The Ecology Group was created in 1995 and it currently includes a team of researchers in a variety of ecological fields. Since its beginning, the aim of this group was focused on experimentally studying the structure and function of Southwestern Atlantic estuarine ecosystems. Initially, most studies focused on predation, competition, ecosystem engineering, herbivory and sediment dynamics at a small-scale. During the last years, research projects became more interdisciplinary, including the study of processes that regulate food webs, nutrient dynamics in land-water or water-water interfaces, at variable spatial and temporal scales. Additionally, more than 30 undergraduate, 27 graduate and 24 post-doc students did their thesis or research activities in our group. Since its very beginning, our group was funded by national (CONICET, ANPCyT, UNMdP), private (Fundación Antorchas) and international organisms (IAI, International Foundation for Science, National Geographic Society, PNUD/GEF/Patagonia, European Union). All research projects are designed to produce valuable information to be published in high quality scientific journals. The group is also tightly related to the undergraduate course “General Ecology”, which is mandatory to obtain the undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences at the National University of Mar del Plata, and where group members share their knowledge and experience with students.

Factors that regulate carbon and nitrogen stocks and accumulation in Southwestern Atlantic salt marshes

Relationship between physical and environmental gradients with α- and β-diversity of arthropods and micro-mammals, and their ecological roles.

Differences in life histories parameters of bivalves against climate variations and / or climate change (ENSO, acidification, deoxygenation, temperature increase); their response to different trophic interactions (parasitism, predation) and its sclerocronology as a tool for the identification of macro-scale climatie variability.

Spatial variability and factors that regulate marine food webs: effects of detritus supply on estuarine environments, and effects associated with marine fronts and fisheries.
Behavior of intertidal organisms and their role in ecological processes

Factors that regulate species assembly in coastal ecosystems and their associated functions. Relative importance of stochastic and deterministic processes.

Factors that affect and regulate biogeochemical cycles in soft-bottom intertidal systems.

Director
Dr. Iribarne Oscar Osvaldo
CV-SIGEVA
 Researcher CONICET
Professor

Canepuccia, A. D., Hidalgo, H., Fernando José, Fanjul, M. E., & Iribarne, O. O. (2024). Reciprocal facilitation between ants and small mammals in tidal marshes. Oecologia, 204(3), 575–588. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-024-05513-2
Smith, M. D., Wilkins, K. D., Holdrege, M. C., Wilfahrt, P., Collins, S. L., Knapp, A. K., Sala, O. E., Dukes, J. S., Phillips, R. P., Yahdjian, L., Gherardi, L. A., Ohlert, T., Beier, C., Fraser, L. H., Jentsch, A., Loik, M. E., Maestre, F. T., Power, S. A., Yu, Q., … Zuo, X. (2024). Extreme drought impacts have been underestimated in grasslands and shrublands globally. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(4), e2309881120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2309881120
Martinetto, P. M. del R., Alberti, J., Becherucci, M. E., Cebrian, J., Iribarne, O. O., Marbà, N., Montemayor Borsinger, D. I., Sparks, E., & Ward, R. (2023). The blue carbon of southern southwest Atlantic salt marshes and their biotic and abiotic drivers. Nature Communications, 14(1), 8500. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44196-w
Iribarne, J., Brachetta, V., Kittlein, M. J., Schleich, C. E., & Zenuto, R. R. (2023). Effects of acute maternal stress induced by predator cues on spatial learning and memory of offspring in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum. Animal Cognition, 26(6), 1997–2008. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-023-01822-w
Díaz de Astarloa, C., Giorgini, M., Miguez, A., Iribarne, O. O., & Escapa, C. M. (2023). Effect of increased inundation time on intertidal ecosystem functions of South West Atlantic soft-bottom environments. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 711, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14306
Daleo, P., Alberti, J., Montemayor Borsinger, D. I., Giorgini, M., Botto, F., Pascual, J. M., Rocca, C., & Iribarne, O. O. (2022). South West Atlantic salt marshes as model systems for community and ecosystem ecology. Ecología Austral, 32(2bis), 806–820. https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.22.32.2.1.1882
Funes, M., Saravia, L. A., Cordone, G., Iribarne, O. O., & Galván, D. E. (2022). Network analysis suggests changes in food web stability produced by bottom trawl fishery in Patagonia. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 10876. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14363-y
Becherucci, M. E., Pereyra, P., Narvarte, M., Fanjul, M. E., Iribarne, O. O., & Martinetto, P. M. del R. (2021). Tidal action and macroalgal photosynthetic activity prevent coastal acidification in an eutrophic system within a semi-desert region. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 256, 107374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107374
Rocca, C., Daleo, P., Nuñez, J. D., Silliman, B. R., Iribarne, O. O., Angelini, C., & Alberti, J. (2021). Flood-stimulated herbivory drives range retraction of a plant ecosystem. Journal of Ecology, 109(10), 3541–3554. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13735
Ribeiro, P. D., Navarro, D., & Iribarne, O. O. (2021). Patch use and departure rules by gull-billed tern Gelochelidon nilotica. Behaviour, 158(11), 985–1006. https://doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-bja10105
Solis, M. A., Canepuccia, A. D., Farina, J. L., & Iribarne, O. O. (2020). A New Species of Haimbachia Dyar (Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Crambinae) Feeding on Spartina Schreb. (Spartinaceae) from Argentina. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 122(4), 916–928. https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.122.4.916
Storero, L. P., Ocampo Reinaldo, M., Narvarte, M., Iribarne, O. O., & Botto, F. (2020). Trophic interactions and isotopic niche of octopuses and sea stars in North Patagonia. Marine Biology, 167(3), 35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-019-3642-x
