The Humboldt Current Large Marine Ecosystem (HCLME), a Challenging Scenario for Modelers and Their Contribution for the Manager

2020 ◽  
pp. 27-51
Author(s):  
Adrien Chevallier ◽  
Wolfgang Stotz ◽  
Marcel Ramos ◽  
Jaime Mendo
Keyword(s):  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Humboldt Current ◽  
Large Marine Ecosystem

Current state of goods, services and governance of the Humboldt Current Large Marine Ecosystem in the context of climate change

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 175-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Mariano Gutiérrez ◽  
P. Jorge Castillo ◽  
B. Laura Naranjo ◽  
Michael J. Akester
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Humboldt Current ◽  
Current State ◽  
Large Marine Ecosystem

scholarly journals Macrobenthic fauna from an upwelling coastal area of Peru (Warm Temperate South-eastern Pacific province -Humboldtian ecoregion)

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicente Tasso ◽  
Mustapha El Haddad ◽  
Carolina Assadi ◽  
Remy Canales ◽  
Luis Aguirre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Area ◽  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Biodiversity Monitoring ◽  
Surrounding Area ◽  
Humboldt Current ◽  
Assessment Program ◽  
The World ◽  
Large Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Warm Temperate ◽  
Hard Substrates

A total of 162 species and subspecies of marine macroinvertebrates were recorded in the submerged soft and hard substrates around the PERU LNG marine terminal and surrounding area, in the central coast of Peru, 167 km south of Lima, Peru. The collection of specimens was carried out from June 2011 to June 2015 as part of the research studies conducted by the Biodiversity Monitoring and Assessment Program (BMAP) around the marine terminal. The area is part of the Humboldt Current Large Marine Ecosystem, one of the most important upwelling systems in the world. We identified specimens belonging to 83 families and seven phyla. The list was assembled from the taxonomic identifications made by the BMAP. We identified species and subspecies belonging to phyla Annelida, Arthropoda, Brachiopoda, Cnidaria, Echinodermata, Bryozoa and Mollusca. Phyla Annelida (60 spp.), Arthropoda (47 spp.)and Mollusca (45 spp.) exhibited the largest number of species.

scholarly journals Spread of the non-native anemone Anemonia alicemartinae Häussermann & Försterra, 2001 along the Humboldt-current large marine ecosystem: an ecological niche model approach

PeerJ ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. e7156
Author(s):  
Javier Pinochet ◽  
Reinaldo Rivera ◽  
Paula E. Neill ◽  
Antonio Brante ◽  
Cristián E. Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Niche ◽  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Sea Anemone ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Sea Surface Salinity ◽  
Anthropogenic Activity ◽  
Humboldt Current ◽  
South Central ◽  
Large Marine Ecosystem

The geographical expansion of invasive species depends mainly on its dispersal potential, and the abiotic and biotic factors affecting it. Knowing the invasive dynamic of non-native species, as well as its behavior at different natural or anthropogenic scenarios, is fundamental for planning conservation management policies and control plans. The invasive sea anemone Anemonia alicemartinae in habits from the north (18°S) to the south-central (36°S) coast of Chile and its distribution range has expanded by approximately 1,928 km in the last 50 years. Previous works have proposed that human-mediated southward transport associated with regional-scale maritime activities could explain its rapid spread. To evaluate this hypothesis, we used ecological niche models (ENM) to evaluate the potential colonization of the southernmost area of South America. Additionally, we conducted a post hoc analysis to evaluate the relationship between the prediction of the ENM and human activity measured as the number of landings of ships in ports. The models were built based on presence records of A. alicemartinae, and oceanographic variables. Results showed that sea surface salinity and annual sea surface temperature (variance) are the best predictor variables to explain the distribution of A. alicemartinae. There was a positive and significant relationship between the geographical distribution of the sea anemone predicted by the ENM and the number of landings, as a proxy of anthropogenic activity. The most susceptible areas to invasion were those that showed the highest variability in both oceanographic predictors. These areas included the Biobío region, Chiloé´s inland sea, Aysén, and Chacabuco regions, which together comprise two biogeographical provinces. These results sustain the proposed hypothesis and, overall, the results suggest that along with the characteristics of the life history of A. alicemartinae, oceanographic conditions and maritime transport as vector contribute to the southern range expansion of this invasive cryptogenic species in the Humboldt-current large marine ecosystem.

Oceans and Landless Farms: Linking Southern and Northern Shadow Places of Industrial Livestock (1954–1975)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Floor Haalboom
Keyword(s):  
Animal Feed ◽  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Global South ◽  
Humboldt Current ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Boom And Bust ◽  
History Of ◽  
Global North

This article argues for more extensive attention by environmental historians to the role of agriculture and animals in twentieth-century industrialisation and globalisation. To contribute to this aim, this article focuses on the animal feed that enabled the rise of ‘factory farming’ and its ‘shadow places’, by analysing the history of fishmeal. The article links the story of feeding fish to pigs and chickens in one country in the global north (the Netherlands), to that of fishmeal producing countries in the global south (Peru, Chile and Angola in particular) from 1954 to 1975. Analysis of new source material about fishmeal consumption from this period shows that it saw a shift to fishmeal production in the global south rather than the global north, and a boom and bust in the global supply of fishmeal in general and its use in Dutch pigs and poultry farms in particular. Moreover, in different ways, the ocean, and production and consumption places of fishmeal functioned as shadow places of this commodity. The public health, ecological and social impacts of fishmeal – which were a consequence of its cheapness as a feed ingredient – were largely invisible on the other side of the world, until changes in the marine ecosystem of the Pacific Humboldt Current and the large fishmeal crisis of 1972–1973 suddenly changed this.

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