JLab Studying global change, one organism at a time

Johnson, M., V. Acosta Rodriguez, and D.S. Johnson. 2025. Range expansion of the lady crab Ovalipes ocellatus (Herbst, 1799) due to ocean warming. Journal of Crustacean Biology 45

Wittyngham, S.S. & D.S. Johnson. 2025. Herbivore fronts shape saltmarsh plant traits and performance. Ecology and Evolution

Pant, M. LT, J.W. Fleeger, D.S. Johnson, R. Riggio, A. Hou, and D.R. Deis. 2025. Recovery of saltmarsh macroinfauna after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Estuaries and Coasts 48

Wittyngham, S.S., & D.S. Johnson, Y. Chen, & M. Kirwan. 2024. A grazing crab drives saltmarsh carbon storage and recovery. Ecology 105: e4385

Goetz, E.M.G & D.S. Johnson. 2024. Retreating coastal forest supports saltmarsh invertebrates. Ecosphere

Martínez-Soto, K.S. & D.S. Johnson. 2024. A fiddler crab reduces plant biomass in its expanded range. Ecology 105: e4203

Rand, D.R., J.C.B. Nunez, S. Williams, S. Rong, J.T. Burley, K.B. Neil, A.N. Spierer, W. McKerrow, D.S. Johnson, Y. Raynes, T.J. Fayton, N. Skvir, D. A. Ferranti, M. G. Zeff, A. Lyons, N. Okami, D.M. Morgan, K. Kinney, B.R.P. Brown, A.E. Giblin, & Z.G. Cardon. 2023. Parasite manipulation of host phenotypes inferred from transcriptional analyses in a trematode-amphipod system. Molecular Ecology 32: 5025-5041.

Wittyngham, S.S., Carey, J.C., & D.S. Johnson. 2023. Resource availability and plant age drive defense against herbivory in salt marshes. Oikos

Johnson, D.S. 2022. Beautiful swimmers attack at low tide. Ecology

Johnson, D.S. 2022. Are amphipods Orchestia grillus (Bosc, 1802) (Amphipoda: Talitridae) infected with the trematode Levinseniella byrdi (Heard, 1968) drawn to the light? Journal of Crustacean Biology

Wittyngham et al. 2022. Biotic recovery following ice-rafting in a salt marsh. Estuaries and Coasts 45: 1361-1370

Avolio et al. 2022. Making sense of multivariate community responses in global change experiments. Ecosphere 13

Fleeger et al. 2021. A macroinfaunal ecosystem engineer may facilitate recovery of benthic invertebrates and accompanying ecosystem services after an oil spill. Estuaries and Coasts 45: 582-591.

Lesser et al. 2021. Cross-habitat access modifies the ‘trophic relay’ in New England saltmarsh ecosystems. Food Webs 29:e00206

Avolio et al. 2021. Determinants of plant community compositional change are equally affected by global change. Ecology Letters 9: 1892-1904.

Iwaniec et al. 2021. Connectivity: insights from the U.S. Long Term Ecological Research Network. Ecosphere 12:e03432.

Jessen et al. 2020. Decomposition of mangrove litter under experimental nutrient loading in a fringe Rhizophora mangle (L.) forest. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Williams, B.W. and D.S. Johnson. 2021. Role of ecological interactions in saltmarsh geomorphic processes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 658:149–161.

Johnson et al. 2020. The fiddler crab Minuca pugnax (Smith, 1870) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Ocypodidae) reduces saltmarsh algae in its expanded range. Journal of Crustacean Biology 40: 668-672.

Martínez-Soto, K. and D.S. Johnson. 2020. The density of the Atlantic marsh fiddler crab (Minuca pugnax, Smith, 1870) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Ocypodidae) in its expanded range in the Gulf of Maine, USA. Journal of Crustacean Biology 40: 544–548.

Failon et al. 2020. Ecological associations of Littoraria irrorota with Spartina cynosuroides and Spartina alterniflora.  Wetlands 40: 1317–1325.

Bowen et al. 2020. Not all nitrogen is created equal: Differential effects of nitrate versus ammonium enrichment in coastal wetlands. BioScience 70: 1108-1119.

Deis et al. 2020. Recovery of the salt marsh periwinkle (Littoraria irrorata) 9 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Size matters. Marine Pollution Bulletin

Johnson et al. 2020. A climate migrant escapes its parasites. Marine Ecology Progress Series 641:111-121.

Cagle et al. 2020. Planting Spartina alterniflora in a salt marsh denuded of vegetation by an oil spill induces a rapid response in the soil microbial community. Ecological Engineering 151: 105815

Fleeger et al. 2020. Macroinfauna responses and recovery trajectories after an oil spill differ from those following saltmarsh restoration. Marine Environmental Research 155: 104881

Johnson et al. 2019. The fiddler crab, Minuca pugnax, follows Bergmann’s rule. Ecology and Evolution 9:14489–14497.

