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Biogeographical zonation of rocky intertidal communities along the coast of Peru (3.5-13.5° S Southeast Pacific) by Ibanez-Erquiaga, Bruno, Pacheco, Aldo S, Rivadeneira, Marcelo M, Tejada, Claudia L

“…The biogeography of the Peruvian Eastern Pacific coast has been described based on oceanographic parameters and qualitative species occurrence data. This has…”
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Impacts of Marine Plastic Pollution From Continental Coasts to Subtropical Gyres—Fish, Seabirds, and Other Vertebrates in the SE Pacific by Thiel, Martin, Luna-Jorquera, Guillermo, Álvarez-Varas, Rocío, Gallardo, Camila, Hinojosa, Iván A., Luna, Nicolás, Miranda-Urbina, Diego, Morales, Naiti, Ory, Nicolas, Pacheco, Aldo S., Portflitt-Toro, Matías, Zavalaga, Carlos

“…Anthropogenic Marine Debris (AMD) in the SE Pacific has primarily local origins from land-based sources, including cities (coastal and inland), beach-goers,…”
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Patterns of spatial and temporal distribution of humpback whales at the southern limit of the Southeast Pacific breeding area by Guidino, Chiara, Llapapasca, Miguel A, Silva, Sebastian, Alcorta, Belen, Pacheco, Aldo S

“…Understanding the patterns of spatial and temporal distribution in threshold habitats of highly migratory and endangered species is important for understanding…”
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Macrobenthic communities in a shallow normoxia to hypoxia gradient in the Humboldt upwelling ecosystem by Fajardo, Maritza, Andrade, Diego, Bonicelli, Jessica, Bon, Melanie, Gómez, Gonzalo, Riascos, José M, Pacheco, Aldo S

“…Hypoxia is one of the most important stressors affecting the health conditions of coastal ecosystems. In highly productive ecosystems such as the Humboldt…”
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Migratory destinations and spatial structuring of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) wintering off Nicaragua by De Weerdt, Joëlle, Pacheco, Aldo S., Calambokidis, John, Castaneda, Melvin, Cheeseman, Ted, Frisch-Jordán, Astrid, Garita Alpízar, Frank, Hayslip, Craig, Martínez-Loustalot, Pamela, Palacios, Daniel M., Quintana-Rizzo, Ester, Ransome, Nicola, Urbán Ramírez, Jorge, Clapham, Phillip, Van der Stocken, Tom

“…Understanding the migratory patterns of large whales is of conservation importance, especially in identifying threats to specific populations. Migration…”
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Fast growing, healthy and resident green turtles (Chelonia mydas) at two neritic sites in the central and northern coast of Peru: implications for conservation by Velez-Zuazo, Ximena, Quiñones, Javier, Pacheco, Aldo S, Klinge, Luciana, Paredes, Evelyn, Quispe, Sixto, Kelez, Shaleyla

“…In order to enhance protection and conservation strategies for endangered green turtles (Chelonia mydas), the identification of neritic habitats where this…”
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Energetic Effects of Whale-Watching Boats on Humpback Whales on a Breeding Ground by Villagra, Damian, García-Cegarra, Ana, Gallardo, Diego I., Pacheco, Aldo S.

“…Interactions between whale-watching boats and cetaceans can lead to changes in their behavior. From a management perspective, it is important to understand how…”
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First record of hybridization between green Chelonia mydas and hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata sea turtles in the Southeast Pacific by Kelez, Shaleyla, Velez-Zuazo, Ximena, Pacheco, Aldo S

“…Hybridization among sea turtle species has been widely reported in the Atlantic Ocean, but their detection in the Pacific Ocean is limited to just two…”
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Succession and seasonal onset of colonization in subtidal hard-bottom communities off northern Chile by Pacheco, Aldo S., Laudien, Jürgen, Thiel, Martin, Oliva, Marcelo, Heilmayer, Olaf

“…Although there is extensive information concerning the colonization sequences of benthic communities, little is known about the successional development of…”
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Functional changes in benthic macrofaunal communities along a natural gradient of hypoxia in an upwelling system by Bon, Melanie, Grall, Jacques, Gusmao, Joao B., Fajardo, Maritza, Harrod, Chris, Pacheco, Aldo S.

