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Tomasa del Carmen Cuéllar Martínez
Country of origin: El Salvador Currently in: Mexico, Mazatlán, Sinaloa General field of specialization: Biological Systems and Organisms-
Degrees
2018 Doctorate Biological Systems and Organisms -
Current Research Activities
Biological Systems and Organisms
My research activities have focused on the phytoplankton ecology with emphasis on harmful species, and the retrospective analysis of harmful algal blooms (through the study of dinoflagellate cysts) in the sedimentary record of coastal environments and its relationship with climate variability and human activities
Publications resulting from Research:
Cuellar-Martinez, T., Huanca Ochoa, A. del R., Sánchez, S., Aguirre Velarde, A., Correa, D., Egoavil Gallardo, K.A., Luján Monja, H.F., Ipanaqué Zapata, J.M., Colas, F., Tam, J., Gutiérrez, D., 2021. Paralytic shellfish toxins in Peruvian scallops associated with blooms of Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Paulsen) Balech & Tangen in Paracas Bay, Peru, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 173(A): 112988. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112988
Cuellar-Martinez, T., Ruiz-Fernández, A.C., Sanchez-Cabeza, J.A., Pérez-Bernal, L., Sandoval-Gil, J., 2021. Influence of agricultural system transition on trace elements contamination in salt marsh and seagrass sediments from a coastal Ramsar site. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 214-112045. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112045
Aldana-Gutiérrez, G., Ruiz-Fernández, A. C., Pérez-Bernal, L. H., Flores-Verdugo, F., Cuéllar-Martínez, T., Sanchez-Cabeza, J. A., 2021. Flujos e inventarios de carbono azul en manglares asociados a una laguna costera antropizada. Geofísica Internacional, 60(1), 13-30. http://revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx/index.php/RGI/article/view/2011
López-Mendoza, P.G., Ruiz-Fernández, A.C., Sanchez-Cabeza, J.A., vanTussenbroek, B. I., Cuellar-Martinez, T., Pérez-Bernal, L. H. 2020. Temporal trends of organic carbon accumulation in seagrass meadows from the northern Mexican Caribbean. Catena 194:104645. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2020.104645
Cuellar-Martinez, T., Ruiz-Fernández, A.C., Sanchez-Cabeza, J.A., Pérez-Bernal, L., López-Mendoza, P.G., Carnero-Bravo, V., Agraz-Hernández, C.M., van-Tussenbroek, B.I., Sandoval-Gil, J., Cardoso-Mohedano, J.G., Vázquez-Molina, Y., Aldana-Gutiérrez, G., 2020. Temporal records of organic carbon stocks and burial rates in Mexican blue carbon coastal ecosystems throughout the Anthropocene. Global and Planetary Change. 192: 103215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2020.103215
Ruiz-Fernández, A. C., Sanchez-Cabeza, J. A., Cuellar-Martinez, T., Pérez-Bernal, L. H., Carnero-Bravo, V., Ávila, E., Cardoso-Mohedano, J. G., 2020. Increasing salinization and organic carbon burial rates in seagrass meadows from an anthropized coastal lagoon in southern Gulf of Mexico. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 242: 106843. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106843
Ruiz Fernández, A.C., Rangel-García, M. Pérez Bernal, L.H., López-Mendoza, P.G., Gracia, A., Schwing, P., Hollander, D., Páez-Osuna, F., Cardoso-Mohedano, J.G., Cuellar-Martinez, T., Sanchez Cabeza, J.A. 2019. Mercury in sediment cores from the southern Gulf of Mexico: preindustrial level and temporal enrichment trends. Marine Pollution Bulleting. 149:110498. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110498
Cuellar-Martinez, T., Ruiz-Fernández, A. C., Sanchez-Cabeza, J. A., Pérez-Bernal, L. H., Sandoval-Gil, J., 2019. Relevance of carbon burial and storage in two contrasting blue carbon ecosystems of a north-east Pacific coastal lagoon. Science of the Total Environment. 675:581-593. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.388.
Limoges, A., Londeix, L., Mertens, K. N., Rochon, A., Pospelova, V, Cuéllar, T., de Vernal, A., 2018. Identification key for Pliocene and Quaternary Spiniferites taxa bearing intergonal processes based on observations from estuarine and coastal environments. Palynology. 42(1):72-88. DOI: 10.1080/01916122.2018.1465733.
Cuellar-Martinez, T., Ruiz-Fernández, Alonso-Hernández, C., Amaya-Monterrosa, O., Quintanilla, R., Carrillo-Ovalle, H. L., Arbeláez, M. N., Díaz-Asencio, L., Mendez, S. M., Vargas, M., Chow-Wong, N. F., Valerio-Gonzalez, L. R., Enevoldsen, H., Dechraoui-Bottein, M. Y., 2018. Addressing the Problem of Harmful Algal Blooms in Latin America and the Caribbean- A Regional Network for Early Warning and Response. Frontier in Marine Science. 5:409. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00409.
Cuellar-Martinez, T., Alonso-Rodríguez, R., Ruiz-Fernández, A. C., de Vernal, A., Morquecho, L., Limoges, A., Henry, M., Sanchez-Cabeza, J.A., 2018. Environmental forcing on the flux of organic-walled dinoflagellate cysts in recent sediments from a subtropical lagoon in the Gulf of California. Science of the Total Environment. 621: 548-557. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.269.
Cuellar-Martinez, T., Ruiz-Fernández, A. C., Sanchez-Cabeza, J. A., Alonso-Rodríguez, A., 2017. Sedimentary record of recent climate impacts on an insular coastal lagoon in the Gulf of California. Quaternary Science Reviews. 160: 138-149. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.01.002.
Cuéllar, T., Alonso-Rodríguez, R., Voltolina, D., Morquecho, L., 2016. Effectiveness of coagulants-flocculants for removing cells and toxins of Gymnodinium catenatum. Aquaculture. 145: 198-193. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2015.10.037.
Current profession
Current professional activities type:OtherResearch associate
Presentation given
2021Potentially toxic phytoplankton in coastal bays along Peruvian coastOnlineEvent: 19 International Conference on Harmful Algae2021Alexandrium ostenfeldii in a shallow bay in the southern coast of Peru: Blooms and paralytic shellfish toxins in scallopsOnlineEvent: 12 International Phycological Congress2018Early detection and monitoring of HABs trough a regional network in Latin American and Caribbean countriesNantes, FranceEvent: 18 International Conference on Harmful Algae