List of works - Gareth Williams

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

scientific article

A robust operational model for predicting where tropical cyclone waves damage coral reefs

scientific article

Advancing the integration of spatial data to map human and natural drivers on coral reefs

scientific article published in March 2018

Author Correction: High frequency temperature variability reduces the risk of coral bleaching.

scientific article published on 5 June 2018

Benthic communities at two remote Pacific coral reefs: effects of reef habitat, depth, and wave energy gradients on spatial patterns

scientific article published on 28 May 2013

Biophysical drivers of coral trophic depth zonation

scholarly article published on 5 March 2018

Black reefs: iron-induced phase shifts on coral reefs

scientific article

Black reefs: iron-induced phase shifts on coral reefs

scientific article published in 2012

Combining fish and benthic communities into multiple regimes reveals complex reef dynamics

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Contrasting recovery following removal of growth anomalies in the corals Acropora and Montipora

scientific article

Coral Disease and the Environment in the Pacific Ocean

2010 doctoral thesis by Gareth John Williams at Victoria University of Wellington

Coral reef ecology in the Anthropocene

scientific article published in 2019

Coral reef ecosystem services in the Anthropocene

scholarly article by Anna J. Woodhead et al published 28 March 2019 in Functional Ecology

Coral reef resilience differs among islands within the Gulf of Mannar, southeast India, following successive coral bleaching events

scientific article published on 17 May 2021

Correction: Quantifying Climatological Ranges and Anomalies for Pacific Coral Reef Ecosystems

scientific article published on 06 May 2021

Cryptic species obscure introduction pathway of the blue Caribbean sponge (Haliclona (Soestella) caerulea), (order: Haplosclerida) to Palmyra Atoll, Central Pacific. ⬇️

scientific article published on 6 August 2015

Environmental Factors Affecting Large-Bodied Coral Reef Fish Assemblages in the Mariana Archipelago ⬇️

scientific article published on February 27, 2012

Environmental and ecological controls of coral community metabolism on Palmyra Atoll

scientific article published on 26 September 2014

Foraging consistency of coral reef fishes across environmental gradients in the central Pacific

scientific article published on 04 September 2019

Gradients in Primary Production Predict Trophic Strategies of Mixotrophic Corals across Spatial Scales

scientific article published on 18 October 2018

Gross and microscopic morphology of lesions in Cnidaria from Palmyra Atoll, Central Pacific

scientific article published on 13 August 2010

Growth anomalies on the coral genera Acropora and Porites are strongly associated with host density and human population size across the Indo-Pacific

scientific article published on 18 February 2011

Guiding coral reef futures in the Anthropocene

article published in 2016

Hawai'i Coral Disease database (HICORDIS): species-specific coral health data from across the Hawaiian archipelago.

scientific article

High frequency temperature variability reduces the risk of coral bleaching.

scientific article

Identifying multiple coral reef regimes and their drivers across the Hawaiian archipelago.

scientific article published in January 2015

Impacts and recovery from severe tropical cyclone Yasi on the Great Barrier Reef

scientific article published on 15 April 2015

Improving marine disease surveillance through sea temperature monitoring, outlooks and projections

scientific article

Large-area imaging reveals biologically driven non-random spatial patterns of corals at a remote reef

scientific article published on 12 October 2017

Linking variation in planktonic primary production to coral reef fish growth and condition

scientific article published in 2022

Local genomic adaptation of coral reef-associated microbiomes to gradients of natural variability and anthropogenic stressors.

scientific article

Local human impacts decouple natural biophysical relationships on Pacific coral reefs

scientific article published on 28 February 2015

Local human impacts disrupt depth-dependent zonation of tropical reef fish communities

scientific article published in 2023

Local-scale projections of coral reef futures and implications of the Paris Agreement.

scientific article

Localized outbreaks of coral disease on Arabian reefs are linked to extreme temperatures and environmental stressors

scientific article published on 20 April 2020

Meta-mass shift chemical profiling of metabolomes from coral reefs.

