Publications
[*Denotes undergraduate author]
Silliman, B.R., M. J. Hensel, J. P. Gibert, P. Daleo, C. S. Smith, D. J. Wieczynski, C. Angelini, A. B. Paxton, A. M. Adler, Y.S. Zhang, and A. H. Altieri, 2024. Harnessing ecological theory to enhance ecosystem restoration. Current Biology. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.03.043
Smith C.S., Y.S. Zhang, M. J. S. Hensel, S. C. Pennings, B.R. Silliman. Long-term data reveal that grazer density mediates climatic stress in salt marshes. 2024. Ecology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4323
Brenner, C. L.*, S. R. Valdez, Y. S. Zhang, E. C. Shaver, B. B. Hughes, B. R. Silliman, and J. P. Morton. 2024. Sediment carbon storage differs in native and non-native Caribbean seagrass beds. Marine Environmental Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106307
Paxton, A. B., T.N. Riley, C.L. Steenrod, C.S. Smith, Y.S. Zhang, R.K. Gittman, B.R. Silliman, C.A. Buckel, T.S. Viehman, B.J. Puckett, and J. Davis. 2023. What evidence exists on the performance of nature-based solutions interventions for coastal protection in biogenic, shallow ecosystems? A systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-023-00303-4
Zhang, Y.S., Swinea, S.H., Roskar, G., Trackenberg, S.N., Gittman, R.K., Jarvis, J.C., Kenworthy, W.J., Yeager, L.A. and Fodrie, F.J., 2022. Tropical cyclone impacts on seagrass-associated fishes in a temperate-subtropical estuary. PloS one. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273556
Oke, T. A., Zhang, S. Y., Keyser, S. R., & Yeager, L. A. 2022. Sea-surface temperature anomalies mediate changes in fish richness and abundance in Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico estuaries. Journal of Biogeography. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14451
Thomsen, M.S. A. Altieri, C. Angelini, M. Bishop, F. Bulleri, R. Farhan, V. Fruling , S. Harrison, P. Gribben, M. Klinghardt, J. Langeneck, B. Lanham, L. Mondardini, Y. Mulders, S. Oleksyn , Q. He, A. Ramus, T. Schneider, D. Schiel, A. Siciliano, B. Silliman, D. Smale, P. South, T. Wernberg, Y.S. Zhang, G. Zotz. 2022. Heterogeneity within and among co-occurring foundation species increases biodiversity. Nature Communications. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28194-y
Tice-Lewis, M., N.L. Lindquist, A.B. Rodriguez, Y.S. Zhang, S.G. Redding, C. Fieseler, Q.A. Walker, F.J. Fodrie. 2022. Coastal squeeze on temperate reefs: multidecadal shifts in salinity, water quality, and oyster-associated communities. Ecological Applications. DOI: 10.1002/eap.2609
Boyd, A.D., N.S. Walker, S.R. Valdez, Y.S. Zhang, A.H. Altieri, C.M. Crain, B.R. Silliman. 2021. Invertebrate grazing on live turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum): a common interaction that may facilitate fungal growth. Frontiers in Marine Science. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.789380
Donaher, S.E., C. Baillie, C.S. Smith, Y.S. Zhang, A. Albright, S. Trackenberg, E. Wellman, N. Woodard, R.K. Gittman. 2021. Bivalve facilitation mediates seagrass recovery from physical disturbance in a temperate estuary. Ecosphere. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3804
Valdez, S.R, E.C. Shaver, D.A. Keller, J.P. Morton, Y.S. Zhang, C. Wiernicki, C. Chen, C. Martinez, B.R. Silliman. 2021. A survey of benthic invertebrate communities in native and non-native seagrass beds in St. John, USVI. Aquatic Botany. DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2021.103448
Zhang, Y.S., R.K. Gittman, S.E. Donaher, S. Trackenberg, T. van der Heide, and B.R. Silliman. 2021. Inclusion of intra- and interspecific facilitation expands the theoretical framework for seagrass restoration. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8(645673). DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.645673
Valdez, S.R., Y.S. Zhang,., T. van der Heide , M.A.Vanderklift, F. Tarquinio, R.J. Orth, and B.R. Silliman. 2020. Positive ecological interactions and the success of seagrass restoration. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7(91); DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00091
Zhang, Y.S.; B.R. Silliman. 2019. A facilitation cascade enhances local biodiversity in seagrass beds. Diversity. 11(3), 30; DOI: 10.3390/d11030030.
Zhang, Y.S., W.R. Cioffi, R. Cope, P. Daleo, E. Heywood, C. Hoyt*, C.S. Smith, B.R. Silliman. 2018. A global synthesis reveals gaps in coastal habitat restoration research. Sustainability. 10(4), 1040; DOI: 10.3390/su10041040
Gittman, R.K., F.J. Fodrie, C. Baillie, M. Brodeur, C. Currin, D. Keller, M. Kenworthy, J. Morton, J. Ridge, and Y.S. Zhang. 2017. Living on the edge: thresholds in environmental stress and scale determine the fate of coastal habitat restoration. Estuaries and Coasts.
Clark, J.S., D. Nemergut, B. Seyednasrollah, P. Turner, and Y.S. Zhang. 2017. Generalized joint attribute modeling for biodiversity analysis: Median-zero, multivariate, multifarious data. Ecological Monographs. 87:34-56.
Zhang, Y.S., K. Speare, Z. Long, K. McKeever, M. Gyoerkoe, A. Ramus, Z. Mohorn, K. Atkins, S. Hambridge, N. Graham, K. Nash, E. Selig, and J. Bruno. 2014. Is coral richness related to community resistance to and recovery from disturbance? PeerJ.
Book Chapters
Silliman, B. R., B. Hughes, Q. He, Y.S. Zhang. 2017. Business as usual leads to underperformance of coastal restoration. In Marvier, M, B. R. Silliman, and P. Kareiva, editors. Effective Conservation Science: Data not dogma. Oxford University Press.