27-Ruiz-Diaz, C.P., Toledo-Hernández, C., Sánchez-Gónzalez, J., Mercado-Molina, A.E., 2024. A successful method to restore seagrass habitats in areas affected by consecutive natural events. Peer J, 11, e16700.
26-Rodríguez-Casariego, J., Mercado-Molina, A.E., Soledad-Lemos, L., Soares-Quinete, N., Bellantuono, A., Rodríguez-lanetty, M., Sabat, A.M., Erin-López, J.M. 2024. Multi-omics characterization of mechanisms contributing to rapid phenotypic variation in the coral Acropora cervicornis under divergent environments. Coral Reefs, 43:53-66.
25- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Suleimán-Ramos, S.E., 2023. Outplants of the threatened coral Acropora cervicornis promote coral recruitment in a shallow-water coral reef, Culebra, Puerto Rico. Sustainability, 15(24): 16548.
24- Aponte-Marcano, P., , Suleimán-Ramos, S.E., Mercado-Molina, A.E., 2023. Effectiveness of different designs for the restoration of the threatened coral Acropora cervicornis in Culebra, Puerto Rico. Conservation Evidence, 20: 30-39.
23- Santiago-Pauda, P., Velázquez-Alvarado, J., López-Pérez, A., Nevárez-Meléndez, J., Díaz-Druet, L., Suleimán-Ramos, S.E., Mercado-Molina, A.E., 2023. Demographic and population response of the threatened coral Acropora cervicornis (Scleractinia, Acroporidae) to fireworm corallivory. Revista de Biología Tropical, 71 suppl. 1, p 1:15.
22- Rodríguez-Casariego, J., Mercado-Molina, A.E., García-Souto, D., Ortiz, I., Lopes, C., Baums, I.B., Sabat, A.M., Erin-López, J.M. 2020. Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis reveals a conserved epigenetic response to seasonal environmental varaition in the staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis. Frontiers in Marine Sciences: doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.560424
21- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Sabat, A.M., Hernández-Delgado, E.A. 2020. Population dynamics of diseased corals: effects of a Shut-Down Reaction outbreak in Puerto Rican Acropora cervicornis. Advance in Marine Biology, 87:61-82.
20- Flood, P., Duran, A., Barton, M., Mercado-Molina, A.E., Trexler, J. 2020. Invasion impacts on functions and services of aquatic ecosystems. Hydrobiologia, 847:1571-1586.
19- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Ruiz-Diaz, C.P., Sabat, A.M. 2018. Tissue loss rather than colony size determines the demographic fate of the branching coral Acropora cervicornis. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 597:147-159.
18- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Rivera-Irizarry, F., Fonseca-Miranda, J., Bruno-Laureano, Y. 2018. Growth facilitation by the octocoral Gorgonia ventalina explains spatial differences in population structure of the sponge Ircinia felix. Marine Biology Research, 14: 41-50.
17- Hernández-Delgado, E.A., Mercado-Molina, A.E., Suleimán-Ramos, S.E. 2018. Multi-Disciplinary Lessons Learned from Low-Tech Coral Farming and Reef Rehabilitation: I. Best Management Practices. In Corals in a Changing World. InTech.
16- Hernández-Delgado, E.A., Mercado-Molina, A.E., Suleimán-Ramos, S.E., Lucking, M.A. 2018. Multi-disciplinary Lessons Learned from Low-Tech Coral Farming and Reef Rehabilitation: II. Coral Demography and Social-Ecological Benefits. In Corals in a Changing World. InTech.
15- Pérez-Pagán, B.S., Mercado-Molina, A.E. 2018. Evaluation of the effectiveness of 3D-printed corals to attract coral reef fish at Tamarindo Reef, Culebra, Puerto Rico. Conservation Evidence. 15: 43-47.
14- Soto-Santiago, F.J., Mercado-Molina, A.E., Reyes-Maldonado, K., Vélez, Y., Ruiz-Díaz, C.P., Sabat, A. 2017. Comparative demography of two common scleractinian corals: Orbicella annularis and Porites astreoides. PeerJ, 5, p.e3906.
13- Soto-Santiago, FJ, Mercado-Molina, A.E., Reyes-Maldonado, K, Sabat A.M. 2017. Physiological Response to Thermal Stress of the Caribbean Corals Orbicella annularis and Porites astreoides. Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, 11: 48-57.
12- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Ruiz-Diaz, C.P., Sabat, A.M. 2016. Branching dynamics of transplanted colonies of the coral Acropora cervicornis: morphogenesis, complexity, and modeling. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 482: 134-141.
11- Ruiz-Diaz, C.P., Toledo-Hernández, C, Mercado-Molina, A.E., Sabat, A.M. 2016. Scraping and extirpating: two strategies to induce recovery of diseased Gorgonia ventalina sea fans. Marine Ecology, 37: 336-343
10- Ruiz-Diaz, C.P., Toledo-Hernández, C, Mercado-Molina, A.E., Pérez M.E, Sabat, A.M. 2016. The role of colony health state in the recovery of lesions. Peer J. doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1531.
9- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Ruiz-Diaz, C.P., Pérez M.E., Rodríguez-Barreras, R., and Sabat, A.M. 2015. Demography of the threatened coral Acropora cervicornis: Implications for its management and conservation. Coral Reefs, 34:1113-1124.
8- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Ruiz-Diaz, C.P., Sabat, A.M. 2015. Demographics and dynamics of two restored populations of the threatened reef-building coral Acropora cervicornis. Journal for Nature Conservation, 24:17-23.
7- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Montañez-Acuña, A., Rodríguez-Barreras. R., Colón-Miranda, R., Díaz-Ortega, G., Martínez-González, N., Schleier, S., Sabat, A. M. 2015. Revisiting the population status of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum in northern Puerto Rico. Journal of the Marine Biological Association. U. K., 95:1017–1024.
6- Rodríguez-Barreras, R, Pérez M.E., Mercado-Molina, A.E., and Sabat, A.M. 2015. Arrested recovery of Diadema antillarum populations: survival or recruitment limitation? Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science, 163:167-174.
5- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Ruiz-Diaz, C.P., Sabat, A.M. 2014. Survival, growth, and branch production of unattached fragments of the threatened hermatypic coral Acropora cervicornis. Journal of the Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 457: 215-219
4- Hernández-Delgado, E.A., Mercado-Molina, A.E., Alejandro-Camis, P.J., Candelas-Sánchez, F., Fonseca-Miranda, J.S., González-Ramos, C.M., Guzmán-Rodríguez, R., Mège, P., Montañez-Acuña, A., Olivo-Maldonado, I., Otaño-Cruz, A., Suleimán-Ramos, S.E. 2014. Community-based coral reef rehabilitation in a changing climate: Lessons learned from hurricanes, extreme rainfall, and changing land use impacts. Open Journal of Ecology, 4: 918:944.
3- Rodríguez-Barreras, R., Pérez M.E., Mercado-Molina, A.E., Williams S.M., Sabat., A.M. 2014. Higher densities of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum linked to wave-sheltered areas in north Puerto Rico Archipelago. Journal of the Marine Biological Association. U. K., 94:1661-1669.
2- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Sabat, A.M., Yoshioka, P.M., 2011. Demography of the demosponge Amphimedon compressa: Evaluation of the importance of sexual versus asexual recruitment to its population dynamics. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 407: 355-362.
1- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Yoshioka, P.M., 2009. Relationships between water motion and size-specific survivorship and growth of the demosponge Amphimedon compressa. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 375: 51-56.
27-Ruiz-Diaz, C.P., Toledo-Hernández, C., Sánchez-Gónzalez, J., Mercado-Molina, A.E., 2024. A successful method to restore seagrass habitats in areas affected by consecutive natural events. Peer J, 11, e16700.
26-Rodríguez-Casariego, J., Mercado-Molina, A.E., Soledad-Lemos, L., Soares-Quinete, N., Bellantuono, A., Rodríguez-lanetty, M., Sabat, A.M., Erin-López, J.M. 2024. Multi-omics characterization of mechanisms contributing to rapid phenotypic variation in the coral Acropora cervicornis under divergent environments. Coral Reefs, 43:53-66.
25- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Suleimán-Ramos, S.E., 2023. Outplants of the threatened coral Acropora cervicornis promote coral recruitment in a shallow-water coral reef, Culebra, Puerto Rico. Sustainability, 15(24): 16548.
24- Aponte-Marcano, P., , Suleimán-Ramos, S.E., Mercado-Molina, A.E., 2023. Effectiveness of different designs for the restoration of the threatened coral Acropora cervicornis in Culebra, Puerto Rico. Conservation Evidence, 20: 30-39.
23- Santiago-Pauda, P., Velázquez-Alvarado, J., López-Pérez, A., Nevárez-Meléndez, J., Díaz-Druet, L., Suleimán-Ramos, S.E., Mercado-Molina, A.E., 2023. Demographic and population response of the threatened coral Acropora cervicornis (Scleractinia, Acroporidae) to fireworm corallivory. Revista de Biología Tropical, 71 suppl. 1, p 1:15.
22- Rodríguez-Casariego, J., Mercado-Molina, A.E., García-Souto, D., Ortiz, I., Lopes, C., Baums, I.B., Sabat, A.M., Erin-López, J.M. 2020. Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis reveals a conserved epigenetic response to seasonal environmental varaition in the staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis. Frontiers in Marine Sciences: doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.560424
21- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Sabat, A.M., Hernández-Delgado, E.A. 2020. Population dynamics of diseased corals: effects of a Shut-Down Reaction outbreak in Puerto Rican Acropora cervicornis. Advance in Marine Biology, 87:61-82.
20- Flood, P., Duran, A., Barton, M., Mercado-Molina, A.E., Trexler, J. 2020. Invasion impacts on functions and services of aquatic ecosystems. Hydrobiologia, 847:1571-1586.
19- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Ruiz-Diaz, C.P., Sabat, A.M. 2018. Tissue loss rather than colony size determines the demographic fate of the branching coral Acropora cervicornis. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 597:147-159.
18- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Rivera-Irizarry, F., Fonseca-Miranda, J., Bruno-Laureano, Y. 2018. Growth facilitation by the octocoral Gorgonia ventalina explains spatial differences in population structure of the sponge Ircinia felix. Marine Biology Research, 14: 41-50.
17- Hernández-Delgado, E.A., Mercado-Molina, A.E., Suleimán-Ramos, S.E. 2018. Multi-Disciplinary Lessons Learned from Low-Tech Coral Farming and Reef Rehabilitation: I. Best Management Practices. In Corals in a Changing World. InTech.
16- Hernández-Delgado, E.A., Mercado-Molina, A.E., Suleimán-Ramos, S.E., Lucking, M.A. 2018. Multi-disciplinary Lessons Learned from Low-Tech Coral Farming and Reef Rehabilitation: II. Coral Demography and Social-Ecological Benefits. In Corals in a Changing World. InTech.
15- Pérez-Pagán, B.S., Mercado-Molina, A.E. 2018. Evaluation of the effectiveness of 3D-printed corals to attract coral reef fish at Tamarindo Reef, Culebra, Puerto Rico. Conservation Evidence. 15: 43-47.
14- Soto-Santiago, F.J., Mercado-Molina, A.E., Reyes-Maldonado, K., Vélez, Y., Ruiz-Díaz, C.P., Sabat, A. 2017. Comparative demography of two common scleractinian corals: Orbicella annularis and Porites astreoides. PeerJ, 5, p.e3906.
13- Soto-Santiago, FJ, Mercado-Molina, A.E., Reyes-Maldonado, K, Sabat A.M. 2017. Physiological Response to Thermal Stress of the Caribbean Corals Orbicella annularis and Porites astreoides. Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, 11: 48-57.
12- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Ruiz-Diaz, C.P., Sabat, A.M. 2016. Branching dynamics of transplanted colonies of the coral Acropora cervicornis: morphogenesis, complexity, and modeling. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 482: 134-141.
11- Ruiz-Diaz, C.P., Toledo-Hernández, C, Mercado-Molina, A.E., Sabat, A.M. 2016. Scraping and extirpating: two strategies to induce recovery of diseased Gorgonia ventalina sea fans. Marine Ecology, 37: 336-343
10- Ruiz-Diaz, C.P., Toledo-Hernández, C, Mercado-Molina, A.E., Pérez M.E, Sabat, A.M. 2016. The role of colony health state in the recovery of lesions. Peer J. doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1531.
9- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Ruiz-Diaz, C.P., Pérez M.E., Rodríguez-Barreras, R., and Sabat, A.M. 2015. Demography of the threatened coral Acropora cervicornis: Implications for its management and conservation. Coral Reefs, 34:1113-1124.
8- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Ruiz-Diaz, C.P., Sabat, A.M. 2015. Demographics and dynamics of two restored populations of the threatened reef-building coral Acropora cervicornis. Journal for Nature Conservation, 24:17-23.
7- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Montañez-Acuña, A., Rodríguez-Barreras. R., Colón-Miranda, R., Díaz-Ortega, G., Martínez-González, N., Schleier, S., Sabat, A. M. 2015. Revisiting the population status of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum in northern Puerto Rico. Journal of the Marine Biological Association. U. K., 95:1017–1024.
6- Rodríguez-Barreras, R, Pérez M.E., Mercado-Molina, A.E., and Sabat, A.M. 2015. Arrested recovery of Diadema antillarum populations: survival or recruitment limitation? Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science, 163:167-174.
5- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Ruiz-Diaz, C.P., Sabat, A.M. 2014. Survival, growth, and branch production of unattached fragments of the threatened hermatypic coral Acropora cervicornis. Journal of the Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 457: 215-219
4- Hernández-Delgado, E.A., Mercado-Molina, A.E., Alejandro-Camis, P.J., Candelas-Sánchez, F., Fonseca-Miranda, J.S., González-Ramos, C.M., Guzmán-Rodríguez, R., Mège, P., Montañez-Acuña, A., Olivo-Maldonado, I., Otaño-Cruz, A., Suleimán-Ramos, S.E. 2014. Community-based coral reef rehabilitation in a changing climate: Lessons learned from hurricanes, extreme rainfall, and changing land use impacts. Open Journal of Ecology, 4: 918:944.
3- Rodríguez-Barreras, R., Pérez M.E., Mercado-Molina, A.E., Williams S.M., Sabat., A.M. 2014. Higher densities of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum linked to wave-sheltered areas in north Puerto Rico Archipelago. Journal of the Marine Biological Association. U. K., 94:1661-1669.
2- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Sabat, A.M., Yoshioka, P.M., 2011. Demography of the demosponge Amphimedon compressa: Evaluation of the importance of sexual versus asexual recruitment to its population dynamics. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 407: 355-362.
1- Mercado-Molina, A.E., Yoshioka, P.M., 2009. Relationships between water motion and size-specific survivorship and growth of the demosponge Amphimedon compressa. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 375: 51-56.