Selected Publications

Google Scholar Profile - Anne Randall Hughes

Davenport, T.M., A.R. Hughes, P.S.E. Zu Ermgassen, and J.H. Grabowski. 2021. Recruitment enhancement varies by taxonomic group and oyster reef habitat characteristics. Ecological Applications.

Dennison, W.C., M.E.S. Bracken, M. Brown, J.F. Bruno, J.T. Carlton, R.C. Carpenter, T.J.B. Carruthers, M.N. Dethier, C.M. Duarte, T.R. Fisher, J.W. Fourqurean, R.K. Grosberg, L.J. Hamdan, K.L. Heck, D.J. Howard, A.R. Hughes, B.B. Hughes, G.A. Kendrick, W.J. Kenworthy, F. Mars, C.P. McRoy, R.L. Naylor, B. Nyden, J.C. Ogden, S. Olyarnik, Robert J Orth, Frederick T Short, Cascade JB Sorte, John J Stachowicz, Donald R Strong, C. Sur, M. Waycott. Susan Lynn Williams: The life of an exceptional scholar, leader, and friend (1951-2018). Estuaries and Coasts.

Hays, C.G., T.C. Hanley, R.M. Graves, F.R. Schneck, and A.R. Hughes. 2021. Linking spatial patterns of adult and seed diversity across the depth gradient in the seagrass Zostera marina L. Estuaries and Coasts 44:383-395.

Hays, C.G., T.C. Hanley, A.R. Hughes, S.B. Truskey, R.A. Zerebeck, E.E. Sotka. 2021. Local adaptation in marine foundation species at microgeographic scales. Biological Bulletin 241.

Lefcheck, J.S., B.W. Pfirrmann, F.J. Fodrie, J.H. Grabowski, A.R. Hughes, A.R. Smyth. 2021. Consumption rates vary based on the presence and type of oyster structure: A seasonal and latitudinal comparison. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 536:151501.

‡Moore, A.F.P., C.A. Gehring, and A.R. Hughes. 2021. Plant-fungal symbiosis responds to experimental addition of resources and physical stressor in a salt marsh. Marine Ecology Progress Series 661:115-125.

‡Piercey, R.S., P.E. Gribben, T.C. Hanley, A.T. Moles, and A.R. Hughes. 2021. Incorporating marine macrophytes in plant-soil feedbacks: Emerging evidence and opportunities to advance the field. Journal of Ecology 109:614-625.

‡Von Staats, D.A., T.C. Hanley, C.G. Hays, ††S.R. Madden, E.E. Sotka, and A.R. Hughes. 2021. Intra-meadow variation in seagrass flowering phenology across depths. Estuaries and Coasts 44:325-338.

‡Zerebecki, R.A., A.R. Hughes, J. Goff, T.C. Hanley, W. Scheffel, and K.L. Heck Jr. 2021. Effect of foundation species composition and oil exposure on wetland communities across multiple trophic levels. Marine Ecology Progress Series 662:53-68.

‡Zerebeck, R.A., E.E. Sotka, T.C. Hanley, K.L. Bell, C. Gehring, C.C. Nice, C.L. Richards, and A.R. Hughes. In press. Repeated genetic and adaptive phenotypic divergence across tidal elevation in a foundation plant species. The American Naturalist.

DeAngelis, B., A. Sutton-Grier, A. Colden, K. Arkema, C. Baillie, R. Bennet, J. Benoit, S. Blitch, A. Chatwin, A. Dausman, R. Gittman, H. Greening, J. Henkel, R. Houge, R. Howard, A.R. Hughes, J. Lowe, S. Scyphers, E. Sherwood, S. Westby, J. Grabowski. 2020. Keys to landscape-scale coastal restoration: Lessons learned from three U.S. case studies. Sustainability 12:869.

Gribben, P.E., M.J. Bishop, W.A. O’Connor, D.J. Bradley, and A.R. Hughes. 2020. Intraspecific diversity in prey body size influences survivorship through density mediated changes in predation. Ecosphere 11:e031006.

