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Dr Casey Benkwitt

Research Fellow in Coral Reef Ecology

  1. 2024
  2. Published

    Graph-theoretic modeling reveals connectivity hotspots for herbivorous reef fishes in a restored tropical island system

    Peterson, E. A., Stuart, C. E., Pittman, S. J., Benkwitt, C. E., Graham, N. A. J., Malhi, Y., Salmon, T., Stoll, B., Purkis, S. J. & Wedding, L. M., 3/08/2024, In: Landscape Ecology. 39, 8, 145.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. E-pub ahead of print

    Island restoration to rebuild seabird populations and amplify coral reef functioning

    Dunn, R. E., Benkwitt, C. E., Maury, O., Barrier, N., Carr, P. & Graham, N. A. J., 18/06/2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Conservation Biology.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Quantifying energy and nutrient fluxes in coral reef food webs

    Robinson, J. P. W., Benkwitt, C. E., Maire, E., Morais, R., Schiettekatte, N. M. D., Skinner, C. & Brandl, S. J., 31/05/2024, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 39, 5, p. 467-478 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Species eradication for ecosystem restoration

    Graham, N. A. J., Benkwitt, C. E. & Jones, H. P., 6/05/2024, In: Current Biology. 34, 9, p. R407-R412 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  6. Published

    Seabird-vectored pelagic nutrients integrated into temperate intertidal rocky shores

    Healing, S., Benkwitt, C. E., Dunn, R. E. & Graham, N. A. J., 1/05/2024, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 11, 1343966.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. 2023
  8. Published

    Seabirds boost coral reef resilience

    Benkwitt, C. E., D'Angelo, C., Dunn, R. E., Gunn, R. L., Healing, S., Mardones, M. L., Wiedenmann, J., Wilson, S. K. & Graham, N. A. J., 1/12/2023, In: Science Advances. 9, 49, eadj0390.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Reef-building corals farm and feed on their photosynthetic symbionts

    Wiedenmann, J., D’Angelo, C., Mardones, M. L., Moore, S., Benkwitt, C. E., Graham, N. A. J., Hambach, B., Wilson, P. A., Vanstone, J., Eyal, G., Ben-Zvi, O., Loya, Y. & Genin, A., 31/08/2023, In: Nature. 620, 7976, p. 1018-1024 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Macroalgae exhibit diverse responses to human disturbances on coral reefs

    Cannon, S. E., Donner, S. D., Liu, A., González Espinosa, P. C., Baird, A. H., Baum, J. K., Bauman, A. G., Beger, M., Benkwitt, C. E., Birt, M. J., Chancerelle, Y., Cinner, J. E., Crane, N. L., Denis, V., Depczynski, M., Fadli, N., Fenner, D., Fulton, C. J., Golbuu, Y. & Graham, N. A. J. & 24 others, Guest, J., Harrison, H. B., Hobbs, J. A., Hoey, A. S., Holmes, T. H., Houk, P., Januchowski‐Hartley, F. A., Jompa, J., Kuo, C., Limmon, G. V., Lin, Y. V., McClanahan, T. R., Muenzel, D., Paddack, M. J., Planes, S., Pratchett, M. S., Radford, B., Reimer, J. D., Richards, Z. T., Ross, C. L., Rulmal, J., Sommer, B., Williams, G. J. & Wilson, S. K., 30/06/2023, In: Global Change Biology. 29, 12, p. 3318-3330 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Protracted recovery of long-spined urchin (Diadema antillarum) in the Bahamas

    Pusack, T. J., Stallings, C. D., Albins, M. A., Benkwitt, C. E., Ingeman, K. E., Kindinger, T. L. & Hixon, M. A., 28/02/2023, In: Coral Reefs. 42, 1, p. 93-98 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Terrestrial invasive species alter marine vertebrate behaviour

    Gunn, R. L., Benkwitt, C. E., Graham, N. A. J., Hartley, I. R., Algar, A. C. & Keith, S. A., 5/01/2023, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 7, 1, p. 82-91 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. 2022
  14. Published

    Climate impacts alter fisheries productivity and turnover on coral reefs

    Hamilton, M., Robinson, J. P. W., Benkwitt, C. E., Wilson, S. K., MacNeil, M. A., Ebrahim, A. & Graham, N. A. J., 31/08/2022, In: Coral Reefs. 41, 4, p. 921-935 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Seabird diversity and biomass enhance cross-ecosystem nutrient subsidies

    Benkwitt, C. E., Carr, P., Wilson, S. K. & Graham, N. A. J., 11/05/2022, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 289, 1974, 10 p., 20220195.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. 2021
  17. Published

    Wave exposure shapes reef community composition and recovery trajectories at a remote coral atoll

    Lange, I. D., Benkwitt, C. E., McDevitt-Irwin, J. M., Tietjen, K. L., Taylor, B., Chinkin, M., Gunn, R. L., Palmisciano, M., Steyaert, M., Wilson, B., East, H. K., Turner, J., Graham, N. A. J. & Perry, C. T., 31/12/2021, In: Coral Reefs. 40, 6, p. 1819-1829 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Do invasive mammal eradications from islands support climate change adaptation and mitigation?

