A Latin American network of microbial observatories for monitoring aquatic ecosystems
Freshwater environments and coastal marine areas provide key ecosystem services to society and serve as habitats for biodiversity. However, they face major challenges from human activities and climate factors, leading to global degradation. The effect of these agents depends on geographic locati...
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| author | Paulina Fermani Nicolás Martyniuk Martín Saraceno Marina Gerea Carmen Sabio y García María R. Schiaffino María L. Sánchez Sharon Allen Dohle Cecilia Alonso Maité A. Barrena Marcela Bastidas Navarro María C. Bernal Giuliana M. Burgueño Sandoval Nicolás ´Cetra Michaela L. De Melo Patricia E. García Bárbara M. Gómez Sebastián Gómez Lugo Eddy Gómez-Ramírez Luciana Griffero Leandro A. Hünicken Leonardo Lagomarsino Mariana Lozada Carolina Mansilla Ferro Beatriz Modenutti Erick Mateus-Barros Damián A. Ojeda María L. Padulles Emiliano Pereira Sol Porcel María V. Quiroga Juan F. Saad María C. Salas Janet Santucho Hugo Sarmento María E. Segade Carolina Soto Cárdenas Ana Torremorell Fernando Unrein María S. Zabala Juan Zanetti Martín Graziano |
| author_facet | Paulina Fermani Nicolás Martyniuk Martín Saraceno Marina Gerea Carmen Sabio y García María R. Schiaffino María L. Sánchez Sharon Allen Dohle Cecilia Alonso Maité A. Barrena Marcela Bastidas Navarro María C. Bernal Giuliana M. Burgueño Sandoval Nicolás ´Cetra Michaela L. De Melo Patricia E. García Bárbara M. Gómez Sebastián Gómez Lugo Eddy Gómez-Ramírez Luciana Griffero Leandro A. Hünicken Leonardo Lagomarsino Mariana Lozada Carolina Mansilla Ferro Beatriz Modenutti Erick Mateus-Barros Damián A. Ojeda María L. Padulles Emiliano Pereira Sol Porcel María V. Quiroga Juan F. Saad María C. Salas Janet Santucho Hugo Sarmento María E. Segade Carolina Soto Cárdenas Ana Torremorell Fernando Unrein María S. Zabala Juan Zanetti Martín Graziano |
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Freshwater environments and coastal marine areas provide key ecosystem services to society and serve as habitats for biodiversity. However, they face major challenges from human activities and climate factors, leading to global degradation. The effect of these agents depends on geographic location and climate, among other factors. To comprehensively understand the effect of these factors, continuous, standardized and long-term information is crucial. In particular, the aquatic microbiome plays a fundamental role in the cycling of matter and has been shown to act as a robust indicator of ecological status. Long-term monitoring of microbial assemblages can provide valuable insights into the characteristics and the changes water bodies undergo, delivering early warnings of critical impacts. Thus, the Latin American Aquatic Microbial Observatory Network (AMOLat) was set up during the inaugural meeting of the Latin American Collaborative Network on Microbial Aquatic Ecology (μSudAqua) in 2017. Observatory sites were carefully chosen, considering their accessibility and local relevance to each research group, ensuring the ongoing consistency of sampling efforts. This work aims to provide a historical overview of the network’s formation, highlighting key debates and definitions that took place during 2017-2023. Furthermore, it includes an initial characterization of the observatory sites and explores the possibilities that they offer to understand the structure and function of aquatic ecosystems in Latin America. The network presently encompasses 13 observatories, spanning a broad latitudinal range, numerous ecoregions and diverse aquatic ecosystems, displaying different environmental and anthropic impacts. Participating groups enhanced interactions, created a Protocol Book and showcased initial results through various communication efforts. Ultimately, establishing a regional network of aquatic observatories becomes mandatory for providing essential reference points to assess the response of microorganisms to global change in both the short and long term within Latin America.
