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Olga Alejandra Barbosa Prieto

Profesora Asociada

UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

Valdivia, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


I work at the interface of ecosystems and conservation ecology, in human dominated ecosystems. I am particularly interested in understanding how multifunctional landscapes can contribute to ecosystem services provision.

Educación

  •  Biological Sciences, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2005
  •  Biological Sciences, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 1999

Experiencia Académica

  •   Postdoctoral Research Fellow Full Time

    UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

    Sheffield, Reino Unido

    2005 - 2007

  •   Associate Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

    de Ciencias

    Valdivia, Chile

    2010 - At present

  •   Postdoctoral Fellow Full Time

    Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad

    Concepción and Valdivia, Chile

    2008 - 2010

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Presidenta Other

    Sociedad de Ecología de Chile (SOCECOL)

    Chile

    2016 - At present

  •   Biodiversity Technical Advisory Group Other

    Alianza Sobre la Evaluacion Ambiental y el Desempeño Ecológico (LEAP-FAO)

    Roma, Italia

    2017 - At present

  •   Experto IPBES Other

    The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

    Santiago, Chile

    2015 - At present

Formación de Capital Humano


Four undergraduate students: Karina Arteaga (2012, UACh), Romina Zepeda (2013, UACh), Lorena Sandoval (2014, UACh), Daniela Tapia (2017, UACh), Guillermo Salazar (2024)
Five master's students: Valeria Ochoa (2013, UACh), Mauricio Gonzalez Chang (2013, UACh), Angel Salazar (2019; UACh), Carmen Etcheverry (2015, ISARA-Lyon, Francia); Garance Journet (2016, ESA-NMBU, Francia –Noruega), Lyemnys Vasquez (2024, UACh), Naomi Manríquez (2024, UACh) Nicolás Arcos (2024, UACh)
Four doctoral students: Dra. Carmen Paz Silva (2014; UACh) Dra. Marcela Marquez 2017 (co-advisory University of Florida, USA), Dr. Roland Sanchez (2019; UACh), Leonardo Espinoza 2020, UACh)
Five postdocs: Dr. César González (2012-2016), Dr. Luis Castañeda (2013- 2015), Dra. Elizabeth Cook (2014-2017), Dra. Toshiko Miura (2015-2018), Dra. América Duran (2018- 2020).


Difusión y Transferencia


Selection of outreach and knowledge transfer activities
- Participation in parliamentary sessions at the National Congress in matters sucha as: Creation of Ministry of Science and Technology (Comisión Mixta CyT, may 2018), project to create the National Biodiversity and Protected Aeas Service at Ministry of Environment (several sessions 2016-2017) and informative session on the topic of environmental protection and evidence based decision making at local government instances such as at the Regional Council of the Rivers (July 2018) regarding
-Participation as speaker at Congreso del Futuro (January 2018), and moderator of Congreso del Futuro – Los Rios (January 2017)
- Participation on TV program Por la Razón y la Ciencia of CNN-Chile (June 2018) and Patria Cientifica of CNN (July 2018), TV documentary about my project of conservation with the wine industry at the series “Cambio Global” for TVN, the state´s tv channel that was recently awarded as the best film at OENOVIDEO Festival (France), several interviews regarding scientific issues (sustainability, science based policy making) at
- With my research team we have performed more than 16 workshops on biodiversity, sustainable management and biological conservation in for winery companies and trader association of Wines of Chile, with a total of 1,818 people from the wine sector trained until 2017.
- 66 appearances in the media (# 59 in the national press and # 7 in the international press) 7 detailed file attached in proposal
- 3 Broadcast videos with a number of visits that reach # 3,398 YouTube and # 1,254 Facebook, at the Austral University of Chile and the bus terminal in the city of Valdivia.
- Exhibition in the Chilean pavilion of the Expo Milan (2015) of the video "Conservation of Biodiversity and Viticulture"
- Talk at “Encuentros Con Ciencia”, organized by the Universidad Austral de Chile open to community, with the theme "Climate Change, Wine and Sustainability"
- 3 invitation as keynote speaker at conference events in the agroindustry and 1 in the Association of Salmon Breeders, and q to BIOFIn with PNUD

