
Dr. Ángel Urzúa
Profesor Asociado | Jefe del Departamento de Ecología
Título Académico: Biólogo Marino, Universidad Católica de la Ssma. Concepción
Grado Académico: Philosophical Doctor (Ph.D.) (Doctor rerum naturalium), Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Alemania
Cursos que dicta
Pregrado
- Ecofisiología Animal
- Acuicultura
- Habilitación Profesional
- Seminario de Investigación
Postgrado
- Ecología Reproductiva y Larval de Animales Acuáticos
- Estequiometría Ecológica
- Métodos para la Estimación de Biomasa y Costos de Producción de Animales Acuáticos
- Tópicos en Teoría de Forrajeo y Digestión
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Fundamentos en Ecología Marina
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Métodos y Análisis en Ecología Marina
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Integración: Investigación Multi e Interdisciplinaria de la Biodiversidad y Biorecursos
Estudios
Título Profesional
Biólogo Marino, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
Grados Académicos
Licenciado en Ciencias, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
Magíster en Acuicultura, Universidad Austral de Chile, Puerto Montt, Chile.
Philosophical Doctor (Ph.D.) (Doctor rerum naturalium), Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Alemania.
Postdoctorado en Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (AWI), Alemania.
Líneas de Investigación
- Ecología Acuática
- Bioquímica, Fisiología y Reproducción de Animales Acuáticos
- Acuicultura y Recursos Acuáticos
- Nutrición, Bienestar y Salud Animal
Producción Científica
Proyectos
2023-2024. Viabilidad y composición bioquímica-ecológica de las gónadas de sardina común (Strangomera bentincki) en la región del Biobío. Proyecto N°42659-060. Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP), GORE Biobío, Chile. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Investigador Principal).
2021-2023. Thermal mismatch hypothesis (tmh) in host-parasite systems: variability in physiological thermal performance curves of benthic ectotherms along the latitudinal and vertical environmental gradients of the Chilean coast. FONDECYT N° 11220593, Chile. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Investigador Asociado).
2021-2024. Upwelling-induced geographic variability in performance of host-parasite systems: Patterns and Mechanisms of species interactions in a changing ocean. FONDECYT N° 1220866, Chile. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Investigador Asociado).
2020-2022. Which nursery is best for Peru’s baby smooth hammerhead sharks?. GRANT_NUMBER: SOSF 521. Save Our Seas Foundation (Geneva, CH). Suiza. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Investigador Asociado).
2021-2022. Viabilidad y composición bioquímica-ecológica de las gónadas del pez espada (Xiphias gladius) en el Océano Pacífico Sur Oriental. Proyecto Nº 36546-01. Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP), Ministerio de Economía (MINECON), Chile. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Investigador Principal).
2021-2022. Trazabilidad genética y bioquímica de especies y productos pesqueros. Proyecto Nº 36547-02. Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP), Ministerio de Economía (MINECON), Chile. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Co-Investigador).
2021-2022. Impacto de la desglaciación sobre la condición bioenergética de macro-invertebrados bentónicos antárticos con diferentes niveles tróficos. Proyecto CIBAS-UCSC. Chile. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Investigador Principal).
2019-2022. Responses of marine invertebrates to climate driven environmental variation across a wide latitudinal range: A multidisciplinary approach with implications for the population dynamics and sustainability of fishery resources. Concurso proyectos de investigación conjunta CONICYT Chile–BMBF Alemania. Programa de Cooperación Internacional. Proyecto Nº BMBF180034. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Investigador Principal).
2020-2022. Algae-herbivore interactions modulated by upwelling in the context of global warming FONDECYT Nº1200813, Chile. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Co-Investigador).
2018-2020. Alexandrium catenella a través de la transferencia trófica: Efecto sobre la reproducción y ontogenia temprana del gastrópodo Muricido Chorus giganteus. FONDECYT Nº 3180316, Chile. Dra. Paola Andrade (Investigador Responsable). Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Investigador Patrocinante).
