Carlos Cintra-Buenrostro

CARLOS CINTRA-BUENROSTRO

Professor, SEEMS

(956) 882-5746
carlos.cintra@utrgv.edu

Department: SEEMS
Office: PPOB1 1.300A
Location: Port Isabel

UTRGV Faculty Profile

Curriculum Vitae

 

 

Areas of Interest

  • Biotic response to environmental change
  • Habitat restoration
  • Stable isotopes
  • Artificial reef monitoring and development
  • Biogeography, ecology, evolution
  • Taxonomy and paleontology of marine organisms (mainly echinoderms, molluscs, corals and fishes)

Higher-Education

  • 2006 Ph.D. Geosciences (Marine Paleoecology), University of Arizona
  • 2000 M.S. Marine Sciences (Marine Ecology), Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing (SJSU), CA
  • 1997 B.S. Marine Biology, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur

Research Overview

 

Since 2007 I have been monitoring and evaluating the placement of artificial reefs (AR’s) starting with the sinking of the Texas Clipper and now currently monitoring four existing AR’s and testing the placement of a new AR soon to be deployed; throughout such monitoring and evaluation the AR’s performance as physical structure with its inherent biological and socioeconomic processes allows for integral approach to program managerial and enhancement actions. For the last six-seven years I have also been involved in the restoration efforts of Bahia Grande focusing on ecosystem structure and function to evaluate its potential recovery using different tools (i.e. stable isotopes, C:N dynamics, community structure).

Publications

 

