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.

Peer reviewed publications

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2017

Alpert, Alice E.; Cohen, Anne L.; Oppo, Delia W.; DeCarlo, Thomas M.; Gaetani, Glenn A.; Hernandez-Delgado, Edwin A.; Winter, Amos; Gonneea, Meagan E.

Twentieth century warming of the tropical Atlantic captured by Sr-U paleothermometry Journal Article

In: Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, vol. 32, iss. 2, pp. 146-160, 2017.

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2016

Mercado-Molina, Alex E.; Ruiz-Diaz, Claudia Patricia; Sabat, Alberto M.

Branching dynamics of transplanted colonies of the threatened coral Acropora cervicornis: Morphogenesis, complexity, and modeling Journal Article

In: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, vol. 482, pp. 134-141, 2016.

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Toledo-Hernández, Carlos; Ruiz-Diaz, Claudia Patricia; Ramírez-Camejo, Luis; Paniagua, Raiza; Sabat, Alberto M.; Roberson, Loretta; Bayman, Paul

The role of sclerites in the defense against pathogens of the sea fan Gorgonia ventalina (Octocorallia) Journal Article

In: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, vol. 483, pp. 20-24, 2016.

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Rogers C Ramos-Scharrón CE, Hernandez-Delgado EA

Caribbean Coral Reef at Risk Workshop

vol. 31, 2016.

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Ruiz-Diaz, Claudia Patricia; Toledo-Hernández, Carlos; Mercado-Molina, Alex E.; Sabat, Alberto M.

Scraping and extirpating: two strategies to induce recovery of diseased Gorgonia ventalina sea fans Journal Article

In: Marine Ecology, vol. 37, iss. 2, pp. 336-343, 2016, ISSN: 0173-9565.

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Ruiz-Diaz​, Claudia P.; Toledo-Hernandez, Carlos; Mercado-Molina, Alex E.; Pérez, María-Eglée; Sabat, Alberto M.

The role of coral colony health state in the recovery of lesions Journal Article

In: Peer J, pp. 1-13, 2016.

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2015

Hernández-Delgado, Edwin A.

The emerging threats of climate change on tropical coastal ecosystem services, public health, local economies and livelihood sustainability of small islands: Cumulative impacts and synergies Journal Article

In: Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 101, no. 1, pp. 5-28, 2015.

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Sturm, Paul; –Rios, Roberto Viqueira; Medina-Muniz, Jeiger L.; Delgado, Edwin A. Hernández; González-Ramos, Carmen; Montañez-Acuña, Alfredo; Otaño-Cruz, Abimarie; Cabrera-Beauchamp, Gerardo

Cabo Rojo: Community Watershed Action Plan for Water Quality and Coral Reefs Working paper

2015.

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Mercado-Molina, Alex E.; Ruiz-Diaz, Claudia P.; Pérez, María E.; Rodríguez-Barreras, Ruber; Sabat, Alberto M.

Demography of the threatened coral Acropora cervicornis: implications for its management and conservation Journal Article

In: Coral Reefs, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 1113-1124, 2015.

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Torres-Pérez, Juan L.; Guild, Liane S.; Armstrong, Roy A.; Corredor, Jorge; Zuluaga-Montero, Anabella; Polanco, Ramón

Relative Pigment Composition and Remote Sensing Reflectance of Caribbean ShallowWater Corals Journal Article

In: PlosONE, vol. 10, iss. 11, pp. 1-20, 2015.

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Mercado-Molina, Alex E.; Ruiz-Diaz, Claudia P.; Sabat, Alberto M.

Demographics and dynamics of two restored populations of the threatened reef-building coral Acropora cervicornis Journal Article

In: Journal for Nature Conservation, vol. 24, pp. 17-23, 2015.

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2014

Hernández-Delgado, Edwin A.; González-Ramos, Carmen M.; Medina-Muñiz, Jeiger L.; Montañez-Acuña, Alfredo A.; Otaño-Cruz, Abimarie; Rosado-Matías, Bernard J.; Cabrera-Beauchamp., Gerardo

Widespread Impacts of Land Based Source Pollution on Southwestern Puerto Rican Coral Reefs Working paper

2014.

