Books
Ault, J.S. (Editor). 2008. Biology and Management of the World Tarpon and Bonefish Fisheries . Taylor & Francis Group, CRC Series in Marine Science, Volume 9. Boca Raton , Florida . ISBN 084932792X. 441 p.
Mill, A.R., Ford, P., & Ault, J.S. 2010. A Passion for Tarpon. Wild River Press. Mill Creek, WA. 481 p.
Juried or Referred Journal Articles
2014
Ault, J.S., S.G. Smith, J.A. Browder, W. Nuttle, E.C. Franklin, J. Luo, G.T. DiNardo, J.A. Bohnsack, Indicators for assessing the ecological dynamics and sustainability of southern Florida’s coral reef and coastal fisheries. Ecol. Indicat. (2014).
Farmer, N.A., and J.S. Ault. 2014. Modeling coral reef fish home range movements in Dry Tortugas, Florida. The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2014, 14 pages.
Bryan David R., K. L. Bosley, A. C. Hicks, M. A. Haltuch, W. W. Wakefield. 2014. Quantitative video analysis of flatfish herding behavior and impact on effective area swept of a survey trawl. Fisheries Research 154: 120-126.
2013
Lirman, D., N. Formel, S. Schopmeyer, J.S. Ault, S.G. Smith, D. Gilliam, and B. Riegl. 2013. Percent recent mortality (PRM) of stony coral as an ecological indicator of coral reef condition. Ecological Indicators.
Farmer, N.A., J.S. Ault, S.G. Smith, and E.C. Franklin. 2013. Methods for assessment of short-term coral reef fish movements within an acoustic array. Movement Ecology 2013: 1-7.
Ault, J.S., Smith S.G., Bohnsack J.A., Patterson M., Feeley M.W., McClellan D.B., Ruttenberg B.I., Hallac D., Ziegler T., Hunt J., Kimball D., Luo J., Zurcher N., Causey B. 2013. Assessing coral reef fish changes and marine reserve dynamics in the Dry Tortugas, Florida USA. Fisheries Research 144: 28-37.
Ault, J.S., Luo, J. 2013. A reliable game fish weight estimation model for Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus). Fisheries Research 139: 110-117.
Bryan, D. R., K. Kilfoyle, R. G. Gilmore Jr., and R. E. Spieler. (2013) Characterization of the mesophotic reef fish community in south Florida, USA. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 29:108-117.
2012
Luo, J., Ault, J.S. 2012. Vertical swim speeds and habitat use of Atlantic tarpon inferred from pop-up archival transmitting tags. Marine Ecology Progress Series 467: 167-180.
Hammerschlag, N., Luo, J., Irschick, D.J., & Ault, J.S. 2012. A comparison of spatial and movement patterns between sympatric predators: bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) and Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus). PLOS ONE 7(9): 1-14.
Ruttenberg, B.I., P. J. Schofield, J.L. Akins, A. Acosta, M.W. Feeley, J. Blondeau, S.G. Smith, & Ault, J.S. 2012. Rapid invasion of Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) in the Florida Keys, USA: evidence from multiple pre- and post-invasion datasets. Bulletin of Marine Science 88(4): 1051-1059.
Glynn, P.W., S. B. Colley, J. L. Maté, I. B. Baums, J. S. Feingold, J. Cortés, H. M. Guzman, J. A. Afflerbach, V. Brandtneris, J.S. Ault. 2012. Reef coral reproduction in the equatorial eastern Pacific: Costa Rica, Panamá, and the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador). VII. Siderastreidae, Psammocora stellata and Psammocora profundacella. Marine Biology, doi:10.1007/s00227-012-1979-5
Hammerschlag, N., Gallagher, A., Wester, J., Luo, J., & Ault, J.S. 2012. Don’t bite the hand that feeds: Assessing ecological impacts of provisioning ecotourism on an apex marine predator. Functional Ecology, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01973.
2011
Smith, S.G., Swanson, D.W., Chiappone, M., Miller, S.L., & Ault, J.S. 2011. Probability sampling of stony coral populations in the Florida Keys. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 183(1-4): 121-138.
Farmer, N.A., & Ault, J.S. 2011. Grouper and snapper movements and habitat use in Dry Tortugas, Florida. Marine Ecology Progress Series 433: 169-184.
Smith, S.G., J.S. Ault, J.A. Bohnsack, D.E. Harper, J. Luo, and D.B. McClellan. 2011. Multispecies survey design for assessing reef-fish stocks, spatially-explicit management performance, and ecosystem condition. Fisheries Research 109(1): 25-41.
2010
Larkin, M.F., J.S. Ault, R. Humston, and J. Luo. (2010). A mail survey to estimate the fishery dynamics of southern Florida’s bonefish charter fleet. Fisheries Management and Ecology 1-8.
2009
Feeley, M.W.,O. J. Luiz, N. Zurcher. (2009). Colour morph of a probable queen angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris from Dry Tortugas, Florida. Journal of Fish Biology 74(10) 2415-21.
