National Coral Reef Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publications
  1. Swart PK, Healy G, Greer L, Lutz M, Saied A, Anderegg D, Dodge RE, Rudnick D (2000) The use of proxy chemical records in coral skeletons to ascertain past environmental conditions in Florida Bay. Estuaries 22:284-397

  2. Thornton SL, Gilliam D, Dodge RE, Fergen RE, Cooke PE (2000) Success and growth of corals transplanted to cement armor mat tiles in Southeast Florida: Implications for reef restoration. Diving for Science in the 21st Century. p20

  3. Sherman RL, Gilliam DS, Spieler RE (2001) Site-dependent differences in artificial reef function: implications for coral reef restoration. Bull Mar Sci 69(2):1053-1056

  4. Spieler R, Gilliam DS, Sherman R (2001) Artificial substrate and coral reef restoration: What do we need to know to know what we need. Bull Mar Sci 69(2):1013-1030

  5. Ettinger BD, Gilliam DS, Jordan LKB, Sherman R, Spieler RE (2001) The coral reef fishes of Broward County Florida, species and abundance: A work in progress. Proc 52nd Annual Gulf Caribb Fish Inst 748-756

  6. Milton JW, Dodge RE (2001) Applying habitat equivalency analysis for reef damage assessment and restoration. Bull Mar Sci 69(2):975-988

  7. Riegl B (2001) Degradation of reef structure, coral and fish communities in the Red Sea by ship groundings and dynamite fisheries. Bull Mar Sci 69(2):595-611

  8. Riegl B, Korrubel J, Martin C (2001) Mapping and monitoring of coral communities and their spatial patterns using a surface-based video method from a vessel. Bull Mar Sci 69(2):869-880

  9. Riegl B, Schaffelner J (2001) Soft coral mimesis by an aeolidiid nudibranch. Coral Reefs 20(1):66

  10. Riegl B (2001) Inhibition of reef framework by frequent disturbance: Examples from the Arabian Gulf, South Africa, and the Cayman Islands. Palaeogeogr, Palaeoclimatol, Palaeoeco 175(1-1):79-102

  11. Hubmann B, Piller WE, Riegl B (2001) Manicina areolata (Linne 1758) a coral with relevant palecological strategies. Geol Saxon 46/47:181-187

  12. Riegl B, Piller WE (2001) "Cryptic" tissues inside Acropora frameworks (Indonesia): A mechanism to enhance in tissue survival in hard times while also increasing framework density. Coral Reefs 20(1):67-68

  13. Thomas JD (2001) Proceedings of the International Conference on scientific aspects of coral reef assessment, monitoring and restoration. Bull Mar Sci 69(2):289-1056

  14. Thomas JD (2001) Preface to Proceedings of the International Conference on scientific aspects of coral reef assessment, monitoring and restoration. Bull Mar Sci 69(2):293-294

  15. Vargas-Angel B, Zapata FA, Hernandez H, Jimenez JM (2001) Coral and coral reef responses to the 1997-98 El Nino event on the Pacific coast of Colombia. Bull Mar Sci 69(1):111-132

  16. Riegl B, Piller WE (2001) Initiation, termination - what is next? Resilience of a biostromal coral framework (Bali, Indonesia). Schriftenreihe der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 14:152

  17. Riegl B, Piller WE (2001) Upwelling areas and coral carpets: possible refugia for reef biota during times of global warming. Schriftenreihe der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 14:166-167

  18. Vargas-Angel B, Thomas JD (2002) Sexual reproduction of Acropora cervicornis in nearshore waters off Broward County, Florida, USA. Coral Reefs 21(1):25-26

  19. Helmle KP, Dodge RE, Ketcham RA (2002) Skeletal architecture and density banding in Diploria strigosa by X-ray computed tomography. Proc 9th Int Coral Reef Symp Bali, Indonesia Oct 23-27 2000 1:365-371

  20. Walker BK, Dodge RE (2002) 3D Visualization of coral reef habitat. Proc 7th Int Conf Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments 20-22 May 2002, Miami, Florida, USA

