**undergraduate student; *graduate student; ^intern; Baker Lab member.
2024
^Kuck S, ^Grant C, *De Barros M, Rodriguez A, Baker R (2024) Nekton Community Responses to Living Shoreline Restorations in Alabama. Gulf and Caribbean Research 35 (1): SC1-SC6
Baker R, Curry T, Deleon S, Bates C, Krause JW (2024) Simple bulk pigment analysis suggests microphytobenthos contributions to food webs may be underestimated due to isotopic contamination by remineralized wetland carbon. Food Webs 38 (2024) e00342
2023
**Notz A, *Bland A, Baker R (2023) Is Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, or Salinity Driving Oyster Mortality on Breakwaters? Gulf and Caribbean Research 34 (1): SC24-SC29
Bardou R, Osland MJ, Scyphers S, Shepard C, Aernie KE, Alemu JB, Crimian R, Day RH, Enwright NM, Feher LC, Gibbs SL, O'Donnell K, Swinea SH, Thorne K, Truskey S, Armitage AR, Baker R, Breithaupt JL, Cavanaugh KC, Cebrian J, Cummins K, Devlin DJ, Doty J, Ellis WL, Feller IC, Gabler CA, Kang Y, Kaplan DA, Kennedy JP, Krauss KW, Lamont MM, Liu K, Martinez M, Matheny AM, McClenachan GM, McKee KL, Mendelssohn IA, Michot TC, Miller CJ, Moon JA, Moyer RP, Nelson J, O'Connor R, Pahl JW, Pitchford JL, Proffitt CE, Quirk T, Radabaugh KR, Scheffel WA, Smee DL, Synder CM, Sparks E, Swanson KM, Vervaeke WC, Weaver CA, Willis J, Yando ES, Yao Q, Hughes AR (2023) Rapidly Changing Range Limits in a Warming World: Critical Data Limitations and Knowledge Gaps for Advancing Understanding of Mangrove Range Dynamics in the Southeastern USA. Estuaries and Coasts 46:1123-1140
*De Barros M, Rodriguez A, *Bland A, Baker R (2023) Assessing habitat enhancement by living shoreline restoration: exploring potential caveats of nekton community metrics. Restoration Ecology 31(5):1-11
**Legaspi C, *de Barros M, Rodriguez A, Baker R (2023) Assessment of living shorelines for restoring fish habitats: A case study from coastal Alabama. Gulf and Caribbean Research 34 (1): SC1-SC5
2022
Baker R, ^Bilbrey D, *Bland A, D’Alonzo F, *Ehrmann H, Havard S, *Porter Z, *Ramsden S, Rodriguez A (2022) Underwater video as a tool to quantify fish density in complex coastal habitats. Diversity 14: 50
*Bradley M, Nagelkerken I, Baker R, Travers M, Sheaves M (2022) Local environmental context structures animal-habitat associations across biogeographic regions. Ecosystems 25: 237-251
2021
Baker R, Sheaves M (2021) Predation in littoral habitats is a complex process: Comment on Whitfield (2020). Marine Ecology Progress Series 662:205-208
Taylor M, Baker R, Simenstad C, Weinstein MP (2021) Concepts and Controversies in Tidal Marsh Ecology Revisited. Estuaries and Coasts 44:1493-1496
*Ziegler S, Baker R, Crosby SC, Colombano DD, Barbeau MA, Cebrian J, Connolly RM, Deegan LA, Gilby BL, *Mallick D, Martin CW, Nelson JA, Reinhardt JF, Simenstad C, Waltham NJ, Worthington TA, Rozas LP (2021) Geographic variation in salt marsh structure and function for nekton: a guide to finding commonality across multiple scales. Estuaries and Coasts 44:1497-1507
Kimball ME, Colombano DD, Connolly RM, *Alford SB, James WR, Kenworthy MD, *Norris GS, Ollerhead J, *Ramsden S, Rehage JS, Sparks EL, Waltham NJ, Worthington TA, Taylor MD (2021) Novel applications of technology for advancing tidal marsh ecology. Estuaries and Coasts 44:1568-1578
