Publications
Submitted manuscripts
Almonacid-Muñoz L., Herrera H., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Vargas-Gaete R., *Toy-Opazo O., Da Silva Valadares R. & De Oliveira P. What fire didn’t take away: plant growth-promoting microorganisms in burned soils of old-growth Nothofagus forests in Los Andes Cordillera.
Gimeno F., Zambrano-Bigiarini M., Galleguillos M., Alvarez-Garreton C., Block P., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Matus F. & Seguel O. Role of soil hydrological process on catchment’s response to extreme rainfall and drought events: a review.
Fuentes-Ramirez A., Vargas-Gaete R., *Toy-Opazo O., *Muñoz-Gómez N., Salas-Eljatib C. & Pauchard A. Early control of invasive conifers in temperate forests promotes natural recovery of native vegetation but requires continuous management.
Published articles (peer-reviewed WoS; * student participation)
31. *Toy-Opazo O., Fuentes-Ramirez A., *Palma-Soto V., García R.A., Moloney K.A., Demarco R. & Fuentes-Castillo A. 2024. Flammability features of native and non-native woody species from the southernmost ecosystems: A review. Fire Ecology 20: 21.
30. *Ulloa J., Fuentes-Lillo E., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Pauchard A. & García R.A. 2023. Native bamboo increases biotic resistance to Pinus contorta invasion in temperate forest ecosystems. Biological Invasions 25:3905-3915.
29. Zúñiga A., Rau J., Fierro C., Vergara P., Encina-Montoya F., Fuentes-Ramirez A., & Jaksic F. 2022. Fire severity causes temporal changes in ground-dwelling arthropod assemblages of Patagonian Araucaria-Nothofagus forests. Fire 5: 168.
28. Almonacid-Muñoz L., Herrera H., Fuentes-Ramirez 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. (PDF)
27. 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.
26. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Almonacid-Muñoz 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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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 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(1): 119-122 (PDF).
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 e02592. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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(2): 625-638. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
10. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Veldman J.W., Holzapfel C. & Moloney K.A. 2016. Spreaders, igniters, and burning shrubs: Plant flammability explains novel fire dynamics in grass-invaded deserts. Ecological Applications 26: 2311-2322. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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, USA. Oecologia 178: 473-484. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
5. Gibson M.R., Richardson D.M., Marchante E.M., Marchante H.S., Rodger J.C., Stone G.N., Byrne M., Fuentes-Ramirez A., George N., Harris C., Johnson S.D., Le Roux J.J., Murphy D., Pauw A., Prescott M.N. & Wandrag E. 2011. Reproductive biology of Australian Acacia species: important mediator of invasiveness? Diversity and Distributions 17: 911-933. (PDF)
4. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Pauchard A., Cavieres L.A. & García R.A. 2011. Survival and growth of Acacia dealbata vs. native trees across an invasion front in south-central Chile. Forest Ecology and Management 261: 1003-1009. (PDF)
3. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Pauchard A. & Hauenstein E. 2011. Composición de la flora de praderas andinas en la Reserva Nacional Alto Bío-Bío (Lonquimay-Chile) y su relación con el régimen de pastoreo. Gayana Botanica 68: 27-38. (PDF)
2. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Pauchard A., Marticorena A. & Sánchez P. 2010. Relación entre la invasión de Acacia dealbata Link (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) y la riqueza de especies vegetales en el centro-sur de Chile. Gayana Botanica 67:176–185. (PDF)
1. Jara-Seguel P. & Fuentes-Ramirez A. 2007. Conteos cromosómicos en Philesia magellanica J. F. Gmel (Liliales: Philesiaceae). Gayana Botanica 64: 242-244. (PDF)
Book chapters
3. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Arroyo-Vargas P. Díaz-Mons B. & González M.E. (2023). La regeneración natural asistida como aproximación de restauración post-fuego en bosques de Araucaria-Nothofagus. Capítulo aceptado en Restauración de Ecosistemas Forestales. Eds. Bannister J., Claramunt C., Ovalle J. & Vargas R.
