Using biomarkers, a multidisciplinary team of scientists managed to collect paleoceanographic data from the Bransfield Strait, one of the Antarctic areas that is most affected by climate change. In recent years and in an accelerated manner, the Western Antarctic...
A study published in the journal “Microbiology Open” ensures that the impact of hyper densification in fish cages can contribute to the increase of organic matter in marine ecosystems. In the aquaculture industry, the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), present...
Research also rules out a possible migration of Harpagifer antarcticus to Chilean Patagonia, due to its intolerance to warmer temperatures. In ecological terms, Harpagifer antarcticus is a well-studied fish within the fauna of the white continent, due to its...
The French sailboat TARA will connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to study the marine microbiome. More than 700 national and foreign researchers participate in the collaboration network behind the initiative. The French foundation TARA Océan, in collaboration with...
After successful work in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic region, the IDEAL Center has gained approval to operate over the next five years, and its focus will be to generate knowledge about connectivity and vulnerability of the southernmost ecosystems. In times...
The research, led by Dr. Mireia Mestre and Dr. Juan Höfer, proposes a new theory and was published in the prestigious scientific journal Trends in Microbiology. Andrea Navarro, IDEAL Center. They exist in abundance in the oceans, continents and the atmosphere, they...
