Biography
Juan Carlos Castilla Zenobi, Argentine-born Chilean marine ecologist (Lincoln, Argentina 19 August 1940 –
Authored over 305 papers
Studied the ecological role of man in coastal ecosystems
Developed the concept of experimental marine ecology
Described two new Polychaeta species Australonupis violacea (1981) & Scolelepis anakenae 1988 (with Rozbaczylo)
With C. Pacheco, M. Varas & V. Ortiz. The rocky intertidal plankton trap RIPT2: a modified device. Sarsia 86:37-41, 2002
HONOURS
Honorary Member, Ecological Society of America (1991)
International Prize of Fundación BBVA, Madrid (2007)
Honorary Professor, Bangor University, United Kingdom (2008)
Midori Prize for Biodiversity (2012)