Líneas de investigación
- Ecología submareal, estrategias reproductivas de invertebrados marinos
- Ecología del paisaje acústico marino (peces e invertebrados)
- Plástico en el ambiente marino
Más información
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- Google Scholar (Google Académico)
- ResearchGate
- Este académico también es parte del Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Ambientes Sustentables (CIBAS) de la UCSC.
Cursos que dicta
Pregrado
- Habilitación Profesional
- Actividad Práctica Profesional
- Biogeografía
- Lectura de Textos Académicos en Inglés
Postgrado
- Métodos y Diseños Experimentales en Ecología Submareal
- Métodos y Análisis en Ecología Marina
- Fundamentos y Metodologías en Biodiversidad
- Manejo Integrado y Conservación de Recursos Costeros
A través de buceo científico observo fenómenos ecológicos y evolutivos que me llevan a generar hipótesis que someto a prueba con experimentos de terreno y experiencias de laboratorio.
Mi línea de investigación comienza con el estudio de la conducta de apareamiento del camarón de roca (Rhynchocinetes typus), donde identificamos cómo la selección sexual modula la morfología y conducta en esta especie, quedando aun varias preguntas por responder.
Me interesa también comprender los mecanismos de dispersión y conducta larval de especies con desarrollo complejo y contrastarlo con estrategias que utilizan especies con desarrollo directo. Entender estos procesos y modelar las potenciales rutas de dispersión es fundamental para generar planes de manejo y conservación. Más aun cuando hemos identificado que conductas larvales son relevantes y alteraciones de hábitats particulares influencian negativamente el reclutamiento de algunas especies.
Dentro de los procesos de dispersión y reclutamiento recientemente se ha identificado que el sonido natural de ambientes costeros actúa como una señal de orientación para larvas al momento de asentarse. Ahora estamos estudiando este proceso en las costas de Chile, incluyendo islas oceánicas, y evaluando cómo sonidos antropogénicos podrían interferir con esta señal.
Por otro lado, a través de varios viajes a lo largo de la costa de Chile observamos y describimos grandes cantidades de plástico flotando en el mar y varado en las playas lo cual nos ha motivado para continuar investigando su impacto en el ambiente marino.
Las investigaciones que hasta ahora he realizado han involucrado colaboraciones importantes con varios investigadores nacionales y extranjeros, vínculos que se mantendrán en el tiempo y claramente se generarán otros nuevos. La difusión de estas investigaciones es algo que considero extremadamente importante lo cual le he estado desarrollando a través de publicaciones en diferentes medios y utilizando la fotografía submarina.
Publicaciones académicas
- The impact of the rise in the abundance of the long-spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus sylviae) on coastal marine ecosystems of the Juan Fernández Archipelago, Chile. ICES Journal of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaf067.
- Structural attributes and macrofaunal assemblages associated with rose gorgonian gardens (Leptogorgia sp. nov.) in Central Chile: opening the door for conservation actions. Coral Reefs. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-023-02463-8.
- Diel changes in structure and trophic functions of motile benthic invertebrates on coral reefs at Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Marine Biology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-021-03957-1.
- COVID lessons from the global south – Face masks invading tourist beaches and recommendations for the outdoor seasons. Science of The Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147486.
- The presence of kelp Lessonia trabeculata drives isotopic niche segregation of redspotted catshark Schroederichthys chilensis. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107435.
- Daily accumulation rates of marine litter on the shores of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the South Pacific Ocean. Marine Pollution Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112535.
- A decade later, reviewing floating marine debris in Northern Chilean Patagonia. Marine Pollution Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112372.
- Tracing trophic pathways through the marine ecosystem of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3500.
- A country's response to tackling plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems: The Chilean way. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3469.
- Exploring overlooked components of remote South‐east Pacific oceanic islands: Larval and macrobenthic assemblages in reef habitats with distinct underwater soundscapes. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3359.
- The awakening of invertebrates: The daily dynamics of fishes and mobile invertebrates at Rapa Nui's multiple use marine protected area. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3423.
- Temperature alters the physiological response of spiny lobsters under predation risk. Conservation Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coaa065.
- Establishing the ecological basis for conservation of shallow marine life using Reef Life Survey. Biological Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108855.
- Resting Dynamics and Diel Activity of the Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) in Rapa Nui, Chile. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1374.1.
- Inter-hemispherical shoreline surveys of anthropogenic marine debris – A binational citizen science project with schoolchildren. Marine Pollution Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.11.048.
- Variation in consumer pressure along 2500 km in a major upwelling system: crab predators are more important at higher latitudes. Marine Biology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-019-3587-0.
- Coastal chemical cues for settlement of the southern rock lobster, Jasus edwardsii. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2017.1136.
- Impacts of Marine Plastic Pollution From Continental Coasts to Subtropical Gyres—Fish, Seabirds, and Other Vertebrates in the SE Pacific. Frontiers in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00238.
