Dr. Ricardo A. Scrosati is a Full Professor at St. Francis Xavier University (Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada). He received a Ph.D. degree from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) in 1997 and a Lic. degree from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) in 1987. He held previous positions at the Northwest Biological Research Centre (CIBNOR, Baja California, Mexico), Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (British Columbia, Canada), University of British Columbia (British Columbia, Canada), University of Concepción (Chile), and University of Buenos Aires (Argentina). His lab investigates the ecology of marine rocky shores, combining experimental and mensurative approaches to understand species distribution and community structure in rocky intertidal environments from local to regional scales.