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Cristian Rodrigo Torres Díaz

Académico Jornada Completa

Universidad del Bio-Bio

Chillán, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Plant population genetics Reproductive ecology of plants Plant-insect interactions Plant phenotypic plasticity and patterns of species distribution

Educación

  •  Ciencias Biologicas area Botánica, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2007
  •  Biólogo, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2001

Experiencia Académica

  •   Académico Jornada Completa / Asistente A Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DEL BIO-BIO

    Ciencias

    Chillan, Chile

    2011 - A la fecha

  •   Profesor Part Time Part Time

    Universidad San Sebastián

    Chile

    2004 - 2005

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Profesor Part Time Part Time

    Universidad San Sebastian

    Chile

    2004 - 2005

Formación de Capital Humano


El académico ha formado a los siguientes profesionales como Director de Tesis de Pregrado:

2012
Elsa Escorbar - Pedagogía en Ciencias Naturales, Universidad del Bío-Bío

2015
Camila Vasquez Maureira - Pedagogía en Ciencias Naturales, Universidad del Bío-Bío

2018
Francisca Echeverría - Ingeniero en Recursos Naturales, Universidad del Bío-Bío

2019
Cristian Aguilera - Pedagogía en Ciencias Naturales, Universidad del Bío-Bío
Barbara Ramirez - Pedagogia en Ciencias Naturales, Universidad del Bío-Bío



 

Article (64)

A neural network-based spectral approach for the assignment of individual trees to genetically differentiated subpopulations. Remote Sensing 14: 2898.
Fungal endophytes improve the performance of host plants but do not eliminate the growth/defence trade-off
Isolation and characterization of microsatellites for the endangered endemic tree Nothofagus alessandrii (Nothofagaceae).
Symbiotic Interaction Enhances the Recovery of Endangered Tree Species in the Fragmented Maulino Forest
A tradeoff between fitness-related traits mask facilitation in a semiarid ecosystem.
Antarctic root endophytes improve physiological performance and yield in crops under salt stress by enhanced energy production and Na+ sequestration.
Functional roles of microbial symbionts in plant cold tolerance
Fungal symbionts enhance N- Uptake for Antarctic plants even in non-N Limited Soils
In silico analysis of metatranscriptomic data from the Antarctic vascular plant Colobanthus quitensis: Responses to a global warming scenario through changes in fungal gene expression levels
Multiple late-Pleistocene Antarctic colonisation events of the Antarctic pearlwort Colobanthus quitensis (Caryophyllaceae) reveal the recent arrival of native Antarctic vascular flora.
Root endophytic Penicillium promotes growth of Antarctic vascular plants by enhancing nitrogen mineralization.
Surface indicators are correlated with soil multifunctionality in global drylands.
Positive interactions among native and invasive vascular plants in Antarctica: assessing the ‘‘nurse effect’’ at different spatial scales
Positive interactions among native and invasive vascular plants in Antarctica: assessing the "nurse effect" at different spatial scales
Is the Success of Plant Invasions the Result of Rapid Adaptive Evolution in Seed Traits? Evidence from a Latitudinal Rainfall Gradient.
Asymmetric responses to simulated global warming by populations of Colobanthus quitensis along a latitudinal gradient
Adaptive phenotypic plasticity and competitive ability deployed under a climate change scenario may promote the invasion of Poa annua in Antarctica
Biological interactions and simulated climate change modulates the ecophysiological performance of Colobanthus quitensis in the Antarctic ecosistema
Disturbance and density-dependent processes (competition and facilitation) influence the fine-scale genetic structure of a tree species' population
Hongos aislados desde sedimentos de fiordos chilenos degradadores de oxitetraciclina
Human impacts and aridity differentially alter soil N availability in drylands worldwide
Marine fungi isolated from Chilean fjord sediments can degrade oxytetracycline
Nurse effect and soil microorganisms are key to improve the establishment of native plants in a semiarid community
Positive interactions by cushion plants in high mountains=> Fact or artifact?
Woody climbers show greater population genetic differentiation than trees=> Insights into the link between ecological traits and diversification.
A recolonization record of the invasive Poa annua in Paradise Bay, Antarctic Peninsula=> modeling of the potential spreading risk
Fungal endophytes associated with roots of nurse cushion species have positive effects on native and invasive beneficiary plants in an alpine ecosystem
Antarctic fungal endophytes as tool for the reintroduction of native plant species in arid zones
Antarctic macrolichen modifies microclimate and faclitates vascular plants in the maritime Antarctica – a reply to Casanova-Katny et al. (2014)
Assessing the importance of human activities for the establishment of the invasive Poa annua in Antarctica
Assessing the importance of human activities for the establishment of the invasive Poa annua in Antarctica
Climate and soil attributes determine plant species turnover in global drylands
Genetic diversity of Colobanthus quitensis across the Drake Passage
Variation of sterols and fatty acids as an adaptive response to changes in temperature, salinity and pH of a marine fungus Epicoccum nigrum isolated from the Patagonian Fjords
Variation of sterols and fatty acids as an adaptive response to changes in temperature, salinity and pH of a marine fungus Epicoccum nigrum isolated from the Patagonian Fjords [Variación de esteroles y ácidos grasos como respuesta adaptativa a cambios de temperatura, salinidad y pH de un hongo marino Epicoccum nigrum aislado desde los fiordos patagónicos]
Antarctic strain of Bacillus sp. with extracellular agarolitic and alginate-lyase activities
Are woody seeder plants more prone than resprouter to population genetic differentiation in Mediterranean-type ecosystems?
Cepa antártica de Bacillus sp., con actividad extracelular de tipo agarolítica y alginatoliasa
Decoupling of soul nutrient cycles as function of aridity in global drylands
Is Physiological Performance a Good Predictor for Fitness? Insights from an Invasive Plant Species
Positive interactions between the lichen Usnea antarctica (Parmeliaceae) and the native flora in Maritime Antarctica
Seabirds modify El Nino effects on tree growth in a southern Pacific island
Synthesis of the ligand/z)-2-(3-Metoxyphenylamino)-4-oxo-4-phenylbut-2-2enoic acid and its antifungal acivity against the wood stain fungi Mucor plumbeus
Within-population genetic diversity of climbing plants and trees in a temperate forest in central Chile
Phenotypic plasticity in two antarctic populations of Colobanthus quitensis (Caryophyllaceae) under a simulated global change scenario
Plant Species Richness and Ecosystem Multifunctionality in Global Drylands
Soil disturbance by a native rodent drives microhabitat expansion of an alien plant
Anthropogenic fire drives the evolution of seed traits
Anthropogenic fires increase alien and native annual species in the Chilean coastal matorral
Extremely long-lived stigmas allow extended cross-pollination opportunities in a high Andean plant
Functional differences in response to drought in the invasive Taraxacum officinale from native and introduced alpine habitat ranges
Soil disturbance by a native rodent drives microhabitat expansion of an alien plant
The effects of fire-related cues on seed germination and viability of Helenium aromaticum (Hook.) HL Bailey (Asteraceae)
The karyotype of Chaethanthera renifolia (J. Remy) Cabrera (Asteraceae)
COMPETITIVE EFFECTS OF THE ALIEN INVASIVE CENTAUREA SOLSTITIALIS L. ON TWO CHILEAN BACCHARIS SPECIES AT DIFFERENT LIFE-CYCLE STAGES
Consequences of microclimate variation on insect pollinator visitation in two species of Chaetanthera (Asteraceae) in the central Chilean Andes
Display size preferences and foraging habits of high Andean butterflies pollinating Chaetanthera lycopodioides (Asteraceae) in the subnival of the central Chilean Andes
Genetic diversity and differentiation within and among Chilean populations of Araucaria araucana (Araucariaceae) based on allozyme variability
Genetic diversity in Nothofagus alessandrii (Fagaceae), an endangered endemic tree species of the coastal maulino forest of central chile
Genetic diversity in Nothofagus alessandrii (Fagaceae), an endangered endemic tree species of the coastal maulino forest of central chile
Isolation of seven polymorphic microsatellite loci, using an enrichment protocol, in the high Andean Asteraceous Chaetanthera pusilla
Nurse effect of Bolax gummifera cushion plants in the alpine vegetation of the Chilean Patagonian Andes
Intra-specific nurse effect of Kageneckia angustifolia D. Don (Rosaceae) and its effect on seed germination and seedling survival in the montane sclerophyllous forest of central Chile
Plasticidad fenotípica en dos poblaciones Antárticas de Colobanthus quitensis (Caryophyllaceae) bajo un escenario simulado de cambio global

