Patrick Reis Santos

Dr Patrick Reis Santos

Grant-Funded Researcher (B)

School of Biological Sciences

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

I am a marine ecologist with particular interest in fish ecology, conservation and management. My research spans fish population connectivity, seafood provenance, including mislabeling and quality, and the impacts of emerging contaminants in marine ecosystems. I use chemical signatures and other natural tags stored in fish tissues to track migrations, reconstruct life histories, and assess the impacts of pollution and environmental changes on movement, growth, and recruitment. I also apply these approaches to support seafood provenance and sustainable seafood production. I have a strong interest in understanding the occurrence and effects of emerging contaminants, such as microplastics and pharmaceuticals on marine ecosystems, including from a seafood perspective. I am committed to supporting the conservation of critical habitats, advancing fisheries management, and developing solutions to mitigate plastic pollution, through collaboration with industry, government agencies, and active engagement and outreach.

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2025 Lingard, J., Reis-Santos, P., Cassey, P., & Gillanders, B. M. (2025). Transnational shark trade: personal baggage and postal seizures in Australia and New Zealand. Pacific Conservation Biology, 31(4), 12 pages.
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    2025 Tanner, S. E., Sturrock, A. M., Öztürk, R., Smoliński, S., Terzi, Y., Reis-Santos, P., . . . Darnaude, A. M. (2025). A systematic review of the current state of marine functional connectivity research. Marine Ecology: Progress Series, 764, 237-257.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS1
    2025 Gauthier, C., Reis-Santos, P., Gillanders, B. M., Fisher, J. A. D., Robert, D., & Sirois, P. (2025). Growth plasticity linked to partial migration in Atlantic halibut. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 82(8), 11 pages.
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    2025 Widdrington, J. B., Reis-Santos, P., Macdonald, J. I., Nicol, S. J., & Gillanders, B. M. (2025). Otolith-derived chemical chronologies reveal distinct patterns in physiology and environmental life histories of deep-sea snappers. Marine Environmental Research, 212, 107493-1-107493-11.
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    2025 Wootton, N., Silva, V., Giuretis, D., Reis-Santos, P., & Gillanders, B. M. (2025). Microplastic presence in dried and fresh fish from seafood markets in Sri Lanka. Marine and Freshwater Research, 76(2), MF24270-1-MF24270-10.
    DOI Scopus4 WoS3
    2025 Dolling, S., Reis‐Santos, P., Williams, M., & Gillanders, B. M. (2025). Pharmaceuticals, Pesticides, and PFAS: Quantifying Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Plastics and Fish Tissues Using Solvent Extraction and LC‐MS/MS. Journal of Separation Science, 48(2), 15 pages.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS1
    2025 Widdrington, J. B., Reis-Santos, P., Macdonald, J. I., Moore, B. R., Nicol, S. J., Morrongiello, J. R., & Gillanders, B. M. (2025). Local- and Regional-Scale Climate Variability Drives Complex Patterns of Growth Synchrony and Asynchrony in Deep-Sea Snappers Across the Indo-Pacific.. Global change biology, 31(2), e70051.
    DOI Scopus1
    2024 Wootton, N., Gillanders, B. M., Leterme, S., Noble, W., Wilson, S. P., Blewitt, M., . . . Reis-Santos, P. (2024). Research priorities on microplastics in marine and coastal environments: An Australian perspective to advance global action. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 205, 11 pages.
    DOI Scopus7 WoS4 Europe PMC3
    2024 Sarakinis, K. G., Reis-Santos, P., Ye, Q., Earl, J., & Gillanders, B. M. (2024). Combining natural markers to investigate fish population structure and connectivity. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 308, 108920.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS1
    2024 Widdrington, J. B., Reis-Santos, P., Morrongiello, J. R., Macdonald, J. I., Wakefield, C. B., Newman, S. J., . . . Gillanders, B. M. (2024). Otolith growth chronologies reveal distinct environmental sensitivities between and within shallow- and deep-water snappers. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 35(1), 217-240.
    DOI Scopus5 WoS4
    2024 Sarakinis, K. G., Reis-Santos, P., Donnellan, S. C., Ye, Q., Earl, J., & Gillanders, B. M. (2024). Strong philopatry in an estuarine-dependent fish.. Ecol Evol, 14(3), e10989.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1
    2023 Vaz, A., Guerreiro, M. A., Landa, J., Hannipoula, O., Thasitis, I., Scarcella, G., . . . Martinho, F. (2023). Otolith shape analysis as a tool for stock identification of two commercially important marine fishes: Helicolenus dactylopterus and Merluccius merluccius. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 293, 108471.
    DOI Scopus7 WoS7
    2023 Leston, S., Freitas, A., Rosa, J., Vila Pouca, A. S., Barbosa, J., Reis-Santos, P., . . . Ramos, F. (2023). Pharmaceuticals in Coastal Waters: An UHPLC-TOF-MS Multi-Residue Approach. Applied Sciences, 13(10), 5975.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS2
    2023 Ogunola, S. O., Reis-Santos, P., Wootton, N., & Gillanders, B. M. (2023). Investigating microplastic contamination and biomagnification in a remote area of South Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 74(11), 917-927.
