Scientific papers

Gaymer, C. F., Wagner, D., Álvarez-Varas, R., et al. Research advances and conservation needs for the protection of the Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges: A natural and cultural heritage hotspot in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Marine Policy, 171, 106453

de Souza, L. S., Asorey, C. M., & Sellanes, J. (2024). Melanella martarum sp. nov.(Gastropoda: Eulimidae): the first parasitic deep-sea snail reported for the Salas & Gomez Ridge. PeerJ, 12, e16932.

Cowger, W., Willis, K. A., Bullock, S., Conlon, K., Emmanuel, J., Erdle, L. M., ... & Wang, M. Global producer responsibility for plastic pollution. Science Advances, 10(17), eadj8275.

Rojas-Araos, F., Rojas-Hernández, N., Cornejo-Guzmán, S., Ernst, B., Dewitte, B., Parada, C., & Veliz, D. Population genomic and biophysical modeling show different patterns of population connectivity in the spiny lobster Jasus frontalis inhabiting oceanic islands. Marine Environmental Research, 193: 106253.

Varela, A. I., Brokordt, K., Vianna, J. A., Frugone, M. J., Ismar-Rebitz, S. M., Gaskin, C. P., ... & Luna-Jorquera, G. (2024). Are threatened seabird colonies of the pacific ocean genetically vulnerable? The case of the red-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda, as a model species. Biodiversity and Conservation, 1-20.

Botterell, Z. L., Ribeiro, F., Alarcón-Ruales, D., Alfaro, E., Alfaro-Shigueto, J., Allan, N., ... & Galloway, T. S. Plastic pollution transcends marine protected area boundaries in the eastern tropical and south-eastern Pacific. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 201: 116271.

Rech, S., Gusmao, J. B., Aguila, B., Averill, P., Fuentes, J. P., & Thiel, M. Water column-based assays underestimate benthic predation pressure in mid-latitude systems. Marine Biology, 171(5): 98.

De Veer, D., Baeza-Álvarez, J., Bolaños, S., Araya, S. C., Darquea, J. J., Poblete, M. A. D., ... & Thiel, M. Citizen scientists study beach litter along 12,000 km of the East Pacific coast: A baseline for the International Plastic Treaty. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 196: 115481.

Stowhas PS, Carlton JT, Thiel M, Santibañez JF, Sáez R, Puga AB, Munizaga M, Brante A. Marine bioinvasions in Chile: A national research and conservation management agenda. Management of Biological Invasions, 14(4): 595–618.

Huaiquimilla-Guerrero, K., Moscote-Guerra, J., Ramírez-Rivera, S., Duhalde-Correa, L. A., Peralta-Scholz, M. J., Silva, F. O., ... & Gaymer, C. F. Dispossession and governance: The invisible role of indigenous peoples in protected natural areas in Chile. Environmental Science & Policy, 150: 103587.

Plaza P, Cristofari R, Gouin N, Soto-Gamboa M and Luna-Jorquera G. A melting-pot for Pterodroma petrels on Rapa Nui: ecological divergence and reproductive isolation in a contact zone. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11:1123288.

Rech S, Arias RM, Vadell S, Gordon D, Thiel M. Daily accumulation rates of floating debris and attached biota on continental and oceanic island shores in the SE Pacific: testing predictions based on global models  PeerJ, 11:e15550.

Jiménez-Tenorio M, Tapia-Guerra JM, Fenzan W, J Sellanes. A new deep-water cone from the southeastern Pacific: description of Profundiconus motirohivanus new species (Gastropoda: Conoidea). The Nautilus 137(2):45-51.

Díaz-Cabrera, E., Vega-Retter, C., Roja-Hernández, N., Meerhoff, E., DeWitte, B., & Veliz, D. Integrating genetic and biophysical approaches to estimate connectivity in an isolated, insular system: case of the culturally important marine gastropod Monetaria caputdraconis Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 103:e53.

Cañete, J. I., Romero, M. S., Easton, E. E., Mecho, A., & Sellanes, J. Chloeia rozbaczyloi, a new species of polychaete (Archinominae: Amphinomidae) and first record of the family for the Nazca Ridge, southeastern Pacific Ocean Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 104110.