  21. Riegl B (2002) Effects of the 1996 and 1998 SST anomalies on corals, coral diseases and fish in the Arabian Gulf (Dubai, UAE). Mar Biol 140: 29-40

  22. Rasser M, Riegl B (2002) Holocene coral reef rubble and its binding agents. Coral Reefs 21(1):57-72

  23. Hubmann B, Piller WE, Riegl B (2002) Functional morphology of coral shape and passive hydrodynamic self-righting in recent Manicinia areolata. Senckenbergiana lethaea 82(1):125-130

  24. Walker BK, Riegl B, Dodge RE, Moyer RP (2002) Integration of remotely-sensed optical and acoustic data for the delineation of reef-lines in Broward County, Florida (USA). Proc 7th Int Conf on Remote Sensing in Coastal Environments 20-22 May 2002, Miami, Florida, USA (on CD)

  25. Moyer RP, Riegl B, Dodge RE, Walker BK, Gilliam DS (2002) Acoustic remote-sensing of reef benthos in Broward County, Florida (USA). Proc 7th Int Conf on Remote Sensing in Coastal and Environments 20-22 May 2002, Miami, Florida, USA (on CD)

  26. Riegl B, Moyer RP, Andrefouet S (2002) Integration of satellite remote-sensing of subtidal habitats with vessel-based video survey (Dubai, UAE, Arabian Gulf). Proc 7th Int Conf on Remote Sensing in Coastal Environments 20-22 May 2002, Miami, Florida, USA (on CD)

  27. Riegl B (2002) Phoenix from the ashes? Repetitive mass mortality and the biogeology of southern Arabian Gulf (United Arab Emirates) coral systems. In: Bright M, Dworschak PC, Stachowitsch M (eds) A Tribute to Joerg Ott. The Vienna School of Marine Biology. Facultas, Vienna:137-159

  28. Riegl B, Piller WE (2002) Reefs and coral carpets in the Miocene Paratethys (Badenian, Leitha Limestone, Austria). Proc 9th Int Coral Reef Symp Bali, Indonesia Oct 23-27 2000 1:211-216

  29. Riegl B, Piller WE (2002) Upwelling areas as possible refugia in times of rising SST? Further evidence from the Caribbean and Indian Oceans. Proc 9th Int Coral Reef Symp Bali, Indonesia Oct 23-27 2000 1:315-320

  30. Turgeon DD, Asch RG, Causey BD, Dodge RE, Jaap W, Banks K, Delaney J, Keller BD, Spieler RE, Matos CA, Garcia JR, Diaz E, Catanzaro D, Rogers CS, Hillis-Starr Z, Nemeth R, Taylor M, Schmahl GP, Miller MW, Gulko DA, Maragos JE, Friedlander AM, Hunter CL, Brainard RS, Craig P, Richmond RH, Davis G, Starmer J, Trianni M, Houk P, Birkeland CE, Edward A, Golbuu Y, Gutierrez J, Idechong N, Paulay G, Tafileichig A, Vander Velde N (2002) The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Ocean Service/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, MD. 265 pp

  31. Baron RM, Jordan LKB, Spieler RE (2003) Characterization of the marine fish assemblage associated with the nearshore hardbottom of Broward County Florida, USA. Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 60:431-443

  32. Moses CS, Helmle KP, Swart PK, Dodge RE, Merino SE (2003) Pavements of Siderastrea radians on Cape Verde reefs. Coral Reefs 22(4):506

  33. Moyer RP, Riegl B, Banks K, Dodge RE (2003) Spatial patterns and ecology of benthic communities on a high-latitude South Florida (Broward County, USA) reef system. Coral Reefs 22(4):447-464

  34. Riegl B, Antonius A (2003) Halofolliculina skeleton eroding band (SEB): A coral disease with fossilization potential? Coral Reefs 22(1):48

  35. Riegl B, Piller WE (2003) Possible refugia for reefs in times of environmental stress. Int J Earth Sci 92(4):520-531

  36. Piller WE, Riegl B (2003) Vertical versus horizontal growth strategies of coral frameworks. Int J Earth Sci 92(4):511-519