    DOI Scopus7 WoS5
    2023 Vollrath, S. R., Tanner, S. E., Reis-Santos, P., Possamai, B., Grimm, A. M., Gillanders, B. M., . . . Garcia, A. M. (2023). Complex interactions of ENSO and local conditions buffer the poleward shift of migratory fish in a subtropical seascape.. Sci Total Environ, 896, 1-12.
    DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC1
    2023 Albuquerque, C. Q., Condini, M. V., Tanner, S. E., Reis-Santos, P., Saint'Pierre, T. D., Seyboth, E., . . . Garcia, A. M. (2023). Coastal upwelling influences population structure of dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus: An integrative approach based on otolith chemistry and muscle stable isotopes. Marine Environmental Research, 189, 9 pages.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS1
    2023 Duarte, I. A., Reis-Santos, P., Fick, J., Cabral, H. N., Duarte, B., & Fonseca, V. F. (2023). Neuroactive pharmaceuticals in estuaries: Occurrence and tissue-specific bioaccumulation in multiple fish species. Environmental Pollution, 316(1), 1-14.
    DOI Scopus32 WoS25 Europe PMC7
    2023 Lindley, J., De Sousa, E., Doubleday, Z., & Reis-Santos, P. (2023). Innovation to limit seafood fraud post-COVID-19. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 33(2), 501-512.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC3
    2023 Sharrad, A. E., Reis-Santos, P., Austin, J., & Gillanders, B. M. (2023). Umbrella terms conceal the sale of threatened shark species: A DNA barcoding approach. Food Control, 148, 7 pages.
    DOI Scopus17 WoS16
    2023 Duarte, B., Mamede, R., Duarte, I. A., Caçador, I., Reis‐Santos, P., Vasconcelos, R. P., . . . Fonseca, V. F. (2023). Elemental and spectral chemometric analyses of Octopus vulgaris beaks as reliable markers of capture location.. Journal of Food Science, 88(4), 1349-1364.
    DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC3
    2023 Reis-Santos, P., Gillanders, B. M., Sturrock, A. M., Izzo, C., Oxman, D. S., Lueders-Dumont, J. A., . . . Walther, B. D. (2023). Reading the biomineralized book of life: expanding otolith biogeochemical research and applications for fisheries and ecosystem-based management. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 33(2), 411-449.
    DOI Scopus72 WoS62
    2022 Wootton, N., Sarakinis, K., Varea, R., Reis-Santos, P., & Gillanders, B. M. (2022). Microplastic in oysters: A review of global trends and comparison to southern Australia. Chemosphere, 307(4), 9 pages.
    DOI Scopus53 WoS42 Europe PMC14
    2022 Duarte, B., Mamede, R., Carreiras, J., Duarte, I. A., Caçador, I., Reis-Santos, P., . . . Fonseca, V. F. (2022). Harnessing the Full Power of Chemometric-Based Analysis of Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence Spectral Data to Boost the Identification of Seafood Provenance and Fishing Areas. Foods, 11(17), 1-13.
    DOI Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC3
    2022 Jones, A. R., Alleway, H. K., McAfee, D., Reis-Santos, P., Theuerkauf, S. J., & Jones, R. C. (2022). A Clear-Sighted Focus On Climate- Friendly Operations Will Enhance Sustainable Marine Aquaculture Approaches. BIOSCIENCE, 72(10), 1 page.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS1
    2022 Duarte, B., Feijão, E., Cruz de Carvalho, R., Matos, A. R., Cabrita, M. T., Novais, S. C., . . . Fonseca, V. F. (2022). Effect Biomarkers of the Widespread Antimicrobial Triclosan in a Marine Model Diatom. Antioxidants, 11(8), 1442.
    DOI Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC5
    2022 Feijão, E., Cruz de Carvalho, R., Duarte, I. A., Matos, A. R., Cabrita, M. T., Utkin, A. B., . . . Duarte, B. (2022). Fluoxetine induces photochemistry-derived oxidative stress on Ulva lactuca. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, 16 pages.
    DOI Scopus4 WoS4
    2022 Mamede, R., Duarte, I. A., Caçador, I., Reis-Santos, P., Vasconcelos, R. P., Gameiro, C., . . . Duarte, B. (2022). Elemental Fingerprinting of Wild and Farmed Fish Muscle to Authenticate and Validate Production Method. Foods, 11(19), 3081.
    DOI Scopus8 WoS5
    2022 Duarte, B., Duarte, I., Caçador, I., Reis-Santos, P., Vasconcelos, R. P., Gameiro, C., . . . Fonseca, V. F. (2022). Elemental fingerprinting of thornback ray (Raja clavata) muscle tissue as a tracer for provenance and food safety assessment. Food Control, 133(A), 12 pages.
    DOI Scopus23 WoS23
    2022 Jones, A., Alleway, H., Reis Santos, P., Mcafee, D., Theuerkauf, S., & Jones, R. (2022). Climate-Friendly Seafood: The potential for emissions reduction and carbon capture in marine aquaculture. Bioscience, 72(2), 123-143.
    DOI Scopus102 WoS98 Europe PMC21
    2022 Wootton, N., Nursey-Bray, M., Reis-Santos, P., & Gillanders, B. M. (2022). Perceptions of plastic pollution in a prominent fishery: Building strategies to inform management. Marine Policy, 135, 1-9.
    DOI Scopus22 WoS20
    2022 Fonseca, V. F., Duarte, I. A., Matos, A. R., Reis-Santos, P., & Duarte, B. (2022). Fatty acid profiles as natural tracers of provenance and lipid quality indicators in illegally sourced fish and bivalves. Food Control, 134, 108735-1-108735-8.
    DOI Scopus32 WoS31
    2022 Duarte, B., Feijão, E., Pinto, M. V., Matos, A. R., Silva, A., Figueiredo, A., . . . Caçador, I. (2022). Nutritional valuation and food safety of endemic mediterranean halophytes species cultivated in abandoned salt pans under a natural irrigation scheme. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 265, 14 pages.
    DOI Scopus26 WoS25
