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Publicaciones

Esta sección reúne artículos, investigaciones y contribuciones académicas publicadas en revistas nacionales e internacionales.

(*) autor(a) de correspondencia

2026

  • Merino-Guzmán, C., Jofré-Fernández, I., Rojas, C., Nájera De Ferrari, F., Fajardo, M., Aburto, F., Rubilar, R., Stehr, A., Duarte, E., Dorner, J., Matus, F. 2026. A long time since fire: Land-use legacy modulates microbial functional recovery in volcanic Andisols under Nothofagus forests and Pinus radiata plantations. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 411, 110648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2026.110648
  • Nájera De Ferrari, F., Jofré-Fernández, I., Matus, F., Aburto, F., Kerman, J., Rojas, C., Merino-Guzmán, C. 2026. A disturbance in the aggregates: wildfire reorganizes microbial substrate use across contrasting climatic windows in volcanic soils of native and managed forests. Biology and Fertility of Soils. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-026-02036-1
  • Aponte, H.(*), Sulbaran, H., Herrera, W., Mondaca, P., Sulbaran-Bracho, Y., Kuzyakov, Y., Rojas, C., Medina, J (*). 2026. Effects of Organic Amendments on Mine Tailings: a Meta-Analysis. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-026-03301-w
  • Suarez-Oubiña, C., Tharaud, M., Taraconat, N., Michot, V., Rojas, C., Benedetti, M.F. 2026. Wildfire-driven geochemical transformations from soils to pyrogenic nanoparticles. Frontiers In Environmental Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvc.2026.1797359

(*) autor(a) de correspondencia

2025

  • García-Carmona, M., Sulbaran-Bracho, Y., Marín, C., Maldonado, J.E., García-Orenes, F., Rojas, C (*). 2025. Organic amendments as a tool to restore soil microbial diversity after wildfires in native Mediterranean forests. Journal of Environmental Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.128261
  • Derrien, M., Lavergne, C., Aguilar-Muñoz, P., Sulbaran-Bracho, Y., Pavlov, M.S., Pérez, M., Reyes, C., Arriagada, G., Bresciani, E., Maldonado, I., Villaseñor, T., Molina, V., Rojas, C. 2025. Comprehensive approach to coastal lagoon ecological health evaluation: Example of Petrel Lagoon, Central Chile. Ecological Indicators. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113679
  • Barceló, M., Rojas, C., Venegas-González, A. 2025. Navigating toward a social-ecological restoration approach across land and sea: insights and challenges from Chile Restoration Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.70143
  • Stamou, G.M., Papakostas, S., Rojas, C., Papatheodorou, E.M. 2025. Short term effects of fire on assembly rules and β-diversity of soil bacteria in Mediterranean soils. Applied Soil Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.105994
  • San-Blas, E., Cornejo, M. J., Guerra, M., Olivares, M., Faundez, S., Bastidas, B., Morales-Montero, P., Pizarro, L., Aponte, H., Castaneda-Alvarez, C., Lankin, G. 2025. Where are my nematodes? labelling and visualising entomopathogenic nematodes in vivo using carbon quantum dots. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2025.108317
  • Suazo-Hernández, J., Paredes, C., Cáceres-Jensen, L., Corradini, F., de la Luz Mora, M., Aponte, H., Cornejo, P., Celletti, S., Celi, L., & Ruiz, A. 2025. Polyethylene Microplastics Modulate the Copper Adsorption–desorption Processes in Agricultural Soils. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-025-08551-5
  • Medina, J., Panettieri, M., Calabi-Floody, M., Plaza, C., Knicker, H. 2025. Biochar and Metallic Nanoparticle Additives in Agricultural Residues Composting Modulate the Mineralization Patterns of End-Products When Added to Tropical Soils. J Soil Sci Plant Nutr. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-025-02266-6

