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List of works by Kenneth L. Heck

Accelerating Tropicalization and the Transformation of Temperate Seagrass Meadows.

scientific article

Accelerating loss of seagrasses across the globe threatens coastal ecosystems

scientific article

Approaching a Tipping Point? Herbivore Carrying Capacity Estimates in a Rapidly Changing, Seagrass-Dominated Florida Bay

scientific article published in 2020

Associations of concern: declining seagrasses and threatened dependent species

article

Biodiversity influences the effects of oil disturbance on coastal ecosystems

scientific article published in 2022

Biogeography of Corals, Seagrasses, and Mangroves: An Alternative to the Center of Origin Concept

scientific article published in 1976

Biogeography of Crab Claw Size: Assumptions and a Null Hypothesis

scientific article published in 1981

Colonization and Predation in Isolated Seagrass Beds: An Experimental Assessment From the Northern Gulf of Mexico

scientific article published in 2008

Decoupled effects (positive to negative) of nutrient enrichment on ecosystem services

scientific article published in April 2011

Differential habitat use and antipredator response of juvenile roach (Rutilus rutilus) to olfactory and visual cues from multiple predators.

scientific article published on 3 February 2010

Differential predation and growth rates of bay scallops within a seagrass habitat

scientific article published in 1999

Do restored oyster reefs benefit seagrasses? An experimental study in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

scientific article published on 25 January 2016

Ecological interactions between Gulf of Mexico snappers (Teleostei: Lutjanidae) and invasive red lionfish (Pterois volitans)

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Ecological value of submerged breakwaters for habitat enhancement on a residential scale

scientific article published on 4 November 2014

Effects of Shoreline Dynamics on Saltmarsh Vegetation

scientific article published on 21 July 2016

Effects of simultaneous changes in light, nutrients, and herbivory levels, on the structure and function of a subtropical turtlegrass meadow

scientific article published in 2004

Emergent intraspecific multiple predator effects shape estuarine trophic dynamics across a gradient of habitat complexity

scientific article published in 2019

Experimental evidence that herbivory increases shoot density and productivity in a subtropical turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum ) meadow

scientific article published in October 1997

Experimental nutrient enrichment causes complex changes in seagrass, microalgae, and macroalgae community structure in Florida Bay

Experiments on Competition and Predation Among Shrimps of Seagrass Meadows

scientific article published on 09 May 2006

Experiments on predator-prey interactions in vegetated aquatic habitats

scientific article published on 06 August 2003

Explicit Calculation of the Rarefaction Diversity Measurement and the Determination of Sufficient Sample Size

scientific article published in 1975

Exploited species impacts on trophic linkages along reef-seagrass interfaces in the Florida Keys

scientific article published on 01 September 2008

Faunal Communities in Seagrass Beds: A Review of the Influence of Plant Structure and Prey Characteristics on Predator: Prey Relationships

scientific article published on 13 April 2006

Growth rates of juvenine pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides): Effects of habitat and predation risk

scientific article published in 2006

Habitat Complexity and Invertebrate Species Richness and Abundance in Tropical Seagrass Meadows

scientific article published on 16 June 2006

Herbivory in Seagrass Meadows: an Evolving Paradigm

scientific article published on 22 October 2020

Impact of habitat edges on density and secondary production of seagrass-associated fauna

scientific article published on 11 September 2008

Impacts of Oyster Reef Restoration on Primary Productivity and Nutrient Dynamics in Tidal Creeks of the North Central Gulf of Mexico

scientific article published on 11 August 2010

Integrating Organismal and Population Responses of Estuarine Fishes in Macondo Spill Research

scientific article published on 02 September 2014

Interactions between Northern-Shifting Tropical Species and Native Species in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Interannual recruitment dynamics for resident and transient marsh species: evidence for a lack of impact by the Macondo oil spill

scientific article

Intraspecific Interactions and Risk of Predation for Dyspanopeus sayi (Decapoda: Xanthidae) Living on Polychaete (Filograna implexa, Serpulidae) Colonies

scientific article published on 13 May 2008

Lack of Impact of Posidonia oceanica Leaf Nutrient Enrichment on Sarpa salpa Herbivory: Additional Evidence for the Generalist Consumer Behavior of This Cornerstone Mediterranean Herbivore.

scientific article

Non-consumptive effects of avian predators on fish behavior and cascading indirect interactions in seagrasses

scientific article published in 2014

Nutrient content of seagrasses and epiphytes in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Evidence of phosphorus and nitrogen limitation

article

Oyster Reefs as Natural Breakwaters Mitigate Shoreline Loss and Facilitate Fisheries

scientific article published on August 5, 2011

Perspective review of the impacts of overfishing on coral reef food web linkages

scientific article published on 12 May 2005

Predation rates on decapod crustaceans in latitudinally separated seagrass communities: a study of spatial and temporal variation using tethering techniques

scientific article published on 07 August 2003

Recently established Asian tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 consume juvenile blue crabs Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 and polychaetes in a laboratory diet-choice experiment

article

Response of Coastal Fishes to the Gulf of Mexico Oil Disaster

scientific article published on July 6, 2011

Restoration of Oyster Reefs along a Bio-physical Gradient in Mobile Bay, Alabama

scientific article published on 10 December 2008

Sea urchin herbivory: evidence for long-lasting effects in subtropical seagrass meadows

scientific article published in 1995

Seagrass patch characteristics alter direct and indirect interactions in a tritrophic estuarine food web

scientific article published on 22 October 2014

Some Determinants of the Composition and Abundance of Motile Macroinvertebrate Species in Tropical and Temperate Turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) Meadows

scientific article published on 16 June 2006

Species-specific effects of prior grazing on the palatability of turtlegrass

scientific article published on 30 January 2013

Stoichiometry, growth, and fecundity responses to nutrient enrichment by invertebrate grazers in sub-tropical turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) meadows

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Structural Components of Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Meadows in the Lower Chesapeake Bay: Fishes

scientific article published on 12 April 2006

The Nursery Role of Seagrass Meadows in the Upper and Lower Reaches of the Chesapeake Bay

scientific article published on 13 April 2006

The effects of habitat complexity and light intensity on ambush predation within a simulated seagrass habitat

scientific article published in 1994

The tropicalization of temperate marine ecosystems: climate-mediated changes in herbivory and community phase shifts

scientific article (publication date: 22 August 2014)

Trophic Transfers from Seagrass Meadows Subsidize Diverse Marine and Terrestrial Consumers

article

Tropicalization of the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Impacts of Salt Marsh Transition to Black Mangrove Dominance on Faunal Communities

scientific article published on 20 October 2017

Tropicalization of the barrier islands of the northern Gulf of Mexico: A comparison of herbivory and decomposition rates between smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) and black mangrove (Avicennia germinans)

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Use of Salt-Marsh Peat Reefs by Small Juvenile Lobsters on Cape Cod, Massachusetts

scientific article published on 13 April 2006