I am interested in studying the biodiversity of coral reefs, with emphasis on marine sponges inhabiting sciophilous environments (caves, caverns, overhangs, coral rubble) within shallow and mesophotic coral reefs. I am also interested in ecological interactions between sponges and other marine organisms (i.e., corals, ascidians, fish, and zoantharians), as well as understanding the evolutionary history (biogeography, systematics, speciation and morphological evolution) of calcareous sponges and their ecological response with regards to climate change within tropical coral reef ecosystems.

Only publications relevant to mesophotic reefs are indexed.

	Fish, Coral, and Sponge Assemblages Associated With Altiphotic and Mesophotic Reefs Along the Guánica Biosphere Reserve Continental Shelf Edge, Sou... | article García-Hernández JE, Sanchez PJ, Hammerman NM, Schizas NV (2018) Front Mar Sci
	The scleractinian Agaricia undata as a new host for the coral-gall crab Opecarcinus hypostegus at Bonaire, southern Caribbean | article García-Hernández JE, de Gier W, van Moorsel GWNM, Hoeksema BW (2020) Symbiosis 81:303-311

Rebreather
SCUBA (open-circuit or unspecified)