Scientific Partnerships in Patagonia and Antarctica

Karukinka’s purpose is to develop scientific partnerships with laboratories, universities, and international networks around the subantarctic channels, the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve, and the high polar latitudes.

 

What Karukinka provides:

  • A 20-meter expedition sailboat, Milagro, as a field platform.

  • Access to rare study areas: Patagonian channels, the Beagle Channel, Navarino, Cape Horn, and Diego Ramírez.

  • A biocultural connection with members of the Yagan and Selk’nam communities.

  • Continuous field presence since 2014.

 

Research themes:

  • Kelp forests and benthic communities.

  • Fjord–channel gradients and subantarctic biodiversity.

  • Connectivity, biological invasions, and mobility.

  • Land–river–sea coupling.

  • Vulnerability and adaptation of social-ecological systems.

Target networks:

Possible formats:

  • Hosting researchers on board.

  • PhD or postdoctoral projects.

  • Joint campaigns.

  • Co-publications and outreach activities.

Call for project:

Would you like to propose a project? Send a 1- to 2-page note including the context, objectives, field requirements, and intended partners.

Contact : contact@karukinka.eu