(*) autor(a) de correspondencia

2024

  • Lavergne, C., Cabrol, L., Cuadros-Orellana, S., Quinteros-Urquieta, C., Stoll, A., Yáñez, C., Tapia, J., Orlando, J., Rojas, C (*). 2024. Rising awareness to improve conservation of microorganisms in terrestrial ecosystems: advances and future directions in soil microbial diversity from Chile and the Antarctic Peninsula. Frontiers in Environmental Sciences. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1326158
  • Witzgall, K., Hesse, B. D., Pacay-Barrientos, N. L., Jansa, J., Seguel, O., Oses, R., Buegger, F., Guigue, J., Rojas, C., Rousk,  Grams, K., T. E. E., Pietrasiak, N., Mueller, C. W. 2024. Soil carbon and nitrogen cycling at the atmosphere–soil interface: Quantifying the responses of biocrust–soil interactions to global change. Global Change Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17519
  • Aponte, H., Cordoves-Sánchez, M., Santander, C., Sulbarán, H., Rojas, C., Meier, S., Paolin, J., and Cornejo, P. 2024. Soil Quality Indices Based on Biological Properties to Assess Chemical Soil Degradation by Metal(loid)s. Soil and Environmental Contamination: an international journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/15320383.2024.2358426
  • Delpiano, C., Vargas, S., Ovalle, J.F., Cáceres, C., Zorondo‐Rodríguez, F., Miranda, A., Pohl, N., Rojas, C., and Squeo, F.A. 2024. Unveiling emerging interdisciplinary research challenges in the highly threatened sclerophyllous forests of central Chile. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40693-024-00130-y
  • Fernández-Navarro, H., Tapia Baldis, C., Rojas, C., Derrien, M., Villaseñor, T. 2024. Current understanding, knowledge gaps, and challenges of mountain permafrost research in the Chilean and Argentinean Andes. Journal of South American Earth Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2024.105165
  • Tapia, N., Gallardo-Bustos, C., Rojas, C., Vargas, I.T. 2024.  Long-term evaluation of soil-based bioelectrochemical green roof systems for greywater treatment. Journal of Environmental Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122643
  • Duarte, E.; Rubilar, R.; Matus, F.; Garrido-Ruiz, C.; Merino, C.; Smith-Ramirez, C.; Aburto, F.; Rojas, C.; Stehr, A.; Dörner, J.; et al. 2024. Drought and Wildfire Trends in Native Forests of South-Central Chile in the 21st Century. Fire. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire7070230
  • Ginocchio, R., Aponte, H., Neaman, A., de la Fuente, L. M., Schoffer, J. T. 2024. Copper bioavailability and phytotoxicity in Chilean agricultural soils: implications for sustainable fruit production. International Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources.  https://doi.org/10.7764/ijanr.v51i3.2627
  • Tapia, Y., Salazar, O., Seguel, O., Suazo-Hernández, J., Urdiales-Flores, D., Aponte, H., Urdiales, C. 2024. Optimizing Heavy Metal Uptake in Carpobrotus aequilaterus Through Electrokinetic Treatment: A Comprehensive Study on Phytoremediation from Mine Tailings. Toxics. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12120860
  • Meier, S., de Souza Campos, P. M., Morales, A., López-Olivari, R., Ortega-Klose, F., Aponte, H., Cartes, P., Khan, N., Ondrasek, G., Cea, P., Palma-Millanao, R., & Seguel, A. 2024. Evaluation and Selection of Bromegrass Genotypes under Phosphorus and Water Scarcity towards the Development of Resilient Agriculture Focusing on Efficient Resource Use. Agronomy. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14010121
  • Korz, S., Parvin, S., Aponte, H., Buchmann, C., Diehl, D., Muñoz, K. 2024. The Use of Grape Pomace as Soil Fertilizer: A Microcosm Study on Available C and N and Consequences for Microbial Biomass, Structure, and Catabolic Responses. ACS Sustainable Resource Management. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00273
  • Meier, S., Campos, P., Morales, A., Jobet, C., López-Olivari, R., Palma-Millanao, R., Matus, I., Aponte, H., Cartes, P., Khan, N., Lavanderos, L., Seguel, A. 2024. Genotypic responses to phosphorus and water management in winter wheat: Strategies to increase resource use efficiency and productivity. Agricultural Water Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2024.108762
  • Mondaca, P., Celis-Diez, J. L., Díaz-Siefer, P., Olmos-Moya, N., Montero-Silva, F., Molina, S., Fontúrbel, F. E., Aponte, H., Mandakovic, D., Bastidas, B., Arellano, E. C., Lavandero, B., Carvajal, M., Gaxiola, A. 2024. Effects of sustainable agricultural practices on soil microbial diversity, composition, and functions. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2024.109053
  • Calabi-Floody, M., Medina, J., Richardson, A. E., Guarda-Reyes, M. J., Villegas-Pizarro, P., Zirotti-Lecaros, I., Mora-Pérez, L., Aponte, H., Knicker, H., Rumpel, C., & de la Luz Mora, M. 2024. Enhancing Soil Carbon Sequestration with C-Rich Carrier Materials from Spent Mushroom Substrate and Composted Wheat Straw: Implications for Smart Fertilizer Design. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-024-01997-2

