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[107] Feyrer L, Walmsley S, Stewart M, MacNeil MA, Whitehead H (2025) Reversing Decline: The impact of spatial conservation on endangered northern bottlenose whales. Journal of Applied Ecology<\/em> http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/1365-2664.70122<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[106] McLean M, Mouillot D, Langlois J, Arif S, Bejarano S, Casajus N, Edgar G, Flandrin U, Guilhaumon F, Judah AB, Loiseau N, MacNeil MA, Maire E, Stuart Smith RD, Mouquet N (2025) Conserving the beauty of the world\u2019s reef fish assemblages. PNAS 122 (25) e2415931122 <\/em>https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1073\/pnas.2415931122.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[105] MacNeil MA (2025) Little bites out of a big reef problem. PNAS<\/em> 122 (21) e2503843122 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2503843122<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[104] Nguyen VMA, Fiorella KJ, Castello L, Mahatub Khan B, Beaudoin C, Coffin-Schmitt J, Cooke SJ, Fisk AT, Nyboer E, OKeefe DM, Rice ED, Stedman R, Venker N, MacNeil MA (2025) Provisioning fisheries: A framework for recognizing the fuzzy boundary around commercial, subsistence, and recreational fisheries. Fisheries<\/em> 31, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/fshmag\/vuae031<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[103] Zamborain-Mason J, Connolly SR, MacNeil MA, et al. (2025) Downscaling global reference points to assess the sustainability of local fisheries. Conservation Biology <\/em>e14440. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/cobi.14440<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[102] Waldock C, Maire E, Albouy C, Andreoli V, Beger A, Claverie T, Cramer KL, Feary DA, Ferse SCA, Hoey A, Loiseau N, MacNeil MA, et al. (2025) Micronutrient levels of global tropical reef fish communities differ from fisheries capture. People and Nature<\/em> 7 (1), 32-51. https:\/\/doi-org\/10.1002\/pan3.10736<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[101] Mast A, Gill DA, MacNeil MA. (2025) Shared Governance Increases Marine Protected Area Effectiveness. PLoS ONE 20<\/em> (1), e0315896. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0315896<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[100] Flandrin U, …, MacNeil MA, …, et al.(2025) Fish communities can simultaneously contribute to nature and people across the worlds tropical reefs. One Earth<\/em> In Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[99] Maire E, Robinson J, McLean M, Arif S, Zamborain-Mason J, Cinner JE, Graham NAJ, MacNeil MA, Mouillot D (2024) Managing nutrition-biodiversity trade-offs on coral reefs. Current Biology<\/em> 34 (20), 4612-4622. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cub.2024.08.031<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[98] Tyabji1 Z, Jabado RW, Akhilesh KV, Kizhakudan SJ, MacNeil MA (2024) Past and present sawfish (Pristidae) records from India. Endangered Species Research<\/em> 53: 523532. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3354\/esr01318<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[97] Deadman S, Moxley JH, Papastamatiou YP, et al. (2024) Ecological roles and importance of sharks in the Anthropocene Ocean. Science<\/em> 385 (6708), adl2362. https:\/\/doi-org.ezproxy.library.dal.ca\/10.1126\/science.adl2362<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[96] Goetze JS, Heithaus MR, MacNeil MA, Harvey E, et al. (2024) Directed conservation of the worlds reef sharks and rays. Nature Ecology & Evolution<\/em>. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41559-024- 02386-9<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[95] Zamborain-Mason J, Cinner JE, MacNeil MA, Graham NAJ, Connolly SR et al. (2023) Sustainable reference points for multispecies coral reef fisheries Nature Communications <\/em>14:5368. https:\/\/doi-org\/10.1038\/s41467-023-41040-z<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[94] Robinson JPW, Darling E, Maire E, Hamilton M, Hicks C, Jupiter S, MacNeil MA, Mangubhai S, McClanahan T, Nand Y, Graham NAJ. 2023. Trophic distribution of nutrient production in coral reef fisheries. Proceedings of the Royal Society B.