Vítor H. Paiva

University of Coimbra — Portugal

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Avian ecology and behavior(109), Marine and fisheries research(55), Marine animal studies overview(54), Isotope Analysis in Ecology(51), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(23)

Publications186 total

Mercury and other trace elements in gull chicks from a highly urbanised environment: effects on chick growth, physiology, and health condition
Environmental Research·2026Open Access
Year‐round colony‐level differences in foraging behaviour and diel activity of yellow‐legged gulls from natural and urban colonies
Journal of Zoology·2025Open Access
The cost of choice: Energy-based breeding strategies for a sensitive species in natural versus managed coastal habitats
Global Ecology and Conservation·2025Open Access
Experimental anthropogenic food restrictions drive short-term foraging and immuno-haematological changes in sympatric breeding gulls
The Science of The Total Environment·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Seamounts of Cabo Verde: A review of their ecological and economic significance, anthropogenic impacts, and conservation needs
Progress In Oceanography·2025Open Access
Seabird‐vessel interactions in industrial fisheries of Northwest Africa: Implications for international bycatch management
Journal of Applied Ecology·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Spatial and interspecific differences of trace element concentrations in the feathers of pelagic and coastal seabirds from the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and the Western Mediterranean Sea
Marine Pollution Bulletin·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Mercury contamination in gull chicks raised in natural vs. urban habitats
Marine Pollution Bulletin·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Mismatches between the current marine Natura 2000 network and seabird distributions call for enhanced protected areas off metropolitan France
Marine Policy·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
The role of nest-site interference competition with Cape Verde Shearwater in explaining breeding success of Red-billed Tropicbird on Raso Islet, Cape Verde archipelago
Journal für Ornithologie·2025
A perspective on quantifying the attractiveness of seamounts for marine megafauna
2025Open Access
Seasonal variation in seabird abundance and bycatch at artisanal bottom-set net fisheries in the southern Iberian Atlantic coast
Ocean & Coastal Management·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Cleavage of the TrkB-FL receptor during epileptogenesis: insights from a kainic acid-induced model of epilepsy and human samples
Pharmacological Research·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Global distribution, threats and population trends of the critically endangered Balearic shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
Biological Conservation·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Migratory Connectivity and Non‐Breeding Habitat Segregation Across Biogeographical Scales in Closely Related Seabird Taxa
Diversity and Distributions·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Author response for "Migratory Connectivity and Non‐Breeding Habitat Segregation Across Biogeographical Scales in Closely Related Seabird Taxa"
2025
From mudflats and saltpans to Open Sea: Plastic ingestion and PBDE/MeO-BDE accumulation in Waterbirds from southern Portugal
Marine Pollution Bulletin·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
The role of seabird foraging strategies on the uptake of mercury: A case study using gulls and shearwaters from the Portuguese coast
Journal of Hazardous Materials·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Calonectris shearwaters reveal a gradient of mercury contamination along the Atlantic and Mediterranean waters of the Iberian Peninsula
Environmental Pollution·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Spatial and trophic ecology of the estuarine Little Tern <i>Sternula albifrons</i>
Current Zoology·2025Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Jaime A. Ramos(39), Stefan Garthe(14), Filipe R. Ceia(14), Iván Ramírez(13), Pedro Geraldes(8), Jacob González‐Solís(6), Richard A. Phillips(5), Joana G. Calado(5), Jorge M. Pereira(5), Ana Isabel Fagundes(4), José P. Granadeiro(4), Raül Ramos(4), José C. Xavier(4), Joana Pais de Faria(4), Manuel Biscoito(3), Paulo Catry(3), David Grémillet(3), Teresa Militão(3), Peter G. Ryan(3), Francis Zino(3)