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  1. Environmental gradients influence biogeographic patterns of nonconsumptive predator effects on oysters

    Article • Ecosphere, October 2020, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  2. A comparison of diversity estimators applied to a database of host–parasite associations

    Article • Ecography, June 2020, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  3. Freeze tolerance of poleward‐spreading mangrove species weakened by soil properties of resident salt marsh competitor

    Article • Journal of Ecology, February 2020, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  4. Regional environmental variation and local species interactions influence biogeographic structure on oyster reefs

    Article • Ecology, December 2019, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  5. What factors explain the geographical range of mammalian parasites?

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, May 2019, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr James E Byers

  6. Correction to: Effects of Small-Scale Armoring and Residential Development on the Salt Marsh-Upland Ecotone

    Article • Estuaries and Coasts, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  7. Correction to: Generalizing Ecological Effects of Shoreline Armoring Across Soft Sediment Environments

    Article • Estuaries and Coasts, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  8. Stronger positive association between an invasive crab and a native intertidal ecosystem engineer with increasing wave exposure

    Article • Marine Environmental Research, November 2018, Elsevier

    Dr James E Byers

  9. Mixed effects of an introduced ecosystem engineer on the foraging behavior and habitat selection of predators

    Article • Ecology, October 2018, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  10. Promoting invasive species to enhance multifunctionality in a native ecosystem still requires strong(er) scrutiny

    Article • Biological Invasions, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  11. Does predator-driven, biotic resistance limit the northward spread of the non-native green porcelain crab, Petrolisthes armatus?

    Article • Biological Invasions, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  12. Not so fast: promoting invasive species to enhance multifunctionality in a native ecosystem requires strong(er) scrutiny

    Article • Biological Invasions, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  13. Responses of an oyster host (Crassostrea virginica) and its protozoan parasite (Perkinsus marinus) to increasing air temperature

    Article • PeerJ, July 2018, PeerJ

    Dr James E Byers

  14. Facilitating your replacement? Ecosystem engineer legacy affects establishment success of an expanding competitor

    Article • Oecologia, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  15. Host and parasite thermal ecology jointly determine the effect of climate warming on epidemic dynamics

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, January 2018, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr James E Byers

  16. The effects of tidal elevation on parasite heterogeneity and co-infection in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica

    Article • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr James E Byers

  17. Effects of Small-Scale Armoring and Residential Development on the Salt Marsh-Upland Ecotone

    Article • Estuaries and Coasts, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  18. The double edge to parasite escape: invasive host is less infected but more infectable

    Article • Ecology, August 2017, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  19. Contrasting complexity of adjacent habitats influences the strength of cascading predatory effects

    Article • Oecologia, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  20. Generalizing Ecological Effects of Shoreline Armoring Across Soft Sediment Environments

    Article • Estuaries and Coasts, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  21. Variation in a simple trait of mangrove roots governs predator access to, and assemblage composition of, epibiotic sponges

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, June 2017, Inter-Research Science Center

    Dr James E Byers

  22. Genetic identification of source and likely vector of a widespread marine invader

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, May 2017, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  23. Global Mammal Parasite Database version 2.0

    Article • Ecology, May 2017, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers, Andrew Park

  24. Ocean currents and competitive strength interact to cluster benthic species range boundaries in the coastal ocean

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, March 2017, Inter-Research Science Center

    Dr James E Byers

  25. Genetic by environmental variation but no local adaptation in oysters (Crassostrea virginica)

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, December 2016, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  26. Non-native parasite enhances susceptibility of host to native predators

    Article • Oecologia, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  27. Predators, environment and host characteristics influence the probability of infection by an invasive castrating parasite

    Article • Oecologia, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  28. Predator effects on host-parasite interactions in the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, September 2016, Inter-Research Science Center

    Dr James E Byers

  29. Bad neighbors: how spatially disjunct habitat degradation can cause system-wide population collapse

    Article • Ecology, September 2016, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  30. Mass mortality of a dominant invasive species in response to an extreme climate event: Implications for ecosystem function

