The “Trojan horse” strategy : Seed fungal endophyte symbiosis helps to explain the invasion success of the grass, Poa annua , in Maritime Antarctica

Authors: Molina-Montenegro, Marco A., Ballesteros, Gabriel I., Acuña-Rodríguez, Ian S., Pertierra, Luis R., Greve, Michelle, Richardson, David M., Convey, Peter, Biersma, Elisabeth M., Goodall-Copestake, William P., Newsham, Kevin K.

Source: Diversity and Distributions, 2023 Nov 01. 29(11), 1432-1444.

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The role of the soil microbiome in the colonisation of glacier forefields by Antarctic pearlwort (Colobanthus quitensis) under current and future climate change scenarios

Authors: Acuña-Rodríguez, Ian S., Newsham, Kevin K., Convey, Peter, Biersma, Elisabeth M., Ballesteros, Gabriel I., Torres-Díaz, Cristian, Goodall-Copestake, William P., Molina-Montenegro, Marco A.

Source: In Soil Biology and Biochemistry January 2024 188

Genetic control underlying the flowering‐drought tolerance trade‐off in the Antarctic plant Colobanthus quitensis

Authors: Galleguillos, Carolina, Acuña‐Rodríguez, Ian S., Torres‐Díaz, Cristian, Gundel, Pedro E., Molina‐Montenegro, Marco A.

Source: Plant, cell and environment. 46(10):3158-3169

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Seed fungal endophytes promote the establishment of invasive Poa annua in maritime Antarctica

Authors: Ballesteros, Gabriel I., Acuña-Rodríguez, Ian S., Barrera, Andrea, Gundel, Pedro E., Newsham, Kevin K., Molina-Montenegro, Marco A.

Source: Plant ecology & diversity. 15(5-6):199-212

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Fungal endophytes improve the performance of host plants but do not eliminate the growth/defence trade‐off

Authors: Atala, Cristian, Acuña‐Rodríguez, Ian S., Torres‐Díaz, Cristian, Molina‐Montenegro, Marco A.

Source: New phytologist. 235(2):384-387

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Post-fire negative relationship between a native tree and an invasive pine at the Coastal Maulino Forest in Central Chile.

Authors: Escobedo, Víctor M., Gómez, Persy, Molina-Montenegro, Marco A., Acuña-Rodríguez, Ian S.

Source: Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution; 2024, p1-7, 7p

Subject Terms: COASTAL forests, INDIGENOUS peoples of South America, FOREST fires, ENDANGERED species, PINUS radiata

Prioritization of important plant areas for conservation of frailejones (Espeletiinae, Asteraceae) in the Northern Andes.

Authors: Morales-Rozo, Clara, Acuña-Rodríguez, Ian S., Benavides, Juan C., Rincón-Parra, Víctor J., Diazgranados, Mauricio

Source: Biodiversity & Conservation; Dec2024, Vol. 33 Issue 14, p4073-4098, 26p

Subject Terms: PLANT conservation, SPECIES distribution, MOUNTAIN ecology, WILDLIFE conservation, PROTECTED areas

Native woody species depend on the soil microbiome to establish on burned soils, while non‐native do not.

Authors: Escobedo, Víctor M.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Acuña‐Rodríguez, Ian S.^1,2 (AUTHOR), García, Leidy Y.^1,3 (AUTHOR), Torres‐Díaz, Cristian⁴ (AUTHOR), Atala, Cristian⁵ (AUTHOR), Suazo, Manuel J.⁶ (AUTHOR), Gómez‐González, Susana^7,8 (AUTHOR), Newsham, Kevin K.⁹ (AUTHOR), Molina‐Montenegro, Marco A.^1,10,11 (AUTHOR) marco.molina@utalca.cl

Source: Journal of Applied Ecology. Dec2024, Vol. 61 Issue 12, p2971-2984. 14p.

Subject Terms: *ECOLOGICAL disturbances, *BIOLOGICAL extinction, *MICROBIAL enzymes, *RESTORATION ecology, *NATIVE species

Fungal endophyte symbionts enhance plant adaptation in Antarctic habitats.

Authors: Acuña‐Rodríguez, Ian S.^1,2 (AUTHOR) ian.acuna@utalca.cl, Ballesteros, Gabriel I.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Gundel, Pedro E.^2,3,4 (AUTHOR), Castro‐Nallar, Eduardo^2,5 (AUTHOR), Barrera, Andrea⁵ (AUTHOR), Carrasco‐Urra, Fernando³ (AUTHOR), Molina‐Montenegro, Marco A.^2,3,6 (AUTHOR)

Source: Physiologia Plantarum. Nov/Dec2024, Vol. 176 Issue 6, p1-15. 15p.

Subject Terms: *EXTREME environments, *ENDOPHYTIC fungi, *PLANT adaptation, *BIOLOGICAL fitness, *PLANT performance, *FUNGAL communities

Functional roles of microbial symbionts in plant cold tolerance

Authors: Acuña‐Rodríguez, Ian S., Newsham, Kevin K., Gundel, Pedro E., Torres‐Díaz, Cristian, Molina‐Montenegro, Marco A., Selosse, Marc‐André

Source: Ecology letters. 23(6):1034-1048

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Multiple late‐Pleistocene colonisation events of the Antarctic pearlwort Colobanthus quitensis (Caryophyllaceae) reveal the recent arrival of native Antarctic vascular flora

Authors: Biersma, Elisabeth M., Torres‐Díaz, Cristian, Molina‐Montenegro, Marco A., Newsham, Kevin. K., Vidal, Marcela A., Collado, Gonzalo A., Acuña‐Rodríguez, Ian S., Ballesteros, Gabriel I., Figueroa, Christian C., Goodall‐Copestake, William P., Leppe, Marcelo A., Cuba‐Díaz, Marely, Valladares, Moisés A., Pertierra, Luis R., Convey, Peter

Source: Journal of biogeography. 47(8):1663-1673

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Root endophytic Penicillium promotes growth of Antarctic vascular plants by enhancing nitrogen mineralization

Authors: Oses-Pedraza, Rómulo, Torres-Díaz, Cristian, Lavín, Paris, Retamales-Molina, Patricio, Atala, Cristian, Gallardo-Cerda, Jorge, Acuña-Rodríguez, Ian S., Molina-Montenegro, Marco A.

