Tania MontotoUniversidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | ULPGC · Grupo de Investigación en Tecnologías, Gestión y Biogeoquímica Ambiental
Tania Montoto
Degree on Marine Sciences
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Introduction
Tania is a phD student at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain). She has previously worked as a marine researcher for the same institution on different projects within the Macaronesian region, like ESTRAMAR and MARCET.
Tania's research interests are related to environmental pollution and conservation management. She's currently working on microplastic monitoring performance onboard opportunity vessels as the main topic of her phD.
Publications
Publications (8)
Manta nets are commonly used for microplastics sampling although a number of limitations have emerged. In this study we compare the manta net to an innovative microplastic sampler, referred to as MuMi, registered as utility model. The results highlight the large variability that can exist in the outcomes of the different studies due to the lack of...
The gastrointestinal contents of twelve individuals from six odontocete species that stranded between 2018 and 2019 in the Macaronesian Region (Eastern North Atlantic) were examined for the presence of marine debris. In addition, concentrations of eleven organic persistent contaminants (nonylphenols, bisphenols, phthalates and pesticides) were anal...
Broad scale sampling methods for microplastic monitoring in the open ocean waters remain a challenge in oceanography. A large number of samples is required to understand the distribution, abundance and fate of microplastic particles in the environment. Despite more than a decade of widespread study, there is currently no established time series of...
Broad scale sampling methods for microplastic monitoring in open ocean waters remain a challenge in oceanography. A large amount of samples is required to understand distribution, abundance and fate of microplastic particles in the environment.
Marine debris can impact biodiversity in a number of ways, and its effects may vary depending on the type and size of the debris and the organisms that encounter it [1]. Since the first evidence of a marine mammal's interaction with plastic intake, there have been a number of studies on this subject, together with alarming images of stomachs full o...
A total of 13 species of cetaceans and three species of marine turtles were found in this study. Data were collected by eight independent and self-regulated stranding networks, providing information about 1,198 marine mammal (10 odontocetii, three mysticetii and one phocidae) and 574 sea turtle stranding events between 1991 and 2008. Trends in the...
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Red Macaronésica de Transferencia de Conocimientos y Tecnologías Interregional y Multidisciplinar para proteger, vigilar y monitorizar los cetáceos y el medio marino, y analizar y explotar de forma sostenible la actividad Turística asociada.
El proyecto MARCET transfiere y difunde la ciencia y tecnologías de vanguardia para fomentar el crecimiento y desarrollo sostenible de la actividad turística directa e indirecta asociada al Avistamiento de Cetáceos, a través de la generación de nuevos productos o servicios eco-innovadores. A nivel interregional agrupará en concreto a los centros especialistas en la monitorización y seguimiento de la salud de los cetáceos y oceanografía operacional con el objetivo de integrar, armonizar y optimizar estos conocimientos, infraestructuras y buenas prácticas en la región.
