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John Bruno
PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer
3,330 Points

Contributions by role

Author 1,245
Preprint Author 315
Reviewer 70
Editor 1,700

Contributions by subject area

Aquaculture, Fisheries and Fish Science
Ecology
Ecosystem Science
Environmental Sciences
Soil Science
Marine Biology
Climate Change Biology
Biodiversity
Biosphere Interactions
Natural Resource Management
Conservation Biology
Food Science and Technology
Environmental Impacts
Mathematical Biology
Genomics
Plant Science
Agricultural Science
Biophysics
Zoology
Microbiology
Evolutionary Studies
Science Policy
Taxonomy
Biogeography
Animal Behavior
Genetics
Molecular Biology

John F Bruno

PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer

Summary

John Bruno is a marine ecologist and Professor at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research is focused on marine biodiversity, coral reef ecology and conservation and the impacts of climate change on marine ecosystems. John earned his Ph.D. from Brown University in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and was a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University in disease ecology. He is currently working primarily in Belize, the Bahamas, Cuba, and the Galapagos Islands.

Biodiversity Biological Oceanography Climate Change Biology Conservation Biology Ecology Marine Biology

Editing Journals

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Work details

Professor

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Biology

Websites

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PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 10
  • Preprints 8
  • Edited 15
  • Reviewed 2
  • Questions 1
June 28, 2022
Public awareness of seafood mislabeling
Savannah J. Ryburn, Wilker M. Ballantine, Florencia M. Loncan, Olivia G. Manning, Meggan A. Alston, Blaire Steinwand, John F. Bruno
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13486 PubMed 35782099
June 25, 2020
A high proportion of red snapper sold in North Carolina is mislabeled
Erin T. Spencer, Emilie Richards, Blaire Steinwand, Juliette Clemons, Jessica Dahringer, Priya Desai, Morgan Fisher, Sloane Fussell, Olivia Gorman, Diamond Jones, Amanda Le, Kayla Long, Cammie McMahan, Caitlin Moscarito, Catherine Pelay, Erica Price, Anna Smith, Allison VanSant, John F. Bruno
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9218 PubMed 32617188
January 24, 2018
Historical baselines of coral cover on tropical reefs as estimated by expert opinion
Tyler D. Eddy, William W.L. Cheung, John F. Bruno
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4308 PubMed 29379692
November 29, 2017
Facilitative and competitive interaction components among New England salt marsh plants
John F. Bruno, Tatyana A. Rand, Nancy C. Emery, Mark D. Bertness
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4049 PubMed 29201563
May 25, 2017
Invasive lionfish had no measurable effect on prey fish community structure across the Belizean Barrier Reef
Serena Hackerott, Abel Valdivia, Courtney E. Cox, Nyssa J. Silbiger, John F. Bruno
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3270 PubMed 28560093
May 17, 2017
Among-site variability in the stochastic dynamics of East African coral reefs
Katherine A. Allen, John F. Bruno, Fiona Chong, Damian Clancy, Tim R. McClanahan, Matthew Spencer, Kamila Żychaluk
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3290 PubMed 28533955
May 22, 2014
Organic carbon inventories in natural and restored Ecuadorian mangrove forests
Amanda G. DelVecchia, John F. Bruno, Larry Benninger, Marc Alperin, Ovik Banerjee, Juan de Dios Morales
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.388 PubMed 24883249
April 15, 2014
Re-examining the relationship between invasive lionfish and native grouper in the Caribbean
Abel Valdivia, John F. Bruno, Courtney E. Cox, Serena Hackerott, Stephanie J. Green
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.348 PubMed 24765582
March 18, 2014
Is coral richness related to community resistance to and recovery from disturbance?
Stacy Y. Zhang, Kelly E. Speare, Zachary T. Long, Kimberly A. McKeever, Megan Gyoerkoe, Aaron P. Ramus, Zach Mohorn, Kelsey L. Akins, Sarah M. Hambridge, Nicholas A.J. Graham, Kirsty L. Nash, Elizabeth R. Selig, John F. Bruno
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.308 PubMed 24711964
July 25, 2013
Warming increases the top-down effects and metabolism of a subtidal herbivore
Lindsey A. Carr, John F. Bruno
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.109 PubMed 23904988
August 8, 2017 - Version: 1
Facilitative and competitive interaction components among New England salt marsh plants
John F Bruno, Tatyana A Rand, Nancy C Emery, Mark D Bertness
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.3129v1
January 3, 2017 - Version: 1
Among-site variability in the stochastic dynamics of East African coral reefs
Katherine A Allen, John F Bruno, Fiona Chong, Damian Clancy, Tim R McClanahan, Matthew Spencer, Kamila Zychaluk
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2687v1
January 21, 2015 - Version: 1
Reconstructing baselines for Caribbean predatory reef fishes
Abel Valdivia, Courtney Cox, John Bruno
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.805v1
March 2, 2014 - Version: 1
Re-examining the relationship between invasive lionfish and native grouper in the Caribbean
Abel Valdivia, John F Bruno, Courtney Cox, Serena Hackerott, Stephanie Green
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.262v1
December 6, 2013 - Version: 2
A critique of Mumby et al. 2011 “Grouper as a natural biocontrol of invasive lionfish”
John F Bruno
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.141v2
December 3, 2013 - Version: 1
Testing the grouper biocontrol hypothesis: A response to Mumby et al. 2013
John F Bruno, Abel Valdivia, Serena Hackerott, Courtney E Cox, Stephaine Green, Isabelle Côté, Lad Akins, Craig Layman, William Precht
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.139v1
September 30, 2013 - Version: 1
Organic carbon inventories in natural and restored Ecuadorian mangrove forests
Amanda G DelVecchia, John F Bruno, Larry K Benninger, Marc Alperin, Ovik Banerjee, Juan de Dios Morales
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.71v1
May 20, 2013 - Version: 1
Coral reef baselines: how much macroalgae is natural?
John F Bruno, William F Precht, Peter S Vroom, Richard B. Aronson
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.19v1

