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Rafael Sardá is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and focuses their research primarily within Environmental Science.

Their work spans several subfields, including Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Ecology, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, and Sociology and Political Science.

The main topics covered in Sardá's research include:

  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • International Maritime Law Issues
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

Several recent publications authored or coauthored by Sardá include:

  • Business for ocean sustainability: Early responses of ocean governance in the private sector, 2022, AMBIO
  • Unravelling the ecological impacts of large-scale offshore wind farms in the Mediterranean Sea, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Diversity, structure and spatial distribution of megabenthic communities in Cap de Creus continental shelf and submarine canyon (NW Mediterranean), 2022, Progress In Oceanography
  • Floating offshore wind farms in Mediterranean marine protected areas: a cautionary tale, 2023, ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • Challenges at the early stages of the environmental licensing procedure and potential contributions from geomorphology, 2021, Geoscience Frontiers

The primary publication venues for Sardá's research are:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Progress In Oceanography
  • AMBIO
  • ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • Geoscience Frontiers

Sardá has also contributed to book publications, such as a title published by Frontiers Media:

  • Contemporary marine science, its utility and influence on regulation and government policy (2024)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Sardá include:

  • Josep María Gili
  • Josep Lloret
  • Carlos Dominguez-Carrió
  • Antonio Turiel
  • Jordi Solé

This profile provides a comprehensive overview of Rafael Sardá's professional focus, covering their diverse interests in marine and environmental science along with their collaboration network and recognized venues of publication.

Best Publications

  • Seasonal evolution of beach waste and litter during the bathing season on the Catalan coast

    Eduard Ariza;José A. Jiménez;Rafael Sardá

  • An assessment of the non-market value of the ecosystem services provided by the Catalan coastal zone, Spain

    Jorge Brenner;José A. Jiménez;Rafael Sardá;Alvar Garola

  • A critical assessment of beach management on the Catalan coast

    Eduard Ariza;José A. Jiménez;Rafael Sardá

  • A methodological approach to be used in integrated coastal zone management processes: the case of the Catalan Coast (Catalonia, Spain)

    Rafael Sardá;Conxita Avila;Joan Mora

  • Floating plastic debris in the Central and Western Mediterranean Sea

    Luis F. Ruiz-Orejón;Rafael Sardá;Juan Ramis-Pujol

  • Characterization of the ecological quality of the coastal Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean). A comparative approach based on three biotic indices.

    Céline Labrune;Jean Michel Amouroux;Rafael Sarda;Eric Dutrieux

  • Proposal for an Integral Quality Index for Urban and Urbanized Beaches

    Eduard Ariza;Jose A. Jimenez;Rafael Sarda;Miriam Villares

  • Changes in the dynamics of shallow sandy-bottom assemblages due to sand extraction in the Catalan Western Mediterranean Sea

    R. Sarda;S. Pinedo;A. Gremare;S. Taboada

  • Seasonal dynamics of macroinfaunal key species inhabiting shallow soft-bottoms in the Bay of Blanes (NW Mediterranean)

    Rafael Sardá;Susana Pinedo;Daniel Martin

  • A methodological framework for multi-hazard risk assessment in beaches

    Juan Pablo Lozoya;Rafael Sardá;José A. Jiménez

  • Assessing coastal benthic macrofauna community condition using best professional judgement--developing consensus across North America and Europe.

    Heliana Teixeira;Ángel Borja;Stephen B. Weisberg;J. Ananda Ranasinghe

  • Macroinfauna of a Southern New England salt marsh: seasonal dynamics and production

    R. Sardá;K. Foreman;I. Valiela

  • Users expectations and the need for differential beach management frameworks along the Costa Brava: Urban vs. natural protected beaches

    Juan Pablo Lozoya;Juan Pablo Lozoya;Rafael Sardá;José A. Jiménez

  • Marine and coastal ecosystem-based risk management handbook.

    Roland Cormier;Andreas Kannen;Michael Elliott;Paulette Hall

  • Spatial changes in sublittoral soft-bottom polychaete assemblages due to river inputs and sewage discharges

    María José Cardell;Rafael Sardà;Javier Romero

  • On the relationship between quality, users’ perception and economic valuation in NW Mediterranean beaches

    Eduard Ariza;Ramon Ballester;Ricard Rigall-I-Torrent;Albert Saló

  • Assessment of soft-bottom polychaete assemblages in the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean) based on a mesoscale survey

    Céline Labrune;Antoine Grémare;Jean-Michel Amouroux;Rafael Sardá

  • Beyond performance assessment measurements for beach management: Application to Spanish Mediterranean beaches

    Eduard Ariza;Rafael Sardá;José A. Jiménez;Joan Mora

  • Challenges for Sustained Observing and Forecasting Systems in the Mediterranean Sea

    Joaquín Tintoré;Nadia Pinardi;Enrique Álvarez-Fanjul;Eva Aguiar

  • A proposal for boundary delimitation for integrated coastal zone management initiatives

    Pau Balaguer;Rafael Sarda;Maurici Ruiz;Amy Diedrich

  • The Impact of Epifaunal Predation on the Structure of Macroinfaunal Invertebrate Communities of Tidal Saltmarsh Creeks

    R. Sardá;R. Sardá;K. Foreman;C.E. Werme;I. Valiela

  • Polychaete Communities Related to Plant Covering in the Médiolittoral and Infralittoral Zones of the Balearic Islands (Western Méditerranean)

    Rafael Sarda

Frequent Co-Authors

Antoine Grémare
Antoine Grémare University of Bordeaux
José A. Jiménez
José A. Jiménez Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Ioannis Karakassis
Ioannis Karakassis University of Crete
Conxita Avila
Conxita Avila University of Barcelona
Steven Degraer
Steven Degraer Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Anna Occhipinti-Ambrogi
Anna Occhipinti-Ambrogi University of Pavia
Maria Włodarska-Kowalczuk
Maria Włodarska-Kowalczuk Polish Academy of Sciences
Ivan Valiela
Ivan Valiela Marine Biological Laboratory
Josep Maria Gili
Josep Maria Gili Spanish National Research Council
Christos Arvanitidis
Christos Arvanitidis Hellenic Centre for Marine Research

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