Publications

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

* = equal contribution

(38) Heather, FJ, SA Richards, RD Stuart-Smith, N Krueck, SJ Brandl, JM Casey, GJ Edgar, N Barrett, V Parravicini, and A Audzijonyte (2025) Consistent unimodal body length distributions in hundreds of reef fishes across diverse life histories. Fish and Fisheries

(37) Brandl, SJ, HF Yan, JM Casey, NMD Schiettekatte, JJ Renzi, A Mercière, F Morat, IM Côté, V Parravicini (2025) A seascape dichotomy in the role of small consumers for coral reef energy fluxes. Ecology

(36) Semmler, RF, G Martineau, NMD Schiettekatte, MS Pratchett, ML Berumen, V Parravicini, and JM Casey (2025) Marine heatwaves imperil emblematic reef fishes by altering the energetic landscape of coral reefs. Journal of Animal Ecology

(35) Degregori, S, NMD Schiettekatte, JM Casey, SJ Brandl, A Mercière, KR Amato, V Parravicini, and PH Barber (2024) Host diet drives gut microbiome convergence between coral reef fishes and mammals. Molecular Ecology 33, e17520.

(34) Wang, A, S Yerrace, L Tornabene, SJ Brandl, CJ Freeman, CC Baldwin, and JM Casey (2024) Cryptic diversification, phenotypic plasticity, and host specialization in a sponge-dwelling goby. Coral Reefs 43, 391-403.

(33) Bunholi, IV, NR Foster, and JM Casey (2023) Environmental DNA and RNA in aquatic community ecology: toward methodological standardization. Environmental DNA 5, 1133-1147.

(32) Casey, JM and SJ Brandl (2023) Vagrant harlequin ducks feed on a buffet of blennies. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 21, 349.

(31) Van Wert, JC, L Ezzat, KS Munsterman, K Landfield, NMD Schiettekatte, V Parravicini, JM Casey, SJ Brandl, DE Burkepile, EJ Eliason (2023) Fish feces reveal diverse nutrient sources for coral reefs. Ecology 104, e4119.

(30) Schiettekatte, NMD, JM Casey, SJ Brandl, A Mercière, S Degregori, D Burkepile, JC Van Wert, S Villéger, V Parravicini (2023) The role of fish feces for nutrient cycling on coral reefs. Oikos 2023, e09914.

(29) Brandl, SJ, LA Weigt, DE Pitassy, DJ Coker, CJ Patrick, MH Luchese, ML Berumen, EJ Buskey, JM Casey, M Di Domenico, M Soeth, ZM Topor, JE Duffy, CC Baldwin, M Hagedorn, and LR Parenti (2023) Using standardized fish-specific autonomous reef monitoring structures (FARMS) to quantify cryptobenthic fish communities. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 14, 1217-1229.

(28) Yan, HF, JM Casey, N Knowlton, JE Duffy, and SJ Brandl (2022) Examining the diversity, stability, and functioning of marine fish communities across a latitudinal gradient. Global Ecology and Biogeography 32, 166-177.

(27) Kavazos, CRJ, F Ricci, W Leggat, JM Casey, JH Choat, TD Ainsworth (2022) Intestinal microbiome richness of coral reef damselfishes (Actinopterygii: Pomacentridae). Integrative Organismal Biology 4, obac0264.

(26) Schiettekatte, NMD, SJ Brandl, JM Casey, NAJ Graham, DR Barneche, DE Burkepile, JE Allgeier, JE Arias-Gonzaléz, GJ Edgar, CEL Ferreira, SR Floeter, AM Friedlander, AL Green, M Kulbicki, Y Letourneur, OJ Luiz, A Mercière, F Morat, KS Munsterman, EL Rezende, FA Rodríguez-Zaragoza, RD Stuart-Smith, L Vigliola, S Villéger, and V Parravicini (2022) Biological trade-offs underpin coral reef ecosystem functioning. Nature Ecology & Evolution 6, 701-708.

(25) 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.

(24) Brandl, SJ, CN Quigley, JM Casey, A Mercière, NMD Schiettekatte, T Norin, V Parravicini, and IM Côté (2022) Metabolic rates mirror morphological and behavioral differences in two sand-dwelling coral reef gobies. Marine Ecology Progress Series 684, 79-90.

(23) Pozas-Schacre, C, JM Casey, SJ Brandl, M Kulbicki, M Harmelin-Vivien, G Strona, V Parravicini (2021) Congruent trophic pathways underpin global coral reef food webs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118, e2100966118.

(22) Ghilardi, M, NMD Schiettekatte, JM Casey, SJ Brandl, S Degregori, A Mercière, F Morat, Y Letourneur, S Bejarano, V Parravicini (2021) Phylogeny, body morphology, and trophic level shape intestinal traits in coral reef fishes. Ecology and Evolution 11, 13218-13231.

(21) Casey, JM, E Ransome, AG Collins, A Marhardini, EM Kurniasih, A Sembiring, NMD Schiettekatte, NKD Cahyani, A Wahyu Anggoro, M Moore, A Uehling, M Belcaid, PH Barber, JB Geller, and CP Meyer (2021) DNA metabarcoding marker choice skews perception of marine eukaryotic biodiversity. Environmental DNA 3, 1229-1246.

(20) Degregori, S, JM Casey, PH Barber (2021) Nutrient pollution alters the gut microbiome of a territorial reef fish. Marine Pollution Bulletin 169, 112522.

