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- International Society for Reef Studies Member 1991 -
- Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean Member
- National Geographic Society Member
- American Museum of Natural History Member 1992 - 2005
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Weil-Machado, Ernesto F.
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academic article
- Bacterial Profiling of White Plague Disease across corals and oceans indicates a conserved and distinct disease microbiome. Mol. Ecol. . 23:965-974. 2014
- Climate Change Influences on Marine Infectious Diseases: Implications for Management and Society. Annu. Rev. Mar. Sci.. 6:249-277. 2014
- Morphological and genetic evaluation of the hydrocoral Millepora species complex in the Caribbean. Zoological Studies. 53:1-15. 2014
- Hyperspectral remote sensing detects spectral changes in corals affected by climate-driven disease stress perspectives for the field of coral disease diagnostics. PLoS. 2013
- Hyperspectral sensing of disease stress in the Caribbean reef-building coral, Orbicella faveolata - perspectives for the field of coral disease monitoring. PLoS ONE . 8:1-9. 2013
- Temporal Dynamics and Plasticity in the Cellular Immune Response of the Sea Fan Coral, Gorgonia ventalina . Mar. Biol.. 160:2449-2460. 2013
- The Montastraea faveolata microbiome: ecological and temporal influences on a Caribbean reef-building coral in decline . Environmental Microbiology . 15:2082-2094. 2013
- Connectivity of Caribbean Coral Populations: Complementary Insights from Empirical and Modelled Gene Flow. Mol. Ecol. . 21:1143-1157. 2012
- Extended geographic distribution of several Indo-Pacific coral reef diseases. Dis Aquat Org. . 98:163-170. 2012
- Friend or foe: the association of Labyrinthulomycetes with the Caribbean sea fan, Gorgonia ventalina . Diseases of Aquatic Organism (DAO). 101:1-122. 2012
- Global Coral Disease Prevalence Associated with Sea Temperature Anomalies and Local Factors . Diseases of Aquatic Organism (DAO). 100:249-261. 2012
- Incidence and spatial dispersion of Caribbean Yellow Band Disease in La 4 Parguera, Puerto Rico . Jour Mar Biol . 1. 2012
- Polymorphism in a common Atlantic reef coral (Montastraea cavernosa) and its long-term evolutionary implications. Evol. Ecol. . 26:265-290. 2012
- Cryptic species in the Atlantic-Caribbean scleractinian genus Meandrina: A multi-variable review of the taxonomy and description of the new species Meandrina jacksoni n sp.. Bull. Mar. Sci.. 87:823-853. 2011
- Caribbean Corals in Crisis: Record Thermal Stress, Bleaching, and Mortality in 2005 . PLoS ONE . 5. 2010
- Community ecology of mesophotic coral reef ecosystems. Coral Reefs . 29:255-275. 2010
- Comparative aspects of sexual reproduction in the Caribbean coral genus Diploria (Scleractinia: Faviidae). Mar. Biol.. 137:413-426. 2010
- Geomorphology and benthic cover of mesophotic coral ecosystems of the upper insular slope of southwest Puerto Rico . Coral Reefs . 29:347-360. 2010
- Geomorphology and mesophotic coral ecosystems of the upper insular slope of southwest Puerto Rico. Coral Reefs . 29:347-360. 2010
- Marine Biodiversity in the Caribbean: regional estimates and distribution patterns. PLoS ONE . 5:1-25. 2010
- Bacterial diversity and white plague disease-associated community changes in the Caribbean coral Montastraea faveolata assessed by 16S rRNA microarray analysis and clone library sequencing. The ISME Journal . 3:512-521. 2009
- Changes in Caribbean coral disease prevalence after the 2005 bleaching event. Diseases of Aquatic Organism (DAO). 87:33-43. 2009
- Climate Change and Wildlife Diseases: When Does the Host Matter the Most?. Ecology. 90:912-920. 2009
- Immune defenses of healthy, bleached and diseased Montastraea faveolata during a natural bleaching event. Diseases of Aquatic Organism (DAO). 87:67-71. 2009
- Local and Geographic variability in distribution and prevalence of coral and octocoral diseases in the Caribbean I: Community-level analysis. Dis Aquat Org. . 83:195-208. 2009
- Local and geographic variability in distribution and prevalence of coral and octocoral diseases in the Caribbean II: Genera-level analysis. Diseases of Aquatic Organism (DAO). 83:209-223. 2009
- Macro algae has no effect on the severity and dynamics of Caribbean yellow band disease. PLoS ONE . 2009
