ASSOCIATES

BANEGAS, Natalia

Researcher in the “Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido (IIACS)” from INTA. Teacher at the Edaphology Chair of the Faculty of Agronomy and Zootechnics, UNT.

I work on issues related to the impact of livestock production on soil quality indicators, carbon capture, and soil organic matter dynamics. Currently, I am working on long-term experiments in pastoral and silvopastoral” systems of the Dry Chaco region. I aim to generate local values for a carbon (C) balance in the region.

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GANDOY, Facundo Ariel

As a birdwatcher, I am interested in all aspects of the natural history of birds. However, my research line focuses on the processes of colonization of new environments. This is an area of growing interest due to the increasing change in distribution caused by introductions and climate change. During my postdoctoral period at the IER I will be specifically studying the colonization of Barn Swallow in Argentina, trying to understand the causes of population growth and the possible presence of micro-evolutionary changes due to the interaction with a new environment.

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GELABERT, Cecilia
(Researcher at CONICET)
Workplace: Facultad de Ciencias Forestales (UNaM), El dorado, Argentina

I work on issues related to Land Use Systems in the Argentine Atlantic Forest. I am particularly interested in studying its evolution over time and its performance in socio-environmental terms.

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HURTADO FERRATÉ, Sara Marina
(PhD fellow at CONICET)

During my ecology degree, I developed a great interest in research on various topics, particularly the study of invertebrates as bioindicators. I am currently interested in researching insects, particularly leafcutter ants (Formicidae: Myrmicinae), which play a fundamental role in the ecosystems they inhabit, despite being considered harmful to crops. These herbivores are key in structuring the Chaco landscape, and I will study the factors that shape these communities and their ecological functions in Chaco remnants of Santiago del Estero, Argentina.

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SPESCHA, Verónica

I work on issues related to Urban Ecology. Currently, I am studying the interactions between the socio-economic structure of cities, and the diversity and functioning of urban vegetation (Public green spaces and Urban gardens).

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Zelaya, Patricia Viviana
(Assistant researcher CONICET)
Workplace: "Instituto de Estudios para el Desarrollo Social” (INDES) CONICET-UNSE and the botanical garden of the Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero.

I am currently investigating the relationship between rural communities and the use of resources in the Chaco forest in the northwest of Santiago del Estero, and how this use would affect the biodiversity and sustainability of this environment. I work in different communities that have forests, and in these communities we install permanent plots to monitor the structure and dynamics of the vegetation over time. I specifically analyze how the nesting of Melipona bees is affected by the use of firewood, and I measure the natural regeneration in open clearings to determine the best strategy for the restoration of the most degraded fragments".

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