Oscar Serrano

Email: oserrano@ceab.csic.es

Born in Catalonia in 1981, Òscar completed his doctoral thesis at the Aquatic Macrophyte Ecology Group (GAME), earning his PhD in 2011. He undertook his postdoctoral stay at the Centre for Ecosystems Management in the School of Natural Sciences in Perth, Australia, under the supervision of Dr Paul Lavery.

Currently, Òscar's research focuses on blue carbon ecosystems and the long-term dynamics of coastal habitats. His pioneering work, using sediment cores from seagrass meadows in the Mediterranean and Australia, has provided key insights into how marine ecosystems respond to natural and human pressures. With over 100 publications in prestigious journals and extensive experience leading international projects, Òscar bridges scientific research with policy application. His contribution to the EU LIFE Blue Natura project was crucial for the development of the first carbon offset tools based on seagrass meadows and the integration of blue carbon into Andalusia's climate strategy.

Study long-term changes in ecosystems through the examination of millennial records in coastal areas and the analysis of biological, chemical, and geological indicators.

Passionate about the sea and its corners, Oscar spends his free time sailing and exploring the seabed. He also enjoys fishing and mushroom picking, photography, and travelling to remote places on the planet.

• Baltic
• BlauCat
• BlueSeeds – EcoMooring
• BLUESTOCK
• ESA-European Coastal Blue Carbon
• G3ECA
• Medchange
• NATURABEGUR
• Paleopark
• POSIDONArXiv
• Restoring Shark Bay with Tidal Moon
• Sirec
• Sumilen

Link to ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5973-0046

Email: o.serranogras@ecu.edu.au
Tel.: (61 8) 6304 5687
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CSIC Adjunct Doctor – Oscar Serrano (Catalonia, 1981) is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Ecosystems Management in the School of Natural Sciences in Perth, Australia, and part of GAME. He has over seven years of research experience in marine ecology and palaeoecology, and in marine biogeochemical cycles. He has participated in several projects related to these topics such as AGRIWESTMED, SUMAR II, SUMAR, CARBOMED and WADI. In Spain, he worked at the Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes and the University of Santiago de Compostela.

Passionate about the sea and its corners, Oscar spends his free time sailing and exploring the seabed. He also enjoys fishing and mushroom picking, photography, and travelling to remote places on the planet.

Study the change in ecosystems over the long term, through the examination of millennial records in coastal areas and the analysis of biological, chemical, and geological indicators.

• Paleopark
• Sumilen

• • Salinas, C.
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  • Serrano, O.
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  • Duarte, C.M.
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  • Kendrick, GA.
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  • Masqué, P.
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  • Arias Ortiz, A.
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  • Leon, J.X.
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  (2017).

  Impact of eutrophication on carbon storage in seagrass meadows.

  AMSA 2017 Conference Handbook

• • Atwood, T.B.
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  • Macreadie, P.I.
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  • Serrano, O.
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  • Sanders, C.J.
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  • Santos, I.
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  • Steven, A.D.L.
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  • Lovelock, C.E.
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  • Connolly, R.M.
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  • Almahasheer, H.
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  • Carnell, P.E.
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  • Duarte, C.M.
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  • Lewis, C. J. E.
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  • Irigoien, X.
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  • Kelleway, J.J.
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  (2017).

  Global patterns in mangrove soil carbon stocks and losses.

  Nature Climate Change, 7

• • Lovelock, C.E.
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  • Steven, A.
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  • Atwood, T.B.
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  • Baldock, J.
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  • Duarte, C.M.
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  • Hickey, S.
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  • Masqué, P.
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  • Macreadie, P.I.
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  • Ricart, AM.
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  • Serrano, O.

  (2017).

  Evaluating the risk of carbon dioxide emissions from blue carbon ecosystems.

  Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 15

• • Macreadie, P.I.
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  • Connolly, R.M.
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  • Duarte, C.M.
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  • Steven, A.
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  • Lovelock, C.E.
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  • Ollivier, Q.
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  • Kelleway, J.J.
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  • Serrano, O.
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  • Carnell, P.E.
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  • Lewis, C. J. E.
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  • Atwood, T.B.
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  • Sanderman, J.
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  • Baldock, J.

  (2017).

  Carbon sequestration by Australian tidal marshes.

  Scientific Reports, 7

• • Serrano, O.
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  • Serrano, E.
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  • Inostroza K.
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  • MISSING

  (2017).

  Las praderas de pastos marinos proporcionan un hábitat tridimensional para los peces de arrecife.

  Frontiers in Marine Science, 4