    Kappes, P. J., Benkwitt, C. E., Spatz, D. R., Wolf, C. A., Will, D. J. & Holmes, N. D., 30/11/2021, In: Climate. 9, 12, 24 p., 172.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Rat eradication restores nutrient subsidies from seabirds across terrestrial and marine ecosystems

    Benkwitt, C. E., Gunn, R. L., Le Corre, M., Carr, P. & Graham, N. A. J., 21/06/2021, In: Current Biology. 31, 12, p. 2704-2711 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Natural nutrient subsidies alter demographic rates in a functionally important coral-reef fish

    Benkwitt, C. E., Taylor, B. M., Meekan, M. G. & Graham, N. A. J., 15/06/2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 13 p., 12575.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. 2020
  22. Published

    A review of a decade of lessons from one of the world’s largest MPAs: conservation gains and key challenges

    Hays, G. C., Koldewey, H. J., Andrzejaczek, S., Attrill, M. J., Barley, S., Bayley, D. T. I., Benkwitt, C. E., Block, B., Schallert, R. J., Carlisle, A. B., Carr, P., Chapple, T. K., Collins, C., Diaz, C., Dunn, N., Dunbar, R. B., Eager, D. S., Engel, J., Embling, C. B. & Esteban, N. & 53 others, Ferretti, F., Foster, N. L., Freeman, R., Gollock, M., Graham, N. A. J., Harris, J. L., Head, C. E. I., Hosegood, P., Howell, K. L., Hussey, N. E., Jacoby, D. M. P., Jones, R., Sannassy Pilly, S., Lange, I. D., Letessier, T. B., Levy, E., Lindhart, M., McDevitt-Irwin, J. M., Meekan, M., Meeuwig, J. J., Micheli, F., Mogg, A. O. M., Mortimer, J. A., Mucciarone, D. A., Nicoll, M. A., Nuno, A., Perry, C. T., Preston, S. G., Rattray, A. J., Robinson, E., Roche, R. C., Schiele, M., Sheehan, E. V., Sheppard, A., Sheppard, C., Smith, A. L., Soule, B., Spalding, M., Stevens, G. M. W., Steyaert, M., Stiffel, S., Taylor, B. M., Tickler, D., Trevail, A. M., Trueba, P., Turner, J., Votier, S., Wilson, B., Williams, G. J., Williamson, B. J., Williamson, M. J., Wood, H. & Curnick, D. J., 14/10/2020, In: Marine Biology. 167, 11, 22 p., 159.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Site-level variation in parrotfish grazing and bioerosion as a function of species-specific feeding metrics

    Lange, I. D., Perry, C. T., Morgan, K. M., Roche, R., Benkwitt, C. E. & Graham, N. A. J., 2/10/2020, In: Diversity. 12, 10, p. 1-16 16 p., 379.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Biodiversity increases ecosystem functions despite multiple stressors on coral reefs

    Benkwitt, C. E., Wilson, S. K. & Graham, N. A. J., 1/07/2020, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 4, p. 919-926 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Synchronous biological feedbacks in parrotfishes associated with pantropical coral bleaching

    Taylor, B. M., Benkwitt, C. E., Choat, H., Clements, K. D., Graham, N. A. J. & Meekan, M. G., 31/03/2020, In: Global Change Biology. 26, 3, p. 1285-1294 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Climatic and local stressor interactions threaten tropical forests and coral reefs

    França, F. M., Benkwitt, C. E., Peralta, G., Robinson, J. P. W., Graham, N. A. J., Tylianakis, J. M., Berenguer, E., Lees, A. C., Ferreira, J., Louzada, J. & Barlow, J., 16/03/2020, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 375, 1794, 10 p., 20190116.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. 2019
  28. Published

    From the cradle to the grave: Green turtle hatchlings (Chelonia mydas) preyed upon by two-spots red snappers (Lutjanus bohar)

    Juhel, J.-B., Maire, E., Sucré, E., Cheutin, M.-C., Marques, V., Benkwitt, C., Gunn, R. L., Richards, E. & Albouy, C., 31/12/2019, In: Food Webs. 21, 3 p., e00129.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Seabird nutrient subsidies alter patterns of algal abundance and fish biomass on coral reefs following a bleaching event

    Benkwitt, C. E., Wilson, S. K. & Graham, N. A. J., 1/08/2019, In: Global Change Biology. 25, 8, p. 2619-2632 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Trait-mediated foraging drives patterns of selective predation by native and invasive coral-reef fishes

    Green, S. J., Dilley, E. R., Benkwitt, C. E., Davis, A. C. D., Ingeman, K. E., Kindinger, T. L., Tuttle, L. J. & Hixon, M. A., 1/06/2019, In: Ecosphere. 10, 6, 15 p., e02752.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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