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| spelling | doaj-art-7f9ed6edef1d4997b135b017f1fdeb7e2025-08-20T02:33:48ZengAsociación Argentina de EcologíaEcología Austral0327-54771667-782X2024-11-0134310.25260/EA.24.34.3.0.2436A Latin American network of microbial observatories for monitoring aquatic ecosystemsPaulina Fermani0Nicolás Martyniuk1Martín Saraceno2Marina Gerea3Carmen Sabio y García4María R. Schiaffino5María L. Sánchez6Sharon Allen Dohle7Cecilia Alonso8Maité A. Barrena9Marcela Bastidas Navarro10María C. Bernal11Giuliana M. Burgueño Sandoval12Nicolás ´Cetra13Michaela L. De Melo14Patricia E. García15Bárbara M. Gómez16Sebastián Gómez Lugo17Eddy Gómez-Ramírez18Luciana Griffero19Leandro A. Hünicken20Leonardo Lagomarsino21Mariana Lozada22Carolina Mansilla Ferro23Beatriz Modenutti24Erick Mateus-Barros25Damián A. Ojeda26María L. Padulles27Emiliano Pereira28Sol Porcel29María V. Quiroga30Juan F. Saad31María C. Salas32Janet Santucho33Hugo Sarmento34María E. Segade35Carolina Soto Cárdenas36Ana Torremorell37Fernando Unrein38María S. Zabala39Juan Zanetti40Martín Graziano41Laboratorio de Microbiología Ambiental (CESIMAR-CONICET/IBIOMAR-CONICET). Puerto Madryn, ArgentinaLaboratorio de Limnología, INIBIOMA (CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue). Río Negro, ArgentinaLaboratorio de Limnología, IEGEBA (CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires). Buenos Aires, ArgentinaGrupo de Ecología de Sistemas Acuáticos a Escala de Paisaje (GESAP), INIBIOMA (CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue). Río Negro, ArgentinaDepartamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA). Buenos Aires, ArgentinaCentro de Investigaciones y Transferencia del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (CITNOBA)- UNNOBA-UNSAdA-CONICET. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaLaboratorio de Limnología, IEGEBA (CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires). Buenos Aires, ArgentinaGrupo de Ecología de Sistemas Acuáticos a Escala de Paisaje (GESAP), INIBIOMA (CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue). Río Negro, ArgentinaGrupo de Ecología Microbiana de Sistemas Acuáticos, Centro Universitario Regional del Este, Universidad de la República. UruguayCentro de Investigación Aplicada y Transferencia Tecnológica en Recursos Marinos Almirante Storni (CIMAS-CONICET). San Antonio Oeste, Río Negro, ArgentinaLaboratorio de Limnología, INIBIOMA (CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue). Río Negro, ArgentinaLaboratorio de Limnología, IEGEBA (CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires). Buenos Aires, ArgentinaEscuela Superior de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Nacional del Comahue. San Antonio Oeste, Río Negro, ArgentinaEscuela Superior de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Nacional del Comahue. San Antonio Oeste, Río Negro, ArgentinaDepartment of Hydrobiology, Laboratory of Microbial Processes and Biodiversity, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar). São Carlos, BrazilGrupo de Ecología de Sistemas Acuáticos a Escala de Paisaje (GESAP), INIBIOMA (CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue). Río Negro, ArgentinaLaboratorio Experimental de Tecnologías Sustentables, Subgerencia Laboratorio de Calidad de Aguas, Instituto Nacional del Agua. ArgentinaLaboratorio de Limnología, IEGEBA (CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires). Buenos Aires, ArgentinaUniversidad de Costa Rica, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología. San José, Costa Rica. Universidad de Costa Rica, Escuela de Química. San José, Costa RicaGrupo de Ecología Microbiana de Sistemas Acuáticos, Centro Universitario Regional del Este, Universidad de la República. UruguayCentro de Investigación Aplicada y Transferencia Tecnológica en Recursos Marinos Almirante Storni (CIMAS-CONICET). San Antonio Oeste, Río Negro, ArgentinaInstituto Tecnológico de Chascomús (CONICET-UNSAM). Argentina. Escuela de Bio y Nanotecnologías (UNSAM). ArgentinaLaboratorio de Microbiología Ambiental (CESIMAR-CONICET/IBIOMAR-CONICET). Puerto Madryn, ArgentinaGrupo de Ecología de Sistemas Acuáticos a Escala de Paisaje (GESAP), INIBIOMA (CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue). Río Negro, ArgentinaLaboratorio de Limnología, INIBIOMA (CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue). Río Negro, ArgentinaDepartment of Hydrobiology, Laboratory of Microbial Processes and Biodiversity, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar). São Carlos, BrazilInstituto de Ecología y Desarrollo Sustentable (CONICET-UNLu). Departamento de Cs. Básicas, Universidad Nacional de Luján. Luján, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDepartamento de Ciencias Aplicadas y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Moreno. Moreno, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaGrupo de Ecología Microbiana de Sistemas Acuáticos, Centro Universitario Regional del Este, Universidad de la República. UruguayLaboratorio de Limnología, IEGEBA (CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires). Buenos Aires, ArgentinaInstituto Tecnológico de Chascomús (CONICET-UNSAM). Argentina. Escuela de Bio y Nanotecnologías (UNSAM). ArgentinaCentro de Investigación Aplicada y Transferencia Tecnológica en Recursos Marinos Almirante Storni (CIMAS-CONICET). San Antonio Oeste, Río Negro, Argentina. Escuela Superior de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Nacional