(*) autor(a) de correspondencia

2023

  • Aponte, H (*)., Sulbaran Bracho, Y., Mondaca, P., Vidal, C., Pérez, R., Meier, S., Cornejo, P., Rojas, C. 2023. Biochemical, Catabolic and PGP Activity of Microbial Communities and Bacterial Strains from the Root-zone of Baccharis linearis in a Mediterranean Mine Tailing. Microorganisms. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11112639
  • Rozas, A., Aponte, H., Maldonado, C., Contreras-Soto, C., Medina, J., Rojas, C (*). 2023. Evaluation of Compost and Biochar as Partial Substitutes of Peat in Growing Media and Their Influence in Microbial Counts, Enzyme Activity and Lactuca sativa L. Seedling Growth. Horticulturae. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9020168
  • Llanga, L., Avila-Salem, M. E., Montesdeoca, F., Aponte, H., Ron-Garrido, L., Espinosa, J., Rivera, M., Borie, F., Cornejo, P., Alvarado Ochoa, S. 2023. Efecto de la labranza y fertilización nitrogenada en los cultivos de fréjol y maíz sobre indicadores biológicos de la calidad de un suelo andino del Ecuador. Siembra. https://doi.org/10.29166/siembra.v10i1.4261
  • Pérez, R., Tapia, Y., Antilén, M., Ruiz, A., Pimentel, P., Santander, C., Aponte, H., González, F., & Cornejo, P. 2023. Beneficial Interactive Effects Provided by an Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Yeast on the Growth of Oenothera picensis Established on Cu Mine Tailings. Plants. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12234012
  • Rivas, Y., Aponte, H., Rivera-Salazar, D., Matus, F., Martínez, O., Encina, C., Retamal-Salgado, J. 2023. Microbial Community and Enzyme Activity of Forest Plantation, Natural Forests, and Agricultural Land in Chilean Coastal Cordillera Soils. Forests. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14050938
  • Avila-Salem, M. E., Aponte, H., Montesdeoca, F., Urgiles Gómez, N., Cruz, D., Orellana, M., Pacheco, K., Alvarado Ochoa, S., Espinosa, J., Borie, F., Cornejo, P. 2023. Noticeable Shifts in Soil Physicochemical and Biological Properties after Contrasting Tillage Management in Crop Rotations of Bean, Maize, and Amaranth in Ecuadorian Highland Soils. Agronomy. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13092260
  • Meier, S., de Souza Campos, P., Palma-Millanao, R., Morales, A., Hirzel, J., Aponte, H., Cartes, P., Ondrasek, G., Seguel, A. 2023. Assembly between wheat cultivars and soil microorganisms modulates phosphorus and water use efficiency. Rhizosphere. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2022.100631
  • Herrera, W., Vera, J., Aponte, H., Hermosilla, E., Fincheira, P., Parada, J., Tortella, G., Seabra, A. B., Diez, M. C., & Rubilar, O. 2023.  Meta-analysis of metal nanoparticles degrading pesticides: what parameters are relevant? Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-26756-1

