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Fernando Daniel Alfaro Ayllon

Director

Universidad Mayor

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Ecología de Ecosistemas, Biogeoquímica y Cambio Global.

Educación

  •  Biologo, Universidad Mayor de San Simón . Bolivia, 2001
  •  Ciencias Biologicas, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2010
  •  Ecologia, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2014

Experiencia Académica

  •   Postdoc Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ciencias Biologicas

    Santiago, Chile

    2014 - 2017

  •   Data manager Part Time

    INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGIA Y BIODIVERSIDAD

    Ciencias Biologicas

    Santiago, Chile

    2013 - 2017

  •   Profesor Asociado Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR

    Facultad de Ciencas

    Santiago, Chile

    2017 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Profesor Asociado Full Time

    Universidad Mayor de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2017 - A la fecha

  •   Director Centro GEMA Genómica, Ecología y Medio Ambiente Full Time

    Universidad Mayor de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2022 - A la fecha

  •   Director Full Time

    ANID ATE240004 Observatorio de Sistemas Salinos del Desierto de Atacama y los Andes OSSAD-A

    Santiago, Chile

    2024 - A la fecha

Formación de Capital Humano


Undergraduate
2017: Huber Villca
2016: Mauricio Torrico O.
2015: Alex Coca
2012: Marisol Hidalgo Cossio.
2010: Paola Villarroel
2010: Diego Peñaranda

Postgraduate
2017: Sergio Payacan
2022: Miguel Castellani


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Research Fellowship

    CONSERVATION INTERNATION (CI)

    Bolivia, 2006

    CONSERVATION INTERNATION (CI) & FOUNDATION PUMA CONSERVATION ENDANGERED SPECIES INITIATIVE (CESI)

  •   Research Fellowship

    WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE (WWF

    Bolivia, 2006

    WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE (WWF). RUSSELL E. TRAIN FELLOWSHIP


 

Article (40)

Factors influencing the presence and relative abundance of Didymosphenia geminata: impact on the composition of diatom assemblages over a broad latitudinal gradient in Chilean rivers

Carrevedo, ML; Dézerald, O.; Alfaro, F.; Bustamante, RO; Molina, X; Munoz, PA; Montecino, V

Article ISI
DIATOM RESEARCH  (2025)

Past responses of modern phytoplankton and subfossil diatoms to volcanism in an Andean lake (central Chile)

Carrevedo, ML; caputo, L; Alfaro, F.; Herrera, A.L.; Frugone-Alvarez, M.; Garcés, BV; Latorre, C

Article ISI
DIATOM RESEARCH  (2025)

The impact of Polylepis tarapacana on soil microbial communities in the Andean Dry Puna of Chile

Gutiérrez-Cortés, I; Simpson, S; Manzano, M; Villca H.; Castro B.; Ramond, JB; Murillo, MDF; Alfaro, FD

Article ISI
JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS  (2025)

Insights into the Gut Microbiome of the South American Leaf-Toed Gecko (Phylodactylus gerropygus) Inhabiting the Core of the Atacama Desert

Rivera D.S.; Beltrán, V; Gutiérrez-Cortés, I; Vargas, C; Alfaro, FD

Article ISI
MICROORGANISMS  (2024)

Prevalence of trace gas-oxidizing soil bacteria increases with radial distance from Polloquere hot spring within a high-elevation Andean cold desert

Garvin, Zachary K.; Sipes, Katie; Onstott, Tullis C.

Article ISI
ISME JOURNAL  (2024)

The abundant fraction of soil microbiomes regulates the rhizosphere function in crop wild progenitors

de Celis, M; Fernández-Alonso, MJ; Belda, I; García, C; Ochoa-Hueso, R; Palomino, J.; Singh, BK; Yin Y.; Wang, JT; Abdala-Roberts, L.; et al.

Article ISI
ECOLOGY LETTERS  (2024)

The symbiotic alga Trebouxia fuels a coherent soil ecosystem on the landscape scale in the Atacama Desert

Jung, PT; Brand, R; Briegel-Williams, L; Werner L; Jost, E; Lentendu, G; Singer, D; Athavale, R; Nürnberg, DJ; Alfaro, FD; et al.

