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Overview

Richard S. Appeldoorn is affiliated with the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions within the subfields of ecology, global and planetary change, and nature and landscape conservation. Their work also touches on ocean engineering and oceanography.

Their research topics broadly cover marine and fisheries research, coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine animal studies, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, fish ecology and management studies, marine and coastal plant biology, and cephalopods and marine biology.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Richard S. Appeldoorn are:

  • What does resilience sound like? Coral reef and dry forest acoustic communities respond differently to Hurricane Maria (2021, Ecological Indicators)
  • Fish Spawning Aggregations Dynamics as Inferred From a Novel, Persistent Presence Robotic Approach (2020, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • Synthesis of Research on the Reproductive Biology of Queen Conch (Aliger gigas): Toward the Goals of Sustainable Fisheries and Species Conservation (2021, Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture)
  • Development of a reef fish biological condition gradient model with quantitative decision rules for the protection and restoration of coral reef ecosystems (2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin)
  • Potential depensatory mechanisms operating on reproductive output in gonochoristic molluscs, with particular reference to strombid gastropods (2023, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University))

Frequent collaborators include Michelle Schärer-Umpierre, Juan J. Cruz-Motta, Ernesto Weil, Wessley Merten, and Nikolaos V. Schizas. Appeldoorn often publishes in venues such as Frontiers in Marine Science, Caribbean Journal of Science, Gulf and Caribbean Research, Ecological Indicators, and Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture.

Their work predominantly addresses challenges in marine ecology and fisheries, focusing on sustainable practices, ecosystem responses to environmental changes, and species reproductive biology. This interdisciplinary approach links ecological data with marine resource management and conservation strategies.

Best Publications

  • Theme section on “Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems: Characterization, Ecology, and Management”

    L. M. Hinderstein;J. C. A. Marr;F. A. Martinez;M. J. Dowgiallo

  • Recent Region-wide Declines in Caribbean Reef Fish Abundance

    Michelle J. Paddack;Michelle J. Paddack;John D. Reynolds;Consuelo Aguilar;Richard S. Appeldoorn

  • Sea surface temperatures and coral reef bleaching off La Parguera, Puerto Rico (northeastern Caribbean Sea)

    A. Winter;R. S. Appeldoorn;A. Bruckner;E. H. Williams

  • Designing Effective Marine Protected Areas in Seaflower Biosphere Reserve, Colombia, Based on Biological and Sociological Information

    A. Friedlander;J. Sladek Nowlis;J. Sladek Nowlis;J. A. Sanchez;J. A. Sanchez;R. Appeldoorn

  • Theme section on mesophotic coral ecosystems: advances in knowledge and future perspectives

    Yossi Loya;Gal Eyal;Tali Treibitz;Michael P. Lesser

  • Fishes associated with mesophotic coral ecosystems in La Parguera, Puerto Rico

    I. Bejarano;R. S. Appeldoorn;M. Nemeth

  • Length-based assessment of sustainability benchmarks for coral reef fishes in Puerto Rico

    Jerald S. Ault;Steven G. Smith;Jiangang Luo;Mark E. Monaco

  • Age determination, growth, mortality and age of first reproduction in adult Queen Conch, Strombus gigas L., off Puerto Rico

    Richard S. Appeldoorn

  • Use of DNA metabarcoding for stomach content analysis in the invasive lionfish Pterois volitans in Puerto Rico

    Chelsea A. Harms-Tuohy;Nikolaos V. Schizas;Richard S. Appeldoorn

  • Large-scale invasion of western Atlantic mesophotic reefs by lionfish potentially undermines culling-based management

    Dominic A. Andradi-Brown;Dominic A. Andradi-Brown;Mark J. A. Vermeij;Marc Slattery;Michael Lesser

  • Biology and Ecology of Puerto Rican Coral Reefs

    David L. Ballantine;Richard S. Appeldoorn;Paul Yoshioka;Ernesto Weil

  • Pelagic spawning and egg transport in coral-reef fishes: a skeptical overview

    Douglas Y. Shapiro;Dannie A. Hensley;Richard S. Appeldoorn

  • Movement of fishes (Grunts: Haemulidae) across the coral reef seascape: A review of scales, patterns and processes

    R. S. Appeldoorn;A. Aguilar-Perera;B. L. K. Bouwmeester;G. D. Dennis

  • Cross-Shelf Habitat Utilization Patterns of Reef Fishes in Southwestern Puerto Rico

    John D. Christensen;Christopher F.G. Jeffrey;Chris Caldow;Mark E. Monaco

  • Geomorphology and benthic cover of mesophotic coral ecosystems of the upper insular slope of southwest Puerto Rico

    C. Sherman;M. Nemeth;H. Ruíz;I. Bejarano

  • Spatial distribution of marine fishes along a cross-shelf gradient containing a continuum of mangrove–seagrass–coral reefs off southwestern Puerto Rico

    Alfonso Aguilar-Perera;Richard S. Appeldoorn

  • Sound production as an indicator of red hind density at a spawning aggregation

    Timothy J. Rowell;Michelle T. Schärer;Richard S. Appeldoorn;Michael I. Nemeth

  • Sound Production and Reproductive Behavior of Yellowfin Grouper, Mycteroperca venenosa (Serranidae) at a Spawning Aggregation

    Michelle T. Schärer;Michael I. Nemeth;David Mann;James Locascio

  • Sound production by red hind Epinephelus guttatus in spatially segregated spawning aggregations

    David Mann;James Locascio;Michelle Schärer;Michael Nemeth

  • Studies of fish traps as stock assessment devices on a shallow reef in south-western Puerto Rico

    Conrad W. Recksiek;Richard S. Appeldoorn;Ralph G. Turingan

Frequent Co-Authors

Ernesto Weil
Ernesto Weil University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Margaret W. Miller
Margaret W. Miller National Marine Fisheries Service
Jerald S. Ault
Jerald S. Ault University of Miami
Michael P. Lesser
Michael P. Lesser University of New Hampshire
Juan A. Sánchez
Juan A. Sánchez Universidad de Los Andes
Doran M. Mason
Doran M. Mason National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Bryan C. Pijanowski
Bryan C. Pijanowski Purdue University West Lafayette
Peter K. Swart
Peter K. Swart University of Miami
Edward G. Durbin
Edward G. Durbin University of Rhode Island
Ivan Nagelkerken
Ivan Nagelkerken University of Adelaide

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