| Self-recruitment in a coral reef fish population GP Jones, MJ Milicich, MJ Emslie, C Lunow Nature 402 (6763), 802-804, 1999 | 1073 | 1999 |
| Coral–macroalgal phase shifts or reef resilience: links with diversity and functional roles of herbivorous fishes on the Great Barrier Reef AJ Cheal, MA MacNeil, E Cripps, MJ Emslie, M Jonker, B Schaffelke, ... Coral reefs 29 (4), 1005-1015, 2010 | 432 | 2010 |
| Marine protected areas increase resilience among coral reef communities C Mellin, M Aaron MacNeil, AJ Cheal, MJ Emslie, M Julian Caley Ecology letters 19 (6), 629-637, 2016 | 412 | 2016 |
| Habitat utilization by coral reef fish: implications for specialists vs. generalists in a changing environment SK Wilson, SC Burgess, AJ Cheal, M Emslie, R Fisher, I Miller, ... Journal of Animal Ecology 77, 220-228, 2008 | 410 | 2008 |
| The threat to coral reefs from more intense cyclones under climate change AJ Cheal, MA MacNeil, MJ Emslie, H Sweatman Global change biology 23 (4), 1511-1524, 2017 | 362 | 2017 |
| Rapid increase in fish numbers follows creation of world's largest marine reserve network GR Russ, AJ Cheal, AM Dolman, MJ Emslie, RD Evans, I Miller, ... Current Biology 18 (12), R514-R515, 2008 | 267 | 2008 |
| Latitudinal shifts in coral reef fishes: why some species do and others do not shift DA Feary, MS Pratchett, MJ Emslie, AM Fowler, WF Figueira, OJ Luiz, ... Fish and Fisheries 15, 593-615, 2014 | 215 | 2014 |
| Spatial variation in the functional characteristics of herbivorous fish communities and the resilience of coral reefs AJ Cheal, M Emslie, MA MacNeil, I Miller, H Sweatman Ecological Applications 23 (1), 174-188, 2013 | 180 | 2013 |
| Expectations and outcomes of reserve network performance following re-zoning of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park MJ Emslie, M Logan, DH Williamson, AM Ayling, MA MacNeil, ... Current Biology 25 (8), 983-992, 2015 | 159 | 2015 |
| Recovery from disturbance of coral and reef fish communities on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia M Emslie, A Cheal, H Sweatman, J Delean Inter-research, 2008 | 158 | 2008 |
| The distribution of herbivorous fishes on the Great Barrier Reef A Cheal, M Emslie, I Miller, H Sweatman Marine Biology 159 (5), 1143-1154, 2012 | 156 | 2012 |
| Maintenance of fish diversity on disturbed coral reefs SK Wilson, AM Dolman, AJ Cheal, MJ Emslie, MS Pratchett, ... Coral reefs 28 (1), 3-14, 2009 | 144 | 2009 |
| Substrate stabilisation and small structures in coral restoration: State of knowledge, and considerations for management and implementation DM Ceccarelli, IM McLeod, L Boström-Einarsson, SE Bryan, ... PloS one 15 (10), e0240846, 2020 | 132 | 2020 |
| Delayed coral recovery in a warming ocean K Osborne, AA Thompson, AJ Cheal, MJ Emslie, KA Johns, MJ Jonker, ... Global change biology 23 (9), 3869-3881, 2017 | 132 | 2017 |
| Habitat degradation increases functional originality in highly diverse coral reef fish assemblages SJ Brandl, MJ Emslie, DM Ceccarelli, Z T. Richards Ecosphere 7 (11), e01557, 2016 | 127 | 2016 |
| Retention of habitat complexity minimizes disassembly of reef fish communities following disturbance: a large-scale natural experiment MJ Emslie, AJ Cheal, KA Johns PLoS One 9 (8), e105384, 2014 | 109 | 2014 |
| Reef fish communities are spooked by scuba surveys and may take hours to recover MJ Emslie, AJ Cheal, MA MacNeil, IR Miller, HPA Sweatman PeerJ 6, e4886, 2018 | 105 | 2018 |
| Responses of reef fish communities to coral declines on the Great Barrier Reef AJ Cheal, SK Wilson, MJ Emslie, AM Dolman, H Sweatman Marine Ecology Progress Series 372, 211-223, 2008 | 101 | 2008 |
| Continent-wide declines in shallow reef life over a decade of ocean warming GJ Edgar, RD Stuart-Smith, FJ Heather, NS Barrett, E Turak, H Sweatman, ... Nature 615 (7954), 858-865, 2023 | 93 | 2023 |
| Macroalgal feedbacks and substrate properties maintain a coral reef regime shift KA Johns, MJ Emslie, AS Hoey, K Osborne, MJ Jonker, AJ Cheal Ecosphere 9 (7), e02349, 2018 | 91 | 2018 |
Alistair ChealReef Fish Ecologist, Australian Institute of Marine ScienceVerified email at aims.gov.au