- Microbial functional structure of Montastraea faveolata, an important Caribbean reef-building coral, differs between healthy and Caribbean yellow-band diseased colonies. Envir. Microb.. 12:541-556. 2009
- Octocoral bleaching under unusual thermal stress. Coral Reefs . 29:41-45. 2009
- Spatial and temporal patterns in reef sediment accumulation and composition, southwestern insular shelf of Puerto Rico . Caribbean Journal of Science . 45:138-150. 2009
- Spatial and temporal patterns in reef sediment accumulation and composition, southwestern shelf of Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal of Science . 45:138-150. 2009
- Spatial variability in survivorship of juvenile corals in La Parguera, southwestern Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal of Science . 45:269-281. 2009
- Strong relationship between coral bleaching and âtumorsâ in massive Porites. Global Change Biology . 15:1804-1816. 2009
- Temporal variability and consequences of coral diseases and bleaching in La Parguera, Puerto Rico from 2003-2007. Caribbean Journal of Science. 45:221-246. 2009
- Variability of Aspergillosis in Gorgonia ventalina in La Parguera, Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal of Science . 45:215-220. 2009
- Yellow band disease compromises the reproductive output of the reef-building coral Montastraea faveolata (Anthozoa, Scleractinia). Dis Aquat Org. . 85:45-47. 2009
- Enhanced ultraviolet radiation can terminate sexual reproduction in the broadcasting coral species Acropora cervicornis Lamarck. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 358:39-45. 2008
- Enhanced ultraviolet radiation can terminate sexual reproduction in the broadcasting coral species Acropora cervicornis Lamarck. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 358:39-45. 2008
- One third of reef-building corals face 6 elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts. Science . 321:560-563. 2008
- A newly documented species of Madracis (scleractinia: pocilloporidae) from the Caribbean. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash.. 120:214-226. 2007
- Bacteria associated with the coral Echinopora lamellosa (Esper 1795) in the Indian Ocean - Zanzibar Region. African Journal in Environmental Science. 01:93-98. 2007
- Bacterial communities associated with the mucopolysaccharide layers of three coral species affected and unaffected with dark spots disease. Can. J. Microbiol.. 53:465-471. 2007
- Coral disease, environmental drivers and the balance between coral and microbial Associates.. Oceanography. 20:36-59. 2007
- Competition for space between encrusting excavating Caribbean sponges and other coral reef organisms. Mar. Eco. Prog. Ser.. 312:113-121. 2006
- Coral, octocoral and sponge diversity in the reefs of the Jaragua National Park, Dominican Republic. Rev. Bio. Trop. Vol.. 54:423-443. 2006
- Evaluation of thermal acclimation capacity in corals with different thermal histories based on Catalase concentration and antioxidant potentials. Comp. Biochem. Physio. Part A. 144:155-162. 2006
- Status and progress in coral reef disease research. Diseases of Aquatic Organism (DAO). 69:1-7. 2006
- The white band disease type II pathogen in Puerto Rico. Rev. Biol. Tropical. 54:59-67. 2006
- Coralline White Band Syndrome , a coralline algal afliction in the Tropical Atlantic. Coral Reefs . 24:117-117. 2005
- Impact of an outbreak of white plague II on A coral reef in the Archipelago Los Roques National Park, Venezuela. Caribbean Journal of Science . 41:815-823. 2005
- Population characteristics of the black sea urchin Diadema antillarum (Philippi) in La Parguera, Puerto Rico, 17 years after the mass mortality Event. Rev. Bio. Trop. Vol.. 53:219-231. 2005
- A conceptual framework to develop long-term ecological and management objectives in the wider Caribbean region. Bioscience. 54:843-856. 2004
- Bioerosion of Coral Reef Communities in Southwest Puerto Rico by the Red Sea Urchin Echinometra viridis.. Marine Biology. 143:79-84. 2003
- New aspects on the biology of the encrusting excavating sponges Cliona aprica, Cliona caribbaea and Cliona sp.. Boll. Mus. Ist. Univ. Genova. 68:425-432. 2003
- Taxonomy of the Caribbean excavating sponge species complex Cliona caribbaea, C. aprica C. langae (Porifera, Hadromerida, Clionaidae). Caribbean Journal of Science . 39:348-370. 2003
