• Better estimates of soil carbon from geographical data: a revised global approach 

      Duarte Guardia, Sandra; Peri, Pablo Luis; Amelung, Wulf; Sheil, Douglas; Laffan, Shawn W.; Borchard, Nils; Bird, Michael I.; Dieleman, Wouter; Pepper, David A.; Zutta, Brian; Jobbagy Gampel, Esteban Gabriel; Silva, Lucas C. R.; Bonser, Stephen P.; Berhongaray, Gonzalo; Piñeiro, Gervasio; Martinez, Maria Jose; Cowie, Annette L.; Ladd, Brenton (2018-05)
      Soils hold the largest pool of organic carbon (C) on Earth; yet, soil organic carbon (SOC) reservoirs are not well represented in climate change mitigation strategies because our database for ecosystems where human impacts ...
    • Biomasa y respiración microbiana : respuesta ante cambios en la humedad del suelo en la Estepa Magallánica Seca de Santa Cruz, Argentina 

      Toledo, Guillermo; Gargaglione, Veronica Beatriz; Peri, Pablo Luis; Toledo, Santiago (Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral (UNPA), 2020-11-17)
      El carbono y el nitrógeno de la biomasa microbiana (CBM y NBM) del suelo son bioindicadores que tienen el potencial de mostrar cambios en el suelo de los ecosistemas, y están condicionados por la humedad disponible en el ...
    • Biophysical and socioeconomic factors influencing soil carbon stocks: a global assessment 

      Duarte Guardia, Sandra; Peri, Pablo Luis; Amelung, Wulf; Thomas, Evert; Borchard, Nils; Baldi, Germán; Cowie, Annette L.; Ladd, Brenton (Springer, 2020-07-24)
      Soil is the most important terrestrial carbon (C) reservoir but is greatly impacted by land use change (LUC). Previous analyses of LUC impacts on soil C have focused on biophysical variables, leaving aside the influence ...
    • Carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) stable isotope composition in plant and soil in Southern Patagonia’s native forests. 

      Peri, Pablo Luis; Ladd, Brenton; Pepper, David A.; Bonser, Stephen P.; Laffan, Shawn W.; Amelung, Wulf (Wiley, 2012-01)
      Stable isotope natural abundance measurements integrate across several biogeochemical processes in ecosystem N and C dynamics. Here, we report trends in natural isotope abundance (d13C and d15N in plant and soil) along a ...
    • Cartografía de un nuevo Modelo de Estados y Transiciones de la Estepa Magallánica Seca en la Patagonia argentina 

      Schenkel, Cintia Anahi; Oliva, Gabriel Esteban; Paredes, Paula Natalia; Humano, Gervasio; Ferrante, Daniela (Asociación Argentina de Ecología, 2021-08)
      Analizamos 103 censos de vegetación de la Estepa Magallánica Seca, un área de 12000 km2 de estepas graminosas semiáridas en el SE de la Patagonia. Los objetivos del presente trabajo fueron ampliar el relevamiento de ...
    • Climatic controls of decomposition drive the global biogeography of forest tree symbioses 

      Steidinger, B. S.; Crowther, T. W.; Liang, J.; Van Nuland, M. E.; Werner, G. D. A.; Reich, P. B.; Nabuurs, G.; de-Miguel, S.; Zhou, M.; Picard, N.; Herault, B.; Zhao, X.; Zhang, C.; Routh, D.; Peri, Pablo Luis (Springer Nature, 2019-05-15)
      The identity of the dominant root-associated microbial symbionts in a forest determines the ability of trees to access limiting nutrients from atmospheric or soil pools1,2, sequester carbon3,4 and withstand the effects of ...
    • Co-benefits of soil carbon protection for invertebrate conservation 

      Flores-Rios, Angelli; Thomas, Evert; Peri, Pablo Luis; Amelung, Wulf; Duarte Guardia, Sandra; Borchard, Nils; Lizárraga Travaglini, Alfonso; Vélez Azañero, Armando; Sheil, Douglas; Tscharntke, Teja; Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf; Ladd, Brenton (Elsevier, 2020-12)
      The global decline in invertebrate diversity requires urgent conservation interventions. However, identifying priority conservation areas for invertebrates remains a significant challenge. We hypothesized that aligning the ...
    • Condiciones de suelo y vegetación en tres bosques quemados de Nothofagus pumilio en Argentina y experiencias para su restauración activa 

