Doctor en Ciencias, mención Ecología y Biología Evolutiva. Universidad de Chile.
M. Sc., Ciencias Biológicas, mención Ecología. Universidad de Chile.
Ingeniero Forestal, Universidad de Chile
PUBLICACIONES DESTACADAS:
Becerra, P., Simonetti, J. 2020. Native and exotic plant species diversity in forest fragments and forestry plantations of a coastal landscape of central Chile- BOSQUE, 41(2),125-136. DOI:10.4067/S0717-92002020000200125. Link publicación
Piqué, G., Mao, L., Becerra, P. 2020. Resistance to pull-out of Chilean riverine species: Evidence from laboratory experiments. Geomorphology, 361, art. no. 107205. DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2020.107205. Link publicación
Velasco, N., Becerra, P. 2020. Species-specific effects of the herbaceous layer on recruitment of woody species under different shading and precipitation conditions. Forest Ecology and Management, 460, 117864. Link publicación
Becerra, P.I., Bustamante, R. 2019. Relationship between exotic plant species richness, native vegetation and climate in forest ecosystems of Chile. En: "Diversity and Ecology of Invasive Plants" (Charan S & Kumar S eds.), ISBN: 978-1-83968-352-7. Intech Open Ed. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.82233. Link publicación
Miranda, A., Vásquez, I.A., Becerra, P., Smith-Ramírez, C., Delpiano, C.A., Hernández-Moreno, A., Altamirano, A. 2019. Traits of perch trees promote seed dispersal of endemic fleshy-fruit species in degraded areas of endangered Mediterranean ecosystems. Journal of Arid Environments, 170, 103995. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.103995. Link publicación
Becerra, P.I., Smith-Ramírez, C., Arellano E. 2018. Evaluación de técnicas pasivas y activas para la recuperación del bosque esclerófilo de Chile central. 90 pp. ISBN: 978-956-14-2337-4. Santiago, Chile.
Gutierrez, I., Becerra, P. 2018.Composition, diversity and vegetation structure of riparian forests in south-central Chile. Bosque (Valdivia), 39(2):239-253. DOI:10.4067/S0717-92002018000200239. Link publicación
Becerra P, Catford JA, Inderjit, et al. 2018. Inhibitory effects of Eucalyptus globulus on understorey plant growth and species richness are greater in non‐native regions. Global Ecology and Biogeography 27: 68-76. DOI:10.1111/geb.12676. Link publicación
Gutierrez, R., Becerra, P. 2017. The effect of native forest replacement by Pinus radiata plantations on riparian plant communities in Chile. Plant Ecology & Diversity. 1(10):65-75.
Ovalle, J. F., Arellano, E. C., Ginocchio, R. and Becerra, P. 2016. Fertilizer location modifies root zone salinity, root morphology, and water-stress resistance of tree seedlings according to the watering regime in a dryland reforestation. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci., 179: 223–233. DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201500181.
García, V-, Simonetti, J., Becerra, P. 2016. Seed rain, seed predation and germination of native species in Pinus radiata plantations in south-central Chile: effects of distance to native forest and presence of understory. Bosque (Valdivia) 37(2):359-367. Link publicación
Becerra, Pablo I. 2016. Relationship between climate and geographical variation of local woody species richness within the Mediterranean-type region of Chile. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 89:1-11. Link publicación
Becerra, P., Smith-Ramírez, C., Armesto, J. 2016. Altitudinal and interannual variation in seedling survival of tree species in central Chile: implications for sclerophyllous forest restoration. Bosque (Valdivia) 37(3): 539-547. Link publicación
Valenzuela, P. Arellano, E. Burger, J, Becerra, P. 2016. Using facilitation microsites as a restoration tool for conversion of degraded grasslands to Nothofagus forests in Southern Patagonia. Ecological engineering 95: 580-587.
Ovalle, J.F., Arellano, E., Oliet, J., Becerra, P., Ginocchio, R. 2016. Linking nursery nutritional status and water availability post-planting under intense summer drought: the case of a South American Mediterranean tree species. iForest – Biogeosciences and Forestry (9). 758-765. DOI:10.3832/ifor1905-009. Link publicación
Morales, N., Becerra, P., Arellano, E., Gilabert, H. 2015. Effect of large and small herbivores on seed and seedling survival of Beilschmiedia miersii in Central Chile. Bosque 36(1):127-132. Link publicación
PROYECTOS:
2014-2017. Effect of climate and vegetation on natural and sowing-based regeneration of woody species of the sclerophyllous forest in central Chile: implications for forest restoration. Fondecyt 11140283. Investigador Responsable.
2013-2017. Evaluación de Técnicas Pasivas y Activas para la Recuperación del Bosque Esclerófilo de Chile Central, CONAF - Fondo de Investigación del Bosque Nativo, Código 007/2013. Investigador Responsable.