Bernabé Moreno

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What's the distribution range of the mustachioed snake-eel (Herpetoichthys fossatus)?

According to distribution maps (IUCN, http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/183882/0) this species has been restrictively allocated to specific sites in the eastern Pacific including the Gulf of...

24 June 2017 8,200 2 View

Which is an effective non-destructive way to mark gorgonians in order to assess growing rates?

I want to tag some gorgonians corals in order to return months later and see how much has it grown. I'd like to know if there's any specific way to do this. Is there a type of ink that doesn't...

13 March 2016 2,081 7 View

What Journal is the ideal one to make a new report of two Myliobatidae individuals?

I've registered the presence of two Myliobatidae individuals, and it would be the southernmost point ever reported. Which journal would be a good diffusion platform? Much better if it's indexed...

26 December 2015 3,898 7 View

How to assess the SCAR Horizon Scan question regarding the intertidal Antarctic biodiversity?

The 1st SCAR Antarctic and Southern Ocean Science Horizon Scan (attached file) is a document prepared by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) which concludes through 80...

18 December 2015 2,725 0 View

Can anyone identify the family/genus/sp. of this Antarctic amphipod?

Sampled on the shallow waters of Admiralty Bay (King George Island, Western Antarctic Peninsula), max depth 90ft. (30m.)

01 August 2015 2,356 5 View

Does anyone have any identification key for Antarctic tanaids?

28 May 2015 8,867 3 View

Which biotic & abiotic components should I sample/measure in order to elucidate if a system is rather pelagic- or benthic- controlled?

Benthic realm and its biotic composition is highly important in glacio-marine fjords, specially when considering the cryosphere dynamics and the resulting phenomena (sedimentation, resuspension,...

31 March 2015 2,696 7 View

Could you suggest a software to plot current speed and direction patterns?

I've done my graphics in Surfer v.10, but I want to incorporate the current speed and direction as vectors. I would like to see the intensity of speed as 'arrow size' or color. Any recommendation?...

14 March 2015 3,763 3 View

Which clustering method is the most realistic and descriptive in ecological terms?

I know that both 'Single-linkage' and 'Complete-linkage' clustering are monotonic methods (non-metric), which is great under a theoretical point of view. Nevertheless, 'Group-average' clusters...

03 March 2015 5,116 16 View

According to the Draftsman-plot: How exactly do I know if I have to transform my environmental data (prior to normalization and PCA)?

I've attached the Draftsman-plot that I've obtained. I'm using 04 variables: Temperature, Dissolved oxygen, Current speed and Depth ('Profundidad' in the attached figure).I see no necessity of...

02 March 2015 10,045 2 View

Should I normalise every environmental variable on my data-matrix?

I'm using 04 variables (Water temperature, Dissolved oxygen, Depht & Current speed). All of these were measured at 20m deep. Before attempting to do a Principal Component Analysis I should...

27 February 2015 4,720 11 View

Which is the best way to incorporate ocean currents data (velocity and direction) into a Multivariate Analysis?

I'm currently working with macrobenthic communities in Admiralty Bay (King George Island ~ South Shetlands, Antarctic Peninsula) using a functional grouping approach to elucidate their...

08 November 2014 8,423 2 View