Source: Extremophiles. 24(5):721-732

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Sunspot activity influences tree growth: Molecular evidence and ecological implications.

Authors: Molina‐Montenegro, Marco A., Egas, Claudia, Ballesteros, Gabriel, Acuña‐Rodríguez, Ian S., San Martín, Filoromo, Gianoli, Ernesto

Source: Molecular Ecology; Apr2024, Vol. 33 Issue 8, p1-11, 11p

Subject Terms: SUNSPOTS, SOLAR activity, LEAF growth, PLANT species, BIOTIC communities, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, TREE growth

Geographic Terms: CHILE

Identifying Strategies for Effective Biodiversity Preservation and Species Status of Chilean Amphibians.

Authors: Vidal, Marcela A., Henríquez, Nayadet, Torres-Díaz, Cristian, Collado, Gonzalo, Acuña-Rodríguez, Ian S.

Source: Biology (2079-7737); Mar2024, Vol. 13 Issue 3, p169, 19p

Subject Terms: AMPHIBIANS, ENDANGERED species, BIODIVERSITY conservation, SPECIES, BUFONIDAE, BIODIVERSITY, POPULATION viability analysis

Geographic Terms: CHILE

Breaking the Law: Is It Correct to Use the Converse Bergmann Rule in Ceroglossus chilensis ? An Overview Using Geometric Morphometrics.

Authors: Benítez, Hugo A., Muñoz-Ramírez, Carlos, Correa, Margarita, Acuña-Rodríguez, Ian S., Villalobos-Leiva, Amado, Contador, Tamara, Velásquez, Nelson A., Suazo, Manuel J.

Source: Insects (2075-4450); Feb2024, Vol. 15 Issue 2, p97, 12p

Subject Terms: MORPHOMETRICS, INDIGENOUS peoples of South America, BODY size, GROUND beetles, GLOBAL warming, BEETLE anatomy

Geographic Terms: CHILE, MAULE (Chile : Region)

Extreme environments as sources of fungal endophytes mitigating climate change impacts on crops in Mediterranean‐type ecosystems.

Authors: Ballesteros, Gabriel I., Newsham, Kevin K., Acuña‐Rodríguez, Ian S., Atala, Cristian, Torres‐Díaz, Cristian, Molina‐Montenegro, Marco A.

Source: Plants, People, Planet; Jan2024, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p148-161, 14p

Subject Terms: EXTREME environments, ENDOPHYTIC fungi, EFFECT of salt on plants, AGRICULTURAL productivity, CROPS, DROUGHTS, CLIMATE change, BELL pepper

Geographic Terms: ANTARCTICA, ATACAMA Desert (Chile)

Antarctic root endophytes improve physiological performance and yield in crops under salt stress by enhanced energy production and Na+ sequestration.

Authors: Molina-Montenegro, Marco A.^1,2,3 marco.molina@utalca.cl, Acuña-Rodríguez, Ian S.¹, Torres-Díaz, Cristian⁴, Gundel, Pedro E.⁵, Dreyer, Ingo⁶

Source: Scientific Reports. 4/2/2020, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p1-10. 10p.

Subject Terms: *ENDOPHYTES, *CROP yields, *FOOD security, *CLIMATE change, *PHOTOSYNTHESIS, *PENICILLIUM brevicompactum

Antarctic Ecology One Century after the Conquest of the South Pole : How Much Have We Advanced?

Authors: ACUÑA-RODRÍGUEZ, IAN S., GIANOLI, ERNESTO, CARRASCO-URRA, FERNANDO, STOTZ, GISELA C., SALGADO-LUARTE, CRISTIAN, RIOS, RODRIGO S., MOLINA-MONTENEGRO, MARCO A.

Source: BioScience, 2014 Jul 01. 64(7), 593-600.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/90006872

Variation in shell morphology and life-history traits of Potamopyrgus antipodarum, a highly invasive freshwater snail in Chile.

Authors: Collado, Gonzalo A., Muñoz, Ingrid, Acuña-Rodríguez, Ian S., Valladares, Moisés A.

Source: Marine & Freshwater Research; 2023, Vol. 74 Issue 1, p65-74, 10p

Isolation and cross-amplification of the first set of polymorphic microsatellite markers of two high-Andean cushion plants.

Authors: Acuña-Rodríguez, Ian S.^1,2,3 ian.acuna@ceaza.cl, Gouin, Nicolas^1,2,4, Cifuentes-Lisboa, Leonardo², Squeo, Francisco A.^1,2,3

Source: Journal of Genetics. Dec2018 Supplement 1, Vol. 97 Issue 1, pe95-e100. 6p.

Subject Terms: *GENE amplification, *MICROSATELLITE repeats in plants, *UMBELLIFERAE, *ECOSYSTEMS, *RESTORATION ecology