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71
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19711
World Ranking
1302
National Ranking
480

Overview

Robert J. Toonen is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States. Their scholarly work primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with a distinct focus on Ecology, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research explores multiple main topics, including:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

Publishing frequently in several venues, some of the most recurrent outlets for their research include:

  • PeerJ
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Coral Reefs
  • Environmental DNA

Several recent papers reflect the range of research topics addressed by Robert J. Toonen:

  • Coral-bleaching responses to climate change across biological scales, 2022, Global Change Biology
  • Increasing comparability among coral bleaching experiments, 2020, Ecological Applications
  • The legacy of stress: Coral bleaching impacts reproduction years later, 2020, Functional Ecology
  • Poor data stewardship will hinder global genetic diversity surveillance, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Building a global genomics observatory: Using GEOME (the Genomic Observatories Metadatabase) to expedite and improve deposition and retrieval of genetic data and metadata for biodiversity research, 2020, Molecular Ecology Resources

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Christopher P. Jury
  • Andréa G. Grottoli
  • Zac H. Forsman
  • Rowan H. McLachlan
  • Brian W. Bowen

Best Publications

  • Microsatellites for ecologists: a practical guide to using and evaluating microsatellite markers

    Kimberly A. Selkoe;Robert J. Toonen

  • Population genetics, larval dispersal, and connectivity in marine systems

    Kimberley Weersing;Robert J. Toonen

  • Ocean currents help explain population genetic structure

    Crow White;Kimberly A. Selkoe;James T Watson;David A. Siegel

  • The origins of tropical marine biodiversity

    Brian W. Bowen;Luiz A. Rocha;Robert J. Toonen;Stephen A. Karl

  • Community ecology of mesophotic coral reef ecosystems

    S. E. Kahng;J. R. Garcia-Sais;H. L. Spalding;E. Brokovich

  • Defenses of Caribbean sponges against predatory reef fish. I. Chemical deterrency

    Pawlik;Chanas B;Toonen Rj;Fenical W

  • Marine connectivity: a new look at pelagic larval duration and genetic metrics of dispersal

    K. A. Selkoe;Robert J. Toonen

  • Taking the chaos out of genetic patchiness: seascape genetics reveals ecological and oceanographic drivers of genetic patterns in three temperate reef species.

    Kimberly A. Selkoe;James R. Watson;Crow White;Tal Ben Horin

  • Conservation implications of complex population structure: lessons from the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)

    B. W. Bowen;A. L. Bass;L. Soares;R. J. Toonen

  • Increased throughput for fragment analysis on an ABI PRISM 377 automated sequencer using a membrane comb and STRand software.

    Robert J. Toonen;Shayne Hughes

  • A decade of seascape genetics: contributions to basic and applied marine connectivity

    KA Selkoe;CC D'Aloia;ED Crandall;M. Iacchei

  • ezRAD: a simplified method for genomic genotyping in non-model organisms

    Robert J. Toonen;Jonathan B. Puritz;Zac H. Forsman;Jonathan L. Whitney

  • Demystifying the RAD fad

    Jonathan B. Puritz;Mikhail V. Matz;Robert J. Toonen;Jesse N. Weber

  • Comparative phylogeography of the ocean planet.

    Brian W. Bowen;Michelle R. Gaither;Joseph D. DiBattista;Matthew Iacchei

  • Shape-shifting corals: Molecular markers show morphology is evolutionarily plastic in Porites

    Zac H Forsman;Daniel J Barshis;Cynthia L Hunter;Robert J Toonen

  • Protein expression and genetic structure of the coral Porites lobata in an environmentally extreme Samoan back reef: does host genotype limit phenotypic plasticity?

    D. J. Barshis;J. H. Stillman;R. D. Gates;R. J. Toonen

  • A review of contemporary patterns of endemism for shallow water reef fauna in the Red Sea

    Joseph D. DiBattista;Joseph D. DiBattista;May B. Roberts;Jessica Bouwmeester;Jessica Bouwmeester;Brian W. Bowen

  • Genetic evaluation of marine biogeographical barriers: perspectives from two widespread Indo-Pacific snappers (Lutjanus kasmira and Lutjanus fulvus)

    Michelle R. Gaither;Robert J. Toonen;D. Ross Robertson;Serge Planes

  • On the origin of endemic species in the Red Sea

    Joseph D. DiBattista;Joseph D. DiBattista;J. Howard Choat;Michelle R. Gaither;Michelle R. Gaither;Jean-Paul A. Hobbs

  • Coral‐bleaching responses to climate change across biological scales

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  • Defining Boundaries for Ecosystem-Based Management: A Multispecies Case Study of Marine Connectivity across the Hawaiian Archipelago.

    Robert J. Toonen;Kimberly R. Andrews;Iliana B. Baums;Christopher E. Bird

  • biogeographical barriers: perspectives from two widespread Indo-Pacific snappers (Lutjanus kasmira and Lutjanus fulvus)

    Michelle R. Gaither;Robert J. Toonen;D. Ross Robertson;Serge Planes

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian W. Bowen
Brian W. Bowen University of Hawaii at Manoa
Michelle R. Gaither
Michelle R. Gaither University of Central Florida
Kimberly A. Selkoe
Kimberly A. Selkoe University of California, Santa Barbara
Richard K. Grosberg
Richard K. Grosberg University of California, Davis
Ruth D. Gates
Ruth D. Gates University of Hawaii at Manoa
Cynthia Riginos
Cynthia Riginos University of Queensland
Sophie von der Heyden
Sophie von der Heyden Stellenbosch University
Joseph D. DiBattista
Joseph D. DiBattista Griffith University
Iliana B. Baums
Iliana B. Baums Pennsylvania State University
Catherine S. McFadden
Catherine S. McFadden Harvey Mudd College

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