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Drivers of habitat selection by the endangered Greater Caribbean Manatee in coastal-marine ecosystems
Normande, I.C., Meirelles, A.C.O., Borges, J.C.G., Deeks, E., Attademo, F.L.N., Souza, C.N., Luna, F.O., Magris, R.A., Santos, R.G. (2026). Drivers of habitat selection by the endangered Greater Caribbean Manatee in coastal-marine ecosystems. Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, v. 36, p. 1-14.
Evaluating the drivers of plastic ingestion: an update of the current knowledge and an experimental approach
Santos, L.V.R., Oliveira, C.D.L., Barros, R.M.B., Silva, L.J.L., Jesus, L.W.O., Demétrio, G.R., Santos, R.G. (2026). Evaluating the drivers of plastic ingestion: an update of the current knowledge and an experimental approach. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 13 (2), 281-286
Bioindicators of plastic pollution: insights into the relationship between environmental plastic abundance and ingestion by green turtles (Chelonia mydas)
Santos, R.G., Vasconcelos, A.C., Oliveira, P.M., Almeida, J.P.F.A., Silva, I., Oliveira, B.S.S.P., Savoca, M.S., Demetrio, G.R. (2025). Bioindicators of plastic pollution: insights into the relationship between environmental plastic abundance and ingestion by green turtles (Chelonia mydas). Environmental Science & Technology, v. 59, p. 14605-14614.
Coral bleaching and mortality across a 24° latitudinal range in the Southwestern Atlantic during the fourth global bleaching event
Mies, M., Destri, G., Lacerda, C.H.F., Carvalho, J.L.M., Ibanhez, J.Y., Güth, A.Z., Luza, A.L., Campos, L.P., Shimada, A.C., Omaki, K.N.T., Jahn, B.E., Abreu, Y.A. Amario, M., Andrade, M.G., Angonese, M.S., Banha, T., Barros, F., Berrettini, A.B., Bianchini, A., Santos, R.G. et al. (2025). Coral bleaching and mortality across a 24° latitudinal range in the Southwestern Atlantic during the fourth global bleaching event. Coral Reefs, 35(1), 409-429
A quantitative risk assessment framework for mortality due to macroplastic ingestion in seabirds, marine mammals, and sea turtles
Murphy, E.L., Baechler, B.R., Roman, L., Leonard, G.H., Mallos, N.J., Santos, R.G., Rochman, C.M. (2025). A quantitative risk assessment framework for mortality due to macroplastic ingestion in seabirds, marine mammals, and sea turtles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, v. 122, p. e2415492122.
Improving the knowledge management of marine megafauna strandings
Oliveira, B.S.S.P., Santos, R.G., Santos, B.A. (2024). Improving the knowledge management of marine megafauna strandings. Journal of Environmental Management, v. 351, p.119815.
Long-term tracking reveals the influence of body size and habitat type on the home range of Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus)
Normande, I. C., Borges, J. C. G., Attademo, F. L. N., Deeks, E., dos Santos, S. S., Negrão, C. P., Silva, F. J. L., Queiroz, N., Ladle, R. J., Luna, F. O., & Santos, R. G. (2024). Long-term tracking reveals the influence of body size and habitat type on the home range of Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 34(6), e4174
Hybridization and genetic characterization of sea turtles in Alagoas, northeastern Brazil
Almeida, J. P. F. A., Marques, O. K. L., Mott, T., & Santos, R. G. (2023). Hybridization and genetic characterization of sea turtles in Alagoas, northeastern Brazil. Marine Biology, 170(2), 14.
Plastic pollution on the world’s coral reefs
Pinheiro, H. T., MacDonald, C., Santos, R. G., Ali, R., Bobat, A., Cresswell, B. J., Francini-Filho, R., Freitas, R., Galbraith, G. F., Musembi, P., Phelps, T. A., Quimbayo, J. P., Quiros, T. E. A. L., Shepherd, B., Stefanoudis, P. V, Talma, S., Teixeira, J. B., Woodall, L. C., & Rocha, L. A. (2023). Plastic pollution on the world’s coral reefs. Nature, 619(7969), 311–316.
Exploring the relationship between environmental drivers and the manifestation of fibropapillomatosis in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in eastern Brazil
Vanstreels, R.E.T., Durant, A., Santos, A.P., Santos, R.G.; Sarmiento, A.M.S., Rossi, S., Setim, F.E., Gattamorta, M.A., Matushima, E.R., Mayorga, L.F.S.P., & Uhart, M.M. (2023) Exploring the relationship between environmental drivers and the manifestation of fibropapillomatosis in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in eastern Brazil. PLoS One, v. 18, p. e0290312.