Ault, J.S., S.G. Smith and J.T. Tilmant. 2009. Are the coral reef finfish fisheries of south Florida sustainable? Proceedings International Coral Reef Symposium 11: 989-993.
2008
Ault, J.S. , S.G. Smith, J. Luo , M.E. Monaco and R.S. Appeldoorn. (2008). Length-based assessment of sustainability benchmarks for coral reef fishes in Puerto Rico . Environmental Conservation 35(3): 221-231.
Luo, J., J.S. Ault , M.F. Larkin, and L.R. Barbieri. (2008). Salinity measurements from pop-up archival transmitting (PAT) tags and application to geolocation estimation for Atlantic tarpon ( Megalops atlanticus ). Marine Ecology Progress Series 357: 101-109.
Bartholomew, A., J.A. Bohnsack, S.G. Smith, J.S. Ault , D.E. Harper, and D.B. McClellan. (2008). Influence of marine reserve size and boundary length on the initial response of exploited reef fishes in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, USA . Landscape Ecology 23(Suppl. 1): 55-65.
2007
Feeley, M.W., D. Bennetti, and J.S. Ault . (2007). Elevated oxygen uptake and high rates of nitrogen excretion in early life stages of the cobia, Rachycentron canadum , a fast growing subtropical fish. Journal of Fish Biology 71: 1662-1678.
2006
Ault, J.S. , S.G. Smith, J.A. Bohnsack, J. Luo, D.E. Harper, and D.B. McClellan. (2006). Building sustainable fisheries in Florida 's coral reef ecosystem: positive signs in the Dry Tortugas . Bulletin of Marine Science 78(3): 633-654.
2005
Ault, J.S., S.G. Smith, and J.A. Bohnsack. (2005). Evaluation of average length as an estimator of exploitation status for the Florida coral reef fish community. ICES Journal of Marine Science 62: 417-423.
Ault, J.S., J.A. Bohnsack, S.G. Smith, and J. Luo. (2005). Towards sustainable multispecies fisheries in the Florida USA coral reef ecosystem. Bulletin of Marine Science 76(2): 595-622.
Humston, R., Ault, J.S., Larkin, M.F., and J. Luo. (2005). Movements and site fidelity of bonefish (Albula vulpes) in the northern Florida Keys determined by acoustic telemetry. Marine Ecology Progress Series 291:237-248.
2004
Humston, R., Olson, D.B., and J.S. Ault. (2004). Behavioral assumptions in models of fish movement and their influence on population dynamics. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 133:1304-1328.
Meester, G.A., Mehrotra, A., Ault, J.S., and E.K. Baker. (2004). Designing marine reserves for fishery management. Management Science 50(8):1031-1043.
Bohnsack, J.A., Ault, J.S., and B. Causey. (2004). Why have no-take marine protected areas? American Fisheries Society Symposium 42:185-193.
2003
Wang, J.D., Luo, J., and J.S. Ault. (2003). Flows, salinity, and some implications for larval transport in south Biscayne Bay, Florida. Bulletin of Marine Science 72(3):695-723.
Ault, J.S., Luo, J., and J.D. Wang. (2003). A spatial ecosystem model to assess spotted seatrout population risks from exploitation and environmental changes. Chapter 15, Pages 267-296 in Biology of Spotted Seatrout. S.A. Bortone (ed.). CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
Franklin, E.C., Ault, J.S., Smith, S.G., Luo, J., Meester, G.A., Diaz, G.A., Chiappone, M., Swanson, D.W., Miller, S.L., and J.A. Bohnsack. (2003). Benthic habitat mapping in the Tortugas region, Florida. Marine Geodesy 26(1-2):19-34.
2001
Meester, G.A., Ault, J.S., Smith, S.G., and A. Mehrotra. (2001). An integrated simulation modeling and operations research approach to spatial management decision making. Sarsia 86:543-558.
Lindeman, K.C., Kramer, P.A., and J.S. Ault. (2001). Comparative approaches to reef monitoring and assessment: an overview. Bulletin of Marine Science 69(2):335-338.
Miller, S.L., Chiappone, M., Swanson, D.W., Ault, J.S., Smith, S.G., Meester, G.A., Luo, J., Franklin, E.C., Bohnsack, J.A., Harper, D.E., and D.B. McCllelan. (2001). An extensive deep reef terrace on the Tortugas Bank, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Coral Reefs 20(3):299-300.
Chiappone, M., Miller, S.L., Swanson, D.W., Ault, J.S., and S.G. Smith. (2001). Comparatively high densities of long-spined sea urchins in the Dry Tortugas, Florida. Coral Reefs 20(2):137-138.
Rubec, P.J., Smith, S.G., Coyne, M.S., White, M., Wilder, D., Sullivan, A., Ruiz-Cruz, R., MacDonald, T., McMichael, R.H., Henderson, G.E., Monaco, M.E., and J.S. Ault. (2001). Spatial modeling of fish habitat in Florida. Pages 1-18 in Spatial Processes and Management of Fish Populations. Alaska Sea Grant College Press. Fairbanks, AK. 750 p.