Hughes, A.R., P. Edwards, J.H. Grabowski, S. Scyphers, S.L. Williams. 2020. Differential incorporation of scientific advances affects coastal habitat restoration practice. Conservation Science and Practice 2:e305.

Hughes, A.R., A.F.P. Moore, and C. Gehring. 2020. Plant response to fungal root endophytes varies by host genotype in the foundation species Spartina alterniflora. American Journal of Botany 107:1645.

Kimbro, D.L., A.E. Scherer, J.E. Byers, J.H. Grabowski, A.R. Hughes, M.F. Piehler, and D.L. Smee. 2020. Environmental gradients influence biogeographic patterns of nonconsumptive predator effects on oysters. Ecosphere 11:e03260.

†Noto, A. and A.R. Hughes. 2020. Genotypic diversity weakens competition within, but not between, plant species. Journal of Ecology 108:2212-2220.

†Noto, A. and A.R. Hughes. 2020. Intraspecific diversity at two trophic levels influences plant-herbivore interactions. Ecosphere 11:e03121.

Osland, M.J., R.H. Day, C.T. Hall, L.C. Feher, A.R. Armitage, J. Cebrian, K.H. Dunton, A.R. Hughes, D.A. Kaplan, A.K. Langston, A. Macy, C.A. Weaver, G.H. Anderson, K. Cummins, I.C. Feller, C.M. Snyder. 2020. Temperature thresholds for black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) freeze damage, mortality and recovery in North America: Refining tipping points for range expansion in a warming climate. Journal of Ecology 108:654-665.

Whalen, M.A., R.D.B. Whippo, J.J. Stachowicz, P.H. York, E. Aiello, T. Alcoverro, A.H. Altieri, L. Benedetti-Cecchi, C. Bertolini, M. Bresch, F. Bulleri, P.E. Carnell, S. Cimon, R.M. Connolly, M. Cusson, M.S. Diskin, E. D’Souza, A.A.V. Flores, F.J. Fodrie, A.W.E. Galloway, L.C. Gaskins, O.J. Graham, T.C. Hanley, C.J. Henderson, C.M. Hereu, M. Hessing-Lewis, K.A. Hovel, B.B. Hughes, A.R. Hughes, K.M. Hultgren, H. Janes, D.S. Janiak, L.N. Johnston, P. Jorgensen, Brendan P Kelaher, C. Kruschel, B.S Lanham, Kun-Seop Lee, J.S. Lefcheck, E. Lozano-Álvarez, P.I. Macreadie, Z.L. Monteith, N.E. O’Connor, A.D. Olds, J.K. O’Leary, C.J. Patrick, O. Pino, A.G.B. Poore, M.A. Rasheed, W.W. Raymond, K. Reiss, O.K. Rhoades, M.T. Robinson, P.G. Ross, F. Rossi, T.A. Schlacher, J. Seemann, B.R. Silliman, D.L. Smee, M. Thiel, R.K.F. Unsworth, B.I. van Tussenbroek, A. Vergés, M.E. Yeager, B.K. Yednock, S.L. Ziegler, J.E. Duffy. 2020. Climate drives the geography of marine consumption by changing predator communities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117:28160-28166.

‡Yeager, M.E., T.C. Gouhier, and A.R. Hughes. 2020. Predicting the stability of multitrophic communities in a variable world. Ecology 101:e02992.

