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  1. The sedimentary record of the Junquera salt marsh (Nalón estuary, N Spain): a tale about contemporary fluvial processes, mining pollution and land-use changes

    Article • March 2024, Copernicus GmbH

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  2. Iberian Atlantic Margin: Natural and anthropogenic processes and records

    Article • Continental Shelf Research, February 2024, Elsevier

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  3. Vertical land motion component is underestimated in sea-level projections from northern Spain

    Article • July 2023, Research Square

    Dr Tanghua Li, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  4. Holocene environmental evolution and relative sea-level change in the Oka estuary (Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve, northern Spain)

    Article • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, June 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta, Dr Tanghua Li

  5. The importance of underestimated local vertical land motion component in sea-level projections: A case study from the Oka estuary, northern Spain

    Article • May 2023, Copernicus GmbH

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta, Dr Tanghua Li

  6. Sea Level Change

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  7. Distribution and ecology of benthic foraminifera in the Santoña estuary, Spain

    Article • Spanish Journal of Palaeontology, September 2022, Universitat de Valencia

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  8. Planetary‐scale change to the biosphere signalled by global species translocations can be used to identify the Anthropocene

    Article • Palaeontology, July 2022, Wiley

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  9. Recent sedimentation-erosion processes along the Nalón estuary (Asturias, N Spain)

    Article • June 2022, Copernicus GmbH

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  10. Assessing recent anthropogenic disturbances and environmental recovery in the Nalón estuary (Asturias, N Spain)

    Article • March 2022, Copernicus GmbH

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  11. Antropozenoa: "Urre koloreko iltze"-aren bila

    Article • EKAIA Euskal Herriko Unibertsitateko Zientzi eta Teknologi Aldizkaria, January 2022, UBC Press

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  12. La perspectiva del Antropoceno: Una mirada geológica al cambio climático

    Article • Metode Science Studies Journal, July 2021, Universitat de Valencia

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  13. Environmental evolution of the Basque Coast Geopark estuaries (southern Bay of Biscay) during the last 10,000 years

    Article • Journal of Marine Systems, July 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  14. Características geoquímicas y micropaleontológicas de las marismas en el Estero de Urías, Golfo de California, México

    Article • Cuaternario y Geomorfología, June 2021, AEQUA & SEG

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  15. Plutonium in coral archives: A good primary marker for an Anthropocene type section

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, June 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  16. The Oyambre coastal terrace: a detailed sedimentary record of the Last Interglacial Stage in northern Iberia (Cantabrian coast, Spain)

    Article • Journal of Quaternary Science, May 2021, Wiley

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  17. Relative abundances of benthic foraminifera in response to total organic carbon in sediments: Data from European intertidal areas and transitional waters

    Article • Data in Brief, April 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  18. Indicative value of benthic foraminifera for biomonitoring: Assignment to ecological groups of sensitivity to total organic carbon of species from European intertidal areas and transitional waters

    Article • Marine Pollution Bulletin, March 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  19. The Anthropocene: Comparing Its Meaning in Geology (Chronostratigraphy) with Conceptual Approaches Arising in Other Disciplines

    Article • Earth s Future, March 2021, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  20. Author Correction: Extraordinary human energy consumption and resultant geological impacts beginning around 1950 CE initiated the proposed Anthropocene Epoch

    Article • Communications Earth & Environment, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Irka Hajdas, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  21. Recent coastal anthropogenic impact recorded in the Basque mud patch (southern Bay of Biscay shelf)

    Article • Quaternary International, November 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  22. Holocene vs Anthropocene sedimentary records in a human-altered estuary: The Pasaia case (northern Spain)

    Article • Marine Geology, November 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  23. Quaternary research in Spain: Environmental changes and human footprint

    Article • Quaternary International, November 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  24. Extraordinary human energy consumption and resultant geological impacts beginning around 1950 CE initiated the proposed Anthropocene Epoch

    Article • Communications Earth & Environment, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Irka Hajdas, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  25. Sequential determination of uranium and plutonium in soil and sediment samples by borate salts fusion

    Article • Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  26. Geological record of extreme floods and anthropogenic impacts on an industrialised bay: The inner Abra of Bilbao (northern Spain)

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, December 2019, Elsevier

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  27. A formal Anthropocene is compatible with but distinct from its diachronous anthropogenic counterparts: a response to W.F. Ruddiman’s ‘three flaws in defining a formal Anthropocene’

    Article • Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment, April 2019, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  28. El Antropoceno : ¿época geológica o/y declaración política?

