2026
Vidal, M. A., Barraza-Acuña, F., Torres-Díaz, C., Acuña-Rodríguez, I. S., Ballesteros, G. I., & Valladares, M. A. (2026). RePo index: A multidimensional framework to quantify genetic resilience in data-limited amphibian faunas. BMC Genomics, 27, 388. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-026-12686-y

Newsham, K. K., Biersma, E. M., Acuña-Rodríguez, I. S., Ballesteros, G. I., Convey, P., Molina-Montenegro, M. A., Newsham, I., Priemé, A., Ranniku, R., Torres-Díaz, C., Varliero, G., & Goodall-Copestake, W. P. (2026). Climate change projected to double the richness and abundance of soilborne phytopathogenic fungi in Southern Maritime Antarctica. Global Change Biology, 32(5), e70885. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70885

2025
Torres-Díaz, C., Ortíz-Sepúlveda, A., Valladares, M. A., Farias-Cantillana, D., & Ballesteros, G. I. (2025). Development and application of novel SSR markers to assess the genetic diversity and population structure of Phacelia secunda along an altitudinal gradient in the Central Chile Andes. Plants, 14(7), 1135. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14071135

Jara-Zapata, P., Arancibia-Ávila, P., Valladares, M. A., Torres-Díaz, C., Pastene, E., & Reyes-Quinteros, N. (2025). Bioprospecting of Chilean Labyrinthulomycetes: Laboratory evaluation of PUFA and carotenoid production in isolates from diverse natural environments. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 72(5), e70035. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.70035

Jara-Zapata, P., Arancibia-Ávila, P., Valladares, M. A., Torres-Díaz, C., Pastene, E., & Reyes-Quinteros, N. (2025). First record of Aplanochytrium on the Chilean coast and its biotechnological potential: Expanding the geographic distribution of Labyrinthulomycetes. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 72(2), e70007. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.70007

2024
Ballesteros, G. I., Newsham, K. K., Acuña-Rodríguez, I. S., Atala, C., Torres-Díaz, C., & Molina-Montenegro, M. A. (2024). Extreme environments as sources of fungal endophytes mitigating climate change impacts on crops in Mediterranean-type ecosystems. Plants, People, Planet, 6(1), 148–161. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10415

Vidal, M. A., Henríquez, N., Torres-Díaz, C., Collado, G., & Acuña-Rodríguez, I. S. (2024). Identifying strategies for effective biodiversity preservation and species status of Chilean amphibians. Biology, 13(3), 169. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13030169

Escobedo, V. M., Acuña-Rodríguez, I. S., García, L. Y., Torres-Díaz, C., Atala, C., Suazo, M. J., Gómez-González, S., Newsham, K. K., & Molina-Montenegro, M. A. (2024). Native woody species depend on the soil microbiome to establish on burned soils, while non-native do not. Journal of Applied Ecology, 61(12), 2971–2984. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14809

Ochoa-Hueso, R., Eldridge, D. J., Berdugo, M., Trivedi, P., Sokoya, B., Cano-Díaz, C., Abades, S., Alfaro, F., Bamigboye, A. R., Bastida, F., Blanco-Pastor, J. L., de los Ríos, A., Durán, J., Geisen, S., Grebenc, T., Illán, J. G., Liu, Y.-R., Makhalanyane, T. P., Mamet, S., . . . Delgado-Baquerizo, M. (2024). Unearthing the soil-borne microbiome of land plants. Global Change Biology, 30(5), e17295. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17295

2023
Molina-Montenegro, M. A., Acuña-Rodríguez, I. S., Ballesteros, G. I., Baldelomar, M., Torres-Díaz, C., Broitman, B. R., & Vázquez, D. P. (2023). Electromagnetic fields disrupt the pollination service by honeybees. Science Advances, 9(19), eadh1455. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adh1455

Galleguillos, C., Acuña-Rodríguez, I. S., Torres-Díaz, C., Gundel, P. E., & Molina-Montenegro, M. A. (2023). Genetic control underlying the flowering-drought tolerance trade-off in the Antarctic plant Colobanthus quitensis. Plant, Cell & Environment, 46(10), 3158–3169. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14645

Collado, G. A., Flores, N., Vidal, M. A., Torres-Díaz, C., & Valladares, M. A. (2023). Distribution, conservation assessment and management perspectives of Chilean micro-snails of the family Charopidae. Nature Conservation, 53, 297–317. https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.53.100631

Collado, G. A., Salvador, R. B., Vidal, M. A., Parra-Aravena, F., Delgado, V., & Torres-Díaz, C. (2023). Distribution, conservation status and proposed measures for preservation of Radiodiscus microgastropods in Chile. PeerJ, 11, e14027. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14027

Collado, G. A., Torres-Díaz, C., Vidal, M. A., & Valladares, M. A. (2023). Genetic diversity, morphometric characterization, and conservation reassessment of the critically endangered freshwater snail, Heleobia atacamensis, in the Atacama Saltpan, northern Chile. Biology, 12(6), 791. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12060791

Eldridge, D. J., Guirado, E., Reich, P. B., Ochoa-Hueso, R., Berdugo, M., Sáez-Sandino, T., Blanco-Pastor, J. L., Tedersoo, L., Plaza, C., . . . Delgado-Baquerizo, M. (2023). The global contribution of soil mosses to ecosystem services. Nature Geoscience, 16, 430–438. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01170-x

Liu, Y.-R., van der Heijden, M. G. A., Riedo, J., Sanz-Lazaro, C., Eldridge, D. J., Bastida, F., Moreno-Jiménez, E., Zhou, X.-Q., Hu, H.-W., He, J.-Z., Moreno, J. L., Abades, S., Alfaro, F., Bamigboye, A. R., Berdugo, M., Blanco-Pastor, J. L., de los Ríos, A., Duran, J., Grebenc, T., . . . Delgado-Baquerizo, M. (2023). Soil contamination in nearby natural areas mirrors that in urban greenspaces worldwide. Nature Communications, 14, 1706. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37428-6

2022
Guerra, C. A., Berdugo, M., Eldridge, D. J., Eisenhauer, N., Singh, B. K., Cui, H., Abades, S., Alfaro, F. D., Bamigboye, A. R., Bastida, F., Blanco-Pastor, J. L., de los Ríos, A., Durán, J., Grebenc, T., Illