Abstract. The dissolved oxygen (DO) levels of oceanic-coastal waters has decreased over the last decade owing to the increase in surface water temperature caused by climate change. In addition, biological and human activity in coastal zones, bays, and estuaries has contributed to the acceleration of current deoxygenation. The Patagonian fjord and channel system is one world region where low DO water (LDOW, 30 %–60 % oxygen saturation) and hypoxia conditions (< 30 % oxygen saturation, 2 ml L−1 or 89.2 µmol L−1) is observed. An in-situ data set of hydrographic and biogeochemical parameters (2017 stations), collected from sporadic oceanographic cruises between 1970 and 2021, was used to quantify the mechanism involved in the presence of LDOW and hypoxic conditions in northern Patagonian fjords. Results denoted two main areas with LDOW (e.g., Puyuhuapi Fjord-Jacaf channel, Comau Fjord, and the Reloncaví estuarine system) extending from 25–400 m depth. Simultaneously, hypoxia was recorded in the Puyuhuapi Fjord, Jacaf Channel, and Quitralco Fjord. Quitralco registered the lowest values of DO (9.36 µmol L−1 and 1.6 % oxygen saturation) of the entire Patagonian fjord system. Areas of LDOW and hypoxia coincided with the accumulation of inorganic nutrients. Water mass analysis confirmed the contribution of equatorial subsurface water in the advection of the LDOW to only the Puyuhuapi Fjord and Jacaf Channel. In addition, in Puyuhuapi Fjord, hypoxic conditions occurred when the community respiration rate (6.6 g C m−2d−1) exceeded the gross primary production estimate (1.9 g C m−2d−1) possibly due to the increased consumption of DO during the use of both autochthonous and allochthonous organic matter. Biogeochemical processes and circulation regimens also contribute to deoxygenation and will be part of the discussion of the present research.
En los últimos años, ha habido un renovado interés en el desarrollo del cultivo de mejillones en la Argentina. Sin embargo, esta actividad todavía tiene lugar a pequeña escala o de forma experimental en la región patagónica. Conocer los efectos de las densidades iniciales y el desdoble sobre el crecimiento y la supervivencia en un cultivo experimental es información de base necesaria para el desarrollo de experiencias que permitan estudiar parámetros productivos en cultivos a mayor escala. Por estos motivos, este trabajo tuvo como objetivo analizar el efecto de las densidades iniciales y el desdoble sobre el crecimiento y la supervivencia del mejillón Mytilus platensis en un cultivo suspendido experimental en la región costera central del Golfo San Jorge, Argentina. Para ello, se estudiaron dos técnicas de cultivo, con y sin desdoble, durante un período de 9 meses, a dos densidades iniciales (400 y 700 ind. m-1). La semilla fue obtenida de un criadero artificial. Se monitorearon talla, peso y supervivencia de los mejillones. El mayor crecimiento en talla y peso, y la supervivencia más elevada se observaron en la estrategia sin desdoble con la densidad más baja. En esta estrategia, los animales alcanzaron una talla promedio mayor a 65 mm, llegando a la talla comercial en menos de un año. Estos resultados permiten concluir que, a pequeña escala, la estrategia sin desdoble es la recomendada para cultivar mejillones en la región a una densidad de 400 ind. m-1 durante un mínimo de 9 meses.
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