PUBLICATIONS
2025
• *Jeannot, L.L., Lozano-Peña, J.P., Zora, A., Brandl, S.J., Graham, N.A. (2025). Seabird-derived nutrients influence feeding pathways and body size in cryptobenthic reef fishes. Proceedings B 292, 20250539.
• O’Dea, A., Dillon, E.M., Brandl, S.J., Cramer, K.L., Cybulski, J.D., de Gracia, B., García-Méndez, K., Griswold, K., Lin, C.H., Leray, M. Lueders-Dumont, J.A. (2025). Prehistoric archives reveal evidence of predator loss and prey release in Caribbean reef fish communities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 122, e2503986122.
• *Souza Jr., P.M., Brandl, S.J. (2025). Historic Freshwater Inflow Silences an Estuarine Ecosystem. Estuaries and Coasts 48, 1-15.
• Morais, R.A., Patricio-Valerio, L., Narvaez, P., Parravicini, V., Brandl, S.J. (2025). Rethinking Darwin’s coral reef paradox and the ubiquity of “marine oases”. Current Biology 35, 3241-3250.
• Heather, F.J., Richards, S.A., Krueck, N.C., Stuart‐Smith, R.D., Brandl, S.J., Casey, J.M., Edgar, G.J., Barrett, N., Parravicini, V. & Audzijonyte, A. (2025). Consistent unimodal body length distributions in hundreds of reef fishes across diverse life histories. Fish and Fisheries 26, 533-545.
• Brandl, S.J., Yan, H.F., Casey, J.M., Schiettekatte, N.M., Renzi, J.J., Mercière, A., Morat, F., Côté, I.M. & Parravicini, V. (2025). A seascape dichotomy in the role of small consumers for coral reef energy fluxes. Ecology 106, e70065.
• Brandl, S.J., Tebbett S.B. (2023). The functional role of rabbitfishes in coastal marine ecosystems: fundamental and realized ecological niches. In ‘Biology of Rabbitfishes’, Eds. Hoey, A.S., Fox, R.J., Taylor, B.M. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, USA.
• *Rivera-Higueras, M., Brandl, S.J., Pérez-España, H., Simoes, N., González-Gándara, C., de la Cruz-Francisco, V., Robertson, D.R. (2025). Population dynamics of the non-native damselfish Neopomacentrus cyanomos and its potential competitors on coral reefs in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science 101, 995-1016.
2024
• Brandl, S. J., Carlot, J., Stuart‐Smith, R. D., Keith, S. A., Graham, N. A., Edgar, G. J., ... & Parravicini, V. (2024). Unifying coral reef states through space and time reveals a changing ecosystem. Global Ecology and Biogeography, e13926.
• Neves, M. P., Hugi, A., Chan, H., Arnold, K., Titus, K., Westneat, M. W., Zelditch, M., Brandl, S.J., Evans, K. M. (2024). Ecological shifts underlie parallels between ontogenetic and evolutionary allometries in parrotfishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 291(2033), 20241897.
• Degregori, S., Schiettekatte, N. M., Casey, J. M., Brandl, S. J., Mercière, A., Amato, K. R., Mazel, F., Parravicini, V., Barber, P. H. (2024). Host diet drives gut microbiome convergence between coral reef fishes and mammals. Molecular Ecology, e17520.
• Jacquemont, J., Brandl, S. J., McFarland, E. P., Claudet, J., Baldwin, C. C., Barrett, J., & Tornabene, L. (2024). Vertical structure of Caribbean deep-reef fishes from the altiphotic to deep-sea boundary. Scientific Reports, 14, 19489.
• Brodnicke, O.B., Jensen, M.R., Thomsen, P.F., Brorly, T., Andersen, B.L., Knudsen, S.W., Præbel, K., Brandl, S.J., Sweet, M.J., Møller, P.R. and Worsaae, K. (2024). Field collections and environmental DNA surveys reveal topographic complexity of coral reefs as a predictor of cryptobenthic biodiversity across small spatial scales. Environmental DNA 6, e545.
