• Seed fall and leaf litter relationships in Nothofagus pumilio forests: changes according to retention levels and years after harvesting 

      Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián; Lencinas, María Vanessa; Cellini, Juan Manuel; Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth; Roig Junent, Fidel Alejandro; Peri, Pablo Luis; Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José (Springer, 2023-04)
      Seed fall and leaf litter influence forest regeneration, nutrient cycling, and other key ecological processes closely related to forest management. In Patagonian forests, variation of both managed and unmanaged forests ...
    • Sensitivity of global soil carbon stocks to combined nutrient enrichment 

      Crowther, Thomas W.; Riggs, Charlotte E.; Lind, Eric M.; Borer, Elizabeth T.; Seabloom, Eric William; Hobbie, Sarah E.; Wubs, Engel Reinder Jasper; Adler, Peter B.; Firn, Jennifer L.; Gherardi, Laureano A.; Hagenah, Nicole; Hofmockel, Kirsten S.; Knops, Johannes M.H.; McCulley, Rebecca L.; MacDougall, Andrew S.; Peri, Pablo Luis; Prober, Suzanne M.; Stevens, Carly J.; Routh, Devin (Wiley, 2019-06)
      Soil stores approximately twice as much carbon as the atmosphere and fluctuations in the size of the soil carbon pool directly influence climate conditions. We used the Nutrient Network global change experiment to examine ...
    • Sheep faeces decomposition and nutrient release across an environmental gradient in Southern Patagonia 

      Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro; Gargaglione, Veronica Beatriz; Peri, Pablo Luis (2017-04)
      In Southern Patagonia, most of the land ranging from the mountains to the sea in contrasting environmental conditions is devoted to extensive sheep farming. Existing estimations indicate that in ecosystems under livestock ...
    • Silvopastoral use of Nothofagus antarctica forests in Patagonia: impact on soil microorganisms 

      Gargaglione, Veronica Beatriz; Gonzalez-Polo, Marina; Birgi, Jorge Alberto; Toledo, Santiago; Peri, Pablo Luis (Springer, 2022-09-06)
      Soil microorganisms contribute to soil carbon storage, soil respiration and nutrient cycling. In south Patagonia, there are scarce studies on carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) in soil microbial biomass (MB). The aim of this work ...
    • Silvopastoral use of Nothofagus antarctica in Southern Patagonian forests, influence over net nitrogen soil mineralization 

      Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro; Peri, Pablo Luis; Alvarez, Roberto; Barneix, Atilio Jose; Moretto, Alicia Susana; Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José (2013-04)
      In most temperate forest, nitrogen (N) is considered a limiting factor. This becomes important in extreme environments, as Nothofagus antarctica forests, where the antecedents are scarce. Thinning practices in N. antarctica ...
    • Situación de Fasciola hepatica al sur del paralelo 48º S 

      Aguilar, Marcelo Javier; Olaechea, Fermin (2014-03)
      La fasciolosis, enfermedad cosmopolita, produce importantes pérdidas económicas en la producción ganadera. En Argentina se considera que el límite sur de presentación de Fasciola hepatica (Fh) es el paralelo -48º. El ...
    • Soil carbon is a useful surrogate for conservation planning in developing nations 

      Peri, Pablo Luis; Lasagno, Romina Gisele; Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José; Atkinson, Rachel; Thomas, Evert; Ladd, Brenton (Nature Research, 2019-03)
      Defining the optimal placement of areas for biodiversity conservation in developing nations remains a significant challenge. Our best methods for spatially targeting potential locations for biodiversity conservation rely ...
    • Soil microbial communities respond to an environmental gradient of grazing intensity in south Patagonia Argentina 

      Toledo, Santiago; Peri, Pablo Luis; Correa, Olga S.; Gargaglione, Veronica Beatriz; Gonzalez Polo, Marina (Elsevier, 2020)
      Soil microorganisms communities regulate key functions in terrestrial ecosystems and contributes to the formation of stable organic matter and hence climate change mitigation. The structure, diversity and activity of soil ...
    • Soil microbial processes in a pine silvopastoral system in NW Patagonia 

      Gonzalez Polo, Marina; Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro; Peri, Pablo Luis; Mazzarino, María Julia; Fariña, Clara Maria; Caballe, Gonzalo (2018-02)
      The conversion of native vegetation to tree plantation (afforestation) implies a drastic change in life forms and as a consequence, changes in the microenvironmental conditions, and the quantity and quality of organic ...
    • Soil Nitrate Profiles and the Risk of Nitrate Leaching in Sweet Cherry Orchards Subjected to Different Management Schemes 

