A team of researchers carried out various samplings of ‘didymo’ in rivers of Torres Del Paine and Tierra del Fuego. Although it is not yet known how this species reached the extreme south of the American continent, the phenomenon brings with it a series of...
A team of researchers found evidence on the feeding strategy of one of the most important marine resources for Chile and Argentina. This phenomenon had only been recorded in captivity until now. Andrea Navarro, IDEAL Center. The Patagonian spider crab, whose...
Through a pioneering work methodology in Chile, a scientific team seeks to complement the existing information on the huiro, a species considered essential for the marine ecosystems of Patagonia. During this week, a team of researchers and scientific divers, headed by...
The research work analyzes for four years the effect of environmental variables on microorganisms that are considered key in the biodiversity of the territory. Daniela Jofré, IDEAL Center. Climate change has particularly affected the marine ecosystems of Antarctica, a...
Multidisciplinary work revealed the presence of these elements and their dynamics in polar fjord systems. The research was published in the scientific journal Frontiers in Earth Science. Daniela Jofré, IDEAL Center. Trace metals are very scarce in marine systems,...
A study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, managed to determine the composition and functional potential of microbial communities associated with snow algae in Fildes Bay, Doumer Island and O’Higgins Base, on the Antarctic Peninsula....