- Spatio-temporal variation of anthropogenic marine debris on Chilean beaches. Marine Pollution Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.11.014.
- Differing environmental drivers of settlement across the range of southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) suggest resilience of the fishery to climate change. Fisheries Oceanography. https://doi.org/10.1111/fog.12185.
- Habitat coupling writ large: pelagic‐derived materials fuel benthivorous macroalgal reef fishes in an upwelling zone. Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1936.
- Reef Sound as an Orientation Cue for Shoreward Migration by Pueruli of the Rock Lobster, Jasus edwardsii. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157862.
- Inducers of settlement and moulting in post-larval spiny lobster. Oecologia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-015-3251-4.
- Settlement and early survival of southern rock lobster, Jasus edwardsii, under climate-driven decline of kelp habitats. ICES Journal of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsu199.
- Anthropogenic marine debris in the coastal environment: A multi-year comparison between coastal waters and local shores. Marine Pollution Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.01.005.
- Floating kelps in Patagonian Fjords: an important vehicle for rafting invertebrates and its relevance for biogeography. Marine Biology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-012-1990-x.
- Herbivorous amphipods inhabit protective microhabitats within thalli of giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera. Marine Biology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-011-1794-4.
- Reproductive biology of two species of squat lobsters – female receptivity and interbrood intervals. Journal of Crustacean Biology. https://doi.org/10.1163/193724012x626601.
- Kelp rafts in the Humboldt Current: Interplay of abiotic and biotic factors limit their floating persistence and dispersal potential. Limnology and Oceanography. https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.2011.56.5.1751.
- PHYSIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE OF FLOATING GIANT KELP MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA (PHAEOPHYCEAE): LATITUDINAL VARIABILITY IN THE EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND GRAZING1. Journal of Phycology. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-8817.2011.00971.x.
- Spatio-temporal distribution of floating objects in the German Bight (North Sea). Journal of Sea Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2011.03.002.
- Temporal and spatial distribution of floating objects in coastal waters of central–southern Chile and Patagonian fjords. Continental Shelf Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2010.04.013.
- Nest-Building Behavior by the Amphipod Peramphithoe femorata (Kroyer) on the Kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C. Agardh From Northern-Central Chile. Biological Bulletin.
- Nest-Building Behavior by the Amphipod Peramphithoe femorata (Krøyer) on the Kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C. Agardh From Northern-Central Chile. The Biological Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1086/BBLv218n3p248.
- Spatial and temporal distribution of floating kelp in the channels and fjords of southern Chile. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2009.12.010.
- Testing the abundant‐centre hypothesis using intertidal porcelain crabs along the Chilean coast: linking abundance and life‐history variation. Journal of Biogeography. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02224.x.
- EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND GRAZING ON GROWTH AND REPRODUCTION OF FLOATING MACROCYSTIS SPP. (PHAEOPHYCEAE) ALONG A LATITUDINAL GRADIENT1. Journal of Phycology. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00676.x.
- Floating marine debris in fjords, gulfs and channels of southern Chile. Marine Pollution Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.10.020.
- Geographic distribution and description of four pelagic barnacles along the south east Pacific coast of Chile - a zoogeographical approximation. Revista Chilena De Historia Natural.
- PRESENCE OF SPOROPHYLLS IN FLOATING KELP RAFTS OF MACROCYSTIS SPP. (PHAEOPHYCEAE) ALONG THE CHILEAN PACIFIC COAST 1. Journal of Phycology. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-8817.2005.00118.x.
- Fishes associated to drifting macroalgae in Aysen, Chile,Peces asociados con la deriva de macroalgas en Aysén, Chile. Revista de Biologia Marina y Oceanografia.
- Peces asociados con la deriva de macroalgas en Aysén, Chile. Revista de biología marina y oceanografía. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-19572004000200005.
- Floating marine debris in coastal waters of the SE-Pacific (Chile). Marine Pollution Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0025-326x(02)00365-x.
- MALE DOMINANCE HIERARCHY AND MATING TACTICS IN THE ROCK SHRIMP RHYNCHOCINETES TYPUS (DECAPODA: CARIDEA). Journal of Crustacean Biology. https://doi.org/10.1651/0278-0372(2003)023[0033:mdhamt]2.0.co;2.
- Mating behavior of female rock shrimp Rhynchocinetes typus (Decapoda: Caridea)?indication for convenience polyandry and cryptic female choice. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-003-0677-1.
- Somatic and gametic resources in male rock shrimp, Rhynchocinetes typus: effect of mating potential and ontogenetic male stage. Animal Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1006/anbe.2003.2220.
- MATING BEHAVIOR AND FERTILIZATION SUCCESS OF THREE ONTOGENETIC STAGES OF MALE ROCK SHRIMP RHYNCHOCINETES TYPUS (DECAPODA: CARIDEA). Journal of Crustacean Biology. https://doi.org/10.1651/0278-0372(2000)020[0628:mbafso]2.0.co;2.