Dr. Maria Ching Villanueva
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Dr. Maria Ching Villanueva

Research Scientist
IFREMER Company, France


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Agronomy Environment and Territorial Management from National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble, France

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Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences
100%
Environmental Monitoring
62%
Ecosystem Approach
90%
Renewable Energy
75%
Ecotoxicology
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
7
Articles
80
Abstracts
15

Selected Publications

  1. Tan, B.C., J. Anticamara and M.C. Villanueva, 2018. Modeling of degraded reefs in Leyte Gulf, Philippines in the face of climate change and human-induced disturbances. Climate Disaster Dev. J., 1: 1-12.
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  2. Vu, C.T., C. Lin, G. Yeh and M.C. Villanueva, 2017. Bioaccumulation and potential sources of heavy metal contamination in fish species in Taiwan: Assessment and possible human health implications. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 24: 19422-19434.
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  3. Lin, C., T. Vu, D. Senoro and M.C. Villanueva, 2017. The investigation of volatile and semi-volatile organic contaminations in Houjing river, Kaohsiung City, Southern Taiwan. ASM Sci. J., 1: 74-81.
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  4. Lin, C., K.A. Nguyen, C.T. Vu, D. Senoro and M.C. Villanueva, 2017. Contamination levels and potential sources of organic pollution in an Asian river. Water Sci. Technol., (In Press). 10.2166/wst.2017.419.
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  5. Cachera, M., B. Ernande, M.C. Villanueva and S. Lefebvre, 2017. Individual diet variation in a marine fish assemblage: Optimal foraging theory, niche variation hypothesis and functional identity. J. Sea Res., 120: 60-71.
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  6. Villanueva, M.C. and A.A. Ibarra, 2016. Assessing the ecological stress in a Garonne River stretch, southwest France. Ecol. Indicators, 67: 466-473.
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  7. Mille, T., K. Mahe, M.C. Villanueva, H. de Pontual and B. Ernande, 2016. Diet is correlated with otolith shape in marine fish. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 555: 167-184.
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  8. Villanueva, M.C., 2015. Contrasting tropical estuarine ecosystem functioning and stability: A comparative study. Estuarine Coastal Shelf Sci., 155: 89-103.
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  9. Tecchio, S., A. Rius, J.C. Dauvin, J. Lobry and G. Lassalle et al., 2015. The mosaic of habitats of the Seine estuary: Insights from food-web modelling and network analysis. Ecol. Model., 312: 91-101.
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  10. Mille, T., K. Mahe, M.C. Villanueva, H.de Pontual and B. Ernande, 2015. Sagittal otolith morphogenesis asymmetry in marine fishes. J. Fish Biol., 87: 646-663.
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  11. Metcalfe, K., S. Vaz, G.H. Engelhard, M.C. Villanueva, R.J. Smith and S. Mackinson, 2015. Evaluating conservation and fisheries management strategies by linking spatial prioritization software and ecosystem and fisheries modelling tools. J. Applied Ecol., 52: 665-674.
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  12. Kopp, D., S. Lefebvre, M. Cachera, M.C. Villanueva and B. Ernande, 2015. Reorganization of a marine trophic network along an inshore-offshore gradient due to stronger pelagic-benthic coupling in coastal areas. Prog. Oceanography, 130: 157-171.
