Media and Publications
Media
VIDEO
Focus UBC Science "Darwins Eden Awash in Plastics"
CTV News "UBC student researching microplastics in Galapagos penguins"
STORIES
CBC "High presence of microplastics near the Galápagos Islands, according to a preliminary study"
Vancouver Sun "UBC researchers find microplastics prevalent in Galápagos Islands penguin prey"
Canada Today "UBC student researches microplastics in Galapagos penguins"
Flipboard "UBC researchers find microplastics prevalent in Galápagos Islands penguin prey"
Ocean Diagnostics "Ocean Diagnostics' Team Member Conducts Microplastic Research in Galápagos"
Publications
McMullen, K. (2022). Case Study: Marine Litter Entangles Ecuadorian Mangrove Communities. In: Towards an Equitable Approach to Marine Plastic Pollution, J. Vandenberg & Y. Ota (Eds.). pp. 49-51. Ocean Nexus Equity & Marine Plastic Report 2022. Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Center, & Earth Lab, University of Washington 79.
McMullen, K., Pakhomov, E., Alava, J. J. (2021). Are microplastics accumulating in the foodweb of the endangered Galápagos Penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus? Modelling microplastics bioaccumulation and biomagnification potential in the Galápagos Archipelago. In: Book of Abstracts, 3rd World Seabird Conference. October 4-8, 2021. (pp. 228). https://worldseabirdconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WSC3AbstractBookFinal.pdf
McMullen, K., Pakhomov, E., Alava, J. J. (2021). Are microplastics accumulating in the foodweb of the endangered Galápagos Penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus? Modelling microplastics bioaccumulation and biomagnification potential in the Galápagos Archipelago. In: Book of Abstracts, SETAC Latin America 14th Biennial Meeting. Sep 26-29, 2021. (pp. 14). https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.setac.org/resource/resmgr/abstract_books/SLA-14-abstract-book.pdf
Alava, J. J., McMullen, K., Jones, J., et al... & Schofield, J. 2022. Multiple Anthropogenic Stressors in the Galápagos Islands’ Complex Social‐Ecological System: Interactions of marine pollution, fishing pressure and climate change with management recommendations. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4661
Alava, J. J., Tirapé, A., McMullen, K., Uyaguari, M., & Domínguez, G.A. 2022. Microplastics and Macroplastic Debris as Potential Physical Vectors of SARS-CoV-2: A Hypothetical Overview with Implications for Public Health. Microplastics 1(1):156-166. https://doi.org/10.3390/microplastics1010010
Alava, J. J., & McMullen, K. 2022. Predicting microplastic bioaccumulation in marine mammal foodwebs: insights from 16 diverse EwE trophic-dynamic ecosystem models. In: Book of Abstracts, 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. August 1-5, 2022. West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. (pp. 17-18). https://www.smmconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SMM2022-Abstract-Book-August_11.pdf