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Papers by Francisco E. Fonturbel

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023

Deforestation is perhaps the greatest threat to tropical biodiversity. Anyway, extensive areas in... more Deforestation is perhaps the greatest threat to tropical biodiversity. Anyway, extensive areas in the tropics have naturally regenerated and become secondary forests, which might mitigate biodiversity loss. However, evidence about the value of secondary forests for biodiversity conservation is still controversial. To establish the conservation value of secondary forests in the tropical Andes, we compared bird species richness, abundance, and composition between old and mature secondary forests using camera traps for two consecutive years. Our results suggest that old and mature secondary forests are similar in species richness and abundance to mature secondary forests, but these habitats significantly differ in species composition. Old secondary forests harbored some species highly specialized to mature forests (e.g., ant-following insectivorous birds: Myrmeciza longipes, Gymnopithys bicolor, Formicarius analis, and Dendrocincla fuliginosa) that
are highly sensitive to habitat disturbance. Additionally, old secondary forests constitute suitable habitat for several species with decreasing populations, which could become of conservation importance in the long run. We consider that old secondary forests surrounded by mature forests can contribute to conserving understory birds, one of the most susceptible groups, negatively affected by tropical forest loss and degradation. Therefore, strategies for habitat biodiversity protection in this region should also include old secondary forests.

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Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 2022

We consider the mechanistic basis and functional significance of the pervasive influence of paras... more We consider the mechanistic basis and functional significance of the pervasive influence of parasitic plants on productivity and diversity, synthesizing recent findings on their responses to drought, heat waves, and fire. Although parasites represent just 1% of all angiosperms, the ecophysiological traits associated with parasitism confer pronounced impacts on their hosts and disproportionate influence upon community structure, composition, and broader ecosystem function. New insights into the roles of their pollinators, seed dispersers, and litter-dependent detritivores have advanced our understanding of how parasitic plants modulate animal communities via their extended and complementary phenology. Direct and indirect impacts of climate change on parasitic plants and their ecological roles are already apparent. Trade-offs between maximizing efficiency at obtaining water from hosts and sensitivity to water stress underlie range shifts and host switching of parasitic plants and increased reliance on these plants by animal communities for food and shelter.

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Biodiversity Data Journal, 2022

Background This database gathers 10,721 specimens, belonging to 2,578 species from the Chilean va... more Background This database gathers 10,721 specimens, belonging to 2,578 species from the Chilean vascular flora (angiosperms, gymnosperms and pteridophytes) deposited in the Herbarium of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV) in Chile. The PUCV botanical collection was started by the renowned botanist Otto Zöllner and represents a major natural historical legacy for central Chile, with decades of information represented through preserved specimens. This collection is currently deposited in the Curauma campus of the PUCV. This digitisation effort is part of the PUCV's endeavour to mobilise its biological collections and make them freely available through GBIF, encouraging national and international researchers to generate new knowledge, based on this invaluable heritage, which is a silent witness of the vast plant diversity that once existed in Chile and that is now vanishing due to anthropogenic drivers. New information The database provides occurrence records from 10,721 specimens of vascular flora held in the PUCV Herbarium, representing 2,578 species, 914 genera and 177 families. Each ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ © Cordero S et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. record includes data on taxonomy, geographic distribution, elevation and collection information (e.g. date of collection, legitimavit and determinavit of specimens, general observations). The database serves as a repository containing records from past decades on the diversity and distribution of plant species, mainly from the Chilean Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot.

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Agronomy, 2023

Wild insects provide pollination services in agroecosystems. Avocado is an economically important... more Wild insects provide pollination services in agroecosystems. Avocado is an economically important crop grown in the Chilean Mediterranean climate region and exported worldwide. Av- ocado pollination is managed using honeybee hives, while the role of wild insects as pollinators remains poorly known. We quantified the relative contributions of wild floral visitors and honeybees to the fruit set of avocados in two contrasting seasons (2015 and 2016) in Central Chile. Observations were made in 60 trees grown nearby (~300 m) to remnant patches of native sclerophyll vegetation. We found that honeybees and wild insects accounted for 48.6% and 51.4% of total floral visitation, respectively, with a 68% taxonomic similarity of floral visitors between seasons. The presence of honeybees significantly modulated the floral visitor composition and modified plant-pollination network parameters, which resulted in the biotic homogenization of the interaction network, through the increase of shared tree–floral visitor interactions, to the detriment of exclusive interactions. Finally, wild insects were more effective than honeybees in pollinating avocado trees and their contribution was greatest during the dry year. Thus, honeybees alone cannot be relied upon to deliver maximum pollination. We highlight ecological intensification practices to encourage wild insect visits and avoid native vegetation replacement with orchards. Therefore, we emphasize that future ecological intensification research should address agricultural practices to promote wild insects and evaluate the role of native vegetation as wild pollinator habitat in agricultural landscapes.

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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023

Land-use change is a major cause of biodiversity loss. Particularly, the expansion of the agricul... more Land-use change is a major cause of biodiversity loss. Particularly, the expansion of the agricultural frontier results from an increased resource demand by the human population. A biodiverse community provides positive ecosystem services for natural areas and commercial crops. Ecological intensification aims to increase crop yields while conserving biodiversity and the ecosystem services that it provides. This study aimed to assess vertebrate diversity in two commercial crops (apple and cherry) along a gradient of surrounding natural vegetation. We hypothesized that vertebrate composition would differ along the vegetation gradient in the landscape, and species diversity would increase in crops surrounded by more natural or seminatural vegetation. For this purpose, we set up 54 camera trap points within the orchards. Vertebrate composition, abundance, and diversity were significantly different along the gradient, with those crops surrounded mainly by natural areas having the highest values of diversity and abundance of native species, but exotic species explained most of the differences. We conclude that maintaining natural areas nearby crop fields would enhance their biodiversity and the ecosystemic services native species provide.

