Publications

(updated February 26, 2007)

Worm, B., E. B. Barbier, N. Beaumont, J. E. Duffy, C. Folke, B. S. Halpern, J.B.C. Jackson, H. K. Lotze, F. Micheli, S. Palumbi, E. Sala, K. A. Selkoe, J. J. Stachowicz, R. Watson. 2006. Impacts of biodiversity loss on ocean ecosystem services. Science 314: 787-790 (this article was covered by over 500 media articles and broadcasts, from small-town newspapers to CNN, New York Times, FOX news, and even Al-Jazeera. National fishery ministers of several nations, as well as the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have issued public comments on the paper). [PDF]

Halpern, B. S., K. A. Selkoe, F. Micheli, C. V. Kappel. In press. Evaluating and ranking the vulnerability of marine ecosystems to anthropogenic threats. Conservation Biology

Baskett, M.L., F. Micheli, S.A. Levin. In press. Designing marine reserves for interacting species: insights from theory. Biological Conservation.

Stevenson C., L. Katz, F. Micheli, B. Block, K. Heiman, C. Perle, K. Weng, R. Dunbar, J. Witting. In press. High apex predator biomass in remote Pacific islands. Coral Reefs. [PDF]

Harborne, A. R., P.J. Mumby, F. Micheli, C. T. Perry, C.P. Dahlgren, D. Brumbaugh, and P. Kramer. 2006. The functional value of Caribbean reef habitats to ecosystem processes. Advances in Marine Biology 50: 57-189. [27MB PDF]

Mumby, P. J., F. Micheli, C. P. Dahgren, S. Y. Litvin, A. B. Gill, D. R. Brumbaugh, K. Broad, J. N. Sanchirico, C. V. Kappel, A. R. Harborne, K. E. Holmes. 2006. Marine Parks Need Sharks? – response. Science 312: 527.

Hilborn, R., F. Micheli, and G. De Leo. 2006. Integrating Marine Protected Areas with catch regulation. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63: 642-649. [PDF]

Mumby, P.J., C. P. Dahlgren, A. R. Harborne, C. V. Kappel, F. Micheli, D. R. Brumbaugh, K. E. Holmes, J. M. Mendes, K. Broad, J. N. Sanchirico, K. Buch, S. Box, R.W. Stoffle, A. B. Gill. 2006. Fishing, trophic cascades, and the process of grazing on coral reefs. Science 311: 98-101. [PDF]

Armsworth, P.R., C.V. Kappel, F. Micheli, and E. Bjorkstedt. 2006. Working seascapes. In The Endangered Species Act at thirty: Conserving biodiversity in human-dominated landscapes, ed. J.M. Scott, D.D. Goble, and F.W. Davis. Volume 2. Washington, DC: Island Press.

Micheli, F., and B. S. Halpern. 2005. Low functional redundancy in coastal marine assemblages. Ecology Letters 8: 391-400. [PDF]

Micheli, F., L. Benedetti-Cecchi, S. Gambaccini, I. Bertocci, C. Borsini, G. C. Osio, and F. Romano. 2005. Cascading human impacts, marine protected areas, and the structure of Mediterranean reef assemblages. Ecological Monographs 75: 81-102. [PDF]

Ruesink, J., H. Lenihan, A. Trimble, K. Heiman, F. Micheli, J. Byers, and M. Kay. 2005. Introduction of non-native oysters: ecosystem effects and restoration implications. Annual Reviews in Ecology and Systematics 36: 643-686.

Jackson, J.B.C., J.C. Ogden, J.M. Pandolfi, N. Baron, R.H. Bradbury, H.M. Guzman, T.P. Hughes, C.V. Kappel, F. Micheli, H. P. Possingham, and E. Sala. 2005. Reassessing US coral reefs - Response. Science 308: 1741-1742.

