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Daniel Abraham Varela Zapata

Investigador

Universidad de Los Lagos

Puerto Montt, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Ecophysiology; Harmful algae. Different approaches (molecular, biochemical, and physiological) to understand the marine photosynthetic organisms respond to environmental drivers, where harmful algae are main focus of study.

Educación

  •  Ecología y Biología Evolutiva, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2003

Experiencia Académica

  •   Investigador Full Time

    Universidad de Los Lagos

    Puerto Montt, Chile

    2003 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Investigador Full Time

    Universidad de Los Lagos

    Puerto Montt, Chile

    2003 - A la fecha


 

Article (42)

Impacts of harmful algal blooms on the aquaculture industry: Chile as a case study
Population Genetic Structure at the Northern Edge of the Distribution of Alexandrium catenella in the Patagonian Fjords and Its Expansion Along the Open Pacific Ocean Coast
Photosynthesis and nitrogen uptake of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (Ochrophyta) grown close to salmon farms
Role of resting cysts in Chilean Alexandrium catenella dinoflagellate blooms revisited
Role of resting cysts in Chilean Alexandrium catenella dinoflagellate blooms revisited
Ecophysiological plasticity of annual populations of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) in a seasonal variable coastal environment on the Northern Patagonian Inner Seas in southern Chile".
Ecophysiological plasticity of annual populations of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) in a seasonally variable coastal environment in the Northern Patagonian Inner Seas of Southern Chile
Seasonal variability of Dinophysis spp. and Protoceratium reticulatum associated to lipophilic shellfish toxins in a strongly stratified Chilean fjord
Seasonal variability of Dinophysis spp. and Protoceratium reticulatum associated to lipophilic shellfish toxins in a strongly stratified Chilean fjord.
The status of kelp exploitation and marine agronomy, with emphasis on Macrocystis pyrifera, in Chile.
Efecto de diferentes proporciones de nitrógeno/fósforo en el crecimiento y toxicidad de Alexandrium Catenella (Dinoflagellata)
Effects of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella on histopathogical and escape responses of the Northern scallop Argopecten purpuratus
Effects of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella on histopathogical and escape responses of the Northern scallop Argopecten purpuratus.
Growth and toxin profile of Ostreopsis cf. ovata (Dinophyta) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Growth and toxin profile of Ostreopsis cf. ovata (Dinophyta) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Infection dynamic of Amoebophryidae on harmful dinoflagellates in a southern Chilean fjord dominated by diatoms.
Infection dynamics of Amoebophryidae parasitoids on harmful dinoflagellates in a southern Chilean fjord dominated by diatoms
Intraregional variation among Alexandrium catenella (Dinophyceae) strains from southern Chile: Morphological, toxicological and genetic diversity
Intraregional variation among Alexandrium catenella (Dinophyceae) strains from southern Chile: morphological, toxicological and genetic diversity.
IDENTIFICATION OF THE TOXIC ALGA ALEXANDRIUM TAMIYAVANICHI (DINOPHYCEAE) FROM NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL: A COMBINED MORPHOLOGICAL AND rDNA SEQUENCE (PARTIAL LSU AND ITS) APPROACH
Identification of the toxic alga Alexandrium tamiyavanichi (Dinophyceae) from northeastern Brazil: A convined morphological, toxinological and rDNA sequence (partial LSU and ITS) approach.
Light acclimation strategies of three commercially important red algal species
Light acclimation strategies of three commercially important red algal species.
Traditional vs. Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture of Gracilaria chilensis C. J. Bird, J. McLachlan & E. C. Oliveira: Productivity and physiological performance
Traditional vs. Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture of Gracilaria chilensis C. J. Bird, J. McLachlan & E. C. Oliveira: Productivity and physiological performance.
Distribution, abundance and diversity of modern dinoflagellate cyst assemblages from southern Chile (43-54 degrees S)
Distribution, abundance and diversity of modern dinoflagellate cyst assemblages from Southern Chile (43-54° S).
Opportunities and challenges for the development of an integrated seaweed-based aquaculture activity in Chile: determining the physiological capabilities of Macrocystis and Gracilaria as biofilters
Opportunities and challenges for the development of an integrated seaweed-based aquaculture activity in Chile: Determining the physiological capabilities of Macrocystis and Gracilaria as biofilters.
Seaweed future cultivation in Chile: perspective and challenges for the future.
A review of the impacts of salmon farming on marine coastal ecosystems in the southeast Pacific.
Spatial and temporal variation of photosynthesis in intertidal Mazzaella laminarioides (Bory)Fredericq (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales)
Spatial and temporal variation of photosynthesis in intertidal Mazzaella laminarioides (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales).
Experimental indoor cultivation of carrageenophytic red alga Gigartina skottsbergii.
Experimental indoor cultivation of the carrageenophytic red alga Gigartina skottsbergii
Salinity effects on germination and growth of Prosopis chilensis.
Sporeling coalescence and intra-clonal variation in Gracilaria chilensis (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta).
Causes and implications of intraclonal variation in Gracilaria chilensis (Rhodophyta).
Regeneration capacity of Gracilaria fragments. Effect of size, age, position and reproductive state.
Abiotic control of reattachment in Gelidium chilensis (Gelidiales; Rhodophyta).
Intraclonal variation in the red seaweed Gracilaria chilensis.
Exhudate from Gracilaria chilensis stimulate settlement of epiphytic ulvoids.

