Morais, Juliano, Tebbett, Sterling B., Morais Araujo, Renato A., and Bellwood, David R. (2024) Natural recovery of corals after severe disturbance. Ecology Letters, 27 (1). e14332.

Collins, William P., Bellwood, David R., and Morais, Renato A. (2023) Small coral reef fishes with large ecological footprints. Coral Reefs. (In Press)

Tebbett, Sterling B., Schlaefer, Jodie A., Bowden, Casey L., Collins, William P., Hemingson, Christopher R., Ling, Scott D., Morais, Juliano, Morais, Renato A., Siqueira, Alexandre C., Streit, Robert P., Swan, Sam, and Bellwood, David R. (2023) Bio-physical determinants of sediment accumulation on an offshore coral reef: A snapshot study. Science of the Total Environment, 895. 165188.

Morais, Renato A., Smallhorn-West, Patrick, Connolly, Sean R., Ngaluafe, Poasi Fale, Malimali, Siola’a, Halafihi, Tu’ikolongahau, and Bellwood, David R. (2023) Sustained productivity and the persistence of coral reef fisheries. Nature Sustainability, 6. 1240. pp. 1199-1209.

Quimbayo, Juan P., Nunes, Lucas T., Silva, Fernanda C., Anderson, Antônio B., Barneche, Diego R., Canterle, Angela M., Cord, Isadora, Dalben, Andrea, Ferrari, Débora S., Fontoura, Luisa, Fiuza, Thiago M.J., Liedke, Ana M.R., Longo, Guilherme O., Morais, Renato A., Siqueira, Alexandre C., and Floeter, Sergio R. (2023) TimeFISH: Long-term assessment of reef fish assemblages in a transition zone in the Southwestern Atlantic. Ecology, 104 (3). e3966.

Siqueira, Alexandre C., Yan, Helen F., Morais, Renato A., and Bellwood, David R. (2023) The evolution of fast-growing coral reef fishes. Nature, 618. pp. 322-327.

Narvaez, Pauline, Morais, Renato A., Vaughan, David B., Grutter, Alexandra S., and Hutson, Kate S. (2022) Cleaner fish are potential super-spreaders. Journal of Experimental Biology, 225. 15.

Smallhorn-West, Patrick F., Cohen, Philippa J., Morais, Renato A., Januchowski-Hartley, Fraser A., Ceccarelli, Daniela, Malimali, Siola'a, Stone, Karen, Warren, Regon, and Cinner, Joshua E. (2022) Hidden benefits and risks of partial protection for coral reef fisheries. Ecology and Society, 27 (1). 26.

Morais, Juliano, Morais Araujo, Renato, Tebbett, Sterling B., and Bellwood, David R. (2022) On the fate of dead coral colonies. Functional Ecology, 36 (12). pp. 3148-3160.

Mihalitsis, Michalis, Morais Araujo, Renato A., and Bellwood, David R. (2022) Small predators dominate fish predation in coral reef communities. PLoS Biology, 20 (11). e3001898.

Collins, William P., Bellwood, David R., and Morais, Renato A. (2022) The role of nocturnal fishes on coral reefs: A quantitative functional evaluation. Ecology and Evolution, 12 (8). e9249.

Schlaefer, Jodie A., Tebbett, Sterling B., Bowden, Casey L., Collins, William P., Duce, Stephanie, Hemingson, Christopher R., Huertas, Victor, Mihalitsis, Michalis, Morais, Juliano, Morais, Renato A., Siqueira, Alexandre C., Streit, Robert P., Swan, Sam, Valenzuela, Jessica, and Bellwood, David R. (2022) A snapshot of sediment dynamics on an inshore coral reef. Marine Environmental Research, 181. 105763.

Tebbett, Sterling B., Morais, Renato A., Goatley, Christopher, and Bellwood, David R. (2021) Collapsing ecosystem functions on an inshore coral reef. Journal of Environmental Management, 289. 112471.

Cordeiro, C.A.M.M., Quimbayo, J.P., Nunes, J.A.C.C., Nunes, L.T., Sissini, M.N., Sampaio, C.L.S., Morais Araujo, R.A., Horta, P.A., Aued, A.W., Carraro, J.L., Hajdu, E., Rocha, L.A., Segal, B., and Floeter, S.R. (2021) Conservation status of the southernmost reef of the Amazon Reef System: the Parcel de Manuel Luís. Coral Reefs, 40. pp. 165-185.