(19) Carlot, J, M Kayal, HS Lenihan, SJ Brandl, JM Casey, M Adjeroud, U Cardini, A Mercière, B Espiau, DR Barneche, A Rovere, L Hedouin, and V Parravicini (2021) Juvenile corals underpin coral reef carbonate production after disturbance. Global Change Biology 27, 2623-2632.

(18) Parravicini, V*, JM Casey*, NMD Schiettekatte, SJ Brandl, C Pozas-Schacre, J Carlot, GJ Edgar, NAJ Graham, M Harmelin-Vivien, M Kulbicki, G Strona, and RD Stuart-Smith (2020) Global fish gut content data synthesis and phylogeny delineate reef fish trophic guilds. PLoS Biology 18, e30000702.

(17) Brooker, RM*, JM Casey, ZL Cowan, TL Sih, DL Dixson, A Manica, and WE Feeney* (2020) Domestication via the commensal pathway in a fish-invertebrate mutualism. Nature Communications 11, 6253.

(16) Morat, F, J Wicquart, NMD Schiettekatte, G Sinéty, J Bienvenu, JM Casey, SJ Brandl, J Vii, J Carlot, S Degregori, A Mercière, P Fey, R Galzin, Y Letourneur, P Sasal, and V Parravicini (2020) Individual back-calculated size-at-age based on otoliths from Pacific coral reef fish species. Scientific Data 7, 370.

(15) Brandl, SJ*, JL Johansen*, JM Casey, L Tornabene, R Morais, JA Burt (2020) Extreme environmental conditions reduce coral reef fish biodiversity and productivity. Nature Communications 11, 3832.

(14) Schiettekatte, NMD, DR Barneche, S Villéger, D Burkepile, J Allgeier, SJ Brandl, JM Casey, A Mercière, K Munsterman, F Morat, and V Parravicini (2020) Nutrient limitation, bioenergetics, and stoichiometry: a new model to predict elemental fluxes mediated by fishes. Functional Ecology 34, 1857-1869.

(13) Brandl, SJ, JM Casey, and CP Meyer (2020) Dietary and habitat niche partitioning in congeneric cryptobenthic reef fishes. Coral Reefs 39, 305-317.

(12) Brandl, SJ, RA Morais, JM Casey, V Parravicini, L Tornabene, CHR Goatley, IM Côté, CC Baldwin, NMD Schiettekatte, and DR Bellwood (2019) Response to Comment on “Demographic dynamics of the smallest marine vertebrates fuel coral reef ecosystem functioning”. Science 366, 1301.

(11) Anderson, KD, NE Cantin, JM Casey, and MS Pratchett. (2019) Independent effects of ocean warming versus acidification on the growth, survivorship and physiology of two Acropora corals. Coral Reefs 38, 1225-1240.

(10) Brandl, SJ, L Tornabene, CHR Goatley, JM Casey, RA Morais, IM Côté, CC Baldwin, V Parravicini, NMD Schiettekatte, and DR Bellwood (2019) Demographic dynamics of the smallest marine vertebrates fuel coral-reef ecosystem functioning. Science 364, 1189-1192.

(9) Casey, JM, CP Meyer, F Morat, SJ Brandl, S Planes, and V Parravicini (2019) Reconstructing hyperdiverse food webs: gut content metabarcoding as a tool to disentangle trophic interactions on coral reefs. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 10, 1157-1170.

(8) Brandl, SJ, DB Rasher, IM Côté, JM Casey, ES Darling, JS Lefcheck, and JE Duffy (2019) Coral reef ecosystem functioning: eight core processes and the role of biodiversity. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 17, 445-454.

(7) Staaterman, E, SJ Brandl, M Hauer, JM Casey, AJ Gallagher, and AN Rice (2018) Individual voices in a cluttered soundscape: acoustic ecology of the Bocon Toadfish, Amphicthys cryptocentrus. Environmental Biology of Fishes 101, 979.

(6) Brandl, SJ, JM Casey, N Knowlton, JE Duffy (2017) Marine dock pilings foster diverse, native cryptobenthic fish assemblages across bioregions. Ecology and Evolution 7, 7069-7079.

(5) Casey, JM, AH Baird, SJ Brandl, MO Hoogenboom, JR Rizzari, AJ Frisch, CE Mirbach, and SR Connolly (2017) A test of trophic cascade theory: fish and benthic assemblages across a predator density gradient on coral reefs. Oecologia 183, 161-175.

(4) Casey, JM, SR Connolly, and TD Ainsworth (2015) Coral transplantation triggers shift in microbiome and promotion of coral disease associated potential pathogens. Scientific Reports 5, 11903.

(3) Casey, JM, JH Choat, and SR Connolly (2015) Coupled dynamics of territorial damselfishes and juvenile corals on the reef crest. Coral Reefs 34, 1-11.

(2) Casey, JM, TD Ainsworth, JH Choat and SR Connolly (2014) Farming behaviour of reef fishes increases the prevalence of coral disease associated microbes and black band disease. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281, 20141032.

(1) Casey, JM, ME Wilson, N Hollingshead and DG Haskell (2010) The effects of exurbanization on bird and macroinvertebrate communities in deciduous forests on the Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee. International Journal of Ecology 2009, 539417.

Theses

(3)  Casey, JM (2015) The role of territorial grazers in coral reef trophic dynamics from microbes to apex predators. PhD Thesis, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.

(2)  Casey, JM (2009) Effects of exurbanization on avian and macroinvertebrate diversity in Sewanee, Tennessee. Honors Thesis, Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, USA.

(1)  Casey, JM (2009) Ecofeminismo: El valor intrínseco de la naturaleza y de la mujer en Me llamo Rigoberta Menchú y La mujer habitada. Honors Thesis, Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, USA.