Publications

Methane and nitrous oxide reshape the air-water greenhouse gas budget of a tropical estuarine delta

Cotovicz L.C.Jr., Ribeiro R., Vidal L.O., Bernardes M., De Rezende C. E., Knoppers B. A. and Abril G.

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 131 (2026)

DOI: 10.1029/2026JG009956

Potential of the bivalve Perna perna as bioindicator of eutrophication in tropical coastal ecosystems: carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes, fatty acids and shell morphometry

Erbas T., Meziane T., Nepomuceno A., Pereira E., Duarte M., Brandini N., Cerda M., Le Moal P., Nascimento L.S., Abreu M., Machado W., Bernardes M., Moser G.A.O. and Abril G.

Marine Environmental Research, 218 (2026)

DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2026.108059

Importance, drivers and trends of inland water greenhouse gas emissions

Lauerwald R., Bastviken D., Battin T., Ciais P., Tian H., Allen G.H., Abril G., Catalan N., Deemer B.R., Marzadri A., Prairie Y., Tank S., Zhuang Q., Ran L., Canadell J., and Regnier P.

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment (2026, in press)

Insights into the water microbiome dynamics of a large tropical estuary transition

Araujo O.O., Salvador D.E.C., Vidal L.O., Cotovicz Jr. L.C., Abril G., Rezende C.E., Thompson C.C., Thompson F.L., Tschoeke D.A., Garcia G.D.

Science of the Total Environment (2024)

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177411

Methane oxidation minimizes emissions and offsets to carbon burial in mangroves

Cotovicz Jr. L.C., Abril G., Sanders C., Tait D., Maher T.D., Sippo J.Z., Holloway C., Yau Y. and Santos I.R.

Nature Climate Change (2024)

DOI: 10.1038/s41558-024-01927-1

Fatty acids and stable isotopes distribution in the mangrove dominated Parnaiba River Delta

Chielle R., Meziane T., Rezende C.E., Cotovicz Jr L.C., Abril G. and Marins R.V.

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (2024)

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2024.108934

Phosphate buffering in mangrove sediment pore water under eutrophication and deforestation influences

Nascimento S.G., Oliveira G.B., Matos C.R.L., Metzger E., Sanders C.J., Marotta H., Diaz R., Abril G. and Machado W.

Marine Pollution Bulletin (2024)

DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116130

Phytoplankton functional diversity across a coastal urbanization and eutrophication gradient: the Sepetiba bay – Ilha Grande bay continuum in Rio de Janeiro

Miranda F.A.V., Moser G.A.O., Lima D.T., Machado W.T.V., Brandini N., Fernandes A.M. and Abril G.

Marine Ecology (2024)

DOI: 10.1111/maec.12838

Efficient oxidation attenuates pore-water-derived methane fluxes in mangroves

Yau Y.Y., Cabral A., Reithmaier G., Cotovicz Jr L.C., Barreira J., Abril G., Morana C., Borges A.V., Machado W., Bonaglia S., Godoy J.M., Santos I.R.

Limnology and Oceanography (2024)

DOI: 10.1002/lno.12639

Band Ratios Combination for Estimating Chlorophyll-a from Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 in Coastal Waters

Tran M.D., Vantrepotte V., Loisel H., Oliveira E.N., Tran K.T., Jorge D., Meriaux X. and Paranhos R.

Remote Sensing, 15, 1653 (2023)

DOI: 10.3390/rs15061653

Seasonal and diel modulation of DOM in a mangrove dominated estuary

Vidal L.O., Lambert T., Cotovicz Jr. L.C., Bernardes M.C., Sobrinho R., Thompson F., Garcia G.D., Knoppers B.A., Gatts P., Régis C.R., Abril G., Rezende C.E.

Science of the Total Environment (2023)

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159045

Spreading eutrophication and changing CO₂ fluxes in the tropical coastal ocean: a few lessons from Rio de Janeiro

Abril G., Cotovicz Jr L.C., Nepomuceno A.M., Erbas T., Costa S., Ramos V.V., Moser G.A.O., Fernandes A., Negri E., Knoppers B.A., Brandini N., Machado W., Bernardes M., Vantrepotte V.

Frontiers in Marine Science (2022)

Linking eutrophication to carbon dioxide and methane emissions from exposed mangrove soils along an urban gradient

Barroso G.C., Abril G., Machado W., Abuchacra R., Peixoto R.B., Bernardes M.C., Marques G.S., Sanders C., Oliveira G.B., Oliveira Filho S.R., Marotta H.

Science of the Total Environment, 850 (2022)

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157988

Contrasting organic matter composition in pristine and eutrophicated mangroves revealed by fatty acids and stable isotopes (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Chynel M., Rockomanovic S., Abril G., Barroso G., Marotta H., Machado W., Sanders C.J., Thiney N. and Meziane T.

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (2022)

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2022.108061