- Local and geographic variability in the incidence of disease in western Atlantic coral reefs. Proc. IX Int. Coral reef Sym. Bali, Indonesia. 2:1231-1238. 2002
- Recruitment patterns and grazing regime as factors structuring reef benthic communities in Biscayne National Park, USA. Coral Reefs . 19:115-123. 2000
- Examination of the Montastraea annularis species complex (Cnidaria: Scleractinia) using ITS and COI sequences. Marine Biotechnology. 1:89-97. 1997
- Hybridization in the species complex of Montastraea annularis. Marine Biology. 129:561-572. 1996
- A multi-character analysis of the Caribbean coral Montastraea annularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786) and its two sibling species, M. faveolata (Ellis & Solander, 1786), and M. franksi (Gregory, 1895). Bulletin of Marine Science . 54:151-175. 1994
- Origin of sedimentation and its effect on the coral communities of a Venezuelan National Park. Ecotropicos. 8:10-21. 1993
- Genetic and morphological variation in Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Porites (Anthozoa, Scleractinia). Preliminary results. Proc. VII Int. Coral Reef Sym. Guam. . 1:643-656. 1992
- Sibling species in the coral Montastraea 8 annularis, Coral Bleaching, and the coral climate record. Science . 255:331-333. 1992
- Ecological effects of a mayor Oil spill on Panamanian subtidal reef corals. Coral Reefs . 10:1-12. 1991
- Effects of a major oil spill on Panamanian coastal marine communities. Science . 243:37-44. 1989
- Spatial variations in density and size of Diadema antillarum Philippi on some Venezuelan coral reefs. Bijd. Tut. Dierk.. 54:73-82. 1984
- The biology, population dynamics and reproduction of the queen conch Strombus gigas L. in the Archipielago de Los Roques National Park. Journal of Shellfish Research . 4:45-62. 1984
- The zoeal development of the decorator crab Stenociops furcatus coelatus. Crustaceana. 46:202-208. 1983
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chapter
- Dark Spots Disease (Endolithic hypermycosis). Coral Diseases . Ed. Woodley, C. . Wiley Co. . 2014
- Halofolliculina ciliate infections on corals. Coral Diseases . Ed. Woodley, C. . Wiley Co. . 2014
- Indo-Pacific Band Diseases of Corals. Coral Diseases . Ed. Woodley, C. . Wiley Co. . 2014
- Exploring the mesophotic zone: Diving operations and scientific highlights of three research cruises across Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. Proceedings of the 2013 AAUS/ESDP Curacao Joint International Scientific Diving Symposium. Ed. Lang, M. A. . American Academy of Underwater Sciences, Curacao. 297-312. 2013
- Threats to Coral Reefs in Bermuda. Coral Reefs of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories, Coral Reefs of the World. Ed. Sheppard, C. R. C. . Springer Publishing. 2013
- Coral Reef Disease in the Atlantic-Caribbean. Coral Reefs: An Ecosystem in Transition. Ed. Dubinski, Z. . Springer Publishing. 465-492. 2011
- Consequences of Coral Bleaching for Sessile Organisms. Coral Bleaching: Patterns, Processes, Causes and Consequences. Ecological Studies. Ed. van Oppen, M. . Springer Publishing. 121-138. 2009
- Assessment and monitoring protocols of coral reef diseases. Coral Disease Handbook:guidelines for Assessment, Monitoring and Management. Ed. Raymundo, Laurie. Australia: GEF-CRTR- Currie Communications. 48-64. 2008
- Biology and Ecology of Puerto Rican Coral Reefs . Coral Reefs of the USA. Ed. Riegl, B. M. . Springer Publishing. 375-406. 2008
- Biology and Ecology of Puerto Rico Coral Reefs. Coral Reefs of the USA. Ed. Riegl, Bernhard. Springer Publishing. 375-406. 2008
- The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of Puerto Rico. The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2008. Ed. Waddell, J. . Silver Spring, MD.: NOAA Technical Memorandum. 75-116. 2008
- Current Status of the Marine Biodiversity of Puerto Rico . Caribbean Marine Biodiversity: The known and unknown. Ed. Miloslavich, P. . Lancaster, PA USA : DEStech Publications Inc. . 85-109. 2005
- Aspergillosis in Gorgonians . Coral reef health and diseases . Ed. Rosemberg, Eugene. Springer Publishing. 303-330. 2004
- Coral Reef Diseases in the Wider Caribbean. Coral reef health and diseases . Ed. Rosemberg, Eugene. Springer Publishing. 35-68. 2004