Keynote Speaker (selection)
o Rootstock Symposium, November 18, 2022, and November 14, 2019, and in Napa, California, organized by The Association of Napa Winegrowers and associated industry. Additionally, I conducted workshops on conservation methodology for Napa Winegrowers partner winegrowers, at the “Tres Sabores” vineyard in St. Helena, California.
o Climate Change Leadership Conference, Solutions for the Wine Industry, Porto, Portugal, March 6 - 7, 2019, organized by Taylor’s Port, Associação Comercial do Porto and Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho.
o Future Congress, “Resilience: learning to live”, Santiago, January 15, 2018, organized by the Challenges of the Future Commission of the Senate of the Republic of Chile.
o Conference “Heritage, Science and Conservation of the Natural Capital of Chile in Sustainable Wine Tourism, Heritage and Culture, Casablanca, Valparaíso Region, November 28, 2017, organized by Great Wine Capitals and Casablanca Valley.
o Seminar "Forest fires and their consequences on ecosystems: international experiences and proposals for the restoration and redesign of the landscape", May 2, 2017, organized by the Center for Public Studies
o International seminar on “Finance and the environment: contributions to the sustainable development of our country”, Santiago, March 30, 2016, organized by UNDP in Santiago, Chile.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Premio Comunicación y Vinculación Facultad de Ciencias 2015

    UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

    Chile, 2015

    This award recognises the impact on outreach and knowledge transfer os sciences to the community, specifically regarding environmental protection and seeking solutions to environmental conflicts

  •   Mujeres Lideres

    Mujeres Empresarias y El Mercurio

    Chile, 2019

    Junto a Diario El Mercurio realizamos el Premio “100 Mujeres Líderes” con el objetivo de visibilizar el liderazgo femenino en Chile, y distinguir a las mujeres que destacan por su aporte al desarrollo social y económico del país en cinco categorías: Empresarias, Ejecutivas, Profesionales, Académicas e Investigadoras, Servicio Público y Servicio Social. DISTINCION ACADEMIA Y SECTOR INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO

  •   Mujeres Lideres

    Mujeres Empresarias y El Mercurio

    Chile, 2020

    Junto a Diario El Mercurio realizamos el Premio “100 Mujeres Líderes” con el objetivo de visibilizar el liderazgo femenino en Chile, y distinguir a las mujeres que destacan por su aporte al desarrollo social y económico del país en cinco categorías: Empresarias, Ejecutivas, Profesionales, Académicas e Investigadoras, Servicio Público y Servicio Social. DISTINCION POR SECTOR PUBLICO EN CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA

  •   Amorim Biodiversity Award

    The Drink Business; UK

    Reino Unido, 2018

    The Amorim Biodiversity Award - Green Awards 2018, awarded by The Drink Business; UK, for the creation of the Wine Climate Change and Biodiversity (VCCB) initiative, and its contribution to the conservation of biodiversity

  •   Medalla 2 de Octubre

    Gobierno Regional de Los Rios

    Chile, 2018

    Contribución a la Ciencia y la Innovación para la Comunidad 2018, otorgado por el Gobierno Regional de la Región de Los Ríos, Chile, en conmemoración de la creación de la region


 

Article (41)