Diaz, G.A., Smith, S.G., Serafy, J.E. and J.S. Ault. (2001). Allometry of the growth of pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus duorarum in a subtropical bay. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 130(2):328-335.
2000
Ault, J.S., Crosby, M.P., Davis, G., and E. Reese. (2000). Ecological assessments. Chapter 4, Pages 45-48 in Alternative Access Management Strategies for Marine and Coastal Protected Areas. U.S. Man and the Biosphere, Washington, DC. 168 p.
Lindeman, K.C., Pugliese, R., Waugh, G.T. and J.S. Ault. (2000). Developmental pathways within a multispecies reef fishery: management applications for essential fish habitats and protected areas. Bulletin of Marine Science 66(3):929-956.
Humston, R., Ault, J.S., Lutcavage, M. and D.B. Olson. (2000). Schooling and migration of large pelagic fishes relative to environmental cues. Fisheries Oceanography 9(2):136-146.
Glynn, P.W. and J.S. Ault. (2000). A biogeographic analysis and review of the far eastern Pacific coral reef region. Coral Reefs 19(1):1-19.
1999
Meester, G.A., Ault, J.S., and J.A, Bohnsack. (1999). Visual censusing and the extraction of average length as a biological indicator of stock health. Naturalista Sicilia 23:205-222.
Serafy, J.E., Ault, J.S., Capo, T.R. and D.R. Schultz. (1999). Red drum stock enhancement in Biscayne Bay, Florida USA: assessment of rearing and releasing unmarked early juveniles. Aquaculture Research 30:737-750.
Lindeman, K.C., Diaz, G.A., Serafy, J.E. and J.S. Ault. (1999). A spatial framework for assessing cross-shelf habitat use among newly settled grunts and snappers. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 50:385-416.
Lindeman, K.C., Lee, T.N., Wilson, W.D., Claro, R., and J.S. Ault. (1999). Transport of larvae originating in southwest Cuba and the Dry Tortugas: evidence for partial retention in grunts and snappers. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 52:732-747.
Ault, J.S., Luo, J., Smith, S.G., Serafy, J.E., Wang, J.D., Humston, R. and G.A. Diaz. (1999). A spatial dynamic multistock production model. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 56(S1):4-25.
Ault, J.S., Diaz, G.A., Smith, S.G., Luo, J. and J.E. Serafy. (1999). An efficient sampling survey design to estimate pink shrimp population abundance in Biscayne Bay, Florida. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 19(3):696-712.
Cosner, G.C., DeAngelis, D.L., Ault, J.S., and D.B. Olson. (1999). Effects of spatial grouping on the functional response of predators. Theoretical Population Biol. 56(1):65-75.
Rubec, P.J., Bexley, J.C.W., Coyne, M.S., Monaco, M., Smith, S.G., and J.S. Ault. (1999). Suitability modeling to delineate habitat essential to sustainable fisheries. American Fisheries Society Symposium 22:108-133.
1998
Ault, J.S., Bohnsack, J.A., and G.A. Meester. (1998). A retrospective (1979-1996) multispecies assessment of coral reef fish stocks in the Florida Keys. Fishery Bulletin 96(3):395-414.
1997
Serafy, J.E., Lindeman, K.C., Hopkins, T.E., and J.S. Ault. (1997). Effects of freshwater canal discharge on fish assemblages in a subtropical bay: field and laboratory observations. Marine Ecology Progress Series 160:161-171.
Ault, J.S., Bohnsack, J.A., and G.A. Meester. (1997). Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: retrospective (1979-1995) assessment of reef fish and the case for protected marine areas. Pages 415-425 in Developing and Sustaining World Fisheries Resources: The State of Science and Management, Hancock, D.A., Smith, D.C., Grant, A., and Beumer, J.P. (eds.). 2nd World Fisheries Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 797 p.
Post, J.T., Serafy, J.E., Ault, J.S., Capo, T.R., and D.P. de Sylva. (1997). Field and laboratory observations of larval Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius). Bulletin of Marine Science 60(3):1026-1034.
1996
Rothschild, B.J., Ault, J.S., and S.G. Smith. (1996). A systems science approach to fisheries stock assessment and management. Pages 473-492 in Stock Assessment: Quantitative Methods and Applications for Small Scale Fisheries, Gallucci, V.F., Saila, S., Gustafson, D., and B.J. Rothschild (eds.). Lewis Publishers (Div. of CRC Press). Chelsea, Michigan, 527 p.
Ault, J.S., McGarvey, R.N., Rothschild, B.J., and J. Chavarria. (1996). Stock assessment computer algorithms. Pages 501-515 in Stock Assessment: Quantitative Methods and Applications for Small Scale Fisheries, Gallucci, V.F., Saila, S., Gustafson, D., and B.J. Rothschild (eds.). Lewis Publishers (Division of CRC Press). Chelsea, Michigan, 527 p.
