Richards BL, Williams ID, Vetter OJ, Williams GJ (2012) Environmental factors affecting large-bodied coral reef fish assemblages in the Mariana Archipelago. PLoS One 7(2): e31374
We show that human presence, as well as some other environmental parameters, undoubtedly determine the biomass of large reef fish, in particular predators, on coral reefs in the Mariana Islands Link to PDF – Open Access
Kelly LW, Barott KL, Dinsdale E, Friedlander AM, Nosrat B, Obura D, Sala E, Sandin SA, Smith JE, Vermeij MJA, Williams GJ, Willner D, Rohwer F (2012) Black reefs: iron-induced phase shifts on coral reefs. The ISME Journal 6: 638-649
We show for the first time the negative effects of shipwrecks on remote Pacific coral reefs Link to PDF
Williams GJ, Knapp IS, Maragos JE, Davy SK (2011) Proximate environmental drivers of coral communities at Palmyra Atoll: establishing baselines prior to removing a WWII military causeway. Marine Pollution Bulletin 62(8): 1842-1851
We show that scleractinian coral cover and patterns of community structure are strongly predicted by sedimentation at an uninhabited atoll in the central Pacific (Palmyra Atoll) Link to PDF
Aeby GS, Williams GJ, Franklin EC, Kenyon J, Cox EF, Coles S, Work TM (2011) Patterns of coral disease across the Hawaiian archipelago: relating disease to environment. PLoS One 6(5):e20370
We provide the first detailed report of coral disease-environment patterns across the Hawaiian archipelago. In addition, we show that a coral disease caused by a parasitic trematode may actually be indicative of ecosystem health Link to PDF – Open Access
Williams GJ, Knapp IS, Work TM, Conklin EJ (2011) Outbreak of Acropora white syndrome following a mild bleaching event at Palmyra Atoll, Northern Line Islands, Central Pacific. Coral Reefs 30(3): 621
We report the first outbreak of AWS at Palmyra Atoll Link to PDF
Knapp IS, Godwin LS, Smith JE, Williams GJ, Bell JJ (2011) Records of non-indigenous marine species at Palmyra Atoll in the US Line Islands. Marine Biodiversity Records 4: 1-7
We document NIS at a remote uninhabited atoll in the central Pacific Link to PDF
Williams GJ, Knapp IS, Aeby GS, Davy SK (2011) Spatial and temporal patterns of scleractinian coral, soft coral and zoanthid disease on a remote, near-pristine coral reef (Palmyra Atoll, Central Pacific). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 94: 89-100
We provide the most detailed description of coral disease patterns on a near-pristine coral reef to date Link to PDF
Aeby GS*, Williams GJ*, Franklin EC, Haapkyla J, Harvell CD, Neale S, Page CA, Raymundo L,Vargas-Angel B, Willis B, Work TM, Davy SK (2011) Growth anomalies on the coral genera Acropora and Porites are strongly associated with host density and human population size across the Indo-Pacific. PLoS One 6(2): e16887
We report the first conclusive evidence that the prevalence of a coral disease is linked to human population numbers. *joint-first authorship Link to PDF - Open Access
Williams GJ, Work TM, Aeby GS, Knapp IS, Davy SK (2011) Gross and microscopic morphology of lesions in Cnidaria from Palmyra Atoll, Central Pacific. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 106: 165-173
We show histopathology is a vital component of coral disease investigations Link to PDF
Maragos JE, Williams GJ (2011) Pacific Coral Reefs: an introduction, In: Hopley E (ed) Encyclopedia of Modern Coral Reefs. Springer-Verlag, 1236 p
Book Chapter
Aeby GS, Ross M, Williams GJ, Lewis TD, Work TM (2010) Disease dynamics of Montipora white syndrome within Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii: distribution, seasonality, virulence, and transmissibility. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 91: 1-8
We characterize the dynamics of a destructive tissue loss disease found on Hawaiian reefs Link to PDF
Williams GJ, Knapp IS, Maragos JE, Davy SK (2010) Modeling patterns of coral bleaching at a remote Central Pacific Atoll. Marine Pollution Bulletin 60: 1467-1476
We quantify the effects of the 2009 El Nino on the reefs at Palmyra Atoll Link to PDF
Williams GJ, Aeby GS, Cowie ROM, Davy SK (2010) Predictive modeling of coral disease distribution within a reef system. PLoS One 5(2): e9264
We show that the links between coral diseases and the environment must be considered on a case by case basis Link to PDF - Open Access
Williams GJ, Aeby GS, Davy SK (2008) Coral disease at Palmyra Atoll, a remote reef system in the Central Pacific. Coral Reefs 27: 207
The is the first report of coral disease in the remote Central Pacific Link to PDF
Williams GJ, Maragos JE, Davy SK (2008) Characterization of the coral communities at Palmyra Atoll in the remote Central Pacific. Atoll Research Bulletin 557: 1-30
The first full description of the coral communities found at Palmyra Atoll Link to PDF - Open Access
Williams GJ, Cameron MJ, Turner JT, Ford RB (2008) Quantitative characterisation of reef fish diversity among habitats in a north-eastern New Zealand marine reserve. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 42: 33-46
We show that using both unconstrained and constrained ordination techniques in tandem is useful in ecology Link to PDF
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