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Mary T. K. Arroyo

Mary T. K. Arroyo

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Ecology and Evolution
Chile
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
59
Citations
15086
World Ranking
2395
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Chile Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Chile Leader Award
  • 2004 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 1999 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1984 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Mary T. K. Arroyo is affiliated with the University of Chile in Chile and has made contributions across multiple fields of study, primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science.

The scientist's research spans several subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Plant Science; Nature and Landscape Conservation; Global and Planetary Change; and Molecular Biology. The topics of work often covered in their publications include Plant and Animal Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Plant Reproductive Biology, Species Distribution and Climate Change, and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics.

Mary T. K. Arroyo has published research in frequently appearing venues, notably:

  • Plants
  • Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Science

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Mary T. K. Arroyo are the following:

  • Extreme Drought Affects Visitation and Seed Set in a Plant Species in the Central Chilean Andes Heavily Dependent on Hummingbird Pollination (2020) - Plants
  • Flowering Phenology Adjustment and Flower Longevity in a South American Alpine Species (2021) - Plants
  • The IPBES Global Assessment: Pathways to Action (2020) - Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover (2022) - Science
  • Un centinela para el monitoreo del cambio climático y su impacto sobre la biodiversidad en la cumbre austral de América: La nueva red de estudios a largo Plazo Cabo de Hornos (2020) - Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mary T. K. Arroyo include:

  • Valeria Robles
  • Paola Jara-Arancio
  • Ítalo Tamburrino
  • Loreto V. Morales
  • Ángela Sierra-Almeida

The scientist's work has been recognized through awards such as:

  • Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences (2004)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1999)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1984)

Best Publications

  • Plant diversity in mediterranean-climate regions.

    Richard M. Cowling;Philip W. Rundel;Byron B. Lamont;Mary Kalin Arroyo

  • Phylogenetic biome conservatism on a global scale

    Michael D. Crisp;Mary T. K. Arroyo;Lyn G. Cook;Maria A. Gandolfo

  • COMMUNITY STUDIES IN POLLINATION ECOLOGY IN THE HIGH TEMPERATE ANDES OF CENTRAL CHILE. I. POLLINATION MECHANISMS AND ALTITUDINAL VARIATION

    Mary T. Kalin Arroyo;Richard Primack;Juan Armesto

  • Plant reproductive ecology of a secondary deciduous tropical forest in venezuela

    Thirza Ruiz Zapata;Mary T. Kalin Arroyo

  • Orchid phylogenomics and multiple drivers of their extraordinary diversification.

    Thomas J. Givnish;Daniel Spalink;Mercedes Ames;Stephanie P. Lyon

  • Breeding systems and pollination biology in Leguminosae

    M.T.K. Arroyo

  • Conservation Targets in South American Temperate Forests

    Juan J. Armesto;R. Rozzi;C. Smith-Ramírez;Mary T. K. Arroyo

  • Community studies in pollination ecology in the high temperate Andes of Central Chile. II: Effect of temperature on visitation rates and pollination possibilities

    Mary T. Kalin Arroyo;Juan J. Armesto;Richard B. Primack

  • Wet and Wonderful: The World's Largest Wetlands are Conservation Priorities

    Paul A. Keddy;Lauchlan H. Fraser;Ayzik I. Solomeshch;Wolfgang J. Junk

  • Effects of aridity on plant diversity in the northern Chilean Andes: results of a natural experiment

    M. T. Kalin Arroyo;F. A. Squeo;J. J. Armesto;C. Villagran

  • Plant phenological patterns in the high andean cordillera of central chile

    Mary T. Kalin Arroyo;Juan J. Armesto;Carolina Villagran

  • Mediterranean Biomes: Evolution of Their Vegetation, Floras, and Climate

    Philip W. Rundel;Mary T.K. Arroyo;Richard M. Cowling;Jon E. Keeley

  • Ecology and biogeography of mediterranean ecosystems in Chile, California, and Australia

    Mary T. Kalin Arroyo;Paul H. Zedler;Marilyn D. Fox

  • Integrating Ecology and Environmental Ethics: Earth Stewardship in the Southern End of the Americas

    Ricardo Rozzi;Juan J. Armesto;Julio R. Gutiérrez;Francisca Massardo

  • Climate Change and the Integrity of Science

    Jennifer Sills;P. H. Gleick;R. M. Adams;R. M. Amasino

  • 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

  • Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover.

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  • Orchid historical biogeography, diversification, Antarctica and the paradox of orchid dispersal

    Thomas J. Givnish;Daniel Spalink;Mercedes Ames;Stephanie P. Lyon

  • Positive associations between the cushion plant Azorella monantha (Apiaceae) and alpine plant species in the Chilean Patagonian Andes

    M.T.K. Arroyo;L.A. Cavieres;A. Peñaloza;M.A. Arroyo-Kalin

  • Seed germination response to cold stratification period and thermal regime in Phacelia secunda (Hydrophyllaceae) – Altitudinal variation in the mediterranean Andes of central Chile

    Lohengrin A. Cavieres;Mary T.K. Arroyo

  • Diversity without representation

    Michel Loreau;Alfred Oteng-Yeboah;M.T.K. Arroyo;Didier Babin

  • Vegetation in a high Andean transect between Turi and Cerro León in Northern Chile

    C. Villagrán;J. J. Armesto;M. T. Kalin Arroyo

Frequent Co-Authors

Lohengrin A. Cavieres
Lohengrin A. Cavieres University of Concepción
Juan J. Armesto
Juan J. Armesto Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Harold A. Mooney
Harold A. Mooney Stanford University
Ricardo Rozzi
Ricardo Rozzi University of North Texas
Richard M. Cowling
Richard M. Cowling Nelson Mandela University
Claudio Latorre
Claudio Latorre Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Philip W. Rundel
Philip W. Rundel University of California, Los Angeles
Ramiro O. Bustamante
Ramiro O. Bustamante University of Chile
Michael J. Donoghue
Michael J. Donoghue Yale University
Byron B. Lamont
Byron B. Lamont Curtin University

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