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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2023

Rodríguez-Barreras​, Ruber; Ruiz-Diaz, Claudia Patricia; Quiñones-Otero, Marcos A.; Toledo-Hernández, Carlos

Uneven demographic consequences of the 2022 disease outbreak for the sea urchin Diadema antillarum in Puerto Rico Journal Article

In: PeerJ, vol. 11, no. e16675, pp. 1-16, 2023.

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I., Aponte-Marcano Patria; E., Suleimán-Ramos Samuel; E., Mercado-Molina Alex

Effectiveness of different nursery designs for the restoration of the threatened coral Acropora cervicornis in Culebra, Puerto Rico Journal Article

In: Conservation Evidence Journal, vol. 20, pp. 30-39, 2023, ISSN: 1758-2067.

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2020

Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Toledo-Hernández, C.; Ruíz-Díaz, C. P.; Gómez-Andújar, N.; Medina-Muñiz, J. L.; Canals-Silander, M. F.; Suleimán-Ramos, S. E.

Hurricane Impacts and the Resilience of the Invasive Sea Vine, Halophila stipulacea: a Case Study from Puerto Rico. Journal Article

In: Estuaries and Coasts, vol. 43, pp. 1263–1283, 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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Otaño-Cruz, Abimarie; Montañez-Acuña, Alfredo A.; García-Rodríguez, Noelia M.; Díaz-Morales, Dakeishla M.; Benson, Elizabeth; Cuevas, Elvira; Ortiz-Zayas, Jorge; Hernández-Delgado, Edwin A.

Caribbean Near-Shore Coral Reef Benthic Community Response to Changes on Sedimentation Dynamics and Environmental Conditions Journal Article

In: Frontiers in Marine Science, vol. 6, iss. 551, pp. 551, 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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Hernández-Delgado, Edwin A.; Mercado-Molina, Alex E.; Suleimán-Ramos, Samuel E.

Multi-Disciplinary Lessons Learned from Low-Tech Coral Farming and Reef Rehabilitation: I. Best Management Practices Book Chapter

In: Duque, Carmenza; Camacho, Edisson Tello (Ed.): Chapter 10, pp. 213-243, Corals in a Changing World, 2018, ISBN: 978-953-51-3910-2.

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Hernández-Delgado, Edwin A.; Mercado-Molina, Alex E.; Suleimán-Ramos, Samuel E.; Lucking, Mary Ann

Multi-disciplinary Lessons Learned from Low-Tech Coral Farming and Reef Rehabilitation: II. Coral Demography and Social-Ecological Benefits Book Chapter

In: Duque, Carmenza; Camacho, Edisson Tello (Ed.): Chapter 11, pp. 310, Corals in a Changing World, 2018, ISBN: 978-953-51-3910-2.

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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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Hernández-Delgado, Edwin A.; González-Ramos, Carmen M.; Alejandro-Camis, Pedro J.

Large-scale coral recruitment patterns on Mona Island, Puerto Rico: evidence of a transitional community trajectory after massive coral bleaching and mortality Journal Article

In: Revista Biologia Tropical, vol. Vol. 62, no. Supl.3, pp. 49-64, 2014, ISSN: 0034-7744.

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