Expertise

Research Type
Applied Research, Research Interface and Management
Methods
Field Experiments, Field Observations, Modeling, Spatial Analysis
Spatial Scale of Expertise
Local/Community, Regional
Time Scales
Decadal/Centennial, Seasonal/Annual
Statistical Focus
Mean Change/Trends, Variability
Mountain Ranges of Research Expertise
Andes
Mountain Ranges of Research Interest
Andes
Participation in Assessments
IPBES

Disciplines

Biological Sciences
Biodiversity, Botany, Ecology, Ecosystem Functioning, Ecosystem Services, Forestry

Publications

List of Publications
29. Zúñiga A., Rau J., Fierro C., Vergara P., Encina-Montoya F., Fuentes-Ramírez A., Jaksic F. (2022). Fire severity causes temporal changes in ground-dwelling arthropod assemblages of Patagonian Araucaria-Nothofagus forests. Fire (in press). 28. Viljur M.L., Abella S.R., Adámek M., Rodrigues-Alencar J.B., Barber N.A., Beudert B., Burkle L.A., Cagnolo L., Campos B.R., Chao A., Chergui B., Choi C.Y., Cleary D.F., Davis T., Dechnik-Vázquez Y.A., Downing W.M., Fuentes-Ramirez A. et al. (2022). The effect of natural disturbances on forest biodiversity: An ecological synthesis. Biological Reviews 97: 1-18. 27. Almonacid-Muñoz L., Herrera H., Fuentes-Ramírez A., Vargas-Gaete R., Larama G., Jara R., Fernández-Urrutia C. & Borges da Silva Valadares R. (2022). Tree cover species modify the diversity of rhizosphere-associated microorganisms in Nothofagus obliqua (Mirb.) Oerst temperate forests in south-central Chile. Forests 13: 756. 26. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Almonacid L., Muñoz-Gómez N. & Moloney K.A. (2022). Spatio-temporal variation in soil nutrients and plant recovery across a fire-severity gradient in old-growth Araucaria-Nothofagus forests of south-central Chile. Forests 13: 488. 25. Moloney K.A., Fuentes-Ramirez A. & Holzapfel C. (2021). Climate impacts on fire risk in desert shrublands: A modeling study. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9: 601877. 24. Zúñiga A., Rau J., Jaksic F., Vergara P., Encina F. & Fuentes-Ramirez A. (2020). Rodent assemblage composition as indicator of fire severity in a protected area of southern Chile. Austral Ecology 46: 249-260. 23. Zúñiga A., Rau J., Fuenzalida V. & Fuentes-Ramirez A. (2020). Temporal changes in the diet of two sympatric carnivorous mammals in a protected area of south-central Chile affected by a mixed-severity forest fire. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 43(2): 177-186. 22. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Salas-Eljatib C., González M.E., Urrutia-Estrada J., Arroyo-Vargas P. & Santibañez P. (2020). Initial response of understory vegetation and tree regeneration to a mixed-severity fire in old-growth Araucaria-Nothofagus forests. Applied Vegetation Science 23: 210-222. 21. Chávez D., Machuca A., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Fernández N. & Cornejo P. (2020). Shifts in soil traits and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis represent the conservation status of Araucaria araucana forests and the effects after fire events. Forest Ecology and Management 458: 117806. 20. Arroyo-Vargas P., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Muys B. & Pauchard A. (2019). Impacts of fire severity and cattle grazing on early plant dynamics in old-growth Araucaria-Nothofagus forests. Forest Ecosystems 6:44. 19. Wilsey B.J., Checinska-Sielaff A., Polley H.W., Fuentes-Ramirez A. & Hofmockel K. (2019). Mycorrhizal colonization and its relationship with plant abundance differs between exotic and native grassland plant species. Biological Invasions 21: 1981-1991. 18. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Arroyo-Vargas P., Del Fierro A. & Perez F. (2019). Post-fire response of Araucaria araucana (Mol.) K. Koch: Assessment of vegetative resprouting, seed production and germination. Gayana Botanica 76: 119-122. 17. Moloney K.A., Mudrak E.L., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Parag H.A., Schat M., & Holzapfel C. (2019). Increased fire risk in Mojave and Sonoran shrublands due to exotic species and extreme rainfall events. Ecosphere 10: e02592 . 