Manel Gazo

Manel Gazo

Lecturer Professor

Researcher ID: F-6088-2012
Knowledge area: Zoologia

Grup de recerca en ecologia tròfica i del moviment dels vertebrats (ECOVERT)

Contact Information
Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Dept. Biologia Animal, Avgda. Diagonal 645
934039808
manelgazo(a)ub.edu

Academic training

Llicenciat en Biologia . Facultat de Biologia - UB . 1992 . (Diploma / Degree / Activities)
Doctor en Biologia . Facultat de Biologia - UB . 18/09/2002 . (Ph.D.)
Master Aquicult.Marina . Facultat de Biologia - UB . 1992 . (Official Master)
Dirección y Gestión de Organizaciones No Gubernamentales . ESADE . 2016 . (Official Master)

Journal Publications

Silvani, L.; Gazo, M.; Aguilar, A. Spanish driftnet fishing and incidental catches in the western Mediterranean. In Biological Conservation. Volume 90. 1999
Gazo, M.; Layna, J. F.; Aparicio, F.; Cedenilla, M.A.; González, L.M.; Aguilar, A. Pupping season, perinatal sex ratio and natality rates of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) from the Cabo Blanco colony. In Journal of Zoology. Number 249. 1999
Gazo, M.; González, L.M.; Grau, E. Age at first parturition in a Mediterranean monk seal monitored long-term. In Marine Mammal Science. Volume 16. Number 1. 2000
Gazo, M.; Aparicio, F.; Cedenilla, M.A.; Layna, J.F.; González, L.M. Pup survival in the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) colony of the Cabo Blanco peninsula (Western sahara-Mauritania). In Marine Mammal Science. Volume 16. Number 1. 2000
Forcada, J.; Gazo, M.; Aguilar, A.; Gonzalvo, J.; Fernández-Contreras, M. Bottlenose dolphin abundance in the northwestern Mediterranean: addressing heterogeneity in distribution. In Marine Ecology Progress Series. Volume 275. 2004
Cardona L; Revelles M; Carreras C; SanFélix M; Gazo M; Aguilar A. Western Mediterranean Immature loggerhead turtles: habitat use in spring and Summer assessed trough Satellite tracking and aerial surveys. In Marine Biology. Volume 149. 2005
Gazo, M.; Aguilar, A. Maternal attendance and diving behaviour of a lactating Mediterranean monk seal. In Marine Mammal Science. Volume 21. Number 2. 2005
Gazo, M.; Lydersen, C.; Aguilar, A. Diving behaviour of Mediterranean monk seal pups during lactation and post weaning. In Marine Ecology Progress Series. Volume 308. 2006
Badosa, E.; Pastor, T.; Gazo, M.; Aguilar, A. Moult in the Mediterranean monk seal from Cap Blanc, western Sahara. In African Zoology. Volume 41. Number 2. 2006
Aguilar, A.; Cappozzo, L. H.; Gazo, M.; Pastor, T.; Forcada, J.; Grau, E. Lactation and mother-pup behaviour in the Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus: an unusual pattern for a phocid. In Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Volume 87. 2007
Gazo, M.; Gonzalvo, J. and Aguilar, A. Pingers as deterrents of bottlenose dolphins interacting with trammel nets. In Fisheries Research. Volume 92. 2008
Tomás, J.; Gazo, M.; Álvarez, C.; Gozalbes, D.; Perdiguero, D.; Alegre, F. Is the Spanish coast within the Mediterranean nesting range for the loggerhead sea turtle?. In Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Volume 88. Number 7. 2008
Scheinin, A.P.; Kerem, D.; Macleod, C.D.; Gazo, M.; Chicote, C.A. and Castellote, M. Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) in the Mediterranean. freak event or early sign of climate-driven distribution change?. In Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Volume 4. 2011
Borrell, A.; Aguilar, A.; Kumarran, R.P.; Gazo, M.; Cardona, L. Stable isotope profiles in whale shark (Rhincodon typus) suggest segregation and dissimilarities in diet among sexes and lengths. In Environmental Biology of Fishes. Volume 92. Number 4. 2011 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-011-9879-y
Castellote M; Brotons J.M; Chicote C.A.; Gazo M; Cerdà M. Long-term acoustic monitoring of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in marine protected areas in the Spanish Mediterranean Sea. In Ocean & Coastal Management. Number 113. 2015 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.05.017
Mannocci, L.; Roberts, J. J.; Halpin; P. N., Authier; M., Boisseau; O., Bradai; M. N., Cañadas; A., Chicote, C.; David, Lé.; Di-Méglio, N.; Fortuna, C. M.; Frantzis, A.; Gazo, M.; Genov, T.; Hammond, P. S.; Holcer, D.; Kaschner, K.; Kerem, D.; Lauriano, G.; Lewis, T.; di Sciara, G. N.; Panigada, S.; Raga, J. A.; Scheinin, A.; Ridoux, V.; Vella, A.; Vella, J. Assessing cetacean surveys throughout the Mediterranean Sea: a gap analysis in environmental space. In Scientific Reports. Volume 8. Number 3126 . 2018 . Institutional Repository
