Ana M. Palacio-Castro

NOAA/AOML

4301 Rickenbacker Cswy

Miami, Fl 33149

Hi, I’m Ana. I am a biologist interested in the future of our oceans. My main focus of research has been how ocean warming, acidification, diseases, and pollution affect corals and disrupt the coral-algal symbiosis, causing coral bleaching and mortality. I am also trying to identify (environmental and genetic) factors that promote more resistant corals that could survive in our fast changing world.

I use a combination of fieldwork and laboratory experiments to better understand corals’ susceptibility and tolerance to these stressors. I collect small coral samples during my expeditions and experiments, which then I analyze with molecular techniques and bioinformatic tools.

I am currently an Assistant Scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) and NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML). I got a Ph.D. from the University of Miami with the Coral Futures Lab, and a B.S. degree from Universidad de Antioquia (Colombia). I am also a member of the Coral Reefs Ecology research group at Universidad del Valle.

latest posts

Apr 09, 2024	Acropora cervicornis corals under different nutrients
Apr 01, 2024	Pacific corals and SCTLD
Mar 21, 2024	Meet the women advancing NOAA’s marine heatwave research

selected publications

Increased dominance of heat-tolerant symbionts creates resilient coral reefs in near-term ocean warming

Ana M Palacio-Castro , Tyler B Smith , Viktor Brandtneris , Grace A Snyder , and 6 more authors

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2023

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@article{palacio2023increased,
  title = {Increased dominance of heat-tolerant symbionts creates resilient coral reefs in near-term ocean warming},
  author = {Palacio-Castro, Ana M and Smith, Tyler B and Brandtneris, Viktor and Snyder, Grace A and van Hooidonk, Ruben and Mat{\'e}, Juan L and Manzello, Derek and Glynn, Peter W and Fong, Peggy and Baker, Andrew C},
  journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences},
  volume = {120},
  number = {8},
  pages = {e2202388120},
  year = {2023},
  publisher = {National Academy of Sciences},
  abbr = {PNAS},
  html = {https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2202388120},
  pdf = {2023_PNAS.pdf},
}

Coral Reef Carbonate Chemistry Reveals Interannual, Seasonal, and Spatial Impacts on Ocean Acidification Off Florida

A M Palacio-Castro , I C Enochs , A Boyd N. Besemer , M Jankulak , and 7 more authors

Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 2023

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@article{palacio2023coral,
  title = {Coral Reef Carbonate Chemistry Reveals Interannual, Seasonal, and Spatial Impacts on Ocean Acidification Off Florida},
  author = {Palacio-Castro, A M and Enochs, I C and N. Besemer, A Boyd and Jankulak, M and Kolodziej, G and Hirsh, H K and Webb, A E and Towl, E K and Kelble, C and Smith, I and others},
  journal = {Global Biogeochemical Cycles},
  volume = {37},
  number = {12},
  year = {2023},
  abbr = {GBC},
  html = {https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GB007789},
  pdf = {2023_Global Biogeochemical Cycles.pdf},
  code = {https://anampc.github.io/FLK_2021/},
}