Actividades docentes/Lectures

Pregrado: Biología de Algas Marinas; Ecofisiología y Fotobiología de Algas.

Postgrado: Fotobiología Marina; Ecofisiología Marina; Unidad de Investigación: Técnicas de Investigación en Fotosíntesis Acuática.

Proyectos de investigación/Research

• FONDECYT 1201069 Physiological assessment of the giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) of southern Chilean Patagonia. Morpho-functional responses, environmental control, and spatio-temporal scales. Investigador Principal (2020-2024)
• FONDECYT 1201053. Maritime Antarctic lakes: sentinels of emerging environmental threats. Co-Inv (2020-2024)
• CENTRO FONDAP de Investigación en Dinámica de Ecosistemas de Altas Latitudes (IDEAL) Sub-Director (2015-2020)
• INSTITUTO ANTARTICO CHILENO (INACh RG_10-18)  Respuestas fotoprotectoras en macroalgas marinas Antárticas, debido a condiciones de estrés por cambio climático. Co-Investigador (2018-2019)
• INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO CHILENO (INACh RT-09-16). Biochemical and molecular responses disclose mechanisms of Antarctic macroalgae to thrive under Climate Change. Co-Investigador (2016-2018)
• FONDECYT 1161129 Ecophysiology of Antarctic snow algae: adaptation mechanisms to a changing polar environment. Investigador Principal (2016-2019)
• INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO CHILENO (INACh RG-20-16).  Caracterización trófica de peces epibentónicos de la Península Antártica Oeste. Co-Investigador (2016-2017)
• FONDECYT 1130794 Ecophysiology of benthic macroalgae of estuarine systems in the northern Patagonia fjord region: responses to environmental stress. Investigador Principal (2013-2016)
• FONDECYT 1130582 The role of UV radiation in metal tolerance of brown algae: The importance of the interactions with phenolic compounds. Co-Investigador (2013-2016)
• ANILLOS DE INVESTIGACION EN CIENCIA ANTARTICA “Impact of global change on the physiology of Antarctic seaweeds: Consequences for coastal processes in scenarios of temperature shifts and enhanced UV radiation” ART 1101- Director (2012-1015)
• FONDECYT 1100749. The ecology of floating macroalgae: persistence of kelp rafts at the sea surface under natural conditions. Co-Investigador (2010-2013).
• Instituto Antartico Chileno (T-20-09). Fotobiología y tolerancia al estres por UV de algas marinas antarticas. Investigador Responsable. (2009-2011).
• FONDECYT 1090494. Biogeography, latitudinal gradients and UV stress tolerance of marine macroalgae. Investigador Responsable. (2009-2012).
• ARCFAC 026129-2008-29 European Centre for Arctic Environmental Research in Ny-Ålesund (ARCFAC V). Heat shock protein induction in Arctic seaweeds upon exposure to elevated temperatures and UV radiation. Co-Investigador. (2008).
• FONDECYT No 1080171. “Phototoxicity of marine contaminants and its impact on early stages of south Pacific kelps”. Co-investigador. (2008-2011)
• DIULA No 000607. “Direct and indirect effects of UV radiation on the early development of macroalgae”. Universidad de los Lagos. Co-investigador. (2007- 2009)
• FONDECYT No 1060127. “Rafting dispersal on biotic macroalgae depends on floating time – factors affecting the survival of floating kelp after detachment”. Co-Investigador. (2006-2009)
• FONDECYT No 1060503. “Phenolic compounds and their role in UV protection in marine algae”. Investigador Principal. (2006- 2009)
• FONDECYT No 1030343 “Impacto de la Radiación UV sobre Mecanismos de Fijación de Carbono y Consecuencias Morfo-Funcionales del Desarrollo en Macrófitas Marinas (Phaeophyta)”. Investigador Principal. (2002-2006)
• DAAD, A/92/1570. “Ecofisiología de algas en el Sur de Chile”. Investigador Principal. (2002)
• DID-S-200225. “Ecofisiología de Macroalgas del Sur de Chile: Aclimatación de Fotosíntesis a Cambios Estacionales de la Radiación Solar”. Investigador Principal. (2001-2004)
• “Cultivo de Macroalgas, su Control y Procesos de Adaptación en Ambientes Costeros”. Marine Station Sylt, Alfred Wegener Institute, Alemania. Investigador Principal. (1999 – 2002)
• UV-MAOR. “UVB-Strahlung und marine Organismen, Part: Marine Makroalgen”. Ministerio Federal de Educación e Investigación, Alemania. Co-Investigador. (1999)

