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Ítem Distribución vertical de la macroinfauna asociada a bivalvos en una planicie intermareal sedimentaria del sur de Chile(Universidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, 2012-12) Acuña, Karin; Duarte, Cristian; Jaramillo, Eduardo; Contreras, Heraldo; Manzano, Mario; Navarro, Jorge M.La estructura comunitaria de la macroinfauna que habita en planicies intermareales, así como su distribución en la columna de sedimento, puede ser influida por una combinación de factores físicos y biológicos. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar y comparar la distribución vertical y estructura comunitaria de la macroinfauna asociada a sedimentos con navajuelas (Tagelus dombeii) en la planicie intermareal de Pelluco, sur de Chile, durante febrero y septiembre de 2004. Se recolectaron muestras de sedimento y macroinfauna en sitios con y sin bivalvos, con un cilindro plástico dividido en 5 partes iguales. Durante ambos meses de muestreo, el número de especies, abundancia y biomasa total de la macroinfauna alcanzó, en casi todas las láminas sedimentarias, valores más altos en el sitio con T. dombeii. En ambos meses de muestreo, la composición faunística fue significativamente distinta entre sitios con y sin T. dombeii. Además, la similitud en la composición faunística entre láminas sedimentarias fue mayor en el sitio con T. dombeii durante ambos meses de muestreo. Estos resultados sugieren que el proceso de bioperturbación de T. dombeii afecta la distribución vertical de la fauna asociada y que este efecto no sería dependiente de la época del año.Ítem Morphometric variability in sandy beach crustaceans of Isla Grande de Chiloé, Southern Chile(Universidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, 2013-12) Contreras, Heraldo; Duarte, Cristian; Jaramillo, Eduardo; Fuentes, NorkaThe macroinfauna of exposed sandy beaches along the Chilean coast is dominated by crustaceans, which show an across-shore zonation; the talitrid amphipod Orchestoidea tuberculata as the dominant taxon in the upper levels, the cirolanid isopod Excirolana hirsuticauda is dominant in the mid-intertidal, and the anomuran crab Emerita analoga is common in the low levels. This study analyses samples collected during the spring of 2001 and 7 morphological characters were measured on 30 adults of each species: body length, body height, body width, antennae and uropodal exopod lengths. The study sites were located near 42°S, an area where various beach types (i.e., reflective, intermediate and dissipative) occur along the northern coasts of the Chilean archipelagos. The morphometric variability of O. tuberculata, E. hirsuticauda and E. analoga was analyzed using cluster and principal component analysis. The results of this study showed that independently of beach type, individuals of O. tuberculata inhabiting proximal beaches showed greater similarity than individuals inhabiting beaches located distant from each other. Individuals of E. analoga inhabiting similar beach types showed greater similarity than individuals living in different beach types. These results are discussed in relation to across-shore zonation and the natural history of these species.Ítem Resilience of an aquatic macrophyte to an anthropogenically induced environmental stressor in a Ramsar wetland of southern Chile(Ambio, 2019-03-15) Jaramillo, Eduardo; Duarte, Cristian; Labra, Fabio A.; Lagos, Nelson A.; Peruzzo, Bruno; Silva, Ricardo; Velasquez, Carlos; Manzano, Mario; Melnick, DanielIn mid-2004, anthropogenically induced changes in water quality of the Río Cruces wetland, a Ramsar site located in southern Chile (ca. 40°S), enhanced the resuspension of iron-enriched sediments, which were subsequently deposited over the most abundant aquatic macrophyte of the wetland (Egeria densa Planch. 1849). This event triggered the formation of brownish, necrotic patches and increased iron contents in the leaves and stems of E. densa, which contributed to a significant demise of the plant within the wetland. In this study, we estimate the recovery time as a proxy for resilience of this macrophyte at organismal and population levels. Macro- and micro-optical characteristics, as well as iron contents in tissues of E. densa, were documented in four time windows (2004, 2008, 2012, and 2014). In addition, the size of the macrophyte population and its spatial occurrence were monitored from 2008 to 2016 across 36 study sites within the wetland. Our results suggest necrotic patches and high iron contents in E. densa persisted at least until 2008. After 2013, a significant increase in the spatial occurrence of E. densa was observed within the wetland, reaching full recovery of the population during 2015. The health of plant tissues and iron contents in leaves and stems showed recovery period close to 4 years, while the recovery of the spatial occurrence of E. densa took approximately 9 years. While the monitoring of plant health was not performed on a strict annual basis, the recovery rates estimated here are slower than those described for other macrophytes. This finding might reflect the long-lasting effects of the disturbance from 2004 and the interaction with biotic processes, such as foraging by waterbirds recolonizing the Río Cruces wetland. These results show that full recovery of E. densa was achieved through a cascade of effects starting with abiotic factors (water quality) and passing through physiological and individual levels, to finally reach the population level. A key aspect of this response is the invasive nature of the macrophyte, which likely contributed to its recovery as a consequence of improved water quality. Less successful macrophyte species in other systems may not reach the specific population recovery, and become subdominant species instead, or even be eradicated from the wetland either as the result of herbivory or due to competition with other macrophytes.