High levels of connectivity over large distances in the diadematid sea urchin Centrostephanus sylviae. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Most benthic marine invertebrates with sedentary benthic adult phases have planktonic larvae that permit connectivity between geographically isolated populations.
David Veliz +5 more
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Human Impacts on the Vegetation of the Juan Fernández (Robinson Crusoe) Archipelago [PDF]
Plants, 2023 The human footprint on marine and terrestrial ecosystems of the planet has been substantial, largely due to the increase in the human population with associated activities and resource utilization.
Tod F. Stuessy +2 more
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Museomics Unveil the Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Neglected Juan Fernandez Archipelago Megalachne and Podophorus Endemic Grasses and Their Connection With Relict Pampean-Ventanian Fescues [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 Oceanic islands constitute natural laboratories to study plant speciation and biogeographic patterns of island endemics. Juan Fernandez is a southern Pacific archipelago consisting of three small oceanic islands located 600–700 km west of the Chilean ...
María Fernanda Moreno-Aguilar +6 more
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Applying Fishers' ecological knowledge to construct past and future lobster stocks in the Juan Fernández Archipelago, Chile. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 Over-exploited fisheries are a common feature of the modern world and a range of solutions including area closures (marine reserves; MRs), effort reduction, gear changes, ecosystem-based management, incentives and co-management have been suggested as ...
Tyler D Eddy +2 more
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Spatio-temporal migratory dynamics of Jasus frontalis (Milne Edwards, 1837) in Alexander Selkirk Island, Juan Fernández archipelago, Chile. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Knowledge about the spatial patterns and movements of crustaceans has gained importance since the creation of marine protected areas and the development of spatial management for benthic ecosystems.
Catalina Román +4 more
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Demographic rise of sea urchin Centrostephanus sylviae on Robinson Crusoe and Santa Clara Islands at the Juan Fernandez Archipelago: A biophysical and ecological approach. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThe large increase in the population of long-spined sea urchins (Centrostephanus sylviae) has gained significant attention in the past decade due to the rise in the number of individuals reported as bycatch in Juan Fernandez rock lobster traps (Jasus ...
Valentina Nuñez-Espinosa +7 more
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Heavy metal contamination in pristine environments: lessons from the Juan Fernandez fur seal (Arctocephalus philippii philippii) [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2023 Heavy metals, including mercury (Hg) and cadmium (Cd), occur naturally or anthropogenically and are considered toxic to the environment and human health. However, studies on heavy metal contamination focus on locations close to industrialized settlements,
Constanza Toro-Valdivieso +6 more
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A first nuclear and mitochondrial genomic portrait of Robinson Crusoe’s (Juan Fernández Island) spiny lobster Jasus frontalis (Crustacea: Decapoda: Achelata) [PDF]
BMC GenomicsBackground The Juan Fernández rock lobster Jasus frontalis (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837) is found along the Juan Fernández archipelago and Desventuradas Islands in the southeastern Pacific Ocean where it supports a profitable but likely unsustainable ...
J. Antonio Baeza +3 more
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Lecanora ( Aspicilia ) masafuerensis is a species of Xenolecia ( Ascomycota , Lecideaceae )
Plant and Fungal Systematics, 2023 The new combination Xenolecia masafuerensis is made for Lecanora masafuerensis , a lichen species known from only two localities on Isla Alejandro Selkirk in the Juan Fernández archipelago, Chile.
Alan Fryday
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Marine Biodiversity in Juan Fernández and Desventuradas Islands, Chile: Global Endemism Hotspots. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The Juan Fernández and Desventuradas islands are among the few oceanic islands belonging to Chile. They possess a unique mix of tropical, subtropical, and temperate marine species, and although close to continental South America, elements of the biota ...
Alan M Friedlander +8 more
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