Pandolfi, J. M., J. B. C. Jackson, N. Baron, R. H. Bradbury, H. M. Guzmán, T. P. Hughes, C. V. Kappel, F. Micheli, J. C. Ogden, H. P. Possingham, and E. Sala. 2005. Are US coral reefs on the slippery slope to slime? Science 307: 1725-1726. [PDF]

Palmer, M.A., E. Bernhardt, E. Chorneski, S.L. Collins, A. Dobson, C. Duke, B. Gold, R. Jacobson, S. Kingsland, R. Kranz, M. Mappin, M. L. Martinez, F. Micheli, J. Morse, M. Pace, M. Pascual, S. Palumbi, O. J. Reichman, A. Townsend, and M. Turner. 2005. Ecological Science and Sustainability for the 21st Century. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 3: 4-11. [PDF]

Sancho, G., Fisher, C.R., Mills, S., Micheli, F., Johnson, G.A., Lenihan, H., Peterson, C.H. and Mullineaux, L.S. In press. Selective predation by the zoarcid fish Thermarces cerberus at hydrothermal vents. Deep-Sea Research.

Micheli, F., L. Benedetti-Cecchi, S. Gambaccini, I. Bertocci, C. Borsini, G. C. Osio, and F. Romano. In press. Cascading human impacts, marine protected areas, and the structure of Mediterranean reef assemblages. Ecological Monographs.

Armsworth, P. R., C. V. Kappel, F. Micheli, and E. P. Bjorkstedt. In press. Working Seascapes: Biodiversity Conservation and the Protection of Endangered Species in Marine Ecosystems. In: J.M. Scott, D. D. Goble, F. Davis, G. Heal (eds.). The Endangered Species Act at 30: Lessons and Prospects.

Micheli, F., B. S. Halpern, L. W. Botsford, and R. R. Warner. 2004. Trajectories and correlates of community change in no-take marine reserves. Ecological Applications. [PDF]

Micheli, F., Amarasekare, A., Bascompte, J. And Gerber, L. R. 2004. Including species interactions in the design and evaluation of marine reserves: some insights from a predator-prey model. Bulletin of Marine Science, Special issue on "Confronting Trade-offs in the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management", vol. 74(3): 653-669. (PDF)

Palmer, M.A., E. Bernhardt, E. Chorneski, S.L. Collins, A. Dobson, C. Duke, B. Gold, R. Jacobson, S. Kingsland, R. Kranz, M. Mappin, M. L. Martinez, F. Micheli, J. Morse, M. Pace, M. Pascual, S. Palumbi, J. Reichman, A. Townsend, and M. Turner. 2004. Looking Forward: Ecology for a Crowded Planet. Report of the Ecological Visions Committee to the Governing Board of the Ecological Society of America. (PDF)

Palmer, M.A., E. Bernhardt, E. Chorneski, S.L. Collins, A. Dobson, C. Duke, B. Gold, R. Jacobson, S. Kingsland, R. Kranz, M. Mappin, M. L. Martinez, F. Micheli, J. Morse, M. Pace, M. Pascual, S. Palumbi, J. Reichman, A. L. Simons, A. Townsend, and M. Turner. 2004. Ecology for a Crowded Planet. Science 304: 1251-1252. (PDF)

Peterson, C. H., R. A. Luettich, Jr, F. Micheli, G. A. Skilleter. 2004. Attenuation of water flow under seagrass canopies of differing structure. Marine Ecology Progress Series 268: 81-92. (PDF)

Gram, W. K., E. T. Borer, K. L. Cottingham, E. W. Seabloom, V. L. Boucher, L. Goldwasser, F. Micheli, B. E. Kendall, and R. S. Burton. 2004. Distribution of plants in a California serpentine grassland: are rocky hummocks spatial refuges for native species? Plant Ecology 172: 159-171. (PDF)

Seabloom E.W., Borer E. T., Boucher V.L., Burton R.S., Cottingham K.L., Goldwasser L., Gram W.K., Kendall B.E., Micheli F. 2003. Competition, seed limitation, disturbance, and the reestablishment of California native annual forbs. Ecological Applications 13: 575-592. (PDF)

