E-mail: pirjo.huovinen@uach.cl
Ph.D., Universidad de Jyväskylä, Finlandia.
Licenciada en Biología, Universidad de Joensuu, Finlandia.
Profesor Asociado
Actividades docentes
Pregrado: Principios de ecotoxicología (ICML164; responsable); Ecotoxicología (ICML 178; responsable); Ecofisiología y fotobiología de algas (ICML 115; colaborador); Biología de algas marinas (ICML 095; colaborador); Evaluación de impacto ambiental (ICML 188; colaborador); Biología de organismos y comunidades (ICML 055; colaborador); Lagos como sentinelas de cambios ambientales (ICML 207; colaborador); Seminario bibliografico (ICML 291); Seminario de investigación (ICML 296); Práctica profesional (ESBM 253)
Postgrado: Ecotoxicología acuática (ICML 429; responsable); Fotobiología marina (ICML 427; colaborador); Ecotoxicología de cambio global (ICML 305); BiologíaI marina avanzada (ICML 420; colaborador); Planificación y Gestión de los Recursos Hídricos (CITI 345; colaborador)
Intereses de investigación
- Ecofisiología de microalgas y macroalgas.
- Ecotoxicologia y fotobiología acuática.
- Remote sensing.
- Cambio global y algas Antárticas y subantárticas.
Proyectos de Investigación (últimos 10 años)
2024-2028, FONDECYT REGULAR 1242028. Future Antarctic cryosphere: lost habitats or new opportunities for cold-adapted organisms? Investigador responsable.
2024-2028. FONDECYT REGULAR 1241571. Associations between benthic microbiomes and propagules of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera: cues for expansion in new ice-free areas in the southern Patagonia region? Co-investigador.
2020-2024, FONDECYT REGULAR 1201053. Maritime Antarctic lakes: Sentinels of emerging environmental threats. Investigador responsable.
2020-2024, FONDECYT REGULAR 1201069. Physiological assessment of the giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) of southern Chilean Patagonia. Morpho-functional responses, environmental control, and spatio-temporal scales. Co-investigador.
2020-2025, Centro FONDAP de Investigación de Ecosistemas de Altas Latitudes (IDEAL) 15150003. Investigador Asociado.
2016-2019, FONDECYT REGULAR 1161129. Ecophysiology of Antarctic snow algae: Adaptation mechanisms to a changing polar environment. Co-investigador.
2016-2019, INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO CHILENO (INACH RT_09-16). ‘Biochemical and molecular responses disclose mechanisms of Antarctic macroalgae to thrive under Climate Change’. Co-investigador.
2015-2020, Centro FONDAP de Investigación de Ecosistemas de Altas Latitudes (IDEAL) 15150003. Investigador Asociado.
2013-2016, FONDECYT REGULAR 1130582. The role of UV radiation in metal tolerance of brown algae: The importance of the interactions with phenolic compounds. Investigador responsable.
2013-2016, FONDECYT REGULAR 1130794. Ecophysiology of benthic macroalgae of estuarine systems in the northern Patagonia fjord region: responses to environmental stress. Co-investigador.
2012-2015, ANILLO DE INVESTIGACION EN CIENCIA ANTARTICA ART 1101. Impact of global change on the physiology of Antarctic seaweeds: Consequences for coastal processes in scenarios of temperature shifts and enhanced UV radiation. Investigador principal.
2010-2011, INACH T_20-09. Fotobiología y tolerancia al estrés por UV de algas marinas Antárticas. Co-Investigador (Investigadora Alterna).
2009-2012, FONDECYT REGULAR 1090494. Biogeography, latitudinal gradients and UV stress tolerance of marine macroalgae. Co-investigador.
2008-2011, FONDECYT REGULAR 1080171. Phototoxicity of marine contaminants and its impact on early stages of South Pacific kelps. Investigador responsable.
2008, European Centre for Arctic Environmental Research in Ny-Ålesund (ARCFAC V) No ARCFAC-026129-2008-29. Heat shock protein induction in Arctic seaweeds upon exposure to elevated temperatures and UV radiation. Co-Investigador.
2008-2009, DIULA No 607. Dirección de Investigación, Universidad de Los Lagos. Direct and indirect effects of UV radiation on the early development of macroalgae. Investigador responsable.
