Bellwood, David R., Brandl, Simon J., Mcwilliam, Mike, Streit, Robert P., Yan, Helen F., and Tebbett, Sterling B. (2024) Studying functions on coral reefs: past perspectives, current conundrums, and future potential. Coral Reefs, 43. pp. 281-297.

Yan, Helen F., Casey, Jordan M., Knowlton, Nancy, Duffy, J. Emmett, and Brandl, Simon J. (2022) Examining the diversity, stability and functioning of marine fish communities across a latitudinal gradient. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 32 (1). pp. 166-177.

Semmler, Robert F., Brandl, Simon J., Keith, Sally, and Bellwood, David R. (2021) Fine-scale foraging behavior reveals differences in the functional roles of herbivorous reef fishes. Ecology and Evolution, 11 (9). pp. 4898-4908.

Brandl, Simon J., Johansen, Jacob L., Casey, Jordan M., Tornabene, Luke, Morais, Renato A., and Burt, John A. (2020) Extreme environmental conditions reduce coral reef fish biodiversity and productivity. Nature Communications, 11. 3832.

Morais, Renato A., Depczynski, Martial, Fulton, Christopher, Marnane, Michael, Narvaez, Pauline, Huertas, Victor, Brandl, Simon J., and Bellwood, David R. (2020) Severe coral loss shifts energetic dynamics on a coral reef. Functional Ecology, 34 (7). pp. 1507-1518.

Brandl, Simon J., Tornabene, Luke, Goatley, Christopher H.R., Casey, Jordan M., Morais, Renato A., Côté, Isabelle M., Baldwin, Carole C., Parravicini, Valeriano, Schiettekatte, Nina M.D., and Bellwood, David R. (2019) Demographic dynamics of the smallest marine vertebrates fuel coral reef ecosystem functioning. Science, 364 (6446). pp. 1189-1192.

Brandl, Simon J., Morais, Renato A., Casey, Jordan M., Parravicini, Valeriano, Tornabene, Luke, Goatley, Christopher H.R., Côté, Isabelle M., Baldwin, Carole C., Schiettekatte, Nina M.D., and Bellwood, David R. (2019) Response to comment on "Demographic dynamics of the smallest marine vertebrates fuel coral reef ecosystem functioning". Science, 366 (6472). eaaz1301.

Bellwood, David R., Streit, Robert P., Brandl, Simon J., and Tebbett, Sterling B. (2019) The meaning of the term 'function' in ecology: a coral reef perspective. Functional Ecology, 33 (6). pp. 948-961.

Taylor, Brett M., Brandl, Simon J., Kapur, Maia, Robbins, William D., Johnson, Garrett, Huveneers, Charlie, Renaud, Phil, and Choat, John Howard (2018) Bottom-up processes mediated by social systems drive demographic traits of coral-reef fishes. Ecology, 99 (3). pp. 642-651.

Brandl, Simon J., Goatley, Christopher H.R., Bellwood, David R., and Tornabene, Luke (2018) The hidden half: ecology and evolution of cryptobenthic fishes on coral reefs. Biological Reviews, 93 (4). pp. 1846-1873.

Khan, Joanna A., Goatley, Christopher H.R., Brandl, Simon J., Tebbett, Sterling B., and Bellwood, David R. (2017) Shelter use by large reef fishes: long-term occupancy and the impacts of disturbance. Coral Reefs, 36 (4). pp. 1123-1132.

Casey, Jordan M., Baird, Andrew H., Brandl, Simon J., Hoogenboom, Mia O., Rizzari, Justin R., Frisch, Ashley J., Mirbach, Christopher E., and Connolly, Sean R. (2017) A test of trophic cascade theory: fish and benthic assembalges across a predator density gradient on coral reefs. Oecologia, 183 (1). pp. 161-175.

Brandl, Simon J., and Bellwood, David R. (2016) Microtopographic refuges shape consumer‑producer dynamics by mediating consumer functional diversity. Oecologia, 182 (1). pp. 203-217.

Brooker, Rohan M., Brandl, Simon J., and Dixson, Danielle L. (2016) Cryptic effects of habitat declines: coral-associated fishes avoid coral-seaweed interactions due to visual and chemical cues. Scientific Reports, 6. 18842. pp. 1-8.

Heinrich, Dennis D.U., Watson, Sue-Ann, Rummer, Jodie L., Brandl, Simon J., Simpfendorfer, Colin A., Heupel, Michelle R., and Munday, Philip L. (2016) Foraging behaviour of the epaulette shark Hemiscyllium ocellatum is not affected by elevated CO2. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 73 (3). pp. 633-640.

Brandl, Simon J., Emslie, Michael J, Ceccarelli, Daniela M., and Richards, Zoe T. (2016) Habitat degradation increases functional originality in highly diverse coral reef fish assemblages. Ecosphere, 7 (11). e01557. pp. 1-19.

Mirbach, Christopher E., and Brandl, Simon J. (2016) Ontogenetic shifts in the social behaviour of pairing coral reef rabbitfishes (Siganidae). Marine Biology Research, 12 (8). pp. 874-880.

Rocker, Melissa M., and Brandl, Simon J. (2016) Transplantation of corals into a new environment results in substantial skeletal loss in Acropora tenuis. Marine Biodiversity, 45 (2). pp. 321-326.

Brandl, Simon Johannes (2016) Functional niche partitioning in herbivorous coral reef fishes. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Brandl, Simon J., and Bellwood, David R. (2015) Coordinated vigilance provides evidence for direct reciprocity in coral reef fishes. Scientific Reports, 5. 14556.

Brandl, Simon J., Robbins, William D., and Bellwood, David R. (2015) Exploring the nature of ecological specialization in a coral reef fish community: morphology, diet and foraging microhabitat use. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, Biological Sciences, 282 (1815). 20151147. pp. 1-10.

Brooker, R.M., Munday, P.L., Brandl, S.J., and Jones, G.P. (2014) Local extinction of a coral reef fish explained by inflexible prey choice. Coral Reefs, 33 (4). pp. 891-896.

Brandl, S.J., Hoey, A.S., and Bellwood, D.R. (2014) Micro-topography mediates interactions between corals, algae, and herbivorous fishes on coral reefs. Coral Reefs, 33 (2). pp. 421-430.

Brandl, Simon J., and Bellwood, David R. (2014) Individual-based analyses reveal limited functional overlap in a coral reef fish community. Journal of Animal Ecology, 83 (3). pp. 661-670.

Bellwood, D.R., Goatley, C.H.R., Brandl, S.J., and Bellwood, O. (2014) Fifty million years of herbivory on coral reefs: fossils, fish and functional innovations. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, Biological Sciences, 281. 20133046. pp. 1-8.

Brandl, Simon J., and Bellwood, David R. (2014) Pair-­formation in coral reef fishes: an ecological perspective. Oceanography and Marine Biology: an annual review, 52. pp. 1-80.

Hoey, A.S., Brandl, S.J., and Bellwood, D.R. (2013) Diet and cross-shelf distribution of rabbitfishes (f. Siganidae) on the northern Great Barrier Reef: implications for ecosystem function. Coral Reefs, 32 (4). pp. 973-984.

Brandl, S.J., and Bellwood, D.R. (2013) Morphology, sociality, and ecology: can morphology predict pairing behavior in coral reef fishes? Coral Reefs, 32 (3). pp. 835-846.

Brandl, S.J., and Bellwood, D.R. (2013) Pair formation in the herbivorous rabbitfish Siganus doliatus. Journal of Fish Biology, 82 (6). pp. 2031-2044.