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Brian R. Silliman

Brian R. Silliman

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
81
Citations
33694
World Ranking
775
National Ranking
282

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Brian R. Silliman is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and specializes primarily in Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research contributions focus on several subfields, including Ecology, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics of their work cover coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine and coastal plant biology, coastal and marine management, marine and fisheries research, marine biology and ecology research, and ecology and vegetation dynamics studies.

Brian R. Silliman has published extensively, contributing to journals and publication venues such as Frontiers in Marine Science, Nature Communications, UNC Libraries, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Environmental Evidence.

Frequent co-authors include Christine Angelini, Qiang He, Stephanie R. Valdez, Carter S. Smith, and Y. Stacy Zhang.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Brian R. Silliman include:

  • Recovering wetland biogeomorphic feedbacks to restore the world's biotic carbon hotspots (2022, Science)
  • Bright Spots in Coastal Marine Ecosystem Restoration (2020, Current Biology)
  • Impacts of Climate Change on Marine Foundation Species (2023, Annual Review of Marine Science)
  • Positive Ecological Interactions and the Success of Seagrass Restoration (2020, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • Mimicry of emergent traits amplifies coastal restoration success (2020, Nature Communications)

Brian R. Silliman was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2015.

Best Publications

  • The value of estuarine and coastal ecosystem services

    Edward B. Barbier;Sally D. Hacker;Chris Kennedy;Evamaria W. Koch

  • A blueprint for blue carbon: toward an improved understanding of the role of vegetated coastal habitats in sequestering CO2

    Elizabeth Mcleod;Gail L Chmura;Steven Bouillon;Rodney Salm

  • Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management with Nonlinear Ecological Functions and Values

    Edward B. Barbier;Evamaria W. Koch;Brian R. Silliman;Sally D. Hacker

  • The present and future role of coastal wetland vegetation in protecting shorelines: answering recent challenges to the paradigm

    Keryn B. Gedan;Matthew L. Kirwan;Eric Wolanski;Eric Wolanski;Edward B. Barbier

  • Centuries of Human-Driven Change in Salt Marsh Ecosystems

    K. Bromberg Gedan;B. R. Silliman;M. D. Bertness

  • Non‐linearity in ecosystem services: temporal and spatial variability in coastal protection

    Evamaria W. Koch;Edward B. Barbier;Brian R. Silliman;Denise J. Reed

  • The future of Blue Carbon science

    Peter I. Macreadie;Andrea Anton;John A. Raven;John A. Raven;John A. Raven;Nicola Beaumont

  • Climate Change, Human Impacts, and Coastal Ecosystems in the Anthropocene

    Qiang He;Brian R. Silliman

  • A trophic cascade regulates salt marsh primary production

    Brian Reed Silliman;Mark D. Bertness

  • Drought, Snails, and Large-Scale Die-Off of Southern U.S. Salt Marshes

    Brian R. Silliman;Johan van de Koppel;Mark D. Bertness;Lee E. Stanton

  • Anthropogenic modification of New England salt marsh landscapes

    Mark D. Bertness;Patrick J. Ewanchuk;Brian Reed Silliman

  • Physical and biotic drivers of plant distribution across estuarine salinity gradients

    Caitlin Mullan Crain;Brian R. Silliman;Sarah L. Bertness;Mark D. Bertness

  • Shoreline Development Drives Invasion of Phragmites australis and the Loss of Plant Diversity on New England Salt Marshes

    Brian R. Silliman;Mark D. Bertness

  • Ecosystem services as a common language for coastal ecosystem-based management.

    Elise F. Granek;Stephen Polasky;Carrie V. Kappel;Denise J. Reed

  • Recovering wetland biogeomorphic feedbacks to restore the world’s biotic carbon hotspots

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  • TOP‐DOWN CONTROL OF SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA PRODUCTION BY PERIWINKLE GRAZING IN A VIRGINIA SALT MARSH

    Brian R. Silliman;Jay C. Zieman

  • Degradation and resilience in Louisiana salt marshes after the BP–Deepwater Horizon oil spill

    Brian R. Silliman;Johan van de Koppel;Michael W. McCoy;Jessica Diller

  • Interactions among Foundation Species and Their Consequences for Community Organization, Biodiversity, and Conservation

    Christine Angelini;Andrew H. Altieri;Brian R. Silliman;Mark D. Bertness

  • Coastal adaptation with ecological engineering

    So-Min Cheong;Brian Silliman;Poh Poh Wong;Bregje van Wesenbeeck

  • A Three-Stage Symbiosis Forms the Foundation of Seagrass Ecosystems

    Tjisse van der Heide;Laura L. Govers;Jimmy de Fouw;Han Olff

  • LINKING BIOGEOGRAPHY AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGY: LATITUDINAL VARIATION IN PLANT–HERBIVORE INTERACTION STRENGTH

    Steven C. Pennings;Brian R. Silliman

  • Incorporating positive interactions in aquatic restoration and conservation

    Benjamin S. Halpern;Brian R. Silliman;Julian D. Olden;John P. Bruno

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark D. Bertness
Mark D. Bertness Brown University
Mads S. Thomsen
Mads S. Thomsen University of Canterbury
Johan van de Koppel
Johan van de Koppel Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Tjisse van der Heide
Tjisse van der Heide Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
John N. Griffin
John N. Griffin Swansea University
Thomas Wernberg
Thomas Wernberg University of Western Australia
Andrew H. Altieri
Andrew H. Altieri University of Florida
Alfons J. P. Smolders
Alfons J. P. Smolders Radboud University
Leon P. M. Lamers
Leon P. M. Lamers Radboud University

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