      Urretavizcaya, María F.; Peri, Pablo Luis; Monelos, Lucas H.; Arriola, Hernán; Oyharçabal, María Florencia; Contardi, Liliana; Muñoz, Miriam; Sepúlveda, Eduardo; Defossé, Guillermo E. (2018-08)
      El fuego es un disturbio importante en bosques de lenga de Chubut y Santa Cruz, en la Patagonia argentina. Según del tipo de bosque y la severidad del fuego, el sistema resultante puede diferir en gran medida respecto del ...
    • Convergence of soil nitrogen isotopes across global climate gradients 

      Craine, Joseph M.; Elmore, Andrew J.; Wang, Lixing; Augusto, Laurent; Baisden, Troy; Brookshire, E.N.J.; Cramer, Michael D.; Hasselquist, Niles; Hobbie, Erik A.; Kahmen, Ansgar; Kaba, Keisuke; Kranabetter, M.; Mack, M.; Marin-Spiotta, E.; Mayor, J.R.; McLauchlan, K.K.; Michelsen, A.; Nardoto, G.B.; Oliveira, R.S.; Perakis, S.S.; Peri, Pablo Luis; Quesada, C.; Richter, A.; Schipper, L.A.; Stevenson, B.A.; Turner, B.L.; Viani, R.A.G.; Wanek, W.; Zeller, B. (2015-02-06)
      Quantifying global patterns of terrestrial nitrogen (N) cycling is central to predicting future patterns of primary productivity, carbon sequestration, nutrient fluxes to aquatic systems, and climate forcing. With limited ...
    • Differential responses of soil microorganisms to precipitation changes in austral semiarid grasslands 

      Toledo, Santiago; Gargaglione, Veronica Beatriz; Yahdjian, Laura; Peri, Pablo Luis (Elsevier, 2023-06)
      Global climate models predict that precipitation regimes will change, generating great impacts on various ecosystem processes and functions. Therefore, it is important to know how drought and precipitation increases would ...
    • Effects of Climate and Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Early to Mid-Term Stage Litter Decomposition Across Biomes 

      Kwon, TaeOh; Shibata, Hideaki; Kepfer-Rojas, Sebastian; Schmidt, Inger K.; Larsen, Klaus S; Beier, Claus; Berg, Björn; Verheyen, Kris; Lamarque, Jean-Francois; Hagedorn, Frank; Eisenhauer, Nico; Djukic, Ika; Peri, Pablo Luis (Frontiers Editorial, 2021-07-14)
      Litter decomposition is a key process for carbon and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems and is mainly controlled by environmental conditions, substrate quantity and quality as well as microbial community abundance ...
    • Environmental Conditions and Grazing Exerted Effects on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal in Plants at Southern Patagonia Rangelands 

      Toledo, Santiago; Peri, Pablo Luis; Fontenla, Sonia Beatriz (Elsevier, 2022-03)
      Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi play a major role in maintaining ecosystem functions. AM fungi are found in most ecosystems including rangelands currently under increasing pressures from human activities. Southern Patagonia ...
    • Estimates of soil carbon concentration in tropical and temperate forest and woodland from available GIS data on three continents 

      Ladd, Brenton; Laffan, Shawn W.; Amelung, Wulf; Peri, Pablo Luis; Silva, Lucas C. R.; Gervassi, Pina; Bonser, Stephen P.; Sheil, Douglas; Navall, Jorge Marcelo (2013-04)
      Aim: Concern about climate change, with the subsequent emergence of carbonmarkets and policy initiatives such as REDD (reducing carbon emissions bydecreasing deforestation and forest degradation), have focused attention ...
    • Evaluación de indicadores de degradación y biomasa radical en mallines de una cuenca hídrica del sur de Santa Cruz 

