Lowe, J.R., Russ, G.R., Bucol, A.A., Abesamis, R.A., Stockwell, B.L., and Choat, J.H. (2022) Patterns of biogeographic and regional life-history trait variation in four large-bodied tropical wrasses. Marine Biology, 169 (9). 113.

Wilson, Shaun K., Fulton, Christopher J., Graham, Nicholas A.J., Abesamis, Rene A., Berkstrom, Charlotte, Coker, Darren J., Depczynski, Martial, Evans, Richard D., Fisher, Rebecca, Goetze, Jordan, Hoey, Andrew, Holmes, Thomas H., Kulbicki, Michel, Noble, Mae, Robinson, James P.W., Bradley, Michael, Akerlund, Carolina, Barrett, Luke T., Bucol, Abner A., Birt, Matthew J., Chacin, Dinorah H., Chong-Seng, Karen M., Eggertsen, Linda, Eggertsen, Maria, Ellis, David, Leung, Priscilla T.Y., Lam, Paul K.S., van Lier, Joshua, Matis, Paloma A., Perez-Matus, Alejandro, Piggott, Camilla V.H., Radford, Ben T., Tano, Stina, and Tinkler, Paul (2022) The contribution of macroalgae-associated fishes to small-scale tropical reef fisheries. Fish and Fisheries, 23 (4). pp. 847-861.

Russ, Garry R., Rizzari, Justin R, Abesamis, Rene A., and Alcala, Angel C. (2021) Coral cover a stronger driver of reef fish trophic biomass than fishing. Ecological Applications, 31 (1). e02224.

Bucol, Abner A., Abesamis, Rene A., Stockwell, Brian L., Lowe, Jake R., and Russ, Garry R. (2021) Development of reproductive potential in protogynous coral reef fishes within Philippine no-take marine reserves. Journal of Fish Biology, 99 (5). pp. 1561-1575.

Lowe, Jake R., Russ, Garry R., Bucol, Abner A., Abesamis, Rene A., and Choat, John H. (2021) Geographic variability in the gonadal development and sexual ontogeny of Hemigymnus, Cheilinus and Oxycheilinus wrasses among Indo-Pacific coral reefs. Journal of Fish Biology, 99 (4). pp. 1348-1363.

McClure, Eva C., Hoey, Andrew S., Sievers, Katie T., Abesamis, Rene A., and Russ, Garry R. (2021) Relative influence of environmental factors and fishing on coral reef fish assemblages. Conservation Biology, 35 (3). pp. 976-990.

McClure, Eva C., Sievers, Katherine T., Abesamis, Rene A., Hoey, Andrew S., Alcala, Angel C., and Russ, Garry R. (2020) Higher fish biomass inside than outside marine protected areas despite typhoon impacts in a complex reefscape. Biological Conservation, 241. 108354.

Fulton, Christopher J., Berkstrom, Charlotte, Wilson, Shaun K., Abesamis, Rene, Bradley, Michael, Åkerlund, Carolina, Barrett, Luke T., Bucol, Abner A., Chacin, Dinorah H., Chong-Seng, Karen M., Coker, Darren J., Depczynski, Martial, Eggertsen, Linda, Eggertsen, Maria, Ellis, David, Evans, Richard D., Graham, Nicholas A.J., Hoey, Andrew S., Holmes, Thomas H., Kulbicki, Michel, Leung, Priscilla T.Y., Lam, Paul K. S., van Lier, Joshua, Matis, Paloma A., Noble, Mae M., Perez-Matus, Alejandro, Piggott, Camilla, Radford, Ben T., Tano, Stina, and Tinkler, Paul (2020) Macroalgal meadow habitats support fish and fisheries in diverse tropical seascapes. Fish and Fisheries, 21 (4). pp. 700-717.

Abesamis, Rene A., Utzurrum, Jean Asuncion T., Raterta, Lucille Jean J., and Russ, Garry R. (2020) Shore-fish assemblage structure in the central Philippines from shallow coral reefs to the mesophotic zone. Marine Biology, 167 (12). 185.

Sievers, Katie T., Abesamis, Rene A., Bucol, Abner A., and Russ, Garry R. (2020) Unravelling seascape patterns of cryptic life stages: non-reef habitat use in juvenile parrotfishes. Diversity, 12 (10). 376.