2018-2019. Efecto del ruido antropogénico sobre la conducta reproductiva y parámetros fisio-energéticos del recurso pesquero camarón de roca Rhynchocinetes typus en ambientes costeros del Pacífico Sur Oriental. Proyecto CIBAS-UCSC. Chile. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Investigador Principal).
2018-2022. Programa de Seguimiento de las Principales Pesquerías Nacionales. Pesquería Recursos Altamente Migratorios. Aspectos Biológico-Pesqueros. Proyecto 581136. Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP), Ministerio de Economía (MINECON), Chile. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Investigador Principal).
2017-2021. Genetic, biochemical and reproductive mechanisms determining the evolution of life history strategies in marine invertebrates: Poecilogony species as study models. FONDECYT 1170598, Chile. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Co-Investigador).
2017-2019. Ecología Reproductiva y Cultivo em Laboratório dos Caranguejos Dilocarcinus pagei. Nº FUNDECT 124/2017. Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Investigador Asociado).
2017-2019. Manejo de Áreas Protegidas, Desenvolvimento Ambiental e Educação Ambiental. GEMAP. Nº SIAFEM-NGS 25884. Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Investigador Asociado).
2017-2019. A multi-disciplinary approach to understand the impact of ice loss and deglaciation on Antarctic coastal benthic ecosystems. CONICYT-NERC PII20150078, Chile-Reino Unido. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Investigador Asociado).
2017-2018. Disentangle trophic levels in a glacial Chilean Patagonian fjord (Channel Martinez), combining fatty acids and stable isotope analysis of key organisms living in a remote estuarine ecosystem. Proyecto CIBAS-UCSC. Chile. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Co-Investigador).
2017-2018. Development of Carcinus maenas early stages under a scenario of climate change: Plastic responses to thermal and nutritional stress. German Academic Exchange Service. Proyecto N° 57314023. Alemania. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Co-Investigador).
2017-2021. Species interactions in changing and exploited coastal seas. Biologische Anstalt Helgoland. Alfred-Wegener-Institut (AWI), Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung, Alemania. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Investigador Asociado).
2017-2021. Evolution and adaptation to climate change and anthropogenic stress in coastal and shelf system. Biologische Anstalt Helgoland. Alfred-Wegener-Institut (AWI), Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung, Alemania. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Investigador Asociado).
2016-2018. Programa de Seguimiento de Pesquerías de Recursos Altamente Migratorios. Enfoque Ecosistémico. Proyecto 585003-581125. Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP), Ministerio de Economía (MINECON), Chile. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Co-Investigador).
2016-2017. Valor agregado para organismos explotados en zonas de surgencia: evaluación de crecimiento y calidad de carne que mejoran el valor comercial. Proyecto DI-1264-16/R. UNAB-UCSC. Chile. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Co-Investigador).
2015-2017. Variability and adaptive responses in reproductive traits of the squat lobster, Pleuroncodes monodon: Implications for population dynamics and sustainable exploitation. FONDECYT Nº 11140213, Chile. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Investigador Principal).
2015-2016. Evaluación directa de langostino amarillo y langostino colorado entre la II y VIII Regiones, año 2016 Res. Ex. Nº1322-2016. Ministerio de Economía (MINECON). Subsecretaría de Pesca y Acuicultura. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Chile. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Investigador Asociado).
2014-2016. Potenciamiento de la línea de manejo y uso sustentable de recursos marinos en la UCSC. Programa de Atracción e Inserción CONICYT-PAI Nº 79130025, Chile. Dr. Ángel Urzúa (Investigador Principal).
