Publications

• Graham M.H., B.S. Halpern, and M.H. Carr. in press. Diversity and dynamics of California subtidal kelp forests: disentangling trophic interactions from habitat associations. T. McClanahan (ed), Marine Sublittoral Food Webs, Oxford University Press.
• Halpern, B.S., H. Regan, H. Possingham, and M. McCarthy. 2006. Accounting for uncertainty in marine reserve design. Ecology Letters 9: 2-11. [pdf]
• Floeter, S.R., B.S. Halpern, and C.E.L. Ferreira. 2006. Effects of fishing and protection on Brazilian reef fishes. Biological Conservation 128: 391-402 [pdf]
• Halpern, B.S., C. Pyke, H. Fox, C. Haney, M. Schlaepfer, and P. Zaradic. 2006. Gaps and mismatches between global conservation priorities and spending. Conservation Biology 20: xx-xx. [pdf]
• Micheli, F. and B.S. Halpern. 2005. Low functional redundancy in coastal marine assemblages. Ecology Letters 8:391-400. [pdf]
• Halpern, B.S., E.T. Borer, E.W. Seabloom, and J.B. Shurin. 2005. Predator effects on plant and herbivore stability. Ecology Letters 8: 189-194. [pdf]
• Halpern, B.S., S.D. Gaines, and R.R. Warner. 2005. Habitat size, recruitment, and longevity as factors limiting population size in stage-structured species. American Naturalist 265: 82-94. [pdf]
• Borer, E.T., E.W. Seabloom, J.B. Shurin, K. Anderson, C.A. Blanchette, B. Broitman, S.D. Cooper, and B.S. Halpern. 2005. What determines a trophic cascade? Ecology 86: 528-537. [pdf]
• Micheli, F., B.S. Halpern, L.W. Botsford, and R.R. Warner. 2004. Trajectories and correlates of community change in no-take marine reserves. Ecological Applications 14: 1709-1723. [pdf]
• Halpern, B.S., S.D. Gaines, and R.R. Warner. 2004. Confounding effects of the export of production and the displacement of fishing effort from marine reserves. Ecological Applications 14: 1248-1256. [pdf]
• Halpern, B.S. 2004a. Are mangroves a limiting resource for two coral reef fish? Marine Ecology Progress Series 272: 93-98. [pdf]
• Halpern, B.S. 2004b. Habitat bottlenecks in stage-structured species: hermit crabs as a model system. Marine Ecology Progress Series 276: 197-207. [pdf]
• Halpern, B.S. and R.R. Warner. 2003. Matching marine reserve function to stakeholder needs. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences 270: 1871-1878. [pdf]
• Roberts, C., S. Andelman, G. Branch, R. Bustamante, J.C. Castilla, J. Dugan, B. Halpern, H. Leslie, K. Lafferty, J. Lubchenco, D. McArdle, H. Possingham, M. Ruckleshaus, R. Warner. 2003. Ecological criteria for evaluating candidate sites for marine reserves. Ecological Applications 13: S199-S214. [pdf]
• Roberts, C., G. Branch, R. Bustamante, J.C. Castilla, J. Dugan, B. Halpern, H. Leslie, K. Lafferty, J. Lubchenco, D. McArdle, M. Ruckleshaus, R. Warner. 2003. Application of ecological criteria in selecting marine reserves and developing reserve networks. Ecological Applications 13: S215-S228. [pdf]
• Halpern, B.S. 2003. The impact of marine reserves: do reserves work and does reserve size matter? Ecological Applications 13: S117-S137. [pdf]
• Borer, E.T., K. Anderson, C.A. Blanchette, B. Broitman, S.D. Cooper, B.S. Halpern, E.W. Seabloom, and J.B. Shurin. 2002. Topological approaches to food web analyses: a few modifications may improve our insights. Oikos 99: 397-401. [pdf]
• Shurin, J.B., E.T. Borer, E.W. Seabloom, K. Anderson, C.A. Blanchette, B. Broitman, S.D. Cooper, and B.S. Halpern. 2002. A cross-ecosystem comparison of the strength of trophic cascades. Ecology Letters 5: 785-791. [pdf]
• Halpern, B.S. and R.R. Warner. 2002. Marine reserves have rapid and lasting effects. Ecology Letters 5: 361-66. [pdf]
• Roberts, C., B.S. Halpern, S.R. Palumbi, and R.R. Warner. 2001. Designing marine reserve networks: why small, isolated protected areas are not enough. Conservation Biology in Practice. Summer: 10-17. [pdf]
• Beck, M.W., K.L. Heck, Jr. , K. Able, D. Childers, D. Eggleston, B.M. Gillanders, B.S. Halpern, C. Hays, K. Hoshino, T. Minello, R. Orth, P. Sheridan, M. Weinstein. 2001. The identification, conservation and management of estuarine and marine nurseries for fish and invertebrates. Bioscience 51: 633-641. [pdf]
• Garrettson M., Stetzel J.F., Halpern B.S., Hearn D.J., Lucey B.T., and McKone M.J. 1998. Diversity and abundance of understorey plants on active and abandoned nests of leaf-cutting ants (Atta cephalotes) in a Costa Rican rain forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology 14: 17-26.

Other Publications

• Halpern, B.S., S.D. Gaines, and R.R. Warner. 2004. Moving the discussion about marine reserve science forward: a response to Willis et al. MPA News 5(7): 1-2.
• Beck, M.W., K.L. Heck, K.W. Able, D.L. Childers, D.B. Eggleston, B.M. Gillanders, B.S. Halpern, C.G. Hays, K. Hoshino, T.J. Minello, R.J. Orth, P.F. Sheridan, and M.P. Weinstein. The role of nearshore ecosystems as fish and shellfish nurseries. Issues in Ecology, Spring 2003, Issue 11:1-12. [pdf]
• Halpern, B.S., R.R. Warner, and S. Gaines. 2002. Letter to the Editor, MPA News 4(5): 5. [pdf]