Komatsu et al. 2019. Global-change effects on plant communities are magnified by time and the number of global-change factors imposed. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 116: 17867-17873.

Wasson et al. 2019. Pattern and scale: evaluating generalities in crab distributions and marsh dynamics from small plots to a national scale. Ecology 100: e02813.

Staudinger et al. 2019. It’s about time: A synthesis of changing phenology in the Gulf of Maine ecosystem. Fisheries Oceanography 28:532-566.

Johnson et al. 2018. Saltmarsh plants, not fertilizer, facilitate invertebrate recolonization after an oil spill. Ecosphere 9:e02082.

Langley et al. 2018. Ambient changes exceed treatment effect on plant species abundance in global change experiments. Global Change Biology 24: 5668-5679.

Fleeger et al. 2018. What promotes the recovery of saltmarsh infauna after oil spills? Estuaries and Coasts 42: 204-217.

Nelson et al. 2018. Feedbacks between nutrient enrichment and geomorphology alter bottom-up control on food webs. Ecosystems 22: 229-242.

Wigand et al. 2018. Discontinuities in soil strength contribute to destabilization of nutrient-enriched creeks. Ecosphere 9:e02329

Johnson, D.S., and R. Heard. 2017. Bottom-up control of parasites. Ecosphere 8: e01885.

Johnson, D.S., and B.L. Williams. 2017. Sea-level rise may increase extinction risk of a saltmarsh ontogenetic habitat specialist. Ecology and Evolution 7: 7786-7795.

Wilcox et al. 2017. Asynchrony among local communities stabilizes ecosystem function of metacommunities. Ecology Letters 20:1534-1545.

Johnson et al. 2016. Saltmarsh plant responses to eutrophication. Ecological Applications 26: 2649-2661.

Avolio et al. 2015. A framework for quantifying the magnitude and variability of community responses to global change drivers. Ecosphere 6:280.

Johnson, D.S. 2015. The savory swimmer swims north: A northern range extension for the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus? Journal of Crustacean Biology 35:105-110.

Johnson, D.S. 2014. Fiddler on the Roof: A northern range extension for the marsh fiddler crab Uca pugnax. Journal of Crustacean Biology 34:671-673.

Johnson, D.S. 2014. Making waves about spreading weeds – A response. Science 344:1236. (Response letter)

Johnson, D.S. 2014. Weeds making waves. Science 344:255. (Essay)

Johnson, D.S. and M. I. Short. 2013. Chronic nutrient enrichment increases the density and biomass of the eastern mudsnail, Nassarius obsoletus. Estuaries and Coasts 36: 28-35.

Pascal et al. 2013. Chronic nutrient-enrichment influence on mudflat food web in a New England (USA) estuary. Marine Ecology Progress Series 474:27-41.

Fagherazzi et al. 2013. Ecogeomorphology of Salt Marshes.  In:  John F. Shroder (ed.) Treatise on Geomorphology, Volume 12: 180-200.

Fagherazzi et al. 2013. Ecogeomorphology of Tidal Flats.  In:  John F. Shroder (ed.) Treatise on Geomorphology, Volume 12: 201-220.

Deegan et al. 2012. Coastal nutrient enrichment as a driver of salt marsh loss. Nature 490: 388-392.

Galván et al. 2011. Natural abundance stable isotopes and dual isotope tracer additions help to resolve resources supporting a saltmarsh food web. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 410:1-11.

Johnson, D.S. 2011. High-marsh invertebrate communities are susceptible to eutrophication. Marine Ecology Progress Series 438:143-152

Fleeger et al. 2010. The response of nematodes to deep-sea CO2 sequestration: A quantile regression approach. Deep Sea Research I 57:696-707.

Johnson, D.S., and J.W. Fleeger. 2009. The effect of large-scale nutrient enrichment and predator reduction on macroinfauna in a Massachusetts salt marsh: a four-year study. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 373:35-44.

Johnson et al. 2009. Large-scale manipulations reveal top-down and bottom-up controls interact to alter habitat utilization by saltmarsh fauna. Marine Ecology Progress Series 377: 33-41.

Johnson, D.S., and B.J. Jessen. 2008. Do spur-throated grasshoppers, Melanoplus spp. (Orthoptera: Acrididae), exert top-down control on smooth cordgrass Spartina alterniflora in northern New England? Estuaries and Coasts 31:912-919.

Fleeger et al. 2008. Top-down and bottom-up control of infauna varies across the saltmarsh landscape. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 357: 20-34.

Deegan et al. 2007. Susceptibility of salt marshes to nutrient enrichment and predator removal. Ecological Applications 17(5):S42-S63.

Johnson et al. 2007. Worm holes and their space-time continuum: Spatial and temporal variability of macroinfaunal annelids in a northern New England salt marsh. Estuaries and Coasts 30 (2): 226-237.