A glimpse to Laguna de los Cisnes, a field laboratory and natural monument in the Chilean Patagonia

ABSTRACT. Laguna de los Cisnes (53°15'S) is a remote and unusual salty lagoon located in the Chilean Patagonia, declared natural monument to protect bird diversity in the area, which could also serve as a natural laboratory to monitor climate change. This study reports basic water, sediment and...

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Autores principales:	Fuentes,Norka, Gajardo,Gonzalo
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar 2017
Materias:	Artemia plankton algae hydrographic parameters salty lagoon southern Chile
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-560X20170002000242017-07-27A glimpse to Laguna de los Cisnes, a field laboratory and natural monument in the Chilean PatagoniaFuentes,NorkaGajardo,Gonzalo Artemia plankton algae hydrographic parameters salty lagoon southern Chile ABSTRACT. Laguna de los Cisnes (53°15'S) is a remote and unusual salty lagoon located in the Chilean Patagonia, declared natural monument to protect bird diversity in the area, which could also serve as a natural laboratory to monitor climate change. This study reports basic water, sediment and plankton characteristics observed during a summer (December) sampling, when the lagoon was hypersaline (51 g L-1), cold (9°C) and eutrophic, according to the high concentrations of phosphorous (0.30 ± 0.73 mg L-1), nitrate (0.66 ± 0.14 mg L-1) and chlorophyll-a (44.25 ± 2.52 μg L-1). The microalgae Spirogyra sp. and the micro-crustacean Artemia are predominating plankton. Results are discussed in the context of the climatic conditions affecting this lagoon year-round.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del MarLatin american journal of aquatic research v.45 n.2 20172017-05-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2017000200024en10.3856/vol45-issue2-fulltext-24
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description	ABSTRACT. Laguna de los Cisnes (53°15'S) is a remote and unusual salty lagoon located in the Chilean Patagonia, declared natural monument to protect bird diversity in the area, which could also serve as a natural laboratory to monitor climate change. This study reports basic water, sediment and plankton characteristics observed during a summer (December) sampling, when the lagoon was hypersaline (51 g L-1), cold (9°C) and eutrophic, according to the high concentrations of phosphorous (0.30 ± 0.73 mg L-1), nitrate (0.66 ± 0.14 mg L-1) and chlorophyll-a (44.25 ± 2.52 μg L-1). The microalgae Spirogyra sp. and the micro-crustacean Artemia are predominating plankton. Results are discussed in the context of the climatic conditions affecting this lagoon year-round.
author	Fuentes,Norka Gajardo,Gonzalo
author_facet	Fuentes,Norka Gajardo,Gonzalo
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title	A glimpse to Laguna de los Cisnes, a field laboratory and natural monument in the Chilean Patagonia
title_short	A glimpse to Laguna de los Cisnes, a field laboratory and natural monument in the Chilean Patagonia
title_full	A glimpse to Laguna de los Cisnes, a field laboratory and natural monument in the Chilean Patagonia
title_fullStr	A glimpse to Laguna de los Cisnes, a field laboratory and natural monument in the Chilean Patagonia
title_full_unstemmed	A glimpse to Laguna de los Cisnes, a field laboratory and natural monument in the Chilean Patagonia
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publisher	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar
publishDate	2017
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A glimpse to Laguna de los Cisnes, a field laboratory and natural monument in the Chilean Patagonia

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