Ault, J.S., and D.B. Olson. (1996). A multicohort stock production model. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 125(3):343-363.
Rothschild, B.J., and J.S. Ault. (1996). Population-dynamic instability as a cause of patch structure. Ecological Modelling 93(1-3):237-249.
Bohnsack, J.A., and J.S. Ault. (1996). Management strategies to conserve marine biodiversity. Oceanography 9(1):73-82.
Ault, J.S. (1996). A fishery management system approach for Gulf of Mexico living resources. In GIS Applications for Fisheries and Coastal Resources Management, Rubec, P.J., and O'Hop, J. (eds.). Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission 43:106-111.
Serafy, J.E., Schmitz, C.M., Capo, T.R., Clarke, M.E., and J.S. Ault. (1996). Total length estimation from head dimensions of red drum. Progressive Fish-Culturist 58:289-290.
1995
Zhang, C.I., and J.S. Ault. (1995). Abundance estimation of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. Bulletin of the Korean Fisheries Society 28(6):708-719.
1994
Rothschild, B.J., Ault, J.S., Goulletquer, P., and M. Heral. (1994). Decline of the Chesapeake Bay oyster population: a century of habitat destruction and overfishing. Marine Ecology Progress Series 111(2&3):29-39.
1993
Zhang, C.I., Ault, J.S., and S. Endo. (1993). Estimation of dredge sampling efficiency for blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay. Bulletin of the Korean Fisheries Society 26(4):369-379.
1992
Ault, J.S. (1992). Age-structured abundance and density equations for tropical multicohort populations. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 41:245-273.
Rothschild, B.J., and J.S. Ault. (1992). Linkages in ecosystem models. South African Journal of Marine Science 12:1101-1108.
Ehrhardt, N.M., and J.S. Ault. (1992). Analysis of two length-based mortality models applied to bounded catch length frequencies. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 121(1):115-122.
1991
Ault, J.S., and N.M. Ehrhardt. (1991). Correction to the Beverton and Holt Z-estimator for truncated catch length-frequency distributions. ICLARM Fishbyte 9(1):37-39.
1990
Ault, J.S., and W.W. Fox. (1990). Simulation of the effects of spawning and recruitment patterns in tropical and subtropical fish stocks on traditional management assessments. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 39:341-353.
1989
Ault, J.S., and W.W. Fox. (1989). FINMAN: simulated fishery management decision analysis with multiple objectives. American Fisheries Society Symposium 6:166-179.
1987
Ault, J.S., and W.W. Fox. (1987). A fishery institution management computer model for simulating the decision making environment in tropical and subtropical regions. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 38:361-388.
Ault, J.S., and J.D. DeMartini. (1987). Movement and dispersion of red abalone, Haliotis rufescens, in northern California. California Fish and Game 73(4):196-213.
1985
Ault, J.S. (1985). Species profiles: life histories and environmental requirements of coastal fishes and invertebrates (Pacific Southwest): black, green, and red abalones. U.S. Fish and Wildl. Serv. Biological Report 82(11.32), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers TR EL-82-4.19 p.
Ault, J.S. (1985). Some quantitative aspects of reproduction and growth of the red abalone, Haliotis rufescens Swainson. Journal of the World Mariculture Society 16:398-425.
Book Chapters (Peer reviewed)
Gribble, N., Ault, J.S., Walters, C., Christensen, V., Lehodey, P., and J. Polovina. 2011. Ecosystem models and modeling lessons from other regions.. Chapter 3, Pages 43-66 in Glazier, E., ‘Ecosystem Based Fisheries in the Western Pacific’. Wiley-Blackwell, New York.
Ault, J.S. 2012. Overfishing has reduced fish stocks in south Florida. South Florida Marine Environments: An ecological synthesis. In ‘Tropical Connections: South Florida’s marine environment’, W. Kruczynski and P. Fletcher (eds.). IAN Press, College Park, MD.
Ault, J.S. 2012. Marine and estuarine habitats in south Florida are physically and biologically connected. South Florida marine environments: An ecological synthesis. In ‘Tropical Connections: South Florida’s marine environment’, W. Kruczynski and P. Fletcher (eds.). IAN Press, College Park, MD.
Ault, J.S., Bohnsack, J.A. 2012. No take marine reserves can improve south Florida’s reef fisheries. South Florida marine environments: An ecological synthesis. In ‘Tropical Connections: South Florida’s marine environment’, W. Kruczynski and P. Fletcher (eds.). IAN Press, College Park, MD.
Ault, J.S. 2012. Marine and estuarine habitats in south Florida are physically and biologically connected. . South Florida marine mnvironments: An ecological synthesis. In ‘Tropical Connections: South Florida’s marine environment’, W. Kruczynski and P. Fletcher (eds.). IAN Press, College Park, MD.