Canepuccia, A. D., Alemany, D., Vidal, E. E., Álvarez, M. F., & Iribarne, O. O. (2020). Temporal variation in positive and negative interactions between marsh herbivores mediated by changes in plant traits. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 634, 89–97. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13187
Daleo, P., Montemayor Borsinger, D. I., Fanjul, M. E., Alberti, J., Bruschetti, C. M., Martinetto, P. M. del R., Pascual, J. M., & Iribarne, O. O. (2020). Dominance by Spartina densiflora slows salt marsh litter decomposition. Journal of Vegetation Science, 31(6), 1181–1191. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12920
Martinetto, P. M. del R., Alemany, D., Botto, F., Mastrángelo, M., Falabella, V., Acha, E. M., Antón, G., Bianchi, A., Campagna, C., Cañete, G., Filippo, P., Iribarne, O. O., Laterra, P., Martínez, P., Negri, R., Piola, A. R., Romero, S. I., Santos, D., & Saraceno, M. (2020). Linking the scientific knowledge on marine frontal systems with ecosystem services. Ambio, 49, 541–556. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-019-01222-w
Storero, L. P., Ocampo Reinaldo, M., Narvarte, M. A., & Iribarne, O. O. (2020). Predation and interaction strength of octopuses and sea stars on different functional groups of the rocky intertidal shores of the Patagonian coast. Aquatic Ecology, 54, 193–203. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-019-09736-x
Giorgini, M., Miguez, A., Esquius, K. S., Díaz de Astarloa, C. M., Iribarne, O. O., Fanjul, M. E., & Escapa, C. M. (2019). Regenerative bioturbation by intertidal burrowing crabs modifies microphytobenthic composition and enhances primary production in SW Atlantic mudflats. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 632, 43–57. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13134
Botto, F., Gaitán, E., Iribarne, O. O., & Acha, E. M. (2019). Trophic niche changes during settlement in the Argentine hake Merluccius hubbsi reveal the importance of pelagic food post metamorphosis. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 619, 125–136. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12947
Addino, M. del S., Álvarez, M. F., Brey, T., Iribarne, O. O., & Lomovasky, B. J. (2019). Growth changes of the stout razor clam Tagelus plebeius (Lightfoot, 1786) under different salinities in SW Atlantic estuaries. Journal of Sea Research, 146, 14–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2019.01.005
Becherucci, M. E., Álvarez, M. F., Iribarne, O. O., & Martinetto, P. M. del R. (2019). Eutrophication in a semi-desert coastal ecosystem promotes increases in N and C isotopic signatures and changes in primary sources. Marine Environmental Research, 146, 71–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.03.004
Pascual, J. M., Alberti, J., Daleo, P., Fanjul, M. E., Rocca, C., & Iribarne, O. O. (2019). Herbivory and dropping effects by small mammals on salt-marsh vegetation varies across microhabitats. Journal of Vegetation Science, 30(2), 322–330. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12735
Montemayor Borsinger, D. I., Canepuccia, A. D., Farina, J. L., Addino, M. del S., Valiñas, M. S., & Iribarne, O. O. (2019). Effects of Spartina Wrack on Surface-Active Arthropod Assemblage Under Different Environmental Contexts in Southwest Atlantic Salt Marshes. Estuaries and Coasts, 42(4), 1104–1126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-018-00509-7
de la Barra, P., Botto, F., Iribarne, O. O., & Narvarte, M. (2018). Patterns of habitat partitioning for the portunid crab Ovalipes trimaculatus in coastal Patagonian waters. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 213, 92–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2018.08.012
Canepuccia, A. D., Farina, J. L., Fanjul, M. E., Botto, F., Pascual, J. M., & Iribarne, O. O. (2018). Driving forces behind latitudinal variations in plant-herbivore interactions in SW Atlantic salt marshes. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 603, 93–103. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12705
Hodapp, D., Borer, E. T., Harpole, W. S., Lind, E. M., Seabloom, E. W., Adler, P. B., Alberti, J., Arnillas, C. A., Bakker, J. D., Biederman, L., Cadotte, M. W., Cleland, E. E., Collins, S. L., Fay, P. A., Firn, J., Hagenah, N., Hautier, Y., Iribarne, O. O., Knops, J. M. H., … Hillebrand, H. (2018). Spatial heterogeneity in species composition constrains plant community responses to herbivory and fertilisation. Ecology Letters, 21(9), 1364–1371. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13102
Alberti, J., Daleo, P., & Iribarne, O. O. (2018). ¿Blanco, negro o escala de grises? Determinación de la contribución relativa del nicho ecológico y la teoría neutral en los ensambles de especies. Ecología Austral, 28, 104–112. http://ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar/index.php/Ecologia_Austral/article/view/622
Ribeiro, P. D., Navarro, D., Jaureguy, L. M., & Iribarne, O. O. (2018). Mudflat use and predation on male southwestern atlantic fiddler crabs (Uca uruguayensis) by gull-billed terns (Gelochelidon nilotica). Waterbirds, 41(1), 68–72. https://doi.org/10.1675/063.041.0109
Alemany, D., Iribarne, O. O., & Acha, E. M. (2018). Marine fronts as preferred habitats for young Patagonian hoki Macruronus magellanicus on the southern Patagonian shelf. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 588, 191–200. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12454
Hautier, Y., Isbell, F., Borer, E. T., Seabloom, E. W., Harpole, W. S., Lind, E. M., MacDougall, A. S., Stevens, C. J., Adler, P. B., Alberti, J., Bakker, J. D., Brudvig, L. A., Buckley, Y. M., Cadotte, M. W., Caldeira, M. C., Chaneton, E. J., Chu, C., Daleo, P., Dickman, C. R., … Hector, A. (2018). Local loss and spatial homogenization of plant diversity reduce ecosystem multifunctionality. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2(1), 50–56. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0395-0
Daleo, P., Alberti, J., Jumpponen, A., Veach, A., Ialonardi, F., Iribarne, O. O., & Silliman, B. R. (2018). Nitrogen enrichment suppresses other environmental drivers and homogenizes salt marsh leaf microbiome. Ecology, 99(6), 1411–1418. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2240
