Dra. Anastazia T. Banaszak, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico
Dr. Banaszak visited us four times between 2011 and 2019. With Dr. Banaszak we studied the combined effects of global change variables on phytoplankton of the Patagonian region (e.g., ultraviolet radiation, temperature) and, more recently, we focused on those related to vertical mixing produced by wind. As a latitudinal comparison, we also carried out studies simulating global change scenarios in tropical environments of Mexico, both marine and freshwater.
The work carried out by Dr. Banaszak at EFPU was financed by Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva (Argentina) / CONACyT (Mexico), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) – CONACyT, Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (ANPCyT) and Fundación Playa Unión.
See joint publications between EFPU researchers and Dr. Banaszak at: https://efpu.org.ar/en/research/publications/
- Villafañe, V.E., A.T. Banaszak, S.D. Guendulain-García, S.M. Strauch, S.R. Halac & E. W. Helbling. 2013. Influence of seasonal variables associated with climate change on photochemical diurnal cycles of marine phytoplankton from Patagonia (Argentina). Limnol. Oceanogr. 58: 203-314.
- Halac, S.R., S.D. Guendulain-García, V.E. Villafañe, E.W. Helbling & A.T. Banaszak. 2013. Responses of tropical plankton communities from the Mexican Caribbean to solar ultraviolet radiation exposure and increased temperature. J. Exper. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 445: 99-107.
- Helbling, E.W., A.T. Banaszak & V.E. Villafañe. 2015. Differential responses of two phytoplankton communities of the Chubut River estuary (Patagonia, Argentina) to the combination UVR and elevated temperature. Est. Coasts 38: 1134-1146.
- Helbling, E.W., A.T. Banaszak & V.E. Villafañe. 2015. Global change feed-back linking water transparency, mixing, and solar UVR inhibits cyanobacterial photosynthesis. Sci. Rep. 5, 14514; doi: 10.1038/srep14514.
- Villafañe, V.E., S. Guendulain-García, F. Valadez, G. Rosiles-González, E.W. Helbling & A.T. Banaszak. 2015. Antagonistic and synergistic responses to ultraviolet radiation and increased temperature of phytoplankton from cenotes (sink holes) of the Yucatán Peninsula, México. Freshwat. Sci. 34: 1282–1292.
- Häder, D.-P., A.T. Banaszak, V.E. Villafañe, M.A. Narvarte, R.A. González & E.W. Helbling. 2020. Anthropogenic pollution of aquatic ecosystems: Emerging problems with global implications. Sci. Total Environ. 713: 136586.
- Helbling, E.W., A.T. Banaszak, M.S. Valiñas, J.I. Vizzo, V.E. Villafañe & M.J. Cabrerizo. 2023. Extreme rainfall-derived browning and nutrient inputs alter estuarine phytoplankton productivity in a fluctuating radiation environment. New Phytol. doi: 10.1111/nph.18874.