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Agronomy, 2023

Characterizing insect communities in pollinator-dependent crops helps determine the potential pol... more Characterizing insect communities in pollinator-dependent crops helps determine the potential pollinator effectiveness and their effects on crop yield. Few studies have examined polli- nator communities and their services to crops in South America. Furthermore, optimal sampling methods for these communities in the crop habitat have received little attention. Pan traps are one of the simplest and most widely used sampling methods to assess insect diversity. We compared different pan trap arrangements to describe potential pollinator communities in two commercial crops (blueberry and canola) in Southern Chile. We compared communities in the crops and assessed how sampling position (border or center) and pan trap color (blue, white, or yellow) affected sample composition. Species composition was significantly different between crops. Furthermore, trap color affected sample composition in blueberry, but trap position did not, whereas color had no significant effect on canola, but trap position did. In all cases, yellow pans captured the largest number of species. Hymenoptera explained most of the differences in sampling efficiency because of the differential responses across species. We suggest that pan trap assessments of the diversity in potential pollinator insects depend on crop characteristics, including planting configuration and floral morphology. Therefore, comparative studies should include pans of different colors positioned at various locations within the crop.

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Plants, 2023

Exotic species are one of the main threats to biodiversity, leading to alterations in the structu... more Exotic species are one of the main threats to biodiversity, leading to alterations in the structure and functioning of natural ecosystems. However, they can sometimes also provide ecological services, such as seed dispersal. Therefore, we assessed the ecological impacts of exotic species on native dispersal systems and the mechanisms underlying the disruption of mutualistic plant-disperser interactions. Exotic species negatively affect dispersal mutualisms by (i) altering dispersal behavior and visitation rates of native dispersers, (ii) predating native dispersers, (iii) transmitting forest pathogens, and (iv) predating seeds. Conversely, positive impacts include the dispersal of native plants, forest regeneration, and native habitat restoration via (i) increasing the visitation rates of frugivorous birds, (ii) facilitating the colonization and establishment of native forest trees, (iii) enhancing forest species seedling survival, and (iv) facilitating seed rain and seedling recruitment of early and late successional native plants. The reviewed studies provide similar results in some cases and opposite results in others, even within the same taxa. In almost all cases, exotic species cause negative impacts, although sometimes they are necessary to ensure native species' persistence. Therefore, exotic species management requires a comprehensive understanding of their ecological roles, since the resulting effects rely on the complexity of native-exotic species interactions.

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Ecology, 2023

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Flora, 2023

Invasive species are one of the most important drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide. As exotic ... more Invasive species are one of the most important drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide. As exotic species invade new ecosystems, they establish ecological interactions with the existing species, which may facilitate their spread. Flower colour is an important trait that influences pollination and pollinator preferences. To determine the role of these variables on the bumblebee preferences, we compared the floral associations of two exotic bumblebee species: Bombus terrestris and B. ruderatus (introduced two decades ago for crop pollination) and the native B. dahlbomii with native and exotic plants in Chile. We analysed 3,019 citizen science records in order to understand bumblebee associations with native and exotic plant species regarding flower colour. We found that the exotic bumblebees were mainly recorded visiting flowers of exotic plants (86% for B. terrestris and 93% for B. ruderatus), while the native B. dahlbomii visited exotic and native plant species in a similar proportion. Also, the exotic bumblebees visited purple and pink flowers more often, while the native bumblebee species frequently visited white, pink, and purple flowers. Although the three species share trichromatic vision, they seem to have different flower colour preferences. The association of B. terrestris and B. ruderatus with exotic non-crop species (i. e., exotic ornamental plants) may be acting as steppingstones from croplands to other habitats, facilitating the bee invasion process. Despite its inherent limitations, citizen science data provide large amounts of valuable information that is difficult to be obtained otherwise, which can be used to improve our understanding of invasion processes, as is the case of exotic Bombus species in southern South America.

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Ornithological Applications, 2023

Different sampling methods are used to study bird diversity in the tropics, mist nets being one o... more Different sampling methods are used to study bird diversity in the tropics, mist nets being one of the most common approaches. However, camera traps have been used for this purpose in the last 20 years. We compared the performance of mist nets and camera traps in sampling the diversity of understory and sub-canopy birds in a Neotropical rainforest. Given its high biodiversity, obtaining accurate bird diversity estimates in these forests is a challenging task. We sampled secondary forest patches in the Colombian central Andes between 2019 and 2021. We compared the effectiveness of both methods based on six comparison criteria (body size, foraging stratum, detection difficulty, habitat specialization, population trend, and migratory status). We recorded a total of 99 bird species: 92 species were captured using mist nets and 37 species using camera traps; 30 species were detected using both methods (mainly generalist and abundant birds). Mist net's effectiveness was 83%, while camera trap effectiveness was 68%. Differences in sampling effectiveness were mainly determined by body size, as small birds were captured using mist nets, while camera traps often recorded large birds. However, detection difficulty and habitat specialization were also relevant. Camera traps effectively recorded ground-dwelling species that were not captured in mist nets. In contrast, those birds that forage in the sub-canopy stratum were mainly captured in the mist nets but not detected in camera traps. Although both methods detected different species, we found similar patterns regarding estimated species richness among different categories of body size, detection difficulty, population trend, and behavior, but not for habitat specialization. As both methods have advantages and limitations, using mist nets and camera traps together would improve bird diversity estimations. We urge investigators to explore canopy ecology with camera traps, as they provide long-term information that cannot be obtained with other methods.