Libros/Books

• Gómez, I., Huovinen, P. (2020) (eds) Antarctic Seaweeds: Diversity, Adaptation and Ecosystem Services. Springer. ISBN 978-3-030-39447-9
• Gómez, I. (2015) Flora Marina Antártica: Patrimonio de Biodiversidad. Editorial Kultrún. ISBN 978-956-344-058-4
• Gómez, I., Huovinen, P., Valdivia, N (2016) (eds) Antarctic Macroalgae under climate change: from cells to ecosystems. Universidad Austral de Chile. ISBN: 978-956-344-067-6

Publicaciones/Publications, ID Research; B-4692-2008

• Soto, D., Gómez, I., & Huovinen, P. (2023). Antarctic snow algae: unraveling the processes underlying microbial community assembly during blooms formation. Microbiome 11: 200. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-023-01643-6
• Valdivia, N., Garrido, I., Gómez, I., Huovinen, P., Pardo, L.M. (2023). Diverse stability responses of a sub-Antarctic invertebrate understorey community to experimental giant kelp removal. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 716: 63–75. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14369
• Soto, D.F., Franzetti, A., Gómez, I. & Huovinen, P. (2022) Functional filtering and random processes affect the assembly of microbial communities of snow algae blooms at Maritime Antarctic. Science of the Total Environment 805:150305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150305
• Navarro, N., Huovinen, P., Jofré, J. & Gómez I. (2021) UV stress response of haploid and diploid spores of Mazzaella laminarioides: do bio-optical traits matter? Algal Research 54(261):102230. 10.1016/j.algal.2021.102230
• Gálvez, F.E., Saldarriaga-Córdoba, M., Huovinen, P., Silva, A.X. & Gómez, I. (2021) Revealing the characteristics of the Antarctic snow alga Chlorominima collina gen. et sp. nov. through taxonomy, physiology, and transcriptomics. Frontiers in Plant Science 12: 662298. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.662298
• Valdivia, N., Garcés-Vargas, J., Garrido, I. A., Gómez, I., Huovinen, P., Navarro, N. P., Macaya, E. & Pardo, L.M. (2021) Beta diversity of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic benthic communities reveals a major role of stochastic assembly processes. Frontiers in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.780268
• Palacios, M., Osman, D., Ramírez, J., Huovinen, P. & Gómez, I. (2021) Photobiology of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera in the land-terminating glacier fjord Yendegaia (Tierra del Fuego): a look into the future? Science of the Total Environment 751:141810 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141810
• Celis-Plá, P.S.M., Moenne, F., Rodríguez-Rojas, F., Pardo, D., Lavergne, C., Moenne, A., Brown, M.T., Huovinen, P., Gómez, I., Navarro, N. & Sáez, C.A. (2020). Antarctic intertidal macroalgae under predicted increased temperatures mediated by global Climate Change: would they cope? Science of the Total Environment 740: 140379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020
• Mora-Soto, A., Palacios, M., Macaya, E.C., Gómez, I., Huovinen, P., Pérez-Matus, A., Young, M., Golding, N., Toro, M., Yaqub, M. & M. Macias-Fauria (2020). High-resolution global map of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) forests 2 and intertidal green algae (Ulvophyceae) with Sentinel-2 images. Remote Sensing 12: 694 https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12040694
• Soto, D.F., Fuentes, R., Huovinen, P. & I. Gómez (2020). Microbial composition and photosynthesis in Antarctic snow algae communities: integrating metabarcoding and pulse amplitude modulation fluorometry Algal Research 45: 171738 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2019.101738
• Huovinen, P., Ramirez, J., Palacios, M., & I. Gómez (2020) Satellite-derived mapping of kelp distribution and water bio-optics in the glacier impacted Yendegaia Bay (Beagle Channel). Science of Total Environment https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135531