Mullineaux, L.S., C.H. Peterson, F. Micheli, and S. W. Mills. 2003. Successionary mechanism varies along a gradient in hydrothermal fluid flux at deep-sea vents. Ecological Monographs 73: 523-542. (PDF)

Benedetti-Cecchi, L., E. Maggi, I. Bertocci, S. Vaselli, F. Micheli, G. C. Osio, and F. Cinelli. 2003. Variation in assemblages of rocky shores in the Northwest Mediterranean: contrasts between islands and the mainland. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 293: 193-215. (PDF)

Benedetti-Cecchi, L., I. Bertocci, F. Micheli, E. Maggi, T. Fosella and S. Vaselli 2003. Implications of spatial heterogeneity for management of marine protected areas (MPAs): examples from assemblages from rocky coasts in the northwest Mediterranean. Marine Environmental Research 55: 429-458. (PDF)

Botsford L. W., Micheli F. and Hastings A. 2003. Principles for the design of marine reserves. Ecological Applications S 13: 25-31. (PDF)

Bulleri, F., I. Bertocci, and F. Micheli. 2002. The interplay of encrusting coralline algae and sea urchins in maintaining alternative habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series 243: 101-109.

Fraschetti S., Terlizzi A., Micheli F., Benedetti Cecchi L., and Boero F. 2002. Marine protected areas in the Mediterranean Sea: objectives, effectiveness and monitoring. Marine Ecology 23: 190-200. (PDF)

Rusak J.A., Yan N.D., Somers K.M., Cottingham K.L., Micheli F., Carpenter S.R., Frost T.M., Paterson M.J., and McQueen D.J. 2002. Temporal, spatial, and taxonomic patterns of crustacean zooplankton variability in unmanipulated north-temperate lakes. Limnology and Oceanography 47: 613-625.

Micheli F., Peterson C. H., Mullineaux L. S., Fisher C. R., Mills, S. W., Sancho G., Johnson G. A., and Lenihan H. S. 2002. Predation structures communities at deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Ecological Monographs 72: 365-382. (PDF)

Micheli F., Polis G. A., Boersma P. D., Hixon M. A., Norse E. A., Snelgrove P. V. R., Soule' M. E. 2001. Human alteration of food webs: research priorities for conservation and management. In: M. E. Soule' and G. H. Orians, editors. Conservation Biology: Research Priorities for the Next Decade. 2nd edition. Island Press, Washington, D. C.

Hixon M. A., Norse E. A., Hunter M. L., Jr., Boersma P. D., Micheli F., Possingham H. P., Snelgrove P. V. R. 2001. Oceans at Risk: Research Priorities in Marine Conservation Biology. In: M. E. Soule' and G. H. Orians, editors. Conservation Biology: Research Priorities for the Next Decade. 2nd edition. Island Press, Washington, D. C.

Lenihan H.S. and Micheli F. 2001. Soft-sediment communities. In: M. Bertness, M. Hay and S. Gaines, editors. Marine Community Ecology. Sinauer. Sunderland, Massachusetts.

Sagarin R. D., and Micheli F. 2001. Climate change in non-traditional data sets: the case of the Nenana Ice Classic. Science 294: 811. (PDF)

Collins S.L., Micheli F. and Hartt L. 2000. A method to determine rate and pattern of variability in ecological communities. Oikos 91: 285-293.

Peterson C.H., Summerson H.C., Thomson E., Lenihan H.S., Grabowski J., Manning L., Micheli F., and Johnson G. 2000. Synthesis of linkages between benthic and fish communities as a key to protecting essential fish habitat. Bulletin of Marine Science 66: 759-774.

Lenihan H.S. and Micheli F. 2000. Biological effects of shellfish harvesting on oyster reefs: resolving a fishery conflict using ecological experimentation. Fishery Bulletin 98: 86-95. (PDF)

Micheli F. 1999. Eutrophication, fisheries, and consumer-resource dynamics in marine pelagic ecosystems. Science 285: 1396-1398. (PDF)

Micheli F. and Peterson C.H. 1999. Estuarine vegetated habitats as corridors for predator movements. Conservation Biology 13: 869-881.

