Draft:Alexandre Zerbini

Zerbini was born in São Paulo, Brazil.^[1] He received a B.S. in Biological Oceanography in 1992 from the Federal University of Rio Grande and completed an M.S. in Zoology from the University of São Paulo in 1998. In 2006, he earned a PhD in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences from the University of Washington.^[2] He was a National Research Council postdoctoral fellow at NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Seattle between 2006 and 2009.^[3]

Zerbini was an associate professor at the University of the Itajaí Valley from 1996 to 1999, and in 2012, he joined the Federal University of Juiz de Fora as a visiting professor.^[3] After completing his graduate studies and post-doctoral fellowships, he joined Cascadia Research Collective as a research scientist^[4] and became a research affiliate with the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, a research branch of NOAA.^[3] He has also worked at Marine Ecology and Telemetry Research.^[5] Since 2019, he is a senior research scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies at the University of Washington.^[6]

Zerbini's research involved the use of telemetry methods to study the ecology of large cetaceans. His tracking of humpback whales in the southwest Atlantic Ocean revealed that whales are found over the continental shelf, whereas their feeding grounds are located near South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.^[7] Tracking of humpback whales also revealed that besides summer grounds, their feeding grounds are located in mid-latitude seamounts and wintering grounds.^[8]

Zerbini's research on the marine ecosystem of the Bering Sea revealed that the timing of sea ice breakup and formation is one of the major determinants of phytoplankton and zooplankton blooms.^[9] He has also contributed to the global assessments of humpback whales populations and showed that many whale populations are increasing after being protected from commercial whaling in the mid 20^th Century, and some whale populations are close to their pre-exploitation level.^[10][11] Furthermore, his assessments on the population growth rate of humpback whales have noted their abundance in the Western South Atlantic Ocean and the Southwestern Indian Ocean.^[12]

Zerbini has also made contributions to the research and management of marine animals, including those in the fields of fisheries monitoring, estimation of population size, and conservation strategies.^[13][14]

• Zerbini, Alexandre N.; Andriolo, Artur; Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter; Pizzorno, José Luis; Maia, Ygor G.; VanBlaricom, Glenn R.; DeMaster, Douglas P.; Simões-Lopes, Paulo César; Moreira, Sérgio; Bethlem, Cláudia (2006). "Satellite-monitored movements of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 313: 295–304. Bibcode:2006MEPS..313..295Z. doi:10.3354/meps313295. ISSN 1616-1599.
• Zerbini, Alexandre N.; Clapham, Phillip J.; Wade, Paul R. (2010). "Assessing plausible rates of population growth in humpback whales from life-history data". Marine Biology. 157 (6): 1225–1236. Bibcode:2010MarBi.157.1225Z. doi:10.1007/s00227-010-1403-y. ISSN 1432-1793.
• Horton, Travis W.; Holdaway, Richard N.; Zerbini, Alexandre N.; Hauser, Nan; Garrigue, Claire; Andriolo, Artur; Clapham, Phillip J. (2011). "Straight as an arrow: humpback whales swim constant course tracks during long-distance migration". Biology Letters. 7 (5): 674–679. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2011.0279. ISSN 1744-957X. PMC 3169072. PMID 21508023.
• Stabeno, Phyllis J.; Kachel, Nancy B.; Moore, Sue E.; Napp, Jeffrey M.; Sigler, Michael; Yamaguchi, Atsushi; Zerbini, Alexandre N. (2012). "Comparison of warm and cold years on the southeastern Bering Sea shelf and some implications for the ecosystem". Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 65–70: 31–45. Bibcode:2012DSRII..65...31S. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.02.020. ISSN 0967-0645.
• Horton, Travis W.; Hauser, Nan; Zerbini, Alexandre N.; Francis, Malcolm P.; Domeier, Michael L.; Andriolo, Artur; Costa, Daniel P.; Robinson, Patrick W.; Duffy, Clinton A. J.; Nasby-Lucas, Nicole; Holdaway, Richard N.; Clapham, Phillip J. (2017). "Route Fidelity during Marine Megafauna Migration". Frontiers in Marine Science. 4 422. Bibcode:2017FrMaS...4..422H. doi:10.3389/fmars.2017.00422. ISSN 2296-7745 – via Frontiers.
• Vermeulen, Els; Germishuizen, Matthew; Kennedy, Amy; Wilkinson, Christopher; Weir, Caroline R.; Zerbini, Alexandre (2024). "Swimming across the pond: First documented transatlantic crossing of a southern right whale". Marine Mammal Science. 40 (1): 309–316. Bibcode:2024MMamS..40..309V. doi:10.1111/mms.13071. ISSN 1748-7692.