Publicaciones (*: WOS)
Guzmán-Rivas F, Lazo-Andrade J, Quispe-Machaca M, Ortega JC, Mora S, Barría P, Urzúa Á (2023) Biochemical-ecological composition and bio-stoichiometric ratios of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) gonads in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean. Regional Studies in Marine Science. RSMA 103031. *
Guzmán-Rivas F, Ortega J, Mora S, Barría P, Riera R, Urzúa Á (2023) Temporal and inter-individual changes in the integrated biochemical condition of the gonads of female swordfish (Xiphias gladius) from the Southeastern Pacific Ocean. PeerJ. ID 80544. *
Viña-Trillos N, Brante A, Urzúa Á (2023) Intraspecific variation in reproductive traits and embryo elemental composition of the crab Hemigrapsus crenulatus (Milne Edwards, 1837) across fluctuating coastal environments along Chilean coasts. Marine Environmental Research. MERE 106023. *
Zuloaga R, Varas O, Ahrendt C, Pulgar VM, Valdés JA, Molina A, Duarte C, Urzúa Á, Guzmán-Rivas F, Aldana M, Pulgar J (2023) Revealing coastal upwelling impact on the muscle growth of an intertidal fish. Science of The Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159810. *
Urbina MA, da Silva Montes C, Schäfer A, Castillo N, Urzúa Á, Lagos ME (2023) Slow and steady hurts crab: The effects of chronic and acute microplastic exposures on a filter feeder crab. Science of The Total Environment.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159135. *
Pulgar J, Moya A, Fernández M, Varas O, Guzmán-Rivas F, Urzúa Á, Quijón PA, García-Huidobro MR, Aldana M, Duarte C (2022) Upwelling enhances seaweed nutrient quality, altering feeding behavior and growth rates in an intertidal sea urchin, Loxechinus albus. Science of The Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158307. *
Andrade-Villagrán P, Agüero MJ, Navarro JM, Urzúa Á (2022) The paralytic shellfish toxin effect on bioenergetic constituents of the fishery resource Chorus giganteus (Gastropoda: Muricidae). Marine Environmental Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105735. *
Figueroa-Muñoz G, Arismendi I, Urzúa Á, Guzmán F, Fierro P, Gomez-Uchida D (2022) Consumption of marine-derived nutrients from invasive Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) transfer ω-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids to invasive resident rainbow trout (O. mykiss). Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157077. *
Guzmán-Rivas F, Quispe M, Urzúa Á (2022) Contrasting nursery habitats promote variations in the bioenergetic condition of juvenile female red squat lobsters (Pleuroncodes monodon) of the Southern Pacific Ocean. PeerJ 10:e13393 http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13393. *
Quispe-Machaca M, Guzmán-Rivas F, Ibañez CM, Urzúa Á (2022) Trophodynamics of the jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas during winter in the Southeast Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile: Diet analyses and fatty acid profile. Fisheries Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2021.106154. *
Guzmán-Rivas F, Quispe-Machaca M, Olavarría L, Zilleruelo M, Urzúa Á (2021) Inter-sexual comparison of body biomass, proximate biochemical composition, and fatty acid profiles of new juvenile squat lobsters (Pleuroncodes monodon) in the Southeast Pacific Ocean. Marine Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/maec.12690. *
Bascur M, Morley SA, Meredith MP, Muñoz-Ramírez CP, Barnes DKA, Schloss IR, Sands CJ, Schofield O, Román-Gonzaléz A, Cárdenas L, Venables H, Brante A, Urzúa Á (2021) Interpopulational differences in the nutritional condition of Aequiyoldia eightsii (Protobranchia: Nuculanidae) from the Western Antarctic Peninsula during austral summer. PeerJ 9:e12679 DOI 10.7717/peerj.12679. *
Quispe-Machaca M, Guzmán-Rivas F, Ibañez CM, Urzúa Á (2021) Intra-individual variability in biochemical constituents and fatty acid composition of adult jumbo squid (Dosidicus gigas) in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Journal of Sea Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2021.102082. *
Viña-Trillos N, Guzmán-Rivas F, Urzúa Á (2021) How does emersion time affect embryos of coastal marine invertebrate species? Biochemical responses of three porcelain crabs from the Southeastern Pacific. Marine Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/MAEC.12677. *
