The eruption that occurred six years ago in the Los Lagos Region allowed us to analyze how the “fresh” ash contributes to the marine ecosystems of areas surrounding the volcano. Daniela Jofré, Centro IDEAL. It was one of the largest volcanic eruptions of which there...
Using sensors installed in crabeater seals, satellite instruments, and statistical and ocean models, a team of researchers obtained unpublished information. The work was published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature Climate Change. Andrea Navarro, IDEAL...
A new study, led by Chilean geneticist Dr. Leyla Cárdenas, revealed that the influx of ships, the unusual increase in ocean temperature and the species’ physiological capacity, could provide a “window of invasion.” The research was published in the...
A study conducted in the Reloncaví Fjord, in the Los Lagos region of Chile, and published in the scientific journal JGR Biogeosciences, reports that the “choritos” (Chilean blue mussels) – an important commercial resource in the country – may...
At South Bay on Doumer Island (Antarctica) a team of Chilean scientists installed a pH sensor, an oceanographic instrument to be used to study one of the most conspicuous effects of climate change at the White Continent. Andrea Navarro, from Yelcho Station in...
