PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
41. Blakeslee, A.M.H., Moore, C.S., Stancil, C.S., Woodard, N.E., Geesin, M.E., Manning-Moore, C., Aguilar, R., Smith, S., and Gittman, R.K. Accepted. First detection of the green porcelain crab, Petrolisthes armatus, off the coast of Beaufort, North Carolina. BioInvasions Records
40. Trackenberg, S.N. †, Baillie, C.J. $, Fodrie, F. J., Bartusek, S. ‡, Wellman, E.H. †, Gittman R.K. 2023. Are nursery definitions maturing in their application to US fisheries management? BioScience biad113.
39. Wellman, E.H. †, Trackenberg, S.N. †, Gilliland, V.A. ‡, Titus, E.F., Gittman, R.K., McCoy, M.W. 2023. Evaluating impacts of non-native submerged aquatic vegetation on native nekton. Ecosphere 14: e4511. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.4511
38. Paxton, A.B., Riley, T.N., Steenrod, C.L., Smith, C.S., Zhang, Y.S., Gittman, R.K., Silliman, B.R. Buckel, C.A., Viehman, T.S., Puckett, B.J., and Davis, J. 2023. What evidence exists on the performance of nature-based solutions interventions for coastal protection in biogenic, shallow ecosystems? A systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence 12(11). doi: 10.1186/s13750-023-00303-4.
37. Moore. C.S. †, Baillie. C.J. $, Edmonds. E.A., Gittman, R.K., Blakeslee, A.M.H. Parasites indicate trophic complexity and faunal succession in restored oyster reefs over a 22-year period. 2023. Ecological Applications: 33(4): e2825. doi:10.1002/eap.2825
36. Zhang, Y. S., Swinea, S.H., Roskar, G., Trackenberg†, S.N., Gittman, R.K., Jarvis, J.C., Kenworthy, W.J., Yeager, L.A., Fodrie, F.J. 2022. Tropical cyclone impacts on seagrass-associated fishes in a temperate-subtropical estuary. PLOS ONE 17(10): e0273556. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0273556
35. Aminpour, P., Gray, S.A., Beck, M.W., Furman, K.L., Tsakiri, I., Gittman, R.K., Grabowski, J.H.,35. Aminpour, P., Gray, S.A., Beck, M.W., Furman, K.L., Tsakiri, I., Gittman, R.K., Grabowski, J.H., Helgeson, J., Josephs, L., Ruth, M., Scyphers, S.B. 2022. Urbanized knowledge syndrome: Erosion of diversity and systems thinking in urbanites’ mental models. Urban Sustainability 2:11. doi:10.1038/s42949-022-00054-0
34. Grabowski, J.H., Baillie, C.J., Baukus, A., Fodrie, F.J., Gittman, R.K., Hughes, A.R., Kimbro, D.L., Lenihan, H., Powers, S., Sullivan, K., and Wagaman, R. 2022. Fish and invertebrate use of restored vs. natural oyster reefs in North Carolina. Ecosphere 13(5): e4035. Special Feature: Honoring Charles H. Peterson. doi:10.1002/ecs2.4035
33. Wellman, E.H. †, Baillie, C.J. $, Puckett, B.J., Trackenberg, S.N. †, Donaher, S.E. †, and Gittman, R.K. 2022. Reef design and site hydrodynamics mediate oyster restoration and marsh stabilization outcomes. Ecological Applications e2506. doi: 10.1002/ eap.2506
32. Correll-Brown, R. ‡, Wellman, E.H. †, Eulie, D.O., Scyphers, S.B., Smith, C.S., Polk, M.A. †, and Gittman, R.K.1 2022. Shifting baselines may undermine coastal management efforts in the United States. Frontiers in Climate: Special Issue on Coordinating Climate Change Adaptation as Risk Management. doi:10.3389/fclim.2022.719109.