Chavez-Molina V, Wagner D, Nocito ES, Benedum M, Gaymer CF, Currie D, Beam EG & CM Brooks .2023. Protecting the Salas y Gomez and Nazca Ridges: A review of policy pathways for creating conservation measures in the international waters of the Southeast Pacific Marine Policy, 152:105594.

Eriksen, M., Cowger, W., Erdle, L. M., Coffin, S., Villarrubia-Gómez, P., Moore, C. J., ... & Wilcox, C. A growing plastic smog, now estimated to be over 170 trillion plastic particles afloat in the world’s oceans—Urgent solutions required. PLoS ONE, 18:e0281596.

Parouffe, A., Garçon, V. C., Dewitte, B., Paulmier, A., Montes, I., Parada, C., ... & Veliz, D. Evaluating future climate change exposure of marine habitat in the South East Pacific based on metabolic constraints.  Frontiers in Marine Science, 9:2727.

Veliz D, Rojas-Hernández N, Fibla P, Dewitte B, Cornejo-Guzmán S, Parada C. High levels of connectivity over large distances in the diadematid sea urchin Centrostephanus sylviae. PLoS ONE, 16(11): e0259595.

Howell, K. L., Hilário, A., Allcock, A. L., Bailey, D., Baker, M., Clark, M. R., ... & Xavier, J. R. A decade to study deep-sea life. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 5: 265-267.

Tapia-Guerra JM, Asorey CM, Easton EE, Wagner D, Gorny M and Sellanes J. First Ecological Characterization of Whip Black Coral Assemblages (Hexacorallia: Antipatharia) in the Easter Island Ecoregion, Southeastern Pacific. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8: 755898.

Gallardo C, Ory NC, Gallardo MÁ, Ramos M, Bravo L and Thiel M. Sea-Surface Slicks and Their Effect on the Concentration of Plastics and Zooplankton in the Coastal Waters of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Frontiers in Marine Science, 8: 688224.

Gallardo, C., Ory, N. C., Gallardo, M. D. L. Á., Ramos, M., Bravo, L., & Thiel, M. Sea-Surface Slicks and Their Effect on the Concentration of Plastics and Zooplankton in the Coastal Waters of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Frontiers in Marine Science, 8:688224.

Petit, I. J., Gaymer, C. F., Friedlander, A. M., & Gusmao, J. B. Humans at the top of the food web: are coastal benthic communities at Rapa Nui affected by fishing?. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 104: 1433-1451.

Asorey, C. M., Sellanes, J., Wagner, D., & Easton, E. E. Complete mitochondrial genomes of two species of Stichopathes Brook, 1889 (Hexacorallia: Antipatharia: Antipathidae) from Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 6: 3226-3228.

Zapata-Hernández, G., Hinojosa, I.A., Sellanes, J. et al. Diel changes in structure and trophic functions of motile benthic invertebrates on coral reefs at Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Marine Biology, 168: 154.

Sellanes, J., Gorny, M., Zapata-Hernández, G., Alvarez, G., Muñoz, P., & Tala, F. A new threat to local marine biodiversity: filamentous mats proliferating at mesophotic depths off Rapa Nui. PeerJ, 9:e12052.

Thiel, M., Lorca, B. B., Bravo, L., Hinojosa, I. A., & Meneses, H. Z. Daily accumulation rates of marine litter on the shores of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the South Pacific Ocean. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 169:112535.

Gushchina, D., Kolennikova, M., Dewitte, B., & Yeh, S. W. On the relationship between ENSO diversity and the ENSO atmospheric teleconnection to high latitudes. International Journal of Climatology, 42: 1303-1325.

Álvarez-Varas, R., Rojas-Hernández, N., Heidemeyer, M., Riginos, C., Benítez, H. A., Araya-Donoso, R., ... & Véliz, D. Green, yellow or black? Genetic differentiation and adaptation signatures in a highly migratory marine turtle. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 288:20210754.

Mecho, A., Sellanes, J., & Aguzzi, J. Seafloor litter at oceanic islands and seamounts of the southeastern Pacific. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 170: 112641.