Article ISI
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOME  (2024)

Unearthing the soil-borne microbiome of land plants

Geisen, Stefan; Nahberger, Tina Unuk

Article ISI
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY  (2024)

Urban greenspaces and nearby natural areas support similar levels of soil ecosystem services

Eldridge, DJ; Cui, HY; Ding, JY; Berdugo, M; Sáez-Sandino, T; Duran, J; Gaitán, J; Blanco-Pastor J.L.; Rodríguez, A; Plaza C.; et al.

Article ISI
NPJ URBAN SUSTAINABILITY  (2024)

Biogenic factors explain soil carbon in paired urban and natural ecosystems worldwide

Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo et al

Article
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE  (2023)

Loss of native herbivores triggers diversity decline of ephemeral plant communities

Fernandez-Murillo, Maria del Pilar; Alfaro, Fernando Daniel; Kelt, Douglas A.

Article ISI
JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE  (2023)

Soil biodiversity supports the delivery of multiple ecosystem functions in urban greenspaces

Fan, K., Chu, H., Eldridge, D.J. et al.

Article
Nature Ecology Evolution  (2023)

Soil contamination in nearby natural areas mirrors that in urban greenspaces worldwide

Liu, Yu-Rong; van der Heijden, Marcel G. A.; Riedo, Judith; Sanz-Lazaro, Carlos; Eldridge, David J.; Bastida, Felipe; Moreno-Jimenez, Eduardo; Zhou, Xin-Quan; Hu, Hang-Wei; He, Ji-Zheng; et al.

Article ISI
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS  (2023)

Soil contamination in nearby natural areas mirrors that in urban greenspacesworldwide

Yu-Rong Liu et al

Article
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS  (2023)

Global hotspots for soil nature conservation

Cui, Haiying; Alfaro, Fernando D.; Mamet, Steven; Mukherjee, Arpan; Pico, Sergio

Article ISI
NATURE  (2022)

The global distribution and environmental drivers of the soil antibiotic resistome

Gozalo, Beatriz; Asensio, Sergio; Perez, Cecilia

Article ISI
MICROBIOME  (2022)

The grit crust: A poly-extremotolerant microbial community from the Atacama Desert as a model for astrobiology

Lehnert, Lukas W.; Bendix, Joerg; Lentendu, Guillaume; Alfaro, Fernando D.; Alvarado, Jose Luis Gutierrez; Lakatos, Michael

Article ISI
FRONTIERS IN ASTRONOMY AND SPACE SCIENCES  (2022)

Vegetation drives the response of the active fraction of the rhizosphere microbial communities to soil warming in Antarctic vascular plants

Alfaro, Fernando D.; De La Iglesia, Rodrigo

Article ISI
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY  (2022)

Climate and coastal low-cloud dynamic in the hyperarid Atacama fog Desert and the geographic distribution of Tillandsia landbeckii (Bromeliaceae) dune ecosystems

Lobos-Roco, Felipe; Schween, Jan H.; Osses, Pablo; Vives, Raimundo; Pezoa, Mariana; Alfaro, Fernando; Koch, Marcus A.; Loehnert, Ulrich

Article ISI
PLANT SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION  (2021)

Decoupling of biotic and abiotic patterns in a coastal area affected by chronic metal micronutrients disturbances



Article
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN  (2021)

Global homogenization of the structure and function in the soil microbiome of urban greenspaces

Liu, Yu-Rong; Sokoya, Blessing; Moreno, Jose L.; Bamigboye, Adebola R.; Blanco-Pastor, Jose L.; Cano-Diaz, Concha; Illan, Javier G.; Zaady, Eli; Verma, Jay Prakash; Wang, Ling; et al.

Article ISI
SCIENCE ADVANCES  (2021)

High‐frequency monitoring of hydrological and biogeochemical fluxes in forested catchments of southern Chile

Weathers, K.