Ault, J.S. 2010. Silver King – a most perfect and ancient sportfish: The biology, ecology and management of Megalops atlanticus – and its precarious future. Chapter 15 in Mill, A.R., P. Ford, J.S. Ault, S. Katner, A Passion for Tarpon. Wild River Press. Mill Creek, WA. 481 p.
Jaap, W.C, A. Szmant, K. Jaap, J. Dupont, R. Clarke, P. Somerfield, J.S. Ault , J.A. Bohnsack, S.G. Smith and G.T. Kellison. (2008) . A perspective on the biology of Florida Keys coral reefs. Chapter 3 in Coral Reefs of the USA , B. Riegl and R.E. Dodge (eds.). Springer-Verlag. 806 p.
Ault, J.S. (2008). Biology and management of the world tarpon and bonefish fisheries. Introduction in Ault, J.S. (ed.) Biology and Management of the World Tarpon and Bonefish Fisheries. Taylor and Francis Group. CRC Series on Marine Biology, Volume 9. Boca Raton, Florida . 441 p.
Ault, J.S. , R. Humston, M.F. Larkin, E. Perusquia, N.A. Farmer, J. Luo, N. Zurcher, S.G. Smith, L. Barbieri, and J. Posada. (2008). Population dynamics and resource ecology of Atlantic tarpon and bonefish. Chapter 16 in Ault, J.S. (ed.) Biology and Management of the World Tarpon and Bonefish Fisheries. Taylor and Francis Group. CRC Series on Marine Biology, Volume 9. Boca Raton , Florida . 441 p.
Luo, J., J.S. Ault , M.F. Larkin, R. Humston, and D.B. Olson. (2008). Seasonal migratory patterns and vertical habitat utilization of Atlantic tarpon ( Megalops atlanticus ) from satellite PAT tags. Chapter 18 in Ault, J.S. (ed.) Biology and Management of the World Tarpon and Bonefish Fisheries. CRC Series on Marine Biology, Volume 9. Boca Raton , Florida . 441 p.
Larkin, M.F., Ault, J.S. , R. Humston, and J. Luo. (2008). Tagging of bonefish in south Florida to study population movements and stock dynamics. Chapter 19 in Ault, J.S. (ed.) Biology and Management of the World Tarpon and Bonefish Fisheries. Taylor and Francis Group. CRC Series on Marine Biology, Volume 9. Boca Raton , Florida . 441 p.
Ault, J.S. , S. Moret, J. Luo, M.F. Larkin, N. Zurcher, and S.G. Smith. (2008). Florida Keys bonefish population census. Chapter 26 in Ault, J.S. (ed.) Biology and Management of the World Tarpon and Bonefish Fisheries. Taylor and Francis Group. CRC Series on Marine Biology, Volume 9. Boca Raton , Florida . 441 p.
Barbieri, L.R., J.S. Ault , and R.E. Crabtree. (2008). Science in support of m anagement decision-making for bonefish and tarpon conservation in Florida . Chapter 27 in Ault, J.S. (ed.) Biology and Management of the World Tarpon and Bonefish Fisheries. Taylor and Francis Group. CRC Series on Marine Biology, Volume 9. Boca Raton , Florida . 441 p.
Humston, R. J.S. Ault , J. Schratwieser, M.F. Larkin, and J. Luo. (2008). Incorporating user-group expertise in bonefish and tarpon fishery research to support science-based management decision making. Chapter 30 in Ault, J.S. (ed.) Biology and Management of the World Tarpon and Bonefish Fisheries. Taylor and Francis Group. CRC Series on Marine Biology, Volume 9. Boca Raton , Florida . 441 p.
Bohnsack, J.A., D.B. McClellan, D.E. Harper, J.S. Ault , S.G. Smith, G. Meester, and J. Luo. (2006). Preliminary analysis of FKNMS reef fish monitoring through 2002. Pp 119-124 in Keller, B.D. and S. Donahue (eds). 2002-03 sanctuary science report: an ecosystem report card after five years of marine zoning. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, National Ocean Service, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Marathon , FL. 378 p.
Ault, J.S. , J. Luo, and J.D. Wang. (2003). A spatial ecosystem model to assess spotted seatrout population risks from exploitation and environmental changes. Chapter 15, Pages 267-296 in Biology of Spotted Seatrout . S.A. Bortone (ed.). CRC Press, Boca Raton , Florida .
Franklin , E.C., J.S. Ault , S.G. Smith, and J. Luo. (2002). Utilization of GIS in a fisheries assessment and management system. Chapter 5 pages 49-54 in Marine Geography: GIS for the Oceans and Seas (J. Breman, ed.). ESRI Press. Redlands , CA. 204 p.
Ault, J.S ., M.P. Crosby, G. Davis, and E. Reese. (2000). Ecological assessments. Chapter 4, Pages 45-48 in Alternative Access Management Strategies for Marine and Coastal Protected Areas . U.S. Man and the Biosphere, Washington , DC . 168 p.
