Under Review or Revision
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
*Undergraduate student lead author
- Walter, JA, RA Johnson, JW Atkins, DA Ortiz, and GM Wilkinson. (2023) Toward a standardized method of quantifying ecosystem hot spots and hot moments. Ecosystems. DOI: 10.1007/s10021-023-00839-z
- Constant, N, AB Bolten, RA Johnson, A Brooks, and KA Bjorndal. (2023) Dynamics and aging of green turtle grazing plots at two Caribbean seagrass meadows. Marine Ecology Progress Series. DOI: 10.3354/meps14226
- Gulick, AG, RA Johnson, LA Palma, AM Kusel, CG Pollock, ZM Hillis-Starr, AB Bolten, and KA Bjorndal. (2022) An underwater Serengeti: Seagrass-mediated effects on cultivation grazing behavior of a marine megaherbivore. Ecosphere. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4259
- Johnson, RA, KM Hanes, AB Bolten, and KA Bjorndal. (2022) Simulated green turtle grazing alters effects of environmental drivers on seagrass growth dynamics across seasons. Limnology and Oceanography. DOI: 10.1002/lno.12227 [Data - Environmental Data Initiative]
- Gulick, AG, RA Johnson, CG Pollock, Z Hillis-Starr, AB Bolten, and KA Bjorndal. (2021) Recovery of a cultivation grazer: A mechanism for compensatory growth of Thalassia testudinum in a Caribbean seagrass meadow grazed by green turtles. Journal of Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13718 [Data - Dryad]
- Gulick, AG, RA Johnson, CG Pollock, Z Hillis-Starr, AB Bolten, and KA Bjorndal. (2020) Recovery of a large herbivore changes regulation of seagrass productivity in a naturally grazed Caribbean ecosystem. Ecology. DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3180
- Johnson, RA, KL Hanes, AB Bolten, and KA Bjorndal. (2020) Simulated green turtle grazing affects benthic infauna abundance and community composition but not diversity in a Thalassia testudinum seagrass meadow. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2019.151266 [Data - Mendeley Data]
- Johnson, RA, AG Gulick, N Constant, AB Bolten, FOH Smulders, MJA Christianen, MI Nava, K Kolasa, and KA Bjorndal. (2020) Seagrass ecosystem metabolic carbon capture in response to green turtle grazing across Caribbean meadows. Journal of Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13306 [Data - Environmental Data Initiative]
- Johnson, RA, AG Gulick, AB Bolten, and KA Bjorndal. (2019) Rates of sediment resuspension and erosion following green turtle grazing in a shallow Caribbean Thalassia testudinum meadow. Ecosystems. DOI: 10.1007/s10021-019-00372-y
- *Hearne, EL, RA Johnson, AG Gulick, A Candelmo, AB Bolten, and KA Bjorndal. (2019) Effects of green turtle grazing on seagrass and macroalgae diversity vary spatially among seagrass meadows. Aquatic Botany. 152: 10-15. DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2018.09.005
- Johnson, RA, AG Gulick, AB Bolten, and KA Bjorndal. (2017) Blue carbon stores in tropical seagrass meadows maintained under green turtle grazing. Scientific Reports. 7: 13545. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-13142-4
- Batt, RD, SR Carpenter, JJ Cole, ML Pace, RA Johnson, JT Kurtzweil, and GM Wilkinson. (2015) Altered energy flow in the food web of an experimentally darkened lake. Ecosphere. 6(3): 33. DOI: 10.1890/ES14-00241.1
- Wilkinson, GM, JJ Cole, ML Pace, RA Johnson, and MJ Kleinhans. (2015) Physical and biological contributions to metalimnetic oxygen maxima in lakes. Limnology and Oceanography. DOI: 10.1002/lno.10022
- Batt, RD, SR Carpenter, JJ Cole, ML Pace, and RA Johnson. (2013) Changes in ecosystem resilience detected in automated measures of ecosystem metabolism during a whole-lake manipulation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110: 17398-17403. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1316721110
- Pace, ML, SR Carpenter, RA Johnson, and JT Kurtzweil. (2013) Zooplankton provide early warnings of a regime shift in a whole lake manipulation. Limnology and Oceanography. 58: 525-532. DOI: 10.4319/lo.2013.58.2.0525
- Batt, RD, SR Carpenter, JJ Cole, ML Pace, TJ Cline, RA Johnson, and DA Seekell. (2012) Resources supporting the food web of a naturally productive lake. Limnology and Oceanography. 57: 1443-1452. DOI: 10.4319/lo.2012.57.5.1443
- Powers, SM, RA Johnson, and EH Stanley. (2012) Nutrient retention and the problem of hydrologic disconnection in streams and wetlands. Ecosystems. 15: 435-449. DOI: 10.1007/s10021-012-9520-8
*Undergraduate student lead author
Book Chapters
- Wilkinson, GM, and RA Johnson. (In press) Eutrophication of Freshwater and Coastal Ecosystems. In: Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies, 2nd Edition. Springer.