zu Ermgassen PSE, DeAngelis B, Gair JR, zu Ermgassen S, Baker R, Daniels A, MacDonald TC, Meckley K, Powers S, Ribera M, Rozas LP, Grabowski JH (2021) Estimating and Applying Fish and Invertebrate Density and Production Enhancement from Seagrass, Salt Marsh Edge, and Oyster Reef Nursery Habitats in the Gulf of Mexico. Estuaries and Coasts 44: 1588-1603
Baker R, Abrantes K, Feller IC (2021) Stable isotopes suggest limited role of wetland macrophyte production supporting aquatic food webs across a mangrove-salt marsh ecotone. Estuaries and Coasts 44: 1619-1627
Gilby B, Weinstein MP, Baker R, Cebrian J, *Alford SB, Chelsky A, Colombano D, Connolly RM, Currin CA, Feller IC, *Frank A, *Goeke JA, *Goodridge Gaines LA, *Hardcastle FE, Henderson CJ, Martin CW, *McDonald AE, *Morrison BH, Olds AD, Rehage JS, Waltham NJ, Ziegler SL (2021) Human actions alter tidal marsh seascapes and the provision of ecosystem services. Estuaries and Coasts 44: 1628-1636
Colombano D, Litvin SY, Ziegler SL, *Alford SB, Baker R, Barbeau MA, Cebrián J, Connolly RM, Currin CA, Deegan L, Lesser JS, Martin CW, *McDonald AE, *McLuckie C, *Morrison BH, Pahl JW, Risse LM, Smith JAM, Staver LW, Turner RE, Waltham NJ (2021) Climate change implications for tidal marshes and food web linkages to estuarine and coastal nekton. Estuaries and Coasts 44: 1637-1648
zu Ermgassen PSE, Baker R, Beck MW, Dodds K, zu Ermgassen SOSE, *Mallick D, Taylor M, Turner RE (2021) Ecosystem services: Delivering decision-making for salt marshes. Estuaries and Coasts 44:1691-1698
2020
Baker R, Taylor MD, Able KW, Beck MW, Cebrian J, Colombano DD, Connolly RM, Currin C, Deegan LA, Feller IC, Gilby BL, Kimball ME, Minello TJ, Rozas LP, Simenstad C, Turner RE, Waltham NJ, Weinstein MP, *Ziegler SL, zu Ermgassen PSE, Alcott C, *Alford SB, Barbeau MA, Crosby SC, Dodds K, *Frank A, *Goeke J, *Goodridge Gaines LA, *Hardcastle FE, Henderson CJ, James WR, Kenworthy MD, Lesser J, *Mallick D, Martin CW, *McDonald AE, *McLuckie C, *Morrison BH, Nelson JA, *Norris GS, Ollerhead J, Pahl JW, *Ramsden S, Rehage JS, Reinhardt JF, Rezek RJ, Risse LM, Smith JAM, Sparks EL, Staver LW (2020) Fisheries rely on threatened salt marshes. Science 370(6517): 670-671
**Curry T, Krause, JW, Baker R (2020) Small-scale variability in carbon isotope ratios of microphytobenthos and dissolved inorganic carbon in a northern Gulf of Mexico salt marsh. Gulf and Caribbean Research 31:SC41-SC45
*Bradley M, Nagelkerken I, Baker R, Sheaves M (2020) Context-dependence: a conceptual approach for understanding the habitat relationships of coastal marine fauna. BioScience 70: 986-1004
Baker R, Waltham N (2020) Tethering mobile aquatic organisms to measure predation: A renewed call for caution. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 523: 151270
2019
*Donaldson JA, Drews P, *Bradley M, Morgan DL, Baker R, Ebner BC (2019) Countering low visibility in video survey of an estuarine fish assemblage. Pacific Conservation Biology 26:190-200
**Deleon S, Krauss J, Baker R (2019) Variability in microphytobenthos biomass and carbon isotopic values in shallow coastal waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf and Caribbean Research 30:SC22-SC27
*Dubuc A, Baker R, Marchand C, Waltham NJ, Sheaves M (2019) Hypoxia in mangroves: occurrence and impact on valuable tropical fish habitat. Biogeosciences 16:3959-3976
