Facultad de Ciencias Forestales
Recent Submissions
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Un llamado a la activación real de la Sociedad Chilena de Ciencias Forestales
(Univ. Austral Chile, 2020)While the Chilean Society of Forest Sciences (SOCIFOR) was created by a group of forest-related institutions, its inactivity has wakened its progress. Here, we point out certain shortcomings of SOCIFOR, and propose actions ... -
Comparison of regolith physical and chemical characteristics with geophysical data along a climate and ecological gradient, Chilean Coastal Cordillera (26 to 38 degrees S)
(Copernicus Gesellschaft MBH, 2020)We combine geophysical observations from ground-penetrating radar (GPR) with regolith physical and chemical properties from pedons excavated in four study areas spanning 1300 km of the climate and ecological gradient in ... -
Forest canopy-cover composition and landscape influence on bryophyte communities in Nothofagus forests of southern Patagonia
(Public Library Science, 2020)Bryophytes (liverworts, mosses and hornworts) are one of the most diverse plant groups worldwide but one of the least studied in temperate forests from an ecological perspective. In comparison to vascular plants, bryophytes ... -
Using hyperspectral plant traits linked to photosynthetic efficiency to assess N and P partition
(Elsevier, 2020)Spatial prediction of photosynthesis requires an understanding of how foliage nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) regulate this process and the relationship between these elements and scalable spectral proxies. Hyperspectral ... -
Forensic identification of the keratin fibers of South American camelids by ambient ionization mass spectrometry: Vicuña, alpaca and guanaco
(Wiley, 2020)Rationale The keratin fleece of the endangered vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) commands a high value in international markets, and this trade has caused illegal poaching and a substantial decrease in vicuna populations. Morphological ... -
Forensic identification of CITES appendix I Cupressaceae usinganatomy and mass spectrometry
(Brill, 2020)Alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides (Mol.) Johnst.) and Guaitecas cypress (Pilgerodendron uviferum (Don) Florin) are two of the three closely-related species of conifers in the Cupressaceae that are endemic to southern Chile and ... -
Efectos de variables de hábitat y de paisaje sobre la abundancia de especies de micromamíferos en paisajes dominados por plantaciones de pino radiata.
(Universidad de Chile, 2020)Las plantaciones forestales se han convertido en un paisaje común en la zona centro sur de Chile, siendo el pino radiata (Pinus radiata) la especie forestal con mayor éxito productivo. Si bien ha habido un esfuerzo ... -
Desempeño de tres adhesivos en elementos laminados de madera de pinus radiata (D.Don), reforzada con fibras de carbono.
(Universidad de Chile, 2018)Se estudió el comportamiento de tres adhesivos (Resorcinol, Poliuretano y Sikadur 30) en la unión encolada entre un refuerzo de fibra de carbono (Sika Carbodur) y madera de Pino radiata (Pinus Radiata D.Don.), mediante ... -
Environmental factors regulate occupancy of free-ranging dogs on a sub-Antarctic island, Chile
(Springer, 2020)Domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) are the most common carnivore species in natural ecosystems worldwide. They are of considerable concern for wildlife conservation, particularly in the absence of predators. However, we are ... -
Differences in stakeholder perceptions about native forest: implications for developing a restoration program
(Wiley, 2020)Ecological restoration is a global priority. Incorporating stakeholders' perceptions has been established as a critical factor to improve the success of restoration and conservation initiatives and decrease future social ... -
Flora of the hot deserts: emerging patterns from phylogeny-based diversity studies
(Wiley, 2020)Relatively recent increases in molecular and geographic data for many taxa in different areas of the world have provided scientists with tools to evaluate biodiversity using evolutionary or phylogeny-based indices (reviewed ... -
Social valuation of Mediterranean cultural landscapes: Exploring landscape preferences and ecosystem services perceptions through a visual approach
(MDPI, 2020)Mediterranean cultural landscapes have been recognized as multifunctional landscapes that are currently threatened by two opposing trends: rural abandonment and agricultural intensification. Uncovering people's perceptions ... -
Linking above-ground biomass production to below-ground carbon fluxes across stocking, clone, fertilization, and understory elimination in Pinus radiata D.Don plantations, New Zealand
(Elsevier, 2020)The linkage between above-ground biomass production and below-ground carbon fluxes as influenced by silviculture has been insufficiently studied. We tested the effects of stocking, clone, fertilization, and follow-up ... -
A comparison between traditional ordinary least-squares regression and three methods for enforcing additivity in biomass equations using a sample of Pinus radiata trees
(Scion, 2020)Background: Additivity has long been recognised as a desirable property of systems of equations to predict the biomass of components and the whole tree. However, most tree biomass studies report biomass equations fitted ... -
Baseline of carbon stocks in pinus radiata and eucalyptus spp. plantations of Chile
(MDPI, 2020)Forest plantations have a large potential for carbon sequestration, playing an important role in the global carbon cycle. However, despite the large amount of research carried out worldwide, the absolute contribution of ... -
Monitoring biochemical limitations to photosynthesis in N and P-limited radiata pine using plant functional traits quantified from hyperspectral imagery
(Elsevier, 2020)The prediction of carbon uptake by forests across fertility gradients requires accurate characterisation of how biochemical limitations to photosynthesis respond to variation in key elements such as nitrogen (N) and phosphorus ... -
Notes on the genus Ophryosporus (Asteraceae, Eupatorieae) in Chile
(Pensoft Publishers, 2020)Ophryosporus Meyen is reviewed for Chile and an updated species list for the country based on herbarium records and literature review is presented. A key to the Chilean species is provided and a distribution range of taxa ... -
Exploring the influence of upwelling on the total allowed catch and harvests of a benthic gastropod managed under a territorial user rights for fisheries regime along the Chilean coast
(Elsevier, 2020)While there is a broad understanding of upwelling impacts on the functioning of marine ecosystems, empirical data that link this process to commercial species landings have not received the attention they deserve. The aim ... -
Efecto de la concentración de fósforo y calcio sobre atributos morfo-fisiológicos y potencial de crecimiento radical en plantas de Aextoxicon punctatum producidas a raíz cubierta en la etapa de endurecimiento
(Universidad Austral de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, 2020)The success of restoration programs through the establishment of a vegetable cover on altered areas is directly related to morpho-physiological attributes of plants established on field conditions. These attributes have ... -
Range-wide genetic structure in the thorn-tailed rayadito suggests limited gene flow towards peripheral populations
(Nature, 2020)Understanding the population genetic consequences of habitat heterogeneity requires assessing whether patterns of gene flow correspond to landscape configuration. Studies of the genetic structure of populations are still ...