    Article • January 2019, Consello da Cultura Galega

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  29. Environmental regeneration processes in the Anthropocene: The Bilbao estuary case (northern Spain)

    Article • Marine Pollution Bulletin, October 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  30. Estuaries of the Basque Coast

    Article • September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  31. Holocene sea-level database from the Atlantic coast of Europe

    Article • Quaternary Science Reviews, September 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  32. Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the Anthropocene Series: Where and how to look for potential candidates

    Article • Earth-Science Reviews, March 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  33. El Periodo Cuaternario: La Historia Geológica de la Prehistoria

    Article • Cuaternario y Geomorfología, December 2017, AEQUA & SEG

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  34. The Working Group on the Anthropocene: Summary of evidence and interim recommendations

    Article • Anthropocene, September 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Erle C Ellis, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta, Dr. Irka Hajdas

  35. Making the case for a formal Anthropocene Epoch: an analysis of ongoing critiques

    Article • Newsletters on Stratigraphy, April 2017, Schweizerbart

    Professor Erle C Ellis, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  36. Recent Agricultural Occupation and Environmental Regeneration of Salt Marshes in Northern Spain

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  37. Scale and diversity of the physical technosphere: A geological perspective

    Article • The Anthropocene Review, November 2016, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  38. Benthic foraminifera as indicators of habitat in a Mediterranean delta: implications for ecological and palaeoenvironmental studies

    Article • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, October 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  39. Stratigraphic and Earth System approaches to defining the Anthropocene

    Article • Earth s Future, August 2016, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Erle C Ellis, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  40. Holocene palaeoenvironmental evolution of the Ebro Delta (Western Mediterranean Sea): Evidence for an early construction based on the benthic foraminiferal record

    Article • The Holocene, July 2016, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  41. Accretion rates in coastal wetlands of the southeastern Gulf of California and their relationship with sea-level rise

    Article • The Holocene, March 2016, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  42. The Anthropocene: a conspicuous stratigraphical signal of anthropogenic changes in production and consumption across the biosphere

    Article • Earth s Future, March 2016, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Erle C Ellis, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  43. Agricultural fingerprints in salt-marsh sediments and adaptation to sea-level rise in the eastern Cantabrian coast (N. Spain)

    Article • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, March 2016, Elsevier

    Eduardo Leorri, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  44. The geological cycle of plastics and their use as a stratigraphic indicator of the Anthropocene

    Article • Anthropocene, March 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  45. The Anthropocene is functionally and stratigraphically distinct from the Holocene

    Article • Science, January 2016, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Erle C Ellis, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  46. Benthic foraminifera as indicators of habitat change in anthropogenically impacted coastal wetlands of the Ebro Delta (NE Iberian Peninsula)

    Article • Marine Pollution Bulletin, December 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Manola Brunet, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  47. When did the Anthropocene begin? A mid-twentieth century boundary level is stratigraphically optimal

    Article • Quaternary International, October 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Erle C Ellis, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta, Dr. Irka Hajdas

  48. Colonization of the Americas, ‘Little Ice Age’ climate, and bomb-produced carbon: Their role in defining the Anthropocene

    Article • The Anthropocene Review, May 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Erle C Ellis, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta, Dr. Irka Hajdas

  49. Tribute to Lydia Zapata

    Article • Quaternary International, April 2015, Elsevier

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  50. Quaternary of the Western Pyrenean region: Multidisciplinary Research

    Article • Quaternary International, April 2015, Elsevier

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  51. Chemostratigraphic and lithostratigraphic signatures of the Anthropocene in estuarine areas from the eastern Cantabrian coast (N. Spain)

    Article • Quaternary International, April 2015, Elsevier

    Eduardo Leorri, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  52. Relative sea-level changes in the Basque coast (northern Spain, Bay of Biscay) during the Holocene and Anthropocene: The Urdaibai estuary case

    Article • Quaternary International, April 2015, Elsevier

    Eduardo Leorri, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  53. Sand-spit accumulations at the mouths of the eastern Cantabrian estuaries: The example of the Oka estuary (Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve)