A.Cañadas; N.Aguilar de Soto; M.Aissie; A.Arcangeli; M.Azzolin; A.B-Nagy; G.Bearzi; Campana; C.Chicote; C.Cotte; R.Crosti;L.David; A.Di Natale; C.Fortuna; A.Frantzis; P.Garcia; M.Gazo; R.Gutierrez-Xarxas; D.Holcer; S.Laran; G.Lauriano; T.Lewis; A.Moulins; B.Mussi; G.Notarbartolo di Sciara;S.Panigada; X.Pastor;E.Politi;M.Pulcini; A.Raga; L.Rendell; M.Rossow; P.Tepsich; J.Tomás; M.Tringali; Th.Roger. The challenge of habitat modelling for threatened low density species using heterogeneous data: The case of Cuvier's beaked whales in the Mediterranean. In Ecological Indicators. Volume 85. 2018 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.10.021
Garcia-Garin, O.; García-Cuevas, I.; Drago, M.; Rita, D.; Parga, M.; Gazo, M.; Cardona, L. No evidence of microplastics in Antarctic fur seal scats from a hotspot of human activity in Western Antarctica. In Science of the Total Environment. Volume 737. 2020 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140210
MOKOS, M., CHEIMONOPOULOU, M., KOULOURI, P., PREVIATI, M., REALDON, G., SANTORO, F., MOGIAS, A., BOUBONARI, T., GAZO, M., SATTA, A., IOAKEIMIDIS, C., TOJEIRO, A., CHICOTE, C., PAPATHANASSIOU, M., & KEVREKIDIS, T. Mediterranean Sea Literacy: When Ocean Literacy becomes region-specific. In Mediterranean Marine Science. Volume 21. Number 3. 2020 . https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.23400
Borrell, A., Gazo, M., Aguilar, A., Raga, J.A., Degollada, E., Gozalbes, P., García-Vernet, R. Niche partitioning amongst northwestern Mediterranean cetaceans using stable isotopes. In Progress in Oceanography. Volume 193. 2021 . Institutional Repository
Nuez, I.; Gazo, M.; Cardona, L. A closer look to medium-sized and large sharks in the northern Catalan coast (north-western Mediterranean); a witness to an evolving decline?. In Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. Volume 31. Number 9. 2021 . https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3651
Martínez-Puchol, S.; Cardona, L.; Drago, M.; Gazo, M.; Bofill-Mas, S. Viral metagenomics reveals persistent as well as dietary acquired viruses in Antarctic fur seals. In Scientific Reports. Volume 12. 2022 . Institutional Repository
Drago, M.; Llorach, C.; Ormazabal Santa Cruz, U.; Zenteno-Devaud, L.; Rebolledo, L.; Rita, D.; Gazo, M.; Cardona, L. Seasonal and interannual variability in the diet of young and sub-adult male Antarctic fur seals as revealed by stable C and N isotope ratios. In Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Volume 80. 2023
Guido Gnone; Michela Bellingeri; Yvan Molinari; Fank Dhermain; Hélène Labach; Bruno Díaz López; Léa David; Nathalie Di Meglio; Georges Azzinari; Caroline Azzinari; Sabina Airoldi; Caterina Lanfredi; Joan Gonzalvo; Valentina De Santis; Silvio Nuti; Carla Álvarez Chicote; Manel Gazo; Alberta Mandich; Jessica Alessi; Arianna Azzellino; Nicolas Tomasi; Marie-Catherine Santoni; Cecilia Mancusi; Marta Falabrino; and Ana Maria Cañadas. The Seabed Makes the Dolphins: Physiographic Features Shape the Size and Structure of the Bottlenose Dolphin Geographical Units. In Journal Of Marine Science And Engineering. Volume 10. Number 8. 2022 . https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10081036
Guido Gnone, Michela Bellingeri, Sabina Airoldi ,Joan Gonzalvo ,Léa David ,Nathalie Di-Méglio ,Ana M. Cañadas ,Aylin Akkaya ,Tim Awbery ,Barbara Mussi ,Ilaria Campana ,Marta Azzolin , Ayhan Dede ,Arda M. Tonay ,Clara Monaco ,Giuliana Pellegrino ,Paola Tepsich ,Aurelie Moulins ,Antonella Arcangeli ,Hélène Labach ,Aviad P. Scheinin ,Yaly Mevorach ,Roberto Carlucci ,Francesca C. Santacesaria ,Carla A. Chicote ,Manel Gazo ,Beatriz Tintore ,Jessica Alessi ,Alberta Mandich ,Luca Bittau ,Bruno Diaz Lopez ,Caroline Azzinari ,Gabriella La Manna ,Daniela Silvia Pace ,Donatella Decandia ,Alberto Castelli ,Silvio Nuti ,Marie-Catherine Santoni ,Alessandro Verga ,Nicolas Tomasi ,Cristina Giacoma ,Matteo Costantino ,Marta Falabrino and Arianna Azzellino. Cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea: Encounter Rate, Dominant Species, and Diversity Hotspots. In Diversity. Volume 15. Number 321. 2023 . https://doi.org/10.3390/d15030321
Chicote C.A; Amigó N and Gazo M. Submarine canyons as key habitats to preserve Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) populations in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea. In Frontiers In Marine Science. Volume 10. 2023 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1080386

