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Marta I. Sánchez

Marta I. Sánchez

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
31
Citations
4106
World Ranking
8223
National Ranking
304

Overview

Marta I. Sánchez is affiliated with the University of Seville in Spain and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans several subfields, including Ecology, Pollution, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The main topics of their work cover a broad array of environmental and ecological concerns such as Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, and Gut Microbiota and Health.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Sánchez include:

  • One century away from home: how the red swamp crayfish took over the world, 2020, published in Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
  • Faecal microbiota and antibiotic resistance genes in migratory waterbirds with contrasting habitat use, 2021, published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Spatial patterns of weed dispersal by wintering gulls within and beyond an agricultural landscape, 2021, published in Journal of Ecology
  • Endozoochory of the same community of plants lacking fleshy fruits by storks and gulls, 2020, published in Journal of Vegetation Science
  • A horizon scan exercise for aquatic invasive alien species in Iberian inland waters, 2023, published in The Science of The Total Environment

They have published books as well, notably with the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, including the 2020 publication titled Lista de especies exóticas acuáticas de la Península Ibérica (2020).

Frequent co-authors in Sánchez's scholarly activities include Andy J. Green, Francisco Hortas, Víctor Martín-Vélez, Francisco J. Oficialdegui, and Miguel Clavero. These collaborations have resulted in multiple publications and research advancements within their shared fields of interest.

Prominent publication venues where Sánchez frequently contributes are:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Ecological Indicators
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC))
  • Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
  • Journal of Ecology

Best Publications

  • Global ecological impacts of invasive species in aquatic ecosystems

    Belinda Gallardo;Miguel Clavero;Marta I. Sánchez;Montserrat Vilà

  • Implications of waterbird ecology for the dispersal of aquatic organisms

    Andy J. Green;Jordi Figuerola;Marta I. Sánchez

  • The American brine shrimp as an exotic invasive species in the western Mediterranean

    Francisco Amat;Francisco Hontoria;Olga Ruiz;Andy J. Green

  • Dispersal of invasive and native brine shrimps Artemia (Anostraca) via waterbirds

    Andy J. Green;Marta I. Sánchez;Francisco Amat;Jordi Figuerola

  • One century away from home: how the red swamp crayfish took over the world

    Francisco J. Oficialdegui;Marta I. Sánchez;Marta I. Sánchez;Marta I. Sánchez;Miguel Clavero

  • Unravelling the global invasion routes of a worldwide invader, the red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)

    Francisco J. Oficialdegui;Miguel Clavero;Marta I. Sánchez;Marta I. Sánchez;Andy J. Green

  • Faecal microbiota and antibiotic resistance genes in migratory waterbirds with contrasting habitat use

    Dayana Jarma;Marta I. Sánchez;Andy J. Green;Juan Manuel Peralta-Sánchez

  • Passive internal dispersal of insect larvae by migratory birds.

    Andy J Green;Marta I Sánchez

  • Temporal and spatial variation of an aquatic invertebrate community subjected to avian predation at the Odiel salt pans (SW Spain)

    Marta I. Sánchez;Andy J. Green;Eloy M. Castellanos

  • Shorebirds as important vectors for plant dispersal in Europe

    Ádám Lovas‐Kiss;Marta I. Sánchez;David M. Wilkinson;Neil E. Coughlan

  • The diets of the White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala, Ruddy Duck O. jamaicensis and their hybrids from Spain

    M.I. Sanchez;A.J. Green;J.C. Dolz

  • Cestode parasitism in invasive and native brine shrimps (Artemia spp.) as a possible factor promoting the rapid invasion of A. franciscana in the Mediterranean region

    Boyko B. Georgiev;Boyko B. Georgiev;Marta I. Sánchez;Marta I. Sánchez;Gergana G. Vasileva;P.N. Nikolov

  • When Parasites Are Good for Health: Cestode Parasitism Increases Resistance to Arsenic in Brine Shrimps

    Marta I. Sánchez;Inès Pons;Mónica Martínez-Haro;Mónica Martínez-Haro;Mark A. Taggart

  • Transport of brine shrimps via the digestive system of migratory waders: dispersal probabilities depend on diet and season

    Marta I. Sánchez;Andy J. Green;Francisco Amat;Eloy M. Castellanos

  • Spatial and temporal fluctuations in presence and use of chironomid prey by shorebirds in the Odiel saltpans, south-west Spain

    Marta I. SÁnchez;Marta I. SÁnchez;Andy J. Green;Eloy M. Castellanos

  • Functional role of native and invasive filter-feeders, and the effect of parasites: learning from hypersaline ecosystems

    Marta I. Sánchez;Irene Paredes;Marion Lebouvier;Andy J. Green

  • Comparing the potential for dispersal via waterbirds of a native and an invasive brine shrimp.

    Marta I. Sánchez;Francisco Hortas;Jordi Figuerola;Andy J. Green

  • A horizon scan exercise for aquatic invasive alien species in Iberian inland waters.

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  • Crayfish invasion facilitates dispersal of plants and invertebrates by gulls

    Ádám Lovas-Kiss;Marta I. Sánchez;Marta I. Sánchez;V Attila Molnár;Luis Valls

  • Seasonal variation in the diet of Redshank Tringa totanus in the Odiel Marshes, southwest Spain: a comparison of faecal and pellet analysis

    Marta I. Sánchez;Andy J. Green;Eloy M. Castellanos

  • Neurological and physiological disorders in Artemia harboring manipulative cestodes.

    Marta I. Sánchez;Frédéric Thomas;Marie-Jeanne Perrot-Minnot;David Georges Biron

Frequent Co-Authors

Andy J. Green
Andy J. Green Spanish National Research Council
Miguel Clavero
Miguel Clavero Spanish National Research Council
Thomas Lenormand
Thomas Lenormand University of Montpellier
Luz Boyero
Luz Boyero University of the Basque Country
Frédéric Thomas
Frédéric Thomas University of Montpellier
Francisco Amat
Francisco Amat Spanish National Research Council
Jordi Figuerola
Jordi Figuerola Spanish National Research Council
Mark A. Taggart
Mark A. Taggart University of the Highlands and Islands
Juan A. Amat
Juan A. Amat Spanish National Research Council
João Carlos Marques
João Carlos Marques University of Coimbra

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