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Carolina Elizabeth Merino Guzmán

Profesor asociado

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

Temuco, Chile

Geomicrobiología; Microbiología de suelos; Secuestro de Carbono; Ciclos biogeoquímicos

Licenciado en Gestión de Recursos Naturales, UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE TEMUCO. Chile, 2007
Gestión Educacional (educacional ambiental), UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE TEMUCO. Chile, 2012
Ciencias de Recursos Naturales , UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA. Chile, 2013
Biología en Gestión de Recursos Naturales , UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE TEMUCO. Chile, 2007
Doctorado en Ciencias de Recursos Naturales, UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA. Chile, 2016

PostDoctoral Fondecyt Fellow Full Time

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

Ingeniería y Ciencias

Temuco, Chile

2016 - 2018
PROFESOR ASOCIADO Full Time

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA Y CIENCIAS

Temuco, Chile

2018 - A la fecha

Profesional AD-HONOREM Part Time

Instituto de Medio Ambiente de la Universidad de la Frontera

Temuco, Chile

2011 - 2012
Colaborador en proyecto de investigación Part Time

Universidad de La Frontera (Proyecto DIUFRO 110505)

Temuco, Chile

2006 - 2008
Coordinadora Academica y docentes de educacion media (Física, química y biología) Part Time

Raitrai College

Temuco, Chile

2007 - 2010
Encargado tenico FPA Part Time

Ciem Emprendimiento Mapuche

Temuco, Chile

2011 - 2012
Ayudante de Laboratorio y Catedra Part Time

Universidad Católica de Temuco

Temuco, Chile

2002 - 2007
Profesor Asociado Full Time

Universidad de La Frontera

Temuco, Chile

2018 - A la fecha

Distincion maxima estudiante de doctorado (primer lugar)