    Article • Quaternary International, April 2015, Elsevier

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  54. Nuclear weapons-derived radioisopes in the sediments mark the beginning of the Anthropocene Epoch

    Article • Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, January 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  55. Geochemical and micropaleontological evidence of recent hydrological changes in sedimentary records of Jiquilisco Bay, El Salvador

    Article • Ciencias Marinas, December 2014, Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanologicas

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  56. Anthropogenic disruptions of the sedimentary record in coastal marshes: Examples from the southern Bay of Biscay (N. Spain)

    Article • Continental Shelf Research, September 2014, Elsevier

    Eduardo Leorri, Alejandro Cearreta, Dr Joan-Albert Sanchez-Cabeza, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  57. An evaluation of the Rouse theory for sand transport in the Oka estuary, Spain

    Article • Continental Shelf Research, April 2014, Elsevier

    Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  58. A 700year record of combustion-derived pollution in northern Spain: Tools to identify the Holocene/Anthropocene transition in coastal environments

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, February 2014, Elsevier

    Eduardo Leorri, Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  59. Relative sea-level rise in the Basque coast (N Spain): Different environmental consequences on the coastal area

    Article • Ocean & Coastal Management, June 2013, Elsevier

    Eduardo Leorri, Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  60. Anthropogenic impacts on Iberoamerican coastal areas: Historical processes, present challenges, and consequences for coastal zone management

    Article • Ocean & Coastal Management, June 2013, Elsevier

    Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  61. Record of anthropogenic activities on the coastal environments of Iberoamerica (Antropicosta)

    Article • Ocean & Coastal Management, June 2013, Elsevier

    Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  62. Morphodynamic consequences of dredging and dumping activities along the lower Oka estuary (Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve, southeastern Bay of Biscay, Spain)

    Article • Ocean & Coastal Management, June 2013, Elsevier

    Alejandro Cearreta, Dr Eneko Iriarte, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  63. Recent environmental evolution of regenerated salt marshes in the southern Bay of Biscay: Anthropogenic evidences in their sedimentary record

    Article • Journal of Marine Systems, January 2013, Elsevier

    Eduardo Leorri, Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  64. Lateglacial and Holocene coastal evolution in the Minho estuary (N Portugal): Implications for understanding sea-level changes in Atlantic Iberia

    Article • The Holocene, October 2012, SAGE Publications

    Eduardo Leorri, Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  65. The FOBIMO (FOraminiferal BIo-MOnitoring) initiative—Towards a standardised protocol for soft-bottom benthic foraminiferal monitoring studies

    Article • Marine Micropaleontology, October 2012, Elsevier

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  66. Historical signature of Roman mining activities in the Bidasoa estuary (Basque Country, northern Spain): an integrated micropalaeontological, geochemical and archaeological approach

    Article • Journal of Archaeological Science, July 2012, Elsevier

    Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  67. Field observations and modelling of Holocene sea-level changes in the southern Bay of Biscay: implication for understanding current rates of relative sea-level change and vertical land motion along the Atlantic coast of SW Europe

    Article • Quaternary Science Reviews, May 2012, Elsevier

    Eduardo Leorri, Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  68. Gestão Costeira: resultado de uma relação dúbia entre o Homem e a Natureza

    Article • Revista de Gestão Costeira Integrada, January 2012, Associacao Portuguesa dos Recursos Hidricos (APRH)

    Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  69. Assessing the performance of a foraminifera-based transfer function to estimate sea-level changes in northern Portugal

    Article • Quaternary Research, January 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Eduardo Leorri, Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  70. Distribution of foraminifera in salt marshes along the Atlantic coast of SW Europe: Tools to reconstruct past sea-level variations

    Article • Quaternary International, July 2010, Elsevier

    Eduardo Leorri, Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  71. Quantitative assessment of the salinity gradient within the estuarine systems in the southern Bay of Biscay using benthic foraminifera

    Article • Continental Shelf Research, May 2009, Elsevier

    Eduardo Leorri, Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  72. Recent sea-level changes in the southern Bay of Biscay: transfer function reconstructions from salt-marshes compared with instrumental data

    Article • Scientia Marina, March 2009, Departmento de Publicaciones del CSIC

    Eduardo Leorri, Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  73. A foraminifera-based transfer function as a tool for sea-level reconstructions in the southern Bay of Biscay

    Article • Geobios, November 2008, Elsevier

    Eduardo Leorri, Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  74. A 130 year record of pollution in the Suances estuary (southern Bay of Biscay): Implications for environmental management