    2022 Duarte, B., Carreiras, J., Mamede, R., Duarte, I. A., Caçador, I., Reis-Santos, P., . . . Fonseca, V. F. (2022). Written in ink: elemental signatures in octopus ink successfully trace geographical origin. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 109, 10 pages.
    DOI Scopus15 WoS13 Europe PMC2
    2022 Ogunola, S. O., Reis-Santos, P., Wootton, N., & Gillanders, B. M. (2022). Microplastics in decapod crustaceans sourced from Australian seafood markets.. Mar Pollut Bull, 179, 1-9.
    DOI Scopus38 WoS32 Europe PMC8
    2022 Duarte, B., Fonseca, V. F., Reis-Santos, P., & Caçador, I. (2022). Bioinvasion by Spartina patens alters sediment biogeochemical functioning of European salt marshes. Biological Invasions, 24(10), 3217-3232.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS1
    2022 Cruz de Carvalho, R., Feijão, E., Matos, A. R., Cabrita, M. T., Utkin, A. B., Novais, S. C., . . . Duarte, B. (2022). Effects of Glyphosate-Based Herbicide on Primary Production and Physiological Fitness of the Macroalgae Ulva lactuca. Toxics, 10(8), 1-22.
    DOI Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC4
    2022 Mcafee, D., Reis-Santos, P., Jones, A. R., Gillanders, B. M., Mellin, C., Nagelkerken, I., . . . Connell, S. D. (2022). Multi-habitat seascape restoration: optimising marine restoration for coastal repair and social benefit. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 1-10.
    DOI Scopus26 WoS18
    2022 Cruz de Carvalho, R., Feijão, E., Matos, A. R., Cabrita, M. T., Utkin, A. B., Novais, S. C., . . . Duarte, B. (2022). Ecotoxicological Effects of the Anionic Surfactant Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS) in Two Marine Primary Producers: Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Ulva lactuca. Toxics, 10(12), 1-21.
    DOI Scopus14 WoS12 Europe PMC6
    2022 Duarte, B., Fonseca, V. F., Reis-Santos, P., & Caçador, I. (2022). Bioinvasion by Spartina Patens Alters Sediment Biogeochemical Functioning European Salt Marshes.
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    2021 Reis Santos, P., Condini, M. V., Albuquerque, C. Q., Saint'Pierre, T. D., Garcia, A. M., Gillanders, B. M., & Tanner, S. E. (2021). El Niño – Southern Oscillation drives variations in growth and otolith chemistry in a top predatory fish. Ecological Indicators, 121, 106989-1-106989-11.
    DOI Scopus17 WoS16
    2021 Duarte, B., Gameiro, C., Matos, A. R., Figueiredo, A., Silva, M. S., Cordeiro, C., . . . Cabrita, M. T. (2021). First screening of biocides, persistent organic pollutants, pharmaceutical and personal care products in Antarctic phytoplankton from Deception Island by FT-ICR-MS. Chemosphere, 274, 129860-1-129860-12.
    DOI Scopus46 WoS41 Europe PMC19
    2021 Fernandes, S. P. S., Fonseca, V. F., Romero, V., Duarte, I. A., Freitas, A., Barbosa, J., . . . Espiña, B. (2021). Study on the efficiency of a covalent organic framework as adsorbent for the screening of pharmaceuticals in estuary waters. Chemosphere, 278, 1-8.
    DOI Scopus13 WoS10 Europe PMC5
    2021 Fonseca, V. F., Duarte, I. A., Duarte, B., Freitas, A., Pouca, A. S. V., Barbosa, J., . . . Reis Santos, P. (2021). Environmental risk assessment and bioaccumulation of pharmaceuticals in a large urbanized estuary. Science of the Total Environment, 783, 147021.
    DOI Scopus55 WoS44 Europe PMC17
    2021 Duarte, B., Carreiras, J., Feijão, E., Reis Dos Santos, P., Caçador, I., Matos, A. R., & Fonseca, V. F. (2021). Fatty acid profiles of estuarine macroalgae are biomarkers of anthropogenic pressures: Development and application of 07a multivariate pressure index. Science of the Total Environment, 788, 147817-1-147817-13.
    DOI Scopus19 WoS17 Europe PMC10
    2021 Cabral, H., Drouineau, H., Teles-Machado, A., Pierre, M., Lepage, M., Lobry, J., . . . Tanner, S. E. (2021). Contrasting impacts of climate change on connectivity and larval recruitment to estuarine nursery areas. Progress in Oceanography, 196, 1-11.
    DOI Scopus22 WoS20
    2021 Wootton, N., Ferreira, M., Reis Santos, P., & Gillanders, B. M. (2021). A Comparison of Microplastic in Fish From Australia and Fiji. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 12 pages.
    DOI Scopus61 WoS49
    2021 França, S., Fonseca, V. F., Tanner, S. E., Vasconcelos, R. P., Reis Santos, P., Maia, A., . . . Cabral, H. N. (2021). Historical Data in the CoastNet Geoportal: Documenting Fish Assemblages in Portuguese Estuaries. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 1-6.
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    2021 Wootton, N., Reis Santos, P., Dowsett, N., Turnbull, A., & Gillanders, B. M. (2021). Low abundance of microplastics in commercially caught fish across southern Australia. Environmental Pollution, 290, 1-11.
    DOI Scopus59 WoS51 Europe PMC24
    2021 Cruz de Carvalho, R., Feijão, E., Duarte, I., Pinto, V., Silva, M., Matos, A. R., . . . Duarte, B. (2021). Ecoengineering Solutions for the Impairment of Spreading and Growth of Invasive Spartina patens in Mediterranean Salt Marshes. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 1-18.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS2
    2021 Borges, F. O., Santos, C. P., Paula, J. R., Mateos-Naranjo, E., Redondo-Gomez, S., Adams, J. B., . . . Rosa, R. (2021). Invasion and Extirpation Potential of Native and Invasive Spartina Species Under Climate Change. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 1-16.
    DOI Scopus25 WoS25