Montemayor Borsinger, D. I., Sparks, E. L., Iribarne, O. O., & Cebrian, J. (2018). Influence of grasshopper herbivory on nitrogen cycling in northern Gulf of Mexico black needlerush salt marshes. Estuaries and Coasts, 41(3), 765–771. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-017-0322-2
Álvarez, M. F., Cielo Bazterrica, M., Fanjul, M. E., Addino, M. del S., Valiñas, M. S., Iribarne, O. O., & Botto, F. (2018). Effects of two estuarine intertidal polychaetes on infaunal assemblages and organic matter under contrasting crab bioturbation activity. Journal of Sea Research, 139, 33–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2018.06.008
Bruschetti, C. M., Addino, M. del S., Luppi, T. A., & Iribarne, O. O. (2018). Effects of nutrient enrichment and grazing by an invasive filter feeder on phytoplankton biomass in a South West Atlantic coastal lagoon. Biological Invasions, 20(8), 2245–2256. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-018-1699-y
Lomovasky, B. J., Brey, T., Klügel, A., & Iribarne, O. O. (2018). Distribution pattern, density and growth of the stout razor clam Tagelus plebeius in a South-west Atlantic estuarine system. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 98(3), 485–494. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-marine-biological-association-of-the-united-kingdom/article/div-classtitledistribution-pattern-density-and-growth-of-the-stout-razor-clam-span-classitalictagelus-plebeiusspan-in-a-south-west-atlantic-estuarine-systemdiv/9679C23DBA83C6E1EE2B138CC61216EE
Alberti, J., Cebrian, J., Álvarez, M. F., Escapa, C. M., Esquius, K. S., Fanjul, M. E., Sparks, E. L., Mortazavi, B., & Iribarne, O. O. (2017). Nutrient and herbivore alterations cause uncoupled changes in producer diversity, biomass and ecosystem function, but not in overall multifunctionality. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 2639. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02764-3
Daleo, P., Alberti, J., Bruschetti, C. M., Martinetto, P. M. del R., Pascual, J. M., & Iribarne, O. O. (2017). Herbivory and presence of a dominant competitor interactively affect salt marsh plant diversity. Journal of Vegetation Science, 28, 1178–1186. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12574
Pascual, J. M., Alberti, J., Daleo, P., & Iribarne, O. O. (2017). Herbivory and trampling by small mammals modify soil properties and plant assemblages. Journal of Vegetation Science, 28(5), 1028–1035. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12562
Lind, E. M., La Pierre, K. J., Seabloom, E. W., Alberti, J., Iribarne, O. O., Firn, J., Gruner, D. S., Kay, A. D., Pascual, J. M., Wright, J. P., Yang, L. H., & Borer, E. T. (2017). Increased grassland arthropod production with mammalian herbivory and eutrophication: A test of mediation pathways. Ecology, 98(12), 3022–3033. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2029
Flores-Moreno, H., Reich, P. B., Lind, E. M., Sullivan, L. L., Seabloom, E. W., Yahdjian, L., MacDougall, A. S., Reichmann, L. G., Alberti, J., Báez, S., Bakker, J. D., Cadotte, M. W., Caldeira, M. C., Chaneton, E. J., D’Antonio, C. M., Fay, P. A., Firn, J., Hagenah, N., Harpole, W. S., … Borer, E. T. (2016). Climate modifies response of non-native and native species richness to nutrient enrichment. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 371(1694), 20150273. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2015.0273
Firstater, F. N., Narvarte, M., Álvarez, M. F., Fanjul, M. E., & Iribarne, O. O. (2016). Cordgrass canopy elicits weak effects on sediment properties and microphytobenthic abundance in a harsh environment. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 550, 101–110.
Martinetto, P. M. del R., Montemayor Borsinger, D. I., Alberti, J., Costa, C. S., & Iribarne, O. O. (2016). Crab bioturbation and herbivory may account for variability in carbon sequestration and stocks in South West Atlantic salt marshes. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3, 122.
Addino, M. del S., Álvarez, M. F., Iribarne, O. O., & Lomovasky, B. J. (2016). Interaction between a mobile and a sessile species in SW Atlantic mudflats: Lack of negative effects of the mud crab Cyrtograpsus angulatus Dana, 1851 on filtration rate and growth of the infaunal clam Tagelus plebeius (Lightfoot, 1786). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 476, 65–71.
Fricke, A., Kopprio, G., Alemany, D., Gastaldi, M., Narvarte, M., Parodi, E., Lara, R., Hidalgo, F. J., Martínez, A., Sar, E., Iribarne, O. O., & Martinetto, P. M. del R. (2016). Changes in coastal benthic algae succession trajectories and assemblages under contrasting nutrient and grazer loads. Estuaries and Coasts, 39(2), 462–477.
Ribeiro, P. D., Christy, J. H., Nuñez, J. D., & Iribarne, O. O. (2016). Hood-building dynamics and mating mode in the temperate fiddler crab Uca uruguayensis Nobili, 1901. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 36(4), 507–514.
Storero, L. P., Botto, F., Narvarte, M. A., & Iribarne, O. O. (2016). Influence of maturity condition and habitat type on food resources utilization by Octopus tehuelchus in Atlantic Patagonian coastal ecosystems. Marine Biology, 163(8), 179. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-016-2952-5
Bruschetti, C. M., Luppi, T. A., & Iribarne, O. O. (2016). Effect of an invasive filter-feeder on the zooplankton assemblage in a coastal lagoon. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 96(06), 1201–1210.
Canepuccia, A. D., Hidalgo, F. J., Farina, J. L., Cuezzo, F., & Iribarne, O. O. (2016). Environmental harshness decreases ant β-diversity between salt marsh and neighboring upland environments. Wetlands, 36(4), 667–680. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13157-016-0777-0
Alemany, D., Acha, E. M., & Iribarne, O. O. (2016). Distribution and intensity of bottom trawl fisheries in the Patagonian Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem and its relationship with marine fronts. Fisheries Oceanography, 25(2), 183–192.
Alberti, J., Daleo, P., Fanjul, M. E., Escapa, C. M., Botto, F., & Iribarne, O. O. (2015). Can a single species challenge paradigms of salt marsh functioning? Estuaries and Coasts, 38(4), 1178–1188.
Pascual, J. M., Canepuccia, A. D., Alberti, J., Daleo, P., & Iribarne, O. O. (2015). Rainfall intensity modulates the interaction between the marsh cordgrass Spartina densiflora and the mouse Akodon azarae. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 523, 71–80.