*Dubuc A, Waltham NJ, Baker R, Marchand C, Sheaves M (2019) Patterns of fish utilization in a tropical Indo-Pacific mangrove-coral seascape, New Caledonia. PLoS ONE 14(4): e0207168
*Eurich JG, Matley JK, Baker R, McCormick MI, Jones GP (2019) Stable isotope analysis reveals trophic diversity and partitioning in territorial damselfishes on a low latitude coral reef. Marine Biology 166:17
*Bradley M, Baker R, Nagelkerken I, Sheaves M (2019) Context is more important than habitat type in determining use by juvenile fish. Landscape Ecology 34:427-442
Baker R, Barnett A, *Bradley M, Abrantes K, Sheaves M (2019) Contrasting seascape use by a coastal fish assemblage: a multi-methods approach. Estuaries and Coasts 42:292-307
2018
*Buelow CA, Reside AE, Baker R, Sheaves M (2018) Stable isotopes reveal opportunistic foraging in a spatiotemporally heterogeneous environment: bird assemblages in mangrove forests. PLoS ONE, 13(11): e0206145
Baker R, *Bradley M, *Freddi S, Abrantes K, Barnett A, Sheaves M (2018) Non-lethal aging of tropical catch-and-release sport fishery species. Fisheries Research 207: 110-117
*Buelow CA, Baker R, Reside AE, Sheaves M (2018) Nutrient subsidy indicators predict the presence of an avian mobile-link species. Ecological Indicators, 89:507-515
2017
*Buckland A, Baker R, Loneragan N, Sheaves M (2017) Standardising fish stomach content analysis: The importance of prey condition. Fisheries Research, 196: 126-140
**Dunbar K, Baker R, Sheaves M (2017) Effects of forest width on fish use of fringing mangroves in a highly urbanized tropical estuary. Marine and Freshwater Research, 68: 1764-1770
*Buelow CA, Baker R, Reside AE, Sheaves M (2017) Spatial dynamics of coastal forest bird assemblages: the influence of landscape context, forest type, and structural connectivity. Landscape Ecology, 32: 547-561
**Bradley M, Baker R, Sheaves M (2017) Hidden components in tropical seascapes: Deep-estuary habitats support unique fish assemblages. Estuaries and Coasts, 40: 1195-1206
Sheaves M, Baker R, Abrantes K, Connolly RM (2017) Fish biomass in tropical estuaries: substantial variation in food web structure, sources of nutrition, and ecosystem-supporting processes. Estuaries and Coasts, 40: 580-593
2016
Barnett A, Abrantes KG, Baker R, Diedrich A, Kuilboer A, Mahony T, McLeod I, Moscardo G, Prideaux M, van Luyn A, Sheaves M (2016) Sport fisheries, conservation, and sustainable livelihoods: A multidisciplinary assessment of best practice. Fish and Fisheries 17: 696-713
Sheaves M, Baker R, McLeod I, Abrantes K, Wani J, Barnett A (2016) The conservation status of Niugini Black Bass: a world-renowned sport fish with an uncertain future. Fisheries Management and Ecology 23: 243-252
Sheaves M, Johnston R, Baker R (2016) Use of mangrove by fish: new insights from in-forest videos. Marine Ecology Progress Series 549: 167-182
2015
Baker R, Sheaves M, Johnston R (2015) Geographic variation in mangrove flooding and accessibility for fishes and nektonic crustaceans. Hydrobiologia 762: 1-14
Abrantes KG, Barnett, A, Baker R, Sheaves M (2015) Habitat-specific food webs and trophic interactions supporting coastal-dependent fishery species: An Australian case study. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 25: 337-363
Sheaves M, Baker R, Nagelkerken I, Connolly RM (2015) True value of estuarine and coastal nurseries for fish: incorporating complexity and dynamics. Estuaries and Coasts 38:401-41.
