https://socictopen.socict.org/files/original/c14a846414f82d1b130f15e9bd58b88c.pdf e02c3072a213078e2a76d3bd981896e4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agricultura sostenible Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Agricultura sostenible Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The ecology of Egeria densa Planchón (Liliopsida: Alismatales): A wetland ecosystem engineer? La ecología de Egeria densa Planchón (Liliopsida: Alismatales): ¿Una especie ingeniera de humedales? Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource VÍCTOR H MARÍN, LUISA E DELGADO, MATTHEW YARROW, MAX FINLAYSON, ANTONIO TIRONI, FERNANDA FISCHER Description An account of the resource Egeria densa Planchón is considered an invasive species in continental aquatic systems in Chile. Its original geographical distribution was limited to the subtropical regions of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. Its fast growth and dense canopy-forming habit are associated with the clear water state of shallow water continental ecosystems. As a dominant species in many of the systems in which it occurs, E. densa behaves as an ecosystem engineer by preventing the re-suspension of sediments and controlling the growth of phytoplankton by removing nutrients from the water column. At the same time, this invasive species produces unwanted effects such as: (1) clogging waterways and hydroelectric turbines, (2) out-competing native vegetation, and (3) negatively affecting the sediment seed bank. Given its importance in the recent (2004) change of state of the Río Cruces wetland, Chile, we felt it appropriate to undertake a comprehensive literature review of this species. We conclude by discussing the role of E. densa as an ecosystem engineer while cautioning against the impression that E. densa is always a highly competitive invader.Egeria densa Planchón es considerada una especie invasora en los sistemas acuáticos de Chile. Su distribución geográfica original estaba limitada a regiones subtropicales de Brasil, Argentina y Uruguay. Su crecimiento rápido y su tendencia a formar densas coberturas suelen estar asociadas con el estado de aguas claras en ecosistemas acuáticos continentales de aguas someras. Su dominancia sugiere que E. densa puede comportarse como una especie ingeniera, previniendo la resuspensión de sedimentos y controlando el crecimiento del fitoplancton a través de la utilización de los nutrientes. Sin embargo, al mismo tiempo, como especie invasora produce efectos no deseados tales como: (1) no permitir el crecimiento de otras macrófitas nativas, (2) disminuir la diversidad en el banco de semillas, y (3) interferir con la navegación y generación de electricidad por turbina. Dada su importancia en el reciente (2004) cambio de estado del humedal del Río Cruces, nos ha parecido oportuno realizar una recopilación de artículos científicos disponibles en la literatura sobre esta macrófita. Concluimos con una discusión sobre el rol de E. densa como especie ingeniera; a la vez que indicamos que la especie tiene ciertas vulnerabilidades y que no cumple siempre con la idea que es una especie invasora muy competitiva. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009 Subject The topic of the resource Egeria densa, ecosystem engineer, especie ingeniera, especie invasora, invasive species Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Revista Chilena de Historia Natural Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available BMC Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Botany, Zoology Relation A related resource <a href="http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0716-078X2009000200010" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0716-078X2009000200010</a>