Researchers
Dr. Alberti Juan
CV-SIGEVA
 Researcher CONICET
Teaching assistant

Cebrian, J., Gilpin, R., Alberti, J., West, L., Moody, R., McDonald, R., Lau, Y., & Scheffel, W. (2024). Comparing Shallow Seagrass Versus Fringing Marsh Habitat Use by Nekton Juvenile Recruits with “Incomparable” Fishing Gear in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Estuaries and Coasts, 47(3), 839–850. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-024-01324-z
Smith, M. D., Wilkins, K. D., Holdrege, M. C., Wilfahrt, P., Collins, S. L., Knapp, A. K., Sala, O. E., Dukes, J. S., Phillips, R. P., Yahdjian, L., Gherardi, L. A., Ohlert, T., Beier, C., Fraser, L. H., Jentsch, A., Loik, M. E., Maestre, F. T., Power, S. A., Yu, Q., … Zuo, X. (2024). Extreme drought impacts have been underestimated in grasslands and shrublands globally. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(4), e2309881120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2309881120
Martinetto, P. M. del R., Alberti, J., Becherucci, M. E., Cebrian, J., Iribarne, O. O., Marbà, N., Montemayor Borsinger, D. I., Sparks, E., & Ward, R. (2023). The blue carbon of southern southwest Atlantic salt marshes and their biotic and abiotic drivers. Nature Communications, 14(1), 8500. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44196-w
Chen, Q., Wang, S., Borer, E. T., Bakker, J. D., Seabloom, E. W., Harpole, W. S., Eisenhauer, N., Lekberg, Y., Buckley, Y. M., Catford, J. A., Roscher, C., Donohue, I., Power, S. A., Daleo, P., Ebeling, A., Knops, J. M. H., Martina, J. P., Eskelinen, A., Morgan, J. W., … Hautier, Y. (2023). Multidimensional responses of grassland stability to eutrophication. Nature Communications, 14(1), 6375. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42081-0
Toledo, S., Bondaruk, V. F., Yahdjian, L., Oñatibia, G. R., Loydi, A., Alberti, J., Bruschetti, C. M., Pascual, J. M., Peter, G., Agüero, W. D., Namur, P. R., Blanco, L., & Peri, P. L. (2023). Environmental factors regulate soil microbial attributes and their response to drought in rangeland ecosystems. Science of The Total Environment, 892, 164406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164406
Bakker, J. D., Price, J. N., Henning, J. A., Batzer, E. E., Ohlert, T. J., Wainwright, C. E., Adler, P. B., Alberti, J., Arnillas, C. A., Biederman, L. A., Borer, E. T., Brudvig, L. A., Buckley, Y. M., Bugalho, M. N., Cadotte, M. W., Caldeira, M. C., Catford, J. A., Chen, Q., Crawley, M. J., … Wardle, G. M. (2023). Compositional variation in grassland plant communities. Ecosphere, 14(6), e4542. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4542
Daleo, P., Alberti, J., Montemayor Borsinger, D. I., Giorgini, M., Botto, F., Pascual, J. M., Rocca, C., & Iribarne, O. O. (2022). South West Atlantic salt marshes as model systems for community and ecosystem ecology. Ecología Austral, 32(2bis), 806–820. https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.22.32.2.1.1882
Alberti, J., & Massone, O. A. (2022). Tired of losing valuable data? Build your lab ecological database as a cornerstone for long-term approaches. Ecología Austral, 32, 151–157. https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.22.32.1.0.1785
Chen, Q., Wang, S., Seabloom, E. W., MacDougall, A. S., Borer, E. T., Bakker, J. D., Donohue, I., Knops, J. M. H., Morgan, J. W., Carroll, O., Crawley, M. J., Bugalho, M. N., Power, S. A., Eskelinen, A., Virtanen, R., Risch, A. C., Schütz, M., Stevens, C. J., Caldeira, M. C., … Hautier, Y. (2022). Nutrients and herbivores impact grassland stability across spatial scales through different pathways. Global Change Biology, 28(8), 2678–2688. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16086
Rocca, C., Daleo, P., Nuñez, J. D., Silliman, B. R., Iribarne, O. O., Angelini, C., & Alberti, J. (2021). Flood-stimulated herbivory drives range retraction of a plant ecosystem. Journal of Ecology, 109(10), 3541–3554. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13735
Seabloom, E. W., Adler, P. B., Alberti, J., Biederman, L., Buckley, Y. M., Cadotte, M. W., Collins, S. L., Dee, L. E., Fay, P. A., Firn, J., Hagenah, N., Harpole, W. S., Hautier, Y., Hector, A., Hobbie, S. E., Isbell, F., Knops, J. M. H., Komatsu, K. J., Laungani, R., … Borer, E. T. (2021). Increasing effects of chronic nutrient enrichment on plant diversity loss and ecosystem productivity over time. Ecology, 102(2), e03218. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3218
Arnillas, C. A., Borer, E. T., Seabloom, E. W., Alberti, J., Baez, S., Bakker, J. D., Boughton, E. H., Buckley, Y. M., Bugalho, M. N., Donohue, I., Dwyer, J., Firn, J., Gridzak, R., Hagenah, N., Hautier, Y., Helm, A., Jentsch, A., Knops, J. M. H., Komatsu, K. J., … Cadotte, M. W. (2021). Opposing community assembly patterns for dominant and nondominant plant species in herbaceous ecosystems globally. Ecology and Evolution, 11(24), 17744–17761. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8266
Chen, Q., Bakker, J. P., Alberti, J., Bakker, E. S., Smit, C., & Olff, H. (2021). Long-term cross-scale comparison of grazing and mowing on plant diversity and community composition in a salt-marsh system. Journal of Ecology, 109(10), 3737–3747. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13753
Hautier, Y., Zhang, P., Loreau, M., Wilcox, K. R., Seabloom, E. W., Borer, E. T., Byrnes, J. E. K., Koerner, S. E., Komatsu, K. J., Lefcheck, J. S., Hector, A., Adler, P. B., Alberti, J., Arnillas, C. A., Bakker, J. D., Brudvig, L. A., Bugalho, M. N., Cadotte, M. W., Caldeira, M. C., … Wang, S. (2020). General destabilizing effects of eutrophication on grassland productivity at multiple spatial scales. Nature Communications, 11(1), 5375. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19252-4
Chen, Q., Bakker, J. P., Alberti, J., & Smit, C. (2020). Long-term management is needed for conserving plant diversity in a Wadden Sea salt marsh. Biodiversity and Conservation, 29(7), 2329–2341. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-020-01976-w
Ochoa‐Hueso, R., Borer, E. T., Seabloom, E. W., Hobbie, S. E., Risch, A. C., Collins, S. L., Alberti, J., Bahamonde, H. A., Brown, C. S., Caldeira, M. C., Daleo, P., Dickman, C. R., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Esch, E. H., Eskelinen, A., Fernández, V., Güsewell, S., Gutierrez‐Larruga, B., … Zamin, T. (2020). Microbial processing of plant remains is co-limited by multiple nutrients in global grasslands. Global Change Biology, 26(8), 4572–4582. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15146
Daleo, P., Montemayor Borsinger, D. I., Fanjul, M. E., Alberti, J., Bruschetti, C. M., Martinetto, P. M. del R., Pascual, J. M., & Iribarne, O. O. (2020). Dominance by Spartina densiflora slows salt marsh litter decomposition. Journal of Vegetation Science, 31(6), 1181–1191. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12920
Pascual, J. M., Alberti, J., Daleo, P., Fanjul, M. E., Rocca, C., & Iribarne, O. O. (2019). Herbivory and dropping effects by small mammals on salt-marsh vegetation varies across microhabitats. Journal of Vegetation Science, 30(2), 322–330. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12735
