Bold indicates lab members, # indicates undergraduates in the lab, ^ indicates postdoc in lab
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Shayka, B., Hasselbarth, M.H. ^, Schill, S. and Allgeier, J. E. 2023. The natural capital of seagrass beds in
the Caribbean: evaluating their ecosystem services and blue carbon trade potential. Biology Letters
Andskog, M. A. *, C. A. Layman, and Allgeier, J. E. * 2023. Seagrass production around artificial reefs is
resistant to human stressors. (* = equal contribution) Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Shakya, A. # and Allgeier, J. E., 2023. Water column contributions to coral reef productivity: an ecosystem
ecology perspective to help overcome challenges of context dependence. Biological Reviews
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Cline, T. W.^*, and Allgeier, J.E.*. 2022. Weak evidence for fish community control of coral reef resilience. Nature Ecology and Evolution (* = joint first author)
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Esquivel, K*, Hesselbarth, M.H.K.*, Allgeier, J. E. 2022. Mechanistic support for increased primary
production around artificial reefs. Ecological Applications (* = joint first author)
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Schiettekatte, N.M.D., plus 22 other authors including Munsterman K.S., Allgeier, J.E. 2022 Trade-offs redefine the vulnerability of reef fish functions. Nature Ecology and Evolution
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Brines, E., #, A. Andskog, K. S. Munsterman, and Allgeier, J. E.. 2022 Fish fertilization of seagrass across a gradient of eutrophication in Haiti. Marine Biology
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Allgeier, J.E., Weeks, B.C., Wenger, S.J., Wale, N., Schiettekatte, NMD, Villéger, S, Burkepile, D.E.,
Munsterman, K.S., Parravicini, V. 2021 Phylogenetic conservativism determines nutrient dynamics
of coral reef fishes. Nature Communications
Allgeier, J.E. 2021. Nutrient Stoichiometry of fishes and invertebrates in Caribbean coastal ecosystems.
Ecology
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Munsterman, K.S. #, Allgeier, J.E., Peters, J.R., Burkepile, D.E. 2021. A view from both ends: shifts in
herbivore assemblages impact top-down and bottom-up processes on coral reefs. Ecosystems.
Layman, C.A., Allgeier, J.E, Geary, S.T., 2020. Moving beyond semantics: Advancing restoration with food
web approaches. Food Webs
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Layman, C.A.* and Allgeier, J.E*. Artificial reefs viewed from the bottom-up: an ecosystem ecology
perspective. Journal of Applied Ecology. 2020 (* = equal contribution)
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Allgeier, J.E., Wenger, S.J., Layman, C.A. 2020. Taxonomic identity explain variation in body nutrient content
in a diverse food web. Scientific Reports.
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Allgeier, J.E., Andskog, M., Hensel, E., Appaldo, R., Layman, C.A., Kemp, D. 2020 Rewiring coral:
anthropogenic nutrient shift coral-algal nutrient and energy pathways toward algal dominance. Global Change Biology. 00: 1–14
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Allgeier, J.E., ^Cline, T.W.,, R. A. Wathen, Walsworth, T. N., Layman, C. A., and Schindler, D. S. 2020 Individual behavior drives ecosystem function. Science Advances
- featured by numerous news outlets including The Detroit Free Press
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Schiettekatte, NMD, Barneche, DR, Villéger, S, Allgeier, J.E., Burkepile, D.E., Brandl, S.E., Casey, J.E.,
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. 00: 1– 13.
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Allgeier, J.E., ^Cline. T.W., 2019 Technical Comment: Demographic dynamics of the smallest marine
vertebrates fuel coral reef ecosystem functioning. Science 366: 6472
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Hensel, E., Allgeier, J.E., Layman, C.A., 2019. Effects of predator presence and habitat complexity on reef fish communities in The Bahamas. Marine Biology 166:136
Wathen, G*, Allgeier, J.E. *, Bouwes, N., Pollock, M.M., Schindler, D.E., and Jordan, C.E. 2019. Beaver
activity increases habitat complexity and spatial partitioning of steelhead trout. Canadian Journal of
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. (* = joint first author)
Lyon, R.P, Eggleston, D.L., Bohnenstiehl, D.R., Layman, C.A., Ricci, S.W., Allgeier, J.E. 2019. Fish
community structure, habitat complexity, and soundscape characteristics of patch reefs in a tropical, back-reef system. Marine Ecology Progress Series 609:33-48
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Vandermeer, J,, Agaii, A., Allgeier, J.E., Badgley, C., Baucom, R., Blesh, J., Fink Shapiro, L, Jones, A., Hoey, L., Jain, M., Perfecto, I., Wilson, M. 2018. Feeding Prometheus: An interdisciplinary approach for solving the global food crisis. Frontiers in Sustainability
Allgeier, J.E., Layman, C.A., Montana, C.G., Buhler, S.B., Appaldo, R., Rosemond, A.D. 2018. Anthropogenic versus fish-derived nutrient effects on seagrass community structure and function. Ecology
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Allgeier, J.E., Speare K.E., Burkepile, D.E. 2018. Estimates of fish and coral larvae as nutrient subsidies to coral reef ecosystems. Ecosphere
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Allgeier, J.E., Adam, T.C., Burkepile, D.E. 2017. The importance of individual and species-level traits for trophic niches among herbivorous coral reef fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B
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Allgeier, J.E., Layman, C.A. Burkepile, D.E. 2017. Animal pee in the sea: consumer-mediated nutrient dynamics in the world's changing oceans. Global Change Biology
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Allgeier, J.E., Valdivia, A., Cox, C.S., Layman, C.A. 2016. Fishing down nutrients on coral reefs. Nature
Communications 7:1246
- featured by 42 news outlets including National Geographic
- interviewed for Canadian Broadcasting Company's "Quirks and Quarks"
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Layman, C.A., Allgeier, J.E., Montana, C. 2016. The attraction-production debate viewed from the bottom-
up:mechanistic evidence of enhanced production. Ecological Engineering 95: 574-579
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Streicker, D.G. and Allgeier, J.E. 2016. Variability in individual dietary specialization across a resource gradient in common vampire bats. Journal of Applied Ecology 53:1280-1288.