<\/em> 290: 20231601. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1098\/rspb.2023.1601<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[93] Cheung WWL, Maire E, Oyinlola MA, Robinson JPW, Graham NAJ, Lam MVWY, Mac- Neil MA, Hicks CC (2023) Climate change exacerbates nutrient disparities from seafood. Nature Climate Change<\/em> 13: 12421249. https:\/\/doi-org\/10.1038\/s41558-023-01822-1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[92] Simpfendorfer CA, Heithaus MR, Heupel MR, MacNeil MA, et al. (2023) Widespread diversity deficits of coral reefs sharks and rays. Science<\/em> 380, 11551160. https:\/\/doi-org\/10.1126\/science.ade4884<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[91] Arif S, MacNeil MA. (2023). Applying the structural causal model framework for observational causal inference in ecology. Ecological Monographs<\/em> 93(1):e1554. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ecm.1554<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[90] Robinson JPW, Mills DJ, Asiedu GA, Byrd K, Mancha Cisneros MdM, Cohen PJ, Fiorella KJ, Graham NAJ, MacNeil MA, Maire M, Mbaru MK, Nico G, Omukoto JO, Simmance F, Hicks CC. (2022) Small pelagic fish supply abundant and affordable micronutrients to low- and middle-income countries. Nature Food <\/em>3:10751084. https:\/\/doi-org\/10.1038\/s43016-022-00643-3<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[89] Hicks, C. C., Gephart, J. A., Koehn, J. Z., Nakayama, S., Payne, H. J., Allison, E. H., … & Naylor, R. L. (2022). Rights and representation support justice across aquatic food systems. Nature Food<\/em>, 1-11. https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s43016-022-00618-4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[88] Hamelin, K. M., MacNeil, M. A., Curran, K., & Bailey, M. (2022). \u201cThe people\u2019s fish\u201d: Sociocultural dimensions of recreational fishing for Atlantic mackerel in Nova Scotia. Frontiers in Marine Science<\/em>, 1716. https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fmars.2022.971262\/full<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[87] Charbonneau, J. A., Keith, D. M., MacNeil, M. A., & Hutchings, J. A. (2022). Effects of fishing mortality on the age structure of marine fishes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences<\/em>, 79<\/em>(12), 2225-2236. https:\/\/cdnsciencepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1139\/cjfas-2021-0338<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[86] Arif, S., & MacNeil, M. A. (2022). Predictive models aren’t for causal inference. Ecology Letters<\/em>, 25<\/em>(8), 1741-1745. https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/ele.14033<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[85] Hamilton, M., Robinson, J. P., Benkwitt, C. E., Wilson, S. K., MacNeil, M. A., Ebrahim, A., & Graham, N. A. (2022). Climate impacts alter fisheries productivity and turnover on coral reefs. Coral Reefs<\/em>, 41<\/em>(4), 921-935. https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00338-022-02265-4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[84] Robinson, J. P., Nash, K. L., Blanchard, J. L., Jacobsen, N. S., Maire, E., Graham, N. A., … & Hicks, C. C. (2022). Managing fisheries for maximum nutrient yield. Fish and Fisheries<\/em>, 23<\/em>(4), 800-811. https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/faf.12649<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[83] Lees, K. J., MacNeil, M. A., Hedges, K. J., & Hussey, N. E. (2022). Estimating survival in a remote community-based fishery using acoustic telemetry. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences<\/em>, 79<\/em>(11), 1830-1842. https:\/\/cdnsciencepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1139\/cjfas-2021-0288<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[82] Chapman, D. D., MacNeil, M. A., Heupel, M. R., Meekan, M. G., Harvey, E. S., Simpfendorfer, C. A., & Heithaus, M. R. (2022). The Elasmobranchs of Coral Reefs. In Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives<\/em> (pp. 635-655). CRC Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[81] Arif S, MacNeil MA. (2022) Model selection isn\u2019t causal inference. Ecology Letters In Press <\/em>https:\/\/www.authorea.com\/doi\/full\/10.22541\/au.164440121.18799387 