Rogers AD, Baco A, Escobar-Briones E, Currie D, Gjerde K, Gobin J, Jaspars M, et al. Marine Genetic Resources in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Promoting Marine Scientific Research and Enabling Equitable Benefit Sharing. Frontiers in Marine Science,  8: 667274

Tapia-Guerra, J. M., Mecho, A., Easton, E. E., Gallardo, M. D. L. Á., Gorny, M., & Sellanes, J. First description of deep benthic habitats and communities of oceanic islands and seamounts of the Nazca Desventuradas Marine Park, Chile. Scientific Reports, 11: 1-16.

Rech, S., Gusmao, J. B., Kiessling, T., Hidalgo-Ruz, V., Meerhoff, E., Gatta-Rosemary, M., … & Thiel, M. A desert in the ocean–Depauperate fouling communities on marine litter in the hyper-oligotrophic South Pacific Subtropical Gyre. Science of The Total Environment, 759: 143545.

Wagner, D., van der Meer, L., Gorny, M., Sellanes, J., Gaymer, C. F., Soto, E. H., ... & Morgan, L. E. The Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges: a review of the importance, opportunities and challenges for protecting a global diversity hotspot on the high seas. Marine Policy, 126: 104377.

Plaza, P., Serratosa, J., Gusmao, J. B., Duffy, D. C., Arce, P., & Luna‐Jorquera, G. Temporal changes in seabird assemblage structure and trait diversity in the Rapa Nui (Easter Island) multiple‐use marine protected area. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31: 378-388.

Valencia, E., Meerhoff, E., Díaz‐Cabrera, E., Guerrero, F., Roja‐Hernández, N., Vega‐Retter, C., & Veliz, D. Weak connectivity and population cohesiveness in rudderfish Kyphosus sandwicensis (Teleostei: Kyphosidae) inhabiting remote oceanic islands. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31:356-366.

Hidalgo‐Ruz, V., Luna‐Jorquera, G., Eriksen, M., Frick, H., Miranda‐Urbina, D., Portflitt‐Toro, M., ... & Thiel, M. Factors (type, colour, density, and shape) determining the removal of marine plastic debris by seabirds from the South Pacific Ocean: Is there a pattern?. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31: 389-407.

Urbina, M. A., Luna‐Jorquera, G., Thiel, M., Acuña‐Ruz, T., Amenábar Cristi, M. A., Andrade, C., ... & Vargas, E. A country's response to tackling plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems: The Chilean way. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31: 420-440.

Mecho, A., Dewitte, B., Sellanes, J., Van Gennip, S., Easton, E. E., & Gusmao, J. B. Environmental drivers of mesophotic echinoderm assemblages of the Southeastern Pacific Ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8: 574780.

Varela, A. I., Brokordt, K., Ismar-Rebitz, S. M., Gaskin, C. P., Carlile, N., O'Dwyer, T., ... & Luna-Jorquera, G. Genetic diversity, population structure, and historical demography of a highly vagile and human‐impacted seabird in the Pacific Ocean: The red‐tailed tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31:367-377.

Álvarez-Varas, R., Heidemeyer, M., Riginos, C., Benítez, H. A., Reséndiz, E., Lara-Uc, M., ... & Véliz, D. Integrating morphological and genetic data at different spatial scales in a cosmopolitan marine turtle species: challenges for management and conservation. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 191:434-453.

Morales, N. A., Heidemeyer, M., Bauer, R., Hernández, S., Acuña, E., Friedlander, A. M., & Gaymer, C. F. Residential movements of top predators in Chile’s most isolated marine protected area: Implications for the conservation of the Galapagos shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis, and the yellowtail amberjack, Seriola lalandi, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31: 340-355

Hinojosa, I. A., Zapata‐Hernández, G., Fowles, A. E., Gaymer, C. F., & Stuart‐Smith, R. D. The awakening of invertebrates: The daily dynamics of fishes and mobile invertebrates at Rapa Nui's multiple use marine protected area. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31: 290-303.

Friedlander, A. M., & Gaymer, C. F. Progress, opportunities and challenges for marine conservation in the Pacific Islands.  Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31: 221-231.

Dewitte, B., Conejero, C., Ramos, M., Bravo, L., Garcon, V., Parada, C., ... & Gaymer, C. F. Understanding the impact of climate change on the oceanic circulation in the Chilean island ecoregions. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31: 232-252.