• Cruces, E., Rautenberger, R., Cubillos, V.M., Ramírez-Kushel, E., Rojas-Lillo, Y., Lara, C. & I. Gómez (2019). Interaction of photoprotective and acclimation mechanisms in Ulva sp. (Chlorophyta) in response to diurnal changes in solar radiation: the physiological strategy of an opportunistic macroalga from the intertidal in southern Chile. Journal of Phycology https://doi.or/10.1111/jpy.12894.
• Huovinen, P., Ramírez, J. Caputo, L., & I. Gómez (2019). Mapping of spatial and temporal variation of water characteristics through satellite remote sensing in Lake Panguipulli, Chile. Science of the Total Environment 679: 196–208 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.367
• Zenteno L., Cardenas L., Valdivia N., Gómez I., Höfer J., Garrido I., & L. M. Pardo (2019) Unraveling the multiple bottom-up supplies of an Antarctic nearshore benthic community. Progress in Oceanography 174: 55- 63 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2018.10.016.
• Gómez, I., Navarro, N. P. & Huovinen, P. (2019). Bio-optical and physiological patterns in Antarctic seaweeds: a functional trait based approach to characterize vertical zonation Progress in Oceanography 174: 17-27 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2018.03.013
• Navarro, N.P., Huovinen, P. & I. Gómez (2019) Photosynthetic characteristics of geographically disjunct seaweeds: a case study on the early life stages of Antarctic and Subantarctic species. Progress in Oceanography 174: 28-36 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2018.11.001.
• Iriarte, J.L. Gómez, I. González, H.E. Nahuelhual, L. & Navarro J.M. (2019) Subantarctic and Antarctic Marine Ecosystems: outlining patterns and processes in a changing ocean. Progress in Oceanography 174: 1-6 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2019.05.002
• Huovinen, P., Ramirez, J. & I. Gómez (2018) Remote sensing of albedo-reducing snow algae and impurities in the Maritime Antarctica. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 146: 507-517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2018.10.015
• Valdivia, N., Huovinen, P., Gómez, I., Macaya, E., L.M. Pardo (2019) Different ecological mechanisms lead to similar grazer controls on the functioning of periphyton Antarctic and sub-Antarctic communities. Progress in Oceanography 174: 7-16 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2018.01.008
• Cruces, E., Flores, M.R, Díaz, M.J., Huovinen, P & I. Gómez (2018) Phenolics as photoprotective mechanism against combined action of UV radiation and temperature in the red alga Gracilaria chilensis? Journal of Applied Phycology. 30 (2): 1247–1257
• Caputo, L., Huovinen, P., Sommaruga, R. & I. Gómez (2018) Water transparency affects the survival of the medusa stage of the invasive freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii (Hydrozoa, Lankester 1880). Hydrobiologia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-018-3520-4
• Cruces, E., Rautenberger, R, Rojas-Lillo Y., Cubillos V.M., Ramirez-Kushel, E. & I. Gómez (2017) Physiological acclimation of Lessonia spicata to diurnal changing PAR and UV radiation: differential regulation among down-regulation of photochemistry ROS scavenging activity and phlorotannins as major photoprotective mechanisms. Photosynthesis Research 131: 145–157. DOI: 10.1007/s11120-016-0304-4
• Ortiz, M., Hermosillo-Nuñez, B., González, J., Rodríguez-Zaragoza, F., Gómez, I. & Jordán, F. (2017) Quantifying keystone species complexes: Ecosystem-based conservation management in the King George Island (Antarctic Peninsula). Ecological Indicators 81: 453–460. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.06.016
• Cruces, E., Flores, M.R, Díaz, M.J., Huovinen, P & I. Gómez (2017) Phenolics as photoprotective mechanism against combined action of UV radiation and temperature in the red alga Gracilaria chilensis? Journal of Applied Phycology. DOI: 10.1007/s10811-017-1304-2
• Ortiz, M., Berríos, F., González, J., Rodríguez-Zaragoza, F.F. & I. Gómez (2016). Macroscopic network properties and short-term dynamic simulations in coastal ecological systems at Fildes Bay (King George Island, Antarctica). Ecological Complexity 28: 145-157. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2016.06.003