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  13. Auber, A., M. Travers-Trolet, M.C. Villanueva and B. Ernande, 2015. Regime shift in an exploited fish community related to natural climate oscillations. PLoS ONE, Vol. 10. 10.1371/journal.pone.0129883.
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  14. Mahe, K., M.C. Villanueva, S. Vaz, F. Coppin, P. Koubbi and A. Carpentier, 2014. Morphological variability of striped red mullet Mullus surmuletus in relation to sotck discrimination between Bay of Biscay and the eastern English channel. J. Fish Biol., 84: 1063-1073.
  15. Rombouts, I., G. Beaugrand, L.F. Artigas, J.C. Dauvin and F. Gevaert et al., 2013. Evaluating marine ecosystem health: Case studies of indicators using direct observations and modelling methods. Ecol. Indicators, 24: 353-365.
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  16. Gnohossou, P., P. Laleye, P. Atachi, M.C. Villanueva and J. Moreau, 2013. Temporal variations in the food habits of some fish species in Lake Nokoue, Benin. Afr. J. Aquat. Sci., 38: 43-47.
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  17. Villanueva, M.C., S. Vaz, B. Ernande, L. Gardel and F. Coppin et al., 2011. The charm project: Defying the channel’s loss by facing environmental challenges across borders. La Mer, 49: 83-92.
  18. Van, M.V., N.T. Phuong, T.D. Dinh, M.C. Villanueva and J. Moreau, 2010. A mass-balance ecopath model of coastal areas in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Asian Fish. J., 23: 208-223.
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  19. Martin, C.S., A. Carpentier, S. Vaz, F. Coppin and L. Curet et al., 2009. The channel habitat atlas for marine resource management (CHARM): An aid for planning and decision-making in an area under strong anthropogenic pressure. Aquat. Living Resour., 22: 499-508.
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  20. Weliange, W.S., M.C. Villanueva, U.S. Amarasinghe and F. Schiemer, 2008. Ecomorphological Patterns of Feeding in Three Sri Lankan Reservoirs. In: Aquatic Ecosystems and Development: Comparative Asian Perspectives, Schiemer, F. and B. Tokarska-Guzik (Eds.). Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, ISBN: 9789057822018, pp: 219-234.
  21. Villanueva, M.C.S., M. Isumbisho, B. Kaningini, J. Moreau and J.C. Micha, 2008. Modeling trophic interactions in Lake Kivu: What roles do exotics play? Ecol. Model., 212: 422-438.
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  22. Villanueva, M.C., J. Moreau, U.S. Amarasinghe and F. Schiemer, 2008. Towards an Ecosystem Approach in Managing Asian Reservoirs. In: Aquatic Ecosystems and Development: Comparative Asian Perspectives, Schiemer, F. and B. Tokarska-Guzik (Eds.). Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, ISBN: 9789057822018, pp: 413-434.
  23. Moreau, J., U.S. Amarasinghe, B. Sricharoendham and M.C. Villanueva, 2008. Population Dynamics of Fishes in Asian Freshwaters. In: Aquatic Ecosystems and Development: Comparative Asian Perspectives, Schiemer, F. and B. Tokarska-Guzik (Eds.). Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, ISBN: 9789057822018, pp: 295-304.
  24. Haputhantri, S.S.K., M.C.S. Villanueva and J. Moreau, 2008. Trophic interactions in the coastal ecosystem of Sri Lanka: An ECOPATH preliminary approach. Estuarine Coastal Shelf Sci., 76: 304-318.
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  25. Amarasinghe, U., W.S. Weliange, M.C. Villanueva and J. Moreau, 2008. Feeding Ecology of Fishes in Asian Reservoirs. In: Aquatic Ecosystems and Development: Comparative Asian Perspectives, Schiemer, F. and B. Tokarska-Guzik (Eds.). Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, ISBN: 9789057822018, pp: 249-264.
  26. Villanueva, M.C., P. Laleye, R. Lae, J.J. Albaret, L.T. de Morais, M. Simier and J. Moreau, 2007. Preliminary trophic flow models of two West African Coastal Lagoons to assess aquatic population’s risks from exploitation and environmental degradation. J. Afrotrop. Zool., 85: 199-212.
