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Genetic diversity and population structure in Nothofagus pumilio, a foundation species of Patagonian forests: defining priority conservation areas and management
(Springer Nature, 2020-11)Patagonian forests are the southernmost temperate forests in the world, and Nothofagus pumilio is one of their most ecologically important tree species (i.e., a foundation species). It presents great adaptability and a ... -
Genetic progress and economic benefit of community-based breeding programs for sheep out- and upscaling options in Ethiopia
(Elsevier, 2019-08)In this study, expected genetic progress and economic benefits from implementing three community-based breeding programs for sheep (CBBP) out- and upscaling strategies were investigated. Strategy 1 is to replicate average ... -
Genetic variation for tolerance to high temperatures in a population of Drosophila melanogaster
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2018-10)The range of thermal tolerance is one of the main factors influencing the geographic distribution of species. Climate change projections predict increases in average and extreme temperatures over the coming decades; hence, ... -
Genetic variation in seedling water-use efficiency of Patagonian Cypress populations from contrasting precipitation regimes assessed through carbon isotope discrimination
(Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), (España), 2012-07-20)Water-use efficiency (WUE) is a physiological parameter that plays a significant role in the evolutionary dynamics of many forest tree species. It can be estimated indirectly through carbon isotope discrimination (Δ). In ... -
Genetic variation of leaf pigment content in a southern beech
(Springer, 2022-07)Leaf pigment concentration varied among populations, watersheds and between two consecutive years. The highest concentration of pigments was found in 2018, but both years showed the same trend among populations. Physiological, ... -
Genetic variation of xylem hydraulic properties shows that wood density is involved in adaptation to drought in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.))
(Springer, 2011-05)Relationships between wood density and hydraulic efficiency and safety (hydraulic specific conductivity and vulnerability to cavitation, respectively) could clarify the physiological process explaining the impact of density ... -
Genetic versus environmental contributions to variation in seedling resprouting in Nothofagus obliqua
(Springer, 2015-04)Resprouting is an almost universal functional trait in temperate angiosperms and confers persistence at an individual level after the loss of above-ground biomass. The importance of genetic versus environmental sources of ... -
Genomic responses to climate: Understanding local adaptation in the Andean tree species Nothofagus pumilio and implications for a changing world
(Wiley, 2024-03)Nothofagus pumilio is a foundation tree species that inhabits a 2000-km-long range in the southern Andes, a region with two perpendicular environmental gradients: temperature and photoperiod (North–South), and precipitation ... -
Germination response to water availability in populations of Festuca pallescens along a Patagonian rainfall gradient based on hydrotime model parameters
(Springer Nature, 2021-05)Sensitivity to water availability is a key physiological trait for grassland species located in arid and semiarid environments, where successful germination is closely related to rainfall dynamics. Festuca pallescens ... -
Global Invader Impact Network (GIIN): toward standardized evaluation of the ecological impacts of invasive plants
(2015-07)Terrestrial invasive plants are a global problem and are becoming ubiquitous components of most ecosystems. They are implicated in altering disturbance regimes, reducing biodiversity, and changing ecosystem function, ... -
Going to scale—From community-based to population-wide genetic improvement and commercialized sheep meat supply in Ethiopia
(Frontiers Media, 2023-03)Community-based breeding programs (CBBPs) have shown, at pilot scale, to be effective and beneficial in achieving genetic progress and in improving livelihoods of smallholder communities. In Ethiopia 134 sheep and goat ... -
Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2022-11-25)Grazing represents the most extensive use of land worldwide. Yet its impacts on ecosystem services remain uncertain because pervasive interactions between grazing pressure, climate, soil properties, and biodiversity may ... -
Grazing intensity levels influence C reservoirs of wet and mesic meadows along a precipitation gradient in Northern Patagonia
(Springer, 2015-06)Wet meadows are important ecosystems for forage production and as carbon reservoirs in semi-arid areas. In Patagonia, Argentina, large areas of wet meadows have been classified as overgrazed by livestock. The objective of ... -
Growth curve of early-weaned Hereford calves in a semidesert temperate zone (Patagonia, Argentina)
(Elsevier, 2022-05)In semi desert environments, prone to droughts, beef cow performance can be improved by early weaning. This study aimed to evaluate the growth curve of early weaned calves in a semidesert temperate area such as Patagonia, ... -
Growth response of Pinus contorta to the synergy of stress factors: successive extreme drought events and a population outbreak of Sirex noctilio in NW Patagonia
(Springer, 2022-02)The synergy of biotic and abiotic stress factors influences the response in growth, resistance, recovery and resilience of forest systems. This study used a dendrochronological approach to analyze the annual radial increase ... -
Gustatory responsiveness in Vespula germanica workers: exploring the interplay between sensory perception and task specialization
(Wiley, 2023-08-03)Workers’ task specialization and division of labor are critical features of social insects’ ecological success. It has been proposed that the division of labor relies on response threshold models: individuals varying their ... -
Habitat use by carnivores at different spatial scales in a plantation forest landscape in Patagonia, Argentina
(Elsevier, 2012-04)Forest plantations are an increasingly important source of industrial wood around the world, and the design and management of plantations can greatly influence the relationship with wildlife. The aim of this study was to ... -
Habituation in mosquito larvae Aedes aegypti is context-specific
(The Company Biologists, 2021-06)Mosquito larvae live in water and perform a stereotyped escape response when a moving object projects its shadow on the surface, indicating potential risk of predation. Repeated presentations of the shadow induce a decrease ... -
Half a century of changes in the riverine landscape of Limay River: the origin of a riparian neoecosystem in Patagonia (Argentina)
(Springer, 2016-06)Our study aims to determine the dynamic that led to the spread of exotic Salicaceae on the Limay River floodplain and its implications in shaping the current neoecosystem. We used images obtained by the HRG sensor on board ... -
Halfway encounters: Meeting points of colonization routes among the southern beeches Nothofagus pumilio and N. antarctica
(2015-04)The Patagonian region is characterized by a complex biogeographic history, with evidence of deep phylogeographic breaks shared among species. Of particular interest to conservation is the nature of colonization and settlement ...