Augusto Pérez-Alberti

Dr. Augusto Pérez-Alberti

Santiago de Compostela University
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Academic Career Length

28Years (1999-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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23 January 2018 in Nature Communications
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Xosé Lois Otero-PérezXosé Lois Otero-Pérez
Xosé Lois Otero-Pérez
Saúl De la Peña-LastraSaúl De la Peña-Lastra
Saúl De la Peña-Lastra
Augusto Pérez-AlbertiAugusto Pérez-Alberti
Augusto Pérez-Alberti
Tiago O. FerreiraTiago O. Ferreira
Tiago O. Ferreira
MHMiguel Angel Huerta-Diaz
Miguel Angel Huerta-Diaz
Seabirds drastically transform the environmental conditions of the sites where they establish their breeding colonies via soil, sediment, and water eutrophication (hereafter termed ornitheutrophication). Here, we report worldwide amounts of total nitrogen (N) and total phosphorus (P) excreted by seabirds using an inventory of global seabird populations applied to a bioenergetics model. We estimate these fluxes to be 591 Gg N y−1and 99 Gg P y−1, respectively, with the Antarctic and Southern coasts receiving the highest N and P inputs. We show that these inputs are of similar magnitude to others considered in global N and P cycles, with concentrations per unit of surface area in seabird colonies among the highest measured on the Earth’s surface. Finally, an important fraction of the total excreted N (72.5 Gg y−1) and P (21.8 Gg y−1) can be readily solubilized, increasing their short-term bioavailability in continental and coastal waters located near the seabird colonies.

1 May 2019 in Earth-Science Reviews
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MOMarc Oliva
Marc Oliva
DPD. Palacios
D. Palacios
JFJ.M. Fernández-Fernández
J.M. Fernández-Fernández
LRL. Rodríguez-Rodríguez
L. Rodríguez-Rodríguez
JGJ.M. García-Ruiz
J.M. García-Ruiz
Philip HughesPhilip Hughes
Philip Hughes

1 October 2018 in Earth-Science Reviews
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MOMarc Oliva
Marc Oliva
MŽM. Žebre
M. Žebre
MGM. Guglielmin
M. Guglielmin
Philip HughesPhilip Hughes
Philip Hughes
AÇA. Çiner
A. Çiner
CYC. Yıldırım
C. Yıldırım

1 January 2007 in Geomorphology
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RBR. Blanco-Chao
R. Blanco-Chao
Augusto Pérez-AlbertiAugusto Pérez-Alberti
Augusto Pérez-Alberti
ATA.S. Trenhaile
A.S. Trenhaile
MCManuela Costa-Casais
Manuela Costa-Casais
MVM. Valcárcel-Díaz
M. Valcárcel-Díaz

1 April 2016 in Quaternary Science Reviews
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MOMarc Oliva
Marc Oliva
Enrique Serrano-CañadasEnrique Serrano-Cañadas
Enrique Serrano-Cañadas
AGA. Gómez-Ortiz
A. Gómez-Ortiz
GJGonzález-Amuchastegui María José
González-Amuchastegui María José
ANA. Nieuwendam
A. Nieuwendam
DAD. Antoniades
D. Antoniades

14 July 1999 in Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
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ATAlan Trenhaile
Alan Trenhaile
Augusto Pérez-AlbertiAugusto Pérez-Alberti
Augusto Pérez-Alberti
Antonio Martínez CortizasAntonio Martínez Cortizas
Antonio Martínez Cortizas
MCManuela Costa-Casais
Manuela Costa-Casais
RCR. Blanco Chao
R. Blanco Chao