Author

John A. Commito

Observed names: Commito, John A., J. A. Commito, J.A. Commito, JA Commito, John A Commito, John Commito

Observed institutions: University of Pisa, University of Maine at Machias, Gettysburg College, University of Oslo, Hood College

OpenAlex ID: A5111615338

Physical Ecosystem Engineers and the Functioning of Estuaries and Coasts

2011 · J.L. Gutiérrez, C.G. Jones, et al. · Elsevier eBooks · 181

Structural complexity in mussel beds: the fractal geometry of surface topography

2000 · John A Commito, Brian R Rusignuolo · Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology · 161

Effects of epibionts on Sabellaria alveolata (L.) biogenic reefs and their associated fauna in the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel

2006 · Stanislas Dubois, John A. Commito, et al. · Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science · 126

Dispersal dynamics in a wind‐driven benthic system

1995 · J. A. Commito, S. F. Thrush, et al. · Limnology and Oceanography · 126

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Importance of predation by infaunal polychaetes in controlling the structure of a soft-bottom community in Maine, USA

1982 · J. A. Commito · Marine Biology · 118

Species diversity in the soft-bottom intertidal zone: Biogenic structure, sediment, and macrofauna across mussel bed spatial scales

2008 · John A. Commito, Serena Como, et al. · Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology · 112

Dispersal Dynamics of the Bivalve Gemma Gemma in a Patchy Environment

1995 · John A. Commito, Carol A. Currier, et al. · Ecological Monographs · 110

Differential dispersal rates in an intertidal meiofauna assemblage

2002 · John A Commito, Guglielmo Tita · Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology · 97

Suspension-feeders and coexisting infauna: an enhancement counterexample

1989 · John A. Commito, E.Maxine Boncavage · Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology · 87

Mussels matter: postlarval dispersal dynamics altered by a spatially complex ecosystem engineer

2004 · John A. Commito, Emily A. Celano, et al. · Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology · 85

Recruitment facilitation and spatial pattern formation in soft‐bottom mussel beds

2014 · John A. Commito, Ann E. Commito, et al. · Ecosphere · 83

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Effects of Lunatia heros predation on the population dynamics of Mya arenaria and Macoma balthica in Maine, USA

1982 · J. A. Commito · Marine Biology · 81

Multiple trophic levels in soft-bottom communities

1985 · JA Commito, WG Ambrose · Marine Ecology Progress Series · 77

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The fractal geometry of Mytilus edulis L. spatial distribution in a soft-bottom system

1998 · Melissa L Snover, John A Commito · Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology · 75

Adult-larval interactions: Predictions, mussels and cocoons

1987 · John A. Commito · Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science · 58

Dynamics of Spatial and Temporal Complexity in European and North American Soft-Bottom Mussel Beds

2001 · J. A. Commito, N. M. J. A. Dankers · Ecological studies · 50

Benthic community response to experimental additions of the polychaete Nereis virens

1985 · J. A. Commito, P. B. Shrader · Marine Biology · 49

Fine-grained spatial genetic structure in the bivalve Gemma gemma from Maine and Virginia (USA), as revealed by Inter-Simple Sequence Repeat markers

2005 · Marco Casu, Ferruccio Maltagliati, et al. · Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology · 43

Hierarchical spatial structure in soft-bottom mussel beds

2006 · John A. Commito, Wendy E. Dow, et al. · Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology · 35

Fractal characterization of Mytilus edulis L. spatial structure in intertidal landscapes using GIS methods

2006 · Thomas W. Crawford, John A. Commito, et al. · Landscape Ecology · 30

What happens after mussels die? Biogenic legacy effects on community structure and ecosystem processes

2018 · John A. Commito, Brittany R. Jones, et al. · Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology · 28

Inhibition of sunfish feeding by defensive steroids from aquatic beetles: Structure activity relationships

1991 · Donald J. Gerhart, Maria E. Bondura, et al. · Journal of Chemical Ecology · 28

After the Fall: Legacy Effects of Biogenic Structure on Wind-Generated Ecosystem Processes Following Mussel Bed Collapse

2019 · John A. Commito, Brittany R. Jones, et al. · Diversity · 26

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Separation anxiety: mussels self-organize into similar power-law clusters regardless of predation threat cues

2016 · JA Commito, NJ Gownaris, et al. · Marine Ecology Progress Series · 24

Sex, light, and sound: location and combination of multiple attractants affect probability of cane toad (Rhinella marina) capture

2014 · Alyse Yeager, John Commito, et al. · Journal of Pest Science · 23

Works count: 34

Citation count: 1,916

H-index: 24

I10-index: 25