Lazo-Andrade J, Guzmán-Rivas F, Barría P, Ortega J, Mora S, Urzúa Á (2021) Seasonal dynamics of biochemical composition and fatty acids of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the Southeast Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile. Marine Environmental Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105388. *
Viña-Trillos N, Urzúa Á (2021) Comparison of lipids and fatty acids among tissues of two semiterrestrial crabs reveals ecophysiological adaptations in changing coastal environments. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.111012. *
Viña-Trillos N, Guzmán-Rivas F, Urzúa Á (2021) The cascade of effects caused by emersion during early ontogeny in porcelain crabs of the Southeast Pacific coast: Biochemical responses of offspring. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.111002. *
Guzmán-Rivas F, Quispe-Machaca M, Queirolo D, Ahumada M, Urzúa Á (2021) Latitudinal changes in the lipid content and fatty acid profiles of juvenile female red squat lobsters (Pleuroncodes monodon) in breeding areas of the Humboldt Current System. PLOS ONE. DOI. 10.1371/journal.pone.0253314. *
Segura-Cobeña E, Alfaro-Shigueto J, Mangel J, Urzúa Á, Górski K (2021) Stable isotope and fatty acid analyses reveal significant differences in trophic niches of Smooth Hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena (Carcharhiniformes) among three nursery areas in northern Humboldt Current System. PeerJ. 9:e11283. http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11283. *
Lazo-Andrade J, Guzmán-Rivas F, Espinoza P, García-Huidobro RM, Aldana M, Pulgar J, Urzúa Á (2021) Spatio-temporal changes in the biochemical parameters of the fishery resource Concholepas concholepas (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 101735. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101735. *
Ruiz P, Contreras S, Urzúa Á, Quiroga E, Rebolledo L (2021) Fatty acid biomarkers in three species inhabiting a high latitude Patagonian fjord (Yendegaia Fjord, Chile) PolarBiology. DOI : 10.1007/s00300-020-02788-y. *
Ruiz-Ruiz PA, Contreras S, Quiroga E, Urzúa Á (2021) Bioenergetic traits of three keystone marine species in the food web of a pristine Patagonian fjord. Journal of Sea Research (167):101984. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2020.101984. *
Lazo-Andrade J, Guzmán-Rivas F, Espinoza P, García-Huidobro RM, Aldana M, Pulgar J, Urzúa Á (2021) Temporal variations in the bioenergetic reserves ofConcholepas concholepas(Gastropoda: Muricidae) in contrasting coastal environments from the Humboldt Current System. Journal of Sea Research. 101970.DOI: org/10.1016/j.seares.2020.101970. *
Ruiz P, Hinojosa IA, Urzúa Á, Urbina MA (2020) Anthropogenic noise disrupts mating behavior and metabolic rate in a marine invertebrate. Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics. 5th International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life. DOI: 10.1121/2.0001302. *
Bascur M, Muñoz-Ramírez C, Román-González A, Barnes DKA, Sands CJ, Brante A, Urzúa Á (2020) The influence of glacial melt and retreat on the nutritional condition of the bivalve Nuculana inaequisculpta (Protobranchia: Nuculanidae) in the West Antarctic Peninsula. PLOS ONE. DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0233513. *
Guzmán F, Bascur M, Olavarría L, Mora S, Riera R, Urzúa Á (2020) Seasonal and interannual changes in reproductive parameters and eggs biochemical composition of the fishery resource Pleuroncodes monodon (Decapoda: Munididae) from the Humboldt Current System. Fisheries Research. DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2019.105404. *
Doherty-Weason D, Oyarzun F, Vera L, Bascur M, Guzmán F, Silva F, Urzúa Á, Brante A. (2019) Bioenergetics of parental investment in two polychaete species with contrasting reproductive strategies: The planktotrophic Boccardia chilensis and the poecilogonic B. wellingtonensis (Spionidae) Marine Ecology – An Evolutionary Perspective. DOI:10.1111/maec.12574. *