- Dark Spots Disease and Yellow Band Disease, Two Poorly known Coral Diseases with High Incidence in Caribbean Reefs. Coral reef health and diseases . Ed. Rosemberg, Eugene. Springer Publishing. 337-348. 2004
- The Corals and Coral Reefs of Venezuela . Latin American Coral Reefs . Ed. Cortez, Jorge. Elsevier. 303-330. 2003
- Caribbean coral reef diseases. Status and research needs. Priorities for Caribbean Coral Reef Research National Center for Caribbean Coral Reef Research. Ed. McManus, J. . Florida: RSMAS, University of Miami. 2001
- Diversidad y Abundancia de Corales, Octocorales y Esponjas en el Parque Nacional Jaragua,Republica Dominicana. Biodiversidad Marino-Costera de la Republica Dominicana. Ed. Ottenwalder, J. A. . 1999
- Laboratory Cultures of Larvae of Strombus Gigas Linne, in the Dos Mosquises Marine Station, Los Roques National Park, Venezuela. Queen Conch Biology, Fisheries and Mariculture . Ed. Appeldoorn, Richard S.. Los Roques Scientific Foundation. 275-294. 1994
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conference paper
- Exploring the mesophotic zone: Diving operations and scientific highlights of three research cruises (2010-2012) across Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. Proceedings of the AAUS Symposium Proceedings, Curacao. 2013
- Exploring the mesophotic zone: Diving operations and scientific highlights of three research cruises across Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands . Proceedings of the 2013 AAUS/AEDP Curacao Joint International Scientific Diving Symposium. 297-312. 2013
- A survey of vibrios associated with healthy and Yellow Band Diseased Montastraea faveolata . Proc. 11th Int. Coral Reef Sym. Ft. Lauderdale. 2009
- Inoculation of Vibrio spp. onto 5 Montastraea faveolata fragments to determine potential pathogenicity. Proc. 11th Int. Coral Reef Sym. Ft. Lauderdale. 2009
- Acropora palmata. http://www.iucnredlist.org/ . 2008
- Geographic differences in coral reef diseases. Proceedings of the GEF-World Bank workshop . 2006
- Status of Acroporid Populations in Puerto Rico. NOAA technical Memorandum NMFS-OPR . 71-92. 2003
- Coral disease epizootiology: Status and research needs. Coral Health and Disease: Developing a National Research Plan. 2002
- Distribution and status of acroporid (scleractinia) coral populations in Puerto Rico. Proc. of the Caribbean Workshop: Potential Application of the US Endangered Species Act (ESA) as a Conservation Strategy. NOAA-NMFS and NCORE â RSMAS. U. of Miami. 71-92. 2002
- Report of the status of the biology and ecology of acroporid populations in the Caribbean. Acropora spp. . Proc. of the Caribbean Workshop: Potential Application of the US Endangered Species Act (ESA) as a Conservation Strategy. NOAA-NMFS and NCORE â RSMAS.. 16-18. 2002
- Status and temporal trends at CARICOMP coral reef sites. Proceedings of the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium. 325-330. 2002
- The Caribbean coastal marine productivity program (CARICOMP) database: potential for data mining and comparisons of Caribbean-wide datasets. Proceedings of the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium. 901-908. 2002
- An Oil Spill Affecting Coral Reefs and Mangrove in the Caribbean Coast of Panama. Proc. Oil Spill Conference. 401-406. 1987
- Queen conch, Strombus gigas mariculture and stock restoration in the Archipielago de Los Roques. Preliminary results. Proc. 35th Gulf and Fish. Inst.. 64-73. 1983
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conference poster
- Depth-related changes in coral zooxanthellae. International Conference on Challenges in Aquatic Sciences, Keelung, Taiwan. 2013
- Depth-related changes in coral zooxanthellae . SMBE, Dublin, Ireland . 2012
- Genetic variation of Symbiodinium spp. of the coral host Agaricia lamarcki (Cnidaria: Scleractinia) between shallow and mesophotic habitats . SMBE, Dublin, Ireland . 2012
- Genetic variation of Symbiodinium spp. of the coral host Agaricia lamarcki between shallow and mesophotic habitats . Evolution 2011, Norman, Oklahoma . 2011
- Effects of UV Radiation on the Sexual Reproduction of the Threatened Acropora cervicornis. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium in Forth Lauderdale, USA . 2008
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report
- Long-term monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks, 2004-2008 2009
