2026 Mónica B. Bertiller: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	37	4702	4407	29	28	93	4461

Overview

Mónica B. Bertiller is affiliated with the National Scientific and Technical Research Council in Argentina. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on nature and landscape conservation, ecology, and plant science.

The main topics of their research work include:

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Rangeland and Wildlife Management
Plant and animal studies
Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
Species Distribution and Climate Change
Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

The frequent publication venues where their work appears are:

Plant Ecology
Land Degradation and Development
Acta Oecologica
Journal of Vegetation Science
Flora

Their recent scientific papers showcase a focus on arid rangelands and plant ecology in Patagonia and similar environments. Selected recent publications include:

"Sheep grazing differentially affects the canopy attributes and functional diversity of shrubs and perennial grasses in arid rangelands," 2020, Plant Ecology
"Environmental controls of plant phenology in twelve desert plant species in the Patagonian Monte, Argentina," 2020, Acta Oecologica
"Similar structural complexity of phenols in plant morphotypes with contrasting soluble phenol concentration and richness in arid rangelands of Patagonia," 2022, Flora
"Effects of neighbor shrub propagules and soils from shrubby patches on perennial grass germination in arid rangelands of the Patagonia Monte, Argentina," 2024, Journal of Vegetation Science
"Perennial grass seed bank in litter patches. Co-occurrence with forb and annual grass seed banks constraints the reestablishment in disturbed Patagonian Monte rangelands," 2024, Plant Ecology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Analía Lorena Carrera
Hebe Saraví Cisneros
Alejandro J. Bisigato
Giovana Magali Muñoz
Marlene Ivonne Bär Lamas

Best Publications

Grazing effects on patchy dryland vegetation in northern Patagonia

Alejandro J Bisigato;Mónica B Bertiller

322
Citations
Structural and dynamic characteristics of overgrazed lands of Northern Patagonia, Argentina

J. Ares;A. M. Beeskow;M. Bertiller;M. Rostagno

185
Citations
Seasonal environmental variation and plant phenology in arid Patagonia (Argentina).

Monica B. Bertiller;Ana M. Beeskow;Fernando Coronato

181
Citations
Soil nitrogen dynamics in northeastern Patagonia steppe under different precipitation regimes

M.J. Mazzarino;M.B. Bertiller;C. Sain;P. Satti

141
Citations
Soil enzyme and microbial activities in a grazing ecosystem of Patagonian Monte, Argentina

Luciano Hernan Prieto;Monica Beatriz Bertiller;Monica Beatriz Bertiller;Analía Lorena Carrera;Analía Lorena Carrera;Nelda Lila Olivera

120
Citations
Plant phenology, leaf traits and leaf litterfall of contrasting life forms in the arid Patagonian Monte, Argentina

M. Victoria Campanella;Mónica B. Bertiller

116
Citations
Spatial patterns of the germinable soil seed bank in northern Patagonia

Mónica B. Bertiller

116
Citations
GRAZING EFFECTS ON SUSTAINABLE SEMIARID RANGELANDS IN PATAGONIA : THE STATE AND DYNAMICS OF THE SOIL SEED BANK

Mónica B. Bertiller

115
Citations
Effect of grazing on plant patterns in arid ecosystems of Patagonian Monte

Alejandro Jorge Bisigato;Monica Beatriz Bertiller;Jorge Oscar Ares;Gustavo Enrique Pazos

114
Citations
Plant impacts on nitrogen and carbon cycling in the Monte Phytogeographical Province, Argentina

A.L. Carrera;A.L. Carrera;M.J. Mazzarino;M.B. Bertiller;M.B. Bertiller;H.F. del Valle

110
Citations
Patterns of nitrogen conservation in shrubs and grasses in the Patagonian Monte, Argentina

Analía Lorena Carrera;Claudia Leticia Sain;Monica Beatriz Bertiller

105
Citations
Seasonal variation in the seed bank of a Patagonian grassland in relation to grazing and topography

Mónica B. Bertiller

103
Citations
Leaf litterfall, fine-root production, and decomposition in shrublands with different canopy structure induced by grazing in the Patagonian Monte, Argentina

Analía Lorena Carrera;Analía Lorena Carrera;Monica Beatriz Bertiller;Monica Beatriz Bertiller;Cecilia Larreguy

102
Citations
Nutrient cycling in Patagonian ecosystems

María Julia Mazzarino;Mónica B. Bertiller;Tomás Schlichter;Miriam E. Gobbi

100
Citations
Patterns of nitrogen and phosphorus conservation in dominant perennial grasses and shrubs across an aridity gradient in Patagonia, Argentina

M.B. Bertiller;C.L. Sain;A.L. Carrera;D.N. Vargas

98
Citations
Relationship between plant nitrogen conservation strategies and the dynamics of soil nitrogen in the arid Patagonian Monte, Argentina

Analía Lorena Carrera;Mónica Beatriz Bertiller;Claudia Leticia Sain;María Julia Mazzarino

97
Citations
Leaf strategies and soil N across a regional humidity gradient in Patagonia

Mónica B. Bertiller;María J. Mazzarino;Analía L. Carrera;Paula Diehl

95
Citations
Spatial sex segregation in the dioecious grass Poa ligularis in northern Patagonia: the role of environmental patchiness

Monica B. Bertiller;Claudial L. Sain;Alejandro J. Bisigato;Fernando R. Coronato

83
Citations
Spatial patterns of nitrogen availability, mineralization, and immobilization in Northern Patagonia, Argentina

M. J. Mazzarino;M. B. Bertiller;C. L. Sain;F. Laos

80
Citations
Multiscale indicators of land degradation in the Patagonian Monte, Argentina.

Mónica B. Bertiller;Jorge O. Ares;Alejandro J. Bisigato

79
Citations
Seedling emergence and survival in contrasting soil microsites in Patagonian Monte shrubland

Alejandro J. Bisigato;Mónica B. Bertiller

77
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