Micheli F., Cottingham K., Bascompte J., Bjornstad O., Eckert J., Fischer J., Keitt T., Kendall B., Klug J., and Rusak, J. 1999. The dual nature of community variability. Oikos 85: 161-169.

Lenihan H.S., Micheli F., Shelton S.W. and Peterson C.H. 1999. The influence of multiple environmental stressors on susceptibility to parasites: an experimental determination with oysters. Limnology and Oceanography 44: 910-924. (PDF)

Boero F., Briand F., and Micheli F. 1999. Executive summary. CIESM (Commission Internationale pour l'Exploration Scientifique de la mer Mediterranee) Workshop Series No. 8 "Scientific design and monitoring of Mediterraneanmarine protected areas", 21-24 October 1999, Porto Cesareo, Italy. (http://www.ciesm.org/publications/porto.html)

Kendall B., Seabloom E., Micheli F., Gram W., Debenham P., Burton R., Cottingham K., Gerrard R., Parmesan C., Russell G., Jeffries M., Bjornstad O. 1998. An individual-based model of data sharing. Ecological Forum of the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu).

Pinckney J.L. and Micheli F. 1998. Microalgae on seagrass mimics: does epiphyte community structure differ from live seagrasses? Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 221: 59-70. (PDF)

Micheli F. 1997. Effects of predator foraging behavior on patterns of prey mortality in marine soft bottoms. Ecological Monographs 67: 203-224.

Micheli F. 1997. Effects of previous experience on crab foraging in a mobile and a sedentary species. Animal Behaviour 53:1149-1159.

Micheli F. 1996. Predation intensity in estuarine soft bottoms: between-habitat comparisons and experimental artifacts. Marine Ecology Progress Series 141: 295-302.

Micheli F. 1995. Behavioural plasticity in prey size selectivity of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus, feeding on bivalve prey. Journal of Animal Ecology 64: 63-74.

Micheli F. 1993. Effect of mangrove litter species and availability on survival, moulting, and reproduction of the mangrove crab Sesarma messa. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 171: 149-163.

Micheli F. 1993. Feeding ecology of mangrove crabs in North Eastern Australia: mangrove litter consumption by Sesarma messa and Sesarma smithii. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 171: 165-186.

Micheli F., Gherardi F. and Vannini M. 1991. Feeding and burrowing ecology of two East African mangrove crabs. Marine Biology 111: 247-254.

Micheli F. 1991. Bilateral gynandromorph of the fresh-water crab Potamon fluviatile Herbst (Decapoda: Brachyura). Journal of Crustacean Biology 11: 561-568.

Gherardi F., Micheli F. and Vannini M. 1991. Preliminary observations of the clustering behaviour of the tropical hermit crab, Clibanarius laevimanus. Ethology Ecology & Evolution, Special Issue 1: 151-153.

Micheli F., Gherardi F. and Vannini M. 1990. Growth and reproduction in the freshwater crab Potamon fluviatile Herbst (Decapoda, Brachyura). Freshwater Biology 23: 491-503.

Gherardi F., Micheli F. and Vannini M. 1990. Movement patterns and dispersal of the hermit crab Clibanarius longitarsus in a mangrove swamp. Marine Behaviour and Physiology 16: 209-223.

Gherardi F., Micheli F., Vannini M. 1990. Patterns of movement of the hermit crab, Clibanarius longitarsus, in a mangrove swamp. Ethology, Ecology & Evolution 2: 312-313.

Gherardi F., Tarducci F. and Micheli F. 1989. Energy maximization and foraging strategies in Potamon fluviatile (Decapoda, Brachyura). Freshwater Biology 22: 233-245.

Gherardi F. and Micheli F. 1989. Population structure and relative growth of Potamon potamios in the Dead Sea area. Israel Journal of Zoology 36: 133-145.

Gherardi F., Micheli F. and Nocchi C. 1987. Ecoethology in river crabs: the use of radio-telemetry. Monitore zoologico italiano (N.S.) 21: 189-190.