ARGENTINA

• Ocean Acidification.
• Chemical Contamination.
• Eutrophication.
• Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and Marine Biotoxins.
• Microplastic contamination.

• Communication

• Blue Carbon

• Chemical Contamination.
• Eutrophication.

• Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and Marine Biotoxins.

• Ocean Acidification.
• Eutrophication.

Grupo de Ecosistemas Marinos y Costeros y Cambio Climático. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC); Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar Del Plata (UNMDP).

Role in the Project:  Argentine National Coordinator. Technical manager of the Ocean Acidification component.     

Contact info: lomovask@mdp.edu.ar

Ocean acidification. Evaluation of the effects of multiple stressors related to Climate Change (CC) such as warming, acidification, deoxygenation, on species of commercial interest through field and laboratory experimentation and its relationship with in situ oceanography. Evaluation of the effects of CC on marine-coastal ecosystem functions and services.

Utilización de técnicas de isótopos estables en bivalvos para detectar variaciones/ cambio climático en diferentes escalas temporales (interanual, décadas, miles años) en poblaciones actuales y fósiles.

Use of stable isotope techniques in bivalves to detect variations/climate change on different time scales (interannual, decades, thousands of years) in current and fossil populations.

CONICET Senior Researcher.

Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), CONICET-UNMdP, Grupo Estresores Múltiples en el Ambiente (EMA).

Role in the Project:  Researcher.

Contact info: mdiazjaramillo@conicet.gov.ar

Dr. Díaz-Jaramillo carried out his doctoral thesis in Cs. Environmental (Universidad de Concepción, Chile), where he developed different tools for monitoring areas chronically impacted by the petrochemical industry in coastal ecosystems. His research work is mainly based on the ecotoxicology of benthic organisms and environmental chemistry of both organic and inorganic contaminants, as well as the influence of environmental factors on their bioavailability and effects. He is co-director of the recently formed group "Multiple Stressors in the Environment" which corresponds to a multidisciplinary group of researchers focused on the study and development of cost-effective tools for monitoring pollutants in transition environments. He is currently developing different studies related to the monitoring and characterization of microplastics in both marine and estuarine environments.

Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC)-CONICET-UNMdP.

Role in the Project:  Researcher.

Contact info: mariana.gonzalez@conicet.gov.ar

Dr. González did her doctorate in the study of the factors that modify the remediation of persistent organic pollutants in soils. During her postdoctoral studies, she deepened the study of emerging pollutants in basins in the southeast of the province of Buenos Aires, and developed tools for evaluating their availability. Currently, her research work is framed in the study of organic and inorganic contaminants in sediments and soils associated with riparian systems. It is based on the analysis of the processes that regulate its environmental distribution and bioavailability, as well as the mechanisms that regulate adsorption-desorption, the interrelationship between contaminants and the influence of physical-chemical and biological processes. She directs the research group "Multiple Stressors in the Environment" that focuses on the study and development of cost-effective tools for monitoring pollutants and establishing prevention / remediation measures.

National Atomic Energy Commission, Centro Atómico Constituyentes (CAC-CNEA)..

Role in the Project:  Technical responsible for toxic phytoplankton study (HABs)        

Contact info: mhernando@cnea.gov.ar; celular: +54 11 58385618

Senior Researcher at the National Atomic Energy Commission and Adjunct Researcher at CONICET. Dr. Hernando develops research work related to high-latitude marine phytoplankton, evaluating temporal and structural variations of complete microalgal communities, as well as unialgal populations. He evaluates ecophysiological aspects in response to climate change. His research has focused on the effect of variations in solar radiation and changes in temperature, evaluating physiological changes, production of oxidative damage, and antioxidant defense. The research he has developed contributes to a better understanding of the carbon cycle in the oceans by evaluating physiological aspects of phytoplankton based on global climate change. On the other hand, it is responsible for phytoplankton monitoring in the Río de la Plata in conjunction with the Ministry of the Environment, with special emphasis on potentially toxin-producing cyanobacteria, evaluating taxonomy and production of cyanotoxins. He also actively participates in the evaluation of HABs events in the mussel production area of the Beagle Channel in conjunction with researchers from the Austral Center for Scientific Research.

Interdisciplinary Group Soil, Water and Vegetation of Patagonian Ecosystems (GISAVEP, acronym of Spanish name) - Patagonian Institute for the Study of Continental Ecosystems (IPEEC) - National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET).

Role in the Project:  Responsible of the Blue Carbon component        

Contact info: yaninai@gmail.com

I have a degree in Biological Sciences from the National University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco and a PhD in Biological Sciences from the National University of Córdoba. From the beginning, my research was focused on generating knowledge about the ecology and pollution of Patagonian salt marshes with a multidisciplinary approach to studying the relationships between soil and organisms, using different ecological, biochemical and physiological techniques. Specifically, my interest lies in studying the biogeochemical cycle of nutrients and different contaminants in the Patagonian salt marshes and developing tools for monitoring and remediating these environments.