Proyecto (13)

TÍTULO : DOES LIFE AT HIGH-ELEVATION ENVIRONMENTS SELECT FOR INCREASED FLORAL TRAITS IN FLOWERING PLANTS?: ADDRESSING THE ROLE OF LOCAL ADAPTATION, PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY AND EPIGENETICS.
Assessing the ecophysiological and molecular basis of the functional symbiosis=> extremophile fungal-endophytes improve the yield and drought tolerance in crops.
Assessing the resilience of the endangered endemic tree Nothofagus alessandrii to anthropogenic habitat fragmentation=> from reproductive ecology to landscape genetics​.
4 Evolutionary history of Colobanthus quitensis and its associated microorganisms=> implications for understanding present biogeographic patterns, adaptation to environmental change and interactions with glacial cycles
EVALUACIÓN DEL PAPEL DE LAS BACTERIAS RIZOSFÉRICAS SOBRE EL DESEMPEÑO FISIOLÓGICO DE Colobanthus quitensis BAJO ESTRÉS SALINO.
Evolutionary history of Colobanthus quitensis and its associated microorganisms: implications for understanding present biogeographic patterns, adaptation to environmental change and interactions with glacial cycles
Evolutionary history of the Antarctic pearlwort Colobanthus quitensis (Caryophyllaceae)=> Population genetics, phylogeographic patterns, and adaptive differentiation
Evaluación del efecto nodriza como estrategia para promove el establecimiento y desempeño de plantas endémicas en la Región de Coquimbo
Fortalecimiento Institucional para el Departamento de Ciencias Básicas de la Universidad del Bío- Bío en el área de la Biología
Plasticidad fenotípica en Colobanthus quitensis ante un escenario complejo de cambio global
The consequences of floral herbivory by the native bee Megachile distinguenda on the reproductive ecology of Chaetanthera renifolia (Asteraceae), an endemic species of the Andes of central Chile
THE CONSEQUENCES OF FLORAL HERBIVORY BY THE NATIVE BEE MEGACHILE DISTINGUENDA ON THE REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY OF CHAETANTHERA RENIFOLIA (ASTERACEAE), AN ENDEMIC SPECIES OF THE ANDES OF CENTRAL CHILE.
Evaluación de procesos ecosistémicos en ecosistemas semiáridos=> una herramienta para adaptarse al cambio global (EPES)
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Cristian Torres

Académico Jornada Completa

Ciencias Básicas

Universidad del Bio-Bio

Chillán, Chile

4
Mary Kalin

Profesor Titular

Facultad de Ciencias

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

2
Rodrigo Reinoso

Profesional superior

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Chile

2
JOSE BECERRA

Professor

Botany Department

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN

Concepción, Chile

1
LOHENGRIN CAVIERES

Profesor titular

Departamento de Botánica

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

Concepcon, Chile