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Silvia C. Gallegos

Country of origin: Bolivia Currently in: Bolivia, La Paz General field of specialization: Biological Systems and Organisms
Academic Background

Degrees

2014 Doctorate Biological Systems and Organisms
Research and Profession

Current Research Activities

Biological Systems and Organisms

"Understanding forest regeneration in bracken-dominated areas of tropical montane forest: a trait-based approach" "Contribution of the vertebrate community to seed dispersal effectiveness in bracken-dominated areas of the Bolivian Andes"


Publications resulting from Research: 


Gallegos, S.C., F.S. Zenteno-Ruiz, S.G. Beck & R.P. López. 2019. Tree diversity of the Tucuman-Bolivian forest in the upper river basin of Bermejo (Tarija, Bolivia). Ecología en Bolivia 54: 18-39.

López, C.L., A.I. Domic, C. Mayta, E. Garcia & S.C. Gallegos. 2018. Reproductive phenology of queñua (Polylepis incarum, Rosaceae) during an annual cycle in the mesophytic puna of La Paz, Bolivia. Ecología Austral, 28: 301-309.

Gallegos, S.C., S.G. Beck, I. Hensen, F. Saavedra, D. Lippok & M. Schleuning. 2016. Factors limiting montane forest regeneration in bracken-dominated habitats in the tropics. Forest Ecology and Management, 381: 168-176.

Peng, Y., S. Lachmuth, S.C. Gallegos, M. Kessler, P. Ramsay, D. Renison, R. Suarez & I. Hensen. 2015. Pleistocene climatic oscillations rather than recent human disturbance influence genetic diversity in one of the world`s highest treeline species. American Journal of Botany, 102: 1076-1684.

Fernández, M., L.M. Navarro, A. Apaza-Quevedo, S.C. Gallegos et al. 2015. Challenges and opportunities for the Bolivian Biodiversity Observation Network. Biodiversity, 16(2-3): 86-98.

Gallegos, S.C., I. Hensen, F. Saavedra & M. Schleuning. 2015. Bracken fern facilitates tree seedling recruitment in tropical fire-degraded habitats. Forest Ecology and Management, 337: 135-143.

Gallegos, S. C., I. Hensen & M. Schleuning. 2014. Secondary dispersal by ants promotes forest regeneration after deforestation. Journal of Ecology, 102: 659–666.

Lippok, D., S.G. Beck, D. Renison, S.C. Gallegos, F.V. Saavedra, I. Hensen & M. Schleuning. 2013. Forest recovery of areas deforested by fire increases with elevation in the tropical Andes. Forest Ecology and Management, 295: 69-76.

Zenteno-Ruiz, F.S., S. Beck, R.P. López & S.C. Gallegos. 2010. Caracterización de la vegetación y de la diversidad florística de la cuenca alta del río Bermejo, Tarija: Implicaciones para su conservación. pp. 162 – 173. In: Beck et al. (eds.) Biodiversidad y Ecología en Bolivia – Simposio de los 30 años del Instituto de Ecología. Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz.



Current profession

Current professional activities type: 
Research
Administration
Post-Doctoral researcher in the project "Understanding forest regeneration in bracken-dominated areas of tropical montane forest: a trait-based approach", Institute of Biology/Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle-Germany / Herbario Nacional de Bolivia- Instituto de Ecologia, Universidad Mayor de San Andres, La Paz-Bolivia, Funded by DFG (German Research Foundation). Principal Investigator of the project "Contribution of the vertebrate community to seed dispersal effectiveness in bracken-dominated areas of the Bolivian Andes", Herbario Nacional de Bolivia- Instituto de Ecologia, Universidad Mayor de San Andres, La Paz-Bolivia, Funded by The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Research Grants Programme.

Workshop and Conference Attended

2017 German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Leipzig, Germany Synthesising and modelling biodiversity data
2015 South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) – Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Guangzhou, China Biodiversity, conservation and management
2015 Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON), Alexander von Humboldt, Armenia, Colombia Bon in a Box: Development of a tool box to support biodiversity observation networks at regional and global scales

Affiliations

Institute of Biology/Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Presentation given

2017
Factors limiting forest regeneration in bracken-dominated areas in the tropical montane forest of Bolivia
Foz do Iguassu, Brazil
Event: Ibero-american and Caribbean Ecological Restoration Congress
2019
Limiting factors on tropical montane forest regeneration in burned areas
Sata Cruz, Bolivia
Event: Bolivian Congress of Botany
2013
Secondary dispersal by ants enhances seedling recruitment in a fire-degraded tropical montane forest
Vienna, Austria
Event: Annual Conference of the Society for Tropical Ecology (GTÖ)

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