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Mark A. Albins
Researcher at University of South Alabama
Publications - 26
Citations - 1733
Mark A. Albins is an academic researcher from University of South Alabama. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pterois & Red lionfish. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 25 publications receiving 1574 citations. Previous affiliations of Mark A. Albins include University of South Florida & Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.
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Invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans reduce recruitment of Atlantic coral-reef fishes
Mark A. Albins,Mark A. Hixon +1 more
TL;DR: While complete eradication of lionfish in the Atlantic is likely impossible, it would be prudent to initiate focused lionfish control efforts in strategic locations.
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Worst case scenario: potential long-term effects of invasive predatory lionfish (Pterois volitans) on Atlantic and Caribbean coral-reef communities
Mark A. Albins,Mark A. Hixon +1 more
TL;DR: A possible “worst case scenario” in which the direct and indirect effects of lionfish could combine with the impacts of preexisting stressors—especially overfishing—and cause substantial deleterious changes in coral-reef communities is described.
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Larval Connectivity in an Effective Network of Marine Protected Areas
Mark R. Christie,Brian N. Tissot,Mark A. Albins,James P. Beets,Yanli Jia,Delisse M. Ortiz,Stephen E. Thompson,Mark A. Hixon +7 more
TL;DR: Direct evidence of large-scale population connectivity within an existing and effective network of MPAs is presented for the first time, demonstrating the effectiveness ofMPAs as useful conservation and management tools and highlighting the importance of coupling oceanographic, genetic, and ecological data to predict, validate and quantify larval connectivity among marine populations.
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Effects of invasive Pacific red lionfish Pterois volitans versus a native predator on Bahamian coral-reef fish communities
TL;DR: It is suggested that invasive lionfish have stronger ecological effects than similarly sized native piscivores, and may pose a substantial threat to native coral-reef fish communities.
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Marine debris accumulation in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: An examination of rates and processes
TL;DR: Previously cleaned backreef and lagoonal reefs at two NWHI locations were resurveyed for accumulated debris using two survey methods, and accumulated debris densities and weights were found to be greater inlagoonal reef areas.