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Protecting the Guardians of Biodiversity

Deforestation, wildfires, and climate change are some of the main factors threatening the health of forests in today's world. Through monitoring systems, specialists from CONICET study their dynamics and evolution with the aim of preserving them for the future.  

Soil organic carbon stocks in native forest of Argentina: a useful surrogate for mitigation and conservation planning under climate variability

This study models soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in Argentina's native forests and links them to biodiversity concerns amid climate variability. It finds significant SOC variation influenced by regional climate factors, offering insights for forest management and biodiversity resilience efforts within the Kyoto Protocol and REDD+ framework.

What is the economic cost of biological invasions in our urban environments?

Biological invasions in urban areas resulted in a total cost of US$ 326.7 billion between 1965 and 2021. Urban costs represent approximately 15% of the total costs caused by invasive species. 61 invasive species are associated with costs in urban areas of 24 countries. 73 countries have occurrences of costly invasive species in urban areas, yet no monetary costs have been reported.

When one’s misfortune favors others: the importance of hollows made by a plague on Neltuma trees to stingless bees nesting in Subtropical Dry forests

PV Zelaya, C Molineri, SJ Bravo, FX Palacio, N Chacoff - Apidologie, 2024. A fascinating study unveils how the plague on Neltuma trees, despite its negative impact on tree structure, benefits stingless bees by providing essential hollows for nesting in subtropical dry forests.

Moths, on today's menu: plastic mixture

Using models that analyze terrestrial and aquatic environmental pollution, a team led by the PhD student Juliana Ruiz Barrionuevo is researching the plastic biodegradation carried out by the larvae of these insects, as well as the impact of such consumption on the gut microbiota.

 IER's Presence at the 2nd Congress of Ornithology of the Americas.

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Modeling the potential distribution of floristic assemblages of high Andean wetlands dominated by Juncaceae and Cyperaceae in the Argentine Puna

"In a recent paper, the ecologists Casagranda and Izquierdo studied the distribution of two previously described plant communities in high Andean vegas of the Puna and High Andes regions of Argentina."  

Biomes or anthromes in Northwest Argentina: land use, desertification, conservation and sustainable management of biodiversity, environmental services, global drivers, and regional governance.

"This project aims to update the information on the ecosystems of Northwestern Argentina (NOA) and their relationship with changes in land use. In addition, it focuses on strengthening the sustainable management of the regionby promoting coexistence between biodiversity and human activities. Using a multidisciplinary and participatory approach, the project seeks to generate resources and tools to monitor, and for planning of the region."

Blueberry: pollination and production in South America

As a result of an international collaboration project, three members of the Regional Ecology Institute participated in the publication of a book on blueberry pollination and production.

Interaction between Ecosystem Services under Different Agricultural and Landscape Management Strategies

Ecosystem services in lemon plantations: What is the effect of management, both at the plot and landscape scales?

Interaction networks in the Anthropocene

Most of the planet shows evidence of human interventions that reconfigure the interactions between plants and frugivores.

Effects of the Varroa destructor mite on Apis mellifera drones at congregation areas under contrasting parasitism and landscapes

We expect the results of this project to have a strong impact on the sanitary and reproductive management of honeybee colonies.