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58
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10391
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2604
National Ranking
922

Overview

Sally J. Holbrook is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a specialization in ecology and related subfields. The scientist's work spans areas such as global and planetary change, oceanography, nature and landscape conservation, as well as sociology and political science.

The main fields of study addressed in Holbrook's research include:

  • Environmental Science

Key subfields within this domain encompass:

  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Oceanography
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Sociology and Political Science

Their research topics cover multiple themes relevant to marine and coastal ecosystems, including:

  • 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

Holbrook has contributed multiple articles published in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

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

Some of the recent papers attributed to Holbrook are:

  • "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
  • "Foundation species promote community stability by increasing diversity in a giant kelp forest," 2020, Ecology
  • "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

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Russell J. Schmitt
  • Thomas C. Adam
  • Andrew Rassweiler
  • Matthew Lauer
  • Deron E. Burkepile

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

  • 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

  • Rethinking ecological inference: density dependence in reef fishes

    Craig W. Osenberg;Colette M. St. Mary;Russell J. Schmitt;Sally J. Holbrook

  • Larger female fish contribute disproportionately more to self-replenishment.

    R. Beldade;S. J. Holbrook;R. J. Schmitt;Serge Planes

Frequent Co-Authors

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

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