Bartolus, A., P. Adam, J.B. Adams, M.L. Ainouche, D. Ayres, M.D. Bertness, T.J. Bouma, J.F. Bruno, I. Cacador, J.T. Carlton, J.M. Castillo, C.S.B. Costa, A.J. Davy, L. Deegan, B. Duarte, E. Figueroa, J. Gerwein, A.J. Gray, E.D. Grosholz, S.D. Hacker, A.R. Hughes, E. Mateos-Naranjo, I.A. Mendelssohn, J.T. Morris, A.F. Munoz-Rodriguez, F.J.J. Nieva, L.A. Levin, B. Li, W. Liu, S.C. Pennings, A. Pickart, S. Redondo-Gomez, D.M. Richardson, A. Salmon, E. Schwindt, B.R. Silliman, E.E. Sotka, C. Stace, M. Sytsma, S. Temmerman, R.E. Turner, I. Valiela, M.P. Weinstein, J.S. Weis. Online Early. Supporting Spartina: Interdisciplinary perspective shows Spartina as a distinct solid genus. Ecology.

Bowen, J.L., C.J. Baillie, J.H. Grabowski, A.R. Hughes, S.B. Scyphers, K.R. Gilbert, S.G. Gorney, J. Slevin, and K.A. Geigley. 2019. Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Transformation from ‘the harbor of shame’ to a vibrant coastal resource. Regional Studies in Marine Science 25:100482.

Gittman, R.K., C.J. Baillie, K.K. Arkema, R.O. Bennett, J. Benoit, S. Blitch, J. Brun, A. Chatwin, A. Colden, A. Dausman, B. DeAngelis, N. Herold, J. Henkel, R. Houge, R. Howard, A.R. Hughes, S.B. Scyphers, T. Shostik, A. Sutton-Grier, J.H. Grabowski. 2019. Voluntary restoration: mitigation’s silent partner in the quest to outpace coastal wetland loss in the USA. Frontiers in Marine Science. DOI:10.3389/fmars.2019.00511.

Grabowski, J.H., T.C. Gouhier, J.E. Byers, L.F. Dodd, A.R. Hughes, M.F. Piehler, and D.L. Kimbro. 2019. Regional environmental variation and local species interactions influence biogeographic structure on oyster reefs. Ecology e02921.

Hughes, A.R., T.C. Hanley, J.E. Byers, J.H. Grabowski, T. McCrudden, M.F. Piehler, D.L. Kimbro. 2019. Genetic diversity and phenotypic variation within hatchery-produced oyster cohorts predict size and success in the field. Ecological Applications 29:e01940.

Hughes, A.R., †T.C. Hanley, ‡A.F.P. Moore, ‡C. Ramsay-Newton, ‡R.A. Zerebecki, and E.E. Sotka. 2019. Predicting the sensitivity of marine populations to rising temperatures. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 17:17-24.

Hughes, A.R., J.H. Grabowski, H.M. Leslie, S. Scyphers, and S.L. Williams. 2018. Inclusion of biodiversity in habitat restoration policy to facilitate ecosystem recovery. Conservation Letters 11:e12419.

Hughes, A.R., J. Cebrian, K. Heck, J. Goff, †T.C. Hanley, W. Scheffel, and ‡R. Zerebecki. 2018. Effects of oil exposure, plant species composition, and plant genotypic diversity on salt marsh and mangrove assemblages. Ecosphere 9:e02207.

Sutton-Grier, A.E., R.K. Gittman, K.K. Arkema, R.O. Bennett, J. Benoit, S. Blitch, K.A. Burks-Copes, A. Colden, A. Dausman, B.M. DeAngelis, A.R. Hughes, S.B. Scyphers, and J.H. Grabowski. 2018. Investing in natural and nature-based infrastructure: Building better along our coasts. Sustainability 10:523.

‡Schenck, F.R., †T.H. Hanley, R.E. Beighley, and A.R. Hughes. 2018. Phenotypic variation among invasive Phragmites australis populations does not influence salinity tolerance. Estuaries and Coasts 41:896-907.

Gehman, A.M., J.H. Grabowski, A.R. Hughes, D.L. Kimbro, M.F. Piehler, and J.E. Byers. 2017. Predators, environment, and host characteristics influence the probability of infection by an invasive castrating parasite. Oecologia 183:139-149.

