SCIENTIFIC TRAINING
- Graduate in Biological Sciences, University of Magallanes, Chile, 1995.
- Doctorate in Biology of organisms and ecosystems,University of Vigo, Spain, 2002.
INSTITUTIONS
- University of Magallanes.
- Associate Researcher at Cape Horn International Center for Global Change Studies and Biocultural Conservation (CHIC)
RESEARCH AREAS
- Biological Oceanography
- Harmful Algal Blooms
- Red Tides
- Marine toxins
- Chemical acidification of carbonates
- Ecology
- Marine biology
- Natural Resources Management and Conservation
FEATURED RESEARCHES
- Torres R; Reid B; Frangópulos M; Alarcón E; Márquez M; Haussermann V; Försterra G; Pizarro G; Iriarte J; González H. 2020. Effects of freshwater runoff on biogenic silicate and chlorophyll-A production in the western Patagonian archipelago (50-51°S). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science.
- Pizarro G; Paz B; Alarcón C; Toro C; Frangópulos M; Salgado P; Olave C; Zamora C; Pacheco H & Guzman L. 2018. Winter distribution of toxic and potentially toxic phytoplankton and shellfish toxins in fjords and channels of the Aysén region, Chile. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research.
- Torres R; Silva N; Reid B; Frangópulos M. 2014. Silicic acid enrichment of subantarctic surface water from continental inlets along the interior sea of the Patagonian archipelago (41°-56°s). Progress in Oceanography.
- Spyrakos E; Frangópulos M; Barreiro A; Guisanda C. 2013. Modeling of the transfer and accumulation of paralytic shellfish toxins (psts) in populations of two planktonic grazers. Harmful Algae.
- Garrido C; Frangópulos M; Varela D. 2012. Effect of different nitrogen/phosphorus ratios on the growth and toxicity of Alexandrium catenella (dinoflagellata). Channels of the Institute of Patagonia.