    Article • Limnology and Oceanography, August 2016, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  31. Invasion of novel habitats uncouples haplo-diplontic life cycles

    Article • Molecular Ecology, July 2016, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  32. Consistency of trematode infection prevalence in host populations across large spatial and temporal scales

    Article • Ecology, July 2016, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  33. The macroecology of infectious diseases: a new perspective on global-scale drivers of pathogen distributions and impacts

    Article • Ecology Letters, June 2016, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  34. The oceanic concordance of phylogeography and biogeography: a case study in N otochthamalus

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, June 2016, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  35. Invasive décor: an association between a native decorator worm and a non-native seaweed can be mutualistic

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, March 2016, Inter-Research Science Center

    Dr James E Byers

  36. Local adaptation to parasite selective pressure: comparing three congeneric co-occurring hosts

    Article • Oecologia, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  37. Do native predators benefit from non-native prey?

    Article • Ecology Letters, August 2015, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  38. Development and characterization of microsatellite loci for the haploid–diploid red seaweedGracilaria vermiculophylla

    Article • PeerJ, August 2015, PeerJ

    Dr James E Byers

  39. Invasion Expansion: Time since introduction best predicts global ranges of marine invaders

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2015, Nature

    Professor Chad L Hewitt, Dr James E Byers

  40. Individual variation in predator behavior and demographics affects consumption of non-native prey

    Article • Behavioral Ecology, March 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr James E Byers

  41. Parasite infection pattern belies risk

    Article • Oikos, March 2015, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  42. Biogeography of intertidal oyster reefs

    Article • Limnology and Oceanography, March 2015, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  43. Predation risk predicts use of a novel habitat

    Article • Oikos, December 2014, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  44. Boundaries in the ocean and the disadvantages of having a long larval life

    Article • Ecography, November 2014, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  45. Engineering or food? mechanisms of facilitation by a habitat-forming invasive seaweed

    Article • Ecology, October 2014, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  46. Large-scale spatial variation in parasite communities influenced by anthropogenic factors

    Article • Ecology, July 2014, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  47. Forty years of experiments on aquatic invasive species: are study biases limiting our understanding of impacts?

    Article • NeoBiota, June 2014, Pensoft Publishers

    Thomas Wernberg, Dr James E Byers

  48. The biogeography of trophic cascades on US oyster reefs

    Article • Ecology Letters, May 2014, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  49. The Global Garlic Mustard Field Survey (GGMFS): challenges and opportunities of a unique, large-scale collaboration for invasion biology

    Article • NeoBiota, April 2014, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Robert I Colautti, Dr James E Byers, Robert Colautti

  50. A Non-Native Prey Mediates the Effects of a Shared Predator on an Ecosystem Service

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2014, PLOS

    Dr James E Byers

  51. Circulation constrains the evolution of larval development modes and life histories in the coastal ocean

    Article • Ecology, April 2014, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  52. Climate controls the distribution of a widespread invasive species: implications for future range expansion

    Article • Freshwater Biology, February 2014, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  53. Impacts of marine invaders on biodiversity depend on trophic position and functional similarity

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, January 2014, Inter-Research Science Center

    Dr James E Byers

  54. Water-soluble inorganic ions in urban aerosols of the continental part of Balkans (Belgrade) during the summer – autumn (2008)

    Article • Open Chemistry, January 2014, De Gruyter

    Dr James E Byers

  55. Host and parasite recruitment correlated at a regional scale

    Article • Oecologia, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  56. Modeling the relationship between propagule pressure and invasion risk to inform policy and management

    Article • Ecological Applications, October 2013, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  57. Do invasive species perform better in their new ranges?