• Robinson, J.P.W., Benkwitt, C.E., Maire, E., Morais, R., Schiettekatte, N.M.D., Skinner, C., Brandl, S.J. (2024). Quantifying energy and nutrient fluxes in coral reef food webs. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 39, 467-478
• Wang, A., Yerrace, S., Tornabene, L., Brandl, S.J., Freeman, C.J., Baldwin, C.C., Casey, J.M. (2024) Cryptic diversification, phenotypic plasticity, and host specialization in a sponge-dwelling goby. Coral Reefs 43, 391-403
• Bellwood, D.R., Brandl, S.J., McWilliam, M. et al. (2024). Studying functions on coral reefs: past perspectives, current conundrums, and future potential. Coral Reefs 43, 281-297
2023
• Casey, J.M, Brandl, S.J. (2023). Vagrant harlequin ducks feed on a buffet of blennies. Frontiers in Ecology & the Environment, 21, 349-349.
• *Wagner, M., Benac, C., Pamić, M., Bračun, S., Ladner, M., Plakolm, P.C., Koblmüller, S., Svardal, H., Brandl, S.J. (2023). Microhabitat partitioning between sympatric intertidal fish species highlights the importance of sediment composition in gravel beach conservation. Ecology & Evolution 13, e10302.
• Van Wert, J.C., Ezzat L., Munstermann, K.S., Landfield, K., Schiettekatte, N.M.D., Parravicini, V., Casey, J.M., Brandl, S.J., Burkepile, D.E., Eliason, E. (2023) Fish feces reveal diverse nutrient sources for coral reefs. Ecology (in press) DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4119
• *Schiettekatte, N.M.D., Casey, J.M., Brandl, S.J., Mercière, A., Degregori S., Burkepile, D.E., Van Wert, J.C., Ghilardi, M., Villéger, S., Parravicini, V. (2023) The role of fish feces for nutrient cycling on coral reefs. Oikos (in press) DOI: 10.1111/oik.09914
• *Souza Jr., P.M., Olsen, Z., Brandl, S.J. (2023). Paired passive acoustic and gillnet sampling reveal the utility of bioacoustics for monitoring fish populations in a turbid estuary. ICES Journal of Marine Science 80, 1240-1255.
• Brandl, S.J., Weigt, L.A., Pitassy, D.E., Coker, D.J., Patrick, C.J., Luchese, M.H., Berumen, M.L., Buskey, E.J., Casey, J.M., Di Domenico, M., Soeth, M., Topor, Z.M., Duffy, J.E., Baldwin, C.C., Hagedorn, M., Parenti, L.R. (2023) Using standardized fish‐specific autonomous reef monitoring structures (FARMS) to quantify cryptobenthic fish communities. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 14, 1217-1229.
• Jouval, F., Adjeroud, M., Latreille, A.C., Bigot, L., Bureau, S., Chabanet, P., Durville, P., Elise, S., Obura, D., Parravicini, V., Guilhaumon, F., Brandl, S.J., Carlot, J., Penin, L., (2023) Using a multi-criteria decision-matrix framework to assess the recovery potential of coral reefs in the South Western Indian Ocean. Ecological Indicators 147, 109952.
• *Yan, H.F., Casey, J.M., Knowlton, N., Duffy, J.E., Brandl, S.J. (2023) Examining the diversity, stability, and functioning of marine fish communities across a latitudinal gradient. Global Ecology and Biogeography 32, 166-177.
• Brandl, S.J., Lefcheck, J.S., Bates, A.E., Rasher, D.B., Norin, T. (2023) Can metabolic traits explain animal community assembly and functioning? Biological Reviews 98, 1-18.
2022
• Majoris, J.E., Francisco, F.A., Burns, C.M., Brandl, S.J., Warkentin, K.M., Buston, P.M. (2022) Paternal care regulates the timing, synchrony, and success of hatching in a coral reef fish. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 289, 20221466.
• * Schiettekatte, N.M.D., Conte F., French, B., Brandl, S.J., Fulton, C.J., Mercière, A., Norin, T., Villéger, S., Parravicini, V. (2022) Combining stereo-video monitoring and physiological trials to estimate reef fish metabolic demands in the wild. Ecology & Evolution, 12, e9084.
• Brodnicke, O.B., Hansen, C.E., Huie, J.M., Brandl, S.J., and Worsaae, K. 2022. Functional impact and trophic morphology of small, sand‐sifting fishes on coral reefs. Functional Ecology (in press)
• Schiettekatte, N.M.D., Brandl, S.J., …, Parravicini, V. 2022 Biological trade-offs underpin coral reef ecosystem functioning. Nature Ecology & Evolution
• Carlot, J, H Rouzé, D Barneche, A Mercière, B Espiau, U Cardini, SJ Brandl, JM Casey, G Perez-Rosales, M Adjeroud, L Hédouin, and V Parravicini 2022. Scaling up calcification, respiration and photosynthesis rates of six prominent coral taxa. Ecology and Evolution 12, e8613.
