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María Cristina Fossi
69
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Affiliations
- 🇳🇿 Massey University
- 🇬🇧 University of Plymouth
- 🇮🇹 University of Palermo
- 🇬🇧 Zoological Society of London
- 🇬🇧 University of Glasgow
- 🇧🇪 University of Liège
- 🇨🇦 Ministry of Agriculture
- 🇩🇰 Aarhus University
- 🇺🇸 Aquatic Systems (United States)
- 🇺🇸 University of California, Davis
- 🇪🇸 Universitat de Barcelona
- 🇦🇺 Curtin University
- 🇿🇦 Stellenbosch University
- 🇨🇦 University of British Columbia
- 🇦🇺 Griffith University
- 🇧🇷 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
- 🇮🇹 CoNISMa
- 🇺🇸 Oregon State University
- 🇺🇸 Baptist Health South Florida
- 🇮🇹 University of Siena
- 🇨🇦 University of Winnipeg
- 🇺🇸 NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
- 🇧🇷 Universidade Federal do Paraná
- 🇺🇸 Texas A&M University at Galveston
- 🇬🇧 University of Bristol
- 🇨🇦 Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- 🇬🇧 University of St Andrews
- 🇦🇺 Australian Antarctic Division
- 🇺🇸 San Francisco State University
- 🇩🇪 University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation
- 🇺🇸 Wildlife Conservation Society
- 🇺🇸 Chicago Zoological Society
- 🇺🇸 National Marine Mammal Foundation
- 🇩🇰 Danish Ministry of Environment
- 🇺🇸 Alaska Sea Grant
- 🇺🇸 Marine Mammal Commission
- 🇺🇸 Grace (United States)
- 🇮🇹 Tethys Research Institute
- 🇺🇸 North Slope Borough
- 🇵🇹 Ciência Viva
- 🇵🇹 Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
- 🇳🇮 Instituto Nicaraguense de Pesca y Acuicultura
- 🇨🇭 Ithaka Institute for Carbon Strategies
- 🇳🇴 Dolphin Interconnect Solutions (Norway)
- 🇺🇸 Animal Welfare Institute
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Papers (69)
Biodiversity at risk in the SPAMI Pelagos Sanctuary: The impact of marine litter on biota
2025
The Science of The Total Environment
5 citations
Microplastic ingestion and Phthalate ester levels as plastic tracers in the Mediterranean Velella velella: a candidate plastic indicator for the pelagic neustonic environment
2025
Marine Pollution Bulletin
3 citations
Development of a holistic approach for river health assessment: from bioindicators to the ecosystem
2025
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
2 citations
When the small ones tease the largest: Microplastic and phthalate ester occurrence in cetaceans occasionally found in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea
2025
Marine Pollution Bulletin
2 citations
Assessing microplastic pollution in Mediterranean marine caves: a proposal for a methodological approach from sampling to analysis
2025
Marine Pollution Bulletin
0 citations
When the Small Ones Tease the Largest: Microplastic and Phthalate Ester Occurrence in Cetaceans Occasionally Found in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea
2025
SSRN Electronic Journal
0 citations
Degradation of plastic materials in the marine environment: A mussel farm as a case study for the development of alternative mussel nets
2024
Journal of Cleaner Production
12 citations
Assessment of the impact of microplastic ingestion in striped red mullets from an Eastern Mediterranean coastal area (Zakynthos Island, Ionian Sea)
2024
Marine Environmental Research
10 citations
A multi-compartment monitoring approach to assess the impact of marine litter in a Mediterranean coastal area
2024
Marine Pollution Bulletin
3 citations
Paraffin waxes in the North-Western Mediterranean Sea: A comprehensive assessment in the Pelagos Sanctuary, a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance
2024
Journal of Hazardous Materials
3 citations
Trophic niche influences ingestion of micro- and mesoplastics in pelagic and demersal fish from the Western Mediterranean Sea
2023
Environmental Pollution
23 citations
Oceanographic and anthropogenic variables driving marine litter distribution in Mediterranean protected areas: Extensive field data supported by forecasting modelling
2023
The Science of The Total Environment
22 citations
Chemical pollution and ecotoxicological effects of high-density polyethylene microplastics in Mytilus galloprovincialis from two Italian lagoon ecosystems
2023
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology
19 citations
Detection of anthropogenic fibres in marine organisms: Knowledge gaps and methodological issues
2023
Marine Pollution Bulletin
18 citations
Monk seal faeces as a non-invasive technique to monitor the incidence of ingested microplastics and potential presence of plastic additives
2023
Marine Pollution Bulletin
17 citations