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Bulletin of the American Society of America, 2023

In this brief Editorial I discuss some questionable practices on citizen science, in which a few ... more In this brief Editorial I discuss some questionable practices on citizen science, in which a few individuals take advantage of the work of many people, as is the case of the "Salvemos Nuestro Abejorro" endeavor, as the project leader has illegally retained the copyright of thousands of photographs belonging to other people in order to prevent other researchers to use the data and monopolize publication.

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Forest Ecology and Management, 2022

Deforestation and forest degradation are among the main biodiversity loss drivers worldwide. The ... more Deforestation and forest degradation are among the main biodiversity loss drivers worldwide. The expansion of productive activities, such as forest plantations, often results in the loss and degradation of native forests, affecting native species in many ways. While many studies have assessed the effects of habitat degradation on taxonomic diversity, the effects on functional diversity have been little explored. Functional diversity provides a robust framework for understanding how anthropogenic disturbance changes biodiversity. We assessed how bird functional diversity changes along a habitat degradation gradient in the Valdivian rainforests (southern Chile). We used four functional diversity indices and compared four habitat types (old-growth, secondary, and logged native forests and exotic plantations) to assess how functional diversity changes depending on habitat structure and bird life history, and behavioral traits. We found that most functional diversity differences occur between old growth and secondary native forests, being the latter the less functionally diverse habitat. Further, secondary forests lack natural tree cavities, and birds nesting there are more prone to be affected by brood parasitism. Changes in habitat structure seem to be determinant for bird functional diversity along a habitat degradation gradient. Therefore, habitat degradation can lead to functional homogenization beyond changes in species richness or abundance, with less evident ecological consequences.

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Avian Research, 2022

Hummingbird species have closely evolved with the plants they feed on, which is confirmed by thei... more Hummingbird species have closely evolved with the plants they feed on, which is confirmed by their often tight ecological relationships in natural settings. Hummingbird-plant interactions are of interest for research areas such as ecology, evolution, and even agriculture, as they usually inform on the conservation status of interacting species assemblages, and its disappearance may precede the population extinction of the species involved in the interaction. In Chile, there are nine hummingbird species, which interact with a large and diverse number of angiosperm species in forest, desert, and mountain range environments. The motivation to perform this review is to systematize the available information regarding the flowering plants visited by hummingbird species in Chile, to present some basic plant-hummingbird pollination network metrics, and on this basis to identify the components of the plant-hummingbird relationships in need of further research. A plant-hummingbird metanetwork revealed a low connectance value, low niche overlap, and strong modularity among species. However, the fact that most species present a strong allopatric distribution across Chile, suggests that network structure results mostly from the history of colonization rather than from ecological organization. Nowadays, the main threats to Chilean hummingbirds are anthropogenic disturbance and climate change, which disrupt hummingbird-plant interactions, leading to unpredictable ecological consequences at the community level. Long periods of drought may reduce the resource base for hummingbirds, with dramatic consequences for the maintenance of bird and plant populations.

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Forest Ecology and Management, 2022

Plants are involved in different interactions with animals that may have contrasting effects on t... more Plants are involved in different interactions with animals that may have contrasting effects on their reproductive output. However, as multitrophic interactions are resource-mediated and density-dependent, the frequency at which these interactions occur is modulated by the demographical characteristics of the populations of interacting species. For example, while plant aggregation may increase pollinator attraction and consequently, pollination success, an increased seed set may also attract more seed predators. Therefore, the intensity of pollination and seed predation events may affect plant population dynamics. Although multitrophic plant-animal interactions are crucial for maintaining biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems, they have seldom been studied together, especially in restored habitats. To fill this gap, we used five restoration sites that used Inga vera trees at different densities to evaluate how density-dependent effects impact fruit set, seed predation, seed germination rate and the number of viable germinated seeds (i.e., the net effect of pollination and seed predation). Using structural equation models to assess the isolated effects of each predictor variable in each response variable and the cascading effects of each response variable on another, we found that density-dependent effects influenced I. vera reproduction. While I. vera trees in high density presented higher fruit set and seed predation rates, trees in low-density plantations presented lower fruit set, but seed predators consumed fewer seeds. The contrasting results of final seed germination rates revealed that density-dependent effects are pivotal to plant establishment and population dynamics. We argue that the study of density-dependent multitrophic plant-animal interactions is essential to guarantee that the efforts done in restoration initiatives can turn into successful results in terms of restoring ecosystem structure and stability.