Abstract (2)

ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF ANNUAL POPULATIONS OF MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA UNDER WINTER LIGHT CONDITIONS
ECOLOGY OF ANNUAL POPULATIONS OF GIANT KELP IN SOUTHERN CHILE

Proyecto (6)

Fortaleciendo las capacidades científicas y académicas del Centro i-mar: Evaluando el efecto de la variabilidad climática sobre las floraciones algales nocivas (FANs) en la región sur austral de Chile
Resting cyst stage relevance in Alexandrium catenella population dynamic and its bloom events developed in the Chilean southern coast.
Desarrollo de un sistema para la detección y cuantificación molecular de organismos productores de toxinas paralizantes
Variabilidad de la actividad fotosintética en macroalgas las pardas Macrocystis pyrifera y Durvillaea antarctica: evaluación de la variabilidad intra e inter individuales
Expansion of Alexandrium catenella in southern region of Chile: invasion or late recognition of its real distribution?
Nuevas perspectivas en el estudio de la relación entre la microalga tóxica Alexandrium catenella y sus herbívoros: promoción de una nueva área de investigación y contribución a la docencia de postgrado

Review (3)

The Status of Kelp Exploitation and Marine Agronomy, with Emphasis on Macrocystis pyrifera, in Chile
Salmon aquaculture and coastal ecosystem health in Chile: Analysis of regulations, environmental impacts and bioremediation systems
Seaweed future cultivation in Chile: perspectives and challenges
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Daniel Varela

Investigador

Universidad de Los Lagos

Puerto Montt, Chile

9
Alejandro Buschmann

FULL PROFESSOR

UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS LAGOS

PUERTO MONTT, Chile

4
Javier Paredes

Investigador Semi-senior

Centro de Estudio de Algas Nocivas

Instituto de Fomento Pesquero

Puerto Montt, Chile

4
Luis Henríquez

Investigador Senior

Repoblación y Cultivo

Instituto de Fomento Pesquero

Puerto Montt, Chile

4
Catharina Alves de Souza

Profesor Asociado

Oceanografia

Universidad de Concepción

Concepcion, Chile

3
Pamela Fernandez

Postdoc researcher

Centro i-mar, Universidad de Los Lagos

Puerto Montt, Chile

2
Pablo Leal

Investigador

Repoblacion y Cultivo

Instituto de Fomento Pesquero

Puerto Montt, Chile

2
Juan Correa

Full Profesor

Ecology

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Sylvain Faugeron

Profesor Asociado

ecologia

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Karin Lohrmann

Académico

Biología Marina

UNIVERSIDADCATÓLICA DEL NORTE

Coquimbo, Chile

1
Carolina Camus

Investigador

Centro i-mar

Universidad de Los Lagos

Puerto Montt, Chile

1
Jorge Mardones

INVESTIGADOR SENIOR

MEDIO AMBIENTE

INSTITUTO DE FOMENTO PESQUERO

PUERTO MONTT, Chile

1
Nestor Lagos

Full Professor

Fisiología y Biofísica

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE - FACULTAD DE MEDICINA

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Humberto González

Professor

Institute of Marine and Limnological Sciences

UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

Valdivia, Chile

1
Mary Kalin

Profesor Titular

Facultad de Ciencias

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Jose Iriarte

Academico

Universidad Austral de Chile

Puerto Montt, Chile

1
Carlos Gaymer

Profesor Asociado

Biología Marina

UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL NORTE

Coquimbo, Chile

1
Katherina Brokordt

Académico/Profesor Asociado

Acuicultura

Universidad Católica del Norte

Coquimbo, Chile

1
Maximo Frangopulos

Investigador Asociado

Vicerrectoría de investigación y Postgrado

Universidad de Magallanes

Punta Arenas, Chile

1
Bernabe Santelices

Prof. titular

Ecologia

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Felix Lopez

Catedrático de Universidad

Departamento de Ecología y Geología

Universidad de Málaga

Málaga, España