research
estimating fisheries production on artificial reefs
Combining fish population dynamics data from mark-recapture and acoustic telemetry studies with long-term time series data of fish populations to estimate fisheries production on artificial reefs
individual-based modeling for ecosystem-scale production
Testing how changes in fish size structure and behavior affect production using an individual-based model
Munsterman, KS, MHK Hesselbarth, JE Allgeier. Smaller and bolder fish enhance ecosystem-scale primary production around artificial reefs in seagrass beds. Ecological Applications
identifying resilience within small-scale fisheries
Understanding how fishing communities in The Bahamas are recovering from Category 5 Hurricane Dorian and the COVID-19 pandemic using semi-structured interviews
Munsterman, KS, KJ Fiorella, D Mitchell JE Allgeier. Successive disturbances reveal internal strengths and external barriers to resilience within small-scale fishing communities in The Bahamas. In Review
fish feeding ecology and nutrient dynamics
Studying the role of herbivorous fish in the transfer of nutrients via consumption and excretion on reefs in Mo’orea
Munsterman, KS, JE Allgeier, JR Peters, DE Burkepile. 2021. A view from both ends: shifts in herbivore assemblages impacts top-down and bottom-up processes on coral reefs. Ecosystems