Departamento de Oceanografía. Servicio de Hidrografía Naval (SHN, Ministerio de Defensa)

Role in the Project:  Researcher/Collaborator in Ocean Acidification component       

Contact info:  carolina.kahl@gmail.com / ckahl@hidro.gov.ar

Field of action in physical oceanography and marine biogeochemistry, with an interest in climate change and ocean acidification. Specialty in the study of the spatial and temporal variability of CO₂ in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean. She did her undergraduate thesis on the study of CO₂ fluxes and her doctorate on the study of the dynamics of the carbonate system associated with oceanographic and biogeochemical processes. Her doctoral thesis included the analysis of pCO₂, alkalinity and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) data, and parameters derived from them. Professional experience in field work in oceanographic campaigns, working mainly in sampling and subsequent measurement of alkalinity and DIC. She works with extensive databases and satellite images.

IIMYC CONICET, UNMDP

Role in the Project: Emergency Response Harmful Algal Blooms and Oil Spills

Contact info: mirta.menone@gmail.com

My specialty is the ecotoxicology of aquatic ecosystems. My field of action in academia covers the analysis of residues of current use pesticides and pharmaceuticals for human and veterinary use in the aquatic environment, the evaluation of sublethal effects (biochemical, physiological and genetic) in organisms such as macrophytes, invertebrates and fish, and ecological risk analysis. In addition, since 2018 I have served as coordinator of the working group “Water quality and guide levels for the protection of aquatic biodiversity” of the RIOSP of CONICET REM.AQUA, an activity in which I have interacted with national government managers.

Departamento de Oceanografía. Servicio de Hidrografía Naval (SHN, Ministerio de Defensa)

Role in the Project:  Researcher in the Acidification component     

Contact info:  aosiroff@hidro.gov.ar / Tel. +54 9 1151630380

Participation in various research projects of the Naval Hydrography Service with experience in regional studies of the regional oceanic circulation of the Southwest Atlantic, having participated in more than 20 oceanographic campaigns with responsibilities for the acquisition, processing and subsequent analysis of oceanographic data. As part of the CO2 group of the Ocean Dynamics section of the Naval Hydrography Service, I am currently involved in the study of sea-atmosphere CO2 fluxes, as well as in projects related to the study of ocean acidification. I have experience in the acquisition, analysis and subsequent quality control of the parameters that involve the carbonate system, in particular in the determination of alkalinity and Dissolved Inorganic Carbon and I have acquired experience in the planning of sampling and subsequent measurements of the same as well also in subsequent analysis.

SHN-UNDEF-UBA.

Role in the Project:  Eutrophication component Satellite part       

Contact info:  sir.oceano@gmail.com / sromero@hidro.gov.ar personal movile. 54 9 11 5125 1308

Researcher at the National Hydrographic Office (Servicio de Hidrografía Naval, Argentina). PhD from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA).

Discipline: Physical Oceanography. Department of Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences. Faculty ofExact and Natural Sciences(Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales FCEN). 2008

Current positions:

A) Full Time Researcher, Class Ii, Group B, Category 1 Research Director: SHN - -National Ministry of Defense MINDEF, Argentina

B) Adjunct Professor-Researcher: School of Marine Sciences, National University of Defense (Universidad de la Defensa Nacional), Argentina

C) Adjunct Professor: Department of Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences. Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences. University of Buenos Aires Argentina

Southwestern Atlantic. Biophysical interactions at marine ecosystems of the continental shelf, shelf break and oceanic fronts. Specifically, the study of the space and time variability of satellite chlorophyll (at different scales) as an indicator of phytoplankton and ecosystem health. Relationship with water masses and mechanisms controlling mixed layer dynamics and vertical flows. Technological areas include quantitative remote sensing and experimental physical oceanography.

Grupo de Ecosistemas Marinos y Costeros y Cambio Climático. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC); Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar Del Plata (UNMDP).

Role in the Project:  Investigadora en componente Acidificación del Océano/ Responsable técnica en componente de Eutrofización (tema: Nutrientes).  .        

Contact info: msyusseppone@mdp.edu.ar

Degree and PhD in Biology (UBA, Argentina). Postgraduate Diploma in Bases and Tools for the Integrated Management of Climate Change (UNQUI-UNJ and MAyDS, Argentina). Postdoctoral research on Climate Change (CC) and bivalves (IIMyC, CONICET-UNMDP). Assistant Researcher at CONICET. Her current studies focus on the evaluation of the effects of multiple stressors related to CC (warming, acidification and deoxygenation), on species of commercial interest, with scope in marine biology and biochemistry. Specialty in malacology, ecotoxicology and ecophysiology. Professional experience in the study of molluscs and other aquatic organisms for environmental impact assessment and water quality monitoring. In recent years, he has received training in the field of ocean acidification (OA). He participates in national and international projects in the field of OA, developing sampling techniques, carbonate system measurements and OA impact assessment techniques under experimental conditions.