Valeria Leticia Martin-Albarracin

Education

• 2022 (in progress): Posdoctoral position at EEA Bariloche IFAB (INTA-CONICET) (Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina)

• 2016-2018: Posdoctoral position at INIBIOMA (CONICET-UNComa) (Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina)

• 2016: PhD in Biology, National University of Comahue (Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina)

• 2011: Bachelor´s degree in Biology, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, National University of Cuyo (Mendoza, Argentina)

Research interests

My current research seeks to fine-tune the sowing of seeds of Festuca pallescens in natural conditions for their use in the restoration of degraded areas or to increase the productivity of grasslands. This research is part of a program of domestication of Festuca pallescens that started in 2013. This species has a wide natural distribution in arid and semi-arid regions, and is one of the main foraging resources for livestock grazing.

Previously, I studied the impacts of invasive species on native ecosystems. I study plant-animal interactions, particularly seed dispersal networks, and how the introduction of nonnative species may affect them.

Keywords

Festuca pallescens, Coirón blanco, Coirón dulce, Grasslands, Foraging plants, Restoration ecology, Biological invasions, plant-animal interactions, Temperate Forest