Article
HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES  (2021)

Soil bacterial community structure of fog‐dependent Tillandsia landbeckii dunes in the Atacama Desert

Alfaro, Fernando D.; Manzano, Marlene; Almiray, Cristian; Osses, Pablo; Vargas, Constanza

Article ISI
PLANT SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION  (2021)

Spatial distribution and interannual variability of coastal fog and low clouds cover in the hyperarid Atacama Desert and implications for past and present Tillandsia landbeckii ecosystems

Osses, Pablo

Article ISI
PLANT SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION  (2021)

Climatic vulnerabilities and ecological preferences of soil invertebrates across biomes

Bastida F.; García-Velázquez L.; Hart S.C.; Santos F.; Trivedi P.

Article ISI SCOPUS
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY  (2020)

Eco-hydrological Functions in Forested Catchments of Southern Chile



Article ISI SCOPUS
ECOSYSTEMS  (2020)

Multiple elements of soil biodiversity drive ecosystem functions across biomes

Reich, Peter B.; Trivedi, Chanda; Alfaro, Fernando D.; He, Ji-Zheng; Hu, Hang-Wei; Wang, Jun-Tao; Singh, Brajesh K.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Nature Ecology & Evolution  (2020)

Soil microbial abundance and activity across forefield glacier chronosequence in the Northern Patagonian Ice Field, Chile

Alfaro, Fernando D.; Manzano, Marlene; Ruz, Kriss; Gaxiola, Aurora

Article
Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research  (2020)

The influence of soil age on ecosystem structure and function across biomes

Plaza, Cesar; Png, G. Kenny; Alfaro, Fernando D.

Article
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS  (2020)

Bacterial community structure in a sympagic habitat expanding with global warming: brackish ice brine at 85-90 degrees N

Arroyo, JI; Marchandon, G; Sylvander, P; Snoeijs-Leijonmalm, P

Article ISI SCOPUS
ISME JOURNAL  (2019)

Changes in belowground biodiversity during ecosystem development

Vitousek, Peter M.; Garcia-Velazquez, Laura; Alfaro, Fernando D.; Bowker, Matthew A.; Fierer, Noah

Article ISI SCOPUS
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  (2019)

Global ecological predictors of the soil priming effect

Bastidal, Felipe; Alfaro, Fernando D.; Berhe, Asmeret Asefaw; Hayese, Patrick E.; Hernandez, Teresa; Moreno, Jose Luis

Article ISI SCOPUS
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS  (2019)

Potential distribution model of leontochir ovallei using remote sensing data Modelo de distribución potencial de leontochir ovallei con datos de sensores remotos

Alfaro, F. D.

Article WOS-ESCI SCOPUS
REVISTA DE TELEDETECCION  (2019)

Exclusion of small mammals and lagomorphs invasion interact with human trampling to drive changes in topsoil microbial community structure and Check function in semiarid Chile

Alfaro, FD; Manzano, M; Abades, S; Gaxiola, A; Meserve, PL; Kelt, DA; Belnap, J; Armesto, JJ

Article ISI SCOPUS
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY  (2018)

Microbial communities in soil chronosequences with distinct parent material: the effect of soil pH and litter quality

Gaxional, Aurora

Article ISI
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY  (2016)

Plant communities on the islands of two Altiplanic Salt Lakes in the Andean region of Bolivia

Villca H.; Torrico M.

Article SCOPUS
CHECK LIST  (2016)

Molecular phylogenetics of mouse opossums: new findings on the phylogeny of Thylamys (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae)

Palma, R. Eduardo; Boric-Bargetto, Dusan; Jayat J. Pablo; Flores David A.; Zeballos Horacio; Pacheco, Victor; Cancino Ricardo A.; Alfaro, Fernando D.; Rodriguez-Serrano, Enrique; Pardiñas Ulyses F. J.