(*) autor(a) de correspondencia

2022

  • Castillo-González, A., Anguita, J., Rojas, C., Vargas, I. 2022. Winogradsky Bioelectrochemical System as a Novel Strategy to Enrich Electrochemically Active Microorganisms from Arsenic-Rich Sediments. Micromachines. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13111953
  • Aponte, H., Galindo-Castañeda, T., Yáñez, C., Hartmann, M., Rojas, C (*). 2022. Microbial Community-Level Physiological Profiles and Genetic Prokaryotic Structure of Burned Soils Under Mediterranean Sclerophyll Forests in Central Chile. Front. Microbiol. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.824813
  • Marín, C., Rojas., C (*). 2022. Seasonal responses of C and N related soil conditions in a fire affected Mediterranean Chilean forest following organic amendments and plant establishment. Agro Sur. https://doi.org/10.4206/agrosur.2022.v50n1-04
  • Schoffer, J. T., Aponte, H., Neaman, A., de la Fuente, L. M., Arellano, E. C., Gil, P. M., Ginocchio, R. 2022. Copper content in soils and litter from fruit orchards in Central Chile and its relationship with soil microbial activity. Plant, Soil and Environment. https://doi.org/10.17221/281/2021-PSE
  • Vidal, C., González, F., Santander, C., Pérez, R., Gallardo, V., Santos, C., Aponte, H., Ruiz, A., Cornejo, P. 2022. Management of Rhizosphere Microbiota and Plant Production under Drought Stress: A Comprehensive Review. Plants. do:10.3390/plants11182437
  • Solis-Lufí, K., Suazo, M. J., Avila-Salem, M. E., Maldonado-Murúa, C., Aponte, H., Farias, J., Rios-Escalante, P. D. L. 2022. Community structure of benthic invertebrates in the Allipén River basin, North Patagonia, Araucania region (38o S, Chile). Brazilian Journal of Biology. https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.232805
  • Meier, S., Morales, A., López-Olivari, R., Matus, I., Aponte, H., de Souza Campos, P., Khan, N., Cartes, P., Meriño-Gergichevich, C., Castillo, D., Seguel, A. 2022. Synergistic role between phosphorus and water use efficiency in spring wheat genotypes. Agricultural Water Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2022.107481
  • Faúndez Urbina, C., Kremer Fariña, C., Garrido Salinas, M., Galleguillos, M., Aponte, H., Honorio, de M. J., Seguel Seguel, O. 2022. Testing the Model Efficiency of HYDRUS 2D/3D Under Desert Conditions for Water Content and Pore Electrical Conductivity: a Case Study in an Olive Orchard. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-022-00777-0
  • Clunes, J., Valle, S., Dörner, J., Campos, M., Medina, J., Zuern, S., Lagos, L. 2022. Changes in Soil Quality of an Urban Wetland as a Result of Anthropogenic Disturbance. Land. doi.org/ 10.3390/land11030394

(*) autor(a) de correspondencia

2021

  • García-Carmona, M., Marín, C., García-Orenes, F., Rojas. C (*). 2021. Contrasting organic amendments induce different short-term responses in soil abiotic and biotic properties in a fire-affected native mediterranean forest in Chile. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-021-00506-z
  • Aponte, H., Mondaca, P., Santander, C., Meier, S., Paolini, J., Butler, B., Rojas, C., Diez. M.C., Cornejo, P. 2021. Enzyme activities and microbial functional diversity in metal(loid) contaminated soils near to a copper smelter. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146423
  • Pérez, R., Tapia, Y., Antilén, M., Casanova, M., Vidal, C., Santander, C., Aponte, H., & Cornejo, P. 2021. Interactive effect of compost application and inoculation with the fungus Claroideoglomus claroideum in Oenothera picensis plants growing in mine tailings. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111495
  • Medina, J., Calabi-Floody, M., Aponte, H., Santander, C., Paneque, M., Meier, S., Panettieri, M., Cornejo, P., Borie, F., Knicker, H. 2021. Utilization of Inorganic Nanoparticles and Biochar as Additives of Agricultural Waste Composting: Effects of End-Products on Plant Growth, C and Nutrient Stock in Soils from a Mediterranean Region. Agronomy. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11040767
  • Santander, C., García, S., Moreira, J., Aponte, H., Araneda, P., Olave, J., Vidal, G., Cornejo, P. 2021. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal abundance in elevation belts of the hyperarid Atacama Desert. Fungal Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2021.101060
  • Meier, S., Moore, F., Morales, A., Jobet, C., López-Olivari, R., Aponte, H., Cartes, P., Campos, P., Khan, N. 2021. Interactive role between phosphorus utilization efficiency and water use efficiency. A tool to categorize wheats co-adapted to water and phosphorus limiting conditions. Agricultural Water Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2021.106765
  • Meier, S., Moore, F., Khan, N., González, M.-E., Medina, J., Cumming, J., Morales, A., Durán, P., Seguel, A., Aponte, H. 2021. Effect of Poultry Manure Compost and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Cu Immobilization and Soil Microbial Communities in a Cu-Contaminated Soil Using the Metallophyte Oenothera Picensis. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-021-00493-1