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

Chile, 2016

Mayor puntaje de promoción anual del Doctorado en Ciencias de Recursos Naturales


Polymer-Specific Impacts of Microplastics on Mineral Retention and Soil Stability Merino, C.; Jofre, I. Article Environmental Pollution & Prevention (2025)
The Dark Side of the Soil Carbon Cycle: Hydroxyl Radicals and Abiotic Co2 Production Merino, C.; Jofre, I.; Najera F.; Matus, F; Aburto, F.; Dorner, J.; Rubilar R. Article Environmental Pollution & Prevention (2025)
Drought and Wildfire Trends in Native Forests of South-Central Chile in the 21st Century Rafael Rubilar; FRANCISCO MATUS; Claudia Garrido-Ruiz; Carolina Merino; Felipe Aburto; Claudia Rojas; Alejandra Stehr; Francisco Najera Article FIRE JOURNAL (2024)
Multi-temporal assessment of a wildfire chronosequence by remote sensing Ferrari, F. Najera De; Gonzalez, V. Sepulveda; Gonzalez, N. Sepulveda; Levio, M. F.; Doerner, J. Article ISI METHODSX (2024)
Organic matter stability in forest-tundra soils after wildfire Article SCOPUS CATENA (2024)
The effects of climate and soil depth on living and dead bacterial communities along a longitudinal gradient in Chile Wang, Xiuling; Yang, Sizhong; Guzman, Carolina Merino Article ISI SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2024)
Anthropogenic degradation alter surface soil biogeochemical pools and microbial communities in an Andean temperate forest Atenas Navarrete, Alejandro; Merino Guzman, Carolina; Schmidt, Radomir; Scow, Kate Article ISI SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2023)
Four decades in fires research-A bibliometric analysis about the impact on mineralogy and nutrients Article ISI SCOPUS CATENA (2023)
Freezing-thawing cycles affect organic matter decomposition in periglacial maritime Antarctic soils Article ISI SCOPUS BIOGEOCHEMISTRY (2023)
Microbial response to warming and cellulose addition in a maritime Antarctic soil Rodriguez, Rodrigo; Knicker, Heike Article ISI PERMAFROST AND PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES (2023)
Nitrogen Gain and Loss Along an Ecosystem Sequence: From Semi-desert to Rainforest Heeger, Felix Article SCOPUS (2022)
Vegetation strategies for nitrogen and potassium acquisition along a climate and vegetation gradient: From semi-desert to temperate rainforest Article ISI SCOPUS GEODERMA (2022)
Biological Crusts to Increase Soil Carbon Sequestration: New Challenges in a New Environment Duran, Paola Article ISI BIOLOGY-BASEL (2021)
Contribution of the Fenton reaction and ligninolytic enzymes to soil organic matter mineralisation under anoxic conditions Carolina Merino; FRANCISCO MATUS; Jens Dyckmans; Michaela Dippold Article ISI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143397 SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2021)
Iron-reducing bacteria decompose lignin by electron transfer from soil organic matter Godoy, Karina Article ISI SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2021)
Manganese-Oxidizing Antarctic Bacteria (Mn-Oxb) Release Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) as Secondary Mn(II) Oxidation Mechanisms to Avoid Toxicity Article ISI Biology 2025 (2021)
Plant carbon investment in fine roots and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: A cross-biome study on nutrient acquisition strategies Stock, Svenja C.; Leuschner, Christoph; Gorbushina, Anna A. Article ISI SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2021)
Soil Redox Controls CO2, CH4 and N2O Efflux from White-Rot Fungi in Temperate Forest Ecosystems Article ISI JOURNAL OF FUNGI (2021)
Effects of drying/rewetting on soil aggregate dynamics and implications for organic matter turnover Seguel, Oscar Article ISI SCOPUS BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS (2020)
Iron reducing bacteria of temperate rain forest soils play a key role in lignocellulosic degradation. Article ISI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143194 Science of the total environment (2020)
Meta-analysis of heavy metal effects on soil enzyme activities Article SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2020)
Synergy effect of peroxidase enzymes and Fenton reactions greatly increase the anaerobic oxidation of soil organic matter Godoy, Karina Article ISI Scientific Reports (2020)
Environmental drivers and stoichiometric constraints on enzyme activities in soils from rhizosphere to continental scale Stock, SC; Gorbushina, A Article ISI SCOPUS GEODERMA (2019)
Ferrous Wheel Hypothesis: Abiotic nitrate incorporation into dissolved organic matter Matus, F; Eschenbach, W Article ISI SCOPUS GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA (2019)
Sensitivity of various soil fractions to rhizosphere priming effect: role of clay mineralogy and soil carbon quality. Article ISI SBB15238-09 SOIL BIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY (2019)
Effect of aluminium on mineralization of water extractable organic matter and microbial respiration in southern temperate rainforest soils Fontaine S. Article ISI SCOPUS EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY (2017)
Effect of aluminium on mineralization of water extractable organic matter and microbial respiration in southern temperate rainforest soils Merino Carolina, Fontaine Sebastien; Palma Graciela, Matus Francisco Article EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY (2017)
Klima und Wurzelabstand bestimmen die Enzymaktivitäten und den Umsatz der organischen Bodensubstanz Stock ,S; Köster ,M.; Dippold , M; Boy , J; Matus , F.; Merino , C; . Nájera , F; Spielvogel , S; Gorbushina , A; Kuzyakov, Y. Article DBG Mitteilungen und Exkursionsführer Zeitschrift (ISSN – 0343-1071) (2017)
Carbon saturation in the silt and clay particles in soils with contrasting mineralogy Francisco Matus, Estrella Garrido, Claudia Hidalgo, Fernando Paz, Jorge Etchevers, C Merino, A Báez Article SCIELO Terra Latinoamericana (2016)
Carbon saturation in the silt and clay particles in soils with contrasting mineralogy Matus, F.; Garrido, E.; Hidalgo, C.; Paz, F. Etchevers; J., Merino Article terra Latinoamericana (2016)
Soil carbon controlled by plant, microorganism and mineralogy interactions Merino Carolina, Nannipieri Paolo, Matus Francisco Article ISI JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION (2016)
Soil enzymes and biological activity at different levels of organic matter stability Merino, C.; Godoy, R.; Matus, F Article ISI SCIELO SCOPUS JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION (2016)
Soil microorganisms and enzyme activity at different levels of organic matter stability Article SCIELO JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION (2016)
Carbon controlled by plant, microorganism and soil mineralogy interactions. Carolina Merino, Paolo Nannipiery, Francisco Matus Article Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (JSSPN) (2015)
Diversity of aquatic bird species in a wetland complex in southern Chile' (TNAH-2012-0298.R3) (2012) A. Muñoz-pedreros & C. Merino Article Natural History (2014)
Economic valuation of wetlands as a tool for the environmental management. (2009) R. Sanhueza, A Muñoz-Pedreros & C. Merino Article Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (2009)
CONOCIMIENTO Y CONSERVACIÓN DEL CISNE DE CUELLO NEGRO País CHILE C. Figueroa, A. Muñoz-Pedreros & C. Merino Article Gestion Ambiental (2008)
Available carbon for soil microorganisms and soil enzyme activity in different physical fractions and levels of organic matter complexity Carolina Merino, Roberto Godoy, Francisco Matus Article Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (JSSPN) (0)
Background Demographic and Reproductive of Black Neck Swan in Lanalhue Lake Southern Chile (2011) C.Merino & C.Merino Article Emu - Austral Ornithology (0)
Microbial activity to evaluate priming effects in Chilean volcanic soil (2013) en proceso de revisión C.Merino, R. Godoy & C.Merino Article Soil Biology & Biochemistry (0)
Soil carbon sequestration in allophanic soil; myths or reality? (2012) F. Matus & C.Merino Article Soil Biology & Biochemistry (0)
Soil organic matter decomposition coupled by biotic and abiotic oxidation Article EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE (0)


Iron-reducing bacteria play a key role in lignin degradation by electron transferring from soil organic matter. Carolina Merino ConferencePaper (2020)
Substrate preferences by iron(III)-reducing bacterial communities on iron oxide minerals after glacier retreated in polar and subpolar zones. Carolina Merino; FRANCISCO MATUS; Carolina Merino ConferencePaper (2020)