16. Bannister J., Vargas-Gaete R., Ovalle J.F., Acevedo M., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Donoso P.J., Promis A. & Smith-Ramirez C. (2018). Major bottlenecks for the restoration of natural forests in Chile. Restoration Ecology 26: 1039-1044. 15. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Barrientos M., Almonacid L., Arriagada-Escamilla C. & Salas-Eljatib C. (2018). Short-term response of soil microorganisms, nutrients and plant recovery in fire-affected Araucaria araucana forests. Applied Soil Ecology 131: 99-106. 14. Urrutia-Estrada J., Fuentes-Ramirez A. & Hauenstein E. (2018). Differences in floristic composition of Araucaria-Nothofagus forests affected by distinct fire severities. Gayana Botanica 75: 625-638. 13. Urrutia-Estrada J., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Correa-Araneda F. & Hauenstein E. (2018). Impacts of fragmentation on floristic composition of swamp forests in south-central Chile. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 53: 279-294. 12. Salas-Eljatib C., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Gregoire T., Altamirano A. & Yaitul V. (2018). A study on the statistical effects of unbalanced data when fitting logistic regression models in ecology. Ecological Indicators 85: 502-508. 11. Altamirano A., Cely J.P., Etter A., Miranda A., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Acevedo P., Salas C. & Vargas R. (2016). The invasive species Ulex europaeus (Fabaceae) shows high dynamism in a fragmented landscape of south-central Chile. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 188: 495. 10. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Veldman J., Holzapfel C. & Moloney K.A. (2016). Spreaders, igniters, and burning shrubs: Plant flammability explains novel fire dynamics in deserts. Ecological Applications 26: 2311-2322. 9. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Schafer J.L., Mudrak E.L., Schat M., Parag H.A., Holzapfel C. & Moloney K.A. (2015). Spatio-temporal impacts of fire on soil nutrient availability in Larrea tridentata shrublands of the Mojave Desert, USA. Geoderma 259: 126-133. 8. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Mudrak E.L., Caragea P.C., Holzapfel C. & Moloney K.A. (2015). Assessing the impact of fire on the spatial distribution of Larrea tridentata in the Sonoran Desert. Oecologia 178: 473-484. 7. Mudrak E.L., Schafer J.L., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Holzapfel C. & Moloney K.A. (2014). Predictive modeling of spatial patterns of soil nutrients related to fertility islands. Landscape Ecology 29: 491-505. 6. García R.A., Fuentes-Ramirez A. & Pauchard A. (2012). Effect of two nitrogen-fixing invasive plant species on soil chemical properties in south-central Chile. Gayana Botanica 69: 189-192. 5. Gibson M.R., Richardson D.M., Marchante E.M., Marchante H.S., Rodger J.C., Stone G.N., Byrne M., Fuentes-Ramirez A., et al. (2011). Reproductive biology of Australian Acacia species: important mediator of invasiveness? Diversity and Distributions 17: 911-933. 4. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Pauchard A., Cavieres L. & García R. (2011). Survival and growth of Acacia dealbata vs. native trees across an invasion front. Forest Ecology and Management 261: 1003-1009. 3. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Pauchard A. & Hauenstein E. (2011). Composición de la flora de praderas andinas en la Reserva Nacional Alto Bío-Bío y su relación con el régimen de pastoreo. Gayana Botanica 68: 27-38. 2. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Pauchard A., Marticorena A. & Sánchez P. (2010). Relación entre la invasión de Acacia dealbata y la riqueza de especies vegetales en el centro-sur de Chile. Gayana Botanica 67:176–185. 1. Jara-Seguel P. & Fuentes-Ramirez A. (2007). Conteos cromosómicos en Philesia magellanica J. F. Gmel (Liliales: Philesiaceae). Gayana Botanica 64: 242-244.

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