• Brandl, S.J., Quigley, C.N., Casey, J.M., Mercière, A., Schiettekatte, N.M.D., Norin, T., Parravicini, V., Côté, I.M. 2021. Metabolic rates mirror morphological and behavioral differences in two sand-dwelling coral reef gobies. Marine Ecology Progress Series 684, 79-90.
• Turner, L., Backenstose, N.J.C., Brandl, S.J., Bernal, M.A. 2022. Range expansion and complete mitochondrial genome of the highfin blenny (Lupinoblennius nicholsi). Molecular Biology Reports 49, 1587–1591.
2021
• Côté, I.M., Brandl, S.J. 2021. Functional niches of cleanerfish species are mediated by habitat use, cleaning intensity, and client selectivity. Journal of Animal Ecology (in press).
• Pérez-Rosales, G., Brandl, S.J., Chancerelle, Y., Siu, G., Martinez, E., Parravicini, V., Hédouin, L. 2021. Documenting decadal disturbance dynamics reveals archipelago-specific recovery and compositional change on Polynesian reefs. Marine Pollution Bulletin 170, 112659.
• ‡ Semmler, R.F, Brandl, S.J., Keith, S.A., Bellwood, D.R. 2021. Fine‐scale foraging behavior reveals differences in the functional roles of herbivorous reef fishes. Ecology & Evolution 11, 4898-4908.
• Carlot, J., Kayal, M., Lenihan, H.S., Brandl, S.J., Casey, J.M., Adjeroud, M., Cadrdini, U., Mercière, A., Espiau, B., Barneche, D., Rovere, A., Hédouin, L. Parravicini, V. 2021. Juvenile corals underpin coral reef carbonate production after disturbance. Global Change Biology 27, 2623-2632.
• Moritz, C., Brandl, S.J., Rouzé, H., Vii, J., Pérez-Rosales, G., Bosserelle, P., Chancerelle, Y., Galzin, R., Liao, V., Siu, G., Taiarui, M., Nugues, M., Hédouin, L. 2021. Long-term monitoring of benthic communities reveals spatial determinants of disturbance and recovery dynamics on coral reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series 672, 141-152.
• Ghilardi, M., Schiettekatte, N.M.D., Casey, J.M., Brandl, S.J., Degregori, S., Mercière, A., Morat, F., Letourneur, Y., Bejarano, S., Parravicini, V. 2021. Phylogeny, body morphology, and trophic level shape inestinal traits in coral reef fishes. Ecology & Evolution 00, 1-14.
• Goatley, C.H.R., Brandl, S.J., Wroe, S., Bellwood, D.R. 2021. Simple larvae sustain the world’s smallest marine vertebrates. Coral Reefs 40, 75-82.
2020
Morat, F., Wicquart, J., Schiettekatte, N.M.D., de Sinéty, G., Bienvenu, J., Casey, J.M., Brandl, S.J., Vii, J., Carlot, J., Degregori, S., Mercière, A., Fey, P., Galzin, R., Letourneur, Y., Sasal, P., Parravicini, V. 2020. Individual back-calculated size-at-age based on otoliths from Pacific coral reef fish species. Scientific Data 7, 1-9.
‡ Parravicini, V., Casey, J.M., Schiettekatte, N.M., Brandl, S.J., Pozas-Schacre, C., Carlot, J., Edgar, G.J., Graham, N.A., Harmelin-Vivien, M., Kulbicki, M., Strona, G. 2020. Delineating reef fish trophic guilds with global gut content data synthesis and phylogeny. PLoS Biology. 18:e3000702.
Brandl, S.J., Johansen, J.L., Casey, J.M., Tornabene, L., Morais, R.A., Burt, J.A. 2020. Extreme environmental conditions reduce coral reef fish biodiversity and productivity. Nature Communications 11, 1-14.
Schiettekatte, N.M.D., Barneche, D.R., Villéger, S., Allgeier, J.E., Burkepile, D.E., Brandl, S.J., Casey, J.M., Mercière, A., Munsterman, K.S., Morat, F., Parravicini, V. 2020. Nutrient limitation, bioenergetics, and stoichiometry: a new model to predict elemental fluxes mediated by fishes. Functional Ecology 34, 1857-1869.
