Estación Costera de Investigaciones Marinas, Las Cruces - Chile

Basic Information
Site Name
Estación Costera de Investigaciones Marinas, Las Cruces
Short name
ECIM
Country
Chile
Web Address
ECIM Las Cruces
Operating Organisation
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Site Manager
Sergio Navarrete
Funding Agency
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Site Description
The site is a wave-exposed rocky shore typical of central-northern Chile. The coastal border (including littoral zone and intertidal shore) as well as the shallow subtidal habitat (down to about 25-30m deep) has been protected from human intervention since 1982. In 2005 the marine area was declared Area Marina Costera Protegida (AMCP) de Chile (Marine Protected Area). Adjacent to the marine reserve there is a marine laboratory, Estación Costera de Investigaciones Marinas of P. Universidad Católica de Chile.
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2021-03-11 10:03:19

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1982
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTSER Chile✔ (LTER_SAM_CL_8)This site is a verified "LTSER Chile" member.
Photos
ECIM rocky shore

ECIM rocky shore

ECIM Facilities

ECIM Facilities

ECIM coastal border

ECIM coastal border

ECIM Facilities

ECIM Facilities

Geographic
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Elevation (average)
30.00msl
Elevation (min)
-30.00msl
Elevation (max)
45.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Coastal
Biome
Coastal
Ecosystem Type
Coastal
Marine
Temperate upwelling
EUNIS habitat
Coastal habitats (B)
Coastal habitats (B) » Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral (B3)
Marine habitats (A)
Marine habitats (A) » Littoral rock and other hard substrata (A1)
Marine habitats (A) » Littoral sediment (A2)
Marine habitats (A) » Pelagic water column (A7)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
17.00°C
Precipitation Annual
490.00mm
Land Use
primary production
primary production » aquaculture and fishing
primary production » aquaculture and fishing » professional fishing
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
partly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Proprietary file format
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » XML database
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » All over site/catchment
Observation devices » Marine Platform
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 2 - 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Boat
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
paved road
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
1
Maintenance Interval
15
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
LTER Site Classification
LTSER