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Peggy Fong is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions to subfields such as oceanography, ecology, and global and planetary change.

The scientist's work addresses topics related to marine and coastal plant biology, coral and marine ecosystems studies, and coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics. Additional topics include marine biology and ecology research, marine and fisheries research, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, and botanical research and applications.

Frequent publication venues for Peggy Fong include:

  • Journal of Ecology
  • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
  • Oikos
  • Marine Biology
  • Coral Reefs

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Peggy Fong include:

  • "When form does not predict function: Empirical evidence violates functional form hypotheses for marine macroalgae" (2020), Journal of Ecology
  • "Towards a trait-based framework for marine macroalgae: Using categorical data to explore the nature of emergent functional groups" (2023), Journal of Ecology
  • "Little giants: a rapidly invading seagrass alters ecosystem functioning relative to native foundation species" (2020), Marine Biology
  • "Responses of two common coral reef macroalgae to nutrient addition, sediment addition, and mechanical damage" (2021), Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
  • "An invasive seagrass drives its own success in two invaded seas by both negatively affecting native seagrasses and benefiting from those costs" (2022), Oikos

Frequent co-authors of Peggy Fong include:

  • Caitlin R. Fong
  • Paul H. Barber
  • Shalanda R. Grier
  • Shayna A. Sura
  • Emily R. Ryznar

Best Publications

  • Is proximity to land-based sources of coral stressors an appropriate measure of risk to coral reefs? An example from the Florida Reef Tract

    Diego Lirman;Peggy Fong

  • Coral Reef Algae

    Peggy Fong;Valerie J. Paul

  • Competition with macroalgae and benthic cyanobacterial mats limits phytoplankton abundance in experimental microcosms

    P. Fong;RM Donohoe;JB Zedler

  • Salinity stress, nitrogen competition, and facilitation: what controls seasonal succession of two opportunistic green macroalgae?

    Peggy Fong;Katharyn E. Boyer;Julie S. Desmond;Joy B. Zedler

  • EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE USE OF δ15N CONTENT OF THE OPPORTUNISTIC GREEN MACROALGA ENTEROMORPHA INTESTINALIS (CHLOROPHYTA) TO DETERMINE NITROGEN SOURCES TO ESTUARIES

    R. A. Cohen;P. Fong

  • Elevated nutrient content of tropical macroalgae increases rates of herbivory in coral, seagrass, and mangrove habitats

    K. E. Boyer;K. E. Boyer;P. Fong;A. R. Armitage;R. A. Cohen

  • DRAMATIC DECLINES IN MUSSEL BED COMMUNITY DIVERSITY: RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE?

    Jayson R. Smith;Peggy Fong;Richard F. Ambrose

  • Developing an indicator of nutrient enrichment in coastal estuaries and lagoons using tissue nitrogen content of the opportunistic alga, Enteromorpha intestinalis (L. Link)

    Peggy Fong;Katharyn E. Boyer;Joy B. Zedler

  • Growth, nutrient storage, and release of dissolved organic nitrogen by Enteromorpha intestinalis in response to pulses of nitrogen and phosphorus

    Peggy Fong;Jon J Fong;Caitlin R Fong

  • Nutrient concentration in tissue of the macroalga Enteromorpha as a function of nutrient history: an experimental evaluation using field microcosms

    P. Fong;RM Donohoe;JB Zedler

  • Influence of initial tissue nutrient status of tropical marine algae on response to nitrogen and phosphorus additions

    Peggy Fong;Katharyn E. Boyer;Krista Kamer;Karleen A. Boyle

  • USING OPPORTUNISTIC GREEN MACROALGAE AS INDICATORS OF NITROGEN SUPPLY AND SOURCES TO ESTUARIES

    Risa A. Cohen;Peggy Fong

  • Macroalgal bloom dynamics in a highly eutrophic southern California estuary

    Krista Kamer;Karleen A. Boyle;Peggy Fong

  • A fluctuating salinity regime mitigates the negative effects of reduced salinity on the estuarine macroalga, Enteromorpha intestinalis (L.) link.

    Krista Kamer;Peggy Fong

  • Nitrogen uptake and assimilation in Enteromorpha intestinalis (L.) Link (Chlorophyta): using 15N to determine preference during simultaneous pulses of nitrate and ammonium

    Risa A. Cohen;Peggy Fong

  • Increased dominance of heat-tolerant symbionts creates resilient coral reefs in near-term ocean warming

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  • Hurricanes Cause Population Expansion of the Branching Coral Acropora palmata (Scleractinia): Wound Healing and Growth Patterns of Asexual Recruits

    P. Fong;D. Lirman

  • Macroalgal bioindicators (growth, tissue N, δ15N) detect nutrient enrichment from shrimp farm effluent entering Opunohu Bay, Moorea, French Polynesia

    David T. Lin;Peggy Fong

  • A dynamic size-structured population model: does disturbance control size structure of a population of the massive coral Gardineroseris planulata in the Eastern Pacific?

    P. Fong;P. W. Glynn

  • Nutrient content of macroalgae with differing morphologies may indicate sources of nutrients for tropical marine systems

    Peggy Fong;Krista Kamer;Katharyn E. Boyer;Karleen A. Boyle

  • SALICORNIA VIRGINICA IN A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SALT MARSH: SEASONAL PATTERNS AND A NUTRIENT-ENRICHMENT EXPERIMENT

    Katharyn E. Boyer;Peggy Fong;Richard R. Vance;Richard F. Ambrose

Frequent Co-Authors

Joy B. Zedler
Joy B. Zedler University of Wisconsin–Madison
Peter W. Glynn
Peter W. Glynn Stanford University
Richard F. Ambrose
Richard F. Ambrose University of California, Los Angeles
Diego Lirman
Diego Lirman University of Miami
Kenneth Schiff
Kenneth Schiff Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Paul H. Barber
Paul H. Barber University of California, Los Angeles
Daniel T. Blumstein
Daniel T. Blumstein University of California, Los Angeles
Tyler B. Smith
Tyler B. Smith University of the Virgin Islands
James O. Lloyd-Smith
James O. Lloyd-Smith University of California, Los Angeles
Karen J. McGlathery
Karen J. McGlathery University of Virginia

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