- Socavado esqueletico y mortalidad coralina por esponjas excavadoras incrustantes en San Andres Islas del Rosario 2005
- Status of coral reef diseases in Zanzibar and Kenya, western Indian Ocean 2005
- Current status of the marine biodiversity of Puerto Rico. Caribbean Marine Biodiversity: The known and the Unknown. Census for Marine Life CoML and INTECMAR 2004
- Benthic Community Census and Bathymetric Survey of AEE cable from Vieques to Culebra, Puerto Rico 1998
- Coral, Octocoral and sponge diversity in the reefs of the Jaragua National Park, Dominican Republic 1997
- Protein starch-gel electrophoresis in scleractinian corals: a report on techniques and troubleshooting 1996
- Community structure and environmental correlates of nine reefal areas in Biscayne National Park, Florida 1995
- Ecologia, Cultivo y Repoblacion del Botuto Strombus gigas L. en el Parque Nacional Archipielago de los Roques 1985
- Ecologia, cultivo y repoblacion del botuto Strombus gigas en el Parque Nacional Archipielago Los Roques 1985
- Pesquerias del botuto Strombus gigas L. en el Parque Nacional Archipielago de los Roques: Pesquerias e impacto socioeconomico 1985
- Scleractinian corals of the Archipielago de los Roques National Park 1985
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thesis
editor of
presentations
Research
other research activities
- Impacts of the 2010 Caribbean Coral Bleaching Event: Assessing changes in Coral Immune Function Co-PI 2010 -
- Assessing the Effect of Environmental Stressors on Invertebrate Innate Immunity Using a Coral Pathosystem Co-PI 2010 - 2013
- Microbiological and etiological responses in Montastraea faveolata infected with Caribbean yellow band disease (YBD) to rising ocean temperature and nutrient pollution PI 2007 - 2011
- Ecology, Integrity and Status of Deep Caribbean Coral Reefs Co-PI 2007 - 2010
- Ocean warming, environmental impact and coral diseases: A Global disease assessment. Coral Reef Targeted Research Co-PI 2005 - 2009
- Integrating Science and management in the Caribbean Co-PI 2002 - 2007
- Status and impact of coral diseases around Puerto Rico PI 2005 - 2006
- Reproductive Biology, Recruitment and Culture of Corals as Tools for Restoration and Management of Reefs PI 2002 - 2003
- Caribbean-wide surveys of disease incidence in coral reefs PI 2001 - 2002
- Taxonomia del complejo de esponjas escavadoras de coral Cliona aprica, C. langae y C. caribbaea y su impacto sobre algunos arrecifes del Caribe Colombiano PI 2000 - 2002
- Coral reef Monitoring by Remote Sensing of Coral Spawn PI 2000 - 2001
- SeaGrant Grant for research in reproductive biology and ecology of Caribbean Corals PI 1999 - 2001
- Caribbean wide study of disease incidence in coral reefs PI 1999
- Cliona spp. impact on Caribbean reefs PI 1998 - 1999
Service
reviewer of
- Biological Bulletin (Academic Article)
- Bulletin of Marine Science (Academic Article)
- Coral Reefs (Academic Article)
- DAO (Academic Article)
- JEMBE (Academic Article)
- MEPS (Academic Article)
- Marine Biology (Book)
- Marine Biology (Academic Article)
- PlOS-One (Academic Article)
- Revista Biologia Tropical (Academic Article)
professional service activities
- DCM-U of Puerto Rico Lecturer 1996 - 2002
- Bermuda Biology Station for Research Lecturer 1999 - 2001
- Los Roques Scientific Foundation Lecturer 1999
- University of Miami, Florida Research Associate 1994 - 1996
- Austin Community College Lecturer 1993 - 1994
- University of Texas, Austin Instructor 1993 - 1994
- University of Texas, Austin Lecturer 1992 - 1993
- University of Texas, Austin Lecturer 1987 - 1992
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Research Associate 1986 - 1990
- Los Roques Scientific Foundation Lecturer 1981 - 1989
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Research Assistant 1985 - 1986
- Los Roques Scientific Foundation Director of the Dos Mosquises Marine Biology Station 1979 - 1985
- Central University of Venezuela Lecturer 1975 - 1980
Background
education and training
- Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin , Department of Zoology, University of Texas at Austin and USA and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama 1992
- B.S., Universidad Central de Venezuela 1980
- University of Miami, Florida , Alina Szman's laboratory 1994 - 1996
credentials
Contact
full name
- Ernesto F. Weil Machado