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36
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Overview

Iñigo Muxika is affiliated with the Basque Research and Technology Alliance in Spain, focusing on environmental science with particular emphasis on oceanography and related subfields. Their research spans multiple areas, including marine biology and ecology, marine and fisheries research, and coastal and marine management, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to understanding marine environments.

The primary fields of study addressed in their work include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these broader fields, their subfields of concentration are:

  • Oceanography
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Ocean Engineering

The main topics covered in Iñigo Muxika's research projects include:

  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Recent publications reflect both the geographic and thematic scope of their work. Notable papers include:

  • "Cross-basin and cross-taxa patterns of marine community tropicalization and deborealization in warming European seas," 2024, Nature Communications
  • "Climate regime shifts and biodiversity redistribution in the Bay of Biscay," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "A new framework and tool for ecological risk assessment of wave energy converters projects," 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Macrofaunal variability in the continental shelf and canyons in the southeastern Bay of Biscay," 2021, Regional Studies in Marine Science
  • "Stocking density effect on the growth and mortality of juvenile European flat oyster ( Ostrea edulis Linnaeus, 1758)," 2021, Aquaculture Fish and Fisheries

Repeated publication venues demonstrate a focused engagement with regional marine science and environmental research. Frequent venues include:

  • Regional Studies in Marine Science
  • Continental Shelf Research
  • Proceedings of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Collaborations are common in Muxika's work, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Ángel Borja
  • Ibon Galparsoro
  • Iratxe Menchaca
  • Joxe Mikel Garmendia
  • Guillem Chust

This profile demonstrates consistent involvement in marine environmental research, combining ecological, oceanographic, and applied topics such as renewable energy impacts and aquaculture. The ongoing collaborations and diverse publication record highlight a career engaging with key challenges and developments in marine science and environmental sustainability.

Best Publications

  • Using historical data, expert judgement and multivariate analysis in assessing reference conditions and benthic ecological status, according to the European Water Framework Directive.

    Iñigo Muxika;Ángel Borja;Juan Bald

  • The European Water Framework Directive and the DPSIR, a methodological approach to assess the risk of failing to achieve good ecological status

    Ángel Borja;Ibon Galparsoro;Oihana Solaun;Iñigo Muxika

  • The application of a Marine Biotic Index to different impact sources affecting soft-bottom benthic communities along European coasts

    A. Borja;I. Muxika;J. Franco

  • Implementation of the European water framework directive from the Basque country (northern Spain): a methodological approach.

    Ángel Borja;Javier Franco;Victoriano Valencia;Juan Bald

  • Guidelines for the use of AMBI (AZTI's Marine Biotic Index) in the assessment of the benthic ecological quality.

    Angel Borja;Iñigo Muxika

  • The suitability of the marine biotic index (AMBI) to new impact sources along European coasts

    I. Muxika;Á. Borja;W. Bonne

  • An approach to the intercalibration of benthic ecological status assessment in the North Atlantic ecoregion, according to the European Water Framework Directive.

    Angel Borja;Alf B. Josefson;Alison Miles;Iñigo Muxika

  • Assessing reference conditions and physico-chemical status according to the European Water Framework Directive: a case-study from the Basque Country (Northern Spain).

    J. Bald;A. Borja;I. Muxika;J. Franco

  • The use of benthic indicators in Europe: From the Water Framework Directive to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive

    Gert Van Hoey;Angel Borja;Silvana Birchenough;Lene Buhl-Mortensen

  • Assessing the suitability of a range of benthic indices in the evaluation of environmental impact of fin and shellfish aquaculture located in sites across Europe

    Ángel Borja;J. Germán Rodríguez;Kenny Black;Alain Bodoy

  • Implementation of the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive: A methodological approach for the assessment of environmental status, from the Basque Country (Bay of Biscay)

    Ángel Borja;Ibon Galparsoro;Xabier Irigoien;Ane Iriondo

  • Assessing estuarine benthic quality conditions in Chesapeake Bay: A comparison of three indices

    A. Borja;D.M. Dauer;R. Díaz;R.J. Llansó

  • Response of single benthic metrics and multi-metric methods to anthropogenic pressure gradients, in five distinct European coastal and transitional ecosystems.

    Angel Borja;Enrico Barbone;Alberto Basset;Gunhild Borgersen

  • Long-term recovery of soft-bottom benthos following urban and industrial sewage treatment in the Nervión estuary (southern Bay of Biscay)

    Ángel Borja;Iñigo Muxika;Javier Franco

  • Using multiple ecosystem components, in assessing ecological status in Spanish (Basque Country) Atlantic marine waters.

    Angel Borja;Juan Bald;Javier Franco;Joana Larreta

  • Diversity of European seagrass indicators: patterns within and across regions

    Núria Marbà;Dorte Krause-Jensen;Teresa Alcoverro;Sebastian Birk

  • Is there a possibility of ranking benthic quality assessment indices to select the most responsive to different human pressures

    Ángel Borja;Sandra L. Marín;Iñigo Muxika;Loreto Pino

  • Adapting metabarcoding-based benthic biomonitoring into routine marine ecological status assessment networks

    Eva Aylagas;Ángel Borja;Iñigo Muxika;Naiara Rodríguez-Ezpeleta

  • Paradigmatic responses of marine benthic communities to different anthropogenic pressures, using M-AMBI, within the European Water Framework Directive

    Angel Borja;Iñigo Muxika;José Germán Rodríguez

  • Monitoring marine populations and communities: methods dealing with imperfect detectability

    Stelios Katsanevakis;Anke Weber;Carlo Pipitone;Mardik Leopold

Frequent Co-Authors

João M. Neto
João M. Neto University of Coimbra
Michael Elliott
Michael Elliott University of Hull
João Carlos Marques
João Carlos Marques University of Coimbra
Dorte Krause-Jensen
Dorte Krause-Jensen Aarhus University
Núria Marbà
Núria Marbà Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies
Paul J. Somerfield
Paul J. Somerfield Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Teresa Alcoverro
Teresa Alcoverro Spanish National Research Council
Gregorio Iglesias
Gregorio Iglesias University College Cork

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