Joshua Idjadi

Biography

Dr. Idjadi is a community ecologist focused on the the causes of coral reef decline and recovery. He and his students have conducted research in French Polynesia, Jamaica, and most recently, the Bahamas. Currently, his lab is focused on the feeding behavior of reef herbivores and how habitat and diet influence the gut microbe community in herbivorous fish. Before coming to Eastern, Dr. Idjadi was a post doctoral fellow at the New England Aquarium and taught Ecology as an adjunct faculty member at Brown University.

Research Interests

• Community Ecology
• Coral Reef Decline and Recovery
• Reef Herbivore Feeding Behavior

Of Note

Dr. Idjadi and a colleague organized a special session of the national Ecological Society of America conference designed to increase collaboration and communication among terrestrial and marine ecologists.

 

Teaching Interests

• Ecology
• Marine Biology
• Human Irrationality and Bias

Publications/Exhibitions

Rotjan, R. and Idjadi, J.A. 2013 Co-Editors of Special Topic Issue. Surf and turf: Establishing new paradigms by integrating theory and forging partnerships between marine and terrestrial ecology OIKOS 122:285-287

Idjadi, J.A., Haring, R.N., Precht, W.F. 2010 Recovery of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum promotes scleractinian coral growth and survivorship on shallow Jamaican reefs. MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES 403: 91-100

Idjadi, JA and Karlson, RH. 2007 Spatial arrangement of competitors influences coexistence of reef-building corals ECOLOGY 88: 2449-2454

Idjadi JA and Edmunds PJ. 2006 Scleractinian corals as facilitators for other invertebrates on a Caribbean reef MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES 319: 117-127

Idjadi JA, Lee SC, Bruno JF, Precht WF, Edmunds PJ, Requa, LA. 2006 Rapid phase-shift reversal on a Jamaican coral reef CORAL REEFS 25 (2): 209-211

https://joshuaidjadi.wordpress.com/