Langlois, Tim, Goetze, Jordan, Bond, Todd, Monk, Jacquomo, Abesamis, Rene A., Asher, Jacob, Barrett, Neville, Bernard, Anthony T. F., Bouchet, Phil J., Birt, Matthew J., Cappo, Mike, Currey-Randall, Leanne M., Driessen, Damon, Fairclough, David V., Fullwood, Laura A.F., Gibbons, Brooke A., Harasti, David, Heupel, Michelle R., Hicks, Jamie, Holmes, Thomas H., Huveneers, Charlie, Ierodiaconou, Daniel, Jordan, Alan, Knott, Nathan A., Lindfield, Steve, Malcolm, Hamish A., McLean, Dianne, Meekan, Mark, Miller, David, Mitchell, Peter J., Newman, Stephen J., Radford, Ben, Rolim, Fernanda A., Saunders, Benjamin J., Stowar, Marcus, Smith, Adam N.H., Travers, Michael J., Wakefield, Corey B., Whitmarsh, Sasha K., Williams, Joel, and Harvey, Euan S. (2020) A field and video annotation guide for baited remote underwater stereo-video surveys of demersal fish assemblages. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 11 (11). pp. 1401-1409.

Fulton, Christopher J., Abesamis, Rene A., Berkström, Charlotte, Depczynski, Martial, Graham, Nicholas A.J., Holmes, Thomas H., Kulbicki, Michel, Noble, Mae M., Radford, Ben T., Tano, Stina, Tinkler, Paul, Wernberg, Thomas, and Wilson, Shaun K. (2019) Form and function of tropical macroalgal reefs in the Anthropocene. Functional Ecology, 33 (6). pp. 989-999.

Kininmonth, Stuart, Weeks, Rebecca, Abesamis, Rene A., Bernardo, Lawrence Patrick C., Beger, Maria, Treml, Eric A., Williamson, David, and Pressey, Robert L. (2019) Strategies in scheduling marine protected area establishment in a network system. Ecological Applications, 29 (1). e01820.

Abesamis, Rene A., Langlois, Tim, Birt, Matthew, Thillainath, Emma, Bucol, Abner A., Arceo, Hazel O., and Russ, Garry R. (2018) Benthic habitat and fish assemblage structure from shallow to mesophotic depths in a storm-impacted marine protected area. Coral Reefs, 37 (1). pp. 81-97.

Russ, Garry R., Payne, Cody S., Bergseth, Brock J., Rizzari, Justin R., Abesamis, Rene A., and Alcala, Angel C. (2018) Decadal-scale response of detritivorous surgeonfishes (family Acanthuridae) to no-take marine reserve protection and changes in benthic habitat. Journal of Fish Biology, 93 (5). pp. 887-900.

Zamborain-Mason, Jessica, Russ, Garry R., Abesamis, Rene A., Bucol, Abner A., and Connolly, Sean R. (2017) Network theory and metapopulation persistence: incorporating node self-connections. Ecology Letters, 20 (7). pp. 815-831.

Palomar-Abesamis, N., Abesamis, R.A., and Juinio-Meez, M.A. (2017) Distribution and microhabitat associations of the juveniles of a high-value sea cucumber, Stichopus cf. horrens, in northern Philippines. Aquatic Ecology, 51 (1). pp. 17-31.

Abesamis, Rene A., Saenz-Agudelo, Pablo, Berumen, Michael L., Bode, Michael, Jadloc, Claro Renato L., Solera, Leilani A., Villanoy, Cesar L., Bernardo, Lawrence Patrick C., Alcala, Angel C., and Russ, Garry R. (2017) Reef-fish larval dispersal patterns validate no-take marine reserve network connectivity that links human communities. Coral Reefs, 36 (3). pp. 791-801.

Nash, Kirsty L., Abesamis, Rene A., Graham, Nicholas A.J., McClure, Eva C., and Moland, Even (2016) Drivers of herbivory on coral reefs: species, habitat and management effects. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 554. pp. 129-140.

