Publications

Scientific Articles

Maciel, I., Tardin, R., Moreira, S. C., Melo-Santos, G., Maricato, G., & Alves, M. A. S. (2026). Cetaceans change their acoustic behavior during the airgun noise of seismic surveys. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 14(2), 181. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse14020181

Leite, D. P. D. S. B. M., De Oliveira, P. R. F., Oliveira, F. C. M., Melo-Santos, G., Maricato, G., Beraldo, K. R. F., Rodrigues, A. L. F., Damasceno, A. A. P., Oliveira, R. H. T., Fraga-Silva, T. F. C., Juliano, M. A., Monteiro, F. O. B., Silva-Júnior, A., & Mota, R. A. (2025). Antimicrobial resistance and biofilm production by Staphylococcus spp. And Mammaliicoccus sciuri in Inia araguaiaensis: Surveillance under a one health perspective in the Amazon. Veterinary Research Communications, 49(5), 271. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-025-10836-3

Maricato, G., Tardin, R., Jenkins, C. N., Daura-Jorge, F. G., Engel, M. H., Lodi, L., Maciel, I., Marcondes, M. C. C., Melo-Santos, G., Milmann, L., & Alves, M. A. S. (2025). Marine protected areas miss key habitats of Bryde’s whales and bottlenose dolphins exposed to anthropogenic stressors. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 219, 118265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118265

Tardin, R., Maricato, G., Kiszka, J. J., Cantor, M., Maciel, I., Melo-Santos, G., May-Collado, L., Meirelles, A. C., Gonçalves, M. I. C., Daura-Jorge, F. G., Sousa-Lima, R. S., Le Pendu, Y., De Thoisy, B., Cremer, M. J., Simões-Lopes, P. C., Caballero, S., Rossi-Santos, M. R., Alves, M. A. S., Freitas, D. C., … Vale, M. M. (2025). Optimistic climate mitigation scenario halves projected range loss in a neotropical dolphin. Ocean & Coastal Management, 269, 107800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107800

Soares, B. E., Barbosa, V. P., Benone, N. L., Bezerra, C. H., Colares, L. F., Costa, M. M. S., Faria, V. V., Fernandes, J. A. M., Gama, G., Torres-Knoop, L., Leal, C. R. O., Lima, R. G., Lima, R., Maricato, G., Melo, F. T. V., Moreira-Lima, M. M., Nandyara, B., Portela, R. D. C. Q., Prudente, B. S., … Muth, A. (2025). Building meaningful relationships for equity in the publishing ecosystem: Empowering Latin American research through engagement. Ecology and Evolution, 15(9), e71964. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71964

Cezimbra, T., De Santana Barros Leal, M. L., Parpinelli, G. A., Anibolete, D., Maricato, G., Maciel, I. S., Lodi, L., & Tardin, R. H. (2025). Living under pressure: Suitable areas for an endangered coastal dolphin overlap with intense human activities. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 35(6), e70156. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.70156

Queiroz, L. G., Barreto, L. M., Manoel De Lima Júnior, J., Maricato, G., Nomura, C. S., Pompêo, M., Ando, R. A., Desbiez, A. L. J., & Rani-Borges, B. (2025). Unveiling microplastic and metal pollution in giant armadillos (Priodontes maximus) from areas impacted by human activities in the Rio Doce Basin, Brazil. Environmental Research, 275, 121380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.121380

Cezimbra, T., Fróes, P., Chaves, L., Maricato, G., Maciel, I. S., & Tardin, R. H. (2025). Hidden on the edge: Franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei) are highly overlapped with a marine protected area at the limit of a management area. Aquatic Mammals, 51(3), 213–217. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.51.3.2025.213

Damasceno, A. A. P., Melo-Santos, G., Rodrigues, A. L. F., Moreira, S., Barreto, U. H. A., Silva, S. F., Oliveira, F. C. M., Lima, S. J. C., Tavares, F. S., Silva, G. P., Leite, D. P. S. B. M., Oliveira, P. R. F., Lima, C. R. B., Fraga-Silva, T. F. C., Jorge-Neto, P. N., Rangel, R. P., Tardin, R. H., Maricato, G., Avalos, V., … Monteiro, F. O. B. (2025). Capture-release protocol for Araguaian river dolphins (Inia araguaiaensis) and preliminary physiological parameters: An in situ approach for research and conservation. Aquatic Mammals, 51(2), 185–192. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.51.2.2025.185

Kinguari, D. M. A., Maricato, G., Maciel, I. D. S., & Tardin, R. H. (2025). Can an outbreak of Morbillivirus affect the social structure of the Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis)? A case study of the population of Sepetiba Bay in southeastern Brazil. Oecologia Australis, 29(01), 69–79. https://doi.org/10.4257/oeco.2025.2901.05

Lodi, L., Machado Righi, B., Maricato, G., & C. C. Marcondes, M. (2025). Anatomical deformities in the tail flukes of humpback whales in Southeastern Brazil. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals. https://doi.org/10.5597/lajam00349

Lodi, L., Maricato, G., Albuquerque, L. E., & Schmauder Teixeira Da Cunha, L. (2024). Chromatic aberration record of Sula leucogaster in Western South Atlantic. Brazilian Journal of Aquatic Science and Technology, 28(2), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.14210/bjast.v28n2.20597

