Aurora Gaxiola

Carbon fluxes from a temperate rainforest site in southern South America reveal a very sensitive sink
Perez-Quezada, Jorge, J.L. Celis-Diez, Carla E. Brito, Aurora Gaxiola, M. C. Nuñez-Avila, Francisco Pugnaire, and Juan J. Armesto. 2018. “Carbon Fluxes from a Temperate Rainforest Site in Southern South America Reveal a Very Sensitive Sink”. Ecosphere 9 (4): e02193. doi:10.1002/ecs2.2193.
Exclusion of small mammals and lagomorphs invasion interact with human-trampling to drive changes in topsoil microbial community structure and function in semiarid Chile
Alfaro, Fernando, Marlene Manzano, Sebastian Abades, Nicole Trefault, Rodrigo de la Iglesia, Aurora Gaxiola, Pablo Marquet, et al. 2018. “Exclusion of Small Mammals and Lagomorphs Invasion Interact With Human-Trampling to Drive Changes in Topsoil Microbial Community Structure and Function in Semiarid Chile”. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 124: 1-10. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.05.019.
Bet-hedging strategies of native and exotic annuals promote coexistence in semiarid Chile
Jiménez, Milagros A., Aurora Gaxiola, Juan J. Armesto, Catalina González-Browne, P.L. Meserve, D.A. Kelt, Julio R. Gutiérrez, and F.M. Jaksic. 2016. “Bet-Hedging Strategies of Native and Exotic Annuals Promote Coexistence in Semiarid Chile”. Journal of Arid Environments 126: 62-67. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.10.014.
Phosphorus conservation during post-fire regeneration in a Chilean temperate rainforest
Seaman, B. J., F. E. Albornoz, Juan J. Armesto, and Aurora Gaxiola. 2015. “Phosphorus Conservation During Post-Fire Regeneration in a Chilean Temperate Rainforest”. Austral Ecology 40 (6): 709-17. doi:10.1111/aec.2015.40.issue-610.1111/aec.12239.
Understanding litter decomposition in semiarid ecosystems: linking leaf traits, UV exposure and rainfall variability
Gaxiola, Aurora, and Juan J. Armesto. 2015. “Understanding Litter Decomposition in Semiarid Ecosystems: Linking Leaf Traits, UV Exposure and Rainfall Variability”. Frontiers in Plant Science 6. doi:10.3389/fpls.2015.00140.
Century-scale effects of invasive deer and rodents on the dynamics of forests growing on soils of contrasting fertility
Forsyth, David M., Deborah J. Wilson, Tomas A. Easdale, Georges Kunstler, Charles D. Canham, Wendy A. Ruscoe, Elaine F. Wright, et al. 2015. “Century-Scale Effects of Invasive Deer and Rodents on the Dynamics of Forests Growing on Soils of Contrasting Fertility”. Ecological Monographs 85 (2): 157-80. doi:10.1890/14-0389.110.1890/14-0389.1.sm.
Extreme climatic events change the dynamics and invasibility of semi-arid annual plant communities
Jiménez, Milagros A., F.M. Jaksic, Juan J. Armesto, Aurora Gaxiola, P.L. Meserve, D.A. Kelt, and Julio R. Gutiérrez. 2011. “Extreme Climatic Events Change the Dynamics and Invasibility of Semi-Arid Annual Plant Communities”. Ecology Letters 14: 1227-35. doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01693.x.
Old-growth temperate rainforests of South America: Conservation, plant–animal interactions, and baseline biogeochemical processes.
Armesto, Juan J., C. Smith-Ramirez, M.R. Carmona, J.L. Celis-Diez, I. A. Díaz, Aurora Gaxiola, A. G. Gutiérrez, M. C. Nuñez-Avila, Cecilia A. Pérez, and Ricardo Rozzi. 2009. “Old-Growth Temperate Rainforests of South America: Conservation, plant–animal Interactions, and Baseline Biogeochemical Processes”. In C. Wirth Et al., Eds. Old-Growth Forests, 367-90. Springer, Berlin.