• Huovinen, P., Ramírez, J. & I. Gómez (2016) Underwater optics in sub-Antarctic and Antarctic coastal ecosystems. Plos One 11(5): e0154887. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154887
• Gómez, I., Véliz, K., Español, S. & P. Huovinen (2016). Spatial distribution of phlorotannins and its relationship with photosynthetic UV tolerance and allocation of storage carbohydrates in blades of the kelp Lessonia spicata. Marine Biology163:1-10. DOI 10.1007/s00227-016-2891-1
• Navarro, N., Huovinen, P. & I. Gómez  (2016) Stress tolerance of early life stages of Antarctic macroalgae. Revista Chilena Historia Natural. 89 (5). DOI 10.1186/s40693-016-0051-0
• Rivas C., Navarro N., Huovinen P. & I. Gómez (2016) Photosynthetic UV stress tolerance of the Antarctic snow alga Chlorella sp. modified by enhanced temperature? Revista Chilena Historia Natural. 89 (7) 1-9. DOI 10.1186/s40693-016-0050-1.
• Cruces, E., Rojas-Lillo, Y., Ramirez-Kushel, E., Atala, E., López-Alarcón, C., Lissi E. & I. Gómez (2016) Comparison of different techniques for the preservation and extraction of phlorotannins in the kelp Lessonia spicata (Phaeophyceae): assays of DPPH, ORAC-PGR and ORAC-FL as testing methods. Journal of Applied Phycology 28: 573-580. DOI 10.1007/s10811-015-0602-9
• Flores-Molina M.R, Muñoz, P, Rautenberger, R., Pirjo Huovinen & I. Gómez (2016) Stress tolerance to UV radiation and temperature of the endemic Antarctic brown alga Desmarestia anceps is mediated by high concentrations of phlorotannins. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 92: 455-466. DOI: 10.1111/php.12580
• Koch, K., Thiel, M., Hagen, W., Graeve, M., Gómez, I., Jofré, D., Hofmann, L.C., Tala, F. & K. Bischof (2016) Short- and long-term acclimation patterns of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (Laminariales; Phaeophyceae) along a depth gradient. Journal of Phycology. 52: 260:273; DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12394
• Gómez, I. & P. Huovinen (2015) Lack of physiological depth patterns in conspecifics of endemic Antarctic brown algae: A trade-off between UV stress tolerance and shade adaptation? PlosOne 10(8): e0134440.
• Valdivia, N., Díaz, M. J., Garrido, I. & I. Gómez (2015) Consistent richness-biomass relationship across environmental stress gradients in a marine macroalgal-dominated subtidal community on the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Plos One 10(9): e0138582.
• Huovinen, P. & I. Gómez (2015) UV Sensitivity of vegetative and reproductive tissues of three Antarctic macroalgae is related to differential allocation of phenolic substances. Photochemistry and Photobiology 91: 1382–1388. DOI: 10.1111/php.12500
• Rautenberger, R., Huovinen, P. & I. Gómez (2015) Effects of increased seawater temperature on UV-tolerance of Antarctic marine macroalgae. Marine Biology 162: 1087-1097
• Cruces, E., Rojas-Lillo, Y., Ramirez-Kushel, E., Atala, E., López-Alarcón, C., Lissi E. & I. Gómez (2015) Comparison of different techniques for the preservation and extraction of phlorotannins in the kelp Lessonia spicata (Phaeophyceae): assays of DPPH, ORAC-PGR and ORAC-FL as testing methods. Journal of Applied Phycology (DOI 10.1007/s10811-015-0602-9)
• Duarte, C., Acuña, K., Navarro, J., Gómez, I., Jaramillo, E. & Quijón, P., (2014) Feeding behavior in an upper-shore amphipod: exploring the relative importance of macroalgal traits. J Sea Res, 87: 1-7.
• Valdivia, N., Díaz, M.J., Holtheur, J., Garrido, I., Huovinen, P. & Gómez, I., (2014) Up, down, and all around: Scale-dependent spatial variation in rocky-shore communities of Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica. Plos One, 9(6): e100714.
• Huovinen, P. and I. Gómez (2013) Photosynthetic characteristics 1 and UV stress tolerance of Antarctic seaweeds along the depth gradient. Polar Biology 36:1319–1332
• Tala, F., Gómez, I., Luna-Jorquera, G. & M. Thiel (2013) Morphological, physiological and reproductive conditions of rafting bull kelp (Durvillaea antarctica) in northern-central Chile (30°S). Marine Biology 160:1339–1351