    2021 Wootton, N., Reis Santos, P., & Gillanders, B. M. (2021). Microplastic in fish – A global synthesis. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 31(4), 753-771.
    DOI Scopus153 WoS132
    2020 Duarte, I. A., Reis-Santos, P., Novais, S. C., Rato, L. D., Lemos, M. F. L., Freitas, A., . . . Fonseca, V. F. (2020). Depressed, hypertense and sore: Long-term effects of fluoxetine, propranolol and diclofenac exposure in a top predator fish. Science of the Total Environment, 712, 11 pages.
    DOI Scopus67 WoS54 Europe PMC25
    2020 Fonseca, V. F., Reis-Santos, P., Duarte, B., Cabral, H. N., Caçador, M. I., Vaz, N., . . . Pais, M. P. (2020). Roving pharmacies: Modelling the dispersion of pharmaceutical contamination in estuaries. Ecological Indicators, 115, 11 pages.
    DOI Scopus24 WoS23
    2020 Martinho, F., Pina, B., Nunes, M., Vasconcelos, R. P., Fonseca, V. F., Crespo, D., . . . Reis Santos, P. (2020). Water and Otolith Chemistry: Implications for Discerning Estuarine Nursery Habitat Use of a Juvenile Flatfish. FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE, 7, 12 pages.
    DOI Scopus11 WoS11
    2020 Cruz de Carvalho, R., Feijão, E., Kletschkus, E., Marques, J. C., Reis-Santos, P., Fonseca, V. F., . . . Duarte, B. (2020). Halophyte bio-optical phenotyping: A multivariate photochemical pressure index (Multi-PPI) to classify salt marsh anthropogenic pressures levels. Ecological Indicators, 119, 16 pages.
    DOI Scopus21 WoS19
    2020 Human, L. R. D., Feijão, E., Cruz de Carvalho, R., Caçador, I., Reis-Santos, P., Fonseca, V., & Duarte, B. (2020). Mediterranean salt marsh sediment metal speciation and bioavailability changes induced by the spreading of non-indigenous Spartina patens. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 243, 9 pages.
    DOI Scopus13 WoS12
    2020 Feijão, E., Cruz de Carvalho, R., Duarte, I. A., Matos, A. R., Cabrita, M. T., Novais, S. C., . . . Duarte, B. (2020). Fluoxetine Arrests Growth of the Model Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum by Increasing Oxidative Stress and Altering Energetic and Lipid Metabolism. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, 17 pages.
    DOI Scopus44 WoS41 Europe PMC23
    2020 Silva, M., Feijão, E., da Cruz de Carvalho, R., Duarte, I. A., Matos, A. R., Cabrita, M. T., . . . Duarte, B. (2020). Comfortably numb: Ecotoxicity of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen on Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Marine Environmental Research, 161, 11 pages.
    DOI Scopus25 WoS24 Europe PMC8
    2020 Duarte, B., Durante, L., Marques, J. C., Reis-Santos, P., Fonseca, V. F., & Caçador, I. (2020). Development of a toxicophenomic index for trace element ecotoxicity tests using the halophyte Juncus acutus: Juncus-TOX. Ecological Indicators, 121, 107097.
    DOI Scopus18 WoS16
    2020 de Carvalho, R. C., Feijão, E., Matos, A. R., Cabrita, M. T., Novais, S. C., Lemos, M. F. L., . . . Duarte, B. (2020). Glyphosate-based herbicide toxicophenomics in marine diatoms: Impacts on primary production and physiological fitness. Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 10(21), 1-21.
    DOI Scopus22 WoS19
    2020 Duarte, B., Feijão, E., Cruz de Carvalho, R., Duarte, I. A., Silva, M., Matos, A. R., . . . Fonseca, V. F. (2020). Effects of Propranolol on Growth, Lipids and Energy Metabolism and Oxidative Stress Response of <i>Phaeodactylum tricornutum</i>.. Biology, 9(12), 478.
    DOI Scopus27 WoS25 Europe PMC13
    2020 Franzitta, M., Feijão, E., Cabrita, M. T., Gameiro, C., Matos, A. R., Marques, J. C., . . . Duarte, B. (2020). Toxicity Going Nano: Ionic Versus Engineered Cu Nanoparticles Impacts on the Physiological Fitness of the Model Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, 18 pages.
    DOI Scopus18 WoS14
    2019 Brown, E. J., Reis-Santos, P., Gillanders, B. M., & Støttrup, J. G. (2019). Juvenile fish habitat across the inner Danish waters: Using otolith chemistry to discriminate between hybridising con-familials and contiguous, coastal habitat. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 220, 111-119.
    DOI Scopus9 WoS8
    2019 Pistevos, J. C. A., Reis-Santos, P., Izzo, C., & Gillanders, B. M. (2019). Element composition of shark vertebrae shows promise as a natural tag. Marine and Freshwater Research, 70(12), 1722-1733.
    DOI Scopus18 WoS16
    2019 Fonseca, V. F., França, S., Duarte, B., Caçador, I., Cabral, H. N., Mieiro, C. L., . . . Reis-Santos, P. (2019). Spatial variation in mercury bioaccumulation and magnification in a temperate estuarine food web. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6(MAR), 11 pages.
    DOI Scopus31 WoS27
    2019 Duarte, I. A., Pais, M. P., Reis-Santos, P., Cabral, H. N., & Fonseca, V. F. (2019). Biomarker and behavioural responses of an estuarine fish following acute exposure to fluoxetine. Marine Environmental Research, 147, 24-31.
    DOI Scopus35 WoS27 Europe PMC13
    2019 Duarte, B., Prata, D., Matos, A. R., Cabrita, M. T., Caçador, I., Marques, J. C., . . . Fonseca, V. F. (2019). Ecotoxicity of the lipid-lowering drug bezafibrate on the bioenergetics and lipid metabolism of the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Science of the Total Environment, 650(Pt 2), 2085-2094.
    DOI Scopus41 WoS40 Europe PMC15
    2018 Izzo, C., Reis-Santos, P., & Gillanders, B. (2018). Otolith chemistry does not just reflect environmental conditions: a meta-analytic evaluation. Fish and Fisheries, 19(3), 441-454.
    DOI Scopus130 WoS122
