Joel C. Creed is a Full Professor at the State University of Rio de Janeiro. Dr. Creed graduated in Botany with Marine Botany (University of Wales Bangor, UK) in 1989 and received his PhD in 1993 from the University of Liverpool, UK. His research focuses on the biology and ecology of marine plants and invertebrates on rocky shores and coral reefs and in seagrass and macroalgae habitats, with special emphasis on population and community ecology and biological invasions. He has been co-author on more than 135 publications in these fields.