Zapata-Hernández, G., Sellanes, J., Letourneur, Y., Harrod, C., Morales, N. A., Plaza, P., ... & Gaymer, C. F. Tracing trophic pathways through the marine ecosystem of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31: 304-323.

Veliz, D., Gaymer, C. F., & Friedlander, A. M. Advances in science for ecology and sustainable management of oceanic islands. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31: 219-220.

Gallardo MÁ, Macpherson E, Tapia Guerra JM, Asorey CM, Sellanes J. A new species of Munida Leach, 1820 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Munididae) from seamounts of the Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park. PeerJ, 9: e10531.

Gennip, S. J. V., Dewitte, B., Garçon, V., Thiel, M., Popova, E., Drillet, Y., ... & Gaymer, C. F. In search for the sources of plastic marine litter that contaminates the Easter Island Ecoregion. Scientific Reports, 9: 1-13.

Sellanes, J., Salisbury, R. A., Tapia, J. M., & Asorey, C. M. A new species of Atrimitra Dall, 1918 (Gastropoda: Mitridae) from seamounts of the recently created Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park, Chile. PeerJ, 7:e8279

Paredes, F., Flores, D., Figueroa, A., Gaymer, C. F., & Aburto, J. A. Science, capacity building and conservation knowledge: the empowerment of the local community for marine conservation in Rapa Nui. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 29: 130-137.

Morales, N. A., Easton, E. E., Friedlander, A. M., Harvey, E. S., Garcia, R., & Gaymer, C. F. Spatial and seasonal differences in the top predators of Easter Island: Essential data for implementing the new Rapa Nui multiple‐uses marine protected area. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 29: 118-129.

Luna‐Jorquera, G., Thiel, M., Portflitt‐Toro, M., & Dewitte, B. Marine protected areas invaded by floating anthropogenic litter: An example from the South Pacific. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 29:245-259.

Álvarez-Varas, R., Véliz, D., Vélez-Rubio, G. M., Fallabrino, A., Zárate, P., Heidemeyer, M., ... & Benítez, H. A. Identifying genetic lineages through shape: An example in a cosmopolitan marine turtle species using geometric morphometrics.  PLoS ONE, 14: e0223587.

Maximenko, N., Corradi, P., Law, K. L., Van Sebille, E., Garaba, S. P., Lampitt, R. S., et al. 2019. Toward the integrated marine debris observing system. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6: 447.

Chevallier, A., González-Roca, F., Portflitt-Toro, M., Fortt, J. A., Luna, N., Cerda, O., ... & Gaymer, C. F. National trends in the biodiversity interest in digital media. Environmental Science & Policy, 101: 106-115.

Mecho, A., Easton, E. E., Sellanes, J., Gorny, M., & Mah, C. Unexplored diversity of the mesophotic echinoderm fauna of the Easter Island ecoregion. Marine Biology, 166: 1-17.

Easton, E. E., Gorny, M., Mecho, A., Sellanes, J., Gaymer, C. F., Spalding, H. L., & Aburto, J. Chile and the Salas y Gómez ridge.  Coral Reefs of the World, vol 12. Springer Cham. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92735-0_27

Hermoso, M. I., Martin, V. Y., Stotz, W., Gelcich, S., & Thiel, M. How does the diversity of divers affect the design of citizen science projects? Frontiers in Marine Science, 6: 239.

Ibáñez, C. M., Braid, H. E., Carrasco, S. A., López‐Córdova, D. A., Torretti, G., & Camus, P. A. 2019. Zoogeographic patterns of pelagic oceanic cephalopods along the eastern Pacific Ocean. Journal of Biogeography, 46: 1260-1273.

Aguilera, M. A., Aburto, J. A., Bravo, L., Broitman, B. R., García, R. A., Gaymer, C. F., ... & Thiel, M. Chile: environmental status and future perspectives. World seas: An environmental evaluation, v1: 673-702.

Boteler, B., Wanless, R., Dias, M., ... & Packeiser, T. Ecological Baselines for the Southeast Atlantic and Southeast Pacific: Status of Marine Biodiversity and Anthropogenic Pressures in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction. STRONG High Seas Project, 2019.