    Article • Marine Pollution Bulletin, October 2008, Elsevier

    Eduardo Leorri, Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  75. The Mendieta site (Sopelana, Biscay province, northern Spain): Palaeoenvironment and formation processes of a Lower Palaeolithic open-air archaeological deposit

    Article • Comptes Rendus Palevol, October 2008, Cellule MathDoc/CEDRAM

    Alejandro Cearreta, Dr Eneko Iriarte, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  76. Geochemical and microfaunal proxies to assess environmental quality conditions during the recovery process of a heavily polluted estuary: The Bilbao estuary case (N. Spain)

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, June 2008, Elsevier

    Eduardo Leorri, Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  77. Development of a foraminifera-based transfer function in the Basque marshes, N. Spain: Implications for sea-level studies in the Bay of Biscay

    Article • Marine Geology, May 2008, Elsevier

    Eduardo Leorri, Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  78. POSTGLACIAL FORAMINIFERA AND PALEOENVIRONMENTS OF THE MELIDES LAGOON (SW PORTUGAL): TOWARDS A REGIONAL MODEL OF COASTAL EVOLUTION

    Article • The Journal of Foraminiferal Research, April 2007, GeoScienceWorld

    Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  79. Micropalaeontological record of Holocene estuarine and marine stages in the Corgo do Porto rivulet (Mira River, SW Portugal)

    Article • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, February 2006, Elsevier

    Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  80. Holocene environmental development of the Bilbao estuary, northern Spain: sequence stratigraphy and foraminiferal interpretation

    Article • Marine Micropaleontology, April 2004, Elsevier

    Eduardo Leorri, Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  81. Geology and Palaeoceanography

    Article • January 2004, Elsevier

    Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  82. Sediment supply, transport and deposition: contemporary and Late Quaternary evolution

    Article • January 2004, Elsevier

    Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  83. Human activities along the Basque coast during the last two centuries: geological perspective of recent anthropogenic impact on the coast and its environmental consequences

    Article • January 2004, Elsevier

    Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  84. Lateglacial and Holocene environmental changes in Portuguese coastal lagoons 2: microfossil multiproxy reconstruction of the Santo André coastal area

    Article • The Holocene, April 2003, SAGE Publications

    Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  85. Reconstructing historical trends in metal input in heavily-disturbed, contaminated estuaries: studies from Bilbao, Southampton Water and Sicily

    Article • Applied Geochemistry, February 2003, Elsevier

    Ian Croudace, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  86. Environmental transformation of the Bilbao estuary, N. Spain: microfaunal and geochemical proxies in the recent sedimentary record

    Article • Marine Pollution Bulletin, June 2002, Elsevier

    Eduardo Leorri, Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  87. Recent Salt Marsh Development and Natural Regeneration of Reclaimed Areas in the Plentzia Estuary, N. Spain

    Article • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, May 2002, Elsevier

    Alejandro Cearreta, Ian Croudace, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  88. Modern foraminiferal record of alternating open and restricted environmental conditions in the Santo André lagoon, SW Portugal

    Article • January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  89. Article • Hydrobiologia, January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  90. Recent Anthropogenic Impacts on the Bilbao Estuary, Northern Spain: Geochemical and Microfaunal Evidence

    Article • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, April 2000, Elsevier

    Eduardo Leorri, Alejandro Cearreta, Ian Croudace, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  91. AMS 14C dating of Holocene estuarine deposits: consequences of high-energy and reworked foraminifera

    Article • The Holocene, January 2000, SAGE Publications

    Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  92. Holocene Sea-Level Change in the Bilbao Estuary (North Spain): Foraminiferal Evidence

    Article • Micropaleontology, January 1998, JSTOR

    Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  93. Holocene paleoenvironmental and relative sea-level changes in the Santona Estuary, Spain

    Article • The Journal of Foraminiferal Research, October 1996, GeoScienceWorld

    Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  94. Analisis micropaleontológico e interpretación paleoecológica del relleno sedimentario holoceno en el estuario del Bidasoa (Golfo de Bizkaia)

    Article • Geobios, January 1994, Elsevier

    Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta

  95. Palaeoenvironmental interpretation of Holocene coastal sequences in the southern bay of Biscay

    Article • July 1993

    Alejandro Cearreta, Prof. Alejandro Cearreta