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Forest Ecology and Management, 2022

Anthropogenic disturbance has dramatically degraded and reduced the extension of the temperate ra... more Anthropogenic disturbance has dramatically degraded and reduced the extension of the temperate rainforests of southern South America, negatively affecting forest animals that depend on habitat attributes at local and landscape scales. We conducted a multi-scale assessment (from 1 to 4000 m) to understand better how local and landscape attributes influence forest animal abundance in an anthropogenic disturbance gradient. We selected five forest-dependent animal species to assess the effects of habitat alteration: an arboreal marsupial (Dromiciops gliroides) and four forest birds (Pteroptochos tarnii, Scytalopus magellanicus, Scelorchilus rubecula, and Sylviortho- rhynchus desmursii). We recorded forest animal abundances in four different habitat types (old-growth native, secondary, and logged native forests and forestry plantations). We measured local attributes in the field and characterized landscape attributes remotely. We evaluated marsupial abundance using camera traps and forest bird abundance using point counts, which were analyzed with Generalized Linear Mixed Models. Locally, canopy cover positively predicted marsupial abundance, while the number of fallen logs positively predicted bird abundance. At the landscape scale, native forest cover positively affected marsupial abundance, with significant effects at all levels. Conversely, plantation cover negatively affected forest bird abundance, while landscape heterogeneity negatively affected both groups. Our results showed that the abundance of the forest animals assessed here depends on multi-scale determinants. At the local scale, we advise greater canopy cover and maintaining woody debris. On the landscape scale, maintaining native forest cover should prioritize biodiversity management in the southern South America temperate forests. It is also crucial to control the expansion of forest plantations and reduce forest fragmentation to guarantee the persistence of forest-dependent species.

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Diversity and Distributions, 2022

Aim Aggregated species occurrence data are increasingly accessible through public databases for ... more Aim

Aggregated species occurrence data are increasingly accessible through public databases for the analysis of temporal trends in the geographic distributions of species. However, biases in these data present challenges for statistical inference. We assessed potential biases in data available through GBIF on the occurrences of four flower-visiting taxa: bees (Anthophila), hoverflies (Syrphidae), leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae) and hummingbirds (Trochilidae). We also assessed whether and to what extent data mobilization efforts improved our ability to estimate trends in species' distributions.

Location

The Neotropics.

Methods

We used five data-driven heuristics to screen the data for potential geographic, temporal and taxonomic biases. We began with a continental-scale assessment of the data for all four taxa. We then identified two recent data mobilization efforts (2021) that drastically increased the quantity of records of bees collected in Chile available through GBIF. We compared the dataset before and after the addition of these new records in terms of their biases and estimated trends in species' distributions.

Results

We found evidence of potential sampling biases for all taxa. The addition of newly-mobilized records of bees in Chile decreased some biases but introduced others. Despite increasing the quantity of data for bees in Chile sixfold, estimates of trends in species' distributions derived using the postmobilization dataset were broadly similar to what would have been estimated before their introduction, albeit more precise.

Main conclusions

Our results highlight the challenges associated with drawing robust inferences about trends in species' distributions using publicly available data. Mobilizing historic records will not always enable trend estimation because more data do not necessarily equal less bias. Analysts should carefully assess their data before conducting analyses: this might enable the estimation of more robust trends and help to identify strategies for effective data mobilization. Our study also reinforces the need for targeted monitoring of pollinators worldwide.

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GigaScience, 2022

Background: Animal pollination is an important ecosystem function and service, ensuring both the ... more Background: Animal pollination is an important ecosystem function and service, ensuring both the integrity of natural systems and human well-being. Although many knowledge shortfalls remain, some high-quality data sets on biological interactions are now available. The development and adoption of standards for biodiversity data and metadata has promoted great advances in biological data sharing and aggregation, supporting large-scale studies and science-based public policies. However, these standards are currently not suitable to fully support interaction data sharing. Results: Here we present a vocabulary of terms and a data model for sharing plant-pollinator interactions data based on the Darwin Core standard. The vocabulary introduces 48 new terms targeting several aspects of plant-pollinator interactions and can be used to capture information from different approaches and scales. Additionally, we provide solutions for data serialization using RDF, XML, and DwC-Archives and recommendations of existing controlled vocabularies for some of the terms. Our contribution supports open access to standardized data on plant-pollinator interactions. Conclusions: The adoption of the vocabulary would facilitate data sharing to support studies ranging from the spatial and temporal distribution of interactions to the taxonomic, phenological, functional, and phylogenetic aspects of plant-pollinator interactions. We expect to fill data and knowledge gaps, thus further enabling scientific research on the ecology and evolution of plant-pollinator communities, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, and the development of public policies. The proposed data model is flexible and can be adapted for sharing other types of interactions data by developing discipline-specific vocabularies of terms.

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Diversity, 2022

Landscape structure and configuration may affect bird body condition, with contrasting effects on... more Landscape structure and configuration may affect bird body condition, with contrasting effects on resident and migratory species. There is little empirical evidence to support this hypothesis in tropical regions, where land-use change poses a major threat to biodiversity. We aimed to assess
the effects of landscape structure and configuration on the body condition of neotropical migrant and resident bird species. We compiled body condition data (using the scaled mass index) of nine bird species (five resident and four migratory). We characterized landscape structure and configuration at
26 localities. We evaluated the effects of landscape metrics on bird body condition using Bayesian linear mixed models. The landscapes in our study largely varied in forest, crop, and grassland cover, as well as in landscape metrics. When we examined migrant birds, we found a positive effect of landscape connectivity and crop cover on body condition. Similarly, body condition of resident birds was positively affected by connectivity and crop cover, but also by forest patch area and capture day. Changes in landscape structure and configuration may indirectly alter the access to resources, causing additional energy expenditures, leading to a deteriorated body condition. Conversely, landscape heterogeneity may have a positive effect on bird body condition. Therefore, we recommend maintaining connectivity and complementary resources in the landscape.

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Progress in Physical Geography, 2022

Drought severity has pervasive impacts on honey production via direct impacts on water resources ... more Drought severity has pervasive impacts on honey production via direct impacts on water resources and nectar
availability. The current mega-drought in Chile has impacts on water resources and forest vigor, particularly in
the Mediterranean and Temperate regions where honey production is concentrated. While honey production
plays an important role in the local rural economy and providing pollination services to other agricultural
activities, studies of the long-term impacts of the mega-drought on honey production are scarce. Here, we
evaluate the impact of climate variability on historical changes in honey production in the Mediterranean (32°S–
37°S) and Temperate (37°S–41°S) regions of Chile, using annual honey production records of beekeepers
together with national records of honey exports. We also used questionnaires and interviews to evaluate
beekeeper perceptions regarding the effects of climate change on honey production and adaptation practices in
both regions. Results indicated a declining trend in honey production and exports in the last decade, largely
related to changes in precipitation and temperature in both regions. Declines in honey production affected 82%
of beekeepers, 80% of whom had employed adaptive measures, and 74% considered that these measures were
effective. The drier, warmer Mediterranean region showed more severe declines in precipitation and honey
production, which beekeepers reported as amain contributing factor to transhumance fromthe Mediterranean
to the Temperate region. This is the first study to show the effects of drought on honey production in Chile,
providing a foundation for future climate change adaptation strategies within apiculture.

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Scientific Data, 2022

Pollinators and pollination services provide invaluable ecosystem services to agriculture and con... more Pollinators and pollination services provide invaluable ecosystem services to agriculture and contribute to the maintenance of biodiversity. In Chile, pollination contributes greatly to the diversity of native ecosystems and provides ecosystem services to crops, but local pollinator abundance and diversity, as well as plant-animal interactions, remain poorly understood. We compiled all available information from the published scientific literature on pollinators, flower visitors, and plant-pollinator interactions in Chile and found 120 publications from which we extracted 2619 records. Those records contain locality, habit type, and establishment means of 357 plant species from 83 families. Thus, we built a database compiling information on their pollinators and flower visitors, including information on 492 pollinator species from 97 families and 13 orders. Our database provides the first systematisation of information about pollinators and pollination in Chile. This country relies heavily on pollinators both for its agricultural industry and its unique and highly endemic biodiversity. This information can be reused in future studies and would contribute significantly to pollinator conservation strategies.

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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023

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Diversity and Distributions, 2022

Aim Aggregated species occurrence data are increasingly accessible through public databases for ... more Aim

Location

The Neotropics.

Methods

Results

Main conclusions

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Prefacio

Esta nueva edición de Manual de Introducción a la Botánica se comenzó a elaborar en abril de 2000 y el primer borrador se terminó en febrero de 2001, y el borrador final se terminó en noviembre de 2002. La decisión de los autores de elaborar esta segunda edición, responde a la necesidad de contar con un texto sintético, accesible y acorde a la realidad de nuestro contexto. Dicha necesidad fue cubierta –en parte– con la primera edición de este libro, que fue más un primer intento de publicación que un texto de consulta establecido, de amplio alcance. La consolidación de este proyecto enfrentó no pocos problemas al momento de buscar financiamiento para su impresión, varios fueron los ofrecimientos pero ninguno llegó a concretarse, demorando la salida oficial de este texto por 5 años, periodo en el que se realizaron revisiones y actualizaciones importantes a los contenidos. Hoy, aprovechando el avance de la informática y el impacto de Internet, ponemos este texto a disposición del público de forma gratuita. La primera edición se publicó pensando en cubrir las necesidades de los estudiantes de la asignatura de Introducción a la Botánica, correspondiente al primer semestre de la carrera de biología de la Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, y grande fue nuestra sorpresa al saber que dicho material fue acogido por estudiantes y docentes de otras carreras universitarias en distintos departamentos del país, y también fue utilizado en varios colegios como texto de consulta, y que en algunos casos, hasta superó las fronteras del país.
Es por ello, que esta segunda edición, corregida, aumentada y renovada, pretende llegar a un amplio grupo de estudiantes de secundaria, curso pre–facultativo y primeros semestres de carreras relacionadas, directa o indirectamente. Este libro ya no pretende ser solamente una guía para una asignatura, sino que pretende ser una base introductoria a la botánica, y que pueda convertirse en un texto básico de consulta para estudiantes y docentes, en el contexto Latinoamericano. Es así, que esperamos que en el futuro nuestro texto deje de ser usado sólo a nivel universitario, y constituya
parte del conocimiento básico de bachilleres y técnicos, subiendo el nivel de preparación científica en la región. Con este objetivo, se han reformulado profundamente los capítulos 3, 4, 6, 7 y 8, los que han sido mejorados y extendidos para abarcar otras áreas de conocimiento, mientras que los capítulos 1, 2, 5 y 9 han sido ampliamente corregidos y complementados. Además se han añadido tres secciones de mucha utilidad para los estudiantes: los anexos didácticos, el diccionario de términos y el índice alfabético. Al final de cada capítulo se han añadido textos y páginas web de referencia, para que los estudiantes puedan ampliar sus conocimientos.
También se ha creado una página en Internet, con material didáctico de apoyo a los estudiantes y docentes, que les permita tener información actualizada en todo momento, así como disponer de algún software gratuito de gran utilidad.
Esperando que este material le sea de utilidad, dejamos este libro en sus manos…

Francisco E. Fontúrbel
Darío Achá C.
Diego A. Mondaca G.