  37. Riegl B (2003) Global climate change and coral reefs: Different effects in two high latitude areas (Arabian Gulf, South Africa). Coral Reefs 22(3):433-446

  38. Riegl B, Manfrino C, Hermoyian C, Brandt M, Hoshino K (2003) Assessment of the coral reefs of the Turks and Caicos Islands (Part 1: Stony corals and algae). Atoll Res Bull 496:460-479

  39. Hoshino K, Brandt M, Manfrino C, Steiner SCC, Riegl B (2003) Assessment of the coral reefs of the Turks and Caicos Islands (Part 2: Fish). Atoll Res Bull 496:480-499

  40. Manfrino C, Riegl B, Hall JL, Graifman R (2003) Status of coral reefs of Little Cayman, Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac, British West Indies, in 1999 and 2000 (Part 1: stony corals and algae). Atoll Res Bull 496:204-225

  41. Feingold JS, Thornton SL, Banks KW, Gasman N, Gilliam DS, Fletcher P, Avila C (2003) A rapid assessment of coral reefs near Hopetown, Abaco Island, Bahamas (Stony corals and algae). Atoll Res Bull 496:58-76

  42. Andréfouët S, Kramer P, Torres-Pulliza D, Joyce KE, Hochberg EJ, Garza-Pérez R, Mumby PJ, Riegl B, Yamano H, White WH, Zubia M, Brock JC, Phinn SR, Naseer A, Hatcher BG, Muller-Karger FE (2003) Multi-site evaluation of IKONOS data for classification of tropical coral reef environments. Remote Sens Environ 88:128-143

  43. Vargas-Angel B, Thomas JD, Hoke SM (2003) High-latitude Acropora cervicornis thickets off Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Coral Reefs 22(4):465-474

  44. Vargas-Ángel B (2003) Coral community structure on the Pacific coast of Colombia: Onshore vs offshore coral reefs. Atoll Res Bull 499:1-21

  45. Zapata FA, Vargas-Ángel B (2003) Corals and coral reefs of the Pacific coast of Colombia. In: J.Cortés (ed.) Latin American Coral Reefs. Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam, pp 419-447

  46. Andréfouët S, Riegl B (2004) Remote sensing: A key tool for interdisciplinary assessment of coral reef processes. Coral Reefs 23(1):1-4

  47. Andréfouët S, Riegl B (2004) editors. Remote Sensing of Coral Reefs. Special Issue, Coral Reefs 23(1) 168 pp

  48. Baron RM, Jordan LKB, Spieler RE (2004) Characterization of the marine fish assemblage associated with the nearshore hardbottom of Broward County Florida, USA. Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 60:431-443

  49. Arena PT, Jordan LKB, Sherman RL, Harttung FM, Spieler RE (2004). Presence of juvenile blackfin snapper, Lutjanus bucanella, and snowy grouper, Epinephelus niveatus, on shallow-water artificial reefs. Proc 55th Annual Gulf Caribb Fish Inst Xel-Ha, Mexico 55:700-712

  50. Jordan LKB, Gilliam DS, Sherman RL, Arena PT, Harttung FM, Baron R, Spieler RE (2004) Spatial and temporal recruitment patterns of juvenile grunts (Haemulon spp.) in south Florida. Proc 55th Annual Gulf Caribb Fish Inst Xel-Ha, Mexico 55:322-336

  51. Riegl B, Moyer RP, Morris L, Virnstein R, Dodge RE (2005) Determination of the distribution of shallow-water sea grass and drift algae communities with acoustic seafloor discrimination. Revista de Biologia Tropical.

