Igor Cristino Silva Cruz

The invasion of the azooxanthellate coral Tubastraea (Scleractinia: Dendrophylliidae) throughout the world: history, pathways and vectors

Joel C. Creed, Douglas Fenner, Paul W. Sammarco et al. · Biological Invasions · 2016 · 177 citations

Biology, Invasive Specie, Engineering +8

Effects of the alien coral Tubastraea tagusensis on native coral assemblages in a southwestern Atlantic coral reef

Ricardo J. Miranda, Igor Cristino Silva Cruz, Francisco Barros · Marine Biology · 2016 · 94 citations

Biology, Engineering, Coral Reef +8

Marginal coral reefs show high susceptibility to phase shift

Igor Cristino Silva Cruz, Linda G. Waters, Ruy Kenji Papa de Kikuchi et al. · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 2018 · 68 citations

Engineering, Coral Reef Hydrodynamics, Coral Reef +9

Effect of Phase Shift from Corals to Zoantharia on Reef Fish Assemblages

Igor Cristino Silva Cruz, Miguel Loiola, Tiago Lima de Albuquerque et al. · PLoS ONE · 2015 · 66 citations · Full text

Biology, Biodiversity, Reef Phase Shifts +13

The role of competition in the phase shift to dominance of the zoanthid Palythoa cf. variabilis on coral reefs

Igor Cristino Silva Cruz, Verena Henschen Meira, Ruy Kenji Papa de Kikuchi et al. · Marine Environmental Research · 2016 · 60 citations

Biology, Engineering, Coral Reef +10