Publications listed in chronological order:
Konefal, A; Ozturk, E; Rees, B; Cebrian, J; Cox, TE (in press) The foundational seagrass Halodule wrightii responds to disturbance by modulating gene expression and photosynthetic efficiency. Marine Ecology Progress Series https://doi.org/10.3354/meps15209
Nyadjro, E; Cebrian, J; Cox, TE; Wang, Z; Lau, Y; Konefal, AM; Turnage, G; Offner, T; Gilpin,R; Boyer,T; Larsen, K; Mickle, P; Sparks, E; Webster, JAB (2026) Gaps and Pathways Towards Standardized, FAIR Microplastics Data Harmonization: A Systematic Review Microplastics 5:11. https://doi.org/10.3390/microplastics5010011
Boyle, KS; Cox, TE; Kirkland, AM; Price, BP (2025) Temporal dynamics of the soundscape near oil platforms of the shallow-mid Louisiana continental shelf. Marine Environmental Research 211:107449 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107449
Konefal, A; Anthony, N; Cox TE (2025) The relationship between abiotic conditions, seagrass genetic variation, and production reveals population differentiation is predicted by temperature range. Estuaries & Coasts 48, 158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-025-01592-3
Boyle, KS; Cox, TE; Kirkland, AM; Price, BP (2025) Influences and interactions of vessel noise and environmental factors on Silver Perch (Bairdiella chrysoura) and seatrout (Cynoscion spp.) spawning choruses in estuaries of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Marine Pollution Bulletin 219: 118228 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118228
Kirkland, A; Frick, AJ; Beaulieu, HR; Granier, M; Price, BH; Wiley, JB; Boyle, KS; Cox, TE (2025) A widely distributed clam, Chama macerophylla, exhibits mixed responses to single and combined warming and acidification stress. Marine Biology 172: 80-103 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-025-04623-6
Cox, TE; Boyle, KS; Albins, M; Powers, S; Cebrian, J (2025) Carbon production at shallow-water artificial reef ecosystems relies on water column primary productivity. Limnology & Oceanography. 9999: 1-18 https://doi: 10.1002/lno.70008
Harsha, M; Salas-Ortiza, Y; Cypher, AD; Osborn, ED; Turcios Valle, E; Gregg, JL; Hershberger, PK; Kurerov,Y; King, S; Goranov, AI; Hatcher, PG; Konefal, A; Cox, TE; Greer, JB; Meador, JP; Tarr, MT; Tomco, PL; Podgorski, DC. (in press) Toxicity of crude oil-derived polar unresolved complex mixtures to Pacific herring embryos: Insights beyond polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Science of the Total Environment
Lowell, A; Hill, C; Dupont, S; Infantes, E; Ramesh, K; Peterson, B; Govers, LL; Cox, TE (2024) Low pH enhances germination of eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) seeds despite ubiquitous presence of Phytophthora gemini. Aquatic Botany 95:103805 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103805
Konefal, A.; Kirkland, A; Gilipin, R; Wyssmann, K; Anthony, N; Cebrian, J; Cox, TE (2024) The relationship between genetic diversity, function, and stability in marine foundation species. BioScience 74: 187-206 https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biad123
Ward, R; Cox, TE; Colbert, S; Faucci, A; La Valle, F; Philippoff, J; Schaefer, J; Wiegner, T; Ware, I; Knope, M (2023) Spatial variation and antecedent sea surface temperature conditions influence Hawaiian intertidal community structure. PloS one, 18: e0286136
Lowell, A; Infantes, E; West, L; Puishys, L; Hill, C; Ramesh, K; Peterson, P; Cebrian, J; Dupont, S; and Cox, TE (2021) How does ocean acidification affect the early life history of Zostera marina? A series of experiments find parental carryover can benefit viability or germination. Frontiers in Marine Science 8: 762806 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.762086
Cox, TE; Cebrían, J; Tabor, M; West, L; and Krause, JW (2020) Do diatoms dominate benthic production in shallow systems? A case study from a mixed seagrass bed. Limnology and Oceanography Letters 5:425-434 doi: 10.1002/lol2.10167
La Valle, F; Schaefer, J; Cox, TE; and Philippoff, J (2020) Longitudinal assessment of Hawaii’s intertidal algal communities. Hydrobiologia 847: 3321–3336 doi:10.1007/s10750-020-04336-5
Guerrero-Meseguer, L; Cox, TE; Sanz-Lázaro, C; Schmid, S; Enzor, LA; Major, K; Gazeau, F; and Cebrían, J (2020). Does ocean acidification benefit seagrasses in a mesohaline environment? A mesocosm experiment in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Estuaries & Coasts https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-020-00720-5
Díaz-Castañeda, V; Cox, TE; Gazeau, F; Delille, J; Alliouane, S.; and Gattuso, J-P (2019) Ocean acidification affects calcareous tube growth in adult stage and reared offspring of serpulid polychaetes. Journal of Experimental Biology (shared first authorship) 222: jeb196543 doi:10.1242/jeb.196543