Sullivan-Stack, J., Ahmadia, G. N., Andradi-Brown, D. A., Barron, A., Brooks, C. M., Claudet, J., Horta E Costa, B., Estradivari, Field, L. C., Giakoumi, S., Gonçalves, E., Groulx, N., Harris, J., Jessen, S., Johnson, S. M., MacCarthy, J. M. C., Maricato, G., Morgan, L., Nalven, K. B., … Grorud-Colvert, K. (2024). Assessments of expected MPA outcomes can inform and improve biodiversity conservation: Case studies using The MPA Guide. Marine Policy, 170, 106364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106364

Maciel, I., Melo-Santos, G., Maricato, G., Vancellote, G., S. Alves, M. A., M. Vale, M., & Tardin, R. (2024). Humpback whales demonstrate group protection response to killer whale harassment in Brazil. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 25, 79–84. https://doi.org/10.47536/jcrm.v25i1.1042

Silva, D., Maricato, G., Cezimbra, T., Melo, L., Maciel, I. S., & Tardin, R. (2024). Assessment of body condition in a threatened dolphin population in an anthropized area in southeastern Brazil. Animals, 14(13), 1887. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14131887

Anibolete, D., Maricato, G., Maciel, I., & Tardin, R. (2024). Guiana dolphin movements across three decades between Sepetiba and Ilha Grande bays in southeastern Brazil. Ocean and Coastal Research, 72, e24051. https://doi.org/10.1590/2675-2824072.23094

Rani-Borges, B., Gomes, E., Maricato, G., Lins, L. H. F. D. C., Moraes, B. R. D., Lima, G. V., Côrtes, L. G. F., Tavares, M., Pereira, P. H. C., Ando, R. A., & Queiroz, L. G. (2023). Unveiling the hidden threat of microplastics to coral reefs in remote South Atlantic islands. Science of The Total Environment, 897, 165401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165401

Maciel, I. S., Maricato, G., Marqui, L., Anibolete, D., Belderrain, T., Figueiredo, L. D., França, S., Oliveira, B., Alves, M. A. S., & Tardin, R. H. (2023). 20 years of research on the Guiana dolphin population of Sepetiba Bay, southeastern Brazil: What has changed? Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 33(9), 940–954. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3985

Lodi, L., Maricato, G., & Mathias, P. (2023). Citizens, social media and science: Citizen Science as a tool for public engagement in cetacean research. Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente, 61. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v61i0.80466

Manes, S., Gama-Maia, D., Vaz, S., Pires, A. P. F., Tardin, R. H., Maricato, G., Bezerra, D. D. S., & Vale, M. M. (2023). Nature as a solution for shoreline protection against coastal risks associated with ongoing sea-level rise. Ocean & Coastal Management, 235, 106487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106487

Maricato, G., Pires, A. L., Tardin, R. H., Moreira, S. C., Alves, M. A. S., & Maciel, I. S. (2022). Traveling at night: The first record of humpback whales’ (Megaptera novaeangliae) wake riding during the nighttime. Aquatic Mammals, 48(6), 501–504. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.48.6.2022.501

Maricato, G., Tardin, R., Lodi, L., Wedekin, L. L., Daura-Jorge, F. G., Maciel, I., Maria, T. F., & Alves, M. A. S. (2022). Identifying suitable areas for common bottlenose dolphin in anthropized waters. Marine Biology, 169(9), 110. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-022-04095-y

Lodi, L., & Maricato, G. (2020). Rough-toothed dolphins (Cetartiodactyla: Delphinidae) habitat use in coastal urban waters of the South-western Atlantic. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 100(3), 471–479. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315420000132

Lodi, L., Tardin, R., & Maricato, G. (2020). Modeling cetacean habitat use in an urban coastal area in southeastern Brazil. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 642, 227–240. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13313

Maciel, I. S., Maricato, G., Marqui, L., Alves, M. A. S., & Tardin, R. H. (2020). Home Alone: Solitary rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis) in residence area of Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis). Aquatic Mammals, 46(1), 42–48. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.46.1.2020.42

Tardin, R. H., Maciel, I. S., Maricato, G., Simão, S. M., Maria, T. F., & Alves, M. A. S. (2020). Occurrence, residency patterns and habitat use of the bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus truncatus, on two Marine Protected Areas in southeastern Brazil. Anais Da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 92(2), e20180843. https://doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765202020180843

Maricato, G., Lodi, L. F., & Abras, D. R. (2017). Assessment of the aerial behaviors of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781), in coastal areas in northeastern Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Zoociências, 18(3). https://doi.org/10.34019/2596-3325.2017.v18.24652

Book Chapters

Kiszka, J. J., Maricato, G., & Caputo, M. (2024). Habitat suitability, occurrence, and behavior of dwarf sperm whales (Kogia sima) off St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Eastern Caribbean. In Advances in Marine Biology (Vol. 99, pp. 1–19). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.amb.2024.09.002

Tardin, R., Maciel, I. S., Maricato, G., Anibolete, D., Melo, L. V., Silva, D., Cezimbra, T., Leal, C., & Fróes, P. (2023). The Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) in an anthropized urban bay in southeastern Brazil in the context of the Socio-Environmental Observatory of Sepetiba Bay. In Baía de Sepetiba: diagnósticos, análises e metodologias participativas. Intervenções dialógicas como contribuições para a governança territorial (pp. 167–190). Letra Capital. [link]

Lodi, L., Maricato, G., & Hetzel, B. (2019). Whales, dolphins, and orcas: the ambassadors of the oceans! In Marine biodiversity and diving guide to the islands of Rio (pp. 325–341). Museu Nacional. [link]