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Gabriela De la Cruz Pino

she/her

PhD Student

Universidad
Veracruzana

Discipline

Population Dynamics, Reproductive Biology & Life History, Traits, Science Communication

Regional Focus

Gulf of California

Years Active

6-10 years

Species Focus

Gulls and Terns (Laridae)

Tell us about your work with seabirds.

Gabriela is a PhD student specializing in seabird reproductive biology and population dinamics in relation to ocean productivity and climate change. She has worked with diversity in the Gulf of Mexico region and currently works with the nesting tern and Heermann's Gull population of Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California.

What advice would you offer to individuals aspiring to pursue a career as seabird scientists?

It is a very varied field that not only encompasses the richness of seabird species, but also everything with which they interact to live: the marine productivity, their food, their resting and reproduction sites and even their interaction with the human being in cultural and tradition aspects. Also, the support network that exists among colleagues working for the conservation of seabirds is incredible, so for you all who want to enter the great world of this group of birds will be very well received!

Gabriela De la Cruz Pino

Gabriela holding a Brown Pelican while waiting for its turn for the DNA sample and banding on Animas Island in the Gulf of California, Mexico during the breeding season 2022.

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