scientific article published on 12 October 2017

Modeling patterns of coral bleaching at a remote Central Pacific atoll

scientific article published on 11 June 2010

Modelling the linkage between coral assemblage structure and pattern of environmental forcing

scientific article published on 14 October 2020

Natural bounds on herbivorous coral reef fishes.

scientific article published in November 2016

Natural variation in coral reef trophic structure across environmental gradients

scientific article published on 09 December 2019

Near-island biological hotspots in barren ocean basins.

scientific article

Nitrogen enrichment in macroalgae following mass coral mortality

scientific article published on 12 April 2021

Ocean warming and acidification have complex interactive effects on the dynamics of a marine fungal disease.

scientific article published on 22 January 2014

Parsing human and biophysical drivers of coral reef regimes

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Pathogenesis of a Tissue Loss Disease Affecting Multiple Species of Corals Along the Florida Reef Tract

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

Patterns of coral disease across the Hawaiian archipelago: relating disease to environment

scientific article

Positive and negative effects of a threatened parrotfish on reef ecosystems

scientific article

Predictive modeling of coral disease distribution within a reef system

scientific article

Prey-size plastics are invading larval fish nurseries ⬇️

scientific article published on 11 November 2019

Projections of climate conditions that increase coral disease susceptibility and pathogen abundance and virulence

scientific article published on 04 May 2015

Proximate environmental drivers of coral communities at Palmyra Atoll: establishing baselines prior to removing a WWII military causeway.

scientific article

Quantifying climatological ranges and anomalies for Pacific coral reef ecosystems.

scientific article

Recurring bleaching events disrupt the spatial properties of coral reef benthic communities across scales

scientific article published in 2023

Reef Fish Survey Techniques: Assessing the Potential for Standardizing Methodologies

scientific article

Restriction of sponges to an atoll lagoon as a result of reduced environmental quality

scientific article published on 24 November 2012

Rethinking coral reef functional futures

scientific article published in 2019

Scale-dependent spatial patterns in benthic communities around a tropical island seascape

scientific article published on 13 October 2018

Seabed morphology and bed shear stress predict temperate reef habitats in a high energy marine region

scientific article published in 2022

Social-environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Anthropocene

scientific article published on 12 August 2019

Spatial and temporal patterns of scleractinian coral, soft coral, and zoanthid disease on a remote, near-pristine coral reef (Palmyra Atoll, central Pacific)

scientific article published on 01 April 2011

Spatial and temporal scales of coral reef fish ecological research and management: a systematic map protocol

scientific article published on 25 January 2021

Spatial scaling properties of coral reef benthic communities

scientific article published in 2020

Temporal dynamics and persistence of sponge assemblages in a Central Pacific atoll lagoon

scientific article published in 2016

The fundamental links between climate change and marine plastic pollution

article by Helen V. Ford et al published February 2022 in Science of the Total Environment

Towards Developing a Mechanistic Understanding of Coral Reef Resilience to Thermal Stress Across Multiple Scales

scientific article published on 16 January 2018

List of works by Gareth Williams

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

A robust operational model for predicting where tropical cyclone waves damage coral reefs

Advancing the integration of spatial data to map human and natural drivers on coral reefs

Author Correction: High frequency temperature variability reduces the risk of coral bleaching.

Benthic communities at two remote Pacific coral reefs: effects of reef habitat, depth, and wave energy gradients on spatial patterns

Biophysical drivers of coral trophic depth zonation

Black reefs: iron-induced phase shifts on coral reefs

Black reefs: iron-induced phase shifts on coral reefs

Combining fish and benthic communities into multiple regimes reveals complex reef dynamics

Contrasting recovery following removal of growth anomalies in the corals Acropora and Montipora

Coral Disease and the Environment in the Pacific Ocean

Coral reef ecology in the Anthropocene

Coral reef ecosystem services in the Anthropocene

Coral reef resilience differs among islands within the Gulf of Mannar, southeast India, following successive coral bleaching events

Correction: Quantifying Climatological Ranges and Anomalies for Pacific Coral Reef Ecosystems

