The third effort was the establishment of the first Latin American Echinoderm
Congress (Congreso Latinoamericano de Equinodermos-CLE) held in Puerto
Madryn, Argentina, between 13 and 18 November 2011. This congress was
organized by the Centro Nacional Patagónico (CENPAT), the Museo Argentino de
Ciencias Naturales ‘‘Bernardino Rivadavia’’ (MACN), and the Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco. A total of 112 people participated in this
event with 76 oral presentations and 54 Poster, covering the following themes:
biogeography, biochemistry, ecology, physiology, paleontology, fisheries and
aquaculture, reproduction and development, and taxonomy, systematics, and
evolution.
This book represents the fourth output and the confirmation of the commitment
of the RIE with the international scientific community. The book represents an
extensive recompilation of information about all the research done in the region
from theses, reports, books, and scientific journals. We were able to identify the
strengths and weaknesses of each country and also allow the international scientific community to be able to access information that was held in reports, theses,
and local papers that were written in Spanish, allowing a greater diffusion of the
results and conclusions obtained. Our goal is to improve the echinoderm research
on the region and with this road map establish future research in collaboration with
the different laboratories and researchers that participated in this book.
Juan José Alvarado
Francisco Solís-Marín
xii
Preface
Congress (Congreso Latinoamericano de Equinodermos-CLE) held in Puerto
Madryn, Argentina, between 13 and 18 November 2011. This congress was
organized by the Centro Nacional Patagónico (CENPAT), the Museo Argentino de
Ciencias Naturales ‘‘Bernardino Rivadavia’’ (MACN), and the Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco. A total of 112 people participated in this
event with 76 oral presentations and 54 Poster, covering the following themes:
biogeography, biochemistry, ecology, physiology, paleontology, fisheries and
aquaculture, reproduction and development, and taxonomy, systematics, and
evolution.
This book represents the fourth output and the confirmation of the commitment
of the RIE with the international scientific community. The book represents an
extensive recompilation of information about all the research done in the region
from theses, reports, books, and scientific journals. We were able to identify the
strengths and weaknesses of each country and also allow the international scientific community to be able to access information that was held in reports, theses,
and local papers that were written in Spanish, allowing a greater diffusion of the
results and conclusions obtained. Our goal is to improve the echinoderm research
on the region and with this road map establish future research in collaboration with
the different laboratories and researchers that participated in this book.
Juan José Alvarado
Francisco Solís-Marín
xii
Preface