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New records for the pleustonic snails Janthina and Recluzia (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae) for Chile

open access: yesGayana, 2023
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
doaj  

The impact of fishing on a highly vulnerable ecosystem, the case of Juan Fernández Ridge ecosystem.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
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]

open access: yes, 2016
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, a new Anthiine fish species (Perciformes, Serranidae) from the Juan Fernández Archipelago, Chile

open access: yesScientia Marina, 1998
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]

open access: yes, 2015
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]

open access: yes, 2012
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

open access: yesEndangered Species Research
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]

open access: yes, 2015
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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Paleobiogeography and taxonomy of the genus Concholepas (Lamarck, 1801): a review and new evidences Paleobiogeografía y taxonomía del género Concholepas (Lamarck, 1801): una revisión y nuevas evidencias

open access: yesRevista Chilena de Historia Natural, 2008
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
doaj  

Anotaciones sobre la vegetación nitrófila del Archipiélago de Columbretes (Castellón) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
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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