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Criteria and Indicators for sustainable forest management: lessons learned in the Southern Cone
(Commonwealth Forestry Association, 2019)The Southern Cone countries of Chile, Argentina and Uruguay have a common background regarding land use and land cover with a total of 46 million ha of forests whose benefits are prospering for the regional framework of ... -
Distribution, Invasion History, and Ecology of Non-native Pine Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Southern South America
(Springer, 2024-01)The growth of international trade, coupled with an expansion of large-scale pine plantations in South America during the second half of the twentieth century, has significantly increased the opportunities for the invasion ... -
Enfermedades de ovinos, caprinos y camélidos sudamericanos
(Ediciones INTA, 2018)En el año 2009, en el marco de la entonces Área Estratégica de Salud Animal del INTA, se inicia el proyecto AESA N° 3596 enfocado a estudair las Enfermedades de ovinos, caprinos y camélidos y que a partir del año 2013 ya ... -
Genetic diversity and patterns of population structure in Creole goats from the Americas
(Wiley, 2017)Biodiversity studies are more efficient when large numbers of breeds belonging to several countries are involved, as they allow for an in-depth analysis of the within- and between-breed components of genetic diversity. A ... -
Identification of beef production farms in the Pampas and Campos area that stand out in economic and environmental performance
(Elsevier, 2018-06)Worldwide, native grasslands are being converted to non-native pastures and cropland. This process threatens local grassland biomes as well as the livelihoods of farm families that utilize these grasslands. In the Río ... -
Management of Sirex noctilio populations in exotic pine plantations: critical issues explaining invasion success and damage levels in South America
(Springer Nature, 2018-11)Plantation forestry with non-native trees is steadily increasing in the southern hemisphere and alien pest problems are also accumulating, as a consequence of the growing international movement of people and goods. Here, ... -
Predicting the distribution of plant species from southern South America: are the hotspots of genetic diversity threatened by climate change?
(Springer, 2024-01)Biodiversity in all its dimensions is being threatened by climate change and the impact of human activities. Genetic diversity is a key dimension of biodiversity underlying adaptation to global changes. Here we assess the ... -
Screening for swainsonine among South American Astragalus species
(2017)Swainsonine is a toxic alkaloid found in several plant genera worldwide. The objective of this study was to screen several South American Astragalus species for the toxin swainsonine. Swainsonine was detected in 16 of 30 ... -
What can possibly go wrong? The risks of introducing soil microorganisms from Antarctica into South America = ¿Qué puede salir mal? : Los riesgos de introducir microorganismos del suelo de la Antártida en América del Sur
(2015)Endophytic fungi form mutualistic associations with plant roots which can increase plant survival and resistance to stress. Recently, it has been proposed that endophytic fungi from Antarctica should be used to facilitate ...