List of publications
A. Scientific papers
  1. Lai T-Y, Denis V, Nozawa Y. Timing of final oocyte maturation in Acropora and merulinid corals. CORAL REEFS. Submitted.
  2. Lin YV, Hsiao WV, Chen W-J, Denis V. Habitat change and its consequence on reef fish specialization in biogeographic transition zones. JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY. In Press.
  3. Rossi S, Bramanti L, Horta P, Allcock L, Carreiro-Silva M, Coppari M, Denis V, Hadjiioannou L, Isla E, Jimenez C, Johnson M, Mohn C, Orejas A, Reimer J,  Rinkevich B, Rizzo L, Salomidi M, Samaai T, Schubert N, Soares M, Thurstan RH, Vassallo P, Ziveri P, Zorrilla-Pujana J (2022, May) Protecting global marine animal forests. SCIENCE 376(6596), 929. doiL 10.1126/science.abq7583
  4. Sturaro N, Hsieh YE, Chen Q, Wang PL, Denis V (2021, Dec) Trophic plasticity of mixotrophic corals under contrasting environments. FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY 35(12), 2841-2855. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13924 
  5. Carpenter GE, Denis V, Fan TY, Doo SS (2021, Dec) Effects of thermal history on the responses to thermal stress of a common reef-building large benthic foraminifera, Calcarina gaudichaudii. CORAL REEFS 40, 1879-1888. doi: 10.1007/s00338-021-02186-8 
  6. Soto D, De Palmas S, Ho MJ, Denis V, Allen Chen C (2021, Nov) A molecular census of early-life stage scleractinian corals in shallow and mesophotic zones. ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION 11(21), 14573-14584. doi: 10.1002/ece3.8122 
  7. De Palmas S, Soto D, Ho MJ, Denis V, Chen CA (2021) Vertical and horizontal genetic connectivity of the coral Pocillopora verrucosa from Ludao, Taiwan, a small oceanic island. PLOS ONE 16(10), e0258181. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258181 
  8. De Palmas S, Denis V, Soto D, Lin YV, Ho MJ, Chen CA (2021) Scleractinian diversity in the upper mesophotic zone of Ludao (Taiwan): a museum collection with new records from Taiwanese waters. MARINE BIODIVERSITY 51, 80. doi: 10.1007/s12526-021-01210-y 
  9. Ribas-Deulofeu L, Château PA, Denis V, Chen CA (2021) Portraying gradients of structural complexity in coral reefs using fine-scale depth profiles. FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE 8, 675853. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.675853 
  10. Hsiao WV, Lin YV, Lin HT, Denis V (2021) Learning from differences: Abiotic determinism of benthic communities in Northern Taiwan. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 170, 105361. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105361 
  11. Ribas-Deulofeu L, Denis V, Château PA, Chen CA (2021) Impacts of heat stress and storm events on the benthic communities of Kenting National Park (Taiwan). PEERJ 9, e11744. doi: 10.7717/peerj.11744
  12. Hsu THT, Carlu L, Hsieh YE, Lai TYA, Wang CW, Huang CY, Yang SH, Wang PL, Sturaro N, Denis V (2020) Stranger things: physiological performance of two octocorals associated with singular Symbioniaceae in a high-latitude coral community from northern Taiwan. FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE 7, 606601. doi: 10.110.3389/fmars. 2020.606601 
  13. Maggioni D, Arrigoni R, Seveso D, Galli O, Berumen ML, Denis V, Hoeksema BW, Huang D, Manca F, Pica D, Puce S, Reimer JD, Montano S (2020) Phylogeny, biogeography, and evolution of the Zanclea-scleractinians symbiosis. CORAL REEFS. doi: 10.1007/s00338-020-02010-9 