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Allgeier, J.E., Wenger, S.J., Schindler, D.E., Layman, C.A., Rosemond, A.D. 2015. Metabolic theory and
taxonomic identity predict nutrient cycling in a diverse food web. Proceedings of the National Academy
of Sciences of the USA 112 (20): 2640-26437
- received feature commentary in PNAS and numerous independent news outlets (see here)
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Allgeier, J.E., Layman, C.A., Mumby, P.J., Rosemond, A.D. 2015. Biogeochemical implications of regional
biodiversity loss across coastal marine ecosystems. Ecological Monographs 85: 117:132
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Archer, S.K., Allgeier J.E., Semmens, B.X., Heppell, S.A., Pattengill-Semmens, C.V., Rosemond, A.D., Bush, P., McCoy, C.M., Johnson, C.B., and Layman, C.A., 2015. Hot moments in spawning aggregations: implications for ecosystem-scale nutrient cycling. Coral Reefs 34: 19-23
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Allgeier, J.E., Layman, C.A., Mumby, P.J., Rosemond, A.D. 2014. Consistent nutrient storage and supply
mediated by diverse fish communities in coral reef ecosystems. Global Change Biology 20: 2459-2472
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Hammerschlag-Peyer, C.M., Allgeier, J.E., Layman, C.A. 2013. Predator effects on faunal community
composition in shallow seagrass beds of The Bahamas. Journal of Experimental Biology and Marine Ecology 446: 282-290
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Burkepile, D.E., Allgeier, J.E., Shantz, A., Pritchard, C., Lemoine, N., Bhatti, L., Layman, C.A. 2013. Nutrient
supply from fishes facilitates macroalgae and suppresses corals in a Caribbean coral reef ecosystem. Scientific Reports 3: 1493
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Allgeier, J.E., Yeager, L.A., Layman, C.A. 2013 Consumers alter nutrient limitation regimes and enhance
primary production. Ecology 94: 521-529.
- see press release in Science Daily
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Layman, C.A., Allgeier, J.E., Yeager, L.A., Stoner, E.B. 2013 Thresholds of ecosystem response to nutrient
enrichment from fish aggregations. Ecology 94: 530-536
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Layman, C.A. and Allgeier, J.E. 2012. Characterizing trophic ecology of generalist consumers: a case study on the invasive lionfish Pterois volitans in The Bahamas. Marine Ecology Progress Series 448:131-14
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Allgeier, J.E., Rosemond, A.D., Layman, C.A. 2011. Small-scale variation in nutrient limitation and seagrass
nutrient content in Bahamian mangrove wetlands. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 407: 330-336
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Yeager, L.A., Allgeier, J.E., Layman, C.A. 2011. Experimental test of how patch- and landscape-scale variables affect fish community assembly. Oecologia 167: 157-168
- Awarded top graduate student paper 2011, Florida International University
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Allgeier, J.E., Rosemond, A.D., Layman, C.A. 2011. The frequency and magnitude of non-additive responses
to multiple nutrient enrichment. Journal of Applied Ecology 48: 96-101
- Recommended F1000 and Awarded top graduate student paper 2011, Odum School of Ecology, UGA
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Layman, C.A.*, Allgeier, J.E.*, Rosemond, A.R., Dahlgren, C.P., Yeager, L. 2011. Marine fishery declines
viewed from the bottom-up. Ecological Applications 21(2): 343-349 (* = joint first author);
- Recommended F1000
- see press release in Science Daily
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Allgeier, J.E., Mehring, A.S., Rosemond, A.D., Layman, C.A. 2010. Significant nutrient co-limitation across a
gradient of fragmentation in sub-tropical mangrove-dominated estuaries. Limnology and Oceanography 55(66): 2660-2668
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Layman, C.A., Montaña, C.G., Allgeier, J.E. 2010. Linking community assembly and rates of water level
change in river littoral habitats. Aquatic Ecology 44: 269-273
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Layman, C.A., Quattrochi, J.P., Peyer, C.M., Allgeier, J.E. 2007. Niche width collapse in a resilient predator
following ecosystem fragmentation. Ecology Letters 10:937-944
Manuscripts in advanced stages
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Andskog, M. A. #*, C. A. Layman, and Allgeier, J. E. * Anthropogenic controls on biogeochemical hotspots in
a seagrass ecosystem. (* = joint first author)
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Technical Reports
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Layman, C.A., and Allgeier. J.E. Scientific regional evaluation of habitat for proposed marine protected area in southern Haiti. 2012. Report for The Nature Conservancy
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Allgeier, J.E. Temporal variation and vertical migration of zooplankton in the upper 90 meters of the pelagic zone in Lake Tanganyika. 2001. Proc. Nyanza Project Lake Tanganyika