Nagelkerken I, Sheaves M, Baker R, Connolly R (2015) The seascape nursery: a novel spatial approach to identify and manage nurseries for coastal marine fauna. Fish and Fisheries 16:362-371
2014
Baker R, *Buckland A, Sheaves M (2014) Fish gut content analysis: robust measures of diet composition. Fish and Fisheries 15:170-177
Baker R, Fujiwara M, Minello T (2014) Juvenile growth and mortality effects on white shrimp Litopenaeus setiferus population dynamics in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fisheries Research 155:74-82
*Davis B, Baker R, Sheaves M (2014) Seascape and metacommunity processes regulate fish assemblage structure in coastal wetlands. Marine Ecology Progress Series 500:187-202
Frisch AJ, *Ireland M, Baker R (2014) Trophic ecology of large predatory reef fishes: energy pathways, trophic level, and implications for fisheries in a changing climate. Marine Biology 161:61-73
2013
Baker R, Fry B, Rozas L, Minello T (2013) Hydrodynamic regulation of salt marsh contributions to aquatic food webs. Marine Ecology Progress Series 490:37-52
Sheaves M, Johnston R, Johnson A, Connolly R, Baker R (2013) Nursery function drives temporal patterns in fish assemblage structure in four tropical estuaries. Estuaries and Coasts 36:893-905
2012
*Davis B, Johnston R, Baker R, Sheaves M (2012) Fish utilization of wetland nurseries with complex hydrological connectivity. PLoS One 7(11): e49107
Minello T, Rozas L, Baker R (2012) Geographic variability in salt marsh flooding patterns may affect nursery value for fishery species. Estuaries and Coasts 35:501-514
Sheaves M, Johnston R, Connolly R, Baker R (2012) Importance of estuarine mangroves to juvenile banana prawns. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 114: 208-219
2011
Baker R, Minello T (2011) Trade-offs between logistics and gear selectivity when sampling nekton from shallow open-water habitats: a gear comparison study. Gulf and Caribbean Research 23:37-48
2010
Baker R, Minello T (2010) Growth and mortality of juvenile white shrimp, Litopenaeus setiferus in a marsh pond. Marine Ecology Progress Series 413:95-104
2009
Baker R, Sheaves M (2009a) Refugees or ravenous predators: detecting predation on new recruits to tropical estuarine nurseries. Wetlands Ecology and Management 17:317-330
Baker R, Sheaves M (2009b) Overlooked small and juvenile piscivores dominate shallow-water estuarine “refuges” in tropical Australia. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 85:618-626
2008
Frisch A, Baker R, Hobbs J-P, Nankervis L (2008) A quantitative comparison of recreational spearfishing and linefishing on the Great Barrier Reef: implications for management of multi-sector coral reef fisheries. Coral Reefs 27:85-95
2007
Baker R, Sheaves M (2007) Shallow water refuge paradigm: conflicting evidence from tethering experiments in a tropical estuary. Marine Ecology Progress Series 349:13-22
2006
Baker R, Sheaves M (2006) Visual surveys reveal high densities of large piscivores in shallow estuarine nurseries. Marine Ecology Progress Series 323:75-82
Sheaves M, Baker R, Johnston R (2006) Marine nurseries and effective juvenile habitats: an alternative view. Marine Ecology Progress Series 318:303-306
2005
Baker R, Sheaves M (2005) Redefining the piscivore assemblage of shallow estuarine nursery habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series 291:197-213
