27/09/2026
Spring field campaign for FONDECYT Project 1240367.
During the campaign, we measured infaunal densities and physical and chemical parameters of the tidal-flat environment. We also recaptured previously marked individuals to estimate growth in six infaunal species.

29/09/2026
New Publication: Spat origin does not affect phenotypic plasticity in the farmed mussel Mytilus chilensis facing experimental acidification.
Read more about this study in the journal Aquaculture Environment Interactions here.
07/04/2026
New Publication: Characterization of Argopecten purpuratus Shells as Marine-Derived Bioceramics: Microstructural and Biological Insights for Tissue Engineering Applications.
Read more about this study in the Journal of Functional Biomaterials here.
02/03/2026
New Publication: Physiology and Survival of Intertidal Calcifiers in Two Contrasting Upwelling Systems.
Read more about this study in the journal Ecology & Evolution here.
​21/06/2026
Florencia Celis Abad graduates with thesis on microplastics in tidal flats
We congratulate Florencia Celis Abad, newly graduated in Environmental and Sustainability Engineering, on completing her thesis: “Assessment of microplastic concentrations in infaunal bivalves and the tidal-flat environment: potential impacts on artisanal fisheries and mitigation strategies.”
​02/09/2025
New Publication: Projected cooling and pCO2 conditions in upwelling zones and their influence on a prominent rocky shore ecosystem engineer
Read more about this study in the journal Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science here.
17/06/2025
Link to our studies commented in the news:
​Cooperativa; Mundo Acuícola, Aqua
15/01/2025
New field campaign in Coihuín tidal flat (Puerto Montt, Chile). See photos
20/10/2023
Marco Lardies visits her colleague Araceli Rodriguez-Romero at ICMAN for scientific collaborations.
20/10/2023
Dr. Lardies presents a seminar at CSIC Centre – Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (ICMAN) in Cádiz here
15/09/2023
Dr. Lardies is working in a Horizon 2020 Research Project REMIND at Universidad de Sevilla.
05/10/2022
Dr. Lardies received the prize as best researcher in natural sciences during UAI day celebration here
30/09/2020
​New Publication: Environmental refuges increase performance in mytilids​ in estuarine systems. 
Read more about this study in the journal Science of the Total Environment here.
Link to this study commented in the news:
Aquanoticias
Mundo acuícola
28/01/2018
Antarctic studies in Ocean Acidification: National TV report (link)