• Cruces, E., Huovinen, P. & I. Gómez (2013) Interactive effects of UV radiation and enhanced temperature on photosynthesis, phlorotannin induction and antioxidant activities of two sub-Antarctic brown algae. Marine Biology 160: 1-13
• Cruces, E., Huovinen, P. & I. Gómez (2012) Phlorotannin and antioxidant responses upon short-term exposure to UV radiation and elevated temperature in three South Pacific kelps. Photochemistry and Photobiology 88: 58-66
• Cruces, E., Huovinen, P. & I. Gómez (2012) Stress proteins and auxiliary anti-stress compounds in intertidal macroalgae. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research 40: 822-834.
• Duarte , C., Acuña, K, Navarro, J.M. & I. Gómez (2011) Intra-plant differences in seaweed nutritional quality and chemical defenses: importance for the feeding behaviour of the intertidal amphipod Orchestoidea tuberculata. Journal of Sea Research 66 (2011) 215–221 (0)
• Huovinen, P. & I. Gómez (2011). Spectral attenuation of solar radiation in Patagonian fjords and coastal waters and implications for algal photobiology. Continental Shelf Research 31: 254-259
• Gómez, I. & Huovinen, P. (2011). Morpho-functional patterns and zonation of South Chilean seaweeds: the importance of photosynthetic and bio-optical traits Marine Ecology Progress Series 422: 77-91
• Rosthäusler, E, Gómez, I., Karsten, U., Tala F., & M. Thiel (2011). Physiological acclimation of floating Macrocystis pyrifera to temperature and irradiance ensures long-term persistence at the sea surface at mid-latitudes. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 405: 33–41
• Rosthäusler, E., Gómez, I., Hinojosa, I, Karsten, U., Miranda, L., Tala F., & M. Thiel (2011). Kelp rafts in the Humboldt Current: Interplay of abiotic and biotic factors limit their floating persistence and dispersal potential. Limnology and Oceanography 56: 1751–1763 (1)
• Huovinen, P. & Gómez, I. (2011). Spectral attenuation of solar radiation in Patagonian fjord and coastal waters and implications for algal photobiology. Continental Shelf Research 31: 254-259.
• Gómez, I. & Huovinen, P. (2011). Morpho-functional patterns and zonation of South Chilean seaweeds: the importance of photosynthetic and bio-optical traits. Marine Ecology Progress Series 422: 77-91.
• Rosthäusler, E, Gómez, I., Karsten, U., Tala F., & M. Thiel (2011). UV radiation versus grazing pressure: long-term floating of kelp rafts (Macrocystis pyrifera) is facilitated by efficient photoacclimation but undermined by grazing losses. Marine Biology 158:127-141.
• Rosthäusler E, Gómez I., Hinojosa I., Karsten U., Tala F., & Thiel M. (2011). Physiological performance of floating giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (Phaeophyceae): latitudinal variability in the effects of temperature and grazing. Journal of Phycology 47: 269–281
• Duarte C., Acuña K., Navarro J. & Gómez I. (2010). Feeding preference of the sandhopper Orchestoidea tuberculata: the importance of algal traits. Hydrobiologia 651:291-303.
• Huovinen P., Leal P. & Gómez I. (2010). Impact of interaction of copper, nitrogen and UV radiation on the physiology of three south Pacific kelps. Marine and Freshwater Research. 61: 330-341.
• Gómez I. & Huovinen P. (2010). Induction of phlorotannins during UV exposure mitigates inhibition of photosynthesis and DNA damage in the Kelp Lessonia nigrescens. Photochemistry and Photobiology 86: 1056-1063.
• Rothausler E., Gómez I., Hinojosa I., Karsten I., Tala F. & Thiel M. (2009) Effect of temperature and grazing on growth and reproduction of floating Macrocystis spp. (Phaeophyceae) along a latitudinal gradient. Journal of Phycology 45: 547-559.
• Storz H., Müller K., Ehrhart F., Gómez I., Shirley St., Gessner P., Zimmermann G. & others (2009). Physicochemical features of ultra-high viscosity alginates. Carbohydrate Research 344: 985-995.
• Wiencke C., Gómez I. & Dunton K. (2009). Phenology and seasonal physiological performance of polar seaweeds. Botanica Marina 52: 585-592.
