New records for the pleustonic snails Janthina and Recluzia (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae) for Chile
Janthina and Recluzia species are pleustonic snails that feed on cnidarians and can be easily differentiated by their shells, which are of a striking purple to violet-blue hue in Janthina, and whitish to brownish in Recluzia. In the southeastern Pacific
Marina Fuentes +4 more
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The impact of fishing on a highly vulnerable ecosystem, the case of Juan Fernández Ridge ecosystem.
The Juan Fernández Ridge (JFRE) is a vulnerable marine ecosystem (VME) located off the coast of central Chile formed by the Juan Fernández Archipelago and a group of seamounts.
Javier Porobic +5 more
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PhilippineIndiosin the Service of Empire: Indigenous Soldiers and Contingent Loyalty, 1600–1700 [PDF]
Philippine indios served in the Spanish armies in the thousands in expeditions of conquest and defense across Spain’s Pacific possessions, often significantly outnumbering their Spanish counterparts.
Mawson, Stephanie
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Plectranthias lamillai new species, is described and illustrated as a new anthiine serranid fish from Alejandro Selkirk Island, the westernmost island of the Juan Fernández Archipelago, about 700 km west of Chile at 33°45´S, 80°51´W.
José Rodrigo Rojas M. +1 more
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Synopsis of the family Reduviidae (Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha) from Chile [PDF]
A synopsis of the Reduviidae recorded from Chile is given, including keys to subfamilies, genera, and species, as well as new distributional records. A total of seven subfamilies, 17 genera, and 27 species are here recorded, one represents a new country ...
Faúndez, Eduardo, Melo, María Cecilia
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What species-specific traits make a bird a better surrogate of native species richness? A test with insular avifauna [PDF]
This is an electronic version of an article published in Biological Conservation. Carrascal, L.M. et al. What species-specific traits make a bird a better surrogate of native species richness? A test with insular avifauna.
Carrascal, L.M. +3 more
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Seasonal acoustic presence of sei whales off the Juan Fernandez Archipelago, Chile
This study examined the occurrence of sei whale upsweep and downsweep vocalisations in 3 yrs of acoustic data (2015-2017) from the Juan Fernandez Archipelago, Chile, to determine the seasonal presence of this species in this area.
SF Álvarez Abarzúa +2 more
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History on Mona Island Long-term Human and Landscape Dynamics of an 'Uninhabited' Island [PDF]
The history of Mona Island and her transitory and permanent communities provides an interesting perspective on the role this small island has played over the long-term in spheres of maritime interaction in the Caribbean and further afield. In particular,
Cooper, Jago, Samson, Alice VM
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The muricid gastropod Concholepas concholepas, known in Chile as 'loco', is an important component of intertidal and shallow subtidal communities, and is one of the main invertebrates targeted by small-scale fishers (divers) in Chile.
LEYLA CÁRDENAS +2 more
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Anotaciones sobre la vegetación nitrófila del Archipiélago de Columbretes (Castellón) [PDF]
Notes on the nitrophilous plata communities of the Columbretes Archipelago (Castellón, eastern Spain)Palabras clave. Vegetación nitrófila, nomenclatura, lberoleyantina, España.Key words.
Crespo Villalba, Manuel Benito +1 more
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