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Cesiah Rebeca Quintanilla

Country of origin: El Salvador Currently in: El Salvador, Santa Tecla General field of specialization: Biological Systems and Organisms
Academic Background

Degrees

2015 Master Biological Systems and Organisms
2013 Undergraduate Biological Systems and Organisms
Research and Profession

Current Research Activities

Biological Systems and Organisms

Harmful Algal Blooms Eutrophication Microplastic pollution


Publications resulting from Research: 


• Original research articles
Amaya O., Quintanilla R., Stacy B.A., Dechraoui Bottein M-Y., Flewelling L., Hardy R., Dueñas C. and Ruiz G. (2018). Large-Scale Sea Turtle Mortality Events in El Salvador Attributed to Paralytic Shellfish Toxin-Producing Algae Blooms. Front. Mar. Sci. 5:411. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00411

Cuellar-Martinez T., Ruiz-Fernández A.C., Alonso-Hernández C., Amaya-Monterrosa O., Quintanilla R., Carrillo-Ovalle H.L., Arbeláez M.N., Díaz-Asencio L., Méndez S.M., Vargas M., Chow-Wong N.F., Valerio-Gonzalez L.R., Enevoldsen H. and 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. Front. Mar. Sci. 5:409. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00409

• Scientific notes:
Quintanilla R., Amaya O. & Guerra J. (2019). Unprecedented bloom of the cyanobacteria
Aphanizomenon in a coastal bay of El Salvador. Harmful Algae News 62: 12-13
Quintanilla R. and Amaya, O. (2018). Mass mortality of sea turtle Chelonia mydas in El Salvador.
Harmful Algae News 61:4.
Alvarado, Y., Quintanilla, R., y Amaya, O. (2015). First report of Alexandrium globossum in Pacific Central America. Harmful Algae News 51: 3.

• Conference proceedings:
Quintanilla R., Amaya O. (2016). First report of the epiphytic genera Gambierdiscus and Ostreopsis in the coast of El Salvador, Eastern Tropical Pacific. En: Proenca, L. & Hallegrraeff, G. (Eds), Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Harmful Algae, Brazil, ISSHA, pp 80- 83.

• Book
Espinoza, J., Amaya, O., y Quintanilla, R. (2013). Atlas de Fitoplancton Marino de El Salvador. 1ª ed. Universidad de El Salvador. ISBN: 978-99961-0-390-2. 100 p.



Current profession

Current professional activities type: 
Research
Higher Education Study
Monitoring and research of harmful algal blooms in marine and freshwater environments.

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