2005-2008, CONICYT–BANCO MUNDIAL IPA09. Evaluación del impacto biológico de contaminación ambiental en las zonas costeras del sur de Chile – Algas marinas como bioindicadores en ecotoxicología acuática y efectos sobre su ecofisiología. En el marco del Programa Bicentenario de Ciencia y Tecnología (Inserción en la Academia). Investigador responsable.
Publicaciones (últimos 10 años), ID Research; C-2192-2008
- 2023. Soto DF, Gómez I, Huovinen P. Antarctic snow algae: unraveling the processes underlying microbial community assembly during blooms formation. Microbiome 11: 200. doi.org/10.1186/s40168-023-01643-6
- 2023. Valdivia N, Garrido I, Gómez I, Huovinen P, Pardo LM. Diverse stability responses of a sub-Antarctic invertebrate understorey community to experimental giant kelp removal. Marine Ecology Progress Series 716: 63-75. doi.org/10.3354/meps14369
- 2022. Soto DF, Franzetti A, Gómez I, Huovinen P. 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.
- 2021. Gálvez FE, Córdoba-Saldarriaga M, Huovinen P, Silva AX, Gómez I. Revealing the characteristics of Antarctic snow alga Chlorominima collina gen. et sp. nov. through taxonomy, physiology and transcriptomics. Frontiers in Plant Science. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.662298.
- 2021. Valdivia N, Garces-Vargas J, Garrido I, Gómez I, Huovinen P, Navarro NP, Macaya EC, Pardo LM. Beta diversity of Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic communities reveals a major role of stochastic assembly processes. Frontiers in Marine Science. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.780268.
- 2021. Navarro NP, Huovinen P, Jofre J, Gómez I. Ultraviolet radiation stress response of haploid and diploid spores of Mazzaella laminarioides: Do bio-optical traits matter? Algal Research 54: 102230.
- 2021. Peroti L, Huovinen P*, Orellana S, Muñoz M, Fuentes R, Gómez I. Uptake of microalgae as sublethal biomarker reveals phototoxicity of oxytetracycline to the crustacean Daphnia magna. Water Research (in press).doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.116556. *CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
- 2021. Palacios M, Osman D, Ramirez J, Huovinen P, Gómez I. 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.
- 2020. Mora-Soto A, Palacios M, Macaya EC, Gómez I, Huovinen P, Pérez-Matus A, Young M, Golding N, Toro M, Yaqub M, Macias-Fauria M. A High-Resolution Global Map of Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) Forests and Intertidal Green Algae (Ulvophyceae) with Sentinel-2 Imagery. Remote Sensing 12: 694; doi:10.3390/rs12040694
- 2020. Celis-Plá PSM, Moenne F, Rodríguez-Rojas F, Pardo D, Lavergne C, Moenne A, Brown MT, Huovinen P, Gómez I, Navarro N, Sáez CA. Antarctic intertidal macroalgae under predicted increased temperatures mediated by global climate change: Would they cope? Science of the Total Environment 740: 140379. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140379
- 2020. Huovinen P, Ramírez J, Palacios M, Gómez I. Satellite-derived mapping of kelp distribution and water optics in the glacier impacted Yendegaia Bay (Beagle Channel, Southern Chilean Patagonia). Science of the Total Environment. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135531
- 2020. Soto D, Fuentes R, Huovinen P, Gómez I. Microbial composition and photosynthesis in Antarctic snow algae communities: integrating metabarcoding and pulse amplitude modulation fluorometry. Algal Research 45.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2019.101738
- 2020. Gómez I, Huovinen P. Antarctic seaweeds: Biogeography, adaptation, and ecosystem services. En: Gómez I, Huovinen P (Eds), Antarctic seaweeds. Diversity, adaptation and ecosystem services. pp. 3-20. Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
2020. Huovinen P, Gómez I. Underwater light environment of Antarctic seaweeds. En: Gómez I, Huovinen P (Eds), Antarctic seaweeds. Diversity, adaptation and ecosystem services. pp. 131-153. Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
2020. Navarro N, Huovinen P, Gómez I. Life history strategies, photosynthesis, and stress tolerance in propagules of Antarctic seaweeds. En: Gómez I, Huovinen P (Eds), Antarctic seaweeds. Diversity, adaptation and ecosystem services. pp. 193-215. Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
2020. Gómez I, Huovinen P. Form and Function in Antarctic Seaweeds: Photobiological Adaptations, Zonation Patterns,
and Ecosystem Feedbacks. En: Gómez I, Huovinen P (Eds), Antarctic seaweeds. Diversity, adaptation and ecosystem services. pp. 217-237. Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
2020. Gómez I, Huovinen P. Brown algal phlorotannins: An overview of their functional roles. En: Gómez I, Huovinen P (Eds), Antarctic seaweeds. Diversity, adaptation and ecosystem services. pp. 365-388. Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
2020. Gómez I, Huovinen P (Eds). Antarctic seaweeds. Diversity, adaptation and ecosystem services. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. pp. 397. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39448-6
- 2019. Huovinen P, Ramírez J, Caputo L, Gómez I. 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. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.367.