      San Martino, Liliana; San Martino, Silvina; Lavado, Raúl Silvio (2014)
      When nitrogen is applied to sweet cherry orchards, losses can take place. The authors determined the soil nitrate distribution in fertilized sweet cherry orchards in Southern Patagonia (Argentina). The treatments were ...
    • Soil organic carbon stocks in native forest of Argentina: a useful surrogate for mitigation and conservation planning under climate variability 

      Peri, Pablo Luis; Gaitan, Juan Jose; Mastrangelo, Matias Enrique; Nosetto, Marcelo Daniel; Villagra, Pablo Eugenio; Balducci, Ezequiel Diego; Pinazo, Martin Alcides; Eclesia, Roxana Paola; Von Wallis, Alejandra; Villarino, Sebastián; Alaggia, Francisco Guillermo; Gonzalez-Polo, Marina; Manrique, Silvana M.; Meglioli, Pablo A.; Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián; Mónaco, Martín H.; Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth; Medina, Ariel; Gasparri, Ignacio; Alvarez Arnesi, Eugenio; Barral, María Paula; Von Müller, Axel; Pahr, Norberto Manuel; Uribe Echevarria, Josefina; Fernandez, Pedro Sebastian; Morsucci, Marina; Lopez, Dardo Ruben; Cellini, Juan Manuel; Alvarez, Leandro M.; Barberis, Ignacio Martín; Colomb, Hernán Pablo; La Manna, Ludmila; Barbaro, Sebastian Ernesto; Blundo, Cecilia; Sirimarco, Marina Ximena; Cavallero, Laura; Zalazar, Gualberto; Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José (Springer Nature, 2024-01-05)
      Background The nationally determined contribution (NDC) presented by Argentina within the framework of the Paris Agreement is aligned with the decisions made in the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on ...
    • Soil respiration in Patagonian semiarid grasslands under contrasting environmental and use conditions 

      Peri, Pablo Luis; Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro; Christiansen, Rodolfo (Elsevier, 2015-08)
      Grasslands comprise 85% of Southern Patagonia land area and play a critical role in the global carbon cycle. We evaluated seasonal dynamics to identify differences in soil respiration rates between contrasting grasslands ...
    • Spatial heterogeneity in species composition constrains plant community responses to herbivory and fertilisation 

      Hodapp, Dorothee; Borer, Elizabeth T.; Harpole, William Stanley; Lind, Eric M.; Seabloom, Eric William; Adler, Peter B.; Alberti, Juan; Arnillas, Carlos Alberto; Bakker, Jonathan D.; Biederman, Lori; Cadotte, Marc; Cleland, Elsa E.; Collins, Scott; Fay, Philip A.; Firn, Jennifer L.; Hagenah, Nicole; Hautier, Yann; Iribarne, Oscar; Knops, Johannes M.H.; McCulley, Rebecca L.; MacDougall, Andrew S.; Moore, Joslin L.; Morgan, John W.; Mortensen, Brent; La Pierre, Kimberly J.; Risch, Anita C.; Schütz, Martin; Peri, Pablo Luis; Stevens, Carly J.; Wright, Justin P.; Hillebrand, Helmut (Wiley, 2018-09)
      Environmental change can result in substantial shifts in community composition. The associated immigration and extinction events are likely constrained by the spatial distribution of species. Still, studies on environmental ...
    • Spatial patterns of cultural ecosystem services provision in Southern Patagonia 

      Martinez Pastur, Guillermo José; Peri, Pablo Luis; Lencinas, María Vanessa; García Llorente, Marina (Springer, 2016-02)
      Context Although there is a need to develop a spatially explicit methodological approach that addresses the social importance of cultural ecosystem services for regional planning, few studies have analysed the spatial ...
    • Stakeholders’ perspectives on the operationalisation of the ecosystem service concept: Results from 27 case studies. 