Chen, Q., Howison, R. A., Bakker, J. P., Alberti, J., Kuijper, D. P. J., Olff, H., & Smit, C. (2019). Small herbivores slow down species loss up to 22 years but only at early successional stage. Journal of Ecology, 107(6), 2688–2696. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13236
Hodapp, D., Borer, E. T., Harpole, W. S., Lind, E. M., Seabloom, E. W., Adler, P. B., Alberti, J., Arnillas, C. A., Bakker, J. D., Biederman, L., Cadotte, M. W., Cleland, E. E., Collins, S. L., Fay, P. A., Firn, J., Hagenah, N., Hautier, Y., Iribarne, O. O., Knops, J. M. H., … Hillebrand, H. (2018). Spatial heterogeneity in species composition constrains plant community responses to herbivory and fertilisation. Ecology Letters, 21(9), 1364–1371. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13102
Alberti, J., Daleo, P., & Iribarne, O. O. (2018). ¿Blanco, negro o escala de grises? Determinación de la contribución relativa del nicho ecológico y la teoría neutral en los ensambles de especies. Ecología Austral, 28, 104–112. http://ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar/index.php/Ecologia_Austral/article/view/622
Hautier, Y., Isbell, F., Borer, E. T., Seabloom, E. W., Harpole, W. S., Lind, E. M., MacDougall, A. S., Stevens, C. J., Adler, P. B., Alberti, J., Bakker, J. D., Brudvig, L. A., Buckley, Y. M., Cadotte, M. W., Caldeira, M. C., Chaneton, E. J., Chu, C., Daleo, P., Dickman, C. R., … Hector, A. (2018). Local loss and spatial homogenization of plant diversity reduce ecosystem multifunctionality. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2(1), 50–56. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0395-0
Daleo, P., Alberti, J., Jumpponen, A., Veach, A., Ialonardi, F., Iribarne, O. O., & Silliman, B. R. (2018). Nitrogen enrichment suppresses other environmental drivers and homogenizes salt marsh leaf microbiome. Ecology, 99(6), 1411–1418. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2240
Mortensen, B., Danielson, B., Harpole, W. S., Alberti, J., Arnillas, C. A., Biederman, L., Borer, E. T., Cadotte, M. W., Dwyer, J. M., Hagenah, N., Hautier, Y., Peri, P. L., & Seabloom, E. W. (2018). Herbivores safeguard plant diversity by reducing variability in dominance. Journal of Ecology, 106(1), 101–112. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12821
Alberti, J., Cebrian, J., Álvarez, M. F., Escapa, C. M., Esquius, K. S., Fanjul, M. E., Sparks, E. L., Mortazavi, B., & Iribarne, O. O. (2017). Nutrient and herbivore alterations cause uncoupled changes in producer diversity, biomass and ecosystem function, but not in overall multifunctionality. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 2639. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02764-3
Daleo, P., Alberti, J., Bruschetti, C. M., Martinetto, P. M. del R., Pascual, J. M., & Iribarne, O. O. (2017). Herbivory and presence of a dominant competitor interactively affect salt marsh plant diversity. Journal of Vegetation Science, 28, 1178–1186. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12574
Pascual, J. M., Alberti, J., Daleo, P., & Iribarne, O. O. (2017). Herbivory and trampling by small mammals modify soil properties and plant assemblages. Journal of Vegetation Science, 28(5), 1028–1035. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12562
Lind, E. M., La Pierre, K. J., Seabloom, E. W., Alberti, J., Iribarne, O. O., Firn, J., Gruner, D. S., Kay, A. D., Pascual, J. M., Wright, J. P., Yang, L. H., & Borer, E. T. (2017). Increased grassland arthropod production with mammalian herbivory and eutrophication: A test of mediation pathways. Ecology, 98(12), 3022–3033. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2029
Alberti, J., Bakker, E. S., Klink, R., Olff, H., & Smit, C. (2017). Herbivore exclusion promotes a more stochastic plant community assembly in a natural grassland. Ecology, 98(4), 961–970.
Flores-Moreno, H., Reich, P. B., Lind, E. M., Sullivan, L. L., Seabloom, E. W., Yahdjian, L., MacDougall, A. S., Reichmann, L. G., Alberti, J., Báez, S., Bakker, J. D., Cadotte, M. W., Caldeira, M. C., Chaneton, E. J., D’Antonio, C. M., Fay, P. A., Firn, J., Hagenah, N., Harpole, W. S., … Borer, E. T. (2016). Climate modifies response of non-native and native species richness to nutrient enrichment. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 371(1694), 20150273. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2015.0273
Martinetto, P. M. del R., Montemayor Borsinger, D. I., Alberti, J., Costa, C. S., & Iribarne, O. O. (2016). Crab bioturbation and herbivory may account for variability in carbon sequestration and stocks in South West Atlantic salt marshes. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3, 122.
Alberti, J., Daleo, P., Fanjul, M. E., Escapa, C. M., Botto, F., & Iribarne, O. O. (2015). Can a single species challenge paradigms of salt marsh functioning? Estuaries and Coasts, 38(4), 1178–1188.
Pascual, J. M., Canepuccia, A. D., Alberti, J., Daleo, P., & Iribarne, O. O. (2015). Rainfall intensity modulates the interaction between the marsh cordgrass Spartina densiflora and the mouse Akodon azarae. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 523, 71–80.
Daleo, P., Alberti, J., Bruschetti, C. M., Pascual, J. M., Iribarne, O. O., & Silliman, B. R. (2015). Physical stress modifies top-down and bottom-up forcing on plant growth and reproduction in a coastal ecosystem. Ecology, 96(8), 2147–2156. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1890/14-1776.1/full
Kaminsky, J., Alberti, J., Aguiar, M., & Iribarne, O. O. (2015). Biological and physical factors affecting the colonization of vegetation-free patches in a SW Atlantic salt marsh. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 531, 33–41.
Daleo, P., Alberti, J., Pascual, J. M., Canepuccia, A. D., & Iribarne, O. O. (2014). Herbivory affects salt marsh succession dynamics by suppressing the recovery of dominant species. Oecologia, 175(1), 335–343. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-014-2903-0
Borer, E. T., Seabloom, E. W., Gruner, D. S., Harpole, W. S., Hillebrand, H., Lind, E. M., Adler, P. B., Alberti, J., Anderson, T. M., Bakker, J. D., Biederman, L., Blumenthal, D. M., Brown, C. S., Brudvig, L. A., Buckley, Y. M., Cadotte, M. W., Chu, C., Cleland, E. E., Crawley, M. J., … Yang, L. H. (2014). Herbivores and nutrients control grassland plant diversity via light limitation. Nature, 508(7497), 517. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13144
Seabloom, E. W., Borer, E. T., Buckley, Y. M., Cleland, E. E., Davies, K. F., Firn, J., Harpole, W. S., Hautier, Y., Lind, E. M., MacDougall, A., Orrock, J. L., Prober, S. M., Adler, P. B., Alberti, J., Anderson, T. M., Bakker, J. D., Biederman, L., Blumenthal, D. M., Brown, C. S., … Yang, L. H. (2013). Predicting invasion in grassland ecosystems: is exotic dominance the real embarrassment of richness? Global Change Biology, 19(12), 3677–3687. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12370
Daleo, P., Alberti, J., Pascual, J. M., & Iribarne, O. O. (2013). Nutrients and abiotic stress interact to control ergot plant disease in a SW Atlantic Salt Marsh. Estuaries and Coasts, 36(5), 1093–1097.