Hughes, A.R., T.C. Hanley, J.E. Byers, J.H. Grabowski, J.C. Malek, M.F. Piehler, and D.L. Kimbro. 2017. Genetic by environmental variation but no local adaptation in oysters (Crassostrea virginica). Ecology and Evolution.

Newton-Ramsay, C., A. Drouin, A.R. Hughes, and M.E.S. Bracken. 2017. Species, community, and ecosystem-level responses following the invasion of the red alga, Daysisiphonia japonica, to the western North Atlantic Ocean. Biological Invasions 19:537.

Novak, A.B., H.K. Plaisted, C.G. Hays, A.R. Hughes. 2017. Limited effects of source population identity and number on seagrass transplant performance. PeerJ 5:e2972.

Reynolds, L.K., J.J. Stachowicz, A.R. Hughes, S.J. Kamel, B.S. Ort, C.S. Cohen, and R.K. Grosberg. 2017. Temporal stability in patterns of genetic diversity and structure of a marine foundation species (Zostera marina). Heredity 118:404-412.

Zerebecki, R., G.M. Crutsinger, and A.R. Hughes. 2017. Spartina alterniflora genotypic identity affects plant-plant and plant-animal interactions in an experimental marsh community. Journal of Ecology.

Hanley, T.C., A.R. Hughes, B. Williams, H. Garland, and D.L. Kimbro. 2016. Effects of intraspecific diversity on survivorship, growth, and recruitment of the Eastern oyster across sites. Ecology 97:1518-1529.

Hughes, A.R., T.C. Hanley, F.R. Schenck, and C.G. Hays. 2016. Genetic diversity of seagrass seeds influences seedling morphology and biomass. Ecology 97:3538-3546.

Hughes, A.R., F.R. Schenck, J. Bloomberg, T.C. Hanley, D. Feng, T.C. Gouhier, R.E. Beighley, and D.L. Kimbro. 2016. Biogeographic gradients in ecosystem processes of the invasive ecosystem engineer Phragmites australis. Biological Invasions 18:2577.

Pennings, S.C., S. Zengel, J. Oehrig, M. Alber, T.D. Bishop, D.R. Deis, D. Devlin, A.R. Hughes, J.J. Hutchens Jr., W.M. Kiehn, C.R. McFarlin, C.L. Montague, S. Powers, C.E. Proffitt, N. Rutherford, C.L. Stagg, K. Walters. 2016. Marine ecoregion and Deepwater Horizon oil spill affect recruitment and population structure of a saltmarsh snail. Ecosphere 7:e01588.

Byers, J.E., J.H. Grabowski, M.F. Piehler, A.R. Hughes, H.W. Weiskel, J.C. Malek, and D.L. Kimbro. 2015. Geographic variation in intertidal oyster reef properties and the influences of tidal prism. Limnology and Oceanography 60:1051-1063.

Hughes, A.R., T. C. Hanley, N. P. Orozco, and R. A. Zerebecki. 2015. Consumer trait variation influences tritrophic interactions in salt marsh communities. Ecology and Evolution 5:2659-2672.

Hughes, A.R., P.E. Gribben, D.L. Kimbro, and M.J. Bishop. 2014. Additive and site-specific effects of two foundation species on invertebrate community structure. Marine Ecology Progress Series 508: 129-138.

Hughes, A.R., D.A. Mann, D.L. Kimbro. 2014. Predatory fish sounds can alter crab foraging behavior and influence bivalve abundance. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281.

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Hughes, A.R. 2014. Genotypic diversity and trait variance interact to affect marsh plant performance. Journal of Ecology 102:651-658.

Hughes, A.R., A.F.P. Moore, and M.F. Piehler. 2014. Independent and interactive effects of two facilitators on their habitat-providing host plant, Spartina alterniflora. Oikos 123:488-499.

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Hughes, A.R. and K.E. Lotterhos. 2014. Genotypic diversity at multiple spatial scales in the foundation marsh species, Spartina alterniflora. Marine Ecology Progress Series 497:105-117.