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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.; Mercado-Molina, Alex E.; Alejandro-Camis, Pedro J.; Candelas-Sánchez, Frances; Fonseca-Miranda, Jaime S.; González-Ramos, Carmen M.; Guzmán-Rodríguez, Roger; Mège, Pascal; Montañez-Acuña, Alfredo A.; Maldonado, Iván Olivo; Otaño-Cruz, Abimarie; Suleimán-Ramos, Samuel E.

Community-Based Coral Reef Rehabilitation in a Changing Climate: Lessons Learned from Hurricanes, Extreme Rainfall, and Changing Land Use Impacts Journal Article

In: Open Journal of Ecology, vol. 4, pp. 918-944, 2014.

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Hernández-Delgado, Edwin A.; Montañez-Acuña, Alfredo; Otaño-Cruz, Abimarie; Suleimán-Ramos, Samuel E.

Bomb-cratered coral reefs in Puerto Rico, the untold story about a novel habitat: from reef destruction to community-based ecological rehabilitation Journal Article

In: Revista Biologia Tropical, vol. Vol. 62, no. Suppl. 3, pp. 183-200, 2014, ISSN: 0034-7744.

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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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Ruiz-Diaz, Claudia Patricia; Mercado-Molina, Alex E.; Sabat, Alberto M.

Survival, growth, and branch production of unattached fragments of the threatened hermatypic coral Acropora cervicornis Journal Article

In: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, vol. 457, pp. 215-219, 2014.

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Díaz-Ortega, Geraldine; Hernández-Delgado, Edwin A.

Unsustainable Land-Based Source Pollution in a Climate of Change: A Roadblock to the Conservation and Recovery of Elkhorn Coral Acropora palmata (Lamarck 1816) Journal Article

In: Natural Resources, vol. 5, pp. 561-581, 2014.

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Hernández-Delgado, Edwin A.; Shivlani, Manoj; Sabat, Alberto M.

Ecosystem-Based and Community-Based Model Integration to Designate Coral Reef No-Take Marine Protected Areas: A Case Study from Puerto Rico Journal Article

In: Natural Resources, vol. 5, pp. 538-560, 2014.

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Sturm, Paul; –Rios, Roberto Viqueira; Meyer-Comas, Louis; Hernández-Delgado, Edwin A.; González-Ramos, Carmen; Montañez-Acuña, Alfredo; Otaño-Cruz, Abimarie

Culebra: Community Watershed Action Plan for Water Quality and Coral Reefs Working paper

2014.

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Hernández-Delgado, Edwin A.; Suleimán-Ramos, Samuel E.

E.S.A. CORAL SPECIES LISTING: A ROADBLOCK TO COMMUNITY-BASED ENGAGEMENT IN CORAL REEF CONSERVATION AND REHABILITATION ACROSS THE U.S. CARIBBEAN? Journal Article

In: REEF ENCOUNTER, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 11-15, 2014.

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2013

Mercado-Molina, Alex; Hernández-Delgado, Edwin A.; Rivera-Rivera, José E.; Rivera-Rivera, Mayra; Suleimán-Ramos, Samuel E.; Olivo-Maldonado, Iván; Fonseca-Miranda, Jaime S.; Rodríguez-Inoa, Evelyn A.

PROTOCOLO PARA LA PROPAGACIÓN Y LA RESTAURACIÓN DE POBLACIONES DEL CORAL CUERNO DE CIERVO, ACROPORA CERVICORNIS : ESTRATEGIAS DE BAJO COSTO DE LA SOCIEDAD AMBIENTE MARINO Technical Manual

Sociedad Ambiente Marino 2013.

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2011

Hernández, Edwin; Suleimán, Samuel; Olivo, Iván; Fonseca, Jaime; Lucking, Mary Ann

Alternativas tecnológicas para el cultivo y la restauración de los arrecifes de coral en Puerto Rico Book Chapter

In: Seguinot-Barbosa, José (Ed.): Chapter 3.6, pp. 178-186, Ediciones SM, 1, 2011.

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