  27. Niyonkuru, C., P. Laleye, M.C. Villanueva and J. Moreau, 2007. Population dynamic parameters of main fish species of an African Lake. J. Afrotrop. Zool., 85: 149-155.
  28. Laleye, P., M.C. Villanueva, A. Chikou, A. d’Almeida, C. Monteil and J. Moreau, 2007. Diel feeding periodicity, daily ration and relative food consumption of selected freshwater fish species in the Oueme basin, Benin (West Africa) On Maxims. J. Afrotrop. Zool., 85: 113-121.
  29. Laleye, P., M.C. Villanueva and M. Entsua-Mensah, 2007. The West African coastal waters: A review of the current knowledge of their aquatic living resources and management issues. J. Afrotrop. Zool., 85: 123-136.
  30. Christensen, V., K.A. Aiken and M.C. Villanueva, 2007. Threats to the Ocean: On the role of ecosystem approaches to fisheries. Social Sci. Inform., 46: 67-86.
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  31. Weliange, W.S., U.S. Amarasinghe, J. Moreau and M.C. Villanueva, 2006. Diel feeding periodicity, daily ration and relative food consumption in some fish populations in three reservoirs of Sri Lanka. Aquat. Living Resour., 19: 229-237.
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  32. Villanueva, M.C., P.S. Diouf, J.J. Albaret and J. Moreau, 2006. Complexity of a West African Estuary. In: Coastal Ecosystems of West Africa: Biological diversity, Resources and Conservation, Symoens, J.J. (Ed.). Fondation pour Favoriser les Recherches Scientifiques en Afrique, Brussels, pp: 15-26.
  33. Villanueva, M.C., P. Laleye, J.J. Albaret, R. Lae, L.T. de Morais and J. Moreau, 2006. Comparing energy fluxes and trophic dynamics of two West African Coastal Lagoons. Ecol. Model., 197: 461-477.
  34. Villanueva, M.C., M. Ouedraogo and J. Moreau, 2006. Trophic relationships in the new Bagre man-made lake as described by using Ecopath: Possible influence of siltation on the evolution of the ecosystem. Ecol. Model., 191: 243-259.
  35. Lim, P., M.C. Villanueva, B.Chhouk, K.K. Chay, J.M. Brun and J. Moreau, 2006. Fish dynamics in the rehabilitated polders of Prey Nup (Cambodia). Asian Fish. Sci. J., 18: 243-255.
  36. Moreau, J., S. Lek, W. Leelaprata, B. Sricharoendham and M.C. Villanueva, 2005. A Comparison of Various Fitting Techniques for Predicting Fish Yield in Ubolratana Reservoir (Thailand) from a Time Series Data. In: Modelling Community Structure in Freshwater Ecosystems, Lek, S., M. Scardi, P.F.M. Verdonschot, J.P. Descy and Y.S. Park (Eds.). Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp: 90-99.
  37. Kakkaeo, M., T. Chittapalapong and M.C. Villanueva, 2004. Food and feeding habits of some important fish species in the Ubolratana Reservoir, Thailand. A qualitative and quantitative analysis. Asian Fish. Sci. J., 17: 249-259.
  38. Weliange, W.S., M.C. Villanueva and U.S. Amarasinghe, 2003. Seasonality in dietary shifts in size-structured freshwater fish assemblages in three reservoirs of Sri Lanka. Environ. Biol. Fish., 68: 269-282.
  39. Villanueva, M.C. and J. Moreau, 2002. The Possible Evolution of Lake Victoria Fisheries as Assessed by Ecopath IV (with Ecosim and Ecospace) Software. In: Lake Victoria 2000: A New Beginnning, Bilio, M. and R.L. Welcomme (Eds.). The Tokyo United Nations University Press, Tokyo.
  40. Villanueva, M.C. and J. Moreau, 2001. Recent Trends in Lake Victoria Fisheries as Assessed by Ecopath. In: Lakes and Reservoirs Fisheries Management, Cowx, I. (Ed.). The University of Hull Publications, United Kingdom, pp: 96-111.
  41. Moreau, J., M.C. Villanueva, U.S. Amarasinghe and F. Schiemer, 2001. Trophic Relationships and Possible Evolution under Various Fisheries Management Strategies in Sri Lankan Reservoir. In: Fisheries Management and Aquaculture in Southeast Asian Lakes and Reservoirs, De Silva, S.S. and P. Lynch (Eds.). ACIAR Publications, Canberra, Australia, pp: 201-214.