Álvarez, M. F., Esquius, K. S., Addino, M. del S., Alberti, J., Iribarne, O. O., & Botto, F. (2013). Cascading top-down effects on estuarine intertidal meiofaunal and algal assemblages. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 440, 216–224. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002209811300004X
Daleo, P., Alberti, J., Avaca, M. S., Narvarte, M., Martinetto, P. M. del R., & Iribarne, O. O. (2012). Avoidance of feeding opportunities by the whelk Buccinanops globulosum in the presence of damaged conspecifics. Marine Biology, 159(10), 2359–2365. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-012-2020-8
Dra. Becherucci Maria Eugenia
CV-SIGEVA
 Researcher CONICET

Martinetto, P. M. del R., Alberti, J., Becherucci, M. E., Cebrian, J., Iribarne, O. O., Marbà, N., Montemayor Borsinger, D. I., Sparks, E., & Ward, R. (2023). The blue carbon of southern southwest Atlantic salt marshes and their biotic and abiotic drivers. Nature Communications, 14(1), 8500. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44196-w
Martínez, M. A., & Becherucci, M. E. (2022). Study of the potential use of the invasive marine algae Undaria pinnatifida in the preliminary development of a functional textile. Journal of Industrial Textiles, 51(5_suppl), 8127S-8141S. https://doi.org/10.1177/1528083720967067
Seco Pon, J. P., Becherucci, M. E., Paterlini, C. Á., Quadri Adrogué, A., Castano, M. V., Zumpano, F., & García, G. O. (2022). Perception, knowledge and attitudes towards environmental issues and management among coastal users of the most important beach destination in Argentina. Ocean & Coastal Management, 220, 106070. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2022.106070
Becherucci, M. E., Pereyra, P., Narvarte, M., Fanjul, M. E., Iribarne, O. O., & Martinetto, P. M. del R. (2021). Tidal action and macroalgal photosynthetic activity prevent coastal acidification in an eutrophic system within a semi-desert region. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 256, 107374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107374
Saracho Bottero, M. A., Jaubet, M. L., Llanos, E. N., Becherucci, M. E., Elías, R., & Garaffo, G. V. (2020). Spatial-temporal variations of a SW Atlantic macrobenthic community affected by a chronic anthropogenic disturbance. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 156, 111189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111189
Becherucci, M. E., Álvarez, M. F., Iribarne, O. O., & Martinetto, P. M. del R. (2019). Eutrophication in a semi-desert coastal ecosystem promotes increases in N and C isotopic signatures and changes in primary sources. Marine Environmental Research, 146, 71–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.03.004
Becherucci, M. E., Jaubet, M. L., Saracho Bottero, M. A., Llanos, E. N., Elías, R., & Garaffo, G. V. (2018). Rapid sewage pollution assessment by means of the coverage of epilithic taxa in a coastal area in the SW Atlantic. Science of The Total Environment, 628–629, 826–834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.024
Garaffo, G. V., Jaubet, M. L., Becherucci, M. E., & Elías, R. (2017). Assessing environmental health using ecological indices for soft bottom in sewage-affected rocky shores: The case of the largest seaside resort of SW Atlantic. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 115, 233–239.
Becherucci, M. E., Rosenthal, A. F., & Seco Pon, J. P. (2017). Marine debris in beaches of the Southwestern Atlantic: An assessment of their abundance and mass at different spatial scales in northern coastal Argentina. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 119(1), 299–306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.04.030
Becherucci, M. E., Llanos, E. N., Garaffo, G. V., & Vallarino, E. A. (2016). Succession in an intertidal benthic community affected by untreated sewage effluent: A case of study in the SW Atlantic shore. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 109(1), 95–103.
Becherucci, M. E., Santiago, L., Benavides, H. R., & Vallarino, E. A. (2016). Assessing sewage impact in a South-West Atlantic rocky shore intertidal algal community. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 106(1), 388–394.
Becherucci, M. E., & Seco Pon, J. P. (2014). What is left behind when the lights go off? Comparing the abundance and composition of litter in urban areas with different intensity of nightlife use in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Waste Management, 34(8), 1351–1355.
Seco Pon, J. P., & Becherucci, M. E. (2012). Spatial and temporal variations of urban litter in Mar del Plata, the major coastal city of Argentina. Waste Management, 32(2), 343–348.