“…Increasing global concern has been raised about the expansion of hypoxia in coastal waters and its potential to impact benthic ecosystems. Upwelling areas…”
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Benthic microbial diversity trends in response to heavy metals in an oxygen-deficient eutrophic bay of the Humboldt current system offshore the Atacama Desert by Zárate, Ana, Dorador, Cristina, Valdés, Jorge, Molina, Verónica, Icaza, Gonzalo, Pacheco, Aldo S., Castillo, Alexis

“…Mejillones Bay is a coastal ecosystem situated in an oxygen-deficient upwelling area impacted by mining activities in the coastal desert region of northern…”
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Impacts of earthquakes and tsunamis on marine benthic communities: A review by Chunga-Llauce, Juan A., Pacheco, Aldo S.

“…Marine communities are dynamic and spatially heterogeneous. Earthquakes and tsunamis modulate the structure of marine communities at short and long-term…”
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Fish assemblages at the surroundings of a port terminal of liquefied natural gas in the central coast of Peru by Pacheco, Aldo S., Moran-Valverde, Jenyffer, Aguilar, Silvia, Vildoso, Bruno, Vélez-Zuazo, Ximena

“…Port terminals constitute new habitats in coastal areas driving changes in biodiversity. We studied the assemblage structure, abundance, species richness, and…”
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Whale‐watching trips in Peru lead to increases in tourist knowledge, pro‐conservation intentions and tourist concern for the impacts of whale‐watching on humpback whales by García‐Cegarra, Ana M., Pacheco, Aldo S.

“…Since the implementation of the commercial whaling ban in the 1980s, whale‐watching has become the most important economic activity involving whales worldwide…”
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The elusive life cycle of scyphozoan jellyfish – metagenesis revisited by Ceh, Janja, Gonzalez, Jorge, Pacheco, Aldo S., Riascos, José M.

“…Massive proliferations of scyphozoan jellyfish considerably affect human industries and irreversibly change food webs. Efforts to understand the role of…”
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Successional patterns of hard-bottom macrobenthic communities at kelp bed (Lessonia trabeculata) and barren ground sublittoral systems by Uribe, Roberto A., Ortiz, Marco, Macaya, Erasmo C., Pacheco, Aldo S.

“…Although kelp beds and barren grounds are conspicuous ecological systems in temperate coastal regions, little is known about how these systems develop…”
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Statistical Dependence for Detecting Whale-Watching Effects on Humpback Whales by GARCIA-CEGARRA, ANA M., VILLAGRA, DAMIAN, GALLARDO, DIEGO I., PACHECO, ALDO S.

“…Whale-watching is one of the fastest growing ecotourism industries and involves the observation of endangered wild cetacean species. However, this growth has…”
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Hard-bottom succession of subtidal epibenthic communities colonizing hidden and exposed surfaces off northern Chile by Pacheco, Aldo S., Laudien, Jürgen, Thiel, Martin, Heilmayer, Olaf, Oliva, Marcelo

“…The biodiversity of hard-bottom substrata comprises species growing on exposed rock and in hidden microhabitats, such as cracks and crevices. This study…”
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Assessing the ecological quality status of macrobenthic communities in a marine terminal of liquefied natural gas in Peru by Chunga-Llauce, Juan A., Benavides, Martín T., Borja, Ángel, Vélez-Zuazo, Ximena, Vildoso, Bruno, Alonso, Alfonso, Pacheco, Aldo S., Tasso, Vicente

“…Macrobenthic organisms are useful bioindicators to assess ecological quality status. On the south-central coast of Peru (13°15.15′S, 76°18.5′W), a Liquefied…”
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Decline of a non-native ecosystem engineer and its replacement with a native on rocky shores: effects on the diversity and structure of benthic communities by Pacheco, Aldo S., Andrade, Diego G.

“…Ecosystem engineer species create enhanced habitat resources, and therefore host exceptionally diverse communities. We studied the case of two ecosystem…”
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