Morais, R.A., Depczynski, M., Fulton, C.J., Marnane, M., Narvaez, P., Huertas, V., Brandl, S.J., Bellwood, D.R. 2020. Severe coral loss shifts energetic dynamics on a coral reef. Functional Ecology 34, 1507-1518.
Brandl, S.J., Casey, J.M., Meyer, C.P. 2020. Dietary and habitat niche partitioning in congeneric cryptobenthic reef fish species. Coral Reefs 39, 305–317.
2019
Brandl, S.J., Morais, R.A., Casey, J.M., Parravicini, V., Tornabene, L., Goatley, C.H.R., Côté, I.M., Baldwin, C.C., Schiettekatte, N.M.D., Bellwood, D.R. 2019. Response to Comment on Demographic dynamics of the smallest marine vertebrates fuel coral reef ecosystem functioning. Science 366, eaaz1301.
† Brandl, S.J. 2019. Coral reefs: big data guides pragmatic management. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3, 1283–1284.
Brandl, S.J., Tornabene, L.M., Goatley, C.H.R., Casey, J.M., Morais, R.A., Baldwin, C.C., Côté, I.M., Parravicini, V., Schiettekatte, N.M.D., Bellwood, D.R. 2019. Demographic dynamics of the smallest marine vertebrates fuel coral reef ecosystem functioning. Science 364, 1189–1192.
Brandl, S.J., Rasher, D.B., Côté, I.M., Casey, J.M., Darling, E.S., Lefcheck, J.S., Duffy, J.E. 2019. Functioning coral reefs for the future: eight core processes and the influence of biodiversity. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 17, 445–454.
* Phenix, L., Tricarico, D., Quintero, E., Bond, M.E., Brandl, S.J., Gallagher A.J. 2019. Evaluating the effects of large marine predators on mobile prey behavior across subtropical reef ecosystems. Ecology & Evolution ece3.5784
Casey, J.M., Meyer, C.P., Brandl, S.J., Morat, F., Planes, S., Parravicini, V. 2019. Reconstructing hyperdiverse food webs: gut content metabarcoding as a tool to disentangle trophic interactions on coral reefs. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 10, 1157-1172.
* Topor, Z.M., Rasher, D.B., Duffy, J.E., Brandl, S.J. 2019. Marine protected areas enhance coral reef functioning by promoting fish biodiversity. Conservation Letters 12, e12638.
Lefcheck, J.S., Brandl, S.J., et al. 2019. Response to Commentary on: Local and regional biodiversity both enhance herbivory on Caribbean coral reefs. Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution 7, 303.
Lefcheck, J.S., Innes-Gold, A.A, Brandl, S.J., et al. 2019. Local and regional biodiversity both enhance herbivory on Caribbean coral reefs. Science Advances 5, 6420.
Bellwood, D.R., Streit, R., Brandl, S.J., Tebbett, S.B. 2019. The meaning of the term ‘function’ in ecology: a coral reef perspective. Functional Ecology, 33, 948–961.
2018
Brandl, S.J., Goatley, C.H.R., Bellwood, D.R., Tornabene, L. 2018. The hidden half: ecology and evolution of cryptobenthic fishes on coral reefs. Biological Reviews 93, 1846–1873.
Staaterman E., Brandl, S.J., Hauer, M., Casey, J.M., Gallagher, A.J., Rice, A. 2018. Individual voices in a cluttered soundscape: acoustic ecology of the Bocon Toadfish, Amphichthys cryptocentrus. Environmental Biology of Fishes 101, 979–995.
Taylor, B.M., Brandl, S.J., et al. 2018. Bottom-up processes mediated by social systems drive demographic traits of coral-reef fishes. Ecology 99, 642–651.
2017
Brandl, S.J., Casey, J.M., Knowlton, N., Duffy, J.E. 2017. Marine dock pilings foster diverse, native cryptobenthic fish assemblages across bioregions. Ecology & Evolution 7, 7069–7079.
† Goatley, C.H.R., Brandl, S.J. 2017. Cryptobenthic reef fishes. Current Biology 27, R452–R454
Staaterman E., Ogburn, M., Altieri A., Brandl, S.J. et al. 2017. Bioacoustic measurements complement visual biodiversity surveys: preliminary evidence from four shallow marine habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series 575, 207–215.
* Rodemann, J., Brandl, S.J. 2017. Consumption pressure in coastal marine environments decreases with latitude and in artificial vs. natural habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series 574, 167–179.
