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2006-Resumenes-Ciencia-Antartica 1 II Simposio Latinoamericano de Investigaciones Antárticas VI Reunión Chilena de Investigación Antártica LIBRO DE RESÚMENES En orden alfabético 2 3 PREÁMBULO El Comité Nacional de Investigaciones Antárticas, CNIA, sección nacional del SCAR, el Instituto Antártico Chileno, INACH, y el Programa Antártico Institucional de la Universidad de Concepción, PRANUDEC, han convocado a esta reunión. Queremos especialmente agradecer el auspicio de diversas instituciones que han hecho posible este encuentro: El Programa Bicentenario de Ciencia y Tecnología, PBCT; el Instituto Antártico Chileno, INACH; la Universidad de Concepción y el Centro de Estudios Científicos, CECS. A ellas se suma una serie de instituciones nacionales y latinoamericanas que están patrocinando el evento, como los Institutos Antárticos de Argentina (IAA), Ecuador (INAE), Perú (INANPE) y Uruguay (IAU), y el Programa Antártico Institucional de la Universidad de Chile. También deseamos agradecer a nuestros invitados especiales: Dr. Michael Stoddart, Australian Antarctic Division, Australia. Dr. Peter Convey, British Antarctic Survey, Reino Unido. Dra. Sandra Passchier, Montclair State University, Estados Unidos. Dr. Wolfgang Stinnesbeck, Universität Karlsruhe, Alemania. Dr. Carlos Moreno, Universidad Austral, Chile. Este II Simposio Latinoamericano de Investigaciones Antárticas, continuando con la iniciativa que partió en Argentina el año 2005, tiene como objetivos evaluar y difundir los avances de ciencia y tecnología antártica latinoamericana; analizar la política y los instrumentos de fomento II Simposio Latinoamericano de Investigaciones Antárticas de la ciencia y tecnología antártica en nuestra región; estudiar la interacción entre C&T antártica VI Reunión Chilena de Investigación Antártica con la transferencia tecnológica, y definir tanto el rol de los programas antárticos nacionales, como de los programas antárticos de entidades tecnológicas, universitarias, empresariales y Comisión organizadora gubernamentales. En esta reunión, esperamos además poder conformar el nuevo Comité Nacional de Investigaciones Coordinador Universidad de Concepción: Antárticas, de manera que los investigadores chilenos puedan tener una real organización y Lic. Sylvia Palma Heldt participación en las iniciativas científicas antárticas nacionales e internacionales, determinadas Dr. Andrés Sepúlveda Allende por el Comité Científico de Investigaciones Antárticas Internacional, SCAR. El SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research), luego de una revisión en el año 2004 Coordinador Instituto Antártico Chileno: de sus prácticas y programas, se reorganizó para dirigir los esfuerzos de la comunidad científica Dr. Marcelo Leppe Cartes hacia cinco proyectos estratégicos multidisciplinarios de investigación antártica. Los objetivos Lic. Verónica Vallejos Marchant principales fueron lograr una mejora sustancial en la búsqueda de conocimiento en la Antártica; entender de mejor forma los procesos que allí ocurren; y, en la medida de lo posible, predecir Comité Editorial: cambios futuros. Dr. Marcelo Leppe Cartes Al atraer las actividades de los programas antárticos nacionales hacia amplios proyectos Elías Barticevic Cornejo estratégicos, SCAR busca agregar valor a dichos programas en el marco de una redefinición de su objetivo principal: “Iniciar, desarrollar y coordinar investigación científica internacional de Diseño: alta calidad en la Antártica y en el Océano Austral, con el fin de comprender el rol de la región Jeniffer Muñoz Palma Antártica en el Sistema Global”. Estos proyectos o programas estratégicos del SCAR son: Diagramación: AGCS (Antarctica and the Global Climate System, la Antártica y el Sistema Climático La Prensa Austral Impresos Global). ACE (Antarctic Climate Evolution, Evolución Climática Antártica). Diseñado y editado en el Instituto Antártico Chileno EBA (Evolution and Biodiversity in the Antarctic, Evolución y Biodiversidad en la Plaza Muñoz Gamero Nº 1055 Antártica). Punta Arenas-Chile ICESTAR (Inter-Hemispheric Conjugacy Effects in Solar-Terrestrial and Aeronomy Research, Efectos Conjugados Interhemisféricos en la Investigación Solar- INACH-2006 Terrestre y Aeronómica). SALE (Subglacial Antarctic Lake Environments, Ambientes de Lagos Subglaciares Impreso por Antárticos). La Prensa Austral Impresos 4 5 El concepto del Año Polar Internacional 2007 – 2008 (1 Marzo 2007 – 1 Marzo 2009) es el ÍNDICE de un esfuerzo concentrado de investigación científica y observación de las Regiones Polares, interdisciplinario y coordinado internacionalmente. Un objetivo clave del Año Polar Internacional 1. Acevedo J., C. Olavarría, A. Aguayo-Lobo & J. Plana ..........................................................15 es atraer y desarrollar una nueva generación de investigadores polares y estimular