  14. Denis V, Fan TY, Hsiao WV, Hwang SJ, Lin YV, Nozawa Y (2020) Idea Paper: Tracking the distribution of accretive reef communities across the Kuroshio region.ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH 35, 595-598. doi: 10.1111/1440-1703.12128 
  15. Sturaro N, Hsieh YE, Chen Q, Wang P-L, Denis V* (2020) Toward a standardised protocol for the stable isotope analysis of scleractinian corals. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY 34, e8663.  doi:10.1002/rcm.8663 
  16. Kavousi J, Denis V, Sharp V, Reimer JD, Nakamura T, Parkinson JE (2020) Unique combinations of coral host and algal symbiont genotypes reflect intraspecific variation in heat stress responses among colonies of the reef-building coral, Montipora digitata. MARINE BIOLOGY 167, 23. doi:10.1007/s00227-019-3632-z 
  17. Boissin E, Leung JKL, Denis V, Bourmaud CAF, Gravier-Bonnet N (2020, Jan) Morpho-molecular delineation of structurally important reef species, the fire corals, Millepora spp., at Réunion Island, Southwestern Indian Ocean. HYDROBIOLOGIA 847, 1237-1255. doi:10.1007/s10750-020-04179-0 
  18. Chen CJ, Chen WJ, Shikina S, Denis V, Chang CF* (2020, Jan) The plasticity of gonad development of sexual reproduction in a scleractinian coral, Porites lichen. GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY 285, 113270. doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.113270  
  19. Darling ES, McClanahan TR, Maina J, Gurney GG, Graham NAJ, Januchowski-Hartley F, Cinner JE, Mora C, Hicks CH, Maire  M, Puotinen P, Skirving JS, Adjeroud A, Ahmadia A, Arthur A, Bauman GB, Beger B, Berumen LB, Bigot B, Bouwmeester B, Brenier B, Bridge B, Brown B, Campbell JC, Cannon C, Cauvin C, Chen AC, Claudet C, Denis V, Donner D, Estradivari, Fadli F, Feary AF, Fenner F, Fox F, Fra  nklin CF, Friedlander F, Gilmour G, Goiran G, Guest G, Hobbs J-AA, Hoey AS, Houk P, Johnson S, Jupiter S, Kayal M,  Kuo CY, Lamb J, Lee MAC, Low J, Muthiga N, Muttaqin E, Nand Y, Nash KL, Nedlic O, Pandolfi JM, Pardede S, Patankar V, Penin L, Ribas-Deulofeu L, Richards Z, Roberts TE , Rodgers KS, Mohd Safuan CD, Sala E, Shedrawi G, Sin TS, Smallhorn-West  P, Smith  JE, Sommer B, Steinberg PD, Sutthacheep M, Tan CHJ, Williams GJ, Wilson S, Yeemin T, Bruno  JF, Fortin M-J, Krkosek M, Mouillot D (2019) Social-environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Anthropocene. NATURE ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 3, 1341-1350. doi:10.1038/s41559-019-0953-8 
  20. Lin YV, Denis V (2019) Acknowledging differences: number, characteristics, and distribution of marine benthic communities along Taiwan coast. ECOSPHERE 10(7), e02803. doi:10.1002/ecs2.2803 
  21. Carballo-Bolaños R, Denis V, Huang YY, Keshavmurthy S, Chen CA (2019) Temporal variation and photochemical efficiency of species in Symbiodinaceae associated with coral Leptoria phrygia (Scleractinia; Merulinidae) exposed to contrasting temperature regimes. PLOS ONE 14(6), e0218801. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0218801
  22. Kaboth-Bahr S, Denis V, Su CC, O'regan M, Gyllencreutz R, Jakobsson M, Löwemark L (2019) Deciphering ~45,000 years of Arctic Ocean lithostratigraphic variability through multivariate statistical analysis. QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL 514, 141-151. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2018.11.043  
  23. Denis V, Lin YTV, Ho MJ (2019) A new association between goblet worms (Entoprocta) and xeniid corals (Cnidaria). MARINE BIODIVERSITY 49(1), 487-493. doi:10.1007/s12526-017-0766-4
