2025

A.B. Paxton, S.E. Lester, C.S. Smith, S. Narayan, C. Angelini, B.J. Runde, M.I. Saunders, R.K. Gittman, J. Allgeier, M.L. Vozzo, D.N. Steward, H.R. Lemoine, S.R. Valdez, R.L. Morris, D.P. Nowacek, W. Seaman, P.N. Halpin, and B.R. Silliman. 2025. Recommendations for built marine infrastructure that supports natural habitats. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment e2840. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2840 PAPER

A.B. Paxton, B.J. Runde, C.S. Smith, S.E. Lester, M.L. Vozzo, M.I. Saunders, D.N. Steward, H.R. Lemoine, S.R. Valdez, R.K. Gittman, S. Narayan, J. Allgeier, R.L. Morris, D.P. Nowacek, W. Seaman, P.N. Halpin, C. Angelini, and B.R. Silliman. 2025. Leveraging built marine structures to benefit and minimize impacts on natural habitats. BioScience 75, 2 (172-183). https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biae135 PAPER

2024

A.B. Paxton, I.R. Foxfoot, C. Cutshaw, D.N. Steward, L. Poussard, T.N. Riley, T.M. Swannack, C.D. Piercy, S. Altman, B.J. Puckett, C.D. Storlazzi, and T.S. Viehman. 2024. Evidence on the ecological and physical effects of built structures in shallow, tropical coral reefs: a systematic map. Environmental Evidence 13, 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-024-00336-3 PAPER

A.B. Paxton and D.N. Steward. Not all underwater reefs are made of coral − the US has created artificial reefs from sunken ships, radio towers, boxcars and even voting machines. The Conversation, 18 January 2024. https://theconversation.com/not-all-underwater-reefs-are-made-of-coral-the-us-has-created-artificial-reefs-from-sunken-ships-radio-towers-boxcars-and-even-voting-machines-220760 ARTICLE

A.B. Paxton, D.N. Steward, K. Mille, J. Renchen, Z. Harrison, J. Byrum, C. Briton, R. Martore, A. Nelson, M. Malpezzi, J. Tinsman, P. Clarke, C. Laporta, D. Molnar, P. Barrett, M. Rousseau, C. Newton, J. Sanders, M. McDonough, D. Shively, E. Wilkins, P. Murakawa, L. Havel, K.L. Riley, N.M. Bacheler, G.T. Kellison, and J.C. Taylor. 2024. Artificial reef footprint in the United States ocean. Nature Sustainability 7, 140-147. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01258-7 PAPER

2022

D.N. Steward, A.B. Paxton, N.M. Bacheler, C.M. Schobernd, K. Mille, J. Renchen, Z. Harrison, J. Byrum, R. Martore, C. Brinton, K.L. Riley, J.C. Taylor, and G.T. Kellison. 2022. Quantifying spatial extents of artificial versus natural reefs in the seascape. Frontiers in Marine Science (9):980384. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.980384 PAPER

A.B. Paxton, D.N. Steward, Z.H. Harrison, and J.C. Taylor. 2022. Fitting Ecological Principles of Artificial Reefs into the Ocean Planning Puzzle. Ecosphere 13(2): e3924. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3924  PAPER