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Deron E. Burkepile is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions in ecology, global and planetary change, and oceanography. The scientist has also engaged in subfields such as nature and landscape conservation, as well as management, monitoring, policy, and law related to environmental topics.

The main topics of Deron E. Burkepile's work include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology

Recent papers published by this scientist highlight research on coral reef ecosystems, marine heatwaves, and nutrient enrichment patterns. Notable publications include:

  • Local conditions magnify coral loss after marine heatwaves (2021, Science)
  • Nitrogen pollution interacts with heat stress to increase coral bleaching across the seascape (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Landscape-scale patterns of nutrient enrichment in a coral reef ecosystem: implications for coral to algae phase shifts (2020, Ecological Applications)
  • Rapid recovery of ecosystem function following extreme drought in a South African savanna grassland (2020, Ecology)
  • Size-dependent mortality of corals during marine heatwave erodes recovery capacity of a coral reef (2021, Global Change Biology)

Deron E. Burkepile collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Thomas C. Adam
  • Rebecca Vega Thurber
  • Kelly E. Speare
  • Mary K. Donovan
  • Dave I. Thompson

The scientist's work has appeared repeatedly in several publication venues known for ecological and marine research, such as:

  • Ecology
  • Coral Reefs
  • Scientific Reports
  • Global Change Biology
  • Open Access Server of the Woods Hole Scientific Community (Woods Hole Scientific Community)

Best Publications

  • Predictive functional profiling of microbial communities using 16S rRNA marker gene sequences

    Morgan G I Langille;Jesse Zaneveld;J Gregory Caporaso;J Gregory Caporaso;Daniel McDonald

  • Opposing Effects of Native and Exotic Herbivores on Plant Invasions

    John D. Parker;Deron E. Burkepile;Mark E. Hay

  • Herbivore species richness and feeding complementarity affect community structure and function on a coral reef

    Deron E. Burkepile;Mark E. Hay

  • A global analysis of coral bleaching over the past two decades

    S. Sully;D. E. Burkepile;M. K. Donovan;G. Hodgson

  • Herbivore vs. nutrient control of marine primary producers: context-dependent effects.

    Deron E. Burkepile;Mark E. Hay

  • Overfishing and nutrient pollution interact with temperature to disrupt coral reefs down to microbial scales

    Jesse R. Zaneveld;Deron E. Burkepile;Andrew A. Shantz;Catharine E. Pritchard

  • Chronic nutrient enrichment increases prevalence and severity of coral disease and bleaching.

    Rebecca L. Vega Thurber;Deron E. Burkepile;Corinne Fuchs;Andrew A. Shantz

  • Impact of herbivore identity on algal succession and coral growth on a Caribbean reef.

    Deron E. Burkepile;Deron E. Burkepile;Mark E. Hay

  • Local conditions magnify coral loss after marine heatwaves

    Mary K. Donovan;Mary K. Donovan;Deron E. Burkepile;Chelsey Kratochwill;Tom Shlesinger

  • Mutualisms and aquatic community structure: The enemy of my enemy is my friend

    Mark E. Hay;John D. Parker;Deron E. Burkepile;Christopher C. Caudill

  • Change in dominance determines herbivore effects on plant biodiversity

    Sally E. Koerner;Melinda D. Smith;Deron E. Burkepile;Niall P. Hanan

  • Herbivory and the Resilience of Caribbean Coral Reefs: Knowledge Gaps and Implications for Management

    Thomas C. Adam;Deron E. Burkepile;Benjamin I. Ruttenberg;Michelle J. Paddack

  • CHEMICALLY MEDIATED COMPETITION BETWEEN MICROBES AND ANIMALS: MICROBES AS CONSUMERS IN FOOD WEBS

    Deron E. Burkepile;John D. Parker;C. Brock Woodson;Heath J. Mills

  • Temperature-induced mismatches between consumption and metabolism reduce consumer fitness.

    Nathan P. Lemoine;Deron E. Burkepile

  • Nitrogen pollution interacts with heat stress to increase coral bleaching across the seascape.

    Mary K. Donovan;Thomas C. Adam;Andrew A. Shantz;Kelly E. Speare

  • Nutrient supply from fishes facilitates macroalgae and suppresses corals in a Caribbean coral reef ecosystem

    Deron E. Burkepile;Jacob E. Allgeier;Andrew A. Shantz;Catharine E. Pritchard;Catharine E. Pritchard

  • Context-dependent effects of nutrient loading on the coral-algal mutualism.

    Andrew A. Shantz;Deron E. Burkepile

  • Reefscapes of fear: predation risk and reef hetero-geneity interact to shape herbivore foraging behaviour.

    Laura B. Catano;Maria C. Rojas;Ryan J. Malossi;Joseph R. Peters

  • Macroalgae Decrease Growth and Alter Microbial Community Structure of the Reef-Building Coral, Porites astreoides

    Rebecca Vega Thurber;Rebecca Vega Thurber;Deron E. Burkepile;Adrienne M. S. Correa;Adrienne M. S. Correa;Andrew R. Thurber

  • Variable effects of temperature on insect herbivory

    Nathan P. Lemoine;Deron E. Burkepile;John D. Parker

  • Feeding complementarity versus redundancy among herbivorous fishes on a Caribbean reef

    D. E. Burkepile;M. E. Hay

  • STRUCTURE: The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend

    Mark E. Hay;John D. Parker;Deron E. Burkepile;Christopher C. Caudill

Frequent Co-Authors

Rebecca Vega Thurber
Rebecca Vega Thurber Oregon State University
Melinda D. Smith
Melinda D. Smith Colorado State University
Alan K. Knapp
Alan K. Knapp Colorado State University
Scott L. Collins
Scott L. Collins University of New Mexico
Kevin P. Kirkman
Kevin P. Kirkman University of KwaZulu-Natal
John D. Parker
John D. Parker Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Mark E. Hay
Mark E. Hay Georgia Institute of Technology
Sally E. Koerner
Sally E. Koerner University of North Carolina at Greensboro
John M. Blair
John M. Blair Kansas State University
Kevin R. Wilcox
Kevin R. Wilcox University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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