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Crónica de un colapso ecosistémico anunciado Parafraseando a una de las obras del célebre escrit... more Crónica de un colapso ecosistémico anunciado

Parafraseando a una de las obras del célebre escritor Gabriel García Márquez, resumimos en pocas palabras el contenido de esta obra.
En este libro se aborda, desde un enfoque científico, la problemática de la contaminación de una de las maravillas naturales de América del
Sur, desde la perspectiva ambiental y social, por medio de un análisis integrado de ambas y de cómo éstas interactúan para anunciarnos
la inminente muerte de este ecosistema, que al igual que en la obra de García Márquez, todo mundo sabe que va a ocurrir, pero nadie hace nada para impedirlo.

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Más allá de la pérdida de especies: Interacciones ecológicas en el Antropoceno, 2024

La literatura relacionada con el impacto de las especies no nativas en los ambientes en el que se... more La literatura relacionada con el impacto de las especies no nativas en los ambientes en el que se establecen describe una preponderancia de efectos negativos sobre diversos componentes de las comunidades y los ecosistemas recipientes. Sin embargo, estudios recientes han mostrado que los efectos no negativos pueden ser mucho más prevalentes que lo concebido inicialmente, debido en parte a mecanismos ecológicos complejos y contexto-dependientes, que van más allá de la categoría dicotómica positivo/negativo con la que suelen ser conceptualizados estos efectos. En este capítulo analizamos tres casos anómalos en que el abejorro exótico Bombus terrestris, introducido en Chile en 1998, desempeña funciones ecológicas no negativas relevantes una vez establecido en ambientes de Chile central. Primero, en una comunidad altoandina el abejorro se transforma rápidamente al cabo de unos pocos años en el polinizador más eficiente de la comunidad de polinizadores. Segundo, una vez integrada en la red de polinización local, B. terrestris monopoliza las interacciones y se transforma en la especie con mayor centralidad gracias a su carácter supergeneralista, favoreciendo la persistencia de la alterada red de polinización. Tercero, el abejorro desempeña un papel fundamental en los primeros estadíos del proceso de reconexión de una red de polinización devastada por un megaincendio. Estos tres efectos complejos no pueden ser reducidos a una clasificación dicotómica simple de efectos positivos o negativos, por lo que resulta necesario ampliar nuestras categorías de análisis para lograr un mejor entendimiento del efecto real de las especies exóticas en los ambientes invadidos.
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Los estudios sobre las interacciones entre plantas parásitas y sus hospedadores se han centrado t... more Los estudios sobre las interacciones entre plantas parásitas y sus hospedadores se han centrado tradicionalmente en analizar los efectos negativos directos causados por el parásito en el hospedador. Sin embargo, en las últimas décadas se ha evidenciado el papel de las plantas parásitas en la mediación de otras interacciones en las comunidades ecológicas, muchas de las cuales tienen efectos positivos. Estas interacciones adoptan muchas formas, como la mejora de la disponibilidad de recursos, la disminución del estrés ambiental o la supresión de competidores. De este modo, las plantas parásitas pueden desencadenar nuevas y complejas redes de interacciones multiespecíficas directas e indirectas, en las cuales usualmente predominan las retroalimen- taciones positivas. Estos efectos pueden verse alterados en un futuro próximo por las actividades antrópicas.
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American and Australasian Marsupials An Evolutionary, Biogeographical, and Ecological Approach, 2023

Among South American marsupials, Dromiciops gliroides (Thomas 1894), a relict arboreal marsupial ... more Among South American marsupials, Dromiciops gliroides (Thomas 1894), a relict arboreal marsupial closely related to Australian marsupials, is the only extant living species of the order Microbiotheria. This species inhabits the Patagonian temperate rainforests acting as the principal seed disperser agent. Despite its evolutionary uniqueness and ecological significance, D. gliroides is threatened by habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation. The rapid deforestation of recent decades has dramatically reduced the amount of suitable habitat for this species, impacting its occurrence, abundance, and activity patterns. Also, habitat disturbance has altered its ecological interactions, altering plant reproduction, spatial arrangement, and gene flow. Those alterations have important

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ABEJAS EN CHILE: desde su biología hacia su conservación, 2023

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Biodiversidad y Ecología de los Bosques Costeros de Chile., 2019

Bryophytes are common and abundant non-vascular plants that perform several ecosystemic functions... more Bryophytes are common and abundant non-vascular plants that
perform several ecosystemic functions. However, our knowledge
about their ecological relationships is still limited. In the Chilean
coastal temperate rainforests, most of the bryophyte biomass
grows on the trees. Tree-bryophyte networks are significantly
nested, indicating that bryophytes are non-randomly distributed
among tree species, also presenting significant differences in
vertical distribution. Bryophytes are widely used by birds as
nesting material, and the case of Sephanoides sephaniodes is
particularly remarkable as this hummingbird presents a
specialized synzoochoric relationship with the mosses that
compose its nests. Scaling up this relationship to community level,
bryophytes have important indirect effects on pollination and seed
dispersal services, by facilitating the nest building of key
mutualists.

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Biodiversidad y Ecología de los Bosques Costeros de Chile., 2019

Habitat transformation due to the replacement of native forests by exotic tree plantations is a s... more Habitat transformation due to the replacement of native forests by exotic tree plantations is a strong biodiversity loss driver. However, the effects on ecological and evolutionary processes remain little understood. We used a highly specialized tripartite mutualistic system, composed of a mistletoe, its pollinator and its seed disperser, to study the effects of habitat transformation. Mistletoes were more abundant and densely aggregated in the transformed habitat (abandoned Eucalyptus plantations), receiving more visits from both mutualists. Interestingly, mistletoes inhabiting the transformed habitat had lower levels of genetic diversity and were more related among each other than those inhabiting the native forest. Our results suggest that despite the ecological advantage of living in a transformed habitat, mistletoes pay a significant price in terms of genetic variation and inbreeding.