Microplastic occurrence and phthalate ester levels in neuston samples and skin biopsies of filter-feeding megafauna from La Paz Bay (Mexico)
2023
Marine Pollution Bulletin
17 citations
Sorbed environmental contaminants increase the harmful effects of microplastics in adult zebrafish, Danio rerio
2023
Aquatic Toxicology
14 citations
Spatial distribution and characteristics of plastic pollution in the salt marshes of Bahía Blanca Estuary, Argentina
2023
The Science of The Total Environment
9 citations
No Effects of Microplastic Ingestion in Stripped Red Mullets Sampled in Zakynthos Island, East Mediterranean Sea
2023
SSRN Electronic Journal
0 citations
Microplastics in water surface and in the gastrointestinal tract of target marine organisms in Salento coastal seas (Italy, Southern Puglia)
2022
Environmental Pollution
44 citations
First record of microplastic in the environmental matrices of a Mediterranean marine cave (Bue Marino, Sardinia, Italy)
2022
Marine Pollution Bulletin
33 citations
Microplastic abundance and biodiversity richness overlap: Identification of sensitive areas in the Western Ionian Sea
2022
Marine Pollution Bulletin
32 citations
Integrated biomarker responses in European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) chronically exposed to PVC microplastics
2022
Journal of Hazardous Materials
29 citations
The Culturable Mycobiota of Sediments and Associated Microplastics: From a Harbor to a Marine Protected Area, a Comparative Study
2022
Journal of Fungi
16 citations
Integrated Biomarker Responses in European Seabass Dicentrarchus Labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) Chronically Exposed to Pvc Microplastics
2022
SSRN Electronic Journal
3 citations
Validation of marine plastic litter distribution models on the North-Western Mediterranean
2022
0 citations
Interlaboratory comparison of microplastic extraction methods from marine biota tissues: A harmonization exercise of the Plastic Busters MPAs project
2021
Marine Pollution Bulletin
64 citations
Impact of the marine litter pollution on the Mediterranean biodiversity: A risk assessment study with focus on the marine protected areas
2021
Marine Pollution Bulletin
63 citations
Effects of microplastics on head kidney gene expression and enzymatic biomarkers in adult zebrafish
2021
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology
50 citations
A new digestion approach for the extraction of microplastics from gastrointestinal tracts (GITs) of the common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) from the western Mediterranean Sea
2020
Journal of Hazardous Materials
114 citations
Cetaceans as Ocean Health Indicators of Marine Litter Impact at Global Scale
2020
Frontiers in Environmental Science
55 citations
Lessons learned from an intercalibration exercise on the quantification and characterisation of microplastic particles in sediment and water samples
2020
Marine Pollution Bulletin
49 citations
Coupling Gastro-Intestinal Tract Analysis With an Airborne Contamination Control Method to Estimate Litter Ingestion in Demersal Elasmobranchs
2020
Frontiers in Environmental Science
36 citations
First assessment of POPs and cytochrome P450 expression in Cuvier’s beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) skin biopsies from the Mediterranean Sea
2020
Scientific Reports
20 citations
Effects of microplastics on head-kidney gene expression and biochemical biomarkers in adult zebrafish
2020
Use Siena air (University of Siena)
0 citations
Evaluation of the potential interaction between microplastic distribution and biodiversity richness along the coast of the Western Ionian Sea
2020
Use Siena air (University of Siena)
0 citations
Microplastics induce transcriptional changes, immune response and behavioral alterations in adult zebrafish
2019
Scientific Reports
361 citations
Microplastics occurrence in edible fish species (Mullus barbatus and Merluccius merluccius) collected in three different geographical sub-areas of the Mediterranean Sea
2019
Marine Pollution Bulletin
207 citations
Presence and characterization of microplastics in fish of commercial importance from the Biobío region in central Chile
2019
Marine Pollution Bulletin
129 citations
Marine litter: One of the major threats for marine mammals. Outcomes from the European Cetacean Society workshop
2019
Environmental Pollution
128 citations
Tools and constraints in monitoring interactions between marine litter and megafauna: Insights from case studies around the world
2019
Marine Pollution Bulletin
84 citations
Visual observations of floating macro litter around Italy (Mediterranean Sea)