  24. Denis V, Chen JW, Chen Q, Hsieh YE, Lin YV, Wang CW, Wang HY, Sturaro N (2019) Biogeography of functional trait diversity in the Taiwanese reef fish fauna. ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION 9(1), 522-532. doi:10.1002/ece3.4771
  25. Yang SH, Tandon K, Lu CY, Wada N, Shih CJ, Hsiao SSY, Jane WN, Lee TC, Yang CM, Liu CT, Denis V, Wu YT, Wang LT, Huang L, Lee DC, Wu YW, Yamashiro H, Tang SL (2019) Metagenomic, phylogenetic, and functional characterization of predominant endolithic green sulfur bacteria in the coral Isopora palifera. MICROBIOME 7, 3. doi:10.1186/s40168-018-0616-z
  26. De Palmas S, Soto D, Denis V, Ho MJ, Chen CA (2018) Molecular assessment of Pocillopora verrucosa (Scleractinia; Pocilloporidae) distribution along a depth gradient in Ludao, Taiwan. PEERJ 6, e5797. doi:10.7717/peerj.5797 
  27. Soto D, De Palmas S, Ho MJ, Denis V*, Chen CA (2018) Spatial variation in the morphological traits of Pocillopora verrucosa along a depth gradient in Taiwan. PLOS ONE 13(8), e0202586. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0202586
  28. Denis V*, Ribas-Deulofeu L, Sturaro N, Kuo CY, Chen CA (2017, Aug) A functional approach to the structural complexity of coral assemblages based on colony morphological features. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 7, 9849. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-10334-w 
  29. White KN*, Weinstein DK, Ohara T, Denis V, Montenegro J, Reimer JD (2017) Shifting communities after typhoon damage on an upper mesophotic reef in Okinawa, Japan. PEERJ 5, e3573. doi:10.7717/peerj.3573
  30. Woo S, Yang SH, Chen HJ, Tseng YF, Hwang SJ, De Palmas S, Denis V, Imahara Y, Iwase F, Yum S, Tang SL* (2017, Aug) Geographical variations in bacterial communities associated with soft coral Scleronephthya gracillimum. PLOS ONE 12(8), e0183663. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0183663 
  31. Ribas-Deulofeu L, Denis V, De Palmas S, Kuo CY, Hsieh HJ, Chen CA (2016) Structure of benthic communities along the Taiwan latitudinal gradient.  PLOS ONE 11(8), e0160601. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0160601
  32. Denis V, De Palmas S, Benzoni F, Chen CA* (2015) Extension of the known distribution and depth range of the scleractinian coral Psammocora stellata: first record from a Taiwanese mesophotic reef. MARINE BIODIVERSITY 45(4), 619-620. doi:10.1007/s12526-014-0299-z 
  33. De Palmas S, Denis V, Ribas Deulofeu R, Loubeyres M, Woo S, Hwang SJ, Song JI, Chen CA (2015) Symbiodinium associated with the high-latitude scleractinian corals from Jeju Island, South Korea. CORAL REEFS 34(3), 919-925. doi:10.1007/s00338-015-1286-y
  34. Eyal G, Wiedenmann J, D’Angelo C, Ben-Zvi O, Kramarsky-Winter E, Treibitz T, Shaked Y, Smith TB, Harii S, Denis V, Noyes T, Tamir R, Loya Y (2015) Spectral diversity and regulation of fluorescence in a mesophotic reef habitat in the Red Sea. PLOS ONE 10(6), e0128697. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128697
  35. Denis V, Ribas Deulofeu L, Loubeyres M, De Palmas S, Hwang SJ, Woo S, Song JI, Chen CA (2015) Recruitment of the subtropical coral Alveopora japonica in the temperate waters of Jeju Island (33.24°N, South Korea). BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE 91(1):85-96. doi:10.5343/bms.2014.1032
  36. Hsu CM, De Palmas S, Kuo CY, Denis V, Chen CA (2014) Identification of scleractinian coral recruits using fluorescent censusing and DNA barcoding techniques. PLOS ONE 9(9), e107366. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107366
