| Theme section on “Mesophotic coral ecosystems: characterization, ecology, and management” LM Hinderstein, JCA Marr, FA Martinez, MJ Dowgiallo, KA Puglise, ... Coral reefs 29, 247-251, 2010 | 388 | 2010 |
| Recent region-wide declines in Caribbean reef fish abundance MJ Paddack, JD Reynolds, C Aguilar, RS Appeldoorn, J Beets, ... Current Biology 19 (7), 590-595, 2009 | 344 | 2009 |
| Sea surface temperatures and coral reef bleaching off La Parguera, Puerto Rico (northeastern Caribbean Sea) A Winter, RS Appeldoorn, A Bruckner, EH Williams Jr, C Goenaga Coral reefs 17, 377-382, 1998 | 223 | 1998 |
| Age determination, growth, mortality and age of first reproduction in adult queen conch, Strombus gigas L., off Puerto Rico RS Appeldoorn Fisheries Research 6 (4), 363-378, 1988 | 208 | 1988 |
| Designing effective marine protected areas in Seaflower Biosphere Reserve, Colombia, based on biological and sociological information A Friedlander, JS Nowlis, JA Sanchez, R Appeldoorn, P Usseglio, ... Conservation Biology 17 (6), 1769-1784, 2003 | 179 | 2003 |
| Theme section on mesophotic coral ecosystems: advances in knowledge and future perspectives Y Loya, G Eyal, T Treibitz, MP Lesser, R Appeldoorn Coral Reefs 35, 1-9, 2016 | 176 | 2016 |
| Fishes associated with mesophotic coral ecosystems in La Parguera, Puerto Rico I Bejarano, RS Appeldoorn, M Nemeth Coral reefs 33, 313-328, 2014 | 155 | 2014 |
| Mesophotic coral ecosystems: a lifeboat for coral reefs? E Baker, K Thygesen, P Harris, D Andradi-Brown, RS Appeldoorn, ... Grid-Arendal, 2016 | 149 | 2016 |
| Queen conch management and research: status, needs and priorities RS Appeldoorn Strombus gigas Queen Conch Biology, Fisheries and Mariculture. Fundación …, 1994 | 146 | 1994 |
| Length-based assessment of sustainability benchmarks for coral reef fishes in Puerto Rico JS Ault, SG Smith, J Luo, ME Monaco, RS Appeldoorn Environmental conservation 35 (3), 221-231, 2008 | 135 | 2008 |
| Variation in the growth rate of Mya arenaria and its relationship to the environment as analyzed through principal components analysis and the omega parameter of the von … RS Appeldoorn Fishery Bulletin 81 (1), 75-84, 1983 | 127 | 1983 |
| Marine protected areas and reef fish movements: the role of habitat in controlling ontogenetic migration RS Appeldoorn, CW Recksiek, RL Hill, FE Pagan, GD Dennis Proceedings of the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium 2, 1917-1922, 1997 | 121 | 1997 |
| Pelagic spawning and egg transport in coral-reef fishes: a skeptical overview DY Shapiro, DA Hensley, RS Appeldoorn Environmental Biology of Fishes 22 (1), 3-14, 1988 | 114 | 1988 |
| Use of DNA metabarcoding for stomach content analysis in the invasive lionfish Pterois volitans in Puerto Rico CA Harms-Tuohy, NV Schizas, RS Appeldoorn Marine Ecology Progress Series 558, 181-191, 2016 | 111 | 2016 |
| Cross-shelf habitat utilization patterns of reef fishes in southwestern Puerto Rico JD Christensen, CFG Jeffrey, C Caldow, ME Monaco, MS Kendall, ... Gulf and Caribbean Research 14 (2), 9-27, 2003 | 103 | 2003 |
| Biology and ecology of Puerto Rican coral reefs DL Ballantine, RS Appeldoorn, P Yoshioka, E Weil, R Armstrong, ... Coral Reefs of the USA, 375-406, 2008 | 102 | 2008 |
| Movement of fishes (Grunts: Haemulidae) across the coral reef seascape: A review of scales, patterns and processes RS Appeldoorn, A Aguilar-Perera, BLK Bouwmeester, GD Dennis, RL Hill, ... Caribbean Journal of Science 45 (2–3), 304-316, 2009 | 100 | 2009 |
| Large-scale invasion of western Atlantic mesophotic reefs by lionfish potentially undermines culling-based management DA Andradi-Brown, MJA Vermeij, M Slattery, M Lesser, I Bejarano, ... Biological Invasions 19, 939-954, 2017 | 90 | 2017 |
| The state of coral reef ecosystems of Puerto Rico J García-Sais, R Appeldoorn, T Battista, L Bauer, A Bruckner, C Caldow, ... The state of coral reef ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely …, 2008 | 90 | 2008 |
| Geomorphology and benthic cover of mesophotic coral ecosystems of the upper insular slope of southwest Puerto Rico C Sherman, M Nemeth, H Ruíz, I Bejarano, R Appeldoorn, F Pagán, ... Coral Reefs 29, 347-360, 2010 | 88 | 2010 |
