1. Faculty of Geography Moscow State University (MSU) Moscow Russia
2. Russian State Hydrometeorological University (RSHU) St. Petersburg Russia
3. Centro de Estudios Avanzado en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA) La Serena Chile
4. Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar Universidad Católica del Norte Coquimbo Chile
5. Millennium Nucleus for Ecology and Sustainable Management of Oceanic Islands (ESMOI) Coquimbo Chile
6. CECI, Université de Toulouse, CERFACS/CNRS Toulouse France
7. Marine Sciences and Convergent Technology Hanyang University (ERICA) Ansan South Korea