  • Catheline Froehlich, Adam Lee, Ramiro Oquita, Carlos Cintra-Buenrostro, and J. Shively.
  • Reproductive characteristics of Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus on artificial reefs in different jurisdictions. Regional Studies in Marine Science. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2021): 101936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101936
  • Froehlich, C.Y.M., A.M. Lee, R. Oquita , C.E. Cintra- Buenrostro , and J.D. Shi v ely. 2021. Reproductive characteristics of Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus on artificial reefs in different jurisdictions. Regional Studies in Marine Science 101936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101936
  • Froehlich, C.Y.M., A. Garcia, C.E. Cintra- Buenrostro , D.W. Hicks, and R.J. Kline. 2021. Structural differences alter residency and depth activity of Red Snapper ( Lutjanus campechanus ) at two artificial reefs. Fisheries Research 242: 106043. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2021.106043
  • Ashley Elizabeth Murphy, Carlos E. Cintra- Buenrostro , and Alejandro Fierro-Cabo. 2021. Identifying nitrogen source and seasonal variation in a Black Mangrove ( Avicennia germinans ) community of the South Texas Coast. Aquatic Botany 169 : 103339 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2020.103339
  • Gil- Agudelo , D.L., C.E. Cintra- Buenrostro , J. Brenner, P. González-Díaz, W. Kiene , C. Lustic , and H. Pérez- España . 2020. Coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico large marine ecosystem: conservation status, challenges, and opportunities. Frontiers in Marine Science 6: 807 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00807
  • Cintra-Buenrostro, C.E., and J.E. Cifuentes-Lujan. 2019. Predation of Eastern Cottontail Rabbit ( Sylvilagus floridanus) by Great Blue Heron ( Ardea herodias). Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society 52 (1-2): 17-20. http://texasbirds.org/publications/bulletins/bulletin_vol_52_1_and_2_2019.pdf#page=21
  • Flessa , K.W., L.E. Calderon, C.E. Cintra- Buenrostro , D.L. Dettman , G.P. Dietl , D.H. Goodwin, D.K. Jacobs, M. Kowalewski , S.M. Nelson, K. Rowell, B.R. Schöne , J.A. Smith, and F. Zamora-Arroyo. 2019. Comment on Rojas- Bracho and colleagues (2019): unsubstantiated claims can lead to tragic conservation outcomes. BioScience 69: 321-322. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biz021 ”
  • Flessa , K.W., L. Calderon-Aguilera, C.E. Cintra- Buenrostro , D.L. Dettman , G.P. Dietl , D.H. Goodwin, D.K. Jacobs, M. Kowalewski , S.M. Nelson, K. Rowell, B.R. Schöne , J.A. Smith, and F. Zamora-Arroyo. 2019. Vaquita face extinction from bycatch. Comment on Manjarrez-Bringas , N. et al ., Lessons for sustainable development: marine mammal conservation policies and its social and economic effects. Sustainability 2018, 10, 2185. Sustainability 11: 2161 . https://doi.org/10.3390/su11072161
  • Froehlich, C.Y.M., A.M. Lee, R. Oquita, C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro, J.D. Shively, and J.B. Shipley. 2018. A comparison of population dynamics from Red Snapper associated with inshore and offshore artificial reefs in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. In: Bortone S.A. (Ed.). Marine artificial reef research and development: integrating fisheries management objectives. American Fisheries Society, USA. https://doi.org/10.47886/9781934874516.ch6
  • Lee, A.M., C.E. Cintra-Buenrostro, and J.D. Shively. 2018. Investigating reproductive characteristics of Gray Triggerfish on three artificial reefs in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. In: Bortone S.A. (Ed.). Marine artificial reef research and development: integrating fisheries management objectives. American Fisheries Society, USA. https://doi.org/10.47886/9781934874516.ch7
  • Contreras, L., A. Fierro-Cabo and C.E. Cintra- Buenrostro . 2017. Early drivers of Black Mangrove ( Avicennia germinans ) leaf litter decomposition in the water column. Hydrobiologia 803: 147-157 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3167-6
  • Delgado, M., C.E. Cintra- Buenrostro and A. Fierro-Cabo. 2017. Decomposition and nitrogen dynamics of T urtle G rass ( Thalassia testudinum ) in a subtropical estuarine system. Wetlands Ecology and M anagement 25: 667-681 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s1 1273 -017-9543 - 1
  • Marquez, M.A., A. Fierro-Cabo and C.E. Cintra- Buenrostro . 2016. Can ecosystem functional recovery be traced to decomposition and nitrogen dynamics in estuaries of the Lower Laguna Madre, Texas? Restoration Ecology 25: 618-628 . https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.12469
  • Cintra- Buenrostro , C. 2012. Would predatory drillhole frequency on Chione spp. increase under the suggested climate change scenario? Comparing Pleistocene and Modern rhodolith beds. International Journal of Modern Botany 2(4), 103- 1 07. http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.ijmb.20120204.07.html
  • Cintra- Buenrostro , C., K. Flessa , and D. Dettman . 2012. Restoration flows for the Colorado River Estuary, México: estimates from oxygen isotopes in the bivalve mollusk Mulinia coloradoensis ( Mactridae : Vivalvia ). Wetland Ecology and Management 20(4), 313-327. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-012-9255-5
  • Murphy, A. E., Cintra-Buenrostro, C. E., & Fierro-Cabo, A. (2021). Identifying nitrogen source and seasonal variation in a Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) communityof the south Texas coast. Aquatic Botany, 169, 103339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2020.103339

Present Courses

  • MARS 3320 - Marine Biogeochemistry
  • EEMS 6320 - Biogeochemistry (co-teach)
  • BIOL/ESCI 5370 - Topics in Biology/Environmental Sciences: Oceanography
  • BIOL/ESCI 5170 - Topics in Biology/Environmental Sciences: Oceanography Lab.
  • BIOL/ESCI 5370 - Topics in Biology/Environmental Sciences: Predator-Prey Interactions
  • ESCI 5370 - Topics in Environmental Sciences: Stable Isotopes in Ecology
  • BIOL/ESCI/ENVR 4370 - Topics in Biology/Environmental Sciences: Predator-Prey Interactions
  • BIOL 3309 - Ecology
  • ENVR 4370 - Topics in Environmental Sciences: Stable Isotopes in Ecology
  • ENVR 4370 - Topics in Environmental Sciences: Marine Biology
  • GEOL 1304 - Historical Geology
  • GEOL 1104 - Historical Geology Lab.
  • GEOL 1303 - Physical Geology
  • ESCI/ENVR/GEOL 2355 - Natural Disasters
  • ENVR/GEOL 3405 - Oceanography
  • ENVR 4303 - Environmental Science Research Project
  • BIOL 6305 - Biometry