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60
Citations
10670
World Ranking
2340
National Ranking
827

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1989 - George Mercer Award, The Ecological Society of America

Overview

Russell J. Schmitt is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a concentration on ecology, global and planetary change, and oceanography. The subfields of study in their work include nature and landscape conservation as well as sociology and political science.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Recent publications by Russell J. Schmitt include:

  • "Nitrogen pollution interacts with heat stress to increase coral bleaching across the seascape," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Landscape-scale patterns of nutrient enrichment in a coral reef ecosystem: implications for coral to algae phase shifts," 2020, Ecological Applications
  • "Coral Reef Monitoring by Scuba Divers Using Underwater Photogrammetry and Geodetic Surveying," 2020, Remote Sensing
  • "Coral Microbiomes Demonstrate Flexibility and Resilience Through a Reduction in Community Diversity Following a Thermal Stress Event," 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Responses of Coastal Ecosystems to Climate Change: Insights from Long-Term Ecological Research," 2022, BioScience

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Sally J. Holbrook
  • Thomas C. Adam
  • Andrew Rassweiler
  • Deron E. Burkepile
  • Matthew Lauer

Russell J. Schmitt's research has been published mainly in the following venues:

  • Ecosphere
  • Ecological Applications
  • Remote Sensing
  • Limnology and Oceanography
  • Ecology

In 1989, Russell J. Schmitt received the George Mercer Award from The Ecological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Competition for shelter space causes density-dependent predation mortality in damselfishes

    Sally J. Holbrook;Russell J. Schmitt

  • Detection of Environmental Impacts: Natural Variability, Effect Size, and Power Analysis

    Craig W. Osenberg;Russell J. Schmitt;Sally J. Holbrook;Khalil E. Abu-Saba

  • Herbivory, Connectivity, and Ecosystem Resilience: Response of a Coral Reef to a Large-Scale Perturbation

    Thomas C. Adam;Russell J. Schmitt;Sally J. Holbrook;Andrew J. Brooks

  • Analysis of abrupt transitions in ecological systems

    Brandon T. Bestelmeyer;Aaron M. Ellison;William R. Fraser;Kristen B. Gorman

  • CHANGES IN AN ASSEMBLAGE OF TEMPERATE REEF FISHES ASSOCIATED WITH A CLIMATE SHIFT

    Sally J. Holbrook;Russell J. Schmitt;John S. Stephens

  • THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF PREDATION RISK AND FOOD REWARD ON PATCH SELECTION

    Sally J. Holbrook;Russell J. Schmitt

  • Spatial patterns in abundance of a damselfish reflect availability of suitable habitat.

    Sally J. Holbrook;Graham E. Forrester;Russell J. Schmitt

  • Climate-driven increases in storm frequency simplify kelp forest food webs

    Jarrett E. Byrnes;Daniel C. Reed;Bradley J. Cardinale;Kyle C. Cavanaugh

  • Indirect Interactions Between Prey: Apparent Competition, Predator Aggregation, and Habitat Segregation

    Russell J. Schmitt

  • Detecting ecological impacts : concepts and applications in coastal habitats

    Russell J. Schmitt;Craig W. Osenberg

  • Habitat biodiversity as a determinant of fish community structure on coral reefs

    Vanessa Messmer;Vanessa Messmer;Geoffrey P. Jones;Philip L. Munday;Sally J. Holbrook

  • Nitrogen pollution interacts with heat stress to increase coral bleaching across the seascape.

    Mary K. Donovan;Thomas C. Adam;Andrew A. Shantz;Kelly E. Speare

  • CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF DIETARY SPECIALIZATION IN SURFPERCHES: PATCH CHOICE AND INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION'

    Sally J. Holbrook;Russell J. Schmitt

  • Symbiotic crabs maintain coral health by clearing sediments

    Hannah L. Stewart;Sally J. Holbrook;Russell J. Schmitt;Andrew J. Brooks

  • MORTALITY OF JUVENILE DAMSELFISH: IMPLICATIONS FOR ASSESSING PROCESSES THAT DETERMINE ABUNDANCE

    Russell J. Schmitt;Sally J. Holbrook

  • Growth, reproduction and survival of a tropical sea anemone (Actiniaria): benefits of hosting anemonefish

    S. J. Holbrook;R. J. Schmitt

  • Recruitment Drives Spatial Variation in Recovery Rates of Resilient Coral Reefs.

    Sally J. Holbrook;Thomas C. Adam;Peter J. Edmunds;Russell J. Schmitt

  • Gape-limitation, foraging tactics and prey size selectivity of two microcarnivorous species of fish

    Russell J. Schmitt;Sally J. Holbrook

  • Effects of sheltering fish on growth of their host corals

    Sally J. Holbrook;Andrew J. Brooks;Russell J. Schmitt;Hannah L. Stewart

  • Patch selection by juvenile black surfperch (Embiotocidae) under variable risk: interactive influence of food quality and structural complexity

    Russell J. Schmitt;Sally J. Holbrook

  • Detecting Ecological Impacts Caused by Human Activities

    Craig W. Osenberg;Russell J. Schmitt

Frequent Co-Authors

Sally J. Holbrook
Sally J. Holbrook University of California, Santa Barbara
Andrew J. Brooks
Andrew J. Brooks University of California, Santa Barbara
Craig W. Osenberg
Craig W. Osenberg University of Georgia
Giacomo Bernardi
Giacomo Bernardi University of California, Santa Cruz
Serge Planes
Serge Planes PSL University
Hunter S. Lenihan
Hunter S. Lenihan University of California, Santa Barbara
Matthias Troyer
Matthias Troyer Microsoft (United States)
Robert C. Carpenter
Robert C. Carpenter California State University, Northridge
Libe Washburn
Libe Washburn University of California, Santa Barbara
Joachim Claudet
Joachim Claudet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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