    2018 Reis-Santos, P., Vasconcelos, R. P., Tanner, S. E., Fonseca, V. F., Cabral, H. N., & Gillanders, B. M. (2018). Extrinsic and intrinsic factors shape the ability of using otolith chemistry to characterize estuarine environmental histories. Marine Environmental Research, 140, 332-341.
    DOI Scopus39 WoS35 Europe PMC4
    2018 Schilling, H. T., Reis Santos, P., Hughes, J. M., Smith, J. A., Everett, J. D., Stewart, J., . . . Suthers, I. M. (2018). Evaluating estuarine nursery use and life history patterns of Pomatomus saltatrix in eastern Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 598, 187-199.
    DOI Scopus25 WoS25
    2018 Shao, Y., Farkas, J., Holmden, C., Mosley, L., Kell-Duivestein, I., Izzo, C., . . . Gillanders, B. (2018). Calcium and strontium isotope systematics in the lagoon estuarine environments of South Australia:implications for water source mixing, carbonate fluxes and fish migration. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 239, 90-108.
    DOI Scopus37 WoS33
    2018 Reis-Santos, P., Tanner, S. E., Aboim, M. A., Vasconcelos, R. P., Laroche, J., Charrier, G., . . . Cabral, H. N. (2018). Reconciling differences in natural tags to infer demographic and genetic connectivity in marine fish populations. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 12 pages.
    DOI Scopus40 WoS40 Europe PMC11
    2018 Reis-Santos, P., Pais, M., Duarte, B., Caçador, I., Freitas, A., Vila Pouca, A., . . . Fonseca, V. (2018). Screening of human and veterinary pharmaceuticals in estuarine waters: A baseline assessment for the Tejo estuary. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 135, 1079-1084.
    DOI Scopus79 WoS70 Europe PMC29
    2017 Mirasole, A., Gillanders, B., Reis-Santos, P., Grassa, F., Capasso, G., Scopelliti, G., . . . Vizzini, S. (2017). The influence of high pCO2 on otolith shape, chemical and carbon isotope composition of six coastal fish species in a Mediterranean shallow CO2 vent. Marine Biology, 164(9), 15 pages.
    DOI Scopus23 WoS21
    2017 Duarte, I. A., Reis Santos, P., França, S., Cabral, H., & Fonseca, V. F. (2017). Biomarker responses to environmental contamination in estuaries: A comparative multi-taxa approach. Aquatic Toxicology, 189, 31-41.
    DOI Scopus45 WoS40 Europe PMC13
    2016 Condini, M. V., Tanner, S. E., Reis-Santos, P., Albuquerque, C. Q., Saint'Pierre, T. D., Vieira, J. P., . . . Garcia, A. M. (2016). Prolonged estuarine habitat use by dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus at subtropical latitudes revealed by otolith microchemistry. Endangered Species Research, 29(3), 271-277.
    DOI Scopus20 WoS19
    2016 Tanner, S. E., Reis Santos, P., & Cabral, H. N. (2016). Otolith chemistry in stock delineation: A brief overview, current challenges and future prospects. Fisheries Research, 173, 206-213.
    DOI Scopus106 WoS101
    2015 Reis-Santos, P., Tanner, S., França, S., Vasconcelos, R., Gillanders, B., & Cabral, H. (2015). Connectivity within estuaries: an otolith chemistry and muscle stable isotope approach. Ocean and Coastal Management, 118, 51-59.
    DOI Scopus43 WoS43
    2013 Reis Dos Santos, P., Tanner, S., Vasconcelos, R., Elsdon, T., Cabral, H., & Gillanders, B. (2013). Connectivity between estuarine and coastal fish populations: Contributions of estuaries are not consistent over time. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 491, 177-186.
    DOI Scopus62 WoS62
    2013 Reis Dos Santos, P., Tanner, S., Elsdon, T., Cabral, H., & Gillanders, B. (2013). Effects of temperature, salinity and water composition on otolith elemental incorporation of Dicentrarchus labrax. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 446, 245-252.
    DOI Scopus71 WoS72
    2013 Tanner, S. E., Reis-Santos, P., Vasconcelos, R. P., Fonseca, V. F., França, S., Cabral, H. N., & Thorrold, S. R. (2013). Does otolith geochemistry record ambient environmental conditions in a temperate tidal estuary?. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 441, 7-15.
    DOI Scopus40 WoS37
    2013 Tanner, S. E., Reis-Santos, P., Vasconcelos, R. P., Thorrold, S. R., & Cabral, H. N. (2013). Population connectivity of Solea solea and Solea senegalensis over time. Journal of Sea Research, 76, 82-88.
    DOI Scopus30 WoS27
    2012 França, S., Vasconcelos, R. P., Fonseca, V. F., Tanner, S. E., Reis-Santos, P., Costa, M. J., & Cabral, H. N. (2012). Predicting fish community properties within estuaries: Influence of habitat type and other environmental features. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 107, 22-31.
    DOI Scopus55 WoS49
    2012 Tanner, S. E., Reis-Santos, P., Vasconcelos, R. P., França, S., Thorrold, S. R., & Cabral, H. N. (2012). Otolith geochemistry discriminates among estuarine nursery areas of Solea solea and S. senegalensis over time. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 452, 193-203.
    DOI Scopus36 WoS34
    2012 França, S., Vasconcelos, R. P., Reis-Santos, P., Fonseca, V. F., Costa, M. J., & Cabral, H. N. (2012). Vulnerability of Portuguese estuarine habitats to human impacts and relationship with structural and functional properties of the fish community. Ecological Indicators, 18, 11-19.
    DOI Scopus38 WoS32
    2012 Reis Dos Santos, P., Gillanders, B., Tanner, S., Vasconcelos, R., Elsdon, T., & Cabral, H. (2012). Temporal variability in estuarine fish otolith elemental fingerprints: implications for connectivity assessments. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 112, 216-224.
    DOI Scopus52 WoS53
