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Overview

Alex Aguilar is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science, with a strong focus on Ecology. Their research spans various subfields including Ecology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change, and Pollution. The primary thematic areas of their work include Marine animal studies overview, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Marine and fisheries research, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, and Cephalopods and Marine Biology.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Alex Aguilar include:

  • Automatic detection and quantification of floating marine macro-litter in aerial images: Introducing a novel deep learning approach connected to a web application in R (2021, Environmental Pollution)
  • Using Boops boops (osteichthyes) to assess microplastic ingestion in the Mediterranean Sea (2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin)
  • Organophosphate contaminants in North Atlantic fin whales (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Floating marine macro-litter in the North Western Mediterranean Sea: Results from a combined monitoring approach (2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin)
  • Assessment of organophosphate flame retardants in Mediterranean Boops boops and their relationship to anthropization levels and microplastic ingestion (2020, Chemosphere)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Alex Aguilar include:

  • Asunción Borrell, with whom they have collaborated on 52 occasions
  • Morgana Vighi, with 17 joint works
  • Odei Garcia-Garin, appearing as co-author 16 times
  • Gísli A. Víkingsson, with 15 shared publications
  • Philippe Gaubert, with 9 collaborative works

Alex Aguilar's research has been published primarily in several key scientific venues, providing a platform for dissemination of their work. These publication venues include:

  • Marine Ecology Progress Series (5 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (5 publications)
  • Environmental Pollution (4 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (4 publications)
  • Chemosphere (4 publications)

The scope of their research covers a broad range of environmental and marine topics addressing the interaction between pollution, toxicology, and marine ecosystems. Their work contributes to understanding the impacts of contaminants such as microplastics and organophosphate flame retardants on marine species and environments.

Best Publications

  • Abnormally high polychlorinated biphenyl levels in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) affected by the 1990–1992 Mediterranean epizootic

    Alex Aguilar;Asunción Borrell

  • PCB pollution continues to impact populations of orcas and other dolphins in European waters

    Paul D. Jepson;Rob Deaville;Jonathan L. Barber;Àlex Aguilar

  • Emerging infectious diseases in cetaceans worldwide and the possible role of environmental stressors.

    Marie-Francoise Van Bressem;Juan Antonio Raga;Giovanni Di Guardo;Paul D. Jepson

  • Biological factors affecting variability of persistent pollutant levels in cetaceans

    A. Aguilar;A. Borrell;T. Pastor

  • Population genetic structure of North Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea and Sea of Cortez fin whales, Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus 1758): analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear loci

    Martine Bérubé;Álex A. Aguilar;Daniel D. Dendanto;Finn F. Larsen

  • Geographical and temporal variation in levels of organochlorine contaminants in marine mammals.

    A Aguilar;A Borrell;P.J.H Reijnders

  • Relationship of DDE/ΣDDT in Marine Mammals to the Chronology of DDT Input into the Ecosystem

    Alex Aguilar

  • Habitat structure and the dispersal of male and female bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).

    Ada Natoli;Alexei Birkun;Alex Aguilar;Alfredo Lopez

  • The striped dolphin epizootic in the Mediterranean Sea

    A. Aguilar;J. Raga

  • Integrating life-history and reproductive success data to examine potential relationships with organochlorine compounds for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida

    Randall S. Wells;Victoria Tornero;Asuncion Borrell;Alex Aguilar

  • Global threats to pinnipeds

    Kit M. Kovacs;Alex Aguilar;David Aurioles;Vladimir Burkanov

  • Massive consumption of gelatinous plankton by Mediterranean apex predators.

    Luis Cardona;Irene Álvarez de Quevedo;Assumpció Borrell;Alex Aguilar

  • Isomer-specific analysis and toxic evaluation of polychlorinated biphenyls in striped dolphins affected by an epizootic in the western Mediterranean sea

    Kurunthachalam Kannan;Shinsuke Tanabe;Assumpció Borrell;Alex Aguilar

  • Spanish driftnet fishing and incidental catches in the western Mediterranean

    L Silvani;M Gazo;A Aguilar

  • Genetic structuring of immature loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea reflects water circulation patterns

    Carlos Carreras;Sara Pont;Fulvio Maffucci;Marta Pascual

  • Fin Whale: Balaenoptera physalus

    Alex Aguilar

  • Patterns of Lipid Content and Stratification in the Blubber of Fin Whales (Balaenoptera physalus)

    Alex Aguilar;Asuncion Borrell

  • Individual-Based Model Framework to Assess Population Consequences of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Exposure in Bottlenose Dolphins

    Ailsa J. Hall;Bernie J. McConnell;Teri K. Rowles;Alex Aguilar

  • Reproductive transfer and variation of body load of organochlorine pollutants with age in fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus).

    A Aguilar;A Borrell

  • USING ORGANOCHLORINE POLLUTANTS TO DISCRIMINATE MARINE MAMMAL POPULATIONS: A REVIEW AND CRITIQUE OF THE METHODS1

    Alex Aguilar

Frequent Co-Authors

Asunción Borrell
Asunción Borrell University of Barcelona
Luis Cardona
Luis Cardona University of Barcelona
Juan Antonio Raga
Juan Antonio Raga University of Valencia
Marta Pascual
Marta Pascual University of Barcelona
Jaume Forcada
Jaume Forcada British Antarctic Survey
Per J. Palsbøll
Per J. Palsbøll University of Groningen
Jesús Tomás
Jesús Tomás University of Valencia
Phillip A. Morin
Phillip A. Morin National Marine Fisheries Service
Martine Bérubé
Martine Bérubé University of Groningen
Timothy T. Harkins
Timothy T. Harkins Nvidia (United States)

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