Rubec, P.J., S.G. Smith, M.S. Coyne, M. White, D. Wilder, A. Sullivan, R. Ruiz-Cruz, T. MacDonald, R.H. McMichael, G.E. Henderson, M.E. Monaco, and J.S. Ault. (2001). Spatial modeling of fish habitat in Florida . Pages 1-18 in Spatial Processes and Management of Fish Populations . Alaska Sea Grant College Press. Fairbanks , AK . 750 p.
Ault, J.S ., J.A. Bohnsack, and G.A. Meester. (1997). Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: retrospective (1979-1995) assessment of reef fish and the case for protected marine areas. Pages 415-425 in Developing and Sustaining World Fisheries Resources: The State of Science and Management , Hancock, D.A., Smith, D.C., Grant, A., and Beumer, J.P. (eds.). 2 nd World Fisheries Congress, Brisbane , Australia , 797 p.
Rothschild, B.J., J.S. Ault , and S.G. Smith. (1996). A systems science approach to fisheries stock assessment and management. Pages 473-492 in Stock Assessment: Quantitative Methods and Applications for Small Scale Fisheries , Gallucci, V.F., Saila, S., Gustafson, D., and B.J. Rothschild (eds.). Lewis Publishers (Div. of CRC Press). Chelsea , Michigan , 527 p.
Ault, J.S ., R.N. McGarvey, B.J. Rothschild, and J. Chavarria. (1996). Stock assessment computer algorithms. Pages 501-515 in Stock Assessment: Quantitative Methods and Applications for Small Scale Fisheries , Gallucci, V.F., Saila, S., Gustafson, D., and B.J. Rothschild (eds.). Lewis Publishers (Division of CRC Press). Chelsea , Michigan , 527 p.
Ault, J.S. (1985). Species profiles: life histories and environmental requirements of coastal fishes and invertebrates (Pacific Southwest): black, green, and red abalones. U.S. Fish and Wildl. Serv. Biological Report 82(11.32), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers TR EL-82-4.19 p.
Book Reviews
Ault, J.S. (2007). The ecology of marine fishes: California and adjacent waters. The Quarterly Review of Biology 82(3): 293-294.
Ault, J.S. (2004). Population genetics: principles and applications for fisheries scientists. Quarterly Review of Biology 79(1): 95-96.
Ault, J.S. (2000). Quantitative fish dynamics. The Quarterly Review of Biology 75(3) : 336.
Ault, J.S. (1997). Applied population ecology: a supply-demand approach. The Quarterly Review of Biology 44(4) : 494.
Ault, J.S. (1995). Predictions under uncertainty: fish assemblages and food webs on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Fisheries Review 40(4): 537.
Scientific/ Technical Memoranda & Computer Software
Ault, J.S., S.G. Smith, J.A. Bohnsack, M. Patterson, B. Ruttenberg, and J. Hunt. 2010. Fishery-independent visual assessment of resource status of the reef fish community in Dry Tortugas National Park. RNA Performance Topic 1. Pages 2-3 in ‘Implementing the Dry Tortugas National Park Research Natural Area Science Plan : The 3-Year Report’. National Park Service and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Natural Resource Report NPS/SFCN/NRR -2010/151.
Farmer, N.A., and Ault, J.S. 2010. Reef fish movements and flux around the Research Natural Area. RNA Performance Topic 2. Pages 10-11 in ‘Implementing the Dry Tortugas National Park Research Natural Area Science Plan : The 3-Year Report’. National Park Service and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Natural Resource Report NPS/SFCN/NRR -2010/151.
Ault, J.S., and S.G. Smith. 2010. Extended creel census development for Dry Tortugas National Park. RNA Performance Topic 3. Pages 14-15 in ‘Implementing the Dry Tortugas National Park Research Natural Area Science Plan : The 3-Year Report’. National Park Service and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Natural Resource Report NPS/SFCN/NRR -2010/151.
Ault, J.S., J. Luo, and S.G. Smith. 2010. Larval transport modeling from the Dry Tortugas. RNA Performance Topic 3. Pages 14-15 in ‘Implementing the Dry Tortugas National Park Research Natural Area Science Plan : The 3-Year Report’. National Park Service and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Natural Resource Report NPS/SFCN/NRR -2010/151.
Brandt, M. E., N. Zurcher, A. Acosta, J. S. Ault, J. A. Bohnsack, M. W. Feeley, D. E. Harper, J. H. Hunt, T. Kellison, D. B. McClellan, M. E. Patterson, and S. G. Smith. 2009. A cooperative multi-agency reef fish monitoring protocol for the Florida Keys coral reef ecosystem. Natural Resource Report NPS/SFCN/NRR—2009/150. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Ault, J.S. , S.G. Smith, D.B. McClellan, N. Zurcher, A. McCrea, N.R. Vaughan, and J.A. Bohnsack. 2008. Aerial survey of boater use in Everglades National Park marine waters – Florida Bay and Ten Thousand Islands. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-581.
