Alejandro Perez Matus

Publications

• Spatial and short-term variability of larval, post-larval and macrobenthic assemblages associated with subtidal kelp forest ecosystems in Central Chile
• Understory algae associations and predation risk influence broad-scale kelp habitat use in a temperate reef fish
• Inshore spawning grounds of the squid Doryteuthis gahi suggest the consistent use of defoliated kelp Lessonia trabeculata in Central Chilean waters
• Exploring the effects of fishing pressure and upwelling intensity over subtidal kelp forest communities in Central Chile
• Applying an ecosystem service approach to unravel links between ecosystems and society in the coast of central Chile
• Different kelp species support unique macroinvertebrate assemblages, suggesting the potential community‐wide impacts of kelp harvesting along the Humboldt Current System
• The herbivorous fish, Aplodactylus punctatus, as a potential facilitator of dispersal of kelp, Lessonia trabeculata, in Chile
• Diet reveals links between morphology and foraging in a cryptic temperate reef fish
• Floating forests: Quantitative validation of citizen science data generated from consensus classifications
• Embryonic and larval traits of the temperate damselfish Chromis crusma reveal important similarities with other Pomacentridae throughout the family's thermal range
• One of the least disturbed marine coastal ecosystems on Earth: Spatial and temporal persistence of Darwin’s sub-Antarctic giant kelp forests
• Observations on the early development of the kelpfish myxodes viridis (Clinidae) with the first description of their spawning habitat in subtidal kelp forests (lessonia trabeculata),Observaciones del desarrollo temprano de la doncellita, myxodes viridis (Clinidae), y la primera descripción de su hábitat de desove en bosques de macroalgas pardas submareales (lessonia trabeculata)
• The intensity of kelp harvesting shapes the population structure of the foundation species Lessonia trabeculata along the Chilean coastline
• Alteration of coastal productivity and artisanal fisheries interact to affect a marine food web
• BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene
• Pseudanthias hangapiko, a new anthiadine serranid (Teleostei, Serranidae, Anthiadinae) from Rapa Nui (Easter island)
• Global patterns of kelp forest change over the past half-century
• The Hidden Diversity of Temperate Mesophotic Ecosystems from Central Chile (Southeastern Pacific Ocean) Assessed through Towed Underwater Videos
• Effects of harvesting on subtidal kelp forests (Lessonia trabeculata) in central Chile
• Multiscale Spatial Variability and Stability in the Structure and Diversity of Bacterial Communities Associated with the Kelp Eisenia cokeri in Peru
• Variation in consumer pressure along 2500 km in a major upwelling system: crab predators are more important at higher latitudes
• Luzonichthys kiomeamea (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiadinae), a new species from a mesophotic coral ecosystem of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
• Abundance, composition and succession of sessile subtidal assemblages in high wave-energy environments of Central Chile: Temporal and depth variation
• Independent Effects of Species Removal and Asynchrony on Invariability of an Intertidal Rocky Shore Community
• Spatio-temporal patterns of the crustacean demersal fishery discard from the south Humboldt Current System, based on scientific observer program (2014–2019)
• Mismatch between shape changes, early growth, and condition for a temperate reef fish from an oceanic island
• INTEGRATING EXPERIMENTS WITH SUBTIDAL DEATH ASSEMBLAGES TO UNVEIL THE PREDATORY HABITS OF MURICID GASTROPODS FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN PACIFIC
• Reef Fish Diversity Across the Temperate South Pacific Ocean
• The contribution of macroalgae-associated fishes to small-scale tropical reef fisheries
• De la mar: Historia natural de los peces de Chile continental
• Marine Biodiversity of Eastern Tropical Pacific Coral Reefs
• The value of ecosystem services in global marine kelp forests
• Macroalgal meadow habitats support fish and fisheries in diverse tropical seascapes
• A New Species of Chromis (Teleostei: Pomacentridae) from Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and Salas y Gómez, Chile
• Seasonal variation in epifaunal communities associated with giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) at an upwelling-dominated site
• Temperate rocky subtidal reef community reveals human impacts across the entire food web