* Khan, J.A., Goatley, C.H.R., Brandl, S.J., Tebbett, S.B., Bellwood, D.R. 2017. Shelter use by large reef fishes: long-term occupancy and the impacts of disturbance. Coral Reefs 36, 1123–1132.
Casey, J.M., Baird, A.S., Brandl, S.J., et al. 2017. A test of trophic cascade theory: fish and benthic assemblages across a predator density gradient on coral reefs. Oecologia 183, 161–175.
2016
Gallagher, A.J., Brandl, S.J., Stier, A.C. 2016. Intraspecific variation in body size does not alter the effects of mesopredators on prey. Royal Society Open Science 3:160414.
Brandl, S.J., Emslie, M.J., Ceccarelli, D.M. 2016. Habitat degradation increases functional originality in a high-diversity ecosystem. Ecosphere 7, e01557.
Brandl, S.J., Bellwood, D.R. 2016. Microtopographic refuges shape consumer-producer dynamics by mediating consumer functional diversity. Oecologia 183, 203–217.
* Mirbach, C.E., Brandl, S.J. 2016. Ontogenetic shifts in the social behaviour of pairing coral reef rabbitfishes (f. Siganidae). Marine Biological Research 12, 874–880.
† Lefcheck, J.S., Brandl, S.J., et al. 2016. Extending rapid ecosystem function assessments to marine ecosystems: A Reply to Meyer. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 31, 251–253.
2015
Brooker, R.M., Brandl, S.J., Dixson, D.L. 2015. Cryptic effects of habitat declines: coral-associated fishes avoid coral-seaweed interactions due to visual and chemical cues. Scientific Reports 6, 18842.
Brandl, S.J., Bellwood, D.R. 2015. Coordinated vigilance provides evidence for direct reciprocal cooperation in coral reef fishes. Scientific Reports 5, 14556.
Brandl, S.J., Robbins, W.D., Bellwood, D.R. 2015. Exploring the nature of ecological specialization in a coral reef fish community: morphology, diet and foraging microhabitat use. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B 20151147.
Rocker, M.M. & Brandl, S.J. 2015. Transplantation of corals into a new environment results in substantial skeletal loss in Acropora tenuis. Marine Biodiversity 45, 321–326.
* Heinrich, D., Watson, S.-A., Rummer, J.L., Brandl, S.J., et al. 2015. Foraging behavior of the epaulette shark Hemiscyllium ocellatum is not affected by elevated CO2. ICES Journal of Marine Science 73, 633–640.
2014
Brandl, S.J. & Bellwood, D.R. 2014. Individual-based analyses reveal limited functional overlap in a coral reef fish community. Journal of Animal Ecology 83, 661–670.
Brandl, S. J., Hoey, A.S., Bellwood, D.R. 2014 Micro-topography mediates interactions between corals, algae, and herbivorous fishes. Coral Reefs 33, 421–430.
Brandl, S.J., Bellwood, D.R. 2014. Pair formation in coral reef fishes: an ecological perspective. In Hughes, R.N., Hughes, D.J., Smith, I.P. (Eds.) Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review 52, pp. 1–80. Taylor & Francis, United Kingdom.
Bellwood, D.R., Goatley, C.H.R., Brandl, S.J. & Bellwood, D.R. 2014. Fifty million years of herbivory: fossils, fishes and functional innovations. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281, 20133046.
Brooker, R.M., Munday, P.L., Brandl, S.J., Jones, G. P. 2014. Local extinction of a coral reef fish explained by inflexible prey choice. Coral Reefs 33, 891–896.
2013
Brandl, S.J., Bellwood, D.R. 2013. Morphology, sociality, and ecology: can morphology predict pairing behavior in coral reef fishes? Coral Reefs 32, 835–846.
Hoey, A.S., Brandl, S.J., Bellwood, D.R. 2013. Diet and cross-shelf distribution of rabbitfishes (f. Siganidae) on the northern Great Barrier Reef: implications for ecosystem function. Coral Reefs 32, 973–982.
Brandl, S.J., Bellwood, D.R. 2013. Pair formation in the herbivorous rabbitfish Siganus doliatus. Journal of Fish Biology 82, 2031–2044.
2012
Brandl, S.J., Wagner, M., Hofrichter R., Patzner, R. 2011. First record of the clingfish Apletodon dentatus (Gobiesocidae) in the Adriatic Sea and a description of a simple method to collect clingfishes. Bulletin of Fish Biology 13, 65–69.