    2011 Vasconcelos, R. P., Reis-Santos, P., Costa, M. J., & Cabral, H. N. (2011). Connectivity between estuaries and marine environment: Integrating metrics to assess estuarine nursery function. Ecological Indicators, 11(5), 1123-1133.
    DOI Scopus137 WoS131
    2011 Vasconcelos, R. P., Reis-Santos, P., Maia, A., Ruano, M., Costa, M. J., & Cabral, H. N. (2011). Trace metals (Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb) in juvenile fish from estuarine nurseries along the Portuguese coast. Scientia Marina, 75(1), 155-162.
    DOI Scopus16 WoS15
    2011 Tanner, S. E., Vasconcelos, R. P., Reis-Santos, P., Cabral, H. N., & Thorrold, S. R. (2011). Spatial and ontogenetic variability in the chemical composition of juvenile common sole (Solea solea) otoliths. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 91(1), 150-157.
    DOI Scopus34 WoS32
    2010 Vasconcelos, R. P., Reis-Santos, P., Maia, A., Fonseca, V., França, S., Wouters, N., . . . Cabral, H. N. (2010). Nursery use patterns of commercially important marine fish species in estuarine systems along the Portuguese coast. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 86(4), 613-624.
    DOI Scopus148 WoS144
    2009 Vasconcelos, R. P., Reis-Santos, P., Fonseca, V., Ruano, M., Tanner, S., Costa, M. J., & Cabral, H. N. (2009). Juvenile fish condition in estuarine nurseries along the Portuguese coast. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 82(1), 128-138.
    DOI Scopus62 WoS59
    2009 Vinagre, C., Maia, A., Reis-Santos, P., Costa, M. J., & Cabral, H. N. (2009). Small-scale distribution of Solea solea and Solea senegalensis juveniles in the Tagus estuary (Portugal). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 81(3), 296-300.
    DOI Scopus24 WoS24
    2009 Vasconcelos, R. P., Reis-Santos, P., Tanner, S., Maia, A., Latkoczy, C., Günther, D., . . . Cabral, H. (2009). Erratum to "Evidence of estuarine nursery origin of five coastal fish species along the Portuguese coast through otolith elemental fingerprints" [Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 79 (2008) 317-327] (DOI:10.1016/j.ecss.2008.04.006). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 82(2), 363-364.
    DOI Scopus1
    2008 Vasconcelos, R. P., Reis-Santos, P., Tanner, S., Maia, A., Latkoczy, C., Günther, D., . . . Cabral, H. (2008). Evidence of estuarine nursery origin of five coastal fish species along the Portuguese coast through otolith elemental fingerprints. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 79(2), 317-327.
    DOI Scopus96 WoS97
    2008 Reis-Santos, P., Vasconcelos, R. P., Ruano, M., Latkoczy, C., Günther, D., Costa, M. J., & Cabral, H. (2008). Interspecific variations of otolith chemistry in estuarine fish nurseries. Journal of Fish Biology, 72(10), 2595-2614.
    DOI Scopus40 WoS39
    2008 Reis-Santos, P., McCormick, S. D., & Wilson, J. M. (2008). Ionoregulatory changes during metamorphosis and salinity exposure of juvenile sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus L.). Journal of Experimental Biology, 211(6), 978-988.
    DOI Scopus67 WoS66 Europe PMC27
    2007 Cabral, H. N., Vasconcelos, R., Vinagre, C., França, S., Fonseca, V., Maia, A., . . . Costa, M. J. (2007). Relative importance of estuarine flatfish nurseries along the Portuguese coast. Journal of Sea Research, 57(2-3 SPEC. ISS.), 209-217.
    DOI Scopus150 WoS143
    2007 Wilson, J. M., Leitão, A., Gonçalves, A. F., Ferreira, C., Reis-Santos, P., Fonseca, A. V., . . . Coimbra, J. (2007). Modulation of branchial ion transport protein expression by salinity in glass eels (Anguilla anguilla L.). Marine Biology, 151(5), 1633-1645.
    DOI Scopus70 WoS69
    2007 Wilson, J. M., Reis-Santos, P., Fonseca, A. V., Antunes, J. C., Bouça, P. D., & Coimbra, J. (2007). Seasonal changes in ionoregulatory variables of the glass eel Anguilla anguilla following estuarine entry: Comparison with resident elvers. Journal of Fish Biology, 70(4), 1239-1253.
    DOI Scopus16 WoS14
    2007 Wilson, J. M., Reis-Santos, P., Fonseca, A. -V., Antunes, J. C., Bouca, P. D., & Coimbra, J. (2007). Seasonal changes in ionoregulatory variables of the glass eel <i>Anguilla anguilla</i> following estuarine entry:: comparison with resident elvers (vol 70, pg 1239, 2007). JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY, 70(6), 1940-1941.
    2007 Wilson, J. M., Reis-Santos, P., Fonseca, A. V., Antunes, J. C., Bouça, P. D., & Coimbra, J. (2007). Erratum: Seasonal changes in ionoregulatory variables of the glass eel Anguilla anguilla following estuarine entry: Comparison with resident elvers (Journal of Fish Biology (2007) 70, (1239-1253)). Journal of Fish Biology, 70(6), 1940-1941.
    DOI
    2007 Vasconcelos, R. P., Reis-Santos, P., Fonseca, V., Maia, A., Ruano, M., França, S., . . . Cabral, H. (2007). Assessing anthropogenic pressures on estuarine fish nurseries along the Portuguese coast: A multi-metric index and conceptual approach. Science of the Total Environment, 374(2-3), 199-215.
    DOI Scopus198 WoS182 Europe PMC46
    2007 Vasconcelos, R. P., Reis-Santos, P., Tanner, S., Fonseca, V., Latkoczy, C., Günther, D., . . . Cabral, H. (2007). Discriminating estuarine nurseries for five fish species through otolith elemental fingerprints. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 350, 117-126.
    DOI Scopus54 WoS54
    - Wootton, N., Sarakinis, K., Varea, R., Reis-Santos, P., & Gillanders, B. M. (n.d.). Microplastic in Oysters: A Review of Global Trends and Comparison to Southern Australia. SSRN Electronic Journal.
    DOI

