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Overview

James J. Leichter is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research work focuses primarily on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with emphasis on ecology and oceanography as key subfields.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

James J. Leichter has published extensively in several venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Continental Shelf Research
  • Ecology
  • Nature Communications

The scientist has collaborated regularly with a number of coauthors, often working with:

  • Alex S. J. Wyatt
  • Brian Helmuth
  • Karl D. Castillo
  • Francis Choi
  • Randi Rotjan

Recent published papers illustrate themes within coral and marine ecosystem research. Notable papers include:

  • Response diversity in corals: hidden differences in bleaching mortality among cryptic Pocillopora species, 2021, Ecology
  • Hidden heatwaves and severe coral bleaching linked to mesoscale eddies and thermocline dynamics, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Niche differences in co-occurring cryptic coral species (Pocillopora spp.), 2021, Coral Reefs
  • An Island Mass Effect Resolved Near Mo'orea, French Polynesia, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Penguins and Seals Transport Limiting Nutrients Between Offshore Pelagic and Coastal Regions of Antarctica Under Changing Sea Ice, 2020, Ecosystems

Best Publications

  • Ecology of mesophotic coral reefs

    Michael P. Lesser;Marc Slattery;James J. Leichter

  • Episodic nutrient transport to Florida coral reefs

    James J. Leichter;Hannah L. Stewart;Steven L. Miller

  • Pulsed delivery of subthermocline water to Conch Reef (Florida Keys) by internal tidal bores

    James J. Leichter;Stephen R. Wing;Steven L. Miller;Mark W. Denny

  • Effects of Coral Reef Benthic Primary Producers on Dissolved Organic Carbon and Microbial Activity

    Andreas F. Haas;Craig E. Nelson;Linda Wegley Kelly;Craig A. Carlson

  • Episodic circulation and exchange in a wave-driven coral reef and lagoon system

    James L. Hench;James J. Leichter;Stephen G. Monismith

  • Breaking internal waves on a Florida (USA) coral reef: a plankton pump at work?

    James J. Leichter;Gregory Shellenbarger;Salvatore J. Genovese;Stephen R. Wing

  • Connectivity and stability of mesophotic coral reefs

    M. Slattery;M.P. Lesser;D. Brazeau;M.D. Stokes

  • Influence of coral and algal exudates on microbially mediated reef metabolism.

    Andreas F. Haas;Andreas F. Haas;Craig E. Nelson;Forest Rohwer;Linda Wegley-Kelly

  • Heat accumulation on coral reefs mitigated by internal waves

    Alex S. J. Wyatt;Alex S. J. Wyatt;James J. Leichter;Lauren T. Toth;Toshihiro Miyajima

  • Variation beneath the surface: Quantifying complex thermal environments on coral reefs in the Caribbean, Bahamas and Florida

    James J. Leichter;Brian Helmuth;Andrew M. Fischer

  • Water flow over subtidal rock walls: relation to distributions and growth rates of sessile suspension feeders in the Gulf of Maine Water flow and growth rates

    James J. Leichter;Jon D. Witman

  • Spatial and Temporal Variability of Internal Wave Forcing on a Coral Reef

    James J Leichter;G B Deane;M D Stokes

  • Intermittent upwelling and subsidized growth of the scleractinian coral Madracis mirabilis on the deep fore-reef slope of Discovery Bay, Jamaica

    James J. Leichter;Salvatore J. Genovese

  • Marine reserve design: optimal size, habitats, species affinities, diversity, and ocean microclimate.

    P. Ed Parnell;Paul K. Dayton;Cleridy E. Lennert-Cody;Linda L. Rasmussen

  • Topographic shading and wave exposure influence morphology and ecophysiology of Ecklonia radiata (C. Agardh 1817) in Fiordland, New Zealand

    S. R. Wing;J. J. Leichter;C. Perrin;S. M. Rutger

  • Biological and physical interactions on a tropical island coral reef transport and retention processes on Moorea, French Polynesia

    James J. Leichter;Alice L. Alldredge;Giacomo Bernardi;Andrew J. Brooks

  • Predicting high-frequency upwelling: Spatial and temporal patterns of temperature anomalies on a Florida coral reef

    James J. Leichter;Steven L. Miller

  • Chronic parrotfish grazing impedes coral recovery after bleaching

    Randi D. Rotjan;James L. Dimond;Daniel J. Thornhill;James J. Leichter

  • Hidden heatwaves and severe coral bleaching linked to mesoscale eddies and thermocline dynamics

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  • Physical and biological processes underlying the sudden surface appearance of a red tide in the nearshore

    Melissa M. Omand;James J. Leichter;Peter J. S. Franks;R. T. Guza

  • Response diversity in corals: hidden differences in bleaching mortality among cryptic Pocillopora species

    Scott C. Burgess;Erika C. Johnston;Alex S. J. Wyatt;James J. Leichter

  • Pulsed phytoplankton supply to the rocky subtidal zone: influence of internal waves.

    Jon D. Witman;James J. Leichter;Salvatore J. Genovese;David A. Brooks

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard B. Aronson
Richard B. Aronson Florida Institute of Technology
Stephen R. Wing
Stephen R. Wing University of Otago
Peter J. Edmunds
Peter J. Edmunds California State University, Northridge
Libe Washburn
Libe Washburn University of California, Santa Barbara
Paul K. Dayton
Paul K. Dayton Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Miguel F. Lavín
Miguel F. Lavín Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada
Craig A. Carlson
Craig A. Carlson University of California, Santa Barbara
Toshi Nagata
Toshi Nagata University of Tokyo
Russell D. Frew
Russell D. Frew University of Otago
Mark W. Denny
Mark W. Denny Stanford University

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