• Gómez I., Wulff A., Roleda M. Y., Huovinen P., Karsten U., Quartino L., Dunton K. & Wiencke C. (2009). Light and temperature demands of marine benthic micro-algae and seaweeds in the polar regions. Botanica Marina 52: 593-608
• Pansch, C., Gómez, I., Rothäusler, E, Veliz, K., & M. Thiel (2008). Defense of vegetative vs. reproductive blades of the Pacific kelps Lessonia nigrescens and Macrocystis integrifolia: A test on species-specific defense strategies. Marine Biology 155:51–62.
• Rautenberger, R, Mansilla, A., Gómez, I., Wiencke, C. & K. Bischof (2008). Photosynthetic acclimation to UV-radiation of intertidal macroalgae from the Strait of Magellan (Chile). Revista Chilena Historia Natural 82: 43-61.
• Tala, F., Véliz, K., Gómez, I. & M. Edding (2007). Early phases of the South Pacific kelps Lessonia nigrescens and Lessonia trabeculata (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) show recovery capacity following exposure to UV radiation. Phycologia 46: 467-470.
• Thiel, M., Macaya, E.C., Acuña, E., Arntz, W.E., Bastias, H., Brokordt, K., Camus, P.A., Castilla, J.C., Castro, L.R., Cortés, M., Dumont, C.P., Escribano, R., Fernández, M., Gajardo, J.A., Gaymer, C.F., Gómez, I., González, A.E., González, H.E., Haye, P.A., Illanes, J.E., Iriarte, J.L., Lancellotti, D.A., Luna-Jorquera, G., Luxoro, C., Manríquez, P.A., Marín, V., Muñoz, P., Navarrete, S.A., Perez, E., Poulin, E., Sellanes, J., Sepúlveda, H.H., Stotz, W., Tala, F., Thomas, A., Vargas, C.A., Vasquez, J.A. & A. Vega (2007). The Humboldt current system of northern-central Chile: oceanographic processes, ecological interactions and socio-economic feedback. Ocean Mar Biol Ann Rev 45: 195-345.
• Huovinen, P., Gómez, I. & M. Orostegui (2007) Patterns and UV sensitivity of carbonic anhydrase and nitrate reductase activities in south Pacific macroalgae. Mar. Biol.151: 1813-1821.
• Gómez, I., Orostegui, M. & P. Huovinen (2007). Morpho-functional patterns of photosynthesis in the South Pacific kelp Lessonia nigrescens: effects of UV radiation on 14C fixation and primary photochemical reactions. J. Phycol. 43: 55-64.
• Wiencke, C., Clayton, M.N., Gómez, I., Iken , K., Lüder, U., Amsler C.D., Karsten U., Hanelt, D., Bischof, K. & K. Dunton (2007). Life strategy, ecophysiology and ecology of seaweeds in polar water. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology. 6: 95-126.
• Bischof, K., Gómez, I., Molis, M., Hanelt, D., Karsten, U., Lüder, U.,Roleda, M.Y., Zacher, K. & C. Wiencke (2006). Ultraviolet radiation shapes seaweed communities. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology. 5: 141-166.
• Véliz, K., Eddig, M., Tal, F. & I. Gómez (2006). Effects of ultraviolet radiation on different life cycle stages of the south Pacific kelps, Lessonia nigrescens and Lessonia trabeculata (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae). Mar. Biol. 148: 1015-1024.
• Huovinen, P., Gómez, I. & C. Lovengreen (2006). A five-year study of solar ultraviolet radiation I southern Chile (39° S): potential impact on physiology of coastal marine algae? Photochem. Photobiol. 82: 515-522.
• Figueroa F.L., Nygård C., Ekelund N. & I. Gómez (2003). Photobiological characteristics and photosynthetic UV responses in two Ulva species (Chlorophyta) from Southern Spain. Journal of Photochemistry Photobiology, Part B: Biology 72: 35-44.
• Figueroa F.L., Conde-Alvarez R. & I. Gómez (2003). Relations between electron transport rates determined by pulse amplitude modulated chlorophyll fluorescence and oxygen evolution in macroalgae under different light conditions. Photosynthesis Res. 75: 259-275.
• Gómez, I. & K. Lüning (2001). Constant short-day treatment of outdoor-cultivated Laminaria digitata prevents summer drop in growth rate. Eur. J. Phycol. 36: 391-395.
• Pang, S., Gómez, I. & K. Lüning (2001). Red macroalga Delesseria sanguinea as a UVB-sensitive model organism: selective damage by UVB in outdoor experiments and rapid growth reduction after UV pulses. Eur. J. Phycol. 36: 207-216.