      Dick, Jan; Turkelboom, Francis; Woods, Helen; Iniesta-Arandia, Irene; Primmer, Eeva; Sanna-Riikka, Saarela; Bezák, Peter; Mederly, Peter; Leone, Michael; Verheyden, Wim; Kelemen, Eszter; Hauck, Jennifer; Andrews, Chris; Antunes, Paula; Aszalós, Réka; Baró, Francesc; Barton, David N.; Berry, Pam; Bugter, Rob.; Carvalho, Laurence; Czúcz, Bálint; Dunford, Rob; Blanco Garcia, Gemma; Geama˘na˘, Nicoleta; Giuca˘, Relu; Grizzetti, Bruna; Izakovicˇová, Zita; Kertész, Miklós; Kopperoinen, Leena; Langemeyer, Johannes; Montenegro Lapola, David; Liquete, Camino; Luque, Sandra; Martinez Pastur, Guillermo José; Martin-Lopez, Berta; Mukhopadhyay, Raktima; Niemela, Jari; Odee, David; Peri, Pablo Luis; Pinho, Patricia; Gleiciani Bürger, Patrício Roberto; Preda, Elena; Priess, Joerg; Röckmann, Christine; Santos, Rui; Silaghi, Diana; Smith, Ron I.; Va˘dineanu, Anghelut_a˘; van der Wal, Jan Tjalling; Arany, Ildikó; Badea, Ovidiu; Bela, Györgyi; Boros, Emil; Bucur, Magdalena; Blumentrath, Stefan; Carmen, Esther; Clemente, Pedro; Fernandes, João; Ferraz, Diogo; Fongar, Claudia; García-Llorente, Marina; Gómez-Baggethun, Erik; Gundersen, Vegard; Haavardsholm, Oscar; Kalóczkai, Ágnes; Khalalwe, Thalma; Kiss, Gabriella; Köhler, Berit; Lazányi, Orsolya; Lellei-Kovács, Eszter; Lichungu, Rael; Lindhjem, Henrik; Magare, Charles; Mustajoki, Jyri; Ndege, Charles; Nowell, Megan; Nuss Girona, Sergi; Ochieng, John; Often, Anders; Palomo, Ignacio; Pataki, György; Reinvang, Rasmus; Rusch, Graciela Mónica; Saarikoski, Heli; Smith, Alison; Massoni, Emma Soy; Stange, Erik; Vågnes Traaholt, Nora; Vári, Ágnes; Verweij, Peter; Suvi, Vikström; Yli-Pelkonen, Vesa; Zulian, Grazia (Elsevier, 2018-02-01)
      The ecosystem service (ES) concept is becoming mainstream in policy and planning, but operational influence on practice is seldom reported. Here, we report the practitioners’ perspectives on the practical implementation ...
    • State and transition model approach in native forests of Southern Patagonia (Argentina): linking ecosystem services, thresholds and resilience 

      Peri, Pablo Luis; Lopez, Dardo Ruben; Rusch, Veronica Elena; Rusch, Graciela M.; Rosas, Yamina Micaela; Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José (Taylor & Francis, 2017-04)
      The sustainable use of ñire forests requires knowledge of its dynamics and management to maintain long-term main forest ecosystem services. The aim of this work was to develop a structural–functional state and transition ...
    • Structure and function of soil microbial communities in fertile islands in austral drylands 

      Toledo, Santiago; Peri, Pablo Luis; Correa, Olga S.; Montecchia, Marcela Susana; Gargaglione, Veronica Beatriz; Ladd, Brenton (Wiley, 2022-04-15)
      Fertile islands are an important determinant of ecosystem functioning in drylands. These resourcerich patches are maintained by complex interactions among biotic and abiotic factors. Soil microorganisms are responsible for ...
    • Suitable conditions for natural regeneration in variable retention harvesting of southern Patagonian Nothofagus pumilio forests 

      Toro Manríquez, Mónica D.R.; Cellini, Juan Manuel; Lencinas, María Vanessa; Peri, Pablo Luis; Peña Rojas, Karen A.; Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José (SpringerOpen, 2019-06)
      Background: Variable retention (aggregated and dispersed retention) harvesting proposed for Nothofagus pumilio was designed for timber purposes and biodiversity conservation. Harvesting by opening canopy generates different ...
    • Surface properties and permeability to calcium chloride of Fagus sylvatica and Quercus petraea leaves of different canopy heights 

      Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro; Gil, Luis; Fernández, Victoria (2018-04)
      Plant surfaces have a considerable degree of chemical and physical variability also in relation to different environmental conditions, organs and state of development. The potential changes on plant surface properties ...
    • Survival and growth of Nothofagus pumilio seedlings under several microenvironments after variable retention harvesting in southern Patagonian forests 

      Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José; Soler Esteban, Rosina Matilde; Cellini, Juan Manuel; Lencinas, María Vanessa; Peri, Pablo Luis; Neyland, Mark Geoffrey (INRA : Springer, 2014)
      Context: Variable retention prescriptions for Nothofagus pumilio forests provide for biodiversity conservation and natural regeneration by controlled opening of the canopy. Harvesting generates different microenvironments ...