  52. Purkis SJ, Riegl B (2005) Spatial and temporal dynamics of Arabian Gulf coral assemblages quantified from remote-sensing and in situ monitoring data (Jebel Ali, Dubai, U.A.E.). Mar Ecol Prog Ser 287:99-113

  53. Riegl B, Purkis SJ (2005) Detection of shallow subtidal corals from IKONOS satellite and QTC View (50, 200 kHz) single-beam sonar data (Arabian Gulf; Dubai, UAE). Remote Sens Environ 95:96-114

  54. Moyer RP, Riegl B, Banks K, Dodge RE (2005) Assessing the accuracy of acoustic seabed classification for mapping coral reef environments in South Florida (Broward County, USA). Revista de Biologia Tropical (in press)

  55. Purkis SJ (2005) A 'reef-up' approach to classifying coral habitats from IKONOS imagery. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 43:1375-1390

  56. Renegar DA, Riegl B (2005) Effect of nutrient enrichment and elevated CO2 partial pressure on growth rate of the Atlantic zooxanthellate coral Acropora cervicornis. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 293:69-76

  57. Purkis SJ, Riegl B, Andréfouët S (2005) Remote sensing of geomorphology and facies patterns on a modern carbonate ramp. (Arabian Gulf U.A.E.) J Sediment Res 75:859-874

  58. Ortiz M, Thomas JD (2005) Cerapus orteai (Corophioidea:Corophiidae) a new amphipod crustacean from the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Gulf & Caribb Res (in press)

  59. Wirshing H, Messing C, Douady C, Reed J, Stanhope M, Shivji M (2005) Molecular evidence for multiple lineages in the gorgonian family Plexauridae (Anthozoa:Octocorallia). Mar Biol 147:497-508

  60. Keck J, Houston M, Purkis SJ, Riegl BM (2005) Unexpectedly high cover of Acropora cervicornis on offshore reefs at Roatan (Honduras). Coral Reefs 24:3

  61. Purkis SJ, Riegl B, Dodge RE (2005) Fractal patterns of coral communities: evidence from remote sensing (Arabian Gulf, Dubai, UAE). Proc 10th Int Coral Reef Symp Okinawa, Japan June 28-July 2, 2004

  62. Riegl B, Purkis SJ, Kohler K, Dodge RE (2005) Spatial patterns in Arabian Gulf coral assemblages (Jebel Ali, Dubai, U.A.E.) in response to temperature-forcing. Proc 10th Int Coral Reef Symp Okinawa, Japan June 28-July 2, 2004

  63. Fahy EA, Dodge RE, Fahy DP, Quinn TP, Gilliam DS, Spieler RE (2005) Growth and survivorship of scleractinian coral transplants and the effectiveness of plugging coreholes in transplant donor colonies. Proc 10th Int Coral Reef Symp Okinawa, Japan June 28-July 2, 2004

  64. Kohler, K.E. and R.E. Dodge, 2006. Visual_HEA: Habitat Equivalency Analysis software to calculate compensatory restoration following natural resource injury. Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium. Okinawa, Japan. pp. 1611-1616.

  65. Monty JA, Gilliam DS, Banks KW, Stout DK, Dodge RE (2005) Corals of opportunity, survivorship, and the use of coral nurseries in coral reef restoration. Proc 10th Int Coral Reef Symp Okinawa, Japan June 28-July 2, 2004

  66. Eakin CM, Swart PK, Quinn TM, Helmle KP, Smith JM, and Dodge RE (2005) Application of paleoclimatology to monitoring areas of management concern. Proc 10th Int Coral Reef Symp Okinawa, Japan June 28-July 2, 2004

  67. Jordan LKB, Spieler RE (2005) Implications of natural variation of fish assemblages to coral reef management. Proc 10th Int Coral Reef Symp Okinawa, Japan June 28-July 2, 2004

  68. Lang JC, Wulff JL, Fretwell CR, Roberson KA (2005) Coral reef conservation through outreach education. Proc 10th Int Coral Reef Symp Okinawa, Japan June 28-July 2, 2004

  69. Vargas-Ángel B, Halter H, Hodel E, Riegl B, Dodge RE, Gilliam DS, Fisher L (2005) A histopathological index as an indicator for sedimentation stress on scleractinian corals. Proc. 10th Int. Coral Reef Symp Okinawa, Japan June 28-July 2, 2004

  70. Riegl B, Moyer RP, Morris LJ, Virnstein RW, Purkis S (2005) Seasonal biomass and distribution of drift macroalgae in the Indian River Lagoon (Florida, USA) estimated with acoustic methods (QTCView, Echoplus). J Exp Mar Biol & Ecol 326: 89-104.

