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Maggy M. Nugues

Maggy M. Nugues

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
35
Citations
3825
World Ranking
7460
National Ranking
332

Overview

Maggy M. Nugues is affiliated with PSL University in France. Their research predominantly focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a significant number of publications in these areas.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including ecology, oceanography, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, global and planetary change, and biotechnology. Their main topics of study involve coral and marine ecosystems, marine and coastal plant biology, cephalopods and marine biology, marine and fisheries research, microbial community ecology and physiology, marine biology and ecology research, and marine sponges and natural products.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Maggy M. Nugues include:

  • "Coral larval settlement preferences linked to crustose coralline algae with distinct chemical and microbial signatures," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Crustose coralline algae can contribute more than corals to coral reef carbonate production," 2023, Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Ecology of Endozoicomonadaceae in three coral genera across the Pacific Ocean," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Contrasting patterns of mortality in Polynesian coral reefs following the third global coral bleaching event in 2016," 2020, Coral Reefs
  • "Contrasting effects of crustose coralline algae from exposed and subcryptic habitats on coral recruits," 2020, Coral Reefs

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Maggy M. Nugues multiple times include:

  • Isabelle Bonnard
  • Delphine Raviglione
  • Pierre E. Galand
  • Chloé Pozas-Schacre
  • Hugo Bischoff

The scientist regularly publishes in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Coral Reefs, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Scientific Reports, and Communications Earth & Environment.

This body of work contributes principally to understanding the dynamics of marine ecosystems, particularly coral reef environments, microbial communities, and carbonate production processes. The range of topics and fields underscores a multidisciplinary approach to environmental and marine science research.

Best Publications

  • Algal contact as a trigger for coral disease

    Maggy M. Nugues;Garriet W. Smith;Ruben J. van Hooidonk;Maria I. Seabra

  • Coral mortality and interaction with algae in relation to sedimentation

    M. M. Nugues;C. M. Roberts

  • 40 Years of benthic community change on the Caribbean reefs of Curaçao and Bonaire: the rise of slimy cyanobacterial mats

    Didier M. de Bakker;Didier M. de Bakker;Fleur C. van Duyl;Rolf P. M. Bak;Maggy M. Nugues

  • Fish and sea urchin herbivory and competition in Kenyan coral reef lagoons: the role of reef management

    T.R. McClanahan;M. Nugues;S. Mwachireya

  • Differential competitive abilities between Caribbean coral species and a brown alga: a year of experiments and a long-term perspective

    Maggy M. Nugues;Rolf P. M. Bak

  • Partial mortality in massive reef corals as an indicator of sediment stress on coral reefs

    Maggy M Nugues;Callum M Roberts

  • Algae as Reservoirs for Coral Pathogens

    Michael J. Sweet;John C. Bythell;Maggy M. Nugues

  • Impact of a coral disease outbreak on coral communities in St. Lucia: What and how much has been lost?

    Maggy M. Nugues

  • Benthic community changes associated with intertidal oyster cultivation

    M.M. Nugues;M.J. Kaiser;B.E. Spencer;D.B. Edwards

  • Benthic community changes associated with intertidal oyster cultivation

    M M Nugues;M J Kaiser;B E Spencer;D B Edwards

  • Coral larval settlement preferences linked to crustose coralline algae with distinct chemical and microbial signatures.

    Hendrikje Jorissen;Pierre E. Galand;Isabelle Bonnard;Sonora Meiling;Sonora Meiling

  • In situ oxygen dynamics in coral-algal interactions.

    Daniel Wangpraseurt;Daniel Wangpraseurt;Miriam Weber;Hans Røy;Lubos Polerecky

  • Crustose coralline algae can contribute more than corals to coral reef carbonate production

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  • Coral defence against macroalgae: differential effects of mesenterial filaments on the green alga Halimeda opuntia

    Maggy M. Nugues;L. Delvoye;Rolf P. M. Bak

  • The curious case of Hermodice carunculata (Annelida: Amphinomidae): evidence for genetic homogeneity throughout the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent basins

    Joseph B. Ahrens;Elizabeth Borda;Rômulo Barroso;Paulo C. Paiva

  • Ecology of Endozoicomonadaceae in three coral genera across the Pacific Ocean

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  • Reefs under Siege—the Rise, Putative Drivers, and Consequences of Benthic Cyanobacterial Mats

    Amanda K. Ford;Sonia Bejarano;Maggy M. Nugues;Petra M. Visser

  • A Guide to Evaluating Marine Spatial Plans

    Charles Ehler;Essam Yassin Mohammed;E. J. Milner-Gulland;Kent Strauss

  • Coral settlement onto Halimeda opuntia : a fatal attraction to an ephemeral substrate?

    Maggy M. Nugues;Alina M. Szmant

  • Cryptic dietary components reduce dietary overlap among sympatric butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae).

    I. Nagelkerken;G. Van Der Velde;G. Van Der Velde;S. L. J. Wartenbergh;M. M. Nugues

  • Brown-band syndrome on feeding scars of the crown-of-thorn starfish Acanthaster planci

    M. M. Nugues;R. P. M. Bak

  • Long-term dynamics of the brown macroalga Lobophora variegata on deep reefs in Curaçao

    M. M. Nugues;R. P. M. Bak

  • Organic Matter Degradation Drives Benthic Cyanobacterial Mat Abundance on Caribbean Coral Reefs

    Hannah J. Brocke;Lubos Polerecky;Dirk de Beer;Miriam Weber

  • High dissolved organic carbon release by benthic cyanobacterial mats in a Caribbean reef ecosystem

    Hannah J. Brocke;Frank Wenzhoefer;Dirk de Beer;Benjamin Mueller

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Wild
Christian Wild University of Bremen
Callum M. Roberts
Callum M. Roberts University of Exeter
Sebastian C. A. Ferse
Sebastian C. A. Ferse University of Bremen
Rolf P. M. Bak
Rolf P. M. Bak Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Robert S. Steneck
Robert S. Steneck University of Maine
Peter J. Mumby
Peter J. Mumby University of Queensland
Dirk de Beer
Dirk de Beer Max Planck Society
Julie P. Hawkins
Julie P. Hawkins University of York
Kai Bischof
Kai Bischof University of Bremen
Petra M. Visser
Petra M. Visser University of Amsterdam

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