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Bats are the only flying mammals and such ability allow them to occupy several habitat types. Bot... more Bats are the only flying mammals and such ability allow them to occupy several habitat types. Both capturing and acoustic methods could provide valuable data for assessing habitat use, but VHF and GPS telemetry -despite being more expensive- could provide more detailed and precise information. Here I present how a set of locations of a given animal could be analyzed in a spatial-explicit context in order to estimate how they are using the available habitat. I discuss the advantages and shortcomings of the classic 95% confidence intervals method (Neu et al. 1974), as well as the compositional analysis approach (Aebischer et al. 1993).
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Measuring diversity is a key subject when dealing with biological communities. Many approaches ha... more Measuring diversity is a key subject when dealing with biological communities. Many approaches have been developed to quantify diversity, ranging from the simply counting the number of species occurring in a given area to complex diversity indexes that weight the number of species by their relative abundance. However, many criticisms may emerge from applying those indexes aiming to answer questions related to community ecology, conservation, and management. Here I present a critical view of the classic diversity indexes, their advantages, disadvantages, and shortcomings. Further, I go deep into a more statistical procedure (ANOSIM - SIMPER) that allows us to make inferences based on a robust test based on permutations. Finally, I discuss the functional and phylogenetic diversity approaches and how they could complement a diversity assessment.
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Se apresentam os resultados preliminares de uma interação de dispersão de sementes entre uma erva... more Se apresentam os resultados preliminares de uma interação de dispersão de sementes entre uma erva de passarinho e um marsupial arbóreo no sul do Chile, comparando duas situações espacialmente explícitas: uma floresta nativa não intervenida e uma antiga plantação de eucalipto com abundante regeneração nativa (i.e., ambiente transformado). A taxa de atividade do dispersor é similar entre ambos ambientes, mas a taxa de visita à erva de passarinho é 4 vezes maior no ambiente nativo. Os frutos são semelhantes entre ambos ambientes, mas as sementes são maiores no ambiente transformado ocasionando que os frutos tenham menos polpa e menor conteúdo de açúcar, porém de ter uma oferta significativamente maior

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The mouse opossum (Dromiciops gliroides Thomas) is an arboreal marsupial, endemic of the South Am... more The mouse opossum (Dromiciops gliroides Thomas) is an arboreal marsupial, endemic of the South American temperate rainforest and it is considered as an endangered species (Vu A1c according to IUCN 2007 red list). Abundance reports for D. gliroides are usually very low and appear significantly underrepresented into the small mammal community in many reports, but it will be due by a trap bias rather than a true low abundance. To test this hypothesis we set a complex trapping design using four kind of traps (Sherman traps, wire–mesh traps, hair–hunting traps and footprint–hunting traps) baited with rolled oats and banana, and placed at ground level and about 2m above ground level (each combination replicated twice in each line, six lines of 32 traps placed for six days, effort of 1152 trap–nights). The different trap–bait–height combinations shows a clear species–specific trapping pattern: wire–mesh traps baited with banana and placed above the ground captured mainly D. gliroides, but the same trap and bait placed at the ground level captured mainly mice. As well, Sherman traps baited with rolled oats and placed at the ground level captured only mice and D. gliroides occasionally appear at Sherman traps placed above the ground level and usually baited with banana. Wire–mesh traps baited with rolled oats captured just mice at ground level and nothing above the ground. Following the same patterns, evidence–hunting traps (hair and footprints) registered mainly mice at ground level and D. gliroides and unidentified bait removals above the ground. We compared those results with a 4x12 wire–mesh trap grid, placed above the ground and baited with banana show more than 10% of efficiency to capture D. gliroides, supporting the hypothesis that D. gliroides is not scarce in the temperate rainforest, but appears underrepresented in many studies because the use of inappropriate trapping methods.

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El monito del monte (Dromiciops gliroides Thomas, 1894) es un marsupial arbóreo, endémico de los ... more El monito del monte (Dromiciops gliroides Thomas, 1894) es un marsupial arbóreo, endémico de los bosques lluviosos templados de Chile y Argentina, que posee un elevado valor de conservación por ser la única especie viviente del orden Microbiotheria. Actualmente, esta especie es considerada amenazada (Vulnerable A1c, de acuerdo a la revisión 2007 de la UICN) debido, principalmente, a las bajas abundancias reportadas en la literatura. Para probar la hipótesis de que la escasez de registros depende del método de muestreo y no de las bajas abundancias poblacionales, se elaboró un diseño aleatorio combinando cuatro tipos de trampas, dos tipos de cebo y dos alturas de ubicación (16 combinaciones en total), dispuestas en 6 líneas de 32 trampas cada una, en un ambiente de bosque nativo bien conservado del sur de Chile (Provincia de Llanquihue, Municipio de Puerto Varas).
Las diferentes combinaciones de trampas, cebos y alturas mostraron claros patrones especie–específicos: D. gliroides se capturó principalmente en trampas de malla, cebadas con plátano y ubicadas entre 1,5 a 2,5m de altura, mientras que la técnica tradicionalmente usada de trampas Sherman cebadas con avena y ubicadas a nivel del suelo capturaron principalmente roedores. Se observó un patrón similar con las trampas de huellas y pelos. Los análisis de regresión logística y los modelos ponderados mediante AIC confirmaron el patrón. Posteriormente, usando el diseño más eficiente de captura, se operaron dos grillas de 4x12 trampas en ambientes de bosque, obteniéndose eficiencias de captura de hasta un 10%, valor significativamente mayor al de reportes previos de la literatura. Estos resultados apoyan la hipótesis de que las bajas abundancias de D. gliroides reportadas se deben a un sesgo en el protocolo de muestreo y, por ende, urge elaborar una estrategia de conservación específica y apropiada para esta especie, así como revisar la categoría de amenaza en base a una mejor evidencia empírica.