• Evolutionary origin of the Atlantic Cabo Verde nibbler (Girella stuebeli), a member of a primarily Pacific Ocean family of antitropical herbivorous reef fishes
• Establishing the ecological basis for conservation of shallow marine life using Reef Life Survey
• DNA reconciles morphology and colouration in the drunk blenny genus Scartichthys (Teleostei: Blenniidae) and provides insights into their evolutionary history
• Predator tactics and prey densities modulate the strength of trophic interactions in a temperate rocky reef
• A quantitative synthesis of approaches, biases, successes, and failures in marine forest restoration, with considerations for future work
• Plectranthias ahiahiata, a new species of perchlet from a mesophotic ecosystem at Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (Teleostei, Serranidae, Anthiadinae)
• A High-Resolution Global Map of Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) Forests and Intertidal Green Algae (Ulvophyceae) with Sentinel-2 Imagery
• Alteration of coastal productivity and artisanal fisheries interact to affect a marine food-web
• DNA reconciles morphology and colouration in the drunk blenny genus Scartichthys (Teleostei: Blenniidae) and provides insights into their evolutionary history
• Endemic species dominate reef fish interaction networks on two isolated oceanic islands
• Temperate rocky reef fish community patterns in a coastal marine protected area (MPA) from northern Chile, utilizing remote underwater video cameras (RUVs)
• Behavioral and chromatic dynamics describing mating interactions of the south American octopus Robsonella fontaniana (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae)
• Spatiotemporal variability in the structure and diversity of understory faunal assemblages associated with the kelp Eisenia cokeri (Laminariales) in Peru
• Using expert knowledge to propose recreational marine reef‐fish management measures in Chile
• Length-weight relationships for 25 kelp forest-associated fishes of northern and central Chile,Relaciones de longitud-peso para 25 peces costeros asociados a macroalgas pardas del centro y norte de Chile
• Phylogeography of the California sheephead, Semicossyphus pulcher: The role of deep reefs as stepping stones and pathways to antitropicality
• Nest building and description of parental care behavior in a temperate reef fish, Chromis crusma (Pisces: Pomacentridae)
• Plasticity in feeding selectivity and trophic structure of kelp forest associated fishes from northern Chile
• Environmental assessment in a shallow subtidal rocky habitat: Approach coupling chemical and ecological tools
• Dietary cadmium and benzo(a)pyrene increased intestinal metallothionein expression in the fish Fundulus heteroclitus
• Growth and condition of larval rockfish in a Patagonian fjord-type inlet: role of hydrographic conditions and food availability
• Density- and trait-mediated effects of fish predators on amphipod grazers: Potential indirect benefits for the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera
• Community structure of temperate reef fishes in kelp-dominated subtidal habitats of northern Chile
• Subtidal reef fish and macrobenthic community structure at the temperate Juan Fernández archipelago, Chile,Estructura comunitaria del macrobentos y peces costeros submareales del archipiélago Juan Fernández, Chile
• Functional community structure of shallow hard bottom communities at Easter Island (Rapa Nui),Estructura funcional de comunidades que habitan sobre los fondos duros de Isla de Pascua (Rapa Nui)
• Global regime shift dynamics of catastrophic sea urchin overgrazing
• Applying Fishers' Ecological Knowledge to Construct Past and Future Lobster Stocks in the Juan Fernandez Archipelago, Chile
• Disentangling the effects of macroalgae on the abundance of temperate reef fishes
• Initial assessment of coastal benthic communities in the Marine Parks at Robinson Crusoe Island,Evaluación inicial de las comunidades costeras de los Parques Marinos en la Isla Robinson Crusoe
• Trophic ecology of abundant reef fish in a remote oceanic island: Coupling diet and feeding morphology at the Juan Fernandez Archipelago, Chile
• Specimen collection: An essential tool
• Offspring size and maternal environments mediate the early juvenile performance of two congeneric whelks
• Environmental DNA reveals temporal variation in mesophotic reefs of the Humboldt upwelling ecosystems of central Chile: Toward a baseline for biodiversity monitoring of unexplored marine habitats