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43
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21206
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5185
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20

Overview

Martín Oesterheld is affiliated with the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, contributing significantly within these domains.

Their work spans several subfields, including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Agronomy and Crop Science. This multidisciplinary approach reflects their engagement with various aspects of ecosystem dynamics and agricultural processes.

Oesterheld's research addresses key topics such as Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

They have published multiple papers in the following venues:

  • Ecología Austral
  • Remote Sensing
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Agricultural Systems
  • Crop Science

Selected recent papers by Martín Oesterheld include the following:

  • "Grazers and fires: Their role in shaping the structure and functioning of the Río de la Plata Grasslands," 2022, Ecología Austral
  • "Calibrating APSIM for forage sorghum using remote sensing and field data under sub-optimal growth conditions," 2022, Agricultural Systems
  • "Simple regression models to estimate light interception in wheat crops with Sentinel-2 and a handheld sensor," 2020, Crop Science
  • "Spatial and temporal variation in drought types for wheat in Argentina and its association with actual yield and fertilization rate," 2022, Field Crops Research
  • "Remotely Sensed Spatiotemporal Variation in Crude Protein of Shortgrass Steppe Forage," 2022, Remote Sensing

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • J. Gonzalo N. Irisarri
  • Mariano Oyarzábal
  • José M. Paruelo
  • Gervasio Piñeiro
  • Facundo Nicolás Della Nave

Best Publications

  • Global biodiversity scenarios for the year 2100.

    O E Sala;F S Chapin;J J Armesto;E Berlow

  • Ecosystem-level patterns of primary productivity and herbivory in terrestrial habitats

    S. J. McNaughton;M. Oesterheld;D. A. Frank;K. J. Williams

  • Unidades de vegetación de la Argentina

    Mariano Oyarzabal;José Clavijo;Luis Oakley;Fernando Biganzoli

  • Pathways of Grazing Effects on Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen

    Gervasio Piñeiro;José M. Paruelo;Martín Oesterheld;Esteban G. Jobbágy

  • Effect of defoliation on grass growth. A quantitative review

    Diego O. Ferraro;Martín Oesterheld

  • Rooting depth, water availability, and vegetation cover along an aridity gradient in Patagonia

    Ernst-Detlef Schulze;Harold A. Mooney;O. E. Sala;E. Jobbagy

  • Effect of stress and time for recovery on the amount of compensatory growth after grazing

    M. Oesterheld;S. J. McNaughton

  • Grazing effects upon plant community structure in subhumid grasslands of Argentina

    O. E. Sala;M. Oesterheld;R. J. C. León;A. Soriano

  • Effect of animal husbandry on herbivore-carrying capacity at a regional scale

    M. Oesterheld;O. E. Sala;S. J. McNaughton

  • Effect of grazing on community structure and productivity of a Uruguayan grassland

    Alice Altesor;Martín Oesterheld;Elsa Leoni;Felipe Lezama

  • Cross‐scale vegetation patterns of Flooding Pampa grasslands

    S. B. Perelman;R. J. C. León;M. Oesterheld

  • Inter-annual variation in primary production of a semi-arid grassland related to previous-year production

    Martín Oesterheld;Juan Loreti;María Semmartin;Osvaldo E. Sala

  • Effects of grazing intensity on plant richness and diversity: a meta-analysis

    Cristina Herrero-Jáuregui;Martín Oesterheld

  • Seasonal Variation in Aboveground Production and Radiation-use Efficiency of Temperate rangelands Estimated through Remote Sensing

    Gervasio Piñeiro;Martín Oesterheld;José M. Paruelo

  • Effects of Flooding and Drought on the Anatomy of Paspalum dilatatum

    V. Vasellati;M. Oesterheld;D. Medan;J. Loreti

  • Grazing effects on belowground C and N stocks along a network of cattle exclosures in temperate and subtropical grasslands of South America

    Gervasio Piñeiro;José M. Paruelo;Esteban G. Jobbágy;Robert B. Jackson

  • Pastizales pampeanos -impacto agropecuario

    R. J. C. León;G. M. Rusch;M. Oesterheld

  • Annual and seasonal variation of NDVI explained by current and previous precipitation across Northern Patagonia

    I. Fabricante;M. Oesterheld;J.M. Paruelo

  • Relationship between productivity, and species and functional group diversity in grazed and non-grazed Pampas grassland

    Graciela M. Rusch;Martín Oesterheld

  • RELATION BETWEEN NOAA‐AVHRR SATELLITE DATA AND STOCKING RATE OF RANGELANDS

    M. Oesterheld;C. M. DiBella;H. Kerdiles

  • Intraspecific variation in the response of Themeda triandra to defoliation: the effect of time of recovery and growth rates on compensatory growth.

    M. Oesterheld;S. J. McNaughton

Frequent Co-Authors

José M. Paruelo
José M. Paruelo University of Buenos Aires
Gervasio Piñeiro
Gervasio Piñeiro University of Buenos Aires
Osvaldo E. Sala
Osvaldo E. Sala Arizona State University
Samuel J. McNaughton
Samuel J. McNaughton Syracuse University
Esteban G. Jobbágy
Esteban G. Jobbágy National University of San Luis
Roberto L. Benech-Arnold
Roberto L. Benech-Arnold University of Buenos Aires
Robert B. Jackson
Robert B. Jackson Stanford University
Martín R. Aguiar
Martín R. Aguiar University of Buenos Aires
Douglas A. Frank
Douglas A. Frank Syracuse University
Victor O. Sadras
Victor O. Sadras Flinders University

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