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Diego Macías is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain with a research focus spanning Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work includes 64 publications in Environmental Science and 28 in Earth and Planetary Sciences, contributing to multiple subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Pollution.

The scientist's research prominently covers marine-related topics, including Marine and Fisheries Research, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Coastal and Marine Management, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, and Marine Biology and Ecology Research.

Recent published papers by Diego Macías illustrate a diverse range of marine and environmental science issues. Notable works include:

  • "Evolution of Mediterranean Sea water properties under climate change scenarios in the Med-CORDEX ensemble" (2020) Climate Dynamics
  • "Making spatial-temporal marine ecosystem modelling better - A perspective" (2021) Environmental Modelling & Software
  • "Identifying distribution and accumulation patterns of floating marine debris in the Black Sea" (2020) Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • "Disclosing the truth: Are models better than observations?" (2020) Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • "Effects of Nutrient Management Scenarios on Marine Eutrophication Indicators: A Pan-European, Multi-Model Assessment in Support of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive" (2021) Frontiers in Marine Science

Diego Macías has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Chiara Piroddi, Elisa García-Górriz, Adolf Stips, Svetla Miladinova, and Natalia Serpetti. These coauthors have contributed extensively to marine and environmental research alongside Macías.

The scientist has published repeatedly in notable venues such as Frontiers in Marine Science, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Nature Communications, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Marine Ecology Progress Series. Frontiers in Marine Science holds the highest number of their publications, with seven papers featured there.

In addition to journal articles, Diego Macías has contributed to book publications, including a work published by the Publications Office of the European Union titled "Applying the marine modelling framework to estimate primary production in EU marine waters" published in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Med-CORDEX initiative for Mediterranean climate studies

    Paolo M. Ruti;Samuel Somot;F. Giorgi;Clotilde Dubois

  • Picophytoplankton biomass distribution in the global ocean

    E. T. Buitenhuis;W. K. W. Li;Daniel Vaulot;M. W. Lomas

  • On the causal structure between CO2 and global temperature.

    Adolf Stips;Diego Macias;Clare Coughlan;Elisa Garcia-Gorriz

  • Historical changes of the Mediterranean Sea ecosystem: modelling the role and impact of primary productivity and fisheries changes over time.

    Chiara Piroddi;Marta Coll;Marta Coll;Camino Liquete;Diego Macias

  • Turbulence increases the average settling velocity of phytoplankton cells.

    Javier Ruiz;Diego Macías;Francesc Peters

  • Evolution of Mediterranean Sea water properties under climate change scenarios in the Med-CORDEX ensemble

    Javier Soto-Navarro;Gabriel Jordá;Ángel Amores;W. Cabos

  • Understanding the Causes of Recent Warming of Mediterranean Waters. How Much Could Be Attributed to Climate Change

    Diego Macias;Elisa Garcia-Gorriz;Adolf Stips

  • Ecosystem services sustainability in the Mediterranean Sea: assessment of status and trends using multiple modelling approaches.

    Camino Liquete;Chiara Piroddi;Diego Macías;Jean-Noël Druon

  • Copernicus Marine Service Ocean State Report, Issue 5

    Karina von Schuckmann;Pierre-Yves Le Traon;Neville Smith;Ananda Pascual

  • Productivity changes in the Mediterranean Sea for the twenty-first century in response to changes in the regional atmospheric forcing

    Diego M. Macias;Elisa Garcia-Gorriz;Adolf Stips

  • Meteorologically-induced mesoscale variability of the North-western Alboran Sea (southern Spain) and related biological patterns

    D. Macías;M. Bruno;F. Echevarría;A. Vázquez

  • Biogeochemical control of marine productivity in the Mediterranean Sea during the last 50 years

    Diego Macias;Elisa Garcia-Gorriz;Chiara Piroddi;Adolf Stips

  • Tidal induced variability of mixing processes on Camarinal Sill (Strait of Gibraltar): A pulsating event

    Diego Macias;Carlos M. García;Fidel Echevarría Navas;Agueda Vázquez-López-Escobar

  • Surface water circulation develops seasonally changing patterns of floating litter accumulation in the Mediterranean Sea. A modelling approach

    D. Macias;A. Cózar;E. Garcia-Gorriz;D. González-Fernández

  • Analysis of mixing and biogeochemical effects induced by tides on the Atlantic–Mediterranean flow in the Strait of Gibraltar through a physical–biological coupled model

    D. Macías;A.P. Martin;J. García-Lafuente;C.M. García

  • Making spatial-temporal marine ecosystem modelling better – A perspective

    Jeroen Steenbeek;Joe Buszowski;David Chagaris;Villy Christensen

  • Meteorologically forced subinertial flows and internal wave generation at the main sill of the Strait of Gibraltar

    Agueda Vázquez;Miguel Bruno;Alfredo Izquierdo;Diego Macías

  • The Mediterranean Sea heat and mass budgets: Estimates, uncertainties and perspectives

    G. Jordà;K. Von Schuckmann;S.A. Josey;G. Caniaux

  • Identifying distribution and accumulation patterns of floating marine debris in the Black Sea

    S. Miladinova;D. Macias;A. Stips;E. Garcia-Gorriz

  • Scales and processes in the aggregation of diatom blooms: high time resolution and wide size range records in a mesocosm study

    L. Prieto;J. Ruiz;F. Echevarrı́a;C.M. Garcı́a

  • Spatial distribution of autotrophic picoplankton in relation to physical forcings: the Gulf of Cádiz, Strait of Gibraltar and Alborán Sea case study

    Fidel Echevarría;Fidel Echevarría;Laura Zabala;Alfonso Corzo;Gabriel Navarro

  • Portuguese Man-of-War (Physalia physalis) in the Mediterranean: A permanent invasion or a casual appearance?

    L Prieto;D Macías;A Peliz;J Ruiz

  • Phytoplankton pigment distribution in the northwestern Alboran Sea and meteorological forcing: A remote sensing study

    D. Macías;G. Navarro;F. Echevarría;C. M. García

Frequent Co-Authors

Javier Ruiz
Javier Ruiz Complutense University of Madrid
Marta Coll
Marta Coll Spanish National Research Council
Joaquín Tintoré
Joaquín Tintoré Spanish National Research Council
Ananda Pascual
Ananda Pascual National Research Council (CNR)
Jeroen Steenbeek
Jeroen Steenbeek Spanish National Research Council
Jesús García-Lafuente
Jesús García-Lafuente University of Malaga
Gianmaria Sannino
Gianmaria Sannino National Agency For New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
Temel Oguz
Temel Oguz Middle East Technical University
Laurent Li
Laurent Li École Normale Supérieure
Bruna Grizzetti
Bruna Grizzetti Université Paris Cité

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