(*) autor(a) de correspondencia

2020

  • Marín, C., Rojas., C (*). 2020.  Early responses of soil health indicators to organic amendments and plant establishment at a fire-affected sclerophyllous forest.  Agro Sur.  https://doi.org/10.4206/agrosur.2020.v48n2-03
  • Rodrigo-Comino, J., López-Vicente, M., Kumar, V., Rodríguez-Seijo, A., Valkó, O., Rojas, C., Pourghasemi, H.R., Salvati, L., Bakr, N., Vaudour, E., Brevik, E.C., Radziemska, M., Pulido, M., Di Prima, S., Dondini, M., de Vries., W., Santos, E.S., Mendonça-Santos, M.d.L., Panagos., P. 2020. Soil science challenges in a new era: A transdisciplinary overview of relevant topics. Air, Soil and Water Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/1177876/121271826022917270499717491
  • Kuzyakov, Y., Gunina, A., Zamanian, K., Tian, J., Luo, Y., Xu, X., Yudina, A., Aponte, H., Alharbi, H., Ovsepyan, L., Kurganova, I., Ge, T., Guillaume, T. 2020. New approaches for evaluation of soil health, sensitivity and resistance to degradation. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2020338
  • Aponte, H., Meli, P., Butler, B., Paolini, J., Matus, F., Merino, C., Cornejo, P., Kuzyakov, Y. 2020. Meta-analysis of heavy metal effects on soil enzyme activities. Science of The Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139744
  • Meier, S., Moore, F., Morales, A., González, M.-E., Seguel, A., Meriño-Gergichevich, C., Rubilar, O., Cumming, J., Aponte, H(*)., Alarcón, D., Mejías, J. 2020. Synthesis of calcium borate nanoparticles and its use as a potential foliar fertilizer in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and zucchini (Cucurbita pepo). Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.04.025
  • Aponte, H., Herrera, W., Cameron, C., Black, H., Meier, S., Paolini, J., Tapia, Y., Cornejo, P. 2020. Alteration of enzyme activities and functional diversity of a soil contaminated with copper and arsenic. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110264
  • Aponte, H., Medina, J., Butler, B., Meier, S., Cornejo, P., Kuzyakov, Y. 2020. Soil quality indices for metal(loid) contamination: An enzymatic perspective. Land Degradation & Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3630
  • Medina, J., Monreal, C.M., Antilén, M., Calabi-Floody, M., Velasco, M., Meier, S., Borie, F., Cornejo, P., Knicker, H. 2020b. Influence of inorganic additives on wheat straw composting: characterization and structural composition of organic matter derived from the process. Journal of Environmental Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110137
  • Medina, J., Monreal, C., Orellana, L., Calabi-Floody, M., Gonzalez, M.E., Meier, S., Borie, F., Cornejo, P. 2020a. Influence of saprophytic fungi and inorganic additives on enzyme activities and chemical properties of the biodegradation process of wheat straw for the production of organo- mineral amendments. Journal of Environmental Management. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109922
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