| The role of habitat complexity in community development is mediated by resource availability RS Smith, EL Johnston, GF Clark PloS one 9 (7), e102920, 2014 | 86 | 2014 |
| Invasion expansion: time since introduction best predicts global ranges of marine invaders JE Byers, RS Smith, JM Pringle, GF Clark, PE Gribben, CL Hewitt, ... Scientific reports 5 (1), 12436, 2015 | 79 | 2015 |
| A research framework to integrate cross-ecosystem responses to tropical cyclones JA Hogan, RA Feagin, G Starr, M Ross, TC Lin, C O’connell, TP Huff, ... Bioscience 70 (6), 477-489, 2020 | 46 | 2020 |
| A general pattern of trade-offs between ecosystem resistance and resilience to tropical cyclones CJ Patrick, JS Kominoski, WH McDowell, B Branoff, D Lagomasino, ... Science advances 8 (9), eabl9155, 2022 | 45 | 2022 |
| Restored oyster reefs match multiple functions of natural reefs within a decade RS Smith, B Lusk, MCN Castorani Conservation Letters 15 (4), e12883, 2022 | 31 | 2022 |
| Meta‐analysis of ecosystem services associated with oyster restoration RS Smith, SL Cheng, MCN Castorani Conservation Biology, 2022 | 30 | 2022 |
| Freeze tolerance of poleward‐spreading mangrove species weakened by soil properties of resident salt marsh competitor E Chen, JA Blaze, RS Smith, S Peng, JE Byers Journal of Ecology 108 (4), 1725-1737, 2020 | 25 | 2020 |
| Mangrove encroachment alters decomposition rate in saltmarsh through changes in litter quality LT Simpson, JA Cherry, RS Smith, IC Feller Ecosystems 24, 840-854, 2021 | 21 | 2021 |
| Vegetation structure mediates a shift in predator avoidance behavior in a range-edge population CA Johnston, RS Smith Behavioral Ecology 29 (5), 1124-1131, 2018 | 17 | 2018 |
| Facilitating your replacement? Ecosystem engineer legacy affects establishment success of an expanding competitor RS Smith, JA Blaze, TZ Osborne, JE Byers Oecologia 188, 251-262, 2018 | 17 | 2018 |
| A non-native prey mediates the effects of a shared predator on an ecosystem service JE Byers, RS Smith, HW Weiskel, CY Robertson PLoS One 9 (4), e93969, 2014 | 17 | 2014 |
| Detrital traits affect substitutability of a range‐expanding foundation species across latitude RS Smith, TZ Osborne, IC Feller, JE Byers Oikos 128 (9), 1367-1380, 2019 | 15 | 2019 |
| Negative indirect effects of hurricanes on recruitment of range-expanding mangroves RS Smith, JA Blaze, JE Byers Marine Ecology Progress Series 644, 65-74, 2020 | 14 | 2020 |
| Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science BS Halpern, C Boettiger, MC Dietze, JA Gephart, P Gonzalez, NB Grimm, ... Ecosphere 14 (1), e4342, 2023 | 13 | 2023 |
| Dead litter of resident species first facilitates and then inhibits sequential life stages of range‐expanding species RS Smith, JA Blaze, JE Byers Journal of Ecology, 2021 | 11 | 2021 |
| Preparing aquatic research for an extreme future: Call for improved definitions and responsive, multidisciplinary approaches LR Aoki, MM Brisbin, AG Hounshell, DW Kincaid, EI Larson, BJ Sansom, ... BioScience 72 (6), 508-520, 2022 | 10 | 2022 |
| Long-term data reveal greater intertidal oyster biomass in predicted suitable habitat RS Smith, S Hogan, KN Tedford, B Lusk, MA Reidenbach, MCN Castorani Marine Ecology Progress Series 683, 221-226, 2022 | 8 | 2022 |
| Evidence for stage-based larval vulnerability and resilience to acidification in Crassostrea virginica AW Miller, A Reynolds, MS Minton, R Smith Journal of Molluscan Studies 86 (4), 342-351, 2020 | 8 | 2020 |
| Meta‐analysis reveals drivers of restoration success for oysters and reef community RS Smith, MCN Castorani Ecological Applications 33 (5), e2865, 2023 | 7 | 2023 |
| Large‐scale field studies inform adaptive management of California wetland restoration KM Beheshti, SC Schroeter, AA Deza, DC Reed, RS Smith, HM Page Restoration Ecology 31 (5), e13936, 2023 | 6 | 2023 |
James E. (Jeb) ByersOdum School of Ecology, University of GeorgiaVerified email at uga.edu