Kimbro, D.L., J.E. Byers, J.H. Grabowski, A.R. Hughes, and M.F. Piehler. 2014. The biogeography of trophic cascades on US oyster reefs. Ecology Letters.

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Byers, J.E., T.L. Rogers, J.H. Grabowski, A.R. Hughes, M.F. Piehler, and D.L. Kimbro. 2014. Host and parasite recruitment correlated at a regional scale. Oecologia 174:731-738.

Duffy, J.E., A.R. Hughes, and P.O. Moksnes. 2013. Ecology of seagrass communities. In Bertness, M.D., J.F. Bruno, B.R. Silliman, and J.J. Stachowicz, eds. Marine Community Ecology and Conservation. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.

Zerebecki, R., and A.R. Hughes. 2013. Snail behavioral preference for flowering stems does not impact Spartina alterniflora reproduction. Marine Ecology Progress Series 487:41-54.

Macreadie, P.I., A. R. Hughes, and D.L. Kimbro. 2013. Loss of “blue carbon” from coastal salt marshes following habitat disturbance. PLoS One 8:e69244

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Stachowicz, J.J., S.J. Kamel, A. R. Hughes, and R.K. Grosberg. 2013. Genetic relatedness influences plant biomass accumulation in eelgrass (Zostera marina). The American Naturalist 181: 715-724.

Hughes, A.R., K. Rooker, M. Murdock, and D. Kimbro. 2012. Predator cue and prey density interactively influence indirect effects on basal resources in intertidal oyster reefs. PLoS One 7:e4839

Hughes, A.R. 2012. Neighboring plant species creates associational refuge for consumer and host. Ecology 93: 1411-1420.

Kamel, S.J., A.R. Hughes, R.K. Grosberg, and J.J. Stachowicz. 2012. Fine-scale genetic structure and relatedness in the eelgrass Zostera marina. Marine Ecology Progress Series447:127-137.

Hughes, A.R. and J.J. Stachowicz. 2011. Seagrass genotypic diversity increases disturbance response via complementarity and dominance. Journal of Ecology 99:445-453. 

Hughes, A.R., R.J. Best, and J.J. Stachowicz. 2010. Genotypic diversity and grazer identity interactively influence seagrass and grazer biomass. Marine Ecology Progress Series 403: 43-51.

Hughes, A.R. 2010. Disturbance and diversity: an ecological chicken and egg problem. Nature Education Knowledge 1(8):26.

Hughes, A.R. and J.J. Stachowicz.  2009. Ecological impacts of genotypic diversity in the clonal seagrass Zostera marina. Ecology 90: 1412-1419. 

Hughes, A.R., J.J. Stachowicz, and S.L. Williams. 2009. Morphological and physiological variation among seagrass (Zostera marina) genotypes. Oecologia 159: 725-733. 

Hughes, A.R., S.L. Williams, C.M. Duarte, K.L. Heck, Jr., and M. Waycott. 2009.  Associations of concern: declining seagrasses and threatened dependent species. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 7: 242-246. 

Hughes, A.R., B. Inouye, M.T.J. Johnson, N. Underwood, and M. Vellend.  2008.  Ecological consequences of genetic diversity. Ecology Letters 11: 609-623. 

Hughes, A.R., J.E. Byrnes, D.L. Kimbro, and J.J. Stachowicz. 2007. Bi-directional feedbacks between biodiversity and disturbance. Ecology Letters 10: 849-864. 

Hughes, A.R. and J.H. Grabowski. 2006. Habitat context influences predator interference interactions and the strength of resource partitioning. Oecologia 149: 256-264. 

Hughes, A.R. and J.J. Stachowicz. 2004. Genetic diversity enhances the resistance of a seagrass ecosystem to disturbance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 101: 8998-9002. 
 

Hughes, A.R., K.J. Bando, L.F. Rodriguez, and S.L. Williams. 2004.  Relative effects of grazers and nutrients on seagrasses:  a meta-analysis approach.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 282: 87-99.