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El monito del monte (Dromiciops gliroides) es un marsupial endémico de los bosques templados y co... more El monito del monte (Dromiciops gliroides) es un marsupial endémico de los bosques templados y considerado como una prioridad de conservación, tanto por la destrucción de su hábitat, como por su singularidad taxonómica. Los objetivos fueron estimar las abundancias y se evaluar el uso de hábitat de esta especie en un paisaje fragmentado en el sur de Chile. Se capturaron individuos en un fragmento mediano (>20 ha) y uno pequeño (<5ha), mientras que en franjas de bosques conectadas, las capturas fueron bajas, y en franjas desconectadas no se capturaron individuos. En el fragmento mediano se estimó una densidad relativa de 21±5 individuos/ha, y en el fragmento pequeño 19±6 individuos/ha. Mediante radiotelemetría se estimaron ámbitos de hogar de 1,6±0,6 ha (media ± 1DE, n=14), con una sobreposición espacial de 50±4%. Los individuos rastreados usaron los ambientes de bosque nativo maduro y renoval de acuerdo a su disponibilidad, no usaron las praderas y evitaron los matorrales. Esta información sugiere que cuando el monito del monte está presente es abundante, y que elementos de conectividad tales como corredores podrían ser esenciales para conservar a esta especie en paisajes fragmentados.

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Los conflictos entre carnívoros silvestres y ganado aumentan debido a la expansión de la frontera... more Los conflictos entre carnívoros silvestres y ganado aumentan debido a la expansión de la frontera agropecuaria sobre áreas naturales. Para resolver estos conflictos se recurre a técnicas letales (i.e., matar al carnívoro) y no letales, entre las que la translocación es el procedimiento más recomendado. Nosotros realizamos una revisión bibliográfica para evaluar la efectividad de la translocación como herramienta de solución de conflictos, incluyendo la frecuencia y causas mortalidad post-translocación así como el costo de la translocación comparado con la compensación económica del ganado depredado. La efectividad, medida como sobrevivencia de 12 o más meses post-translocación, es 40 ± 5% (n = 24). El 83% de los carnívoros translocados murieron debido a causas humanas (e.g., cacería, atropellos). El costo promedio de translocar un ejemplar alcanza a US$ 3756 ± 357 (n = 16), equivalente al valor de compensar hasta 52 cabezas de ganado vacuno. Para propósitos de conservación, las translocaciones son equivalentes a un procedimiento letal, deberían preferirse medidas de compensación, las que son biológica y socialmente más sensibles.

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La contaminación domiciliaria por elementos metálicos en ciudades mineras es un conocido motivo d... more La contaminación domiciliaria por elementos metálicos en ciudades mineras es un conocido motivo de preocupación, dados sus posibles efectos nocivos para la salud, especialmente en la población infantil. La contaminación por elementos metálicos en el polvo domiciliario, sin embargo, es un tema aún poco estudiado en Bolivia.
Nuestro estudio presenta concentraciones de elementos metálicos en el polvo domiciliario de la ciudad minera de Oruro, Bolivia, comparando un barrio cercano a la actividad minera y otro relativamente alejado. Tomamos 98 muestras de polvo, 57 en el sector minero y 41 en el sector periférico, las que fueron analizadas por ICP-OES para determinar el contenido de siete elementos metálicos (As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Sb, Sn y Zn).
Se encontraron concentraciones significativamente mayores de todos los elementos en el barrio próximo a las minas, asimismo el trabajar en la mina y la presencia de herramientas de trabajo minero en los domicilios contribuyó significativamente a incrementar el contenido metálico en el polvo. Tomando el plomo como el elemento más preocupante para la salud, se encontraron diferencias significativas entre los dos barrios, con medias de 46±6 µg/kg en el barrio periférico y de 1306±239 mg/kg en el barrio minero, llegando a niveles extremos de 8413 mg/kg. Complementariamente, mediante un análisis geoespacial, se determinaron áreas de riesgo (por elevados niveles de contaminación) en un radio de 1,1 km del sector próximo a las minas. Usando modelos de exposición basados en la cantidad diaria de ingestión teórica de polvo por los niños, llegaríamos a una probabilidad de ingestión hasta 5 veces los valores recomendados, en el barrio cercano a la mina.
Estos resultados ponen en evidencia que habitar en la cercanía de las minas podría exponer a la población a elementos metálicos potencialmente tóxicos, y que ciertas prácticas profesionales podrían aumentar esta exposición.

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Habitat loss and fragmentation compromise long-term survival of the arboreal marsupial Dromiciops... more Habitat loss and fragmentation compromise long-term survival of the arboreal marsupial Dromiciops gliroides, which depends on the forest structure for its survival. We estimated Dromiciops gliroides abundances, and 14 individuals were radio-collared to study their spatial ecology. Dromiciops gliroides was abundant in old- and second-growth forest habitats (90% of core areas were located in old-growth stands), but it was rare or undetected in forest strips; tracked individuals did not move across open habitats. Dromiciops gliroides is a key seed disperser of temperate rainforests, and given that individuals avoid crossing open habitats, habitat loss and fragmentation could disrupt its ecological role.

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