    Article • Ecology, May 2013, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers, Dr Rieks Dekker van Klinken

  58. Edges and Overlaps in Northwest Atlantic Phylogeography

    Article • Diversity, April 2013, MDPI AG

    Dr James E Byers

  59. Climate and pH Predict the Potential Range of the Invasive Apple Snail (Pomacea insularum) in the Southeastern United States

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2013, PLOS

    Dr James E Byers

  60. Positive versus negative effects of an invasive ecosystem engineer on different components of a marine ecosystem

    Article • Oikos, October 2012, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  61. Indirect effects of parasites in invasions

    Article • Functional Ecology, September 2012, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  62. Performance of non-native species within marine reserves

    Article • Biological Invasions, June 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  63. Impacts of an abundant introduced ecosystem engineer within mudflats of the southeastern US coast

    Article • Biological Invasions, June 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  64. Density-dependent facilitation cascades determine epifaunal community structure in temperate Australian mangroves

    Article • Ecology, June 2012, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  65. Invasive ecosystem engineer selects for different phenotypes of an associated native species

    Article • Ecology, June 2012, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  66. Differences in anti-predator traits of a native bivalve following invasion by a habitat-forming seaweed

    Article • Marine and Freshwater Research, January 2012, CSIRO Publishing

    Dr James E Byers

  67. ‘Caribbean Creep’ Chills Out: Climate Change and Marine Invasive Species

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2011, PLOS

    Dr James E Byers

  68. Parasites and invasions: a biogeographic examination of parasites and hosts in native and introduced ranges

    Article • Journal of Biogeography, December 2011, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  69. Asymmetric dispersal allows an upstream region to control population structure throughout a species’ range

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 2011, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr James E Byers

  70. Human-driven spatial and temporal shift in trophodynamics in the Gulf of Maine, USA

    Article • Marine Biology, December 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  71. A framework for understanding physical ecosystem engineering by organisms

    Article • Oikos, October 2010, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  72. Using Parasitic Trematode Larvae to Quantify an Elusive Vertebrate Host

    Article • Conservation Biology, October 2010, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  73. A hitchhiker’s guide to the Maritimes: anthropogenic transport facilitates long-distance dispersal of an invasive marine crab to Newfoundland

    Article • Diversity and Distributions, September 2010, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  74. Variable direct and indirect effects of a habitat-modifying invasive species on mortality of native fauna

    Article • Ecology, June 2010, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  75. Native species behaviour mitigates the impact of habitat-forming invasive seaweed

    Article • Oecologia, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  76. A practical approach to implementation of ecosystem‐based management: a case study using the Gulf of Maine marine ecosystem

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, February 2010, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  77. Behavioural interactions between ecosystem engineers control community species richness

    Article • Ecology Letters, November 2009, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  78. Differential escape from parasites by two competing introduced crabs

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, October 2009, Inter-Research Science Center

    Dr James E Byers

  79. Historical invasions of the intertidal zone of Atlantic North America associated with distinctive patterns of trade and emigration

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, May 2009, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr James E Byers

  80. Poor phenotypic integration of blue mussel inducible defenses in environments with multiple predators

    Article • Oikos, May 2009, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  81. Including parasites in food webs

    Article • Trends in Parasitology, February 2009, Elsevier

    Dr James E Byers

  82. Competition in Marine Invasions

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  83. Solving cryptogenic histories using host and parasite molecular genetics: the resolution ofLittorina littorea's North American origin

    Article • Molecular Ecology, August 2008, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  84. Community impacts of two invasive crabs: the interactive roles of density, prey recruitment, and indirect effects

    Article • Biological Invasions, June 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  85. Five Potential Consequences of Climate Change for Invasive Species

    Article • Conservation Biology, June 2008, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  86. USING PARASITES TO INFORM ECOLOGICAL HISTORY: COMPARISONS AMONG THREE CONGENERIC MARINE SNAILS

    Article • Ecology, April 2008, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  87. Going against the flow: how marine invasions spread and persist in the face of advection

    Article • ICES Journal of Marine Science, March 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr James E Byers

  88. CONTROLS OF SPATIAL VARIATION IN THE PREVALENCE OF TREMATODE PARASITES INFECTING A MARINE SNAIL

    Article • Ecology, February 2008, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  89. POACHING, ENFORCEMENT, AND THE EFFICACY OF MARINE RESERVES

    Article • Ecological Applications, October 2007, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  90. Parasites alter community structure

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, May 2007, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr James E Byers

  91. Do artificial substrates favor nonindigenous fouling species over native species?

    Article • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, March 2007, Elsevier

