A5023388923- Plant and animal studies
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond
- Plant and soil sciences
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Forest Management and Policy
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
2016-2025
Millennium Nucleus of Ion Channel Associated Diseases
2022-2025
Ecological Society of America
2020
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2020
ORCID
2019
University of Chile
2009-2016
Universidad de Los Lagos
2007-2009
Escuela Militar de Ingeniería
2004-2005
Higher University of San Andrés
2004
Drought severity has pervasive impacts on honey production via direct water resources and nectar availability. The current mega-drought in Chile forest vigor, particularly the Mediterranean Temperate regions where is concentrated. While plays an important role local rural economy providing pollination services to other agricultural activities, studies of long-term are scarce. Here, we evaluate impact climate variability historical changes (32°S–37°S) (37°S–41°S) Chile, using annual records...
We consider the mechanistic basis and functional significance of pervasive influence parasitic plants on productivity diversity, synthesizing recent findings their responses to drought, heat waves, fire. Although parasites represent just 1% all angiosperms, ecophysiological traits associated with parasitism confer pronounced impacts hosts disproportionate upon community structure, composition, broader ecosystem function. New insights into roles pollinators, seed dispersers, litter-dependent...
Abstract Translocation is a non‐lethal practice used to manage carnivore‐livestock conflicts. Nevertheless, its use has been questioned due low success rate and high cost. We performed literature review assess the effectiveness of translocation, human‐related mortality estimated overall be 42% ± 6, felids were involved in 70% translocations 80% case studies conducted North America Africa. Human‐related accounted for 83% deaths after translocations. cost per individual was at US$ 3,756 357 (N...
Abstract Climate change is triggering ecological responses all over the world as a result of frequent, prolonged droughts. It could also affect interactions, particularly pollination and seed dispersal, which play key role in plant reproduction. We used tripartite interaction with mistletoe, its pollinator disperser animals to gain insight into this issue. studied flower fruit production, visitation rates during average (2012) dry (2015) austral summers. Drought our study area affected...
Abstract The increasing expansion of productive lands around the world during last decades constitutes a strong driver biodiversity loss, as they are usually established near to high diversity areas. Despite many studies that have compared bird between natural and systems, global synthesis is still missing important for understanding how being altered. We conducted meta‐analysis based on 144 case assess effects four types plantations (forestry, oil palm, coffee, cacao) species richness...
Ecological interactions are the backbone of biodiversity. Like individual species, threatened by drivers biodiversity loss, among which climate change operates at a broader scale and can exacerbate effects land-use change, overharvesting, invasive species. As temperature increases, we expect that some species may alter their distribution towards more amenable conditions. However, warmer drier impose local on plants animals, disrupting before noticeable changes in observed. We used...
Summary The diversity of plant–pollinator interactions is grounded in floral resources, with nectar considered one the main rewards plants produce for pollinators. However, a global evaluation number animal‐pollinated nectar‐producing angiosperms and their distribution world‐wide remains elusive. We compiled thorough database encompassing 7621 plant species from 322 families to estimate proportion reliant on animal pollination. Through extensive sampling communities, we also explored...
Abstract MDPI, a rapidly growing mega-publisher, has significantly impacted scientific publishing with large number of open-access journals covering all areas knowledge. Fast publication times, numerous special issues, hundreds guest editors, and incentives for reviewers contribute to its success. However, concerns have arisen about the quality peer-review process overall publications; these practices led some countries question validity MDPI publications academic evaluations. MDPI’s...
Summary Transformed habitats are the result of deliberate replacement native species by an exotic monoculture, involving changes in biotic and abiotic conditions. Despite fact that transformed becoming more common constitute a major biodiversity change driver, little is known about scale‐dependent responses plant–animal mutualisms. Aiming to test multiscale pollination seed dispersal habitat transformation scenario, we examined gradient at three spatial scales (0–50, 50–100 100–250 m)...
Abstract Anthropogenic disturbance can modify habitat structure and resource availability, potentially disrupting ecological interactions. This issue may be critical for pollination seed dispersal, which determine natural regeneration. The mistletoe Tristerix corymbosus is almost exclusively pollinated by a hummingbird ( Sephanoides sephaniodes ) dispersed marsupial Dromiciops gliroides ). We examined the extent to human‐induced change availability influence interaction rate of this...
Point counts are widely used to assess bird diversity. However, this method has some limitations and can be affected by observer bias. For reason, it is commonly complemented with other methods (e.g., mist-nets, sound recordings). Surprisingly, camera traps rarely on birds, despite being a common approach for wildlife monitoring. This many advantages: minimum interference, little demanding in the field, cost-effective, operated over large areas long periods. We contrasted results of point...