Seguel V, Guzmán F, Bascur M, Riera R, Urzúa Á (2019) Temporal variation in larval biochemical condition at hatching of the red squat lobster Pleuroncodes monodon (Decapoda: Munididae) from Humboldt Current System. Invertebrate Reproduction and Development. DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2019.1647471. *
Doherty-Weason D, Oyarzun FX, Vera L, Bascur M, Guzmán F, Silva F, Urzúa Á, Brante A (2019) Role of the larval feeding morphology and digestive enzyme activity in the early development of the polychaete Boccardia wellingtonensis. PeerJ 6:e6151. *
Bascur M, Guzmán F, Mora S, Espinoza P, Urzúa Á (2018) Temporal variation in the fatty acid composition of ovigerous females and embryos of the squat lobster Pleuroncodes monodon (Decapoda, Munididae). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 98 (8): 1977-1990.*
Viña N, Bascur M, Guzmán F, Riera R, Paschke K, Urzúa Á (2018) Interspecific variation in the physiological and reproductive parameters of porcelain crabs from the Southeastern Pacific coast: potential adaptation in contrasting marine environments. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology: Part A. 226: 22-31. *
Urzúa Á, Bascur M, Guzmán F, Urbina M (2018) Carry-over effects modulated by salinity during the early ontogeny of the euryhaline crab Hemigrapsus crenulatus from the Southeastern Pacific coast: Development time and carbon and energy content of offspring. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology: Part A 217: 55-62. *
Bascur M, Guzman F, Mora S, Urzúa Á (2017) Seasonal changes in the biochemical composition of females and offspring of red squat lobster, Pleuroncodes monodon (Decapoda, Munididae), from the Southeastern Pacific. Marine Ecology – An Evolutionary Perspective 38: 2. *
Urzúa Á, Urbina M (2017) Ecophysiological adaptations to variable salinity environments in the crab Hemigrapsus crenulatus from the Southeastern Pacific coast: Sodium regulation, respiration and excretion. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A 210: 35–43. *
Hayd L, Anger K, Urzúa Á (2017) Growth Elemental and proximate biochemical composition of larval Amazon river prawn, Macrobrachium amazonicum, reared under different salinity conditions. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research. 45: 983-991. *
Guzmán F, Olavarría L, Urzúa Á (2016) Seasonal variation in reproductive parameters of the squat lobster Pleuroncodes monodon from a South Pacific population. Invertebrate Reproduction and Development 60:137-144. *
Espinoza C, Guzmán F, Bascur M, Urzúa Á (2016) Effect of starvation on the nutritional condition of early zoea larvae of the red squat lobster Pleuroncodes monodon (Decapoda, Munididae). Invertebrate Reproduction and Development 60: 142-160.*
Urzúa Á, Guerao G, Cuesta JA, Rotllant G, Estévez A, Anger K (2013) The bioenergetic fuel for non-feeding larval development in an endemic palaemonid shrimp from the Iberian Peninsula, Palaemonetes zariquieyi. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology 46: 381-397. *
Urzúa Á, Anger K (2013) Seasonal variations in larval biomass and biochemical composition of brown shrimp, Crangon crangon (Decapoda, Caridea), at hatching. Helgoland Marine Research 67: 267-277. *
Urzúa Á, Paschke K, Gebauer P, Anger K (2012) Seasonal and interannual variations in size, biomass and chemical composition of the eggs of North Sea shrimp, Crangon crangon (Decapoda: Caridea). Marine Biology 159: 583-599. *
Guerao G, Simeó CG, Anger K, Urzúa Á, Rotllant G (2012) Nutritional vulnerability of early zoea larvae of the crab Maja brachydactyla (Brachyura, Majidae). Aquatic Biology 16: 253-264. *
Urzúa Á, Anger K (2011) Larval biomass and chemical composition at hatching in two geographically isolated clades of the shrimp Macrobrachium amazonicum: intra- or interspecific variation?. Invertebrate Reproduction & Development 55: 236-246. *
Guerao G, Hernandez E, Urzúa Á (2011) Early zoeal development of the shrimp Hippolyte leptocerus (Decapoda, Caridea, Hippolytidae). Zootaxa 2988: 53-65. *
Libros
Urzúa Á (2012) Inter- and Intraspecific Variations in Reproductive and Developmental Traits of Decapod Crustaceans: Tentative Adaptive Value in Variable Environments. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel. Germany 264 pp
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