Jon D. Witman Source Confirmed
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John Brown University
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Jon D. Witman is a faculty member at John Brown University whose research focuses on coral and marine ecosystems. His work encompasses marine and coastal plant biology, marine biology and ecology, marine and fisheries research, and the dynamics of coastal wetland ecosystems. Recent investigations have explored the effects of climate variability on marine life, including a study on the importance of variability in marine climate change ecology. Witman's research also examines the impact of La Niña events on coral death and biodiversity loss in the Galápagos, as well as the distribution and feeding ecology of sea stars in that region's rocky subtidal zone. His work further investigates the distribution and ecology of shallow-water black corals across depth gradients on Galápagos rocky reefs, alongside the extinction debt of Galápagos coral associates due to ENSO-related bleaching.
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- h-index: 34
- Publications: 124
- Citations: 4,293
Selected Publications
- Wave exposure alters both top-down and bottom-up controls on benthic community structure (2025) DOI
- Extinction debt of Galápagos foundational coral associates: ENSO-related cold-water bleaching triggers community biodiversity loss and turnover (2024) DOI
- Stargrazing: Trophic ecology of sea stars in the Galápagos rocky subtidal zone (2021) DOI
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