Abesamis, Rene A., Stockwell, Brian L., Bernardo, Lawrence P.C., Villanoy, Cesar L., and Russ, Garry R. (2016) Predicting reef fish connectivity from biogeographic patterns and larval dispersal modelling to inform the development of marine reserve networks. Ecological Indicators, 66. pp. 534-544.

Leahy, Susannah M., Russ, Garry R., and Abesamis, Rene A. (2016) Primacy of bottom-up effects on a butterflyfish assemblage. Marine and Freshwater Research, 67 (8). pp. 1175-1185.

Green, Alison L., Maypa, Aileen P., Almany, Glenn R., Rhodes, Kevin L., Weeks, Rebecca, Abesamis, Rene, Gleason, Mary G., Mumby, Peter J., and White, Alan T. (2015) Larval dispersal and movement patterns of coral reef fishes, and implications for marine reserve network design. Biological Reviews, 90 (4). pp. 1215-1247.

Abesamis, Rene A., Jadloc, Claro Renato L., and Russ, Garry R. (2015) Varying annual patterns of reproduction in four species of coral reef fish in a monsoonal environment. Marine Biology, 162 (10). pp. 1993-2006.

Leahy, Susannah M., Russ, Garry R., and Abesamis, Rene A. (2015) Pelagic larval duration and settlement size of a reef fish are spatially consistent, but post-settlement growth varies at the reef scale. Coral Reefs, 34 (4). pp. 1283-1296.

Green, Alison L., Fernandes, Leanne, Almany, Glenn, Abesamis, Rene, McLeod, Elizabeth, Aliño, Porfirio M., White, Alan T., Salm, Rod, Tanzer, John, and Pressey, Robert L. (2014) Designing marine reserves for fisheries management, biodiversity conservation, and climate change adaptation. Coastal Management, 42 (2). pp. 143-159.

Weeks, Rebecca, Pressey, Robert L., Wilson, Joanne R., Knight, Maurice, Horigue, Vera, Abesamis, Rene A., Acosta, Renerio, and Jompa, Jamaluddin (2014) Ten things to get right for marine conservation planning in the Coral Triangle. F1000Research, 3. 91. pp. 1-20.

Comeros-Rynal, Mia T., Choat, John Howard, Polidoro, Beth A., Clements, Kendall D., Abesamis, Rene, Craig, Matthew T., Lazuardi, Muhammad Erdi, McIlwain, Jennifer, Muljadi, Andreas, Myers, Robert F., Nañola, Cleto L., Pardede, Shinta, Rocha, Luiz A., Russell, Barry, Sanciangco, Jonnell C., Stockwell, Brian, Harwell, Heather, and Carpenter, Kent E. (2012) The likelihood of extinction of iconic and dominant herbivores and detritivores of coral reefs: the parrotfishes and surgeonfishes. PLoS ONE, 7 (7). e39825. pp. 1-13.

Abesamis, Rene A. (2011) Replenishment and connectivity of reef fish populations in the central Philippines. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Abesamis, R.A., and Russ, G.R. (2010) Patterns of recruitment of coral reef fishes in a monsoonal environment. Coral Reefs, 29 (4). pp. 911-921.

Stockwell, Brian, Jadloc, Claro Renato L., Abesamis, Rene A., Alcala, Angel C., and Russ, Garry R. (2009) Trophic and benthic responses to no-take marine reserve protection in the Philippines. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 389. pp. 1-15.

Abesamis, Rene A., Alcala, Angel C., and Russ, Garry R. (2006) How much does the fishery at Apo Island benefit from spillover of adult fish from the adjacent marine reserve? Fishery Bulletin, 104 (3). pp. 360-375.

Abesamis, Rene, Russ, Garry, and Alcala, Angel (2006) Gradients of abundance of fish across no-take marine reserve boundaries: evidence from Philippine coral reefs. Aquatic Conservation: marine and freshwater ecosystems , 16 (4). pp. 349-371.

Abesamis, Rene A., and Russ, Garry R. (2005) Density-dependent spillover from a marine reserve: long-term evidence. Ecological Applications, 15 (5). pp. 1798-1812.

Abesamis, Rene A. (2005) Patterns and mechanisms of spillover from marine reserves. Masters (Research) thesis, James Cook University.