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Leonardo David Fernández Parra

Researcher/Assist. Prof.

Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Microbial ecology, biogeography, macroecology, diversity, systematics

Educación

  •  DOCTOR EN SISTEMATICA Y BIODIVERSIDAD, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile
  •  PH.D. IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITE DE NEUCHATEL. Suiza

Experiencia Académica

  •   Instructor apoyo docente Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

    Sin Información - Sin Información

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Director alterno

    Universidad de Los Lagos

    Chile

    2006 - 2006

  •   Director alterno

    Universidad de Los Lagos

    Chile

    2006 - 2006

  •   Director alterno

    Universidad de Los Lagos

    Chile

    2007 - 2007

  •   Director

    Universidad de Los Lagos

    Chile

    2007 - 2007

  •   Investigador principal

    Universidad de Los Lagos

    Chile

    2007 - 2007

  •   Co-investigador

    Universidad de Los Lagos

    Chile

    2008 - 2008

  •   Investigador principal

    EX-Consultora CEGEDE

    Chile

    2008 - 2008

  •   Co-investigador

    Universidad de Los Lagos

    Chile

    2008 - 2009

  •   Co-gestor

    Fundación/ONG

    Chile

    2009 - A la fecha

  •   Jefe Laboratorio Ambiental

    Laboratorio Ambiental Litoral Austral

    Chile

    2008 - 2011

  •   Scientific collaborator

    UNIVERSITÉ DE NEUCHÂTEL

    Suiza

    2015 - 2015

  •   Researcher/Assistant Professor Full Time

    Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins

    Santiago, Chile

    2020 - A la fecha


 

Article (23)

Dispersal limitations and historical factors determine the biogeography of specialized terrestrial protists
Environmental filtering and phylogenetic clustering correlate with the distribution patterns of cryptic protist species
Genetic Diversity and Distribution of Blastocystis Subtype 3 in Human Populations, with Special Reference to a Rural Population in Central Mexico
Population Dynamics of Amoeboid Protists in a Tropical Desert: Seasonal Changes and Effects of Vegetation and Soil Conditions
Soil protists: a fertile frontier in soil biology research
First freshwater member ever reported for the family Bathycoccaceae (Chlorophyta, Archaeplastida) from Argentinean Patagonia revealed by environmental DNA survey
Geographical distance and local environmental conditions drive the genetic population structure of a freshwater microalga (Bathycoccaceae; Chlorophyta) in Patagonian lakes
Soil protistology rebooted: 30 fundamental questions to start with
A legacy of human-induced ecosystem changes: Spatial processes drive the taxonomic and functional diversities of testate amoebae in Sphagnum peatlands of the Galápagos.
Cinderella’s helping pigeons of the microbial world: the potential of testate amoebae for identifying cryptotephra
Microbial eukaryote communities exhibit robust biogeographical patterns along a gradient of Patagonian and Antarctic lakes
Water-energy balance, past ecological perturbations and evolutionary constraints shape the latitudinal diversity gradient of soil testate amoebae in southwestern South America.
Checklist, diversity and distribution of testate amoebae in Chile.
Dear readers of and contributors to Biodiversity and Natural History
Source–sink dynamics shapes the spatial distribution of soil protists in an arid shrubland of northern Chile
First records and community pattern of Arcellinida inhabiting a pristine and remote island from Southeastern Pacific, Chile.
Nuevos registros y rangos de extensión ¿Para qué?
Variación estacional en la comunidad de amebas testadas de una turbera temperada del sur de Chile
Distribución de foraminiferos bentónicos (Protozoa: Foraminiferida) en la Ensenada Quillaipe, Chile: Implicaciones para el studio del nivel del mar
Registro tafonómico de Ammonia beccarii (Foraminiferida) en la Ensenada Quillaipe, Chile.
Calidad de la vegetación ribereña del Río Maullín (41º28' S; 72º59' O) utilizando el índice QBR
Morphology and morphometry of Apodera vas (Certes, 1889) (Protozoa: Testacea) from two peatlands in southern Chile
First freshwater member ever reported for the family Bathycoccaceae (Chlorophyta; Archaeplastida) from Argentinean Patagonia revealed by environmental DNA survey

Proyecto (11)

MYXOTROPICS VI
Unravelling microbial biogeography - Elevational patterns and causes of diversity in unicellular organisms from all three domains of life (Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya)
Modeling the potential spatial distribution of human viruses in the context of Global Climate Change
Revisión taxonómica del género Orchestoidea Nicolet 1849 (Crustacea=> Amphipoda=> Talitridae)
Unravelling microbial biogeography=> Elevational patterns and causes of diversity in unicellular organisms from all three domains of life (Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya)
Macroecology of hyalospheniid testate amoebae (Amoebozoa; Arcellinida) from regional to global scales
Biodiversidad y ecología de las tramas planctónicas microbianas de lagos de la Patagonia austral y Antártida
Distribution of soil biological crusts along an altitudinal gradient in the Biosphere Reserve Tehuacán-Cuicatlán, México.
Diversity and evolution on eukaryotic microorganisms inhabiting wetland systems in the Karukinka Park, Tierra del Fuego, Chile
Catastro de la flora y fauna del Lago Llanquihue=> transferencia de conocimientos y gestión de la biodiversidad en organizaciones turísticas
Flora y fauna del Parque Nacional Isla Guamblin
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Leonardo Fernández

Researcher/Assist. Prof.

Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins

Santiago, Chile

2
Cristián Hernández

Full Professor

Zoology

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN

Concepción, Chile

2
Luis Eguiarte

Full-time C Principal Investigator

Evolutionary Ecology

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico

Ciudad de México, México