Aurora Gaxiola

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile — Chile

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

21h-index2.0kcitations72works2.82yr avg
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Research Topics

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(19), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics(11), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics(9), Forest ecology and management(7), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies(6)

Publications72 total

Tracking a decade of change: insights from long-term monitoring of an old-growth temperate rainforest on Chiloé Island, Chile
Annals of Forest Science·2026Open Access
Water security in a semiarid environment: An approach to assess costs and benefits of high-Andean nature-based solutions
Ecosystem Services·2025· 1 cited
Assessing the impact of landcover change on soil organic carbon stocks in Chile: Implications for terrestrial ecosystems and conservation policies
Journal of Applied Ecology·2025· 1 cited
Long-term dynamics of soil water erosion in Chile: interactions between climate variability and land-cover change
CATENA·2025· 1 cited
Using a robust decision making (RDM) approach to explore current and future vulnerabilities of a semi-arid coastal basin: a case study of the Quilimarí basin in Chile
Frontiers in Environmental Science·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Atmosphere, Vegetation, and Soil Water Coupling Determined by Stomatal Regulation of Transpiration
Ecosystems·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Microbial contributions to mineral-associated organic matter formation are resilient to land-use change but vulnerable to intensive management
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
Remote Sensing Phenology as a Tool for Monitoring the Impact of Drought on Forest Ecosystem Productivity in Temperate Forests of South America
Global issues in water policy·2025
Sentinel Hydrological Processes: Informing Drought Management Strategies in Chile
Global issues in water policy·2025· 1 cited
Metabolic scaling from cells to catchments
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Effects of sustainable agricultural practices on soil microbial diversity, composition, and functions
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment·2024· 25 cited
A Water Balance Approach to Estimate Fog Water Contribution to a Relict Forest in the Coastal Semi-Arid Region in Central Chile
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Chilean long-term Socio-Ecological Research Network: progresses and challenges towards improving stewardship of unique ecosystems
Revista chilena de historia natural·2023· 7 citedOpen Access
Variability in terrestrial litter decomposition can be explained by nutrient allocation strategies among soil decomposer communities
Functional Ecology·2023· 16 citedOpen Access
Young People Are Changing Their Socio-Ecological Reality to Face Climate Change: Contrasting Transformative Youth Commitment with Division and Inertia of Governments
Sustainability·2022· 5 citedOpen Access
Biotic and abiotic drivers of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus stocks in a temperate rainforest
Forest Ecology and Management·2021· 32 cited
Azorella Cushion Plants and Aridity are Important Drivers of Soil Microbial Communities in Andean Ecosystems
Ecosystems·2021· 17 citedOpen Access
Species interactions across trophic levels mediate rainfall effects on dryland vegetation dynamics
Ecological Monographs·2020· 13 citedOpen Access
Indigenous rights to Patagonia's Guafo island
Science·2020· 2 cited
Long term effects of fire on the soil greenhouse gas balance of an old-growth temperate rainforest
The Science of The Total Environment·2020· 27 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Juan J. Armestó(11), Pablo A. Marquet(10), David A. Coomes(6), Francisco I. Pugnaire(5), Julio R. Gutiérrez(5), Marlene Manzano(5), Juan L. Celis‐Diez(5), Peter L. Meserve(4), Douglas Kelt(4), Fernando D. Alfaro(4), Fernánda Pérez(4), Mariela Núñez‐Ávila(4), David M. Forsyth(4), Deborah J. Wilson(4), Tomás A. Easdale(4), Georges Künstler(4), Charles D. Canham(4), Wendy A. Ruscoe(4), Lora Murphy(4), Andrew M. Gormley(4)