Hyphomycetes Acuáticos en Chile: estudio en el Estero de Limache; un afluente del Río Aconcagua

Mediante toma de muestras seriadas efectuadas en el transcurso de un año, se estudia la presencia de Hyphomycetes acuáticos aplicando la técnica de filtrado de las aguas según el método de lqbal y Webster (1973).Se contabilizaron los conidios de hongos acuáticos y algunos terrestres, junto a las diatomeas retenidas en los filtros, analizando cualitativa y cuantitativamente los resultados con algunas variables del medio ambiente tales como: Oxígeno disuelto, Nitratos, Amonios, Temperatura, Pluviosidad y efectos estacionales.Se detectaron formas conidiales correspondientes a 13 géneros y 20 especies de Hyphomycetes acuáticos. Las especies dominantes fueron: Alatospora acuminata lngold, Flagellospora penicillioides lngold, Tetracladium marchalianum de Wild, Trisc       ophorus monosporus lngold y Triscelophorus sp. C

MASTREE+ : time-series of plant reproductive effort from six continents

Significant gaps remain in understanding the response of plant reproduction to environmental change. This is partly because measuring reproduction in long-lived plants requires direct observation over many years and such datasets have rarely been made publicly available. Here we introduce MASTREE+, a data set that collates reproductive time-series data from across the globe and makes these data freely available to the community. MASTREE+ includes 73,828 georeferenced observations of annual reproduction (e.g. seed and fruit counts) in perennial plant populations worldwide. These observations consist of 5971 population-level time-series from 974 species in 66 countries. The mean and median time-series length is 12.4 and 10 years respectively, and the data set includes 1122 series that extend over at least two decades (≥20 years of observations). For a subset of well-studied species, MASTREE+ includes extensive replication of time-series across geographical and climatic gradients. Here we describe the open-access data set, available as a.csv file, and we introduce an associated web-based app for data exploration. MASTREE+ will provide the basis for improved understanding of the response of long-lived plant reproduction to environmental change. Additionally, MASTREE+ will enable investigation of the ecology and evolution of reproductive strategies in perennial plants, and the role of plant reproduction as a driver of ecosystem dynamics

MASTREE+: Time-series of plant reproductive effort from six continents.

Significant gaps remain in understanding the response of plant reproduction to environmental change. This is partly because measuring reproduction in long-lived plants requires direct observation over many years and such datasets have rarely been made publicly available. Here we introduce MASTREE+, a data set that collates reproductive time-series data from across the globe and makes these data freely available to the community. MASTREE+ includes 73,828 georeferenced observations of annual reproduction (e.g. seed and fruit counts) in perennial plant populations worldwide. These observations consist of 5971 population-level time-series from 974 species in 66 countries. The mean and median time-series length is 12.4 and 10 years respectively, and the data set includes 1122 series that extend over at least two decades (≥20 years of observations). For a subset of well-studied species, MASTREE+ includes extensive replication of time-series across geographical and climatic gradients. Here we describe the open-access data set, available as a.csv file, and we introduce an associated web-based app for data exploration. MASTREE+ will provide the basis for improved understanding of the response of long-lived plant reproduction to environmental change. Additionally, MASTREE+ will enable investigation of the ecology and evolution of reproductive strategies in perennial plants, and the role of plant reproduction as a driver of ecosystem dynamics

Trends in Infant mortality rate and mortality for neonates born at less than 32 weeks and with very low birth weight

The aim of the study was to assess the trend of the infant mortality rate between 1990-2004 and the neonatal mortality between 2000-2005 in infants born at less than 32 weeks of gestational age or with very low birth-weight. Based on secondary data, infant mortality rate and by its component for Valdivia city were compared with national indicators. Mortality at Para evaluar la tendencia de la mortalidad infantil entre 1990-2004 y la mortalidad de prematuros menores de 32 semanas de edad de gestación y niños de muy bajo peso al nacer, entre 2000-2005, se compararon los datos secundarios globales por componentes del Servicio de Salud Valdivia con los totales del país, en Chile. Se calculó la mortalidad específica, por mil nacidos vivos, para los Para avaliar a tendência da mortalidade infantil, entre 1990 e 2004, a mortalidade de prematuros <32 semanas de idade gestacional e crianças de muito baixo peso ao nascer, entre 2000 e 2005, compararam-se dados secundários globais e por componentes do Serviço de Saúde Valdivia, e do total do país (Chile). Calculou-se a mortalidade específica em <32 semanas e <1.500g, por mil nascidos vivos, estabelecendo causas de óbito e avaliando sua relação com intervenções específicas, como uso de surfactante e corticoides pré-natais. A mortalidade infantil deteve sua queda a partir do ano 2000, com referência à década precedente, e a brecha que existia, entre os valores nacionais e locais antes de 2000, reduziu drasticamente. A mortalidade em <32 semanas e <1.500g variou entre 88 e 200‰ nascidos vivos, destacando a síndrome da angústia respiratória como principal causa de morte. O uso de corticoides e surfactante coincidiu com reduções da mortalidade

MASTREE+: time-series of plant reproductive effort from six continents.

Significant gaps remain in understanding the response of plant reproduction to environmental change. This is partly because measuring reproduction in long-lived plants requires direct observation over many years and such datasets have rarely been made publicly available. Here we introduce MASTREE+, a dataset that collates reproductive time-series data from across the globe and makes these data freely available to the community. MASTREE+ includes 73,828 georeferenced observations of annual reproduction (e.g., seed and fruit counts) in perennial plant populations worldwide. These observations consist of 5,971 population-level time-series from 974 species in 66 countries. The mean and median time-series length is 12.4 and 10 years respectively, and the dataset includes 1,122 series that extend over at least two decades (>=20 years of observations). For a subset of well-studied species, MASTREE+ includes extensive replication of time-series across geographical and climatic gradients. Here we describe the open-access dataset, available as a .csv file, and we introduce an associated web-based app for data exploration. MASTREE+ will provide the basis for improved understanding of the response of long-lived plant reproduction to environmental change. Additionally, MASTREE+ will enable investigation of the ecology and evolution of reproductive strategies in perennial plants, and the role of plant reproduction as a driver of ecosystem dynamics