220
PERU OCEANIC
CURRENT
CAPE HORN CURRENT
E. Jaramillo
AG ILA
7
t
7
:~~~ 240
17/18 3)
28°
?
OLILLADO
(13.5118)
LAS CRUCES
J (1 4/175)
3~
M~TANZAS
( (13/15 5)
360
C BQUECURA
(12115 5)
Fig. 15.1. Major ocean currents and nine sandy beaches along the Chilean coast with
spring-tide winter (1998) and summer (1999) water temperature (°C) in the surf zone
15.3 Biological Components
The most common species of the sandy beach macroinfauna are the cirolanid isopod Excirolana braziliensis, the anomuran crab Emerita analoga,
the insect Phalerisida maculata, the bivalve Mesodesma donacium, and the
polychaete Nephtys impressa, all of which occur along the Chilean coast
PERU OCEANIC
CURRENT
CAPE HORN CURRENT
E. Jaramillo
AG ILA
7
t
7
:~~~ 240
17/18 3)
28°
?
OLILLADO
(13.5118)
LAS CRUCES
J (1 4/175)
3~
M~TANZAS
( (13/15 5)
360
C BQUECURA
(12115 5)
Fig. 15.1. Major ocean currents and nine sandy beaches along the Chilean coast with
spring-tide winter (1998) and summer (1999) water temperature (°C) in the surf zone
15.3 Biological Components
The most common species of the sandy beach macroinfauna are the cirolanid isopod Excirolana braziliensis, the anomuran crab Emerita analoga,
the insect Phalerisida maculata, the bivalve Mesodesma donacium, and the
polychaete Nephtys impressa, all of which occur along the Chilean coast