Hoeksema, B. W., Sellanes, J., & Easton, E. E. A high-latitude, mesophotic Cycloseris field at 85 m depth off Rapa Nui (Easter Island).  Bulletin of Marine Science, 95: 101-102.

Alvial, I. E., Vargas, H. A., Marinov, M., Esquivel, C., Araya, J., Araya-Donoso, R., ... & Véliz, D. Isolation on a remote island: genetic and morphological differentiation of a cosmopolitan odonate. Heredity, 122:893-905.

Carrasco, S. A., Meerhoff, E., Yannicelly, B., & Ibáñez, C. M. First records and descriptions of early life stages of cephalopods from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and the nearby Apolo seamount. Pacific Science, 73: 163-175.

Honorato-Zimmer, D., Kruse, K., Knickmeier, K., Weinmann, A., Hinojosa, I. A., & Thiel, M. (2019). Inter-hemispherical shoreline surveys of anthropogenic marine debris–a binational citizen science project with schoolchildren. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 138:464-473.

Vega-Retter, C., Veliz, D., Díaz-Cabrera, E., Rojas-Hernandez, N., & Meerhoff, E. Development and characterization of the first 16 microsatellites loci for Panulirus pascuensis (Decapoda: Palinuridae) from Easter Island using Next Generation Sequencing. Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía, 52:395-398.

Lewis, N.; Day, J.C.; Wilhelm, ‘A.; Wagner, D.; Gaymer, C.; Parks, J.; Friedlander, A.; White, S.; Sheppard, C.; Spalding, M.; San Martin, G.; Skeat, A.; Taei, S.; Teroroko, T. and Evans, J. Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas: Guidelines for design and management. Gland, Switzerland, IUCN, 120pp. IUCN WCPA Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines Series, No. 26.

Ory, N. C., Sobral, P., Ferreira, J. L., & Thiel, M. Amberstripe scad Decapterus muroadsi (Carangidae) fish ingest blue microplastics resembling their copepod prey along the coast of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the South Pacific subtropical gyre. Science of the Total Environment, 586:430-437.

Bennett, N. J., Teh, L., Ota, Y., Christie, P., Ayers, A., Day, J. C., ... & Satterfield, T. An appeal for a code of conduct for marine conservation. Marine Policy, 81: 411-418.

Aburto, J. A., Gaymer, C. F., & Cundill, G. Towards local governance of marine resources and ecosystems on Easter Island. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 27:353-371.

Easton, E. E., Sellanes, J., Gaymer, C. F., Morales, N., Gorny, M., & Berkenpas, E. Diversity of deep-sea fishes of the Easter Island Ecoregion. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 137: 78-88.

Kiessling, T., Salas, S., Mutafoglu, K., & Thiel, M. Who cares about dirty beaches? Evaluating environmental awareness and action on coastal litter in Chile. Ocean & Coastal Management, 137:82-95.

Alvarado, J.J. et al. Coral Reef Conservation in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. In: Glynn, P., Manzello, D., Enochs, I. (eds) Coral Reefs of the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Coral Reefs of the World, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7499-4_21

Hernández, S., García, M., Gaymer, C. F., & Friedlander, A. M. First Records of Striped Boarfish Evistias acutirostris and Ornate Butterflyfish Chaetodon ornatissimus from Easter Island.  Pacific Science, 69: 525-529.

Aburto, J. A., Gaymer, C. F., Haoa, S., & González, L. Management of marine resources through a local governance perspective: Re-implementation of traditions for marine resource recovery on Easter Island. Ocean & Coastal Management, 116:108-115.

Petit, I. J., Gaymer, C. F., Palma, Á. T., & Wahle, R. A. 2015. Predation of juvenile Jasus frontalis: an endemic spiny lobster of the Juan Fernandez Archipelago, Chile. Journal of Shellfish Research, 34(3): 1085-1089.

Vega‐Retter, C., & Véliz, D. Isolation and characterization of sixteen microsatellite loci for the rudderfish Kyphosus elegans (Centrarchiformes: Kyphosidae) from Easter Island, discovered with Next Generation Sequencing. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 31:915-916.

Miranda-Urbina, D., Thiel, M., & Luna-Jorquera, G. Litter and seabirds found across a longitudinal gradient in the South Pacific Ocean. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 96:235-244.