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[80] Nash K, MacNeil MA, Blanchard J, Cohen P, Farmery A, Graham NAJ, Thorne-Lyman A, Watson R, Hicks C (2022) Trade and foreign fishing mediate control of global marine nutrient supply. PNAS In press<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[79] Arif S, MacNeil MA. (2022) Utilizing causal diagrams across quasi-experimental approaches. Ecosphere https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ecs2.4009<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[78] Arif S, Graham NAJ, Wilson SK, MacNeil MA. (2022) Causal factors of a coral reef regime shift after a climate-induced bleaching event. Ecosphere 13(3):e3956.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[77]Robinson JPW, Nash K, Blanchard J, Jacobsen N, Maire E, Graham NAJ, MacNeil MA, et al. (2022) Managing fisheries for Maximum Nutrient Yield. Fish and Fisheries https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/faf.12649<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[76] Robinson JPW, Maire E, Bodin N, Hempson TN, Graham NAJ, Wilson SK, MacNeil MA, Hicks CC (2022) Climate-induced changes in micronutrient availability for small-scale tropical fisheries. One Earth https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.oneear.2021.12.005<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[75] McLean M, Mouillot D, Maureaud AA, Hattab T, MacNeil MA, Goberville E, Lindegren M, Engelhard G, Pinsky M, Auber, A (2021). Disentangling tropicalization and deborealization in marine ecosystems under climate change. Current Biology 31:4817 4823<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[74] Maire, E., Graham N.A.J., MacNeil A, Lam V.W.Y, Robinson, J.P.W., Cheung, W.W.L. and Hicks, C.C. (2021) Micronutrient supply from global marine fisheries under climate change and overfishing. Current Biology. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cub.2021.06.067<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[73] Chapman DD, Ali K, MacNeil MA, Heupel MR, Meekan M, Harvey ES, Simpfendorfer CA, Heithaus MR (2021) Long-term investment in shark sanctuaries. Science372(6541):473.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[72] McLean M, Stuart-Smith RD, Villger S, Auber A, Edgar GJ, MacNeil MS, Loiseau N, MouillotD (2021) Trait similarity in reef fish faunas across the world\u2019s oceans. PNAS118 (12) e2012318118 <\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[71] Clementi GM, Bakker J, Flowers KI, et al.(2021) Moray eels are more common on coral reefs subject to higher human pressure in the greater Caribbean. iScience 102097<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[70] Lees K, MacNeil MA, Hedges KJ, Hussey NE (2021) Estimating demographic parameters for fisheries management using acoustic telemetry. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 31:2551<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[69] MacNeil MA, Chapman D, Heupel M, Simpfendorfer CA, Heithaus M, Meekan M, Harvey E, et al. 2020. Global Status and Conservation Potential of Reef Sharks. Nature 583:801806 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[68] Charbonneau J, MacNeil MA, Keith D, Sameoto J, Hutchings, J 2020. Pervasive declines in monkfish (Lophius americanus) size structure throughout the northwest Atlantic. Fisheries Research 220:105633<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[67] Cinner JE, Zamborain-Mason J, Gurney GG, Graham NAJ, MacNeil MA, Hoey AS, Mora C, Vill\u00e9ger S, Maire E, McClanahan TR, others (2020) Meeting fisheries, ecosystem function, and biodiversity goals in a human-dominated world. Science 368:307\u2013311<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[66] Hicks CC, Cohen PJ, Graham NAJ, MacNeil MA, Nash KL, Allison EH, D\u00b4Lima C, Mills D, Roscher M, Thilsted S, Thorne-Lyman A. 2019. Harnessing global fisheries to tackle micronutrient deficiencies. Nature 574:95-98<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[65] Mellin C, Matthews S, Anthony KRN, Brown SC, Caley MJ, Fordham DA, Johns K, Osborne K, Puotinen M, Thompson A, Wolff NH, MacNeil MA. 2019. Spatial resilience of the Great Barrier Reef. Global Change Biology 25:2431-2445<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[64] MacNeil MA, Mellin C, Matthews SA, Wolff NH, McClanahan TR, Devlin M, Drovandi C, Mengersen K, Graham NAJ 2019. Water quality mediated resilience on the Great Barrier Reef. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41559-019-0832-3<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[63] Edwards JE, Broell F, Bushnell P, Campana SE, Christiansen JS, Devine BM, Gallant JJ, Hedges K, Hiltz E, MacNeil MA et al. 2019. Advancing our understanding of long-lived species: A case study on the Greenland shark. Frontiers in Marine Science. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fmars.2019.00087<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[62] Matthews SA, Mellin C, MacNeil MA, Heron SF, Puotinen M. 2018. High-resolution characterization of the abiotic environment and disturbance regimes on the Great Barrier Reef: 1985-2017. Ecology 100(2):e02547<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[61] Emslie MJ, Cheal AJ, MacNeil, MA, Miller IR, Sweatman PA. 2018. Reef fish communities are spooked by scuba surveys and may take hours to recover. PeerJ: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7717\/peerj.4886<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[60] Cinner JE, Huchery C, Maire E, MacNeil MA, Graham, NAJ, et al. 2018. Gravity of human impacts mediates coral reef conservation gains. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 115 (27): E6116-E6125<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[59] \u2217Graham, NAJ, Wilson SK, Carr P, Hoey AS, Jennings S, MacNeil, MA 2018. Seabirds fuel coral reef productivity and functioning in the absence of invasive rats. Nature 559: 250-253<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[58] Wilson SK, Graham NAJ, Holmes TH, MacNeil MA, Ryan NM 2018. Visual versus video methods for estimating reef fish biomass. Ecological Indicators 85, 146-152<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[57] Hempson TN, Graham NAJ, MacNeil MA, Hoey AS, Wilson SK 2018. Ecosystem regime shifts disrupt trophic structure. Ecological Applications 28(1), 191-200<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[56] Hempson TN, Graham NAJ, MacNeil MA, Hoey AS, Almany GR 2018. Mesopredator trophodynamics on thermally stressed coral reefs. Coral Reefs 37(1), 135-144<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[55] Hempson TN, Graham NAJ, MacNeil MA, Bodin N, Wilson SK, 2018. Regime shifts shorten food chains for mesopredators with potential sublethal effects. Functional Ecology 32(3), 820-830<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[54] \u2217Graham NAJ, McClanahan TR, MacNeil MA, Wilson SK, Cinner JE, Hutchery C, Holmes TH 2017. Human Disruption of Coral Reef Trophic Structure. Current Biology 27: 231236<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[53] MacNeil MA, Chong-Seng KM, Pratchett DJ, Thompson C, Messmer V, Pratchett MS 2017. Age and growth of an outbreaking Acanthaster cf. solaris population on the Great Barrier Reef. Diversity 9.1: 18<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[52] \u2217\u2020Cheal AJ, MacNeil MA, Emslie MJ, Sweatman H. 2017. The threat to coral reefs from more\nintense cyclones under climate change. Global Change Biology 23(4), 1511-1524.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[51] Steeves H, McMeans B, Field C, Stewart C, Arts MT, Fisk AT, Lydersen C, Kovacs KM,\nMacNeil MA. 2016. Non-parametric spatio-temporal variability in the fatty-acid profiles among\nGreenland Sharks. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK in press.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[50] Hempsen TN, Graham NAJ, MacNeil MA, Williamson DH, Jones GP, Almany GR 2017. Coral\nreef mesopredators switch prey, shortening food chains, in response to habitat degradation. Ecology\n& Evoloution 7(8), 2626-2635.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[49] Mellin C, Lurgi M, Matthews S, MacNeil MA, Caley MJ, Bax N, Przeslawski R, Fordham D 2016.\nBiotic interactions mediate marine invasions under climate change. Biological Conservation 204:\n459-467.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[48] MacNeil MA, Mellin, C, Pratchett M, Hoey AJ, et al.. 2016. Joint estimation of crown of thorns\n(Acanthaster plancii) densities on the Great Barrier Reef. PeerJ 4:e2310; DOI 10.7717\/peerj.2310.