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John F Bruno

PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer

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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

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PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Biology

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PeerJ Contributions

August 1, 2024

Creation of complex reef structures through coral restoration does not affect associated fish populations on a remote, well-protected, Caribbean reef

Jack V. Johnson, John F. Bruno, Lucas Le Gall, Matthew Louis Doherty, Alex Chequer, Gretchen Goodbody Gringley

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17855

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?

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