Estimating Combined Effects of Climate Change and Land Cover Change on Water Regulation Services of Urban Wetlands in Valdivia, Chile
<i>The gender norm through the discourse of wine in Chile: Docu-series in 2017- 2018</i>
Amphibian phylogenetic diversity in the face of future climate change: not so good news for the chilean biodiversity hotspot
Implementing ecosystem service assessments within agribusiness: Challenges and proposed solutions
Assessing Ecological Indicators for Remnant Vegetation Strips as Functional Biological Corridors in Chilean Vineyards
Integrating Entrepreneurship and Art to Improve Creative Problem Solving in Fisheries Education
Remnants of native forests support carnivore diversity in the vineyard landscapes of central Chile
Shared and unique features of bacterial communities in native forest and vineyard phyllosphere
Wine with a Bouquet of Biodiversity=> Assessing Agricultural Adoption of Conservation Practices in Chile
Effects of agricultural management on phyllosphere fungal diversity in vineyards and the association with adjacent native forests
Evaluating biodiversity workshops in Chile: are farmers responding with conservation action?
Is microbial terroir related to geographic distance between vineyards?
Metagenomic analysis exploring taxonomic and functional diversity of soil microbial communities in Chilean vineyards and surrounding native forests
Patterns of bird diversity and habitat use in mixed vineyard-matorral landscapes of Central Chile
Accessibility to urban green spaces in Chilean cities using adaptive thresholds
Nonrandom filtering effect on birds: species and guilds response to urbanization
Are we moving towards a socio-ecology? Reflections on the integration of the "human" dimensions in ecology in Southern America [¿Estamos avanzando hacía una socio-ecología? Reflexiones sobre la integración de las dimensiones “humanas” en la ecología en el sur de América]
Bird Richness and Abundance in Response to Urban Form in a Latin American City: Valdivia, Chile as a Case Study
Comparison of soil microbial communities inhabiting vineyards and native sclerophyllous forests in central Chile
Patrones de urbanización en la biodiversidad de humedales urbanos en Concepción metropolitano
The New Global Urban Realm: Complex, Connected, Diffuse, and Diverse Social-Ecological Systems
Urban patterns in the biodiversity of metropolitan wetlands in the Metropolitan area of Cconcepcion
Urban patterns in the biodiversity of metropolitan wetlands in the Metropolitan area of Cconcepcion [Patrones de urbanización en la biodiversidad de humedales urbanos en Concepción metropolitano]
Green aims given global perspective: New world vineyards compare and consider sustainability approach
Interactions among patch area, forest structure and water fluxes in a fog-inundated forest ecosystem in semi-arid Chile
City-wide relationships between green spaces, urban land use and topography
City-wide relationships between green spaces, urban land use and topography
Regeneration patterns and persistence of the fog-dependent Fray Jorge forest in semiarid Chile during the past two centuries
Regeneration patterns and persistence of the fog-dependent Fray Jorge forest in semiarid Chile during the past two centuries
Regeneration patterns and persistence of the fog-dependent Fray Jorge forest in semiarid Chile during the past two centuries
Effects of herbivory and patch size on tree seedling survivorship in a fog-dependent coastal rainforest in semiarid Chile
Effects of herbivory and patch size on tree seedling survivorship in a fog-dependent coastal rainforest in semiarid Chile
Effects of herbivory and patch size on tree seedling survivorship in a fog-dependent coastal rainforest in semiarid Chile
Who benefits from access to green space? A case study from Sheffield, UK
Rain forest islands in the chilean semiarid region: Fog-dependency, ecosystem persistence and tree regeneration
Rain forest islands in the chilean semiarid region: Fog-dependency, ecosystem persistence and tree regeneration
Conservation of temperate forest birds in Chile: implications from the study of an isolated forest relict
Conservation of temperate forest birds in Chile: implications from the study of an isolated forest relict
Effects of forest fragmentation on the beetle assemblage at the relict forest of Fray Jorge, Chile
Effects of forest fragmentation on the beetle assemblage at the relict forest of Fray Jorge, Chile
Humped pattern of diversity=> fact or artifact?

BookSection (2)

Socio-Ecological Studies in Urban and Rural Ecosystems in Chile
Latin America: Rapid urban development and social economic inequity threatens biodiversity hotspots. Chapter 28

BookWhole (3)

Guías de Campo de Fray Jorge. Tomo I. Aves: Bosque y matorral semiraido.
Conservación biológica en viñedos: conceptos claves y actividades prácticas
Regional assessment of Latin America: Rapid urban development and social economic inequity threaten biodiversity hotspots

ConferencePoster (4)

Diversidad bacteriana de la filósfera en el ecosistema Mediterráneo Chileno: análisis de la interacción entre vegetación esclerófila, viñedos y manejo agrícola
Rural or urban, does it make any difference when it comes to being effective for conservation?
A partnership with the wine industry to sustain ecosystem services and biodiversity in central Chile
Una alianza con la industria vitivinícola para conservas los servicios ecosistémicos y la biodiversidad en chile central

ConferenceProceedingWhole (13)

Envisioning future urban sustainability and resilience through co-developed social-ecological-technological scenarios
Modelo de desarrollo conjunto de prácticas de manejo y conservación de la biodiversidad: trabajo academia-industria con el sector agrícola
Programa, vino, cambio climático y biodiversidad: valoración del capital natural para el desarrollo agrícola
Fostering Conservation Action among Winegrowers: An Evaluation of Biodiversity Workshops in the Chilean Mediterranean Region
Maximizing urban services in Valdivia, Chile with green infrastructure
Un enfoque de los sistemas socio-ecológico-tecnológicos para el estudio de los eventos climáticos extremos en las ciudades: el caso de Valdivia, Chile
Linking Chilean wine production with the provision of ecosystem services, to promote the conservation of biodiversity
Maximizing urban services provided by green and gray infrastructure to increase future urban sustainability
¿Estamos realizando educación para la conservación de forma efectiva? Una evaluación empírica de talleres de biodiversidad para viticultores
Comparative study microbial communities from vineyards and sclerophyllous forest in Central Chile: a genetic approach to ecosystem services
Promoting land stewardships and biodiversity conservation in agricultual landscapes
Socio-ecological studies of urban ecosystems in valdivia and wineries in Central Chile
Wine with a bouqyet of biodiversity: understanding winegrowers' adoption of conservation practices in Chile's Mediterranean Ecosystems

EditorialMaterial (1)

Humped pattern of diversity: Fact or artifact?

