichert, Damaris Torres‐Pulliza, Kyle J. A. Zawada, Joshua S. Madin
habtools is an R package that calculates 3D metrics for surfaces and objects, aiming to improve the analysis of complex 3D data in biology and ecology.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution · Apr 7, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology
James Cant, Nina M. D. Schiettekatte, Elizabeth M. P. Madin, Arie Christoffel Seijmonsbergen, Kenneth F. Rijsdijk, Joshua S. Madin, Maria Dornelas
The paper maps global structural complexity measures and links them to ecosystem distribution and human presence.
bioRxiv · Dec 28, 2024 · PreprintEcology