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November 14, 2017
Snapshot recordings provide a first description of the acoustic signatures of deeper habitats adjacent to coral reefs of Moorea
Frédéric Bertucci, Eric Parmentier, Cécile Berthe, Marc Besson, Anthony D. Hawkins, Thierry Aubin, David Lecchini
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4019 PubMed 29158970
June 22, 2017
Time to cash in on positive interactions for coral restoration
Elizabeth C. Shaver, Brian R. Silliman
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3499 PubMed 28652942
February 28, 2017
Limited effects of source population identity and number on seagrass transplant performance
Alyssa B. Novak, Holly K. Plaisted, Cynthia G. Hays, Randall A. Hughes
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2972 PubMed 28265496
April 4, 2016
Colony geometry and structural complexity of the endangered species Acropora cervicornis partly explains the structure of their associated fish assemblage
Esteban A. Agudo-Adriani, Jose Cappelletto, Francoise Cavada-Blanco, Aldo Croquer
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1861 PubMed 27069801
January 28, 2016
Is Acropora palmata recovering? A case study in Los Roques National Park, Venezuela
Aldo Croquer, Francoise Cavada-Blanco, Ainhoa L. Zubillaga, Esteban A. Agudo-Adriani, Michael Sweet
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1539 PubMed 26839742
May 12, 2015
The unnatural history of Kāne‘ohe Bay: coral reef resilience in the face of centuries of anthropogenic impacts
Keisha D. Bahr, Paul L. Jokiel, Robert J. Toonen
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.950 PubMed 26020007
April 7, 2015
Laser photogrammetry improves size and demographic estimates for whale sharks
Christoph A. Rohner, Anthony J. Richardson, Clare E.M. Prebble, Andrea D. Marshall, Michael B. Bennett, Scarla J. Weeks, Geremy Cliff, Sabine P. Wintner, Simon J. Pierce
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.886 PubMed 25870776
February 3, 2015
Clues to unraveling the coral species problem: distinguishing species from geographic variation in Porites across the Pacific with molecular markers and microskeletal traits
Zac Forsman, Gerrard M. Wellington, George E. Fox, Robert J. Toonen
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.751 PubMed 25674364
January 22, 2015
First photographic records of the giant manta ray Manta birostris off eastern Australia
Lydie I.E. Couturier, Fabrice R.A. Jaine, Tom Kashiwagi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.742 PubMed 25649395
January 13, 2015
Sizing ocean giants: patterns of intraspecific size variation in marine megafauna
Craig R. McClain, Meghan A. Balk, Mark C. Benfield, Trevor A. Branch, Catherine Chen, James Cosgrove, Alistair D.M. Dove, Leo Gaskins, Rebecca R. Helm, Frederick G. Hochberg, Frank B. Lee, Andrea Marshall, Steven E. McMurray, Caroline Schanche, Shane N. Stone, Andrew D. Thaler
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.715 PubMed 25649000
May 27, 2014
Diagnosing the dangerous demography of manta rays using life history theory
Nicholas K. Dulvy, Sebastián A. Pardo, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, John K. Carlson
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.400 PubMed 24918029
February 13, 2014
Hawksbill × loggerhead sea turtle hybrids at Bahia, Brazil: where do their offspring go?
Maira C. Proietti, Julia Reisser, Luis F. Marins, Maria A. Marcovaldi, Luciano S. Soares, Danielle S. Monteiro, Sarath Wijeratne, Charitha Pattiaratchi, Eduardo R. Secchi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.255 PubMed 24688839
September 19, 2013
Between tide and wave marks: a unifying model of physical zonation on littoral shores
Christopher E. Bird, Erik C. Franklin, Celia M. Smith, Robert J. Toonen
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.154 PubMed 24109544
July 16, 2013
Biological oxygen demand optode analysis of coral reef-associated microbial communities exposed to algal exudates
AK Gregg, M Hatay, AF Haas, NL Robinett, K Barott, MJA Vermeij, KL Marhaver, P Meirelles, F Thompson, F Rohwer
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.107 PubMed 23882444
May 28, 2013
Benthic communities at two remote Pacific coral reefs: effects of reef habitat, depth, and wave energy gradients on spatial patterns
Gareth J. Williams, Jennifer E. Smith, Eric J. Conklin, Jamison M. Gove, Enric Sala, Stuart A. Sandin
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.81 PubMed 23734341

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May 31, 2016
Rapidly increasing macroalgal cover not related to herbivorous fishes on Mesoamerican reefs
Adam Suchley, Melanie D. McField, Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2084 PubMed 27280075
April 28, 2015
Indirect effects of overfishing on Caribbean reefs: sponges overgrow reef-building corals
Tse-Lynn Loh, Steven E. McMurray, Timothy P. Henkel, Jan Vicente, Joseph R. Pawlik
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.901 PubMed 25945305

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What is the current thinking about DOC release by corals via mucus?
about Influence of coral and algal exudates on microbially mediated reef metabolism