• Pérez-Rodríguez, E., Aguilera, J., Gómez, I. & F.L. Figueroa (2001). Excretion of coumarins by the Mediterranean green alga Dasycladus vermicularis in response to environmental stress. Mar. Biol.139: 633-639.
• Figueroa, F.L., & I. Gómez (2001). Photosynthetic acclimation to solar UV radiation of marine red algae from the warn-temperate coast of southern Spain: A review. J. Appl. Phycol. 13: 235-248.
• Gómez, I. (2001). Ecophysiology of antarctic macroalgae: effects of environmental light conditions on photosynthetic metabolism. Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. (Chile). 74: 423-443.
• Gómez. I., Figueroa, F.L., Sousa-Pinto I., Viñegla B., Pérez-Rodríguez E., Maestre C., Coelho S., Felga A. & R. Pereira (2001). Effects of UV radiation and temperature on photosynthesis as measured by PAM chlorophyll fluorescence in the red alga Gelidium pulchellum (Turner) Kützing. Bot. Mar. 44: 9-16
• Wiencke, C., Gómez I., Pakker, H., Flores-Moya, A., Altamirano, M., Hanelt, D., Bischof, K. & F.L. Figueroa (2000). Impact of UV radiation on viability, photosynthesis characteristics and DNA on brown algal zoospores: Implications for depth zonation. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 197: 217-229.
• Gómez, I., Pérez-Rodríguez, E., Viñegla, B., Figueroa, F.L. & U. Karsten (1998). Effects of solar radiation on photosynthesis and UV-absorbing compounds of the Mediterranean green alga Dasycladus vermicularis from southern Spain. J. Photochem. Photobiol. B: Biol. 47: 46-57
• Gómez, I., & F.L. Figueroa (1998). Effects of solar UV stress on chlorophyll fluorescence kinetics of intertidal macroalgae from southern Spain: a case study in Gelidium species. J. Appl. Phycol. 10: 285-295
• Pérez-Rodríguez, E., Gómez, I., Karsten, U. & F.L. Figueroa (1998). Effects of UV radiation on photosynthesis and excretion of UV-absorbing compounds of Dasycladus vermicularis (Chlorophyta, Dasycladales) from Southern Spain. Phycologia 37: 379-387
• Flores-Moya, A., Gómez, I., Viñegla, B., Altamirano, M., Pérez-Rodríguez, E., Maestre, C., Caballero, R.M. & F.L. Figueroa (1998). Effects of solar radiation on the endemic Mediterranean red alga Rissoella verruculosa: photosynthetic performance, pigment content and the activities of enzyme related to nutrient uptake. New Phytol. 139: 673-684
• Gómez, I., Wiencke, C. & G. Weykam (1998) Life strategy of Antarctic macroalgae. Reports on Polar Res. 299: 193-197
• Gómez, I., Weykam, G. & C. Wiencke (1998). Photo-synthetic light requirements of Antarctic macroalgae in relation to their depth zonation. Reports on Polar Res. 299: 90-94
• Gómez, I., Weykam, G. & C. Wiencke (1998). Seasonal photosynthetic metabolism and major organic compounds in the marine brown alga Desmarestia menziesii from King George Island (Antarctica). Aquatic Bot. 60:105-118
• Gómez, I. & C. Wiencke (1998). Seasonal changes in C, N and major organic compounds, and their significance to morpho-functional processes in the endemic Antarctic brown alga Ascoseira mirabilis. Polar Biol. 19:115-124
• Gómez, I. (1997). Ecophysiology and life strategy of Antarctic marine macroalgae. Reports on Polar Res. 238:1-99.
• Gómez, I., Weykam, G., Klöser, H. & C. Wiencke (1997). Photosynthetic light requirements, metabolic carbon balance and zonation of sublittoral macroalgae from King George Island (Antarctica). Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.141:281-293
• Laturnus, F., Adams F. C., Gómez, I. & G. Mehrtens (1997). Halogenating activities detected in Antarctic macroalgae. Polar Biol 17: 281-184
• Westermeier, R.& I. Gómez (1996). Biomass, energy contents and major organic compounds in the brown alga Lessonia nigrescens (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) from Mehuín, South Chile. Bot. Mar. 39: 553-559.
• Weykam, G., Gómez, I., Wiencke, C., Iken, K & H. Klöser (1996). Photosynthetic characteristics and C:N ratios of macroalgae from King George Island (Antarctica). J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 204:1-22
• Gómez, I., Wiencke C. & D.N. Thomas (1996). Variations in photosynthetic characteristics of the Antarctic marine brown alga Ascoseira mirabilis Skottsberg in relation to age and size. Eur. J. Phycol. 31:167-172.
• Gómez, I. & R. Westermeier (1995). Energy contents and organic constituents in Antarctic and south Chilean marine brown algae. Polar. Biol. 15:597-602.
• Gómez, I., Wiencke, C. & G. Weykam (1995). Seasonal photosynthetic characteristics of Ascoseira mirabilis (Ascoseirales, Phaeophyceae) from King George Island, Antarctica. Mar. Biol. 123:167-172.
• Westermeier, R., Müller, D.G., Gómez, I., Rivera, P.J. & H. Wenzel. (1994). Population biology of Durvillaea Antarctica and Lessonia nigrescens in southern Chile. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 110: 187-194
• Westermeier, R., Gómez, I. & P.J.Rivera. (1993). Suspended farming of Gracilaria chilensis (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales) at Cariquilda River, Maullin, Chile. Aquaculture, 113:215-229.
• Westermeier, R., Gómez, I., Rivera, P.J. & D.G. Müller. (1992). Antarctic Marine Macroalgae: Distribution, abundance and algal debris at King George Island, South Shetlands, Antarctica. Ser. Cient. INACH. 42:21:34
• Gómez, I. & R. Westermeier (1991). Frond regrowth from basal discs in Iridaea laminarioides (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales) at Mehuín, southern Chile. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 73:83-91
• Westermeier, R., Rivera, P.J. & I. Gómez (1991). Cultivo de Gracilaria chilensis Bird, McLachlan et Oliveira, en la zona inter-submareal del estuario del Cariquilda, Maullín, Chile. Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. 64: 307-321
• Westermeier, R., Rivera, P.J. & I. Gómez (1990). Cultivo de Gracilaria sp. En el Estuario de Cariquilda. Maullín. Chile. Invest. Pesquera (Chile). 35: 120-136
• Westermeier, R., Rivera, P.J & I. Gómez (1988). El uso de mangas de polietileno como sustrato en el repoblamiento de Gracilaria sp. (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales) en el Sur de Chile. Gayana Bot. 45:95-106.
• Westermeier, R., Rivera, P.J. Chacana, M. & I. Gómez (1987). Biological bases for the management of Iridaea laminarioides Bory in southern Chile. Hydrobiologia. 151/152:313-328.

