The role of climate and disturbance regimes upon temperate rainforests during the Holocene: a stratigraphic perspective from Lago Fonk (∼ 40° S), northwestern …

CA Henríquez, PI Moreno, F Lambert… - Quaternary Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate and disturbance regimes play key roles in shaping the structure, composition and
functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. Despite this importance, very few stratigraphic studies …

Nonstructural carbohydrates predict survival in saplings of temperate trees under carbon stress

FI Piper, P Moreno‐Meynard, A Fajardo - Functional Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs) mediate plant survival when the plant's carbon (C)
balance is negative, suggesting that NSCs could predict plant survival under C stress. To …

Carbon dynamics of Acer pseudoplatanus seedlings under drought and complete darkness

FI Piper, A Fajardo - Tree Physiology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Carbon (C) storage is considered a key component to plant survival under drought and
shade, although the combined effects of these factors on survival remain poorly understood …

Which soil Cu pool governs phytotoxicity in field-collected soils contaminated by copper smelting activities in central Chile?

F Lillo-Robles, J Tapia-Gatica, P Díaz-Siefer, H Moya… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Several studies have attempted to predict the so-called “phytoavailable” fraction by
correlating plant responses with different soil metal pools. Most of the data derived from …

Teline monspessulana Can Harm the Chilean Native Tree Nothofagus obliqua: Effects on Germination and Initial Growth

N Aguilera, LM Guedes, U Alvarado, K Sáez-Carrillo - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Teline monspessulana is highly invasive in several countries around the world. This species
pressurizes and displaces several native and endemic tree species in south-central Chile …

Postfire responses of the woody flora of Central Chile: Insights from a germination experiment

S Gómez-González, S Paula, LA Cavieres, JG Pausas - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Fire is a selective agent shaping plant traits and community assembly in fire-prone
ecosystems. However, in ecosystems with no fire history, it can be a cause of land …

Mineral and botanical composition of honey produced in Chile's Central-Southern region

I Lobos, M Silva, P Ulloa, P Pavez - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The chemical composition and quality of honey depend on the floral and geographical
origin, extraction techniques, and storage, resulting in a unique product for each area …

Genetic analyses reveal complex introduction histories for the invasive tree Acacia dealbata Link around the world

H Hirsch, DM Richardson, A Pauchard… - Diversity and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To compare genetic diversity and structure between Acacia dealbata populations
sampled across the species' native range in Australia and from its non‐native ranges in …

Phenolic Antioxidant Protection in the Initial Growth of Cryptocarya alba: Two Different Responses against Two Invasive Fabaceae

L Rodríguez-Cerda, LM Guedes, S Torres, E Gavilán… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The allelophatic effect of the invasive Fabaceae, Ulex europaeus and Teline
monspessulana, on the production of phenolic compounds in C. alba seedlings was …

Acacia dealbata invasion in Chile: Surprises from climatic niche and species distribution models

B Langdon, A Pauchard… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Tree invasions are a threat to biodiversity conservation, and although it is hard to predict
the future spread of invasive tree species, there are tools available which could allow some …