31. Plumlee, J.D., Kenworthy, M.D., Gittman R.K., Keller, D.A., Garnett, E.E., Vaca-Pita, L., Carr, L.A., Fodrie, F.J. 2021. Remarkable euryhalinity of a marine fish Lutjanus novemfasciatus in mangrove nurseries. Ecology 0(0): e03582. doi: 0.1002/ecy.3582
30. Donaher, S.E., Baillie, C.J., Smith, C.S., Zhang, S.Y., Albright, A. †, Trackenberg S.N., Wellman, E.H., Woodard, N., and Gittman, R.K. 2021. Bivalve facilitation mediates seagrass recovery from physical disturbance in a temperate estuary. Ecosphere Special Feature: Honoring Charles H. Peterson, Ecologist 12(11): e03804. doi:10.1002/ecs2.3804
29. Feagin, R.A., Bridges, T.S., Bledsoe, B., Losos, E., Ferreira, S., Corwin, E., Lodder, Q., Beck, M.W., Reguero, B., Sutton-Grier, A., Figlus, Palmer, J.R., Nelson, D., Smith, C.S., Olander, L. Silliman, B., Pietersen, H., Costanza, R., Gittman, R.K., Narayan, S., Pontee, N., Donahue, M., McNeill, D., Guidry, T. 2021. Infrastructure investment must incorporate Nature’s lessons in a rapidly changing world. One Earth 4(10): 1361-1364. doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2021.10.003
28. Kyzar, T., Safak, I., Cebrian, J., Clark, M.W., Dix, N., Dietz, K., Gittman, R.K., Jaeger, J., Radabaugh, K.R., Roddenberry, A. Smith, C.S., Sparks, E.L., Stone, B., Sundin, G., Taubler, M., and Angelini, C. 2021. Challenges and Opportunities for Sustaining Coastal Wetlands and Oyster Reefs in the Southeastern United States. Journal of Environmental Management 296:113178. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113178
27. Gittman, R.K., Scyphers, S.B., Baillie, C.J., Brodmerkel, A., Grabowski, J.H., Livernois, M., Poray, A.K., Smith, C.S., and Fodrie, F.J. 2021. Reversing a tyranny of cascading shoreline-protection decisions driving coastal habitat loss. Conservation Science and Practice doi: 10.1002/csp2.490
26. Polk, M.A., Gittman, R.K., Smith, C.S., and Eulie, D.O. 2021. Coastal resilience surges as living shorelines reduce lateral erosion of salt marshes. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, Invited Special Issue: Incorporating Nature-based Solutions to the Built Environment. doi: 10.1002/ieam.4447
25. Zhang, Y.S, Gittman, R.K., Donaher, S., Trackenberg, S., van der Heide, T., and Silliman, B.R. 2021. Inclusion of intra- and interspecific facilitation expands the theoretical framework for seagrass restoration. Frontiers in Marine Science 8: 645673. doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.645673
24. Moore, C.S., Gittman, R.K., Puckett, B.J., Wellman, E.H., Blakeslee, A.H. 2020. If you build it, they will come: Restoration positively influences free-living and parasite diversity in a restored tidal marsh. Food Webs, Invited Special Issue: Restoration Initiatives Viewed through a Lens of Food Web Structure and Dynamics 25: e00167. doi.org/10.1016/j.foodweb.2020.e00167
23. Smith, C.S., Rudd, M.E., Gittman, R.K., Melvin, E.C., Patterson, V.S., Renzi, J.J., Wellman, E.H., Silliman, B. R. Coming to terms with living shorelines: A review of novel strategies for shoreline protection. 2020. Frontiers in Marine Science, Special Issue: Marine Conservation and Sustainability, 7, 434. doi.org/10.3389/fmars.00434.
22. DeAngelis, B.M., Sutton-Grier, A.E., Colden, A.; Arkema, K.K., Baillie, C.J., Bennett, R.O., Benoit, J., Blitch, S., Chatwin, A., Dausman, A., Gittman, R.K., Greening, H.S., Henkel, J.R., Houge, R., Howard, R., Hughes, A.R., Lowe, J., Scyphers, S.B., Sherwood, E.T., Westby, S., Grabowski, J.H. 2020. Social factors key to landscape-scale coastal restoration: lessons learned from three U.S. case studies. Sustainability Special Issue: Nature-Based Solutions for Restoration of Ecosystems and Sustainable Urban Development, 12, 869. doi.org/10.3390/su12030869
21. Gittman, R.K., Baillie C. J., Arkema K.K., Bennett R.O., Benoit J., Blitch S., Brun J., Chatwin A., Colden A., Dausman, A., DeAngelis B., Herold N., Henkel J., Houge R., Howard R., Hughes A.R., Scyphers S.B., Shostik T., Sutton-Grier A., Grabowski J.H.. 2019. Voluntary restoration: mitigation’s silent partner in the quest to reverse coastal wetland loss in the USA. Frontiers in Marine Science Marine Conservation and Sustainability Special Issue: Successes at the Interface of Ocean, Climate and Humans 6, doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00511
20. Keller D.A., Gittman R.K., Brodeur M.C., Ridge J.T., Kenworthy M.D., Yeager L.A., Rodriguez A.B., Fodrie F.J. 2019. Salt marsh shoreline geomorphology influences the development of constructed oyster reefs and use by associated fauna. Restoration Ecology. doi.org/10.1111/rec.12992
19. Neylan I.P., Smith C.S., Swann E.D., Fegley S.R., Gittman R.K. 2019. Interspecific and intraspecific interactions between fiddler crabs Minuca pugnax (mud fiddler) and Leptuca pugilator (sand fiddler) influence species’ burrowing behavior. Journal of Experimental Biology and Ecology 517: 40-48. doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2019.05.010
18. Carr L.C., Gittman R.K., and Bruno J.F. 2018. Temperature influences herbivory and algal biomass in the Galápagos Islands. Frontiers in Marine Science. doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00279
17. Kenworthy M.D., Grabowski J.H., Layman C.A., Sherwood G.D., Powers S.P., Gittman R.K., Keller D.A., Fodrie F.J. 2018. Movement ecology of a mobile predatory fish reveals limited habitat linkages within a temperate estuarine seascape. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2017-0308.
