During the last 20 years, SAM has developed a multiplicity of hypothesis-driven conservation and restoration projects. Being home to the oldest Community-based coral aquaculture and reef rehabilitation program in the Caribbean, we aim to develop a variety of scientific publications that highlight our commitment towards the conservatiion of our marine resources. Most publica­tions are freely available on our website.

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2024

Ruiz-Diaz, Claudia Patricia; Toledo-Hernández, Carlos; Sánchez-González, Juan Luis; Mercado-Molina, Alex E.

A successful method to restore seagrass habitats in coastal areas affected by consecutive natural events Journal Article

In: PeerJ, pp. 1-17, 2024.

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2023

Mercado-Molina, Alex E.; Suleimán-Ramos, Samuel E.

Outplants of the Threatened Coral Acropora cervicornis Promote Coral Recruitment in a Shallow-Water Coral Reef, Culebra, Puerto Rico Journal Article

In: Sustainability, vol. 15, iss. 24, no. 16548, pp. 1-13, 2023.

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Hernández-Delgado, Edwin A.

Climate change impacts on Caribbean coastal ecosystems Book Chapter

In: Bustos, Beatriz; Mauro, Salvatore Engel-Di; García-López, Gustavo; Milanez, Felipe; Ojeda., Diana (Ed.): Chapter 4, pp. 15, Routledge Handbook of Latin America and the Environment, London, 1st Edition, 2023, ISBN: 9780429344428.

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Santiago-Padua, Paola; Velázquez-Alvarado, Jeremy; López-Pérez, Arelys Del Mar; Nevárez-Mélendez, Julimar; Díaz-Druet, Lemuel E.; Suleimán-Ramos, Samuel E.; Mercado-Molina, Alex E.

Demographic and population response of the threatened coral Acropora cervicornis (Scleractinia, Acroporidae) to fireworm corallivory Journal Article

In: Revista de Biología Tropical, vol. 71, iss. 1, pp. 1-15, 2023, ISSN: 2215-2075 Vol. 71 (S1): e54912.

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2021

Cortés-Useche​, Camilo; Hernández-Delgado, Edwin A.; Calle-Triviño, Johanna; Blasco, Rita Sellares; Galván, Victor; Arias-González, Jesús E.

Conservation actions and ecological context: optimizing coral reef local management in the Dominican Republic Journal Article

In: Peerj, vol. 9, no. e10925, pp. 1-28, 2021.

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2020

Bayraktarov, Elisa; Banaszak, Anastazia T.; Maya, Phanor Montoya; Kleypas, Joanie; Arias-González, Jesús E.; Blanco, Macarena; Calle-Triviño, Johanna; Charuvi, Nufar; Cortés-Useche, Camilo; Galván, Victor; Salgado, Miguel A. García; Gnecco, Mariana; Guendulain-García, Sergio D.; Delgado, Edwin A. Hernández; Moraga, José A. Marín; Maya, María Fernanda; Quiroz, Sandra Mendoza; Cervantes, Samantha Mercado; Morikawa, Megan; Nava, Gabriela; Pizarro, Valeria; Sellares-Blasco, Rita I.; Ramos, Samuel E. Suleimán; Cubero, Tatiana Villalobos; Villalpando, María F.; Frías-Torres, Sarah

Review of coral reef restoration efforts in Latin American countries and territories Journal Article

In: Plos ONE, vol. 15, no. 8, 2020.

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2019

Weil, E; Hernández-Delgado, EA; Gonzalez, M; Williams, S; Suleimán-Ramos, S; Figuerola, M; Metz-Estrella, T

Spread of the new coral disease “SCTLD” into the Caribbean: implications for Puerto Rico. Journal Article

In: Reef Encounter, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 38-43, 2019.

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2018

Mercado-Molina, Alex E.; Rivera-Irizarry, Fabiola; Fonseca-Miranda, Jaime; Bruno-Laureano, Yesenia

Growth facilitation by the octocoral Gorgonia ventalina explains spatial difference in the population size structure of the common demosponge Ircinia felix Journal Article

In: Marine Biology Research, vol. 14, iss. 1, pp. 41 - 51, 2018.

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Pérez-Pagán, Birla Sofía; Mercado-Molina, Alex E.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of 3D-printed corals to attract coral reef fish at Tamarindo Reef, Culebra, Puerto Rico. Journal Article

In: Conservation Evidence, vol. 15, pp. 43-47, 2018, ISSN: 1758-2067.

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2017

Soto-Santiago​, Francisco J.; Mercado-Molina, Alex; Reyes-Maldonado, Koralis; Vélez, Yaileen; Ruiz-Díaz, Claudia P.; Sabat, Alberto

Comparative demography of two common scleractinian corals: Orbicella annularis and Porites astreoides Journal Article

In: PeerJ, vol. 5, pp. 1-18, 2017.

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Godoy-Vitorino​, Filipa; Ruiz-Diaz, Claudia P.; Rivera-Seda, Abigail; Ramírez-Lugo, Juan S.; Toledo-Hernández, Carlos

The microbial biosphere of the coral Acropora cervicornis in Northeastern Puerto Rico Journal Article

In: PeerJ, vol. 10, no. 3717, pp. 15, 2017.

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2014

Mercado-Molina, Alex E.; Montañez-Acuña, Alfredo; Rodríguez-Barreras, Ruber; Colón-Miranda, Roberto; Díaz-Ortega, Geraldine; Martínez-González, Neidibel; Schleier-Hernández, Sandra; Sabat, Alberto M.

Revisiting the population status of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum in northern Puerto Rico Journal Article

In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, pp. 1-8, 2014.

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