  37. Denis V, Loubeyres Mǂ, Doo SS, De Palmas S, Keshavmurthy S, Hsieh JH, Chen CA (2014) Can benthic algae mediate the larval behavior and settlement of the coral Acropora muricata? CORAL REEFS 33(2), 431-440. doi:10.1007/s00338-014-1127-4
  38. Denis V, Ribas Deulofeu L, De Palmas S, Chen CA (2014) First record of the scleractinian coral Psammocora albopicta from Korean waters. MARINE BIODIVERSITY 44(2), 157-158. doi:10.1007/s12526-013-0195-y 
  39. Woo S, Denis Vǂ, Yum S (2014) Transcriptional changes caused by bisphenol A in Oryzias javanicus, a fish species highly adaptable to environmental salinity. MARINE DRUGS 12(2), 983-998. doi:10.3390/md12020983 (SCI | IF: 2.853, 5-IF: 3.900| Chemistry Medicinal: 22/59)
  40. Woo S, Lee A, Denis V, Chen CA, Yum S (2014) Transcript response of soft coral (Scleronephthya gracillimum) on exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH 21(2), 901-910. doi:10.1007/s11356-013-1958-5 
  41. White KN, Ohara T, Fujii T, Kawamura I, Mizuyama M, Montenegro J, Shikiba H, Naruse T, McClelland T, Denis V, Reimer JD (2013, Sep) Typhoon damage on a shallow mesophotic reef in Okinawa, Japan. PEERJ 1, e151. doi:10.7717/peerj.151
  42. Woo S, Denis V, Won H, Shin K, Lee G, Lee TK, Yum S (2013) Expressions of oxidative stress-related genes and antioxidant enzymes activities in Mytilus galloprovincialis (Bivalvia, Mollusca) exposed to hypoxia. ZOOLOGICAL STUDIES 52, 15. doi:10.1186/1810-522X-52-15  
  43. Denis V, Guillaume MMM, Goutx M, De Palmas S, Debreuil J, Baker AC, Boonstra RK, Bruggemann JH (2013, Aug) Fast growth may impair regeneration capacity in the branching coral Acropora muricata. PLOS ONE 8(8), e72618. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0072618 
  44. Keshavmurthy S, Yang SY, Alamaru A, Chuang YY, Pichon M, Obura D, Fontana S, De Palmas S, Stefani F, Benzoni F, MacDonald A, Noreen AME, Chen C, Wallace CC, Moothien Pillay R, Denis V, Amri AY, Reimer JD, Mezaki T, Sheppard C, Loya Y, Abelson A, Mohammed MS, Baker AC, Mostafavi PG, Suharsono BA, Chen CA (2013, Mar) DNA barcoding reveals the coral “laboratory-rat”, Stylophora pistillata encompasses multiple identities. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 3, 1520. doi:10.1038/srep01520 
  45. Denis V, Chen CA, Song JI, Woo S (201, Feb) Alveopora japonica beds thriving under kelp. CORAL REEFS 32(2), 503. doi:10.1007/s00338-013-1019-z 
  46. Denis V, Mezaki T, Tanaka K, Kuo CY, De Palmas S, Keshavmurthy S, Chen CA (2013) Coverage, diversity, and functionality of a high-latitude coral community (Tatsukushi, Shikoku Island, Japan). PLOS ONE 8(1):e54330. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054330
  47. Denis V, Leung JKL, Hsu CM, Hsieh HJ, Tsai WS, Chen CA (2012) Dark survival of Oulastrea crispata. GALAXEA: JOURNAL OF CORAL REEF STUDIES 14(1), 117-118. doi:10.3755/galaxea.14.117 
  48. Fontana S, Keshavmurthy S, Hsieh HJ, Denis V, Kuo CY, Hsu CM, Leung JKL, Tsai WS, Wallace CC, Chen CA (2012) Molecular evidence shows low species diversity of coral-associated hydroids in Acropora corals. PLOS ONE 7(11), e50130. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050130 
  49. Hsu CM, Keshavmurthy S, Denis V, Kuo CY, Wang JT, Meng PJ, Chen CA (2012) Temporal and spatial variations in symbiont communities of catch bowl coral Isopora palifera (Scleractinia; Acroporidae) on reefs in Kenting National Park, Taiwan. ZOOLOGICAL STUDIES 51(8), 1343-1353