16. Smith C.S., Puckett B., Gittman R.K., Peterson C.H. 2018. Living shorelines enhanced the resilience of saltmarshes to Hurricane Matthew (2016). Ecological Applications. doi.org/10.1002/eap.1722.
15. Sutton-Grier A.E., Gittman1 R.K., Arkema K.K., Bennett R.O., Benoit J., Blitch S., Burks-Copes K.,Colden A., Dausman A., DeAngelis B.M., Hughes A.R., Scyphers S.B., Grabowski J.H. 2018. Investing in natural and nature-based infrastructure: Building better along our coasts. Sustainability 10:523. doi.org/ 10.3390/su10020523.
14. Grabowski J.H., Conroy C. W., Gittman R.K., Kelley J.T., Sherman S., Sherwood G.D., and Wippelhauser G. 2018. Habitat associations of juvenile cod in nearshore waters. Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture 26 (1): 1-14. doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2017.1328660.
13. Gittman R.K., Fodrie F.J., Baillie C.J., Brodeur M.C., Currin C.A., Keller D.A., Kenworthy M.D., Morton, J., Ridge J.T., Zhang, Y.S. 2018. Living on the edge: increasing patch size enhances resilience of restored salt marsh to inundation stress. Estuaries and Coasts 41 (3): 884 – 895. doi.org/10.1007/s12237-017-0302-6.
12. Gittman R.K., and Scyphers, S.B. 2017. The cost of coastal protection: A comparison of shore stabilization approaches. Shore & Beach 85 (4): 19-24.
11. Keller D.A., Gittman R.K., Bouchillon R., Fodrie F. J. 2017. Life stage and species identity determine whether habitat subsidies enhance or simply redistribute secondary production. Journal of Animal Ecology 00:1–10. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12745
10. Fodrie F.J., Rodriguez A.B., Gittman R.K., Grabowski J.H., Lindquist N.L., Peterson C.H., Piehler M.F., and Ridge J.T. 2017. Oyster reefs as carbon sources and sinks. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 284: 20170891. doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.0891
9. Smith C.S., Gittman R.K., Neylan I.P., Scyphers S.B., Morton, J. P., Fodrie F.J., Grabowski J.H., and Peterson, C.H. 2017. Hurricane damage along natural and hardened estuarine shorelines: Using homeowner experiences to promote nature-based coastal protection. Marine Policy 81: 350-358. doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.04.013
8. Gittman R.K., Scyphers S.B., Smith C.S., Neylan I.P., and Grabowski J.H. 2016. Ecological consequences of shoreline hardening: a meta-analysis. BioScience 66(9): 763-773. doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biw091
7. Gittman R.K., Peterson C.H., Currin C.A., Fodrie F.J., Piehler M.F., and Bruno J.F. 2016. Living shorelines can enhance the nursery role of threatened coastal habitats. Ecological Applications 26(1): 249-263. doi.org/10.1890/14-0716
6. Gittman R.K., Fodrie F.J., Popowich A.M., Keller D.A., Bruno J.F., Currin C.A., Peterson C.H., and Piehler M.F. 2015. Engineering away our natural defenses: an analysis of shoreline hardening in the United States. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 13(6): 301-307. doi.org/10.1890/150065
5. Gittman R.K., Popowich A.M., Bruno J.F., and Peterson C.H. 2014. Marshes with and without sills protect estuarine shorelines from erosion better than bulkheads during a Category 1 hurricane. Ocean and Coastal Management 102: 94-102.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.09.016
4. Fodrie F.J., Rodriguez A.B., Baillie C.J., Brodeur M.C., Coleman S.E., Gittman R.K., Kenworthy M.D., Poray A. K., Ridge J.T., Theuerkauf E.J., and Lindquist N.L. 2014. Classic paradigms in a novel environment: inserting food web and productivity lessons from rocky shores and saltmarshes into biogenic reef restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology 51 (5): 1314-1325. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12276
3. Rodriguez A.B., Fodrie F.J., Ridge J.T., Lindquist N.L., Theuerkauf E.J., Coleman S.E., Grabowski J.H., Brodeur M.C., Gittman R.K., Keller D.A., and Kenworthy, M.D. 2014. Oyster reefs can outpace sea level rise. Nature Climate Change 4 (6): 493-497. doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2216
2. Gittman R.K. and Keller D.A. 2013. Fiddler crabs facilitate Spartina alterniflora growth, mitigating periwinkle overgrazing of marsh habitat. Ecology 94 (12): 2709-2718. doi.org/10.1890/13-0152.1
BOOK CHAPTERS
1. Bliss, T., Donnelly, M., Gittman, R.K., Kinglsey-Smith, P., Ridge, J., and Walters, L. In press. Living shorelines of the southeast. In: DeBerry, D., Hardaway, S., and Webb, B., Living Shorelines: Design Principles of Ecology and Engineering.