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Dr Miguel-Angel Mateo

Adjunct Professor

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 34972336101
Mobile: +34655883559
Email: m.mateo@ecu.edu.au

Research Outputs

2025

Journal Articles

  • Zakhama-Sraieb, R., Zribi, I., Abdelkader, N., Charfi-Cheikhrouha, F., Ben Hmida, A., Sghaier, Y., Soler, M., Piñeiro-Juncal, N., Mateo, M., Serrano Gras, O. (2025). Seagrass carbon stocks and fluxes in the Marine and Coastal Protected Area of Kerkennah Archipelago, East Tunisia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 216(2025), article number 118007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118007.
  • Dahl, M., Lavery, P., Mazarrasa, I., Samper-Villarreal, J., Adame, MF., Crooks, S., Duarte, CM., Friess, DA., Krause-Jensen, D., Leiva-Dueñas, C., Lovelock, CE., Macreadie, PI., Masque Barri, P., Mateo, M., Serrano Gras, O. (2025). Recommendations for strengthening blue carbon science. One Earth, 8(3), article number 101175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2025.101175.

2024

Journal Articles

  • Dahl, M., Gullström, M., Bernabeu, I., Serrano Gras, O., Leiva-Dueñas, C., Linderholm, HW., Asplund, ME., Björk, M., Ou, T., Svensson, JR., Andrén, E., Andrén, T., Bergman, S., Braun, S., Eklöf, A., Ežerinskis, Z., Garbaras, A., Hällberg, P., Löfgren, E., Kylander, ME., Masque Barri, P., Šapolaitė, J., Smittenberg, R., Mateo, M. (2024). A 2,000-Year Record of Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) Colonization Shows Substantial Gains in Blue Carbon Storage and Nutrient Retention. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 38(3), article number e2023GB008039. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GB008039.
  • Gomis, E., Ballesteros, E., Bernabeu, I., Inostroza, K., Mateo, M., Serrano Gras, O. (2024). Escarpments within Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica meadows increase habitat heterogeneity and structural complexity enhancing fish diversity and biomass. Frontiers in Marine Science, 11(2024), article number 1373074. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1373074.
  • Apostolaki, ET., Lavery, P., Litsi-Mizan, V., Serrano, E., Inostroza, K., Gerakaris, V., Dailianis, T., Glampedakis, J., Holitzki, T., Johnson, E., Mateo, M., Serrano Gras, O. (2024). Patterns of Carbon and Nitrogen Accumulation in Seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) Meadows of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 129(12), article number e2024JG008163. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JG008163.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Yau, YY., Reithmaier, G., Majtenyi-Hill, C., Serrano Gras, O., Pineiro-Juncal, N., Dahl, M., Mateo, M., Bonaglia, S., Santos, IR. (2023). Methane Emissions In Seagrass Meadows As A Small Offset To Carbon Sequestration. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 128(6), article number e2022JG007295. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JG007295.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Monnier, B., Pergent, G., Mateo, M., Clabaut, P., Pergent-Martini, C. (2022). Quantification of blue carbon stocks associated with Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows in Corsica (NW Mediterranean). Science of the Total Environment, 838(2022), article number 155864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155864.
  • Piñeiro-Juncal, N., Serrano Gras, O., Mateo, M., Diaz-Almela, E., Leiva-Dueñas, C., Martinez-Cortizas, A. (2022). Review of the physical and chemical properties of seagrass soils. Geoderma, 428(2022), article number 116219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116219.
  • Hyndes, G., Berdan, E., Duarte, C., Dugan, J., Emery, K., Hambäck, P., Henderson, C., Hubbard, D., Lastra, M., Mateo, M., Olds, A., Schlacher, T. (2022). The role of inputs of marine wrack and carrion in sandy-beach ecosystems: a global review. Biological Reviews, 97(6), 2127-2161. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12886.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Monnier, B., Lehmann, L., Sartoretto, S., Pergent-Martini, C., Mateo, M., Pergent, G. (2021). Long-term dynamics of a Cladocora caespitosa bank as recorded by a Posidonia oceanica millenary archive. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 256(5 August 2021), Article number 107378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107378.
  • Leiva-Dueñas, C., Martínez Cortizas, A., Piñeiro-Juncal, N., Díaz-Almela, E., Garcia-Orellana, J., Mateo, M. (2021). Long-term dynamics of production in western Mediterranean seagrass meadows: Trade-offs and legacies of past disturbances. Science of the Total Environment, 754(1 February 2021), Article number 142117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142117.
  • Dahl, M., Bergman, S., Björk, M., Diaz-Almela, E., Granberg, M., Gullström, M., Leiva-Dueñas, C., Magnusson, K., Marco-Méndez, C., Piñeiro-Juncal, N., Mateo, M. (2021). A temporal record of microplastic pollution in Mediterranean seagrass soils. Environmental Pollution, 273(15 March 2021), Article number 116451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116451.
  • Piñeiro-Juncal, N., Díaz-Almela, E., Leiva-Dueñas, C., Deulofeu, O., Frigola, J., Soler, M., Martinez-Cortizas, A., Giralt, S., Garcia-Orellana, J., Mateo, M. (2021). Processes driving seagrass soils composition along the western Mediterranean: The case of the southeast Iberian Peninsula. Science of the Total Environment, 768(10 May 2021), Article number 144352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144352.
  • Piñeiro-Juncal, N., Kaal, J., Moreira, J., Martínez Cortizas, A., Lambais, M., Otero, X., Mateo, M. (2021). Cover loss in a seagrass Posidonia oceanica meadow accelerates soil organic matter turnover and alters soil prokaryotic communities. Organic Geochemistry, 151(January 2021), Article number 104140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2020.104140.
  • Monnier, B., Pergent, G., Mateo, M., Carbonell, R., Clabaut, P., Pergent-Martini, C. (2021). Sizing the carbon sink associated with Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows using very high-resolution seismic reflection imaging. Marine Environmental Research, 170(August 2021), Article number 105415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105415.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Piñeiro-Juncal, N., Leiva-Dueñas, C., Serrano Gras, O., Mateo, M., Martínez-Cortízas, A. (2020). Pedogenic Processes in a Posidonia oceanica Mat. Soil Systems, 4(2), Article number 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems4020018.