Letter (1)

Seeing Chile's forestfor the tree plantations

Proyecto (24)

Museums and Community: Concepts, Experiences, and Sustainability in Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean
Acceso barrio: web-based platform to evaluate and model urban accessibility
ACCESOBARRIO – A WEB-BASED PLATFORM TO EVALUATE AND MODEL URBAN ACCESSIBILITY
MAXIMIZING URBAN ECOSYSTEM SERVICES TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
UNRAVELING THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL CHANGE DRIVERS ON CHILEAN AMPHIBIANS=> EMERGING DISEASES, LAND USE-CHANGE AND CLIMATE WARMING
Unravelling the impact of global change drivers on Chilean amphibians: emerging diseases, land use-change and climate warming
Urban Resilience to Extremes Sustainability Research Network (URExSRN)
Urban Resilience to Extremes Sustainability Research Network (URExSRN).
MAXIMIZING URBAN ECOSYSTEM SERVICES TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
CENTRO DE DESARROLLO URBANO SUSTENTABLE
Centro de Desarrollo Urbano Sustentable (CEDEUS)
Managing biodiversity and ecosystems services to improve Chilean Wine Industry resilience
Sustainable and biodiversity friendly vineyard landscapes: a collaborative analysis of two agroecosystems
MECHANISMS BEHIND THE STRUCTURE OF URBAN BIRDS ASSEMBLAGES AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE TREE
MECHANISMS BEHIND THE STRUCTURE OF URBAN BIRDS ASSEMBLAGES AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE TREE OF LIFE
Predicting distributional shifts in a warming climate: natural selection, phenotypic plasticity and niche models
Predicting distributional shifts in a warming climate=> natural selection, phenotypic plasticity and niche models
Urban Sustainability: Research Coordination and Synthesis for a Transformative Future
Urban Sustainability=> Research Coordination and Synthesis for a Transformative Future.
DECREASING URBAN GREEN SPACE AVAILABILITY UNDER INCREASING URBANIZATION PATTERNS: WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ECOSYSTEM SERVICES PROVISION AND URBAN BIODIVERSITY?
Decreasing urban green space availability under increasing urbanization patterns=> what´s happening to ecosystem services provision and urban biodiversity?.
Programa Vino, Cambio Climático Y Biodiversidad
Vino, Cambio Climático y Biodiversidad
Desarrollo y evaluación de servicios ecosistémicos en base a biodiversidad funcional con cultivos de cobertura y flora auxiliar nativa en sistemas vitícolas.

Review (3)

A social-ecological-technological systems framework for urban ecosystem services
Understanding the interacting factors that determine ecological effectiveness of terrestrial protected areas
Vinecology: pairing wine with nature
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Olga Barbosa

Profesora Asociada

Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas

UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

Valdivia, Chile

4
Juan Armesto

Full Professor

Departamento de Ecología

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

4
Carolina Rojas

Titular Professor

Institute of Urban and Territorial Studies

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

56223545513, Chile

3
Luis Castañeda

Assistant Professor

Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

3
Alvaro Gutierrez

Profesor asistente

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

2
Duncan Christie

Profesor Titular

Conservación Biodiversidad y Territorio

UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

Valdivia, Chile

2
Aníbal Pauchard

Profesor Titular

Manejo de Bosques y Medio Ambiente

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN

Concepción, Chile

2
Sebastián Abades

Profesor Asociado

Universidad Mayor

Santiago, Chile

2
Juan Celis

Profesor Titular

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

1
Marlene Manzano

Coordinador de Investigacion

Universidad Mayor

Santiago, Chile

1
OCTAVIO ROJAS

Profesor Asociado

Planificación Territorial y Sistemas Urbanos

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción, Chile

1
Marcela Márquez

Asesora Dimensiones Humanas de la Conservación

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

1
Roger Sepúlveda

Director

Ecología y Genética Ambiental SpA

CONCEPCIÓN, Chile

1
Sergio Estay

Auxiliar Professor

Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

1
Juan Carrasco

Associate Professor

Civil Engineering

Universidad de Concepcion

Concepcion, Chile

1
CAROLINA MARTINEZ

Assistant Professor

Institute of Geography

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Leonardo Bacigalupe

Associate Professor

UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

Valdivia, Chile

1
Marcela Vidal

Academica

UNIVERSIDAD DEL BIO-BIO

Chillan, Chile

1
Marco Mendez

Full Professor

DEPARTAMENTO CIENCIAS ECOLÓGICAS, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS,

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Nelson Velásquez

Auxiliary Professor

Biology and Chemistry

Catholic University of the Maule

Talca, Chile