Publications

Gabelli-Suarez, V., Quintana, F., and Gómez-Laich, A. 2026. Optimización del uso de dispositivos GPS para estimar las áreas de uso y alimentación en aves marinas: el Cormorán Imperial como caso de estudio. El Hornero 41(1): 47-62. doi 10.56178/eh.v41i1.1533

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.

Montgomery, P., Vanstreels, R. E. T., Gallo, L., Blanco, G., Quintana, F., Uhart, M., Kordas, K., and Aga, D. 2026. Penguins as Sentinel Species for Monitoring Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Evaluation of Silicone Passive Samplers as a Non-Invasive Tool. Earth: Environmental Sustainability, 2 (1), 114–132. doi:10.53941/eesus.2026.100009.

Gallo, L., Michlig, M. P., Repetti, M. R., Donini, A., Rodriguez, A. E., Sironi, M., and Uhart, M. M. 2026. First report of phthalate acid esters (plasticizers) in blubber of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) from Península Valdés, Argentina. Polar Biology, 49(3), 69. doi: 10.1007/s00300-026-03508-8

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

Kaidarova, A., Geraldi, N., Wilson, R., Kosel, J., Meekan, M., Eguíluz, V., Hussain, M., Shamim, A., Liao, H., Srivastava, M., Saha, S., Strano, M., Zhang, X., Ooi, B., Holton, M., Hopkins, L., Jin, X., Gong, X., Quintana, F., Tovasarov, A., Tasmagambetova, A., & Duarte, C. 2023. Wearable sensors for monitoring marine environments and their inhabitants. Nature Biotechnology 41: 1208 -1220.

Uhart, M., Vanstreels, R., Quintana, F., Mattera, B., Montoya, N., Guzman, L., Pacheco Valles, H., Pizarro, G., Marull, C. Pozzi, L., Mörner, T., García Borboroglu. P., Crofts, S., Cook, R. and Karesh, W. En prensa. Four unusual mortality events of seabirds in the Patagonian Sea, 2000–2006: species affected and possible causes. Polar Biology.

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.

Orben, R.A, Peck-Richardson, A., Piggott, A., Lerczak, J., Wilson, G., Garwood, J.C., Liu, X., Bin Muzaffar, S., Foster, A.D., Naser, H.A., AlMusallami, M., Anker-Nilssen, T., Arnould, J.P.Y., Berumen, M.L., Cansse, T., Cárdenas-Alayza, S., Christensen-Dalsgaard, S., Qader Khamis, A., Carpenter-Kling, T., Dehnhard, N., Dagys, M., Fayet, A., Forney, R.M., Garthe, S., Hatch, S.A., Johns, M.E., Kim, M-, Layton-Matthews, K., Lenske, A.K., McClelland, G.T.W., Morkūnas, J., Nasif, A.O., Panagoda, G., Park, J.H., Pimenta, V.R.A., Quintana, F., Rayner, M.J., Reiertsen, T.K., Seneviratne, S.S., van Toor, M., Warzybok, P., Weideman, E,A., Yi, J., Yu, Y-T and Zavalaga, C.B. 2025. Collaborating with marine birds to monitor the physical environment within coastal marine protected areas. Frontiers in ocean observing 38 (1) 32 – 37.

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.

Climate Driven Egg and Hatchling Mortality Threatens Survival of Eastern Pacific Leatherback Turtles

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.

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

Yorio P, Quintana F, Dell Arciprete P y Gonzales-Zevallos D. 2010. Spatial overlap between foraging seabirds and trawl fisheries: implications for the effectiveness of a marine protected area at Golfo San Jorge, Argentina. Bird Conservation International 20: 320-334.

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.

González-Zevallos D, Yorio P y Svagelj WS. 2011. Seabird attendance and incidental mortality at shrimp fisheries in Golfo San Jorge, Argentina. Marine Ecology Progress Series 432: 125-135.

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

Hart C, Blanco GS, Coyne MS, Delgado-Trejo C, Godley BJ, Jones TT, Resendiz A, Seminoff JA, Witt MJ y Nichols WJ. 2015. Multinational tagging efforts illustrate regional scale of distribution and threats for East Pacific green turtles (Chelonia mydas agassizii). PlosOne 10 (2): e0116225. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0116225.

Sala JE, Torchio G. 2019. Moving towards public policy-ready science: philosophical insights on the social-ecological systems perspective for conservation science. Ecosystems and People 15(1):232-246. doi:10.1080/26395916.2019.1657502

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

Blanco GS y Santidrián-Tomillo P. 2011. La tortuga marina negra de Guanacaste amenazada de extinción por prácticas humanas. Ambientales 41: 19-26.

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

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.

Robinson NJ, García-Párraga D, Stacy BA, Costidis AM, Blanco GS, Clyde-Brockwa, CE, Heather LH, Harms CA, Patel SH, Stacy NI et al. 2021. A Baseline Model For Estimating the Risk of Gas Embolism in Sea Turtles During Routine Dives. Frontiers in Physiology 12: 678555. doi:10.3389/fphys.2021.678555

Quintana, F., Uhart, M. M., Gallo, L., Mattera, M. B., Rimondi, A., and Gomez-Laich, A. 2022. Heat-related massive chick mortality in an Imperial Cormorant Leucocarbo atriceps colony from Patagonia, Argentina. Polar Biology 45(2): 275-284. doi: 10.1007/s00300-021-02982-6