del Comahue. San Antonio Oeste, Río Negro, ArgentinaEscuela Superior de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Nacional del Comahue. San Antonio Oeste, Río Negro, ArgentinaInstituto Tecnológico de Chascomús (CONICET-UNSAM). Argentina. Escuela de Bio y Nanotecnologías (UNSAM). ArgentinaDepartment of Hydrobiology, Laboratory of Microbial Processes and Biodiversity, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar). São Carlos, BrazilLaboratorio de Microbiología Ambiental (CESIMAR-CONICET/IBIOMAR-CONICET). Puerto Madryn, ArgentinaGrupo de Ecología de Sistemas Acuáticos a Escala de Paisaje (GESAP), INIBIOMA (CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue). Río Negro, ArgentinaInstituto de Ecología y Desarrollo Sustentable (CONICET-UNLu). Departamento de Cs. Básicas, Universidad Nacional de Luján. Luján, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaInstituto Tecnológico de Chascomús (CONICET-UNSAM). Argentina. Escuela de Bio y Nanotecnologías (UNSAM). ArgentinaLaboratorio de Microbiología Ambiental (CESIMAR-CONICET/IBIOMAR-CONICET). Puerto Madryn, ArgentinaGrupo de Ecología Microbiana de Sistemas Acuáticos, Centro Universitario Regional del Este, Universidad de la República. UruguayLaboratorio de Limnología, IEGEBA (CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires). Buenos Aires, Argentina Freshwater environments and coastal marine areas provide key ecosystem services to society and serve as habitats for biodiversity. However, they face major challenges from human activities and climate factors, leading to global degradation. The effect of these agents depends on geographic location and climate, among other factors. To comprehensively understand the effect of these factors, continuous, standardized and long-term information is crucial. In particular, the aquatic microbiome plays a fundamental role in the cycling of matter and has been shown to act as a robust indicator of ecological status. Long-term monitoring of microbial assemblages can provide valuable insights into the characteristics and the changes water bodies undergo, delivering early warnings of critical impacts. Thus, the Latin American Aquatic Microbial Observatory Network (AMOLat) was set up during the inaugural meeting of the Latin American Collaborative Network on Microbial Aquatic Ecology (μSudAqua) in 2017. Observatory sites were carefully chosen, considering their accessibility and local relevance to each research group, ensuring the ongoing consistency of sampling efforts. This work aims to provide a historical overview of the network’s formation, highlighting key debates and definitions that took place during 2017-2023. Furthermore, it includes an initial characterization of the observatory sites and explores the possibilities that they offer to understand the structure and function of aquatic ecosystems in Latin America. The network presently encompasses 13 observatories, spanning a broad latitudinal range, numerous ecoregions and diverse aquatic ecosystems, displaying different environmental and anthropic impacts. Participating groups enhanced interactions, created a Protocol Book and showcased initial results through various communication efforts. Ultimately, establishing a regional network of aquatic observatories becomes mandatory for providing essential reference points to assess the response of microorganisms to global change in both the short and long term within Latin America. https://ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar/index.php/Ecologia_Austral/article/view/2436aquatic ecosystemsbiomonitoringmicroorganismsresearch consortium |
| spellingShingle | Paulina Fermani Nicolás Martyniuk Martín Saraceno Marina Gerea Carmen Sabio y García María R. Schiaffino María L. Sánchez Sharon Allen Dohle Cecilia Alonso Maité A. Barrena Marcela Bastidas Navarro María C. Bernal Giuliana M. Burgueño Sandoval Nicolás ´Cetra Michaela L. De Melo Patricia E. García Bárbara M. Gómez Sebastián Gómez Lugo Eddy Gómez-Ramírez Luciana Griffero Leandro A. Hünicken Leonardo Lagomarsino Mariana Lozada Carolina Mansilla Ferro Beatriz Modenutti Erick Mateus-Barros Damián A. Ojeda María L. Padulles Emiliano Pereira Sol Porcel María V. Quiroga Juan F. Saad María C. Salas Janet Santucho Hugo Sarmento María E. Segade Carolina Soto Cárdenas Ana Torremorell Fernando Unrein María S. Zabala Juan Zanetti Martín Graziano A Latin American network of microbial observatories for monitoring aquatic ecosystems Ecología Austral aquatic ecosystems biomonitoring microorganisms research consortium |
| title | A Latin American network of microbial observatories for monitoring aquatic ecosystems |
| title_full | A Latin American network of microbial observatories for monitoring aquatic ecosystems |
| title_fullStr | A Latin American network of microbial observatories for monitoring aquatic ecosystems |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Latin American network of microbial observatories for monitoring aquatic ecosystems |
| title_short | A Latin American network of microbial observatories for monitoring aquatic ecosystems |
| title_sort | latin american network of microbial observatories for monitoring aquatic ecosystems |
| topic | aquatic ecosystems biomonitoring microorganisms research consortium |
| url | https://ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar/index.php/Ecologia_Austral/article/view/2436 |
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