  • Monnier, B., Pergent, G., Mateo, M., Clabaut, P., Pergent-Martini, C. (2020). Seismic interval velocity in the matte of Posidonia oceanica meadows: Towards a non-destructive approach for large-scale assessment of blue carbon stock. Marine Environmental Research, 161(October 2020), Article number 105085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105085.
  • Leiva-Dueñas, C., Leavitt, PR., Buchaca, T., Martínez Cortizas, A., López-Merino, L., Serrano Gras, O., Lavery, P., Schouten, S., Mateo, M. (2020). Factors regulating primary producers' assemblages in Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile ecosystems over the past 1800 years. Science of the Total Environment, 718(May 2020), Article number 137163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137163.
  • Lafratta, A., Serrano Gras, O., Masque Barri, P., Mateo, M., Fernandes, M., Gaylard, S., Lavery, P. (2020). Challenges to select suitable habitats and demonstrate ‘additionality’ in Blue Carbon projects: A seagrass case study. Ocean and Coastal Management, 197(1 November 2020), Article number 105295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105295.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Belshe, EF., Sanjuan, J., Leiva-Dueñas, C., Piñeiro-Juncal, N., Serrano Gras, O., Lavery, P., Mateo, M. (2019). Modeling Organic Carbon Accumulation Rates and Residence Times in Coastal Vegetated Ecosystems. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 124(11), 3652-3671. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JG005233.
  • Serrano Gras, O., Lovelock, C., Atwood, TB., Macreadie, PI., Canto, R., Phinn, S., Arias-Ortiz, A., Bai, L., Baldock, J., Bedulli, C., Carnell, P., Connolly, RM., Donaldson, P., Esteban Pacheco, A., Ewers Lewis, CJ., Eyre, BD., Hayes, MA., Horwitz, P., Hutley, LB., Kavazos, C., Kelleway, J., Kendrick, GA., Kilminster, K., Lafratta, A., Shing, L., Lavery, P., Maher, DT., Marba, N., Masque Barri, P., Mateo, M., Mount, R., Ralph, PJ., Roelfsema, C., Rozaimi, M., Ruhon, R., Salinas Zapata, C., Samper-Villarreal, J., Sanderman, J., Sanders, CJ., Santos, I., Sharples, C., Steveb, AD., Cannard, T., Trevathan-Tackett, SM., Duarte, CM. (2019). Australian vegetated coastal ecosystems as global hotspots for climate change mitigation. Nature Communications, 10(1), article no.4313. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12176-8.
  • Lafratta, A., Serrano Gras, O., Masque Barri, P., Mateo, M., Fernandes, M., Gayland, S., Lavery, P. (2019). Seagrass soil archives reveal centennial-scale metal smelter contamination while acting as natural filters. Science of the Total Environment, 649(1 February 2019), 1381-1392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.400.
  • Saderne, V., Geraldi, N., Macreadie, PI., Maher, D., Middleburg, J., Serrano Gras, O., Almahasheer, H., Arias-Ortiz, A., Cusack, M., Eyre, B., Fourqurean, J., Kennedy, H., Krause-Jensen, D., Kuwae, T., Lavery, P., Lovelock, C., Marba, N., Masque Barri, P., Mateo, M., Mazarrasa, I., McGlathery, K., Oreska, M., Sanders, C., Santos, I., Smoak, J., Tanaya, T., Watanabe, K., Duarte, CM. (2019). Role of carbonate burial in Blue Carbon budgets. Nature Communications, 10(1), Article no. 1106. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08842-6.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Arias-Ortiz, A., Serrano Gras, O., Masque Barri, P., Lavery, P., Mueller, U., Kendrick, G., Rozaimi, M., Esteban Pacheco, A., Fourqurean, J., Marba, N., Mateo, M., Murray, K., Rule, MJ., Duarte, C. (2018). A marine heatwave drives massive losses from the world’s largest seagrass carbon stocks. Nature Climate Change, 8(4), 338-344. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0096-y.
  • Leiva-Dueñas, C., López-Merino, L., Serrano Gras, O., Martínez Cortizas, A., Mateo, M. (2018). Millennial-scale trends and controls in Posidonia oceanica (L. Delile) ecosystem productivity. Global and Planetary Change, 169(October 2018), 92-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2018.07.011.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Lopez-Merino, L., Colas-Ruiz, NR., Adame, MF., Serrano Gras, O., Cortizas, AM., Mateo, M. (2017). A six thousand-year record of climate and land-use change from Mediterranean seagrass mats. Journal of Ecology, 105(5), 1267-1278. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12741.
  • Belshe, F., Mateo, M., Gillis, L., Zimmer, M., Teichberg, M. (2017). Muddy waters: Unintentional consequences of blue carbon research obscure our understanding of organic carbon dynamics in seagrass ecosystems. Frontiers in Marine Science, 4(May), article no.125. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00125.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Kaal, J., Serrano Gras, O., Nierop, KG., Schellerkens, J., Martínez Cortizas, A., Mateo, M. (2016). Molecular composition of plant parts and sediment organic matter in a Mediterranean seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) mat. Aquatic Botany, 133(1 Aug. 2016), 50-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2016.05.009.
  • Serrano Gras, O., Ricart, A., Lavery, P., Mateo, M., Arias-Ortiz, A., Masque Barri, P., Jamaludin, M., Stevem, A., Duarte, CM. (2016). Key biogeochemical factors affecting soil carbon storage in Posidonia meadows. Biogeosciences, 13(15), 4581-4594. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-4581-2016.
  • Serrano Gras, O., Lavery, P., Lopez-Merino, L., Ballesteros, E., Mateo, M. (2016). Location and associated carbon storage of erosional escarpments of seagrass Posidonia mats. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3(Mar. 2016), article no.42. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00042.
  • Serrano Gras, O., Davis, G., Lavery, P., Duarte, CM., Martinez-Cortizas, A., Mateo, M., Masque Barri, P., Arias-Ortiz, A., Jamaludin, M., Kendrick, GA. (2016). Reconstruction of centennial-scale fluxes of chemical elements in the Australian coastal environment using seagrass archives. Science of the Total Environment, 541(2016), 883-894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.09.017.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Mazarrasa, I., Marba, N., Lovelock, C., Serrano Gras, O., Lavery, P., Fourqurean, J., Kennedy, H., Mateo, M., Krause-Jensen, D., Steven, A., Duarte, C. (2015). Seagrass meadows as a globally significant carbonate reservoir. Biogeosciences, 12(16), 4993-5003. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-4993-2015.
  • Lopez-Merino, L., Serrano Gras, O., Adame, MF., Mateo, M., Cortizas, AM. (2015). Glomalin accumulated in seagrass sediments reveals past alterations in soil quality due to land-use change. Global and Planetary Change, 133(2015), 87-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2015.08.004.

