Understanding the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems has become a critical
issue to assess the potential short-and long-term effects of natural and anthropogenic …

Polar marine ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
Warming temperatures, freshening seawater, and disruption to sea‐ice formation potentially …

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) in southern Chile are a serious threat to public health, tourism,
artisanal fisheries, and aquaculture in this region. Ichthyotoxic HAB species have recently …

Mapping stable isotope gradients (isoscapes) has become a powerful tool to understand
and forecast the status and variability of marine ecosystems at different levels of ecological …

High-latitude marine environments, such as the Beagle Channel, are highly vulnerable to
modifications related to climate change and anthropogenic impacts, which can rapidly affect …

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) was analyzed by its optical and fluorescent properties in
order to study its distribution, source and transformation in relation to microbial abundances …

Microbial community metabolic balance (ie, the ratio between photosynthesis and
community respiration) is critical for assessing the strength of the biological carbon pump …

Coastal, semi-enclosed aquatic ecosystems of sub-polar regions surrounded by continental
glaciers are among the most sensitive environments to climate change. The Beagle Channel …

Marine microbial plankton hold high structural and functional diversity, however, high-
resolution data are lacking in a large part of the Global Ocean, such as in subpolar areas of …

Large world rivers and their dissolved organic matter (DOM) fluxes could regulate
ecosystem function and biogeochemical processes in coastal marine environments …