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Overview

Luis Cardona is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research spans extensively within the field of Environmental Science, with a notable focus on subfields such as Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Pollution, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The major topics covered in Cardona's work include:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Turtle Biology and Conservation
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Cardona has contributed a significant number of scientific papers, with research frequently appearing in these publication venues:

  • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
  • Scientific Reports
  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • Marine Environmental Research
  • Frontiers in Marine Science

Among recent publications are:

  • "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
  • "No evidence of microplastics in Antarctic fur seal scats from a hotspot of human activity in Western Antarctica," 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
  • "First study on the presence of plastic additives in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from the Mediterranean Sea," 2021, Environmental Pollution
  • "Foraging grounds of adult loggerhead sea turtles across the Mediterranean Sea: key sites and hotspots of risk," 2021, Biodiversity and Conservation

Cardona's frequent collaborators include Massimiliano Drago, M. Gažo, David March, Àlex Aguilar, and Adolfo Marco. Collaboration with these coauthors appears consistently across multiple publications.

Best Publications

  • Are we working towards global research priorities for management and conservation of sea turtles

    A.F. Rees;J. Alfaro-Shigueto;P.C.R. Barata;K.A. Bjorndal

  • Massive consumption of gelatinous plankton by Mediterranean apex predators.

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

  • Mediterranean sea turtles: current knowledge and priorities for conservation and research

    Paolo Casale;Annette C. Broderick;Juan Antonio Camiñas;Luis Cardona

  • 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

  • Effects of Salinity on the Habitat Selection and Growth Performance of Mediterranean Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalus (Osteichthyes, Mugilidae)

    L. Cardona

  • Habitat selection by grey mullets (Osteichthyes: Mugilidae) in Mediterranean estuaries: the role of salinity

    Luis Cardona

  • Delayed ontogenic dietary shift and high levels of omnivory in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) from the NW coast of Africa

    Luis Cardona;A. Aguilar;L. Pazos

  • The genetic structure of the loggerhead sea turtle ( Caretta caretta ) in the Mediterranean as revealed by nuclear and mitochondrial DNA and its conservation implications

    C. Carreras;C. Carreras;M. Pascual;L. Cardona;A. Aguilar

  • Geographic Patterns of Genetic Variation in a Broadly Distributed Marine Vertebrate: New Insights into Loggerhead Turtle Stock Structure from Expanded Mitochondrial DNA Sequences

    Brian M. Shamblin;Brian M. Shamblin;Alan B. Bolten;F. Alberto Abreu-Grobois;Karen A. Bjorndal

  • Western Mediterranean immature loggerhead turtles: habitat use in spring and summer assessed through satellite tracking and aerial surveys

    L. Cardona;M. Revelles;C. Carreras;M. San Félix

  • Living Together but Remaining Apart: Atlantic and Mediterranean Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in Shared Feeding Grounds

    Carlos Carreras;Marta Pascual;Luis Cardona;Adolfo Marco

  • Asynchrony between dietary and nutritional shifts during the ontogeny of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the Mediterranean

    L. Cardona;P. Campos;Y. Levy;A. Demetropoulos

  • Stable isotope profiles in whale shark (Rhincodon typus) suggest segregation and dissimilarities in the diet depending on sex and size

    Asunción Borrell;Alex Aguilar;Manel Gazo;R. P. Kumarran

  • Incidental catch of the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta off the Balearic Islands (western Mediterranean)

    Carlos Carreras;Luis Cardona;Alex Aguilar

  • The diet of pelagic loggerhead sea turtles ( Caretta caretta ) off the Balearic archipelago (western Mediterranean): relevance of long-line baits

    M. Revelles;L. Cardona;A. Aguilar;G. Fernández

  • Fine‑scale distribution of juvenile Atlantic and Mediterranean loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea

    Marcel Clusa;Carlos Carreras;Carlos Carreras;Marta Pascual;Stephen J. Gaughran;Stephen J. Gaughran

  • 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.

    Odei Garcia-Garin;Toni Monleón-Getino;Pere López-Brosa;Asunción Borrell

  • Historic diet change of the South American sea lion in Patagonia as revealed by isotopic analysis

    M. Drago;E. A. Crespo;A. Aguilar;L. Cardona

  • Foraging dichotomy in loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta off northwestern Africa

    E. Eder;A. Ceballos;S. Martins;H. Pérez-García

  • Evidence for an asymmetrical size exchange of loggerhead sea turtles between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic through the Straits of Gibraltar

    M. Revelles;C. Carreras;C. Carreras;L. Cardona;A. Marco

  • Habitat use by immature loggerhead sea turtles in the Algerian Basin (western Mediterranean): swimming behaviour, seasonality and dispersal pattern

    M. Revelles;L. Cardona;A. Aguilar;M. San Félix

  • Fast acquisition of a polysaccharide fermenting gut microbiome by juvenile green turtles Chelonia mydas after settlement in coastal habitats.

    Patricia Campos;Miriam Guivernau;Francesc X. Prenafeta-Boldú;Luis Cardona

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex Aguilar
Alex Aguilar University of Barcelona
Marta Pascual
Marta Pascual University of Barcelona
Jesús Tomás
Jesús Tomás University of Valencia
Asunción Borrell
Asunción Borrell University of Barcelona
Adolfo Marco
Adolfo Marco Spanish National Research Council
Joan Moranta
Joan Moranta Spanish Institute of Oceanography
Conxita Avila
Conxita Avila University of Barcelona
Juan Antonio Raga
Juan Antonio Raga University of Valencia
Enric Gisbert
Enric Gisbert Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
Annette C. Broderick
Annette C. Broderick University of Exeter

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