- 2019. Navarro NP, Huovinen P, Gómez I. 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. doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2018.11.001.
- 2019. Valdivia N, Pardo LM, Macaya EC, Huovinen P, Gómez I. Different ecological mechanisms lead to similar grazer controls on the functioning of periphyton Antarctic and sub-Antarctic communities. Progress in Oceanography 174: 7-16. doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2018.01.008.
- 2019. Gómez I, Navarro NP, Huovinen P. Bio-optical and physiological patterns in Antarctic seaweeds: A functional trait based approach to characterize vertical zonation. Progress in Oceanography 174: 17-27. doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2018.03.013.
- 2018. Huovinen P, Ramírez J, Gómez I. Remote sensing of albedo-reducing snow algae and impurities in the Maritime Antarctica. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 146: 507-517. doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2018.10.015.
- 2018. Caputo L, Huovinen P, Sommaruga R, Gómez I. Water transparency affects the survival of the medusa stage of the invasive freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii. Hydrobiologia 817: 179-191. doi.org/10.1007/s10750-018-3520-4.
- 2018. Cruces E, Flores-Molina MR, Díaz MJ, Huovinen P, Gómez I. Phenolics as photoprotective mechanism against combined action of UV radiation and temperature in the red alga Gracilaria chilensis? J. Appl. Phycol. 30: 1247-1257. doi.org/10.1007/s10811-017-1304-2.
- 2016. Huovinen P, Ramírez J, Gómez I. Underwater optics in sub-Antarctic and Antarctic coastal ecosystems. PLoS ONE 11(5): e0154887. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0154887.
- 2016. Gómez I, Español S, Véliz K, Huovinen P. Spatial distribution of phlorotannins and its relationship with photosynthetic UV tolerance and allocation of storage carbohydrates in blades of the kelp Lessonia spicata. Marine Biology 163:110.
- 2016. Flores-Molina MR, Rautenberger R, Muñoz P, Huovinen P, Gómez I. Stress tolerance of the endemic Antarctic brown alga Desmarestia anceps to UV Radiation and temperature is mediated by high concentrations of phlorotannins. Photochemistry and Photobiology 92: 455-466.
- 2016. Rivas C, Navarro N, Huovinen P, Gómez I. Photosynthetic UV stress tolerance of the Antarctic snow alga Chlorella sp. modified by enhanced temperature? Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 89:7 DOI 10.1186/s40693-016-0050-1.
- 2016. Navarro NP, Huovinen P, Gómez I. Stress tolerance of Antarctic macroalgae in the early life stages. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 89:5 DOI 10.1186/s40693-016-0051-0.
- 2016. Gómez I, Huovinen P, Valdivia N (Eds), Antarctic macroalgae under climate change. From cells to ecosystems. Summary of the results of the ANILLO ART1101 Project. ISBN 978-956-344-067-6. 101 pp. https://issuu.com/algasantarticas/docs/libro_macroalgas_antarticas_y_cambi?utm_source=conversion_success
- 2015. Huovinen P, Gómez I. UV sensitivity of vegetative and reproductive tissues of two Antarctic macroalgae is related to differential allocation of phenolic substances. Photochemistry and Photobiology 91: 1382-1388.
- 2015. Gómez I, Huovinen P. Lack of physiological depth patterns in conspecifics of endemic Antarctic brown algae: A trade-off between UV stress tolerance and shade adaptation? PLoS ONE 10 (8): e0134440. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134440.
- 2015. Rautenberger R, Huovinen P, Gómez I. Effects of increased seawater temperature on UV tolerance of Antarctic marine macroalgae. Marine Biology 162: 1087-1097.
- 2015. Björn LO, Huovinen P. Phototoxicity. En: Björn LO (Ed.), Photobiology: The Science of Light and Life. 3nd ed. Springer, New York Springer. 335-345.
- 2014. Valdivia N, Díaz M, Holtheuer J, Garrido I, Huovinen, P., Gómez, I. Up, down, and all around: Scale-dependent spatial variation in rocky coastal communities of Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica. PLoS ONE 9 (6): e100714.
