Publications

Gallo, L., Repetti, M. R., Michlig, M. P., Tamini, L. L, Chavez, L. N., Dellacasa, R. F., Alvarez, C. K., Rodriguez Heredia, S. A., Vanstreels, R. E. T., Pereira Serafini, P., and Uhart, M. M. 2026. High frequency of plastic-derived contaminants (phthalate acid esters) in the preen gland of dead procellariiform seabirds from the Patagonian Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 222, 118723. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118723.

Gallo, L., Quintana, F., Attademo, A. M., and Uhart, M. 2026. Early-life exposure to plastics is associated with health parameters and biomarkers in Southern Giant Petrels. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 323, 120628. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2026.120628

Rouyer, M. M., Rodrigues, A. S., Davies, T. E., Clark, B. L., Pearmain, E. J., Bhola, N., ... and Shamoun‐Baranes, J. 2026. Highly Mobile Seabirds Reveal Areas of Conservation Importance Across the Atlantic Ocean. Conservation Letters, 19(5): e70075. https://doi.org/10.1111/con4.70075

Quintana, F., Wilson, R.P. y Gómez-Laich, A. 2024. Síntesis y revisión crítica del uso de bio-registradores para aves marinas de Sudamérica. El Hornero 39 (2): 65-94.

Quintana, F., Wilson, R., Prandoni, N., Svagelj, W. and Gómez-Laich, A. 2022. Long-term ecology studies in Patagonian seabirds: a review with the Imperial Cormorant as a case study. Chapter 10. In: Global change in Atlantic coastal Patagonian ecosystems: A journey through time. Eds.: E.W. Helbling, M.A. Narvarte, R.A. González & V.E. Villafañe, Springer.

Plaul E, Cecchetto F, Fernandez F, Gallo L, Grondona S, Lourido M, Ondarza P, Primost M, Vazquez N, Cappelletti N, Miglioranza K. 2024. Efectos de microplásticos en organismos acuáticos de América Latina y el Caribe. Revista De Salud Ambiental, 24(1), 88–99.

Gallo L, Pereira Serafini P, Vanstreels RET, Tamini L, Kolesnikovas C, Pereira A, Neves T, Nascimento G, Rodriguez Pirani LS, Picone AL, Romano RM, Alvarez K, Rodriguez Heredia SA, Chavez LN, Dellacasa RF, Uhart M. 2024. High frequency of plastic ingestion in procellariiform seabirds (albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters) in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean. Marine Pollution Bulletin. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 209, 117094.

Blanco GS, Tonini MH, Gallo L, Dell'Omo G, Quintana F. 2022. Tracking the exposure of a pelagic seabird to marine plastic pollution.Marine Pollution Bulletin 180:1137671. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113767

Phillips RA, Gales R, Baker GB, Double MC, Favero M, Quintana F, Tasker ML, Weimerskirch H, Uhart M and Wolfaardt A. 2016. The conservation status and priorities for albatrosses and large petrels. Biological Conservation 201:169-183.

Techow NM, O´Ryan C, Phillips R, Gales R, Marin M, Patterson-Fraser D, Quintana F, Ritz MS, Thompson DR, Wanless R, Weimerskirch H y Ryan P. G. 2010. Speciation and phylogeography of giant petrels Macronectes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 54: 472–487.

Copello S y Quintana F. 2009. Spatio-temporal overlap between the at-sea distribution of Southern Giant Petrels and fisheries at the Patagonian Shelf. Polar Biology 32 (8): 1211-1220

Oppel S, Bolton M, Carneiro APB, Dias MP, Green JA et al. 2018. Spatial scales of marine conservation management for breeding seabirds. Marine Policy 98: 37-46. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2018.08.024

Blanco GS, Sánchez-Carnero N, Pisoni JP, Quintana F. 2017. Seascape modeling of southern giant petrels from Patagonia during different life-cycles. Marine Biology, 164 (3).

Favero M, Blanco G, García G, Copello S, Seco Pon JP, Frere E, Quintana F, Yorio P, Rabuffetti F, Cañete G y Gandini P. 2011. Seabird mortality associated to ice trawlers in the patagonian shelf: effect of discards in the occurrence of interactions with fishing gear. Animal Conservation 14: 131-139.

Uhart MM, Gallo L and Quintana F. 2017. Review of diseases (pathogen isolation, direct recovery and antibodies) in albatrosses and large petrels worldwide. Bird Conservation International, 1-28.

Vanstreels RWT, Piccinin INL, Maraschin M, Gallo L, Serafini PP, Pereira A, Santos AP, Egert L, Uhart MM. 2023. Phthalate esters (plasticizers) in the uropygial gland and their relationship to plastics ingestion in seabirds along the coast of espírito santo, eastern brazil. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 53(4): 733-743. doi:10.1638/2022-0053

Copello S, Dogliotti A, Gagliardini D y Quintana F. 2011. Oceanographic and biological landscapes used by the Southern Giant Petrel during the breeding season at the Patagonian Shelf. Marine Biology 158: 1247-1257.

Gallo L, Uhart M, Pereira A, Serafini PP. 2021. Métodos para Avaliação da Exposição a Poluentes Plásticos em Procellariiformes: Revisão e Padronização de Protocolos. Biodiversidade Brasileira-BioBrasil 11(3): 1-16. doi:10.37002/biobrasil.v11i3.1829

Vanstreels RET, Gallo L, Serafini PP, Santos AP, Egert L, Uhart MM. 2021. Ingestion of plastics and other debris by coastal and pelagic birds along the coast of Espírito Santo, Eastern Brazil. Marine. Pollution Bulletin 173: 113046. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113046

Beal M, Dias MP, Phillips RA, Oppel S, Hazin C, Pearmain EJ, Adams J, Anderson DJ, Antolos M, Arata JA et al. 2021. Global political responsibility for the conservation of albatrosses and large petrels. Science Advances 7(10): eabd7225. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abd7225

Quintana F, Dell Arciprete P y Copello S. 2010. Foraging behaviour and habitat use by the Southern Giant Petrel on the Patagonian Shelf. Marine Biology 157 (3): 515-525.

Copello S, Blanco GS, Seco-Pon JP, Quintana F and Favero, M. 2016. Exporting the problem: Issues with fishing closures in seabird conservation. Marine Policy 74: 120-127.

Blanco GS y Quintana F. 2014. Differential use of the Argentine shelf by wintering adults and juveniles southern giant petrels, Macronectes giganteus, from Patagonia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 149: 151-159.

Blanco GS, Pisoni JP y Quintana F. 2015. Characterization of the seascape used by juvenile and wintering adult Southern Giant Petrels from Patagonia Argentina. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 153: 135-144.

Copello S y Quintana F. 2009. Breeding biology of the Southern GiantPetrel (Macronectes giganteus) in Patagonia, Argentina. Ornitología Neotropical20: 369-380.