Article ISI SCOPUS
ZOOLOGICA SCRIPTA  (2014)

Sociality of Octodontomys gliroides and other octodontid rodents reflects the influence of phylogeny

Rivera D.S.; Abades, S; Ebensperger, LA

Article ISI SCOPUS
JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY  (2014)

Sobre la puesta, incubacion de huevos, nacimiento y desarrollo de crías de Philodryas viridissima (Colubridae: Xenodontinae) en cautiverio



Article Scielo
Cuadernos de Herpetologia  (2009)

Trypanosoma cruzi (Kinetoplastida Trypanosomatidae): Ecology of the transmission cycle in the wild environment of the Andean valley of Cochabamba, Bolivia

Cortez, Mirko; Pinho, A.P

Article ISI
EXPERIMENTAL PARASITOLOGY  (2006)

11
Sebastián Abades

Profesor Asociado

Universidad Mayor

Santiago, Chile

3
Claudio Latorre

Full Professor

Ecology

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
LOHENGRIN CAVIERES

Profesor titular

Departamento de Botánica

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, FAC. CS. NATURALES Y OCEANOGRAFICAS, DPTO. BOTANICA

Concepcon, Chile

1
Juan Armesto

Full Professor

Departamento de Ecología

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

3
Cristian Torres

Académico Jornada Completa

Ciencias Básicas

Universidad del Bio-Bio

Chillán, Chile

4
Cecilia Pérez

Investigador Asociado

Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad

Santiago, Chile

1
Luis Ebensperger

Full Professor

Ecology

PUC, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS BIOLÓGICAS, DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA

Santiago, Chile

1
Laura Farias

Profesor Titular

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile

2
Ramon Palma

Full Professor

Ecología

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas

Santiago, Chile

2
Rodrigo De la Iglesia

Profesor Asociado

Genética Molecular y Microbiología

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

3
Pablo Osses

Docencia universitaria

Geografía física

INSTITUTO DE GEOGRAFÍA PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

2
Maria Carrevedo

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE- DEPT. ECOLOGÍA

Santiago, Chile

1
Aurora Gaxiola

Profesor Asociado

Ecología

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Julio Gutierrez

Academic

Biology

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SERENA

La Serena, Chile

2
Juan García

Profesor Asociado

Departamento de Geografía Física

INSTITUTO DE GEOGRAFIA

Santiago, Chile

1
Beatriz Diez

PROFESORA TITULAR

Universidad Mayor de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Leon Bravo

Profesor Titular

Ciencias Agronómicas y Recursos Naturales

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

Temuco, Chile

1
Patricia Sáez

Profesor

Silvicultura

Universidad de Concepción

Concepcion, Chile

1
Marco Molina

Profesor Titular

Ecología y Biodiversidad

Universidad de Talca

Talca, Chile

1
Enrique Rodriguez

Assistant Professor

DEPARTAMENTO DE ZOOLOGIA, FACULTAD DE CS NATURALES Y OCEANOGRAFICAS, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile

2
Nicole Trefault

Profesora Titular

Centro GEMA, Genomica, Ecologia y Medio Ambiente

UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR

Santiago, Chile

1
Fabrice Lambert

Profesor Asociado

Geografía

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Daniela Rivera

Associate Professor

Universidad Mayor de Chile

Santiago, Chile

41
Fernando Alfaro

Director

Center for Genomics, Ecology and Environment

Universidad Mayor

Santiago, Chile

1
Felipe Zúñiga

Profesor Auxiliar

Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Recursos Naturales

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

1
Waldo Pérez

Director

Facultad de Ciencias

Universidad Mayor

Santiago, Chile

2
Idania Briceño

Investigador

Hemera

Universidad Mayor

Santiago, Chile

1
Cristián Frêne

Investigador Postdoctoral

Centro de Investigación en Ecosistemas de la Patagonia - CIEP

Coyhaique, Chile

1
Dylan Craven

Associate Professor

Facultad de Ciencias

Universidad Mayor de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Marlene Manzano

Coordinador de Investigacion

Universidad Mayor

Santiago, Chile

4
Camilo del Río

Profesor Asociado

Geografía física

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Felipe Lobos

Investigador

Ingenieria Hidraulica y Ambiental

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Constanza Vargas

Investigadora

Geografía

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile