Marine
| Nakano, H., Jandang, S., Alfonso, M. B., Phinchan, N., Arakawa, H., Uchida, K., … & Isobe, A. (2026). Assessment of Seafloor Litter in the Gulf of Thailand Using Benthic Trawls: Composition, Distribution, and Implications for Plastic Pollution Management. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 105404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105404 Alfonso, M. B., Jandang, S., Nakano, H., Tanaka, M., Phinchan, N., Uchida, K., … & Isobe, A. (2026). Microplastic ingestion by three copepod species with contrasting feeding strategies along an environmental gradient in the Gulf of Thailand. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 101427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2026.101427 Jandang, S., Nakano, H., Alfonso, M. B., Phinchan, N., Darumas, U., Uchida, K., … & Isobe, A. (2026). From seafloor litter to living substrate: A first assessment of litter composition and plastic-associated fouling communities in the Gulf of Thailand. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 110114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2026.110114 Luadnakrob, P., Alfonso, M. B., Isobe, A. , Irfan, T.,Uchida, K., Arakawa, H.,Arnupapboon, S., Changphetphol, N., Chavanich, S., and Viyakarn, V. (2026) A numerical model approach on floating riverine plastic debris with wind-induced re-drifting process from beaches along the Gulf of Thailand . Regional Studies in Marine Science, 93, 104718. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2025.104718 Nakano, H., Alfonso, M. B., Phinchan, N., Jandang, S., Manap, M. A., Chavanich, S., … & Isobe, A. (2025). Aquatic microplastics research in the ASEAN region: Analysis of challenges and priorities. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 210, 117342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117342 Jandang, S.,Alfonso, M. B., Haruka, N., Phinchan, N., Darumas, U., Viyakarn, V., … & Isobe, A. (2024). Possible sink of missing ocean plastic: Accumulation patterns in reef-building corals in the Gulf of Thailand. Science of The Total Environment, 176210.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176210 Alfonso M.B., Nakano, H., Jandang, S., Chavanich, S., Viyakarn, V., & Isobe, A. (2024). Small microplastic ingestion by the calanoid Centropages furcatus in the Gulf of Thailand. Science of the Total Environment, 930, 172837. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172837 Nakano, H., Alfonso, M. B., Jandang, S., Phinchan, N., Chavanich, S., Viyakarn, V., & Isobe, A. (2024). Influence of monsoon seasonality and tidal cycle on microplastics presence and distribution in the Upper Gulf of Thailand. Science of the Total Environment, 920, 170787. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170787 Nakano, H., Alfonso, M. B., Jandang, S., Imai, K., & Arakawa, H. (2024). Microplastic pollution indexes in the coastal and open ocean areas around Japan. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 69, 103287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2023.103287 Alfonso, M. B., Lindsay, D. J., Arias, A. H., Nakano, H., Jandang, S., & Isobe, A. (2023). Zooplankton as a suitable tool for microplastic research. Science of the Total Environment, 167329.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167329 R P Mofokeng, A Faltynkova, M B Alfonso, I Boujmil, I R B Carvalho, K Lunzalu, N B Mohd Zanuri, E S Nyadjro, P S Puskic, D J Lindsay, K Willis, T M Adyel, C Serra-Gonçalves, A Zolich, T S Eriksen, H-C Evans, D Gabriel, S Hajbane, G Suaria, K L Law, D Lobelle. (2023). The future of ocean plastics: designing diverse collaboration frameworks, ICES Journal of Marine Science, fsad055, https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsad055 Arias, A. H., Alfonso, M. B., Girones, L., Piccolo, M. C., Marcovecchio, J. E. (2021). Synthetic microfibers and tyre wear particles pollution in aquatic systems: Relevance and mitigation strategies. Environmental Pollution, 295 (12):118607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118607 Rakib, R. J., Al-Nahian, S., Alfonso, M. B., Enyoh, C. E. (2021) Microplastics pollution in salts pans from the Maheshkhali Channel, Bangladesh. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02457-y Alfonso, M. B., Takashima, K., Yamaguchi, S., Tanaka, M., & Isobe, A. (2021). Microplastics on plankton samples: Multiple digestion techniques assessment based on weight, size, and FTIR spectroscopy analyses. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 173, 113027. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113027 Alfonso, M. B., Arias A. H., Menendez, M.C.; Ronda, A.C.; Harte, A.; Piccolo, M. C.; Marcovecchio, J.E.. (2021). Assessing threats, regulations, and strategies to abate plastic pollution in LAC beaches during COVID-19 pandemic. Ocean and Coastal Management. 208 (1): 105613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105613 |
Continental waters
| Burian, A., Wilson, R., Kratina, P., Ábrám, Ö., Afonina, E., Alcocer, J., Alfonso, M. B. … & Zadereev, E. (2026). The overlooked conservation values of saline lakes. Nature Communications, 17(1), 9456. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-76684-0 Figary, S. E., Meyer, M. F., Pilla, R. M., Currie, W. J., Alcocer, J., Alfonso, M. B., … & Znachor, P. (2026). The Zooplankton International Geospatial dataset: A global repository of spatiotemporal freshwater zooplankton community composition data from lakes and reservoirs to support ecological research. Limnology and Oceanography Letters, 11(5), e70152. https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.70152 Alfonso M.B., Scordo F., Seitz C., Arias A.H., Ronda A.C., Mavo Manstretta G.M., Chandra S., Perillo G.M.E. and Piccolo M.C. (2026). Microplastic contamination in remote mountain lakes of the americas: a baseline assessment from Patagonia and Northern California. Front. Toxicol. 8:1851245. doi: 10.3389/ftox.2026.1851245 Alfonso M.B., Scordo, F., Epele, B., Isobe, A…..et al (2024). Filling the Gap: A Comprehensive Freshwater Network to Map Microplastics across Ecological Gradients in Argentina. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin 33 (2), 85-88. https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.10641 Corman, J. R., Zwart, J. A., Klug, J., Bruesewitz, D. A., de Eyto, E., Klaus, M., Alfonso, M.B…. & Laas, A. (2023). Response of lake metabolism to catchment inputs inferred using high‐frequency lake and stream data from across the northern hemisphere. Limnology and Oceanography, 68(12), 2617-2631. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.12449 Nava, V., Chandra, S., Aherne, J., Alfonso, M. B., Antão-Geraldes, A. M., Attermeyer, K., … & Leoni, B. (2023). Plastic debris in lakes and reservoirs. Nature, 619(7969), 317-322. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06168-4 Figary, S. E., Meyer, M. F., Currie, W. J., & Participants, Z. I. G. (2022). Building a Worldwide Freshwater Zooplankton Dataset to Synthesize Patterns of Zooplankton Community Structure and Change. Limnology & Oceanography Bulletin, 31(4). https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.10515 Alfonso, M. B., Arias A. H., Ronda, A. C. and Piccolo M.C. (2021c). Continental microplastics: Presence, features, and environmental transport pathways. Science of the Total Environment. 799 (10): 149447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149447 Alfonso, M. B., Scordo, F. Seitz, C., Mavo Manstretta, G., Arias A. H., Ronda, A. C., Tomba, J.P., Silva, L.I., Perillo, G.M.E. and Piccolo M.C. (2020c). First evidence of microplastics in nine lakes accross Patagonia (South America). Science of the Total Environment. 733 (1): 139385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139385 Alfonso, M. B., Arias A, and Piccolo M.C. (2020b). Microplastics integrating the zooplanktonic fraction in a saline lake of Argentina: influence of water management. Environmental monitoring and assessment . 192: 117. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-8080-1 |
