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Overview

Silvio Pantoja is affiliated with the University of Concepción in Chile. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant emphasis on marine and coastal ecosystems. The work covers various subfields including Oceanography, Pollution, Ecology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their main research topics include:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Pantoja has published studies in several scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Scientific Reports
  • Progress In Oceanography
  • Biologia Pesquera

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Pantoja include:

  • Residual additives in marine microplastics and their risk assessment - A critical review, 2022, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Soothsaying DOM: A Current Perspective on the Future of Oceanic Dissolved Organic Carbon, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Physical and anthropogenic drivers shaping the spatial distribution of microplastics in the marine sediments of Chilean fjords, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Water column circulation drives microplastic distribution in the Martínez-Baker channels; A large fjord ecosystem in Chilean Patagonia, 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Biochemical fingerprints of marine fungi: implications for trophic and biogeochemical studies, 2020, Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Collaborations are a significant aspect of Pantoja's scientific outputs. Frequent co-authors with multiple publications include:

  • Benjamín Srain (8 publications)
  • Mario Aranda (6 publications)
  • Laurence Méjanelle (5 publications)
  • Camila Fernández (5 publications)
  • Marcelo H. Gutiérrez (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • The dual isotopes of deep nitrate as a constraint on the cycle and budget of oceanic fixed nitrogen

    Daniel M. Sigman;Peter J. DiFiore;Mathis P. Hain;Curtis Deutsch

  • Sulfate reduction and methanogenesis in a Thioploca -dominated sediment off the coast of Chile

    Timothy G. Ferdelman;Cindy Lee;Cindy Lee;Silvio Pantoja;Jens Harder

  • Two Chemically Distinct Pools of Organic Nitrogen Accumulate in the Ocean

    Lihini I. Aluwihare;Daniel J. Repeta;Silvio Pantoja;Carl G. Johnson

  • Hypoxia causes preservation of labile organic matter and changes seafloor microbial community composition (Black Sea).

    Gerdhard L. Jessen;Anna Lichtschlag;Alban Ramette;Silvio Pantoja

  • Oceanography of the Chilean Patagonia

    Silvio Pantoja;José Luis Iriarte;José Luis Iriarte;Giovanni Daneri

  • Copepod egg production in Long Island Sound, USA, as a function of the chemical composition of seston

    Sigrun Jonasdottir;D. Fields;S. Pantoja

  • Stable isotope constraints on the nitrogen cycle of the Mediterranean Sea water column

    Silvio Pantoja;Daniel J Repeta;Julian P Sachs;Daniel M Sigman

  • Air‐sea CO2 fluxes along the coast of Chile: From CO2 outgassing in central northern upwelling waters to CO2 uptake in southern Patagonian fjords

    Rodrigo Torres;Silvio Pantoja;Naomi Harada;Humberto E. González;Humberto E. González

  • Enhancement of coastal upwelling and interdecadal ENSO-like variability in the Peru-Chile Current since late 19th century

    Gabriel Vargas;Silvio Pantoja;José A. Rutllant;Carina B. Lange

  • The role of fungi in processing marine organic matter in the upwelling ecosystem off Chile

    M. H. Gutiérrez;S. Pantoja;E. Tejos;R. A. Quiñones

  • Latitudinal patterns of export production recorded in surface sediments of the Chilean Patagonian fjords (41–55°S) as a response to water column productivity

    Claudia Aracena;Carina B. Lange;José Luis Iriarte;José Luis Iriarte;Lorena Rebolledo

  • The oxygen minimum zone of the eastern South Pacific

    Osvaldo Ulloa;Silvio Pantoja

  • Geochemistry of surface sediments from the fjords of Northern Chilean Patagonia (44–47°S): Spatial variability and implications for paleoclimate reconstructions

    Sébastien Bertrand;Sébastien Bertrand;Konrad A. Hughen;Julio Sepúlveda;Silvio Pantoja

  • Hydrolysis of peptides in seawater and sediment

    Silvio Pantoja;Cindy Lee;James F. Marecek

  • Sources and distribution of organic matter in northern Patagonia fjords, Chile (~44–47° S) : a multi–tracer approach for carbon cycling assessment

    Julio Sepúlveda;Silvio Pantoja;Konrad A. Hughen

  • Decomposition of sinking proteinaceous material during fall in the oxygen minimum zone off northern Chile

    Silvio Pantoja;Julio Sepúlveda;Humberto E. González

  • EXTRACELLULAR AMINO ACID OXIDATION BY MICROPLANKTON : A CROSS-ECOSYSTEM COMPARISON

    Mulholland;PM Glibert;GM Berg;L Van Heukelem

  • Peptide decomposition by extracellular hydrolysis in coastal seawater and salt marsh sediment

    Silvio Pantoja;Cindy Lee

  • Cell-surface oxidation of amino acids in seawater

    Silvio Pantoja;Cindy Lee

  • Late Holocene sea-surface temperature and precipitation variability in northern Patagonia, Chile (Jacaf Fjord, 44°S)

    Julio Sepulveda;Silvio Pantoja;Konrad A. Hughen;Sebastien Bertrand

  • Oceanographic Processes in Chilean Fjords of Patagonia: From small to large-scale studies

    José L. Iriarte;Silvio Pantoja;Giovanni Daneri

Frequent Co-Authors

Carina B. Lange
Carina B. Lange University of Concepción
Sebastien Bertrand
Sebastien Bertrand Ghent University
Humberto E. González
Humberto E. González Austral University of Chile
José Iriarte
José Iriarte University of Exeter
Konrad A Hughen
Konrad A Hughen Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Antje Boetius
Antje Boetius Max Planck Society
Ulrich Struck
Ulrich Struck Museum für Naturkunde
Carsten J. Schubert
Carsten J. Schubert Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Cindy Lee
Cindy Lee Stony Brook University

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