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Paco Bustamante is affiliated with the University of La Rochelle in France and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research primarily explores topics related to mercury contamination, marine animal ecology, and the application of isotope analysis within ecological contexts.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science, with a particular focus on several subfields:

  • Ecology
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Paco Bustamante's main research topics include:

  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Cephalopods and Marine Biology
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity

Recent key publications published between 2020 and 2022 illustrate the scope of their work. These include:

  • In Vivo Formation of HgSe Nanoparticles and Hg-Tetraselenolate Complex from Methylmercury in Seabirds-Implications for the Hg-Se Antagonism, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Demethylation of Methylmercury in Bird, Fish, and Earthworm, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Mercury contamination and potential health risks to Arctic seabirds and shorebirds, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Mercury isotopes of key tissues document mercury metabolic processes in seabirds, 2020, Chemosphere
  • Mercury biomagnification in a Southern Ocean food web, 2021, Environmental Pollution

The scientist frequently publishes in several renowned scientific venues. The most common publication outlets include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their research, with recurring coauthors who have contributed significantly to shared work. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Yves Cherel
  • Jérôme Fort
  • Olivier Chastel
  • Maud Brault-Favrou
  • Thomas Lacoue-Labarthe

Best Publications

  • Cephalopods as a vector for the transfer of cadmium to top marine predators in the north-east Atlantic Ocean

    Paco Bustamante;Florence Caurant;Scott Fowler;Pierre Miramand

  • Bioaccumulation of trace elements in pelagic fish from the Western Indian Ocean.

    Jessica Kojadinovic;Michel Potier;Matthieu Le Corre;Richard P. Cosson

  • Modulators of mercury risk to wildlife and humans in the context of rapid global change

    Collin A. Eagles-Smith;Ellen K. Silbergeld;Niladri Basu;Paco Bustamante

  • Distribution of trace elements in the tissues of benthic and pelagic fish from the Kerguelen Islands.

    Paco Bustamante;Pierrick Bocher;Pierrick Bocher;Yves Cherel;Pierre Miramand

  • Total and organic Hg concentrations in cephalopods from the North Eastern Atlantic waters: Influence of geographical origin and feeding ecology

    Paco Bustamante;Virginie Lahaye;Catherine Durnez;Carine Churlaud

  • To breed or not to breed: endocrine response to mercury contamination by an Arctic seabird

    Sabrina Tartu;Aurélie Goutte;Paco Bustamante;Frédéric Angelier

  • Cadmium detoxification processes in the digestive gland of cephalopods in relation to accumulated cadmium concentrations.

    Paco Bustamante;Richard Cosson;Isabelle Gallien;Florence Caurant

  • Mercury content in commercial pelagic fish and its risk assessment in the Western Indian Ocean

    Jessica Kojadinovic;Michel Potier;Matthieu Le Corre;Richard P. Cosson

  • Bioaccumulation of cadmium, copper and zinc in some tissues of three species of marine turtles stranded along the French Atlantic coasts

    Florence Caurant;Paco Bustamante;Monique Bordes;Pierre Miramand

  • Demographic consequences of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants in a vulnerable long-lived bird, the wandering albatross

    Aurélie Goutte;Christophe Barbraud;Alizée Meillère;Alice Carravieri

  • Demographic responses to mercury exposure in two closely related Antarctic top predators.

    Aurélie Goutte;Paco Bustamante;Christophe Barbraud;Karine Delord

  • Subcellular and body distributions of 17 trace elements in the variegated scallop Chlamys varia from the French coast of the Bay of Biscay.

    Paco Bustamante;Pierre Miramand

  • Enhanced bioaccumulation of mercury in deep-sea fauna from the Bay of Biscay (north-east Atlantic) in relation to trophic positions identified by analysis of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes

    Tiphaine Chouvelon;Jérôme Spitz;Florence Caurant;Paula Mèndez-Fernandez

  • A global perspective on the trophic geography of sharks

    Christopher S. Bird;Christopher S. Bird;Ana Veríssimo;Sarah Magozzi;Kátya G. Abrantes

  • Bioaccumulation of 12 Trace Elements in the Tissues of the Nautilus Nautilus macromphalus from New Caledonia

    Paco Bustamante;Sveva Grigioni;Renata Boucher-Rodoni;Florence Caurant

  • Revisiting the use of δ15N in meso-scale studies of marine food webs by considering spatio-temporal variations in stable isotopic signatures – The case of an open ecosystem: The Bay of Biscay (North-East Atlantic)

    T. Chouvelon;J. Spitz;J. Spitz;F. Caurant;P. Mèndez-Fernandez

  • Corticosterone, prolactin and egg neglect behavior in relation to mercury and legacy POPs in a long-lived Antarctic bird

    Sabrina Tartu;Frédéric Angelier;John C. Wingfield;Paco Bustamante

  • Lower trophic levels and detrital biomass control the Bay of Biscay continental shelf food web: Implications for ecosystem management

    G. Lassalle;J. Lobry;F. Le Loc'h;Paco Bustamante

  • Wide Range of Mercury Contamination in Chicks of Southern Ocean Seabirds

    Pierre Blévin;Alice Carravieri;Audrey Jaeger;Olivier Chastel

  • Cadmium, copper and zinc in octopuses from Kerguelen Islands, Southern Indian Ocean

    Paco Bustamante;Yves Cherel;Florence Caurant;Pierre Miramand

  • Cephalopod biology and fisheries in Europe

    G. J. Pierce;L. Allcock;I. Bruno;P. Bustamante

  • Composition in essential and non-essential elements of early stages of cephalopods and dietary effects on the elemental profiles of Octopus vulgaris paralarvae

    Roger Villanueva;Paco Bustamante

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel Warnau
Michel Warnau International Atomic Energy Agency
Yves Cherel
Yves Cherel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Marc Metian
Marc Metian International Atomic Energy Agency
Jean-Louis Teyssié
Jean-Louis Teyssié International Atomic Energy Agency
Jérôme Spitz
Jérôme Spitz University of La Rochelle
Olivier Chastel
Olivier Chastel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Graham J. Pierce
Graham J. Pierce Spanish National Research Council
Hélène Budzinski
Hélène Budzinski University of Bordeaux
Scott W. Fowler
Scott W. Fowler International Atomic Energy Agency
Ángel F. González
Ángel F. González Spanish National Research Council

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