MACNBR   00242
MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES "BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA"
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Last 50 years of southern South American malacology: a tale of setbacks and progress
Autor/es:
PASTORINO, G.; SCARABINO, F.
Lugar:
Phuket
Reunión:
Congreso; 17th International Congress of UNITAS MALACOLOGICA; 2010
Institución organizadora:
UNITAS MALACOLOGICA
Resumen:
The
past 50 years of southern South American history were marked by political movements
that dramatically impacted scientific production. Knowledge of the molluscan
fauna increased in the early 1960s and a number of regional catalogues were
published. Several national and other institutions contained small research centers
- e.g., J. Parodiz and A. Carcelles and recently P. Penchaszadeh, at the Museo
Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia; M. I. Hylton-Scott and later
Z. J. A. de Castellanos at the Museo de La Plata but their initial isolation prevented
the high standard and rich productivity that characterizes modern regional
malacology.
Brazil
has been the fastest growing country on the continent in terms of malacology
over the past few decades, with several prominent workers (e.g. E. C. Rios,
Museu Oceanografico de Rio Grande; W. Narchi and O. Domaneschi, Instituto de
Biociencias da Universidade de São Paulo; J. W. Thomé, Pontificia Universidade
Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul; L. Paraense, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz founding
what is known as Brazilian Malacology. The
Sociedad Malacológica del Uruguay has been publishing the Comunicaciones for
more than 50 years and the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Universidad de
la República and Dirección Nacional de Recursos Acuáticos have been active centers
of research where M. A. Klappenbach and V. Scarabino are among the most
productive researchers. Chile has been a
leader in marine aquaculture and contains several important research centers as
The Estación Costera de Investigaciones Marinas and productive researchers (e.g.
J. C. Castilla; C. S. Gallardo, Universidad Austral; C. Osorio, Facultad de
Ciencias de la Universidad de Chile; J. Stuardo, Universidad de Concepción). The
Sociedad Malacológica de Chile has been active since 1979. The Congreso Latinoamericano de Malacologia
(CLAMA), which has met every three years since 1991, has been the most
significant event in South America.
The
last 50 years of malacology in the south of South America were characterized by
advances based on personal efforts that due to economical and political crisis,
the absence of long lasting scientific programs, and paucity of personnel produced
periods of low productivity relative to other regions.