Climate and root proximity as dominant drivers of enzyme activity and C and N isotopic signature in soil ConferenceProceedingWhole SAO/NASA ADS Physics Abstract Service (2017)
Soil organic matter decomposition coupled by biotic and abiotic oxidation Carolina Merino and Francisco Matus ConferenceProceedingWhole Rothamsted Research (2017)
Effect of carbon availability on rhizosphere priming in soils of contrasting mineralogy Carolina Merino and Francisco Matus ConferenceProceedingWhole SOM (2015)


Biotic and abiotic oxidation mechanisms of organic matter in humid temperate forest soils in fluctuating redox microsites” Proyecto (2022)
Ferrous wheel and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium a coupled mechanism for maximal nitrogen retention in temperate forests soils Matus, Francisco Javier Proyecto (2022)
La ciencia en nuestros pies, una solución en nuestras manos Proyecto (2022)
“AnoxiSmartFert: Bioestimulante coadyuvante para la entrega de nutrientes desde micrositios anaeróbicos inexplorados en suelos agrícolas” Proyecto (2022)
“Botic and abiotic oxidation and reduction of iron and manganese sources over soil formation after glacier retreat in King George island” Proyecto (2022)
“FIRING: Multiscale effects of extreme forest fires on erosion, water, and biogeochemical cycles in natural and managed forest soils” Matus, Francisco Javier Proyecto (2022)
Deep EarthShape Geomicrobiology: Iron-metabolizing bacteria as a driving force in the weathering of silicate minerals Andreas Kappler; Carolina Merino Proyecto (2019)
Fire-Induced Redistribution and Losses of Elements in the Weathering Zone (FIRE) Michaela Dippold; Carolina Merino Proyecto (2019)
ForCARe, Forest Carbon Associative Research: Quantifying the effect of forest use intensification on soil carbon stabilization processes Proyecto (2019)
Influencia de procesos pedogénicos sobre el carbono radicular y el ciclo de nutrientes en suelos volcánicos del sur de Chile FRANCISCO MATUS; Carolina Merino Proyecto Contempla la colaboración del Dr. Yakov Kuzyakov del Agrarian and Technology Institute, RUDN University, Moscú, Rusia. (2019)
Abiotic and biotic oxidation of organic matter mediated by iron and manganese reduction in humid temperate rainforest soils Carolina Merino Proyecto (2018)
Efecto de los ciclos de descongelación- congelaciónsobreelsecuestrodecarbonoa lo largo de gradientes de desarrollo del suelo formados por el retroceso de los glaciares en la Antártida marítima, Isla Rey Jorge INACH (RT_23-17) Proyecto 2018-2020 Coinvestigador(a)
NEXER=> Effect of drying and thawing cycles on soil carbon sequestration along soil development gradient formed in extreme environment in Chile. Ministerio de Educación (2) Proyecto 2018-2020 Coinvestigador(a)
IS NITROSATION AN IMPORTANT MECHANISM OF ORGANIC NITROGEN SEQUESTRATION IN TEMPERATE RAINFOREST SOILS? A COMPARISON BETWEEN ANDEAN AND COASTAL MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHERN-CENTRAL CHILE. Matus, Francisco Javier; Carolina Merino; Roberto Godoy; Michaela Dippold Proyecto (2017)
Effect of drying and thawing cycles on soil carbon sequestration along soil development gradients formed in extreme environments of Chile FRANCISCO MATUS; Carolina Merino Proyecto (2017)
Effect of freezing-thawing cycles on soil carbon sequestration along soil development gradients formed by glacier retreat in the Maritime Antarctic, King George Island FRANCISCO MATUS; Carolina Merino Proyecto (2017)
Earth surface shaping by biota. DFG, Priority Program, Germany. (Invited collaborator, Project N° 6). German Science Foundation (DFG-SPP 1803) Proyecto 2016-2019 Investigador(a)
DOES THE ANOXIC-ABIOTIC CONDITION INFLUENCE THE RHIZOSPHERE PRIMING EFFECT IN ALLOPHANIC AND METAMORPHIC SOILS DEVELOPED UNDER TEMPERATE RAINFOREST? FONDECYT (3160513) Proyecto 2015-2018 Inv. Responsable
Desarrollo de una estrategia tecnológica sustentable para la producción hortícola, basada en la aplicación de Biocarbón PAI (781301003) Proyecto 2013-2015 Subdirector(a)
ORGANIC MATTER STABILITY AND COMPOSITION IN PRISTINE TEMPERATE RAIN FOREST ANDISOLS FONDECYT (1130193) Proyecto 2013-2016 Tesista
Sensibilización y Educación Ambiental en el Uso Eficiente de la Energía Gubernamental Proyecto 2011-2013 Personal técnico y/o de apoyo
“Recuperación y Promoción sustentable de espacios ambientales y culturales significativos para comunidades mapuches de Comuna de Teodoro Schmidt” Gobierno de Chile Proyecto 2011-2012 Inv. Responsable