selected publications
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academic article
- Effects of artificially-enhanced UV radiation on the growth, photosynthetic and photoprotective components, and reproduction of the Caribbean coral Porites furcata.. Coral Reefs . 31:1077-1091. 2012
- Hyperspectral Distinction of Two Caribbean Shallow-Water Corals Based on Their Pigments and Corresponding Reflectance. Remote Sensing . 4:3813-3842. 2012
- 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
- Physiological responses of Acropora cervicornis to increased solar irradiance. Photochemistry and Photobiology . 83:839-850. 2007
- Characterizing the deep insular shelf coral reef habitat of the Hind Bank Marine Conservation District (US Virgin Islands) using the Seabed Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. Continental Shelf Research . 26:194-205. 2006
- 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
- Imaging Coral I: Imaging Coral Habitats with the SeaBED AUV. Subsurface Sensing Technologies and Applications . 5:25-42. 2004
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conference paper
- Airborne Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Coral Reefs of Puerto Rico, Florida Keys, and Oahu, Eos Trans. AGU (Abstract). Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI. 2006
- Clues to coral reef ecosystem health: spectral analysis coupled with radiative transfer modeling (Abstract). ASLO/TOS Ocean Research 2004 Conference, Honolulu, HI . 2004
- Clues to coral reef ecosystem health: spectral analysis coupled with radiative transfer modeling (Abstract). ASLO/TOS Ocean Research 2004 Conference, Honolulu, HI . 2003
- Clues to coral reef health: integrating radiative transfer modeling and hyperspectral data (Abstract). Eos. Trans. AGU Fall Meet. Suppl. 2002
- Spectral characteristics of Acropora cervicornis and Porites porites under laboratory conditions (Abstract)
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conference poster
- Distinction between Two Caribbean Shallow-Water Corals based on their Respective Pigments Composition: A Complementary Tool for Remote Sensing Studies. Ocean Optics Conference . 2012
- Different Pigment Composition Can Influence the Remote Sensing Reflectance of Caribbean Shallow-Water Coral Species. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium in Forth Lauderdale, USA . 2008
- Effects of UV Radiation on the Sexual Reproduction of the Threatened Acropora cervicornis. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium in Forth Lauderdale, USA . 2008
- Radiative Transfer Modeling and Spectral Analysis of Coral Reefs. NOAA CREWS Think Tank Meeting. Perry Institute for Marine Science, Caribbean Marine Research Station, Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas. 2005
- Radiative Transfer Modeling and Spectral Analysis of Coral Reefs. Ocean Optics XVIII Conference. 2004
- Clues to coral reef ecosystem health: spectral analysis coupled with radiative transfer modeling. Eos. Trans. AGU Fall Meet. Suppl. 2003
- Preliminary study on the spectral response of some Caribbean coral species . 20th Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. 2000