2019
Mediterranean Marine Science
50 citations
Cetaceans as a potential indicators of microand macroplastic impact in the marine environment: Trend topic and emerging gaps
2019
Use Siena air (University of Siena)
0 citations
Marine litter plastics and microplastics and their toxic chemicals components: the need for urgent preventive measures
2018
Environmental Sciences Europe
745 citations
Microplastics: No Small Problem for Filter-Feeding Megafauna
2018
Trends in Ecology & Evolution
212 citations
Abundance and characterization of microplastics in the coastal waters of Tuscany (Italy): The application of the MSFD monitoring protocol in the Mediterranean Sea
2018
Marine Pollution Bulletin
195 citations
A Review of Plastic-Associated Pressures: Cetaceans of the Mediterranean Sea and Eastern Australian Shearwaters as Case Studies
2018
Frontiers in Marine Science
117 citations
First data on plastic ingestion by blue sharks (Prionace glauca) from the Ligurian Sea (North-Western Mediterranean Sea)
2018
Marine Pollution Bulletin
81 citations
MICRO 2018 Fate and Impact of Microplastics: Knowledge, Actions and Solutions.
2018
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut)
24 citations
Effects of zebrafish exposure to high-density polyethylene and polystyrene microplastics at molecular and histological levels
2018
Use Siena air (University of Siena)
0 citations
Zebrafish exposure to high-density polyethylene and polystyrene microplastics: effects on liver transcriptome and gastrointestinal histology
2018
Use Siena air (University of Siena)
0 citations
PAEs level in European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax experimentally exposed to PVC microplastics
2018
Use Siena air (University of Siena)
0 citations
Microplastic in the surface waters of the Ross Sea (Antarctica): Occurrence, distribution and characterization by FTIR
2017
Chemosphere
651 citations
Bioindicators for monitoring marine litter ingestion and its impacts on Mediterranean biodiversity
2017
Environmental Pollution
338 citations
Plastic Debris Occurrence, Convergence Areas and Fin Whales Feeding Ground in the Mediterranean Marine Protected Area Pelagos Sanctuary: A Modeling Approach
2017
Frontiers in Marine Science
214 citations
Are whale sharks exposed to persistent organic pollutants and plastic pollution in the Gulf of California (Mexico)? First ecotoxicological investigation using skin biopsies
2017
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology
105 citations
Intestinal alterations in European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) exposed to microplastics: Preliminary results
2016
Environmental Pollution
585 citations
First record of plastic debris in the stomach of Mediterranean lanternfishes
2016
University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (SRCE)
46 citations
First ecotoxicological investigation in whale sharks of the Gulf of California (Mexico) using skin biopsy
2016
1 citations
First evidence of presence of plastic debris in stomach of large pelagic fish in the Mediterranean Sea
2015
Marine Pollution Bulletin
586 citations
Fin whales and microplastics: The Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Cortez scenarios
2015
Environmental Pollution
383 citations
Occurrence, relative abundance and spatial distribution of microplastics and zooplankton NW of Sardinia in the Pelagos Sanctuary Protected Area, Mediterranean Sea
2015
Environmental Chemistry
90 citations
Fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) as wide-scale sentinel of exposure to microplastic in marine environment: the case study of Mediterranean Sea and Sea of Cortez.
2015
Use Siena air (University of Siena)
0 citations
Large filter feeding marine organisms as indicators of microplastic in the pelagic environment: The case studies of the Mediterranean basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
2014
Marine Environmental Research
435 citations
Monitoring the impact of litter in large vertebrates in the Mediterranean Sea within the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD): Constraints, specificities and recommendations
2014
Marine Environmental Research
114 citations
Plastic litter in the sea
2013
Marine Environmental Research
112 citations
Are fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) exposed to microplastics toxicological threat
2013
Use Siena air (University of Siena)
0 citations
Are baleen whales exposed to the threat of microplastics? A case study of the Mediterranean fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
2012
Marine Pollution Bulletin
562 citations