Cryptic species obscure introduction pathway of the blue Caribbean sponge (Haliclona (Soestella) caerulea), (order: Haplosclerida) to Palmyra Atoll, Central Pacific. ⬇️

Environmental Factors Affecting Large-Bodied Coral Reef Fish Assemblages in the Mariana Archipelago ⬇️

Environmental and ecological controls of coral community metabolism on Palmyra Atoll

Foraging consistency of coral reef fishes across environmental gradients in the central Pacific

Gradients in Primary Production Predict Trophic Strategies of Mixotrophic Corals across Spatial Scales

Gross and microscopic morphology of lesions in Cnidaria from Palmyra Atoll, Central Pacific

Growth anomalies on the coral genera Acropora and Porites are strongly associated with host density and human population size across the Indo-Pacific

Guiding coral reef futures in the Anthropocene

Hawai'i Coral Disease database (HICORDIS): species-specific coral health data from across the Hawaiian archipelago.

High frequency temperature variability reduces the risk of coral bleaching.

Identifying multiple coral reef regimes and their drivers across the Hawaiian archipelago.

Impacts and recovery from severe tropical cyclone Yasi on the Great Barrier Reef

Improving marine disease surveillance through sea temperature monitoring, outlooks and projections

Large-area imaging reveals biologically driven non-random spatial patterns of corals at a remote reef

Linking variation in planktonic primary production to coral reef fish growth and condition

Local genomic adaptation of coral reef-associated microbiomes to gradients of natural variability and anthropogenic stressors.

Local human impacts decouple natural biophysical relationships on Pacific coral reefs

Local human impacts disrupt depth-dependent zonation of tropical reef fish communities

Local-scale projections of coral reef futures and implications of the Paris Agreement.

Localized outbreaks of coral disease on Arabian reefs are linked to extreme temperatures and environmental stressors

Meta-mass shift chemical profiling of metabolomes from coral reefs.

Modeling patterns of coral bleaching at a remote Central Pacific atoll

Modelling the linkage between coral assemblage structure and pattern of environmental forcing

Natural bounds on herbivorous coral reef fishes.

Natural variation in coral reef trophic structure across environmental gradients

Near-island biological hotspots in barren ocean basins.

Nitrogen enrichment in macroalgae following mass coral mortality

Ocean warming and acidification have complex interactive effects on the dynamics of a marine fungal disease.

Parsing human and biophysical drivers of coral reef regimes

Pathogenesis of a Tissue Loss Disease Affecting Multiple Species of Corals Along the Florida Reef Tract

Patterns of coral disease across the Hawaiian archipelago: relating disease to environment

Positive and negative effects of a threatened parrotfish on reef ecosystems

Predictive modeling of coral disease distribution within a reef system

Prey-size plastics are invading larval fish nurseries ⬇️

Projections of climate conditions that increase coral disease susceptibility and pathogen abundance and virulence

Proximate environmental drivers of coral communities at Palmyra Atoll: establishing baselines prior to removing a WWII military causeway.

Quantifying climatological ranges and anomalies for Pacific coral reef ecosystems.

Recurring bleaching events disrupt the spatial properties of coral reef benthic communities across scales

Reef Fish Survey Techniques: Assessing the Potential for Standardizing Methodologies

Restriction of sponges to an atoll lagoon as a result of reduced environmental quality

Rethinking coral reef functional futures

Scale-dependent spatial patterns in benthic communities around a tropical island seascape

Seabed morphology and bed shear stress predict temperate reef habitats in a high energy marine region

Social-environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Anthropocene

Spatial and temporal patterns of scleractinian coral, soft coral, and zoanthid disease on a remote, near-pristine coral reef (Palmyra Atoll, central Pacific)

Spatial and temporal scales of coral reef fish ecological research and management: a systematic map protocol

Spatial scaling properties of coral reef benthic communities

Temporal dynamics and persistence of sponge assemblages in a Central Pacific atoll lagoon

The fundamental links between climate change and marine plastic pollution

Towards Developing a Mechanistic Understanding of Coral Reef Resilience to Thermal Stress Across Multiple Scales