Brookson, C.B.*, Greiner, A.* (Accepted). Coral Restoration is Only Practical when Local Human Pressure Levels are Low. Plos ONE. *co-first authors
Buckner, J. H., Meunier, Z. D., Arroyo-Esquivel, J., Fitzpatrick, N., Greiner, A., McManus, L. C., Watson, J. R. (2026). Recovering complex ecological dynamics from time series using state-space universal dynamic equations. Nature Communications Earth & Environment. (https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-03130-2)
Bartlett, B., Oyanedel, R., Booth, H., Karlsdóttir, S.A., Dupaix, A., Greiner, A., Ávila-Thieme, M.I., Silva, J.S., Perera, S., Milner-Gulland, E.J. (2025). Navigating narratives: An exploratory scoping review on the framing of the illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing research. Fish and Fisheries. https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.70047
Helmstedt, K., Holden, M., Baker, C., Elliot-Kerr, S., Greiner, A., Hudgins, E., Shea, K., Tulloch, A., Young, A., Zhang, L., Possingham, H. (2025). How monitoring matters for nature conservation: 15 reasons framed in a theory of change. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.2527
Greiner, A., Andrello, M., Krkošek, M., Fortin, M.-J., Nand, Y., Jupiter, S.D., Mangubhai, S., Wenger, A., Darling, E. (2025). Dispersal can spread management benefits: Insights from a modeled Fijian coral reef network. Ecological Applications. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/eap.70156
Greiner, A., Darling, E.S., Wenger, A., Krkošek, M., Fortin, M.-J. Identifying Priority Stepping Stone Reefs to Maintain Global Networks of Connected Coral Reefs. BioRxiv.
Greiner, A., Herrera-Diestra, J. L., Tildesley, M. J., Shea, K., Ferrari, M. J. (2025). Allocating Limited Surveillance Effort for Outbreak Detection of Endemic Foot and Mouth Disease. Plos Computational Biology. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012395
Brookson, C.B.*, Greiner, A.* (2024). Coral restoration is only practical when local human pressure levels are low. BioRxiv. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.26.622858v1 *co-first
Greiner, A., Andrello, M., Krkošek, M., Fortin, M.-J. (2024). How Dispersal of Young Corals Can Save Coral Reefs. Frontiers for Young Minds. https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2024.1308034
Greiner, A., Fortin, M.J., Darling, E.S., Krkošek, M. (2022). The Combined Effects of Dispersal and Herbivores on Stable States in Coral Reefs. Theoretical Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12080-022-00546-w
Greiner, A., Andrello, M., Darling, E., Krkošek, M., & Fortin, M. J. (2022). Limited spatial rescue potential for coral reefs lost to future climate warming. Global Ecology and Biogeography. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13571
Press Coverage: Hakai Magazine, Conservation Corridor, WCS, University of Toronto Arts + Sci, University of Toronto
National Champion of Canada in Inaugural Frontiers Planet Prize Competition
Millette, K., Fugère, V., Debyser, C., Greiner, A., Chain, F.J.J., Gonzalez, A. (2021). Refining Analyses of Existing Data Sets is Valuable for Macrogenetics: a response to Paz-Vinas, Jensen et al., (2021). Ecology Letters. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13733.
Bodner, K., Brimacombe, C., Chenery, E., Greiner, A., Mcleod, A.M., Penk, S.R., Vargas-Soto, J.S. (2021). Ten Simple Rules for Tackling Your First Mathematical Models: A Guide for Graduate Students by Graduate Students. Plos Computational Biology. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008539.
Krkošek, M., Jarvis-Cross, M., Wadhawan, K., Berry, I., Soucy, J-P., Bodner, K., Greiner, A., Krichel, L., Penk, S., Shea, D., Vargas Soto, J., Tekwa, E., Mideo, N., Molnar, P. (2021). Establishment, Contagiousness and Initial Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Canada. FACETS. https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2020-0055.
Tekwa, E., McManus, L., Greiner, A., Colton, M., Webster, M.S., Pinsky, M.L. (2021). Geometric Analysis of Regime Shifts in Coral Reef Communities. Ecosphere. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3319.
Millette, K., Fugère, V., Debyser, C., Greiner, A., Chain, F.J.J., Gonzalez, A. (2020). No consistent effects of humans on animal genetic diversity worldwide. Ecology Letters. doi: 10.111/ele.13394
Press Coverage: BBC Earth, Frontiers in Ecology + the Environment Dispatches, Technology Networks, Science Daily, Phys.org, SciTech Europa, etc.
Greiner, A., Tekwa, E.W., Gonzalez, A., Nguyen, D. (2017). Rapid Inoculation and Recovery of Microbes in a Microfluidic Device. Chips and Tips. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.26975.97443. [link]
Caron, V., Greiner, A., Ransier, K., Cameron-Steinke, B. (2016). The Relationship between Large Herbivore Abundance and Algal Cover on Coral Reefs on West Coast Barbados. MSURJ, 11, 11-15. [MSURJ Website; link]
Baron, D. M., Ramirez, A. J., Bulitko, V., Madan, C. R., Greiner, A., Hurd, P. L., & Spetch, M. L. (2015). Practice makes proficient: Pigeons (Columba livia) learn efficient routes on full-circuit navigational traveling salesperson problems. Animal Cognition, 18(1), 53-64. doi:10.1007/s10071-014-0776-6. [link]
Submitted Manuscripts
Greiner, A., Darling, E.S., Wenger, A., Krkošek, M., Fortin, M.-J. Identifying Priority Stepping Stone Reefs to Maintain Global Networks of Connected Coral Reefs. Submission Date: February 27, 2026
Brookson, C.B.*, Greiner, A.* Coral Restoration is Only Practical when Local Human Pressure Levels are Low. Re-submission Date: November 25, 2025 *co-first
Sibanda, N., Sutton, M., Greiner, A., Holden, M. Incorporating uncertainty in existing knowledge when calculating the Value of Information. Submission Date: December 19, 2025
Arroyo-Esquivel, J., Meunier, Z.D., Buckner, J.H., Fitzpatrick, N., Greiner, A., Jarman, C.N., McManus, L.C., Watson, J.R. Applications of Scientific Machine Learning in Ecology. Submission Date: June 18, 2026