2014

Journal Articles

  • Serrano Gras, O., Lavery, P., Jamaludin, M., Mateo, M. (2014). Influence of water depth on the carbon sequestration capacity of seagrasses. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 28(9), 950-961. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GB004872.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Lavery, P., Mateo, M., Serrano Gras, O., Jamaludin, M. (2013). Variability in the carbon storage of seagrass habitats and its implications for global estimates of Blue Carbon ecosystem service. PLoS One, 8(9), Article number e73748. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073748.
  • Serrano Gras, O., Martínez-Cortizas, A., Mateo, M., Biester, H., Bindler, R. (2013). Millennial scale impact on the marine biogeochemical cycle of mercury from early mining on the Iberian Peninsula. Global Biogeochemical Cycles: an international journal of global change, 27(1), 21-30. https://doi.org/10.1029/2012GB004296.

2012

Journal Articles

  • Serrano Gras, O., Mateo, M., Renom, P., Julia, R. (2012). Characterization of soils beneath a Posidonia oceanica meadow. Geoderma, 185-186(1), 26-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2012.03.020.
  • Fourqurean, JW., Duarte, C., Kennedy, H., Marba, N., Holmer, M., Mateo, M., Apostolaki, ET., Kendrick, GA., Krause-Jensen, D., McGlathery, KJ., Serrano Gras, O. (2012). Seagrass ecosystems as a globally significant carbon stock. Nature Geoscience, 5(7), 505-509. https://doi.org/10.1038/NGEO1477.
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