Teaching imparted

Zoologia - Biología - Universidad de Barcelona.
Biologia Animal Aplicada - Ciencias Ambientales - Universidad de Barcelona.
Biologia de Mamífers i Rèptils Marins - Ciencias del Mar: Oceanografía y Gestión del Medio Marino - Universidad de Barcelona.
Biodiversitat Animal Marina - Ciencias del Mar: Oceanografía y Gestión del Medio Marino - Universidad de Barcelona.
Biologia Animal - Ciencias Ambientales - Universidad de Barcelona.
Biologia d'Invertebrats Marins - Biología - Universidad de Barcelona.
L'Impacte Ecològic de la Pesca: Avaluació i Gestió - Ciencias del Mar: Oceanografía y Gestión del Medio Marino - Universidad de Barcelona.
Impacte Antropogènic en el Medi Marí - Ciències del Mar - Universidad de Barcelona.
Zoologia Marina - Ciències del Mar - Universidad de Barcelona.

Projects

Assessment of the Mediterranean monk seal (Sense especificar) . 2022 - 2023 . Ref.312031 . Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC . SPA) . PI: Josep Manuel Gazo Perez . (4 Researchers)
La flexibilidad ecológica de los depredadores apicales antárticos ante el cambio global: el lobo marino antártico (Arctocephalus gazella) como modelo (Programa Nacional de ciencias y tecnologías medioambientales) . 2018 - 2021 . Ref.CTM2017-83319-P . Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad . PI: Luis Cardona Pascual . (1 Researchers)
  • Pinnípedos
  • Banquisa
  • Isótopos estables
  • Cambio climático
  • Krill
Grup de Recerca dels grans vertebrats marins (Ajuts de Suport als Grups de Recerca de Catalunya (SGR)) . 2017 - 2021 . Ref.2017SGR461 . Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR) . PI: Alejandro Aguilar Vila . (11 Researchers)
  • Biologia de poblacions
  • Tortugues marines
  • Mamífers marins
  • Contaminació
  • Ecotoxicología
  • cetacis
  • Isòtops estables
  • Censos
  • Ecología trófica
Identidad y rango de distribución del rorcual común del Atlántico nororiental y del Mediterráneo establecido mediante trazadores químicos (Programa Nacional de Biodiversidad, ciencias de la tierra y cambio global) . 2016 - 2018 . Ref.CGL2015-70468-R . Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad . PI: Alejandro Aguilar Vila; Maria Asuncion Borrell Thio . (3 Researchers)
  • Trazador ecológico
  • ballena
  • Población
  • cetáceo
  • marcador
Recerca conjunta amb el MRI islandès sobre pautes migratòries de balenes atlàntiques (ACTIVITATS DESENVOLUPAMENT INTERNACIONAL) . 2015 . Universitat de Barcelona . PI: Alejandro Aguilar Vila . (4 Researchers)
  • Biología marina
  • Canvi climàtic
  • Migracions
Sustaining Project - Marine Environmental Sustaining Research Project-VI (Sense especificar) . 2015 - 2018 . Ref.308565 . King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals . PI: Alejandro Aguilar Vila . (4 Researchers)
Grup de recerca dels grans vertebrats marins (Ajuts de Suport als Grups de Recerca de Catalunya (SGR)) . 2014 - 2017 . Ref.2014SGR1364 . Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR) . PI: Alejandro Aguilar Vila . (7 Researchers)
  • Tortugues marines
  • cetacis
  • Isòtops estables
  • Censos
  • Genética
  • Dinàmica de poblacions
  • Ecología trófica
Migració i estructura demogràfica de la balena d'aleta ibèrica (Sense especificar) . 2014 . Ref.307753 . Fundació Barcelona Zoo . PI: Alejandro Aguilar Vila . (6 Researchers)
Grup de Recerca de grans vertebrats marins (Projectes de recerca per potenciar els grups de recerca consolidats ) . 2009 - 2013 . Ref.2009SGR842 . Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR) . PI: Alejandro Aguilar Vila . (18 Researchers)
  • Contaminació
  • Tortugues marines
  • cetacis
  • Isòtops estables
Grup de recerca en ecologia tròfica i del moviment dels vertebrats (ECOVERT) (Ajuts de Suport als Grups de Recerca de Catalunya (SGR)) . 2022 - 2024 . Ref.2021SGR00327 . Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR) . PI: Luis Cardona Pascual