2. Pauchard A., Heringer G., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Fuentes-Lillo E., García R., Langdon B., AguileraN., Vázquez M., & Zenni R. 2023. History, patterns and impacts of invasive Acacia in South America: The case of Brazil and Chile. Wattles, Australian Acacia Species Around the World. CABI. Eds. Richardson DM, Le Roux JJ, Marchante E.
1. Salas-Eljatib C., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Donoso P.J., Soto D. & Matus C. 2018. Growth of secondary and old-growth Nothofagus forests in south-central Chile. In Silviculture in native forests: Experiences in silviculture and restoration in Chile, Argentina and western USA. Donoso P., Promis A. & Soto D., Eds. Oregon State University Press. (PDF)
Other publications
4. Urrutia-Estrada J. & Fuentes-Ramirez A. 2019. Métodos fitoecológicos aplicados en la caracterización de ecosistemas de referencia. Ciencia e Investigación Forestal (INFOR) vol. 25 N° 3: 81-91. (PDF)
3. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Arroyo-Vargas P., Barrientos M. & Urrutia-Estrada J. 2019. Incendios forestales en bosques de Araucaria-Nothofagus. Revista Ambiente 5: 27-34. Artículo de Divulgación de la Escuela de Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco, Chile. (PDF)
2. García R.A., Fuentes-Lillo E., Carrasco S., Esquivel J., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Aguilera N. & Pauchard A. 2018. Invasión de Fabáceas en Chile: Avances en el estudio de sus patrones, procesos e impactos. Bioinvasiones 1: 4-29. (PDF)
1. Vargas R., González M., McWethy D., Sanguinetti J., Pauchard A., Zamorano C., Cortés M., Bannister J., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Ibánez C. & Vargas R. 2018. Restauración ecológica post-incendios forestales en la Araucanía Andina. Revista Chile Forestal, Documento Técnico N°235. Corporación Nacional Forestal, Santiago, Chile. (PDF)
Almonacid-Muñoz L., Herrera H., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Vargas-Gaete R., *Toy-Opazo O., Da Silva Valadares R. & De Oliveira P. What fire didn’t take away: plant growth-promoting microorganisms in burned soils of old-growth Nothofagus forests in Los Andes Cordillera.
Gimeno F., Zambrano-Bigiarini M., Galleguillos M., Alvarez-Garreton C., Block P., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Matus F. & Seguel O. Role of soil hydrological process on catchment’s response to extreme rainfall and drought events: a review.
Fuentes-Ramirez A., Vargas-Gaete R., *Toy-Opazo O., *Muñoz-Gómez N., Salas-Eljatib C. & Pauchard A. Early control of invasive conifers in temperate forests promotes natural recovery of native vegetation but requires continuous management.
Published articles (peer-reviewed WoS; * student participation)
31. *Toy-Opazo O., Fuentes-Ramirez A., *Palma-Soto V., García R.A., Moloney K.A., Demarco R. & Fuentes-Castillo A. 2024. Flammability features of native and non-native woody species from the southernmost ecosystems: A review. Fire Ecology 20: 21.
30. *Ulloa J., Fuentes-Lillo E., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Pauchard A. & García R.A. 2023. Native bamboo increases biotic resistance to Pinus contorta invasion in temperate forest ecosystems. Biological Invasions 25:3905-3915.
29. Zúñiga A., Rau J., Fierro C., Vergara P., Encina-Montoya F., Fuentes-Ramirez A., & Jaksic F. 2022. Fire severity causes temporal changes in ground-dwelling arthropod assemblages of Patagonian Araucaria-Nothofagus forests. Fire 5: 168.
28. Almonacid-Muñoz L., Herrera H., Fuentes-Ramirez 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. (PDF)
27. 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.
26. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Almonacid-Muñoz 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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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 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(1): 119-122 (PDF).