- 2013. Huovinen P, Gómez I. Photosynthetic characteristics and UV stress tolerance of Antarctic seaweeds along the depth gradient. Polar Biology 36: 1319–1332.
- 2013. Cruces E, Huovinen P, Gómez I. 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.
- 2012. Cruces E, Huovinen P, Gómez I. 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.
- 2012. Cruces E, Huovinen P, Gómez I. Stress protein and auxiliary anti-stress compounds in intertidal macroalgae. Review. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research 40: 822-834.
- 2012. Huovinen P, Gómez I. Cold-temperate seaweeds communities of the southern Hemisphere. In: Wiencke C & Bischof K (Eds), Seaweed Biology: Novel Insights into Ecophysiology, Ecology and Utilization. Ecological Studies, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. 293-313.
- 2012. Gómez I, Huovinen P. Morpho-functionality of carbon metabolism of seaweeds. En: Wiencke C & Bischof K (Eds), Seaweed Biology: Novel Insights into Ecophysiology, Ecology and Utilization. Ecological Studies, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. 25-46.
- 2012. Aphalo PJ, Albert A, Björn LO, Ylianttila L, López Figueroa F, Huovinen P. Introduction. En: Aphalo PJ, Albert A, Björn LO, McLeod A, Robson TM, Rosenqvist E. (Eds), Beyond the Visible: A handbook of best practice in plant UV photobiology. COST Action FA0906 UV4growth. Helsinki: University of Helsinki, Division of Plant Biology. 1-33.
- 2012. Björn LO, McLeod A, Aphalo PJ, Albert A, Lindfors AV, Heikkilä A, Kolarž P, Ylianttila L, Zipoli G, Grifoni D, Huovinen P, Gómez I, López Figueroa F. Quantying UV radiation. En: Aphalo PJ, Albert A, Björn L., McLeod A, Robson TM, Rosenqvist E. (Eds), Beyond the Visible: A handbook of best practice in plant UV photobiology. COST Action FA0906 UV4growth. Helsinki: University of Helsinki, Division of Plant Biology. 71-118.
- 2012. Góme, I, Wulff A, Roleda MY, Huovinen P, Karsten U, Quartino ML, Dunton K, Wiencke C. Light and temperature demands of marine benthic microalgae and seaweeds in polar regions. En: Wiencke C (Ed), Biology of Polar Benthic Algae. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin. 195-220.
- 2011. Gómez I, Huovinen P. Morpho-functional patterns and zonation of South Chilean seaweeds: the importance of photosynthetic and bio-optical traits. Marine Ecology Progress Series 422: 77-91.
- 2011. Huovinen P, Gómez I. Spectral attenuation of solar radiation in Patagonian fjord and coastal waters and implications for algal photobiology. Continental Shelf Research 31:254-259.
- 2010. Marquardt R, Schubert H, Varela DA, Huovinen P, Henríquez L, Buschmann AH. Light acclimation strategies of three commercially important red algal species. Aquaculture 299: 140-148.
- 2010. Gómez I, Huovinen P. Induction of phlorotannins during UV exposure mitigates inhibition of photosynthesis and DNA damage in the kelp Lessonia nigrescens. Photochemistry and Photobiology 86: 1056-1063.
- 2010. Huovinen P, Leal P, Gómez I. Interacting effects of copper, nitrogen and ultraviolet radiation on the physiology of three south Pacific kelps. Marine and Freshwater Research 61: 330-341.
- 2009. Gómez I, Wulff A, Roleda MY, Huovinen P, Karsten U, Quartino L, Dunton K, Wiencke C. Light and temperature demands of marine benthic microalgae and seaweeds in polar regions. Botanica Marina 52: 593-608.
- 2008. Buschmann AH, Varela DA, Hernández-González MC, Huovinen P. Opportunities and challenges for the development of an integrated seaweed-based aquaculture activity in Chile: Determining the physiological capabilities of Macrocystis and Gracilaria as biofilters. Journal of Applied Phycology 20: 571-577.
- 2008. Björn LO, Huovinen P. Phototoxicity. En: Björn LO (Ed), Photobiology – The Science of Light and Life. 2nd ed. Springer, New York Springer. 479-502.
- 2007. Huovinen P, Gómez I, Oróstegui M. Patterns and UV sensitivity of carbon anhydrase and nitrate reductase activities in south Pacific macroalgae. Marine Biology 151: 1813-1821.
