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Mariano Lastra

Mariano Lastra

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
34
Citations
6395
World Ranking
7524
National Ranking
270

Mariano Lastra publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mariano Lastra sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 69 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Mariano Lastra D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mariano Lastra sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Mariano Lastra is affiliated with the Universidade de Vigo in Spain. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a substantial emphasis on Oceanography and Ecology. Additional areas of study include Materials Chemistry, Aquatic Science, and aspects related to Management, Monitoring, Policy, and Law within environmental contexts.

Their research topics span several marine and ecological fields, reflecting a strong engagement with marine biology and ecology. These topics include marine and coastal plant biology, coral and marine ecosystem studies, the synthesis and applications of nanoparticles, seaweed-derived bioactive compounds, isotope analysis in ecology, and coastal and marine management.

Mariano Lastra has co-authored multiple publications with several frequent collaborators. These colleagues include Thomas A. Schlacher, Noelia González-Ballesteros, M.C. Rodríguez-Argüelles, Brooke Maslo, and Brendan P. Kelaher, each contributing to multiple joint research efforts.

The scientist has contributed articles to a range of scientific journals and outlets. Some of the most frequent publication venues are the SSRN Electronic Journal, Marine Drugs, Marine Environmental Research, Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, and the Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry.

The following are representative recent publications authored or co-authored by Mariano Lastra:

  • The role of inputs of marine wrack and carrion in sandy-beach ecosystems: a global review, 2022, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Synthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles by Sargassum muticum biomolecules and evaluation of their antioxidant activity and antibacterial properties, 2020, Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry
  • Saccorhiza polyschides used to synthesize gold and silver nanoparticles with enhanced antiproliferative and immunostimulant activity, 2021, Materials Science and Engineering C
  • Immunomodulatory and Antitumoral Activity of Gold Nanoparticles Synthesized by Red Algae Aqueous Extracts, 2022, Marine Drugs
  • Evaluation of the Antioxidant Capacities of Antarctic Macroalgae and Their Use for Nanoparticles Production, 2021, Molecules

Best Publications

  • Threats to sandy beach ecosystems: A review

    Omar Defeo;Anton McLachlan;David S. Schoeman;Thomas A. Schlacher

  • Sandy beach ecosystems: key features, sampling issues, management challenges and climate change impacts

    Thomas A. Schlacher;Dave S. Schoeman;Jenifer Dugan;Mariano Lastra

  • Sandy beaches at the brink

    Thomas A. Schlacher;Jenifer Dugan;Dave S. Schoeman;Mariano Lastra

  • Conservation and management of northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean maerl beds

    C. Barbera;C. Bordehore;J.A. Borg;M. Glémarec

  • Processing of allochthonous macrophyte subsidies by sandy beach consumers: estimates of feeding rates and impacts on food resources

    Mariano Lastra;Henry M. Page;Jenifer E. Dugan;David M. Hubbard

  • Biological impacts of oil pollution and cleaning in the intertidal zone of exposed sandy beaches: Preliminary study of the “Prestige” oil spill

    R. de la Huz;M. Lastra;J. Junoy;C. Castellanos

  • The influence of sediment grain size on burrowing, growth and metabolism of Donax trunculus L. (Bivalvia: Donacidae)

    R. de la Huz;M. Lastra;J. López

  • The role of inputs of marine wrack and carrion in sandy‐beach ecosystems: a global review

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  • Diet of intertidal bivalves in the Ría de Arosa (NW Spain): evidence from stable C and N isotope analysis

    H. M. Page;M. Lastra

  • Ecology of exposed sandy beaches in northern Spain: Environmental factors controlling macrofauna communities

    M Lastra;R de la Huz;AG Sanchez-Mata;IF Rodil

  • Burrowing abilities and swash behavior of three crabs, Emerita analoga Stimpson, Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall, and Lepidopa californica Efford (Anomura, Hippoidea), of exposed sandy beaches

    J.E Dugan;D.M Hubbard;M Lastra

  • Environmental factors affecting benthic macrofauna along a gradient of intermediate sandy beaches in northern Spain

    I.F. Rodil;M. Lastra

  • The macroinfauna of the Galician sandy beaches (NW Spain) affected by the Prestige oil-spill.

    J. Junoy;C. Castellanos;J.M. Viéitez;M.R. de la Huz

  • Give beach ecosystems their day in the sun.

    Jenifer E. Dugan;Omar Defeo;Eduardo Jaramillo;Alan R. Jones

  • Succession of macrofauna on macroalgal wrack of an exposed sandy beach: effects of patch size and site.

    C. Olabarria;M. Lastra;J. Garrido

  • Neglected ecosystems bear the brunt of change.

    T.A. Schlacher;D.S. Schoeman;M. Lastra;A. Jones

  • Metrics to assess ecological condition, change, and impacts in sandy beach ecosystems

    Thomas A. Schlacher;David S. Schoeman;Alan R. Jones;Jenifer E. Dugan

  • Annual cycle of wrack supply to sandy beaches: effect of the physical environment

    F. Barreiro;M. Gómez;M. Lastra;J. López

  • Meiofauna distribution along a gradient of sandy beaches in northern Spain

    J.Germán Rodrı́guez;Mariano Lastra;Jesús López

  • Differential effects of native and invasive algal wrack on macrofaunal assemblages inhabiting exposed sandy beaches

    Iván F. Rodil;Celia Olabarria;Mariano Lastra;Jesús López

  • Macroinfauna community structure and biochemical composition of sedimentary organic matter along a gradient of wave exposure in sandy beaches (NW Spain)

    I. F. Rodil;M. Lastra;Jesús López

  • Deposition patterns of algal wrack species on estuarine beaches

    Marina Gómez;Francisco Barreiro;Jesús López;Mariano Lastra

Frequent Co-Authors

Jenifer E. Dugan
Jenifer E. Dugan University of California, Santa Barbara
Thomas A. Schlacher
Thomas A. Schlacher University of the Sunshine Coast
Felicita Scapini
Felicita Scapini University of Florence
David S. Schoeman
David S. Schoeman University of the Sunshine Coast
Celia Olabarria
Celia Olabarria Universidade de Vigo
Anton McLachlan
Anton McLachlan Nelson Mandela University
Omar Defeo
Omar Defeo University of the Republic
Charles H. Peterson
Charles H. Peterson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Andrew D. Olds
Andrew D. Olds University of the Sunshine Coast
Rod M. Connolly
Rod M. Connolly Griffith University

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