Ault, J.S. , S.G. Smith, D.B. McClellan, N. Zurcher, E.C. Franklin and J.A. Bohnsack. 2008. An aerial survey method for estimation of boater use in Biscayne National Park during 2003-2004. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-577.
Ault, J.S . 2008. Connectivity between People and Marine Fishery Resources. Pages 71-90 in Connectivity: Science, People and Policy in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary . B.D. Keller and F.C. Wilmot (eds.). Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series ONMS-08-02.
Ault, J.S. 2008. Fish and fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico . In ‘ A Scientific Forum on the Gulf of Mexico The Islands in the Stream Concept ', K.B. Ritchie and B.D. Keller (eds.).. Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series NMSP-08-04 .
Ault, J.S. , Smith, S.G., Bohnsack, J.A., Luo, J., Kellison, G.T., Harper, D.E., and D.B. McClellan. 2008. Coral reef fish populations in Dry Tortugas National Park, 1999-2006: baseline assessment prior to implementation of the Research Natural Area. National Park Service and NOAA Fisheries. 43 p.
Ault, J.S. 2008. Contributor to ‘ The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2008 '. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 73. 567 p.
Ault, J.S. , S.G. Smith, and J.T. Tilmant. 2007. Fishery management analyses for reef fish in Biscayne National Park : bag & size limits. National Park Service, Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NRPC/WRD/NRTR—2007/064. 66 p.
Trice, J., and J.S. Ault . (2006). Bonefish & Tarpon Unlimited teaming up with University of Miami and Redbone. Redbone Journal Fall 2006: 77-87.
Menza, C.W., J.S. Ault, J. Beets, J.A. Bohnsack, C. Caldow, J. Christensen, A. Friedlander, C. Jeffrey, M. Kendall, J. Luo, M. Monaco, S.G. Smith and K. Woody. (2006). A Guide to Monitoring Reef Fish in the National Park Service's South Florida / Caribbean Network. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 39. 169 p.
Ault, J.S. (2005). Contributor to NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 11 ‘ The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2005.
Ault, J.S., and N.M. Ehrhardt. (2003). Ault and Ehrhardt method to estimate total mortality in fish stocks. FiSAT II Software FAO-ICLARM Stock Assessment tools VER 1.00 from 1 June 2003 . http://www.fao.org/fi/statist/fisoft/fisat/index.htm .
Ault, J.S., S.G. Smith, J. Luo, G.A. Meester, J.A. Bohnsack, and S.L. Miller. (2002). Baseline multispecies coral reef fish stock assessment for the Dry Tortugas . NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC- 487 . 117 p.
Ault, J.S., S.G. Smith, G.A. Meester, J. Luo, and J.A. Bohnsack. (2001). Site characterization for Biscayne National Park : assessment of fisheries resources and habitats. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC- 468 . 185 p.
Ault, J.S., G.A. Meester, K.C. Lindeman, J. Luo, and D.G. Clarke. (2000). FISHFATE user's guide: spatial-temporal population simulation model. DOER Technical Notes Collection (ERDC TN DOER-E11), U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center , Vicksburg , MS. www.wes.army.mil/el/dots/doer
Ault, J.S., G.A. Meester, J. Luo, S.G. Smith, and K.C. Lindeman. (2000). Dry Tortugas National Park natural resources affected environment. General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement. National Park Service. Denver, CO. 250 p.
Bohnsack, J.A., D.B. McClellan, D.E. Harper, G.S. Davenport, G.J. Konoval, A.M. Eklund, J.P. Contillo, S.K. Bolden, P.C. Fischel, G.S. Sandorff, J.C. Javech, M.W. White, M.H. Pickett, M.W. Hulsbeck, J.L. Tobias, J.S. Ault , G.A. Meester, S.G. Smith, and J. Luo. (1999). Baseline data for evaluating reef fish populations in the Florida Keys, 1979-1998. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC- 427. Miami, Florida. 61 p.
Schmidt, T.W., J.S. Ault, and J.A. Bohnsack, J. Luo, S. G. Smith, D. E. Harper, G. A. Meester, and N. Zurcher. (1999). Site characterization for the Dry Tortugas region: fisheries and essential habitats. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and National Park Service. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC- 425. 95p.
Ault, J.S., and J. Luo. (1998). Coastal bays to coral reefs: systems use of scientific data visualization in reef fishery management. International Council for the Exploration of the Seas. ICES C.M. Statistics 1998/S:3
Ault, J.S. , K.C. Lindeman, and D.G. Clarke. (1998). FISHFATE: Population dynamics models to assess risks of hydraulic entrainment by dredges. DOER Technical Notes Collection (TN DOER-E4), U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center , Vicksburg , MS. www.wes.army.mil/el/dots/doer
Palmer, S., J.S. Ault, and M. Luther. (1997). Mathematical modeling in marine resource protection. Pages 147-154 in Tampa Bay Area Scientific Inform. Symp. , BASIS 3, 290 p.
Smith, S.G., and J.S. Ault. (1993). Statistical sampling design analysis of the 1991-1992 Puerto Rico shallow-water reef fish monitoring survey. N. Thompson (ed.), NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS/SEFSC 331.