  71. Jordan LKB, Gilliam DS, Spieler RE (2005) Reef fish assemblage structure affected by small-scale spacing and size-variation of artificial patch reefs. J Exp Mar Biol & Ecol 326, 170-186.

  72. Ferro F, Jordan LKB, Spieler R. 2005. The marine fishes of Broward County, Florida: Final report of 1998-2002 survey results. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-532

  73. Riegl, B (2006) Extreme climatic events and coral reefs: how much short-term threat from global change. in. Aronson RB (ed)

  74. Jennifer M. Smith; Terrence M. Quinn; Kevin P. Helmle; Robert B. Halley (2006) Reproducibility of Geochemical and Climatic Signals in the Atlantic Coral Montastraea faveolata. Palaeoceanography, VOL. 21, 1, PA1010, DOI:10.1029/2005PA001187

  75. Kohler, K.E. and S.M. Gill, 2006. Coral Point Count with Excel extensions (CPCe): A Visual Basic program for the determination of coral and substrate coverage using random point count methodology. Computers and Geosciences, Vol. 32, No. 9, pp. 1259-1269, DOI:10.1016/j.cageo.2005.11.009.

  76. Purkis SJ, Myint S, Riegl B 2006. Enhanced detection of the coral Acropora cervicornis from satellite imagery using a textural operator. Remote Sensing of Environment 101: 82-94.

  77. Riegl, Halfar, Purkis, Godinez-Orta (2006) Sedimentary environments of the eastern Pacific's northernmost reef-like setting (Cabo Pulmo, Mexico). Marine Geology. 236:61-77.

  78. Richards, V.P., J.D. Thomas, M.J. Stanhope and M.S. Shivji. 2006. Genetic connectivity in the Florida reef system: comparative phylogeography of commensal invertebrates with contrasting reproductive strategies. Molecular Ecology, 16, 139-157.

  79. Hernandez-Cruz, L.R., Purkis, S.J., Riegl B. (2006) Documenting decadal spatial changes in seagrass and Acropora palmata cover by aerial photography analysis in Vieques, Puerto Rico: 1937-2000. Bull. Mar. Sci. 79(2): 401-414.

  80. Halfar J, Strasser M, Riegl B, Godinez-Orta L (2006) Oceanography, sedimentology and acoustic mapping of a bryomol carbonate factory in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico. in: Pedley H.M, Carrannante, G., (Eds.) Cool-Water Carbonates: Depositional Systems and Palaeoenvironmental control. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 255, 199-217.

  81. Hetzinger, J, Halfar, J., Riegl, B., Godinez-Orta, L. (2006) Sedimentology and acoustic mapping of modern rhodolith beds on a non-tropical carbonate shelf (Gulf of California, Mexico). Journal of Sedimentary Research 76: 670-682.

  82. Arena P, Jordan L, Spieler RE (2006) Fish assemblaged on sunken vessels and natural reefs in SE Florida, USA. Hydrobiologia. 580, 157-171.

  83. Riegl, B.M. and Purkis, S.J.. Markov models for linking environments and facies in space and time (Recent Arabian Gulf, Miocene Paratethys). Sedimentology; Ginsburg Special Issue. (In press).

  84. Purkis, S. J., Kohler, K.E., Riegl, B.M., and Rohmann, S.O.. 2007. The statistics of natural shapes in modern coral reef landscapes. Journal of Geology. 115:493-508.

  85. Banks, K., Riegl, B.M., Shinn, E.A., Piller, W.E., Dodge, R.E. (2007) Geomorphology of the southeast Florida continental reef tract (Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties, Florida, USA). Coral Reefs. In press.

  86. Basten, B.L., Sherman, R.L. and Spieler, R.E.. Examination of Gill Development in the Yellow Stingray, Urobatis jamaicensis: Initial Impressions. Proceedings of International Workshop on Advances in Vascular Casting July 2007. In press.