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 e02592. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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(2): 625-638. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
10. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Veldman J.W., Holzapfel C. & Moloney K.A. 2016. Spreaders, igniters, and burning shrubs: Plant flammability explains novel fire dynamics in grass-invaded deserts. Ecological Applications 26: 2311-2322. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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, USA. Oecologia 178: 473-484. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
5. Gibson M.R., Richardson D.M., Marchante E.M., Marchante H.S., Rodger J.C., Stone G.N., Byrne M., Fuentes-Ramirez A., George N., Harris C., Johnson S.D., Le Roux J.J., Murphy D., Pauw A., Prescott M.N. & Wandrag E. 2011. Reproductive biology of Australian Acacia species: important mediator of invasiveness? Diversity and Distributions 17: 911-933. (PDF)
4. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Pauchard A., Cavieres L.A. & García R.A. 2011. Survival and growth of Acacia dealbata vs. native trees across an invasion front in south-central Chile. Forest Ecology and Management 261: 1003-1009. (PDF)
3. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Pauchard A. & Hauenstein E. 2011. Composición de la flora de praderas andinas en la Reserva Nacional Alto Bío-Bío (Lonquimay-Chile) y su relación con el régimen de pastoreo. Gayana Botanica 68: 27-38. (PDF)
2. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Pauchard A., Marticorena A. & Sánchez P. 2010. Relación entre la invasión de Acacia dealbata Link (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) y la riqueza de especies vegetales en el centro-sur de Chile. Gayana Botanica 67:176–185. (PDF)
1. Jara-Seguel P. & Fuentes-Ramirez A. 2007. Conteos cromosómicos en Philesia magellanica J. F. Gmel (Liliales: Philesiaceae). Gayana Botanica 64: 242-244. (PDF)
Book chapters
3. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Arroyo-Vargas P. Díaz-Mons B. & González M.E. (2023). La regeneración natural asistida como aproximación de restauración post-fuego en bosques de Araucaria-Nothofagus. Capítulo aceptado en Restauración de Ecosistemas Forestales. Eds. Bannister J., Claramunt C., Ovalle J. & Vargas R.
2. Pauchard A., Heringer G., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Fuentes-Lillo E., García R., Langdon B., AguileraN., Vázquez M., & Zenni R. 2023. History, patterns and impacts of invasive Acacia in South America: The case of Brazil and Chile. Wattles, Australian Acacia Species Around the World. CABI. Eds. Richardson DM, Le Roux JJ, Marchante E.
1. Salas-Eljatib C., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Donoso P.J., Soto D. & Matus C. 2018. Growth of secondary and old-growth Nothofagus forests in south-central Chile. In Silviculture in native forests: Experiences in silviculture and restoration in Chile, Argentina and western USA. Donoso P., Promis A. & Soto D., Eds. Oregon State University Press. (PDF)
Other publications
4. Urrutia-Estrada J. & Fuentes-Ramirez A. 2019. Métodos fitoecológicos aplicados en la caracterización de ecosistemas de referencia. Ciencia e Investigación Forestal (INFOR) vol. 25 N° 3: 81-91. (PDF)
3. Fuentes-Ramirez A., Arroyo-Vargas P., Barrientos M. & Urrutia-Estrada J. 2019. Incendios forestales en bosques de Araucaria-Nothofagus. Revista Ambiente 5: 27-34. Artículo de Divulgación de la Escuela de Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco, Chile. (PDF)
2. García R.A., Fuentes-Lillo E., Carrasco S., Esquivel J., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Aguilera N. & Pauchard A. 2018. Invasión de Fabáceas en Chile: Avances en el estudio de sus patrones, procesos e impactos. Bioinvasiones 1: 4-29. (PDF)
1. Vargas R., González M., McWethy D., Sanguinetti J., Pauchard A., Zamorano C., Cortés M., Bannister J., Fuentes-Ramirez A., Ibánez C. & Vargas R. 2018. Restauración ecológica post-incendios forestales en la Araucanía Andina. Revista Chile Forestal, Documento Técnico N°235. Corporación Nacional Forestal, Santiago, Chile. (PDF)