Capitulos de Libro/Book Chapters

• Gómez, I, Huovinen, P (2020) Antarctic Seaweeds: Biogeography, Adaptation and Ecosystem Services. In: Gómez, I., Huovinen, P, (eds) Antarctic Seaweeds: Biogeography, Adaptation and Ecosystem Services. Springer, Cham. pp 3-17.

• Huovinen, P., Gómez, I. (2020) Underwater Light Environment of Antarctic Seaweeds. In: Gómez, I., Huovinen, P, (eds) Antarctic Seaweeds: Biogeography, Adaptation and Ecosystem Services. Springer, Cham. pp 131-145.

• Deregibus, D., Zacher, K., Bartsch, I. Campana, G.L.,  Momo, F., Wiencke, C., Gómez, I. & Quartino, M.L. (2020) Carbon Balance Under a Changing Light Environment In: Gómez, I., Huovinen, P, (eds) Antarctic Seaweeds: Biogeography, Adaptation and Ecosystem Services. Springer, Cham. pp 174-186.

• Navarro, N., Huovinen, P. & Gómez, I. (2020) Life History Strategies, Photosynthesis, and Stress Tolerance in Propagules of Antarctic Seaweeds. In: Gómez, I., Huovinen, P, (eds) Antarctic Seaweeds: Biogeography, Adaptation and Ecosystem Services. Springer, Cham. pp 193-211.

• Gómez, I., Huovinen, P. (2020) Form and Function in Antarctic Seaweeds: Photobiological Adaptations, Zonation Patterns and Ecosystem Feedbacks. In: Gómez, I., Huovinen, P, (eds) Antarctic Seaweeds: Biogeography, Adaptation and Ecosystem Services. Springer, Cham. pp

• Gómez, I., Huovinen, P. (2020) Algal Phlorotannins: An Overview of their Functional Roles. In: Gómez, I., Huovinen, P, (eds) Antarctic Seaweeds: Biogeography, Adaptation and Ecosystem Services. Springer

• Aphalo, P. J. , Albert, A. , McLeod, A. R. , Heikkilä, A. , Gómez, I. , López Figueroa, F. , Robson, T. M. & Strid, Å. (2012) Manipulating UV radiation. In: Beyond the Visible: A handbook of best practice in plant UV photobiology. Aphalo, P. J., Albert, A., Björn, L. O., McLeod, A. R., Robson, T. M. & Rosenqvist, E. (eds.). 

• Rosenqvist, E., López Figueroa, F. , Gómez, I. & Aphalo, P. J. (2012) Plant growing conditions In: Beyond the Visible: A handbook of best practice in plant UV photobiology. Aphalo, P. J., Albert, A., Björn, L. O., McLeod, A. R., Robson, T. M. & Rosenqvist, E. (eds.). 1 ed. University of Helsinki, Department of Biosciences, Division of Plant Biology, p. 119-138. 20 p..

• Gómez, I. & Huovinen P. (2012) Morpho-functionality of carbon metabolism of seaweeds. In: Seaweed Biology: Novel Insights into Ecophysiology, Ecology and Utilization. C. Wiencke & K. Bischof (eds): Ecological Studies, Springer (publication scheduled May 2012)
• Huovinen, P. & Gómez I. (2012) Cold-temperate seaweeds communities of the southern Hemisphere. In: Seaweed Biology: Novel Insights into Ecophysiology,  Ecology and Utilization. Christian Wiencke & Kai Bischof (eds): Ecological Studies, Springer (publication scheduled May 2012)
• Gómez, I., Wulff, A., Roleda, M.Y., Huovinen, P., Karsten, U., Quartino, M.L., Dunton, K., Wiencke, C. (2010). Light and temperature demands of marine benthic microalgae and seaweeds in polar regions. In: Biology of Polar Benthic Algae. Christian Wiencke (ed.) Berlin: de Gruyter, 195-220. ISBN 10: 3110229706
• Wiencke, C., Gómez, I., Dunton, K. (2010). Phenology and seasonal physiological performance of polar seaweeds. In: Biology of Polar Benthic Algae. Christian Wiencke (ed.) Berlin: de Gruyter, 181-194. ISBN 10: 3110229706
• Westermeier, R., Rivera, P.J., Gómez, I., Cid, M. & D. Patiño (1989). Evaluación de sistemas de cultivo. En: Investigación, Desarrollo, Cultivo y Uso Industrial del Género Gracilaria. Corporación de Fomento de la Producción (CORFO). Vol. II. Santiago, Chile

Participación Proyectos EXPLORA

• Proyecto Feria Antártica Escolar – Coordinación Zona Sur 2014
• EXPO interactiva Antártica: Maravilla de Biodiversidad

Equipo de trabajo

• Jaime Loaiza – Asistente de Investigación
• Dayane Osman – Asistente de Investigación- RP3 Fondap IDEAL
• Vanessa Pizarro - Asistente de Investigación

Postdoctorantes

• Daniela Soto – RP3 Fondap Ideal

Tesistas de Doctorado

• Francisca Galvez – Doctorado en Biología Marina

Tesistas de Pregrado

• Amaya Navarro – Escuela Ingenieria en Conservación de Recursos Naturales
• Leandro Mella – Escuela de Licenciatura en Ciencias
• Camilo Muñoz – Escuela de Licenciatura en Ciencias