el interés de IDENTIDAD DE LAS BALLENAS JOROBADAS QUE OCUPAN LAS AGUAS escolares y público en general a una escala mundial, bajo la supervisión de un Comité ICSU- DEL EXTREMO SUR DE CHILE Y EN LA PENÍNSULA ANTÁRTICA. WMO (International Council of Scientific Unions – World Meteorological Organization). Nuevas capacidades tecnológicas ofrecen el potencial de lograr avances importantes en la ciencia 2. Aguayo-Lobo A., J. Acevedo R., J. Plana M. & C. Bobadilla C. ..........................................21 polar. Por ejemplo, sensores remotos satelitales, instrumentos autónomos, plataformas capaces de EJEMPLAR ERRANTE DE PINGÜINO MENOR, EUDYPTULA operar en condiciones extremas y simuladores poderosos. Sin embargo, el alcance y la magnitud MINOR (FOSTER 1781) ENCONTRADO EN LA PENÍNSULA de los desafíos científicos polares van más allá de las capacidades de una nación en particular. Por FILDES, ISLA REY JORGE, ANTÁRTICA. ello, COMNAP (Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs) agrupa a los Programas 3. Aldea, C.; Vázquez, E. y Troncoso, J. S. ................................................................................25 Antárticos Nacionales de 29 países en un necesario esfuerzo de colaboración internacional. NUEVOS REGISTROS DE MOLUSCOS PARA LA PENÍNSULA ANTÁRTICA. Un reciente artículo compara la productividad científica antártica de 35 países. La búsqueda en la Base de Datos SCI encontró 10.287 artículos publicados en 934 revistas científicas durante los 4. Archuby, D.; Coria, N.; Harrington, A.; Santos, M. ..............................................................29 últimos 24 años. El 60% de las publicaciones tuvo su génesis en cuatro países: Estados Unidos, ADOPCIÓN DE UN PICHÓN EN EL PETREL GIGANTE Reino Unido, Australia y Alemania. Chile aparece en esta comparación en el lugar 23, con 84 DEL SUR Macronectes giganteus EN PENÍNSULA publicaciones, los que aparecen citados 217 veces, es decir, cada trabajo científico chileno fue POTTER, ISLA 25 DE MAYO, ANTÁRTIDA. citado 2,6 veces en promedio, ocupando el lugar número 16 entre los 35 países antárticos. Algo 5. Barbosa, L. S.; Bessa, E. G.; Paiva, P. C.; Soares-Gomes, A. ...............................................33 semejante se observa en el resto de los países de Latinoamérica. DISTRIBUCIÓN ESPACIAL DE LOS POLIQUETOS (ANNELIDA) DE LA Es claro que debemos renovar nuestros esfuerzos para atraer un mayor número de investigadores BAHÍA DEL ALMIRANTADO, ISLA REY GEORGE, ANTÁRTICA. a la actividad científica antártica de calidad, más si dichas tierras están más cercanas a nuestro continente. Con este simposio esperamos incentivar a los jóvenes investigadores sudamericanos, 6. Barrientos, L., Gidekel, M., y Gutiérrez, A. ..........................................................................37 para que se incorporen a la gran tarea de descubrir la Antártica. AISLAMIENTO Y CARACTERIZACIÓN DE BACTERIAS RIZOSFÉRICAS DE Deschampsia antarctica Desv. Dr. José Retamales 7. Luisa Bascuñán, Amparo Uribe, Alejandra Zúñiga-Feest, Luis J. Corcuera, León A. Bravo. ........41 Director del Instituto Antártico Chileno, INACH BAJAS TEMPERATURAS REGULAN LA ACTIVIDAD DE LA Presidente Comité Nacional de Investigaciones Antárticas, CNIA SACAROSA FOSFATO SINTASA EN COLOBANTHUS QUITENSIS (KUNTH) BARTL POR DISMINUCIÓN DE LA SENSIBILIDAD A Pi E INCREMENTO EN LA ACTIVACIÓN POR GLUC-6-P. 8. Berríos, G., Barrientos, L., Gidekel, M. y Gutiérrez, A. .......................................................45 AISLAMIENTO DE BACTERIAS SOLUBILIZADORAS DE FOSFATO DESDE LA RIZOSFERA DE Deschampsia antarctica. 9. Boehmwald, F., Zamora P., Obrecht, A., y Zúñiga G. E. .......................................................49 MICROPROPAGACIÓN Y ANÁLISIS DE EXPRESIÓN PROTEICA EN COLOBANTHUS QUITENSIS EN RESPUESTA A ESTRÉS OSMÓTICO. 10. Bown, F., Rivera, A., Acuña, C., Casassa, G., Wendt, J., Ulloa, D. & Thomas, R. .............53 RESULTADOS PRELIMINARES DE MEDICIONES DE GLACIARES CON SENSORES AEROTRANSPORTADOS EN LA PENÍNSULA ANTÁRTICA. 11. Campana, G., Quartino, M. L., Momo, F., y Ferreyra, G. ....................................................59 FACTORES ECOLÓGICOS Y AMBIENTALES QUE CONTROLAN LA COLONIZACIÓN DEL BENTOS POR MACROALGAS EN ANTÁRTIDA. 12. Carlos Cárdenas, Klaus Schünemann, Martin Jenett y Jürgen Winkelmann ......................65 MEDICIONES DE PRUEBA DE UN NUEVO SISTEMA DE RADAR FMCW, DE ALTA RESOLUCIÓN EN PATRIOT HILLS, ANTÁRTICA. 13. Carneiro, A.P.B.; Duarte, A.; Sander, M. ............................................................................71 ANÁLISIS POBLACIONAL DE SKUAS REPRODUCTORAS (CATHARACTA LONNBERGI Y C. MACCORMICKI) DE BAHÍA ALMIRANTAZGO, ISLA REY GEORGE, ANTÁRTICA. 6 7 14. Carrasco, J. F. .......................................................................................................................77
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