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[47] \u2217Cinner JE, Hutchery C, MacNeil MA, Graham NAJ, McClanahan TR et al.. 2016. Bright\nspots among the world\u2019s coral reefs. Nature Cover Story 21 July 2016. (Nature News and Views;\nNature Podcast; international print and television media; Altmetric score >1100)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[46] \u2217Mellin C, MacNeil MA, Cheal AJ, Emslie MJ, Caley, MJ 2016. Marine protected areas increase\nresilience among coral reef communities. Ecology Letters 19(6): 629-637. (International media\ncoverage; Altmetric score >180)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[45]\u2217\u2020MacNeil MA, Graham NAJ, Cinner JE, Wilson SK, Williams ID, Maina J, Newman S, Fried-\nlander AM, Jupiter S, Polunin, NVC, McClanahan TR 2015. Recovery potential of the world\u2019s coral\nreef fishes. Nature 520:341-344. (Nature News and Views; international print media; Altmetric\nscore >370; Featured article in Nature Masterclass: how to write a Nature paper)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[44]\u2217\u2021Graham NAJ, Jennings S, MacNeil MA, Mouillot D, Wilson SK 2015. Predicting climate\ndriven regime shifts versus rebound potential in coral reefs. Nature 518:94-97. (Nature News and\nViews; Nature Publishing Hot Topic; international print media; Altmetric score >470)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[43] Hussey NE, MacNeil MA, Siple MC, Popp BN, Dudley SFJ, Fisk AT 2015. Expanded trophic\nstructure and limited functional redundancy among a large shark community. Food Webs 4:1-7.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[42]\u2217Emslie MJ, Logan M, Williamson DH, Ayling T, MacNeil MA, et al. 2015. Expectations and\nOutcomes of Reserve Network Performance following Re-zoning of the Great Barrier Reef Marine\nPark. Current Biology 25(8):983-992. (international print media; Altimetric score > 150)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[41] McClanahan TR, Graham NAJ, MacNeil MA, and Cinner JE 2015. Biomass-based management\nof multi species coral reef fisheries. Conservation Biology, 29(2):409-417.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[40] MacNeil MA, and Connolly SR 2015. Multi-scale patterns and processes in reef fish abundance.\nIn Mora, C. Ed. Ecology of fishes on coral reefs: the functioning of an ecosystem in a changing\nworld. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[39] Mengersen, K, Caley MJ, and MacNeil MA 2015. The Potential for Meta-Analysis to Support\nDecision Analysis in Ecology. Research Methods 6.2 (2015): 111-121.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[38]\u2217Connolly SR, MacNeil MA, Caley MJ, Cripps E, and et al. 2014. Commonness and rarity in the\nmarine biosphere. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 111:85248-529.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[37] Burgess GH, Bruce BD, Cailliet GM, Goldman KJ, Grubbs RD, Lowe CG, MacNeil MA, Mollet\nHF, O\u2019Sullivan JB, and Weng KC 2014. A re-evaluation of the size of the white shark (Carcharodon\ncarcharias) population off California, USA. PLoS ONE 9(6):e98078.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[36]\u2217\u2020Hussey NE, MacNeil MA, McMeans BC, Olin JA, Dudley SFJ, Cliff G, Wintner SP, Fennessy ST, and Fisk AT 2014. Rescaling the trophic structure of marine food webs. Ecology Letters 17(2): 239-250. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[35] MacNeil MA 2013. The politics, science, and policy of reference points for resource management.\nEnvironmental Conservation 40(04) 297-301. [34] Cinner JE, MacNeil MA, Basurto X and\nGelcich S 2013. Looking beyond the fisheries crisis: Cumulative learning from small-scale fisheries\nthrough diagnostic approaches. Global Environmental Change 23(6) 1359-1365.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[33] MacNeil MA and Cinner JE 2013. Hierarchical livelihood outcomes among co-managed fisheries.\nGlobal Environmental Change 23(6) 1393-1401.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[32] Holt BG, Rioja Nieto R, Lupton J, Rahbek C, and MacNeil MA 2013. Assessing the value of\nvolunteer survey protocols for biodiversity studies: a case study with Caribbean fish assemblages.