Dra. Botto Florencia
CV-SIGEVA
 Researcher CONICET
Teaching assistant

Daleo, P., Alberti, J., Montemayor Borsinger, D. I., Giorgini, M., Botto, F., Pascual, J. M., Rocca, C., & Iribarne, O. O. (2022). South West Atlantic salt marshes as model systems for community and ecosystem ecology. Ecología Austral, 32(2bis), 806–820. https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.22.32.2.1.1882
Alvarez, C. D., Giussi, A. R., & Botto, F. (2022). Trophic variability of long tail hake Macruronus magellanicus in the Southwestern Atlantic: movements evidenced by stomach content and stable isotope analysis. Polar Biology, 45(6), 1131–1143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-022-03063-y
Storero, L. P., Ocampo Reinaldo, M., Narvarte, M., Iribarne, O. O., & Botto, F. (2020). Trophic interactions and isotopic niche of octopuses and sea stars in North Patagonia. Marine Biology, 167(3), 35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-019-3642-x
Martinetto, P. M. del R., Alemany, D., Botto, F., Mastrángelo, M., Falabella, V., Acha, E. M., Antón, G., Bianchi, A., Campagna, C., Cañete, G., Filippo, P., Iribarne, O. O., Laterra, P., Martínez, P., Negri, R., Piola, A. R., Romero, S. I., Santos, D., & Saraceno, M. (2020). Linking the scientific knowledge on marine frontal systems with ecosystem services. Ambio, 49, 541–556. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-019-01222-w
Botto, F., Gaitán, E., Iribarne, O. O., & Acha, E. M. (2019). Trophic niche changes during settlement in the Argentine hake Merluccius hubbsi reveal the importance of pelagic food post metamorphosis. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 619, 125–136. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12947
de la Barra, P., Botto, F., Iribarne, O. O., & Narvarte, M. (2018). Patterns of habitat partitioning for the portunid crab Ovalipes trimaculatus in coastal Patagonian waters. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 213, 92–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2018.08.012
Canepuccia, A. D., Farina, J. L., Fanjul, M. E., Botto, F., Pascual, J. M., & Iribarne, O. O. (2018). Driving forces behind latitudinal variations in plant-herbivore interactions in SW Atlantic salt marshes. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 603, 93–103. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12705
Álvarez, M. F., Cielo Bazterrica, M., Fanjul, M. E., Addino, M. del S., Valiñas, M. S., Iribarne, O. O., & Botto, F. (2018). Effects of two estuarine intertidal polychaetes on infaunal assemblages and organic matter under contrasting crab bioturbation activity. Journal of Sea Research, 139, 33–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2018.06.008
Bruno, D. O., Riccialdelli, L., Botto, F., & Acha, E. M. (2017). Organic matter sources for fish larvae and juveniles in a marine-estuarine interface (Mar Chiquita lagoon, Argentina). Environmental Biology of Fishes, 100(12), 1609–1622. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-017-0669-z
Storero, L. P., Botto, F., Narvarte, M. A., & Iribarne, O. O. (2016). Influence of maturity condition and habitat type on food resources utilization by Octopus tehuelchus in Atlantic Patagonian coastal ecosystems. Marine Biology, 163(8), 179. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-016-2952-5
Alberti, J., Daleo, P., Fanjul, M. E., Escapa, C. M., Botto, F., & Iribarne, O. O. (2015). Can a single species challenge paradigms of salt marsh functioning? Estuaries and Coasts, 38(4), 1178–1188.
Galván, D. E., Funes, M., Liberoff, A. L., Botto, F., & Iribarne, O. O. (2015). Important sources of variation to be considered when using fin clips as a surrogate for muscle in trophic studies using stable isotopes. Marine and Freshwater Research, 66(8), 730–738.
Álvarez, M. F., Addino, M. del S., Iribarne, O. O., & Botto, F. (2015). Combined engineering effects of clams and crabs on infaunal assemblages and food availability in intertidal systems. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 540, 57–71. http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v540/p57-71/
Ciancio, J., Botto, F., & Frere, E. (2015). Combining a geographic information system, known dietary, foraging and habitat preferences, and stable isotope analysis to infer the diet of Magellanic Penguins in their austral distribution. Emu, 115(3), 237–246. http://www.publish.csiro.au/mu/MU14032
Derisio, C., Braverman, M. S., Gaitán, E., Hozbor, C., Ramírez, F., Carreto, J., Botto, F., Gagliardini, D. A., Acha, E. M., & Mianzán, H. W. (2014). The turbidity front as a habitat for Acartia tonsa (Copepoda) in the Río de la Plata, Argentina-Uruguay. Journal of Sea Research, 85, 197–204. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1385110113001032
González Carman, V., Botto, F., Gaitán, E., Albareda, D., Campagna, C., & Mianzán, H. W. (2014). A jellyfish diet for the herbivorous green turtle Chelonia mydas in the temperate SW Atlantic. Marine Biology, 161(2), 339–349.
Bazterrica, M. C., Bruschetti, C. M., Álvarez, M. F., Iribarne, O. O., & Botto, F. (2014). Effects of macroalgae on the recruitment, growth, and body condition of an invasive reef forming polychaete in a south-western Atlantic coastal lagoon. Journal of Sea Research, 88, 121–129.
Zabala, S., Bigatti, G., Botto, F., Iribarne, O. O., & Galván, D. E. (2013). Trophic relationships between a Patagonian gastropod and its epibiotic anemone revealed by using stable isotopes and direct observations. Marine Biology, 160(4), 909–919.
Álvarez, M. F., Esquius, K. S., Addino, M. del S., Alberti, J., Iribarne, O. O., & Botto, F. (2013). Cascading top-down effects on estuarine intertidal meiofaunal and algal assemblages. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 440, 216–224. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002209811300004X
Bazterrica, M. C., Álvarez, M. F., Bruschetti, C. M., Hidalgo, F. J., Fanjul, M. E., Iribarne, O. O., & Botto, F. (2013). Factors controlling macroalgae assemblages in a Southwest Atlantic coastal lagoon modified by an invading reef forming polychaete. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 443, 169–177.
Álvarez, M. F., Montemayor Borsinger, D. I., Bazterrica, M. C., Addino, M. del S., Fanjul, M. E., Iribarne, O. O., & Botto, F. (2013). Interaction strength varies in relation to tidal gradient and spatial heterogeneity in an intertidal Southwest Atlantic estuarine food web. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 449, 154–164. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002209811300333X
Dr. Bruschetti Carlos Martin
CV-SIGEVA
 Researcher CONICET

Smith, M. D., Wilkins, K. D., Holdrege, M. C., Wilfahrt, P., Collins, S. L., Knapp, A. K., Sala, O. E., Dukes, J. S., Phillips, R. P., Yahdjian, L., Gherardi, L. A., Ohlert, T., Beier, C., Fraser, L. H., Jentsch, A., Loik, M. E., Maestre, F. T., Power, S. A., Yu, Q., … Zuo, X. (2024). Extreme drought impacts have been underestimated in grasslands and shrublands globally. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(4), e2309881120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2309881120
Toledo, S., Bondaruk, V. F., Yahdjian, L., Oñatibia, G. R., Loydi, A., Alberti, J., Bruschetti, C. M., Pascual, J. M., Peter, G., Agüero, W. D., Namur, P. R., Blanco, L., & Peri, P. L. (2023). Environmental factors regulate soil microbial attributes and their response to drought in rangeland ecosystems. Science of The Total Environment, 892, 164406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164406
Daleo, P., Montemayor Borsinger, D. I., Fanjul, M. E., Alberti, J., Bruschetti, C. M., Martinetto, P. M. del R., Pascual, J. M., & Iribarne, O. O. (2020). Dominance by Spartina densiflora slows salt marsh litter decomposition. Journal of Vegetation Science, 31(6), 1181–1191. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12920
Bruschetti, C. M. (2019). Role of Reef-Building, Ecosystem Engineering Polychaetes in Shallow Water Ecosystems. Diversity, 11(9), 168. https://doi.org/10.3390/d11090168
Bruschetti, C. M., Addino, M. del S., Luppi, T. A., & Iribarne, O. O. (2018). Effects of nutrient enrichment and grazing by an invasive filter feeder on phytoplankton biomass in a South West Atlantic coastal lagoon. Biological Invasions, 20(8), 2245–2256. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-018-1699-y
Daleo, P., Alberti, J., Bruschetti, C. M., Martinetto, P. M. del R., Pascual, J. M., & Iribarne, O. O. (2017). Herbivory and presence of a dominant competitor interactively affect salt marsh plant diversity. Journal of Vegetation Science, 28, 1178–1186. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12574
Bruschetti, C. M., Luppi, T. A., & Iribarne, O. O. (2016). Effect of an invasive filter-feeder on the zooplankton assemblage in a coastal lagoon. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 96(06), 1201–1210.
