A recent study by the IDEAL Center determined that both of these environmental phenomena negatively impact the shellfish commonly known “choritos” or “mejillones” (mussels). Mytilus chilensis is the scientific name of the Chilean mussel, or...
During a one-year period, Dr. Luis Miguel Pardo, researcher at the Center for the Dynamic Research of Marine Ecosystems of High Latitudes (IDEAL) of the Austral University of Chile (UACh), collected data every thirty minutes from a Southern Ocean location at a depth...
Scientists from the IDEAL Center and the UMAG participated a study which used genetic analysis, and this has changed the way in which these organisms had historically been classified in this region. The Drake Passage, considered one of the most dangerous in the world,...
A study developed by Andrea Piñones, investigator for the IDEAL CENTER, reveals that the Antarctic krill´s habitat could decrease up to 80%, by the end of the century, causing a decline in this organism that could affect all of the marine food chain. The Antarctic...