\nMethods in Ecology and Evolution 4: 383-392.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[31] Cinner JE, Graham NAJ, Huchery C, and MacNeil MA 2013. Global Impacts of Local Human\nPopulation Density and Distance to Markets on the Condition of Coral Reef Fisheries. Conservation\nBiology 27(3):453-8.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[30] McClanahan TR, Donner SD, Maynard JA, MacNeil MA, Graham NAJ, Maina JM, Baker\nAC et al.. Evidence-based Prioritizing key resilience assessments indicators to support coral reef\nmanagement in a changing climate. PLoS ONE 7(8): e42884.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[29] Cheal AJ, Emslie M, MacNeil MA, Miller I, and Sweatman H 2013. Spatial variation in the\nfunctional characteristics of herbivorous fish communities and the resilience of coral reefs. Ecological\nApplications 23(1):174-88.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[28]\u2217\u2020Cinner JE, McClanahan TR, MacNeil MA, Graham NAJ, Daw T, Mukminin A, Feary D,\nRabearisoa A, Wamukota A, Jiddawi N, Campbell S, Baird A, Januchowski-Hartley F, Hamed S,\nLahari R, Morove T, and Kuange K 2012. Co-management of coral reef social-ecological systems.\nProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 109: 52195222.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[27]\u2217MacNeil MA, McMeans BC, Hussey N, Treble M, Vecsei P, Skomal GB, Svavarsson J, Kovacs K,\nLyderson C, Ramsey M, and Fisk AT 2012. Biology of the Greenland shark Somniosus microcephalus\nBloch and Schneider, 1801. Journal of Fish Biology 80:991-1018.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[26] Hussey NE, MacNeil MA, Olin JA, McMeans BC, Kinney MJ, Chapman DD and Fisk AT 2012.\nStable isotopes and elasmobranchs: tissue types, methods, applications and assumptions. Journal\nof Fish Biology 80:1449-1484.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[25] Mellin C, Parrott L, Andr \u0301efou \u0308et S, Bradshaw CAJ, MacNeil MA, and Caley MJ 2012. Multi-\nscale marine biodiversity patterns inferred efficiently from habitat image processing. Ecological\nApplications 22:792803.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[24] Olin JA, MacNeil MA, Rush SA, and Fisk AT 2012. Isotopic Ratios Reveal Mixed Seasonal\nVariation Among Fishes from Two Subtropical Estuarine Systems. Estuaries and Coasts 3:811-820.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[23] McClanahan TR, Graham NAJ., MacNeil MA, Muthiga NA, Cinner JE, Bruggemann JH and\nWilson SK 2011 Critical thresholds and tangible targets for ecosystem-based management of coral\nreefs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 108(41):17230-17233.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[22] Graham NAJ.; Chabanet, P., Evans, R.D., Jennings, S., Letourneur, Y., MacNeil MA, Mc-\nClanahan TR, O \u0308hman, M.C., Polunin, N.V.C., and Wilson SK 2011. Extinction risk in coral reef\nfishes. Ecology Letters 14: 341-348.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[21] Dennis, C., MacNeil MA, Rosati, J., Pitcher, T. and Fisk AT 2010. Diet discrimination factors\nare inversely related to \u03b415N and \u03b413C values of food for fish under controlled conditions. Rapid\nCommunications in Mass Spectrometry 24: 3515-3520.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[20] MacNeil MA, Graham NAJ., Cinner JE, Loring, P.A., Jennings, S., Dulvy, N.K., Fisk AT,\nPolunin, N.V.C., and McClanahan TR 2010. Transitional states in marine fisheries: adapting to\npredicted global change. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 365: 3753-3763.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[19] Hussey NE, MacNeil MA, and Fisk AT 2010. The requirement for accurate diet-tissue discrim-\nination factors for interpreting stable isotopes in sharks. Comment on \u2018Stable isotope dynamics in\nelasmobranch fishes.\u2019 Hydrobiologia 654(1): 1-5.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[18] Cheal AJ, MacNeil MA, Cripps E, Emslie M, Jonker M, Shaffelke B, and Sweatman H 2010.\nFirst evidence of a coral-macroalgal phase shift on the Great Barrier Reef highlights the importance\nof herbivorous fishes. Coral Reefs 29: 1005-1015.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[17] MacNeil MA and Graham NAJ. 2010. Enabling Coral-reef management in a changing cli-\nmate through predictive Bayesian meta-analysis of large-scale disturbance. Global Ecology and\nBiogeography 19: 412-421.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[16] Hussey NE, Wintner SP, Dudley SFJ, Cocks DT, Cliff G, and MacNeil MA. 2009. Maternal\ninvestment and size-specific reproductive output in carcharhinid sharks. Journal of Animal Ecology\n79: 184-193.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[15] Dennard S, MacNeil MA, Treble M, Campana SE, and Fisk AT 2009. Hierarchical Analysis of\na Remote, Arctic, Artisanal Longline Fishery. ICES Journal of Marine Science 67: 41-51.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[14] MacNeil MA, Carlson JK and Beerkircher LR 2009. Shark depredation rates in pelagic longline\nfisheries: a case study from the Northwest Atlantic. ICES Journal of Marine Science 66: 708-719.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[13] MacNeil MA, Graham NAJ., Polunin, N.V.C., Kulbicki, M., Galzin, R., Harmelin-Vivien, M.\nand Rushton, S.P. 2009. Hierarchical drivers of reef-fish metacommunity structure. Ecology 90(1):\n252-264.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[12] Fisk AT, Sash, K., Maerz, J., Palmer, W., Carroll, J.P., and MacNeil MA 2009. Metabolic\nturnover rates of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes in captive juvenile snakes. Rapid Communi-\ncations in Mass Spectrometry 23: 1-8.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[11] MacNeil MA, Graham NAJ, Conroy MJ, Fonnesbeck CJ, Polunin NVC, Rushton SP, Chabanet\nP, and McClanahan TR 2008. Detection heterogeniety in underwater visual census data. Journal\nof Fish Biology 73: 1748-1763.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[10] MacNeil MA, Tyler E, Fonnesbeck CJ, Rushton SP, and Conroy MJ 2008. Accounting for\nDetectability in Reef-Fish Biodiversity Estimates. Marine Ecology Progress Series 367: 249-260.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[9] Graham NAJ, McClanahan TR, MacNeil MA, Wilson SK, Polunin, N.V.C., Jennings, S. Le-\ntourner, Y., Galzin, R., Chabanet, P., Bigot, L., Spalding, M.D., Ohman, M.C., Garpe, K.C., Clark,\nS. Edwards, A.J., and Sheppard, C.R.C. 2008. Climate warming and the Ocean-scale integrity of\ncoral reef ecosystems. PLoS ONE 3(8): 1-9.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[8] MacNeil MA 2008. Making empirical progress in observational ecology. Environmental Conser-\nvation 35(2): 1-4.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[7] Overmyer J, MacNeil MA, and Fisk AT 2008. Stable Isotope Turnover in the Black Fly, Simulium vittatum IS-7. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 22: 694-700.
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[6] Mill AC, Sweeting CJ, Barnes C, Al-Habsi S, and MacNeil MA 2008. Mass-spectrometer bias in stable isotope ecology. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 6: 34-39.
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[5] MacNeil MA, Fonnesbeck CJ and McClanahan TR 2008. Occupancy models for estimating the size of reef fish communities. Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium.
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[4] McClanahan TR, Graham NAJ, Calnan J. and MacNeil MA 2007. Towards pristine biomass: reef fish recovery in coral reef marine protected areas. Ecological Applications 17(4): 1055-1067. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[3] MacNeil MA, Drouillard KG, and Fisk AT 2006. Variable uptake and elimination of stable\nnitrogen isotopes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63: 345-353.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[2] MacNeil MA, Skomal GB, and Fisk AT 2005. Stable isotopes from multiple tissues reveal diet\nswitching in sharks. Marine Ecology Progress Series 302: 199-206.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[1] MacNeil MA and Campana SE 2002. Comparison of whole and sectioned vertebrae for determin-\ning the age of young blue shark (Prionace glauca). Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Science\n30: 77-82.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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