  • Book Chapters
    Year Citation
    2025 Tanner, S., & Reis Santos, P. (2025). Fish movement. In H. Cabral, M. Lepage, J. Lobry, & O. Le Pape (Eds.), Ecology of Marine Fish (pp. 91-117). Academic Press: Academic Press.
    DOI
    2024 Vasconcelos, R. P., Reis-Santos, P., Henriques, S., Tanner, S. E., Cabral, H. N., Costa, J. L., & Costa, M. J. (2024). River-Coast Connectivity, Estuarine Nursery Function and Coastal Fisheries. In D. Baird, & M. Elliott (Eds.), Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science (Second Edition) (pp. 163-205). Elsevier.
    DOI
    2022 Gillanders, B. M., McMillan, M. N., Reis-Santos, P., Baumgartner, L. J., Brown, L. R., Conallin, J., . . . Wibowo, A. (2022). Climate Change and Fishes in Estuaries. In A. Whitfield, K. Able, S. Blaber, & M. Elliott (Eds.), Fish and Fisheries in Estuaries: A Global Perspective (pp. 380-457). USA: Wiley.
    DOI Scopus49
    2020 Fonseca, V. F., & Reis Santos, P. (2020). Ecotoxicology of Pharmaceuticals in Coastal and Marine Organisms. In B. Duarte, & I. Caçador (Eds.), Ecotoxicology of Marine Organisms (pp. 158-184). Boca Raton, FL; USA: CRC Press.
    DOI
    2018 Ferreira-Martins, D., & Reis Santos, P. (2018). Lampreys: Environmental Physiology ☆. In . (Ed.), Reference Module in Life Sciences. Elsevier.
    DOI
    2012 Vasconcelos, R. P., Reis-Santos, P., Cabral, H. N., Costa, J. L., & Costa, M. J. (2012). River-Coast Connectivity, Estuarine Nursery Function and Coastal Fisheries. In Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science (Vol. 10, pp. 81-107). Elsevier.
    DOI Scopus9

