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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Mark E. Hay is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States and has a research focus in the field of Environmental Science. Their work encompasses several subfields including Ecology, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Aquatic Science, and Ocean Engineering.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
  • Echinoderm biology and ecology
  • Marine animal studies overview

Mark E. Hay has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent venues including UNC Libraries, Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature, Coral Reefs, Global Change Biology, and Science Advances.

Recent papers authored by Mark E. Hay include:

  • Patterns of Fish and Urchin Grazing on Caribbean Coral Reefs: Are Previous Results Typical? (2021, UNC Libraries)
  • Trophic interactions will expand geographically but be less intense as oceans warm (2020, Global Change Biology)
  • Seaweed-coral competition in the field: effects on coral growth, photosynthesis and microbiomes require direct contact (2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • Food and Shelter as Determinants of Food Choice by an Herbivorous Marine Amphipod (2021, UNC Libraries)
  • Constraints on Chemically Mediated Coevolution: Multiple Functions for Seaweed Secondary Metabolites (2021, UNC Libraries)

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Mark E. Hay include:

  • Cody S. Clements
  • Frank J. Stewart
  • Zoe A. Pratte
  • Niels Lindquist
  • John J. Stachowicz

In recognition of their contributions to science, Mark E. Hay was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2013.

Best Publications

  • The tropicalization of temperate marine ecosystems: climate-mediated changes in herbivory and community phase shifts

    Adriana Vergés;Peter D. Steinberg;Mark E. Hay;Alistair G. B. Poore

  • Marine Plant-Herbivore Interactions: The Ecology of Chemical Defense

    Mark E. Hay;William Fenical

  • Marine community ecology

    Mark D. Bertness;Steven D. Gaines;Mark E. Hay

  • Marine chemical ecology: what's known and what's next?

    Mark E. Hay

  • Opposing Effects of Native and Exotic Herbivores on Plant Invasions

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

  • Patterns of Fish and Urchin Grazing on Caribbean Coral Reefs: Are Previous Results Typical?

    Mark E. Hay

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

    Deron E. Burkepile;Mark E. Hay

  • Marine chemical ecology: chemical signals and cues structure marine populations, communities, and ecosystems.

    Mark E. Hay

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

    Deron E. Burkepile;Mark E. Hay

  • Synergisms in Plant Defenses against Herbivores: Interactions of Chemistry, Calcification, and Plant Quality

    Mark E. Hay;Quaker E. Kappel;William Fenical

  • Symbiotic marine bacteria chemically defend crustacean embryos from a pathogenic fungus.

    M. S. Gil-Turnes;M. E. Hay;W. Fenical

  • STRONG IMPACTS OF GRAZING AMPHIPODS ON THE ORGANIZATION OF A BENTHIC COMMUNITY

    J. Emmett Duffy;Mark E. Hay

  • Chemical Defense Against Different Marine Herbivores: Are Amphipods Insect Equivalents?

    Mark E. Hay;J. Emmett Duffy;Catherine A. Pfister;William Fenical

  • The functional morphology of turf-forming seaweeds: persistence in stressful marine habitats

    Mark E. Hay

  • CAN QUANTITY REPLACE QUALITY? FOOD CHOICE, COMPENSATORY FEEDING, AND FITNESS OF MARINE MESOGRAZERS

    Edwin Cruz-Rivera;Mark E. Hay

  • Associational Plant Defenses and the Maintenance of Species Diversity: Turning Competitors Into Accomplices

    Mark E. Hay

  • Chemically rich seaweeds poison corals when not controlled by herbivores

    Douglas B. Rasher;Mark E. Hay

  • Food and Shelter as Determinants of Food Choice by an Herbivorous Marine Amphipod

    J. Emmett Duffy;Mark E. Hay

  • Biotic resistance to plant invasions? Native herbivores prefer non‐native plants

    John D. Parker;Mark E. Hay

  • Herbivore Resistance to Seaweed Chemical Defense: The Roles of Mobility and Predation Risk

    J. Emmett Duffy;Mark E. Hay

  • Marine Community Ecology: The Views of Many@@@Marine Community Ecology

    David L. McNeely;Mark D. Bertness;Steven D. Gaines;Mark E. Hay

Frequent Co-Authors

Julia Kubanek
Julia Kubanek Georgia Institute of Technology
William Fenical
William Fenical University of California, San Diego
Deron E. Burkepile
Deron E. Burkepile University of California, Santa Barbara
John D. Parker
John D. Parker Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Karine G. Le Roch
Karine G. Le Roch University of California, Riverside
J. Emmett Duffy
J. Emmett Duffy Smithsonian Institution
Erik E. Sotka
Erik E. Sotka College of Charleston
Valerie J. Paul
Valerie J. Paul Smithsonian Institution
Scott G. Franzblau
Scott G. Franzblau University of Illinois at Chicago
John J. Stachowicz
John J. Stachowicz University of California, Davis

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