Through various DNA analyses, the presence of a single species of Harpagifer was discovered, contrasting current records. However, there are three highly genetically differentiated groups of the family of these spiny animals present in Patagonia. In the sub Antarctic...
Research recently published in the journal Current Biology determined that, in recent years, these organisms have frequently crossed oceanographic barriers to reach different islands in the Southern Ocean. In 2018, a walk along the Fildes Bay beach on the Antarctic...
The work allows learning about the diversity of algae present in Patagonia and seeks to raise awareness about the fragility of high-latitude marine ecosystems. In Punta Arenas and before a full auditorium, the “Subantarctic Macroalgae Guide” was launched,...
A multidisciplinary team of professionals from CONAF, the IDEAL Center and the DGA found debris that increases the deterioration of vegetation and contamination of the coastline, when they were heading to the Fjord of the Mountains to carry out various scientific...
The marine biologist, Emilio Alarcón, has the objective of collecting water samples for later analysis in the laboratory. The data that he manages to obtain will contribute to the generation of knowledge about the unknown Southern Ocean. Since 1964, Chile has carried...