  87. Glynn PW, Wellington GM, Riegl B, Olson DB, Bornemann E, Wieters EA (2007) Diversity and biogeography of the scleractinian coral fauna of Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Pacific Science 61:67-90

  88. Walker B, Riegl B, Dodge RE (2007) Mapping coral reef habitats in southeast Florida using a combined-technique approach. Journal of Coastal Research. In press.

  89. Riegl B, Moyer R, Dodge RE, Kohler K, Walker B, Gilliam D (2007)A tale of storms, bombs, and germs: Geomorphology and coral assemblage structure at Vieques (Puerto Rico) and St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands). Journal of Coastal Research. In press.

  90. Purkis SJ, Graham N, Riegl B (in press) Predictability of reef fish diversity and abundance using remote sensing data in Diego Garcia (Chagos Archipelago). Coral Reefs. In press.

  91. Jameson SC, Ammar MSA, Saadalla E, Riegl B (2007) A quantitative ecological assessments if diving sites in the Egyptian Red Sea during a period of severe anchor damage: a baseline for restoration and sustainable tourism management. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 15:309-323.

  92. Riegl B (2007) Extreme climatic events and coral reefs: how much short-term threat from global change? In: Aronson R (ed) Geological approaches to coral reef ecology. Springer-Verlag, Berlin: 315-341.

  93. Riegl B, Dodge RE (2008) Introduction: A diversity of oceans, reefs, people, and ideas: a perspective of US coral research. In: Riegl B, Dodge RE (eds) Coral Reefs of the USA. Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, 1-9

  94. Riegl B, Purkis SJ, Houk P, Cabrera G, Dodge RE (2008) Geologic setting and geomorphology of coral reefs in the Mariana Islands (Guam and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands). In: Riegl B, Dodge RE (eds) Coral Reefs of the USA. Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, 687-714

  95. Banks KE, Riegl BM, Richards VP, Walker BE, Helmle KP, Jordan LKB, Phipps J, Shivji M, Spieler RE, Dodge RE (2008) The reef tract of continental Southeast Florida (Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Countoes, USA). In: Riegl B, Dodge RE (eds) Coral Reefs of the USA. Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, 125-172

  96. Birkeland C, Craig P, Fenner D, Smith L, Kiene WE, Riegl BM (2008) Geologic setting and ecologic functioning of coral reefs in American Samoa. In: Riegl B, Dodge RE (eds) Coral Reefs of the USA. Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, 737-762

  97. Riegl B, Purkis SJ (in press) Markov models for linking facies in space and time (Arabian Gulf, Miocene Paratethys) in: Swart P, McKenzie J (eds) Perspectives in Sedimentary Geology: A Tribute to the Career of Robert Nathan Ginsburg, IAS Special Publication

  98. Rowlands G, Purkis SJ, Riegl B. (2008) The 2005 Coral-bleaching Event Roatan (Honduras): Use of Pseudo-invariant Features (PIFs) in Satellite Assessments. Journal of Spatial Research 53:1:99-112.

  99. Purkis SJ, Kohler KE. The role of topography in promoting fractal patchiness in a carbonate shelf landscape (accepted) Coral Reefs

  100. Walker, B., Lance K.B. Jordan, and Richard E. Spieler. (submitted) Relationship of fish assemblages and topographic complexity on southeastern Florida coral reef habitats. Journal of Coastal Research. Special Coastal LIDAR Edition.

  101. Walker, B. (submitted) "A Model Framework for Predicting Reef Fish Distributions across the Seascape Using GIS Topographic Metrics and Benthic Habitat Associations." Proceedings of the 11th ICRS.

  102. Baker AC, Glynn PW, Riegl B (2008) Climate change and coral reef bleaching: An ecological assessment of long-term impacts, recovery trends and future outlook. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (in press), last issue 08

  103. Riegl B, Purkis S (2009) Model of coral population response to accelerated bleaching and mass mortality in climate change. Ecological Modelling (in press)

  104. Riegl B, Purkis SJ, Keck J, Rowlands GP (2009) Monitored and modelled coral population dynamics and the refuge concept. Marine Pollution Bulletin (in press).

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