    Dr James E Byers

  92. Ecosystem engineering in space and time

    Article • Ecology Letters, February 2007, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  93. 10 Synthesis: Lessons from disparate ecosystem engineers

    Article • January 2007, Elsevier

    Dr James E Byers

  94. Preface

    Article • January 2007, Elsevier

    Dr James E Byers

  95. Using ecosystem engineers to restore ecological systems

    Article • Trends in Ecology & Evolution, September 2006, Elsevier

    Dr James E Byers

  96. Divergent Induced Responses to an Invasive Predator in Marine Mussel Populations

    Article • Science, August 2006, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr James E Byers

  97. Intraguild predation reduces redundancy of predator species in multiple predator assemblage

    Article • Journal of Animal Ecology, June 2006, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  98. Going against the flow: retention, range limits and invasions in advective environments

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, May 2006, Inter-Research Science Center

    Dr James E Byers

  99. Invertebrate community responses to recreational clam digging

    Article • Marine Biology, May 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  100. Partitioning mechanisms of Predator Interference in different Habitats

    Article • Oecologia, December 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  101. Partitioning mechanisms of Predator Interference in different Habitats

    Article • Oecologia, December 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  102. Introduction of Non-Native Oysters: Ecosystem Effects and Restoration Implications

    Article • Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics, December 2005, Annual Reviews

    Dr James E Byers

  103. Differential Parasitism of Native and Introduced Snails: Replacement of a Parasite Fauna

    Article • Biological Invasions, November 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  104. MORE HARM THAN GOOD: WHEN INVADER VULNERABILITY TO PREDATORS ENHANCES IMPACT ON NATIVE SPECIES

    Article • Ecology, October 2005, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  105. MARINE RESERVES ENHANCE ABUNDANCE BUT NOT COMPETITIVE IMPACTS OF A HARVESTED NONINDIGENOUS SPECIES

    Article • Ecology, February 2005, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  106. Quantifying geographic variation in physiological performance to address the absence of invading species

    Article • Ecoscience, January 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Dr James E Byers

  107. As good as dead? Sublethal predation facilitates lethal predation on an intertidal clam

    Article • Ecology Letters, December 2004, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  108. SCALE DEPENDENT EFFECTS OF BIOTIC RESISTANCE TO BIOLOGICAL INVASION

    Article • Ecology, June 2003, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  109. Impact of non-indigenous species on natives enhanced by anthropogenic alteration of selection regimes

    Article • Oikos, June 2002, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  110. Directing Research to Reduce the Impacts of Nonindigenous Species

    Article • Conservation Biology, June 2002, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  111. Physical habitat attribute mediates biotic resistance to non-indigenous species invasion

    Article • Oecologia, January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  112. BOOK REVIEW

    Article • American Zoologist, October 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr James E Byers

  113. CASCADING OF HABITAT DEGRADATION: OYSTER REEFS INVADED BY REFUGEE FISHES ESCAPING STRESS

    Article • Ecological Applications, June 2001, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  114. Exposing the Mechanism and Timing of Impact of Nonindigenous Species on Native Species

    Article • Ecology, May 2001, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  115. EXPOSING THE MECHANISM AND TIMING OF IMPACT OF NONINDIGENOUS SPECIES ON NATIVE SPECIES

    Article • Ecology, May 2001, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  116. Competition between Two Estuarine Snails: Implications for Invasions of Exotic Species

    Article • Ecology, May 2000, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  117. COMPETITION BETWEEN TWO ESTUARINE SNAILS: IMPLICATIONS FOR INVASIONS OF EXOTIC SPECIES

    Article • Ecology, May 2000, Wiley

    Dr James E Byers

  118. Effects of body size and resource availability on dispersal in a native and a non-native estuarine snail

    Article • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, May 2000, Elsevier

    Dr James E Byers

  119. Differential susceptibility to hypoxia aids estuarine invasion

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, January 2000, Inter-Research Science Center

    Dr James E Byers

  120. Article • Biological Invasions, January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers

  121. Article • Biological Invasions, January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr James E Byers