Daleo, P., Alberti, J., Bruschetti, C. M., Pascual, J. M., Iribarne, O. O., & Silliman, B. R. (2015). Physical stress modifies top-down and bottom-up forcing on plant growth and reproduction in a coastal ecosystem. Ecology, 96(8), 2147–2156. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1890/14-1776.1/full
Bazterrica, M. C., Bruschetti, C. M., Álvarez, M. F., Iribarne, O. O., & Botto, F. (2014). Effects of macroalgae on the recruitment, growth, and body condition of an invasive reef forming polychaete in a south-western Atlantic coastal lagoon. Journal of Sea Research, 88, 121–129.
Bazterrica, M. C., Álvarez, M. F., Bruschetti, C. M., Hidalgo, F. J., Fanjul, M. E., Iribarne, O. O., & Botto, F. (2013). Factors controlling macroalgae assemblages in a Southwest Atlantic coastal lagoon modified by an invading reef forming polychaete. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 443, 169–177.
Bondaruk, V. F., Oñatibia, G. R., Fernández, R. J., Agüero, W., Blanco, L., Bruschetti, C. M., Kröpfl, A., Loydi, A., Pascual, J. M., Peri, P. L., Peter, G., Quiroga, R. E., & Yahdjian, L. (n.d.). Forage provision is more affected by droughts in arid and semi-arid than in mesic rangelands. Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14243
Dr. Canepuccia Alejandro Daniel
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Canepuccia, A. D., Hidalgo, H., Fernando José, Fanjul, M. E., & Iribarne, O. O. (2024). Reciprocal facilitation between ants and small mammals in tidal marshes. Oecologia, 204(3), 575–588. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-024-05513-2
Solis, M. A., Canepuccia, A. D., Farina, J. L., & Iribarne, O. O. (2020). A New Species of Haimbachia Dyar (Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Crambinae) Feeding on Spartina Schreb. (Spartinaceae) from Argentina. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 122(4), 916–928. https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.122.4.916
Canepuccia, A. D., Alemany, D., Vidal, E. E., Álvarez, M. F., & Iribarne, O. O. (2020). Temporal variation in positive and negative interactions between marsh herbivores mediated by changes in plant traits. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 634, 89–97. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13187
Montemayor Borsinger, D. I., Canepuccia, A. D., Farina, J. L., Addino, M. del S., Valiñas, M. S., & Iribarne, O. O. (2019). Effects of Spartina Wrack on Surface-Active Arthropod Assemblage Under Different Environmental Contexts in Southwest Atlantic Salt Marshes. Estuaries and Coasts, 42(4), 1104–1126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-018-00509-7
Canepuccia, A. D., Farina, J. L., Fanjul, M. E., Botto, F., Pascual, J. M., & Iribarne, O. O. (2018). Driving forces behind latitudinal variations in plant-herbivore interactions in SW Atlantic salt marshes. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 603, 93–103. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12705
Canepuccia, A. D., Hidalgo, F. J., Farina, J. L., Cuezzo, F., & Iribarne, O. O. (2016). Environmental harshness decreases ant β-diversity between salt marsh and neighboring upland environments. Wetlands, 36(4), 667–680. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13157-016-0777-0
Pascual, J. M., Canepuccia, A. D., Alberti, J., Daleo, P., & Iribarne, O. O. (2015). Rainfall intensity modulates the interaction between the marsh cordgrass Spartina densiflora and the mouse Akodon azarae. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 523, 71–80.
Canepuccia, A. D., Pascual, J. M., Biondi, L. M., & Iribarne, O. O. (2015). Small Mammals Along SW-Atlantic Marshes: Diversity Correlates with Inland Habitats but Abundance Correlates with Marsh Characteristics. Wetlands, 35(1), 1–12.
Daleo, P., Alberti, J., Pascual, J. M., Canepuccia, A. D., & Iribarne, O. O. (2014). Herbivory affects salt marsh succession dynamics by suppressing the recovery of dominant species. Oecologia, 175(1), 335–343. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-014-2903-0
Montemayor Borsinger, D. I., Canepuccia, A. D., Pascual, J. M., & Iribarne, O. O. (2014). Aboveground biomass patterns of dominant Spartina species and their relationship with selected abiotic variables in Argentinean SW Atlantic marshes. Estuaries and Coasts, 37(2), 411–420.
Canepuccia, A. D., Pérez, C. F., Farina, J. L., Alemany, D., & Iribarne, O. O. (2013). Dissimilarity in plant species diversity between salt marsh and neighboring environments decreases as environmental harshness increases. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 494, 135–148. http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v494/p135-148/
Canepuccia, A. D., Fanjul, M. S., & Iribarne, O. O. (n.d.). Global distribution and richness of terrestrial mammals in tidal marshes. Diversity and Distributions, n/a(n/a). https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13683
de Prinzio, A. M., Copello, S., Seco Pon, J. P., Canepuccia, A. D., & Mariano-Jelicich, R. (n.d.). Where are you from? Isotopic tracing of juvenile Olrog’s Gulls from Mar Chiquita during the wintering season. Emu - Austral Ornithology. https://doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2023.2186895
Dr. Daleo Pedro
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Silliman, B. R., Hensel, M. J. S., Gibert, J. P., Daleo, P., Smith, C. S., Wieczynski, D. J., Angelini, C., Paxton, A. B., Adler, A. M., Zhang, Y. S., Altieri, A. H., Palmer, T. M., Jones, H. P., Gittman, R. K., Griffin, J. N., O’Connor, M. I., van de Koppel, J., Poulsen, J. R., Rietkerk, M., … Valdez, S. R. (2024). Harnessing ecological theory to enhance ecosystem restoration. Current Biology, 34(9), R418–R434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.03.043