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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Research, conservation and development of methodologies for the sustainable use of Macleania Rupestris (Joyapa) in the Andes of the South of Ecuador
Peña Tapia, D. F. (Director), Castro Quezada, P. S. (Co-Director), Chica Martinez, E. J. (Researcher), Guaman Bautista, J. M. (Researcher), Iñiguez Marquez, G. E. (Researcher), Villena Ochoa, P. G. (Researcher), Arias Riofrio, A. N. (Research Associate), Diaz Lopez, M. L. (Research Associate), Guaman Salan, J. C. (Research Associate), Guapisaca Vargas, A. H. (Research Associate), Jimenez Merino, C. A. (Research Associate), Larrea Silva, J. M. (Research Associate), Loarte Tene, M. Y. (Research Associate), Monteros Altamirano, A. R. (Research Associate), Ordóñez González, O. G. (Research Associate), Roman Aguirre, R. D. (Research Associate), Vacacela Ajila, H. E. (Research Associate), Curillo Santos, D. L. (Assimilated Technical Staff), Gualan Contento, E. L. (Assimilated Technical Staff) & Guanuche Caiminagua, S. E. (Assimilated Technical Staff)
10/04/23 → 16/12/26
Project: Research
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Identification of molecular markers in Solanum Hirtum associated with resistance genes to meloydogyne incognita and fusarium oxysporum, for the development of commercial varieties in Naranjilla.
Castro Quezada, P. S. (Director), Belesaca Morocho, I. R. (Researcher), Diaz Granda, L. E. (Researcher), Ramon Montoya, M. T. D. J. (Researcher), Pacheco Atariguana, L. D. (Degree Thesis) & Reyna Sanchez, E. C. (Degree Thesis)
1/06/17 → 31/05/19
Project: Research
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Functional enrichment of microbial communities of Austro-Fruticultural Horticultural Crops: Design, establishment and effects on plant performance
Chica Martinez, E. J. (Director), Castro Quezada, P. S. (Researcher), Maita Supliguicha, S. M. (Researcher), Peña Tapia, D. F. (Researcher), Yarzabal Rodriguez, L. A. (Guest Researcher) & Pomaquiza Balvoa, L. F. (Assimilated Technical Staff)
1/06/17 → 30/11/21
Project: Research
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Identification of molecular markers associated with characters of resistance to anthracnosis colletrichum acutatum in Solanum maternal and Solanum Unilobum, for the development of resistant commercial varieties of tree tomato.
Diaz Granda, L. E. (Director), Castro Quezada, P. S. (Co-Director), Belesaca Morocho, I. R. (Researcher), Chica Martinez, E. J. (Researcher), Minchala Guaman, L. E. (Researcher), Ramon Montoya, M. T. D. J. (Researcher), Belesaca Morocho, I. R. (Researcher) & Diaz Granda, L. E. (Director)
1/06/16 → 31/08/19
Project: Research
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Establishment of a germplasm bank of native orchids of southern Ecuador and mycorrhizical fungi associated with them
Peña Tapia, D. F. (Director), Chica Martinez, E. J. (Researcher), Jadan Maza, A. O. (Researcher), Villena Ochoa, P. G. (Researcher), Ansaloni Raffaella (Research Associate), Castro Quezada, P. S. (Research Associate), Rocano Curillo, M. N. (Research Associate), Salazar Orellana, M. J. (Research Associate) & Yarzabal Rodriguez, L. A. (Research Associate)
14/09/15 → 13/09/17
Project: Research
Research output
- 15 Article
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Abiotic and biotic controls of non-native perennial plant success in drylands
Rahmanian, S., Eisenhauer, N., Huang, Y., Hejda, M., Pyšek, P., Feilhauer, H., Eldridge, D. J., Gross, N., Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Saiz, H., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Berdugo, M., Ochoa, V., Gozalo, B., Asensio, S., Guirado, E., Valencia, E., García-Gómez, M., Gaitán, J. J. & Mendoza, B. & 97 others, , Mar 2026, In: nature ecology & evolution. 10, 3, p. 523-535 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Drivers of woody dominance across global drylands
Biancari, L. (First Author), Aguiar, M. R., Eldridge, D. J., Oñatibia, G. R., Bagousse Pinguet, Y. L., Saiz, H., Gross, N., Austin, A. T., Ochoa, V., Gozalo, B., Asensio, S., Guirado, E., Valencia, E., Berdugo, M., Plaza, C., Martínez-Valderrama, J., Mendoza, B. J., García-Gómez, M., Abedi, M. & Ahumada, R. J. & 84 others, , 11 Oct 2024, In: Science Advances. 10, 41, p. 1-10 10 p., eadn6007.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access13 Scopus citations -
Hotspots of biogeochemical activity linked to aridity and plant traits across global drylands
Eldridge, D. J. (First Author), Dorrough, J., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Sala, O., Gross, N., Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Mallen-Cooper, M., Saiz, H., Asensio, S., Ochoa, V., Gozalo, B., Guirado, E., García-Gómez, M., Valencia, E., Martínez-Valderrama, J., Plaza, C., Abedi, M., Ahmadian, N., Ahumada, R. J. & Alcántara, J. M. & 99 others, , May 2024, In: Nature Plants. 10, 5, p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
40 Scopus citations -
Unforeseen plant phenotypic diversity in a dry and grazed world
Gross, N. (First Author), Maestre, F. T., Liancourt, P., Berdugo, M., Martin, R., Gozalo, B., Ochoa, V., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Maire, V., Saiz, H., Soliveres, S., Valencia, E., Eldridge, D. J., Guirado, E., Jabot, F., Asensio, S., Gaitán, J. J., García-Gómez, M., Martínez, P. & Martínez-Valderrama, J. & 101 others, , 22 Aug 2024, In: Nature. 632, 8026, p. 808-814 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
74 Scopus citations -
Vulnerability of mineral-associated soil organic carbon to climate across global drylands
Díaz Martínez, P. (First Author), Maestre, F. T., Moreno Jiménez, E., Delgado Baquerizo, M., Eldridge, D. J., Saiz, H., Gross, N., Le Bagousse Pinguet, Y., Gozalo, B., Ochoa, V., Guirado, E., García Gómez, M., Valencia, E., Asensio, S., Berdugo, M., Martínez-Valderrama, J., Mendoza, B. J., García Gil, J. C., Zaccone, C. & Panettieri, M. & 107 others, , Sep 2024, In: Nature Climate Change. 14, 9, p. 976-982 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
61 Scopus citations