Technical reports and other publications
Ault, J.S., S.G. Smith, N.R. Vaughan, M.O. Nadon and N. Zurcher. 2011. Quantitative Toolbox for Sustaining Coral Reef Fisheries of Puerto Rico. National Fish & Wildlife Foundation. 101 p.
Ault, J.S., and E.C. Franklin. 2011. Fisheries resource status and management alternatives for the southeast Florida region. Florida DEP Report 101-2010. Miami Beach, FL. 105 p.
Ault, J.S., and J. Luo. 2010. Atlantic Tarpon Satellite PAT-Tagging: 2009 Summary Report. Bonefish & Tarpon Conservation Research Center. University of Miami RSMAS. 23 p.
Ault, J.S., and S.G. Smith. 2009. Reconstruction and standardization of the Hawaiian fisherman reporting system database for bottomfish: 1948-2005. NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. 181 p.
Ault, J.S, J. Luo, M.F. Larkin, B Ungar, S.A. Holt, N. Zurcher, S.G. Smith, N.R. Vaughan and C. Uva. (2009). Bonefish & Tarpon Conservation Research Center Annual Report for 2008. Final Report to the Friends of the Sanctuary 2006. 68 p.
Ault, J.S. , S.G. Smith, and W.B. Perry. (2008). Fishery resource habitat use modeling in Florida Bay : Development and Application to Everglades Restoration Implementation. Final Report to National Park Service on Coop. Agreement No. H500000B494-J5280040007. 80 p.
Ault, J.S. , Smith, S.G., Bohnsack, J.A., Luo, J., Kellison, G.T., Harper, D.E., and D.B. McClellan. (2008). Coral reef fish populations in Dry Tortugas National Park, 1999-2006: baseline assessment prior to implementation of the Research Natural Area. National Park Service. 43 p.
Ault, J.S. , S.G. Smith, and T. Schmidt. (2007). Fishery-independent monitoring of coral reef fishes, coral reefs, and macro-invertebrates in the Dry Tortugas . Final Report to the National Park Service. 95 p.
Ault, J.S. , and S.G. Smith. (2007). Statistical analysis of existing data towards application of ecosystem-based management in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Marine Monument . Final Rept. to NOAA NW Hawaiian Islands National Marine Monument . 148 p.
Ault, J.S., L. Jiangang, M.F. Larkin, N. Zurcher, and S.G. Smith. (2007). Bonefish and Tarpon Conservation Research Program. Final Report to the Friends of the Sanctuary 2006. 136 p.
Ault, J.S., S.G. Smith, and T. Schmidt. (2006). Assessment of coral reef fishery resources in Dry Tortugas National Park : 1999-2004. Final Report to the National Park Service 2005. 80 p.
Ault, J.S. , S.G. Smith, J.A. Bohnsack, J. Luo, D.E. Harper, and D.B. McClellan. (2006). Fishery-independent monitoring of coral reef fishes and macroinvertebrates in the Dry Tortugas . Final Report to the National Park Service and NOAA Coral Reef Program. 98 p.
Luo, J., J.S. Ault , D.B. Olson, K. Hartman, A. McCrea, L. Kline, G. White, and P. Kilduff. (2005). A spatial ecosystem model for Atlantic coast multispecies fisheries assessments of menhaden and bluefish. Final Report to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. 81 p.
Ault, J.S., M.F. Larkin, J. Luo, N. Zurcher, and D. Debrot. (2005). Bonefish-tarpon conservation research program. Final Report to the Friends of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. 91 p.
Ault, J.S. , S.G. Smith, and W.B. Perry. (2005). Fishery resource habitat use modeling in Florida Bay : Development and Application to Everglades Restoration Implementation (Phase 1). Final Report to the National Park Service on Cooperative Agreement No. H500000B494-J5280040007. 80 p.
Ault, J.S. , Smith, S.G., Bohnsack, J.A., Luo, J., Harper, D.E., and D.B. McClellan. (2005). Fishery-independent monitoring of coral reef fishes and macroinvertebrates in the Dry Tortugas . Final Report to the National Park Service, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, and NOAA Fisheries. 59 p.
Ault, J.S., N. Zurcher, E.C. Franklin, S.G, Smith, and J. Luo. (2004). A strategy for managing marine ecological resources in Dry Tortugas National Park . Final Report to National Park Service. 75 p.
Ault, J.S., S.G. Smith, D.B. McClellan, N. Zurcher, E.C. Franklin, and J.A. Bohnsack. (2004). An aerial survey method for estimation of boater use in Biscayne National Park during 2003-2004. Final Report to the National Park Service. 44 p.
Ault, J.S. , S.G. Smith, E.C. Franklin, J. Luo and J.A. Bohnsack. (2003). Sampling design analysis for coral reef fish stock assessment in Dry Tortugas National Park. Final Report, National Park Service Contract No. H5000000494-0012.