      Utrilla, Victor Ricardo; Andrade, Miguel Alberto; Billoni, Sabrina; Rogel, Bibiana; Peri, Pablo Luis (Asociación Argentina de Ecología, 2020)
      Se planteó un estudio con el objetivo de analizar la asociación entre indicadores de deterioro del suelo y la vegetación, evaluar los cambios de esas variables entre sectores y condiciones de degradación, y monitorear ...
    • Microbial processing of plant remains is co‐limited by multiple nutrients in global grasslands 

      Ochoa-Hueso, Raúl; Borer, Elizabeth T.; Seabloom, Eric William; Hobbie, Sarah E.; Risch, Anita C.; Collins, Scott L.; Alberti, Juan; Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro; Brown, Cynthia S.; Caldeira, Maria C.; Daleo, Pedro; Dickman, Chris R.; Ebeling, Anne; Eisenhauer, Nico; Esch, Ellen H.; Eskelinen, Anu; Fernández, Victoria; Güsewell, Sabine; Gutierrez-Larruga, Blanca; Hofmockel, Kirsten; Laungani, Ramesh; Lind, Eric M.; López, Andrea; McCulley, Rebecca L.; Moore, Joslin L.; Peri, Pablo Luis; Power, Sally A.; Price, Jodi N.; Prober, Suzanne M.; Roscher, Christiane; Sarneel, Judith M.; Schütz, Martin; Siebert, Julia; Standish, Rachel J.; Velasco Ayuso, Sergio; Virtanen, Risto; Wardle, Glenda M.; Wiehl, Georg; Yahdjian, Laura; Zamin, Tara (Wiley, 2020-06)
      Microbial processing of aggregate‐unprotected organic matter inputs is key for soil fertility, long‐term ecosystem carbon and nutrient sequestration and sustainable agriculture. We investigated the effects of adding multiple ...
    • Microorganismos del suelo en bosques de ñire en Patagonia Sur: resultados preliminares. 

      Gargaglione, Veronica Beatriz; Gonzalez-Polo, Marina; Peri, Pablo Luis (Instituto Forestal (INFOR), 2017-08)
      Nothofagus antarctica (ñire) es una especie nativa del bosque andino-patagónico que se extiende desde los 36º 30’ hasta los 56º 00’ LS. Es la segunda especie en importancia de la provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina. En estos ...
    • Modeling soil nitrogen content in South Patagonia across a climate gradient, vegetation type, and grazing 

      Peri, Pablo Luis; Rosas, Yamina Micaela; Ladd, Brenton; Toledo, Santiago; Lasagno, Romina Gisele; Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José (MDPI, 2019-05)
      Soil total nitrogen (N) stock in rangelands, shrublands, and forests support key ecological functions such as the capacity of the land to sustain plant and animal productivity and ecosystem services. The objective of this ...
    • Modelling soil carbon content in south Patagonia and evaluating changes according to climate, vegetation, desertification and grazing 

      Peri, Pablo Luis; Rosas, Yamina Micaela; Ladd, Brenton; Toledo, Santiago; Lasagno, Romina Gisele; Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José (2018)
      In Southern Patagonia, a long-term monitoring network has been established to assess bio-indicators as an early warning of environmental changes due to climate change and human activities. Soil organic carbon (SOC) content ...
    • Monitoring drylands: The MARAS system 

      Oliva, Gabriel Esteban; Bran, Donaldo Eduardo; Gaitan, Juan Jose; Ferrante, Daniela; Massara Paletto, Virginia; Garcia Martinez, Guillermo Carlos; Adema, Edgardo Osvaldo; Enrique, Mario Luis; Dominguez, Erwin; Paredes, Paula Natalia (Elsevier, 2018-11-09)
      MARAS (Monitoring of Arid and Semiarid Regions) consists of 379 ground monitors in Patagonia, a 624.500 km2 semiarid area of southern Argentina and Chile. The objective of this paper was to describe the system and analyze ...
    • Precipitation is the key determinant of topsoil δ15N values in southern Patagonia’s semiarid rangelands 

      Peri, Pablo Luis; Duarte Guardia, Sandra; Amelung, Wulf; Ladd, Brenton (American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America, 2022-02-11)
      Nitrogen (N) cycling in rangeland soils could potentially be controlled by water supply, stocking rates, or a range of other variables, such as ecosystem N stocks. To gauge the relative importance and elucidate possible ...