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Marco A. Molina-Montenegro

Marco A. Molina-Montenegro

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
38
Citations
6395
World Ranking
6595
National Ranking
23

Overview

Marco A. Molina-Montenegro is affiliated with the University of Talca in Chile and has contributed extensively to research primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans various subfields, including Plant Science, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Cell Biology, and Molecular Biology.

Their main research topics include:

  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant and fungal interactions
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

Molina-Montenegro has published frequently in several academic journals, with notable recurring venues being:

  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Physiologia Plantarum
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Plants
  • Gayana. Botánica

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Global hotspots for soil nature conservation," 2022, Nature
  • "Functional roles of microbial symbionts in plant cold tolerance," 2020, Ecology Letters
  • "Soil contamination in nearby natural areas mirrors that in urban greenspaces worldwide," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "The global distribution and environmental drivers of the soil antibiotic resistome," 2022, Microbiome
  • "Antarctic root endophytes improve physiological performance and yield in crops under salt stress by enhanced energy production and Na+ sequestration," 2020, Scientific Reports

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of their research, with frequent coauthors including Cristian Torres-Díaz, Ian S. Acuña-Rodríguez, Gabriel Ballesteros, Cristián Atala, and Pedro E. Gundel.

Best Publications

  • Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition

    Daniel S. Karp;Rebecca E Chaplin-Kramer;Timothy D. Meehan;Emily A. Martin

  • Quinoa biodiversity and sustainability for food security under climate change. A review

    Karina B. Ruiz;Stefania Biondi;Rómulo Oses;Ian S. Acuña-Rodríguez

  • Positive interactions between alpine plant species and the nurse cushion plant Laretia acaulis do not increase with elevation in the Andes of central Chile

    Lohengrin A. Cavieres;Ernesto I. Badano;Angela Sierra‐Almeida;Susana Gómez‐González

  • Slope aspect influences plant association patterns in the Mediterranean matorral of central Chile

    E.I. Badano;L.A. Cavieres;M.A. Molina-Montenegro;C.L. Quiroz

  • Microclimatic Modifications of Cushion Plants and Their Consequences for Seedling Survival of Native and Non-native Herbaceous Species in the High Andes of Central Chile

    Lohengrin A. Cavieres;Ernesto I. Badano;Angela Sierra-Almeida;Marco A. Molina-Montenegro

  • Variation in salinity tolerance of four lowland genotypes of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) as assessed by growth, physiological traits, and sodium transporter gene expression.

    Karina Ruiz-Carrasco;Fabiana Antognoni;Amadou Konotie Coulibaly;Susana Lizardi

  • Nurse effect of Bolax gummifera cushion plants in the alpine vegetation of the Chilean Patagonian Andes

    Lohengrin Cavieres;Mary T.K. Arroyo;Alejandro Peñaloza;Marco Molina-Montenegro

  • Nurse effect of the native cushion plant Azorella monantha on the invasive non-native Taraxacum officinale in the high-Andes of central chile

    Lohengrin A. Cavieres;Constanza L. Quiroz;Marco A. Molina-Montenegro;Alejandro A. Muñoz

  • Global hotspots for soil nature conservation

    Unknown

  • Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies of Agriculture in Mediterranean-Climate Regions (MCRs)

    Alejandro del Pozo;Nidia Brunel-Saldias;Alejandra Engler;Samuel Ortega-Farias

  • Biological invasions in terrestrial Antarctica: what is the current status and can we respond?

    Kevin A. Hughes;Luis R. Pertierra;Marco A. Molina-Montenegro;Peter Convey

  • Facilitation of the non-native Taraxacum officinale by native nurse cushion species in the high Andes of central Chile: are there differences between nurses?

    L. A. Cavieres;C. L. Quiroz;M. A. Molina-Montenegro

  • Latitudinal patterns in phenotypic plasticity and fitness-related traits: assessing the climatic variability hypothesis (CVH) with an invasive plant species.

    Marco A. Molina-Montenegro;Daniel E. Naya

  • Positive interactions among plant species for pollinator service: assessing the 'magnet species' concept with invasive species

    Marco A. Molina-Montenegro;Ernesto I. Badano;Lohengrin A. Cavieres

  • Occurrence of the Non-Native Annual Bluegrass on the Antarctic Mainland and Its Negative Effects on Native Plants

    Marco A. Molina-Montenegro;Fernando Carrasco-Urra;Cristian Rodrigo;Peter Convey

  • Functional roles of microbial symbionts in plant cold tolerance.

    Ian S. Acuña‐Rodríguez;Kevin K. Newsham;Pedro E. Gundel;Cristian Torres‐Díaz

  • Higher plasticity in ecophysiological traits enhances the performance and invasion success of Taraxacum officinale (dandelion) in alpine environments

    Marco A. Molina-Montenegro;Josep Peñuelas;Sergi Munné-Bosch;Jordi Sardans

  • The global contribution of soil mosses to ecosystem services

    Unknown

  • Antarctic root endophytes improve physiological performance and yield in crops under salt stress by enhanced energy production and Na + sequestration

    Marco A. Molina-Montenegro;Marco A. Molina-Montenegro;Marco A. Molina-Montenegro;Ian S. Acuña-Rodríguez;Cristian Torres-Díaz;Pedro E. Gundel

  • Poa annua L. in the maritime Antarctic: an overview

    Katarzyna J. Chwedorzewska;Irena Giełwanowska;Maria Olech;Marco A. Molina-Montenegro

  • Root-endophytes improve the ecophysiological performance and production of an agricultural species under drought condition.

    Marco A. Molina-Montenegro;Rómulo Oses;Cristian Torres-Díaz;Cristian Atala

  • Fungal Endophytes Exert Positive Effects on Colobanthus quitensis Under Water Stress but Neutral Under a Projected Climate Change Scenario in Antarctica.

    Rasme Hereme;Samuel Morales-Navarro;Gabriel Ballesteros;Andrea Barrera

Frequent Co-Authors

Ernesto Gianoli
Ernesto Gianoli Tarleton State University
Lohengrin A. Cavieres
Lohengrin A. Cavieres University of Concepción
Pedro E. Gundel
Pedro E. Gundel University of Talca
León A. Bravo
León A. Bravo University of La Frontera
Peter Convey
Peter Convey British Antarctic Survey
Luis J. Corcuera
Luis J. Corcuera Katalapi Park Research and Education Center
Alejandro del Pozo
Alejandro del Pozo Virginia Tech
Stephan Pollmann
Stephan Pollmann Technical University of Madrid
Claudio M. Ghersa
Claudio M. Ghersa University of Buenos Aires
Kevin K. Newsham
Kevin K. Newsham British Antarctic Survey

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