Starck, J.; Barry, J; Cox, TE; Gazeau, F; Kline, D; Kirkwood, W; Quieros, A; Runcie, J; Widdcombe, S; Gattuso, J-P (2019) Free Ocean CO2 Enrichment (FOCE) experiments: technical and scientific advice for successful projects. Progress in Oceanography 172: 19-107 doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2019.01.006
Foster, A; Spalding, H; Cox, TE; Valle F; Philippoff, J (2018) The invasive green alga Avrainvillea sp. transforms native epifauna and algal communities on a hard-bottom reef. Phycological Research 1-6 doi: 10.1111/pre.12359
Cox, TE; Díaz-Castañeda, V; Alliouane, S; Mahacek, P; Le Fur, A; Gattuso, J-P and Gazeau, F (2017) Effects of in situ CO2 enrichment on epibiont settlement on artificial substrata within a Posidonia oceanica meadow. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 497: 197-211 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2017.10.003
Cox, TE; Nash, M; Gazeau, F; Deniel, M; Legrande, E; Alliouane, S; Mahacek, P; Le Fur, A; Gattuso J- P, Martin, S (2017) Effects of in situ CO2 enrichment on Posidonia oceanica epiphytic community composition and mineralogy. Marine Biology 164: 103 doi:10.1007/s00227-017-3136-7
Cox, TE; Spalding, H; and Foster, MS (2017) Spatial and temporal variation of diverse intertidal algal assemblages in southwest Oahu. Marine Ecology 8:e12429 https://doi.org/10.1111/maec.12429
Cox, TE; Gazeau, F; Alliouane, S; Hendriks, I; Mahacek, P; Le Fur, A; and Gattuso, J-P (2016) Effects of in situ CO2 enrichment on structural characteristics, photosynthesis, and growth of the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica. Biogeosciences 13: 2179 – 2194
doi:10.5194/bg-13-2179 2016
Cox, TE; Schenone, S; Delille, J; Díaz-Castañeda, V; Alliouane, S; Gattuso, J-P; Gazeau, F (2015) Effects of ocean acidification on Posidonia oceanica epiphytic community and shoot productivity. Journal of Ecology 103: 1594 - 1609 doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12477
Gazeau, F; Urbini, L; Cox, TE; Alliouane, S; and Gattuso, J-P (2015) Comparison of the alkalinity and calcium anomaly techniques to estimate rates of net calcification. Marine Ecology Progress Series 527: 1-12, Feature Article doi: 10.3354/meps11287
Cox, TE and Smith CM (2015) Photosynthetic rapid light curves for Padina sanctae-crucis vary with irradiance, aerial exposure, and tides in Hawaii's micro-intertidal zones. Marine Biology 162: 1061- 1076 doi: 10.1007/s00227-015-2649-1
Gattuso, J-P; Kirkwood, W; Barry, JP; Cox, TE; Gazeau, F; Hansson, L; Hendriks, I; Kline, D; Mahacek, P; Martin, S; McElhany, P; Reeve, J; Roberts, D; Saderne, V; Tait, K; Widdicombe, S; and Brewer, PG (2014) Free-ocean CO2 enrichment (FOCE) systems: present status and future developments Biogeosciences 11: 4057–4075 doi:10.5194/bg-11-4057-2014
Cox, TE; Smith, CM; Popp, B; Foster, MS; and Abbott, IA (2013) Can stormwater be detected by marine algae? Marine Pollution Bulletin 71: 92-100 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.03.030
Cox, TE and Foster, MS (2013) The effects of storm-drains with periodic flows on intertidal algal communities in ‘Ewa Beach (O‘ahu), Hawai‘i. Marine Pollution Bulletin 70: 162-170 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.02.029
Cox, TE; Philippoff, J; Baumgartner, E; Zabin, C; and Smith, CM (2013) Spatial and temporal patterns of rocky intertidal communities along the Main Islands of Hawai‘i. Pacific Science 67:23-45, with cover photo http://dx.doi.org/10.2984/67.1.3
Cox, TE; Philippoff, J; Baumgartner, E; and Smith, CM (2012) Expert variability provides perspective on the strengths and weaknesses of a citizen-driven intertidal monitoring program. Ecological Applications 22: 1201-1212 PMID: 22827128
Cox, TE and Smith, CM (2011) Thermal ecology on an exposed algal reef: infrared imagery a rapid tool to survey temperature at local spatial scales. Coral Reefs 30:1109-1120
doi: 10.1007/s00338-011-0799-2
Cox, TE, Baumgartner, E; Philippoff, J ; and Boyle, K (2011) Spatial and vertical patterns in the tidepool fish assemblage on the island of Oahu. Environmental Biology of Fishes 90: 329-342 doi: 10.1007/s10641-010-9744-4
Boyle, KS and Cox, TE (2009) Courtship and spawning sounds in bird wrasse Gomphosus varius and saddle wrasse Thalassoma duperrey. Journal of Fish Biology 75: 2670-2681 doi:10.1111/j.1095- 8649.2009.02459
Cox, TE and Murray, SN (2006) Feeding preferences and the relationships between food choice and assimilation efficiency in the herbivorous marine snail Lithopoma undosum (Turbinidae). Marine Biology 148:1295-1306 doi: 10.1007/s00227-005-0166-3