  • Report for External Bodies
    Year Citation
    2021 Clark, G., Fischer, M., & Hunter, C. (2021). Australia State of the Environment 2021: Coasts
    (Section - Fishes in estuaries and bays).
    DOI
Course Coordination
  • Frontiers in Marine Biology III (3rd year; 2020-2022), Co-Coordinator

The aim of this course was to provide an understanding of a wide range of relevant issues facing contemporary marine biology at local and global scales. The course encouraged students to read about the latest controversies and advances in theory and promote critical thinking through issues of conflicting and uncertain knowledge. The lectures were designed to expose students to a wide variety of topics in marine biology, with an emphasis on topical, ground-breaking, frontier science. This course was about contemporary frontiers in marine biology, and included invited lectures by researchers who were actively pushing these boundaries including from government and industry. The course also comprised several tutorials related to key writing and presentation skills relevant to the course's four main assessments (Review paper; Popular article e.g., in the style of Conversation article; Research proposal; Seminar).

 

Lecturing
  • Biology I: Organisms (First-year undergraduate course; ~ 500+ students; 2024); Lectures & Workshops
  • Frontiers in Marine Biology III (Third-year undergraduate course; 2020-2022); Lectures & Tutorials

 

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2025 Principal Supervisor Reconstructing the reproductive life histories of sharks using archival tissues. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Madison Baker
    2024 Co-Supervisor Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on marine organisms Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Danielle Giuretis
    2022 Co-Supervisor Provenance of shark products Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Josephine Erika Lingard

  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2021 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Microplastics and Emerging Chemical Contaminants in the Marine Environment Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Sophie Deborah Louise Dolling
    2021 - 2025 Co-Supervisor Using otolith-derived biochronologies as tools to uncover life history patterns and environmental sensitivities of deep-sea snappers throughout the Indo-Pacific Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Joseph Boiston Widdrington
    2020 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Population Dynamics of an Estuarine Fish and Implications for Management Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Koster Georgien Sarakinis
    2020 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Microplastics in Australian Crustaceans: Occurrence, Trophic Transfer and a Vector for Metals Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Solomon Ogunola

  • Other Supervision Activities
    Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Using otoliths and eyes lenses to uncover how environmental changes influence partial migration in black bream The University of Adelaide - Honours Full Time Thirun Gawarammana
    2024 - 2024 Principal Supervisor Developing methods to reconstruct reproductive life histories in sharks The University of Adelaide - Honours Full Time Madison Baker
    2023 - 2024 Principal Supervisor From Ocean to Plate: Identifying microplastics in seafood supply chains The University of Adelaide - Honours Full Time Janani Perera
    2023 - 2024 Principal Supervisor Microplastics in coastal environments from stormwater runoff The University of Adelaide - Honours Full Time Danielle Giuretis
    2022 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Exploring the potential of the microbiome as a molecular marker for seafood provenance UofA - Honours Full Time Matthew Rodie
    2022 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Blue Carbon Connectivity: Assessing carbon sources to determine the connectivity of blue carbon ecosystems UofA - Honours Full Time Zoe MacGill-Rankin
    2022 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Combatting seafoood fraud: Investigating elemental and isotopic natural tags in hard tissues to identify seafood provenance UofA - Honours Full Time Rhiannon Van Eck
    2021 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Molecular Identification of Threatened Shark Species in South Australia's Flake Industry UofA - Honours Full Time Ashleigh Sharrad
    2021 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Investigating the Potential Use of Shark Teeth as Natural Tags UofA - Honours Full Time Josephine Lingard
    2021 - 2021 Co-Supervisor An investigation into the trophic transfer of microplastics in coastal systems of South Australia UofA - Honours Full Time Lizzie Doyle
    2019 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Occurrence of Microplastic in Fish: Presence, Knowledge and Solutions The University of Adelaide Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Nina Kantor Wootton
  • Position: Grant-Funded Researcher (B)
  • Phone: 83131485
  • Email: patrick.santos@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Darling, floor First Floor
  • Room: 120A
  • Org Unit: School of Biological Sciences
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