Dr. Juan Manuel Díaz Merlano
Education
- 1982- 1985: Ph.D. in Biology. Justus Liebig Universitaet, Germany.
University Unit
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
- Faculty of Human Sciences.
- Building. 205 – Of. 117.
- Cra 30 # 45-03, Bogotá D.C., Colombia.
- Phone: (+57 1) 316 5000.
Research Group
INVEMAR – Institute of Marine and Coastal Research
Technical/Quantitative skills:
- Inter-institutional work with research and science entities
- University teaching
Contact information
Professional experience
- 1993- Date: Professor and research at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
- 2000-2010: INVEMAR Taxonomy, Systematic and Marine Ecology Group, Administrative Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, Colciencias
- 2009- 2010: Associate Professor at Corporation for Biological Research
- 2007-2009: Research at the Alexander Von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute
Research Interests
Topics: Taxonomy, Systematics, Marine Ecology, Marine Conservation.
Selected Publications
Domínguez, J. G., Gómez, J. C., Ricaurte, C., Mayo, G., Orejarena, J., Díaz, J. M., & Andrade, C. A. (2010). Coverage of benthic funds and landscapes associated with diapyrical formations in the banks of Salmedina, Continental Platform of the Colombian Caribbean. Marine and Coastal Research Bulletin, 39. ISSN: 0001-2297
Miloslavich, P., Díaz, J. M., Klein, E., Alvarado, J. J., Díaz, C., Gobin, J., … & Bastidas, A. C. (2010). Marine biodiversity in the Caribbean: regional estimates and distribution patterns. PloS one, 5 (8), e11916. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014631
Díaz, J. M., Barrios, L. M., Cendales, M. H., Garzón-Ferreira, J., Geister, J., Parra-Velandia, F., … & Zapata, F. (2000). Coral areas of Colombia. Edited by JM Diaz, Invemar Special Publications Series, 5, 176-176. ISBN: 958-95950-8-1
Number of publications:
Cvlac: 101
TAGS: Marine molluscs, Conservation, Biology, Biogeography , Zoology Marine , ecology.