Morais, Juliano, Morais Araujo, Renato A., Tebbett, Sterling B., Pratchett, Morgan S., and Bellwood, David R. (2021) Dangerous demographics in post-bleach corals reveal boom-bust versus protracted declines. Scientific Reports, 11. 18787.

Narvaez, Pauline, Morais, Renato A., Hutson, Kate S., McCormick, Mark I., and Grutter, Alexandra S. (2021) Habitat degradation drives increased gnathiid isopod ectoparasite infection rate on juvenile but not adult fish. Coral Reefs, 40. pp. 1867-1877.

Valenzuela, Jessica, Bellwood, David, and Morais, Renato (2021) Ontogenetic habitat shifts in fusiliers (Lutjanidae): evidence from Caesio cuning at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs, 40. pp. 1687-1696.

Huertas Martin, Victor, Morais, Renato A., Bonaldo, Roberta M., and Bellwood, David R. (2021) Parrotfish corallivory on stress-tolerant corals in the Anthropocene. PLoS ONE, 16 (9). e0250725.

Siqueira, Alexandre C., Morais, Renato A., Bellwood, David R., and Cowman, Peter F. (2021) Planktivores as trophic drivers of global coral reef fish diversity patterns. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118 (9). e2019404118.

Morais Araujo, Renato A., Siqueira Correa, Alexandre C., Smallhorn-West, Patrick F., and Bellwood, David R. (2021) Spatial subsidies drive sweet spots of tropical marine biomass production. PLoS Biology, 19 (11). e3001435.

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.

Nunes, Lucas T., Morais Araujo, Renato, Longo, Guilherme O., Sabino, José, and Floeter, Sergio R. (2020) Habitat and community structure modulate fish interactions in a neotropical clearwater river. Neotropical Ichthyology, 18 (1). e190127.

Morais, Renato A., Connolly, Sean R., and Bellwood, David R. (2020) Human exploitation shapes productivity–biomass relationships on coral reefs. Global Change Biology, 26 (3). pp. 1295-1305.

Morais, Renato A., and Bellwood, David R. (2020) Principles for estimating fish productivity on coral reefs. Coral Reefs, 39. pp. 1221-1231.

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.

Siqueira, Alexandre C., Morais, Renato A., Bellwood, David R., and Cowman, Peter F. (2020) Trophic innovations fuel reef fish diversification. Nature Communications, 11. 2669.

Morais Araujo, Renato (2020) The productivity of coral reef fishes. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

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.

Morais, Renato A., and Bellwood, David R. (2019) Pelagic subsidies underpin fish productivity on a degraded coral reef. Current Biology, 29 (9). pp. 1521-1527.

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.

Morais, Renato A., and Bellwood, David R. (2018) Global drivers of reef fish growth. Fish and Fisheries, 19 (5). pp. 874-889.

Maia, H.A., Morais, R.A., Siqueira, A.C., Hanazaki, N., Floeter, S.R., and Bender, M.G. (2018) Shifting baselines among traditional fishers in São Tomé and Príncipe islands, Gulf of Guinea. Ocean & Coastal Management, 154. pp. 133-142.

Bellwood, David R., Tebbett, Sterling B., Bellwood, Orpha, Mihalitsis, Michalis, Morais, Renato A., Streit, Robert P., and Fulton, Christopher J. (2018) The role of the reef flat in coral reef trophodynamics: past, present, and future. Ecology and Evolution, 8 (8). pp. 4108-4119.

Quimbayo, J.P., Nunes, L.T., Ozekoski, R., Floeter, S.R., Morais, R.A., Fontoura, L., Bonaldo, R.M., Ferreira, C.E.L., and Sazima, I. (2017) Cleaning interactions at the only atoll in the South Atlantic. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 100 (7). pp. 865-875.

Morais, R.A., and Maia, H.A. (2017) Lush underwater forests in mesophotic reefs of the Gulf of Guinea. Coral Reefs, 36. p. 95.