  50. Keshavmurthy S, Hsu CM, Kuo CY, Denis V, Leung JKL., Fontana S, Hsieh HJ, Tsai WS, Su WC, Chen CA (2012) Larval development of fertilized “pseudo-gynodioecious” eggs suggests a sexual pattern of gynodioecy in Galaxea fascicularis (Scleractinia: Euphyllidae). ZOOLOGICAL STUDIES 51(2), 143-149
  51. Chauvin AS, Denis V, Cuet P (2011) Is the response of coral calcification to seawater acidification related to nutrient loading? CORAL REEFS 30(4), 911-923. doi:10.1007/s00338-011-0786-7 
  52. Denis V*, Debreuil J, De Palmas S, Richard J, Guillaume MMM, Bruggemann JH (2011) Lesion regeneration capacities in populations of the massive coral Porites lutea at Réunion Island: Environmental correlates. MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES 428, 105-117. doi:10.3354/meps09060
  53. Scaps P*, Denis V (2008) Can organisms associated with live scleractinian corals be used as indicators of coral reef status? ATOLL RESEARCH BULLETIN 566, 1-18
  54. Scaps P*, Denis V, Berhimpon S (2008) Comparaison des associations entre le bivalve pectinidé Pedum spondyloideum (Bivalvia, Pteriomorphia, Pectinidae) et les scléractiniaires hérmatypiques reconnues en Mer Rouge et dans l'ouest de l'Océan Pacifique. BULLETIN DE LA SOCIETE ZOOLOGIQUE DE FRANCE (1-3), 39-50
  55. Scaps P*, Denis V, Berhimpon S, Runtukahu F (2007) Zooxanthellate scleractinian corals of the northern coast of Sulawesi. ATOLL RESEARCH BULLETIN 553, 1-21
  56. Scaps P, Denis V (2007) Association between the scallop Pedum spondyloideum (Bivalvia, Pteriomorphia, Pectinidae) and scleractinian corals from the Wakatobi Marine National Park (SE Sulawesi, Indonesia). RAFFLES BULLETIN OF ZOOLOGY 55(2), 371-380
  57. Scaps P, Denis V, Berhimpon S, Runtukahu F (2007) Forte biodiversité en coraux-champignons (Scléractiniaires: Fungiidés) dans la région de Pulisan (nord-est de l’île de Sulawesi, Indonésie). BULLETIN DE LA SOCIETE ZOOLOGIQUE DE FRANCE 132(1-2), 87-110
  58. Scaps P*, Denis V, Berhimpon S, Kaligis F (2005) Coral associations and space competitors of Pedum spondyloideum (Gmelin, 1791) (Bivalvia, Pteriomorpha, Pectinidae) from the northeast coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia. BASTERIA 69(4-6), 157-166
B. Book chapters
  1. Denis V*, Soto D, De Palmas S, Lin YTV, Benayahu Y, Huang YM, Liu SL, Chen JW, Chen Q, Sturaro N, Ho MJ, SU Y, Dai CF, Chen CA (2019, Jun) Taiwan. In: Loya Y, Puglise KA, Bridge T (eds) Mesophotic coral ecosystems of the world. SPRINGER, CHAM. pp 249-264. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-92735-0_14
  2. Denis V* (2014, Jan) Coral migration in Taiwan. In Kimura T, Tun K, Chou LM (Eds) Status of coral reefs in East Asian seas region: 2014. MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT, JAPAN. pp 23-30
C. Conference proceedings
  1. Scaps P*, Denis V, Haapkyla J (2008) Organisms associated with live scleractinian corals as indicators of coral reef status in the Wakatobi Marine National Park (SE Sulawesi, Indonesia). PROCEEDINGS 11th INTERNATIONAL CORAL REEF SYMPOSIUM 810-814
D. Technical reports
  1. Bruggemann JH*, Guillaume MMM, Bigot L, Chabanet P, Denis V, Durville P, Mulochau T, Naim O, Teissier E (2008). Mise en œuvre de l'effet réserve: développement des protocoles et établissement de l'état initial de la réserve naturelle nationale marine de la réunion (secteurs de la saline - souris blanche et de saint-leu). RAPPOR UR/MNHN/AR/APMR
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