- 2007. Gómez I, Orostegui M, Huovinen P. Morpho-functional patterns of photosynthesis in the south Pacific kelp Lessonia nigrescens: Effects of UV radiation on 14C fixation and primary photochemical reactions. Journal of Phycology 43: 55-64.
- 2006. Huovinen P, Gómez I, Lovengreen C. A five-year study of solar ultraviolet radiation in southern Chile (39°S): Potential impact on coastal marine algae? Photochemistry and Photobiology 82: 515-522.
- 2006. Huovinen P, Matos J, Sousa-Pinto I, Figueroa FL. The role of ammonium in photoprotection against high irradiance in the Mediterranean red alga Grateloupia lanceola. Aquatic Botany 84: 308-316.
- 2006. Figueroa FL, Santos R, Conde-Álvarez R, Mata L, Gómez Pinchetti JL, Matos J, Huovinen P, Schünhoff A, Silva J. The use of chlorophyll fluorescence for monitoring photosynthetic condition of two tank-cultivated red macroalgae using fishpond effluents. Botanica Marina 49: 275-282.
- 2005. Gómez I, Figueroa FL, Huovinen P, Ulloa N, Morales V. Photosynthesis of the red alga Gracilaria chilensis under natural solar radiation in an estuary in southern Chile. Aquaculture 244: 369-382.
- 2005. Korbee, N., Huovinen, P., Figueroa, F.L., Aguilera, J., Karsten, U. Availability of ammonium influences photosynthesis and the accumulation of mycosporine-like amino acids in two Porphyra species (Bangiales, Rhodophyta). Marine Biology 146: 645-654.
- 2004. Huovinen, P., Gómez, I., Figueroa, F.L., Ulloa, N., Morales, V., Lovengreen, C. Ultraviolet-absorbing mycosporine-like amino acids in red macroalgae from Chile. Botanica Marina 47: 21-29.
- 2004. Gómez, I., Figueroa, F.L., Ulloa, N., Morales, V., Lovengreen, C., Huovinen, P., Hess, S. Patterns of photosynthesis in 18 species of intertidal macroalgae from southern Chile. Marine Ecology Progress Series 270: 103-116.
- 2003. Huovinen, P.S., Penttilä, H., Soimasuo, M.R. Spectral attenuation of solar ultraviolet radiation in humic lakes in Central Finland. Chemosphere 51: 205-214.
- 2002. Björn, L.O., Huovinen, P. Phototoxicity. En: Björn, L.O. (ed.), Photobiology – The Science of Light and Life. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. 219-238.
- 2001. Huovinen, P.S., Soimasuo, M.R., Oikari, A.O.J. Photoinduced toxicity of retene to Daphnia magna under enhanced UV-B radiation. Chemosphere 45: 683-691.
- 2001. Huovinen, P.S., Cherr, G.N., Oikari, A.O.J., Soimasuo, M.R. Heat shock protein (Hsp70) responses in algae and cladoceran upon exposure to UV radiation. En: Lehtonen, T., Salminen, J.-P. & Pihlaja, K. (eds), Proceedings of the Fifth Finnish Conference of Environmental Sciences: 225-228. University of Turku, Finland.
- 2000. Huovinen, P.S., Oikari, A.O.J., Soimasuo, M.R., Cherr G.N. Impact of UV radiation on the early development of the giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) gametophytes. Photochemistry and Photobiology 72: 308-313.
- 2000. Huovinen, P.S., Penttilä, H., Soimasuo, M.R. Penetration of UV radiation into Finnish lakes with different characteristics. International Journal of Circumpolar Health 59: 15-21.
- 2000. Huovinen, P.S., Goldman, C.R. Inhibition of phytoplankton production by UV-B radiation in clear subalpine Lake Tahoe, California-Nevada. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 27: 157-160.
- 1999. Huovinen, P.S., Brett, M.T., Goldman, C.R. Temporal and vertical dynamics of phytoplankton net growth in Castle Lake, California. Journal of Plankton Research 21: 373-385.
- 1993. Huovinen, P., Holopainen, A.-L., Huttunen, P. Spatial variation of community respiration and primary productivity in two large lakes in Eastern Finland. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 25: 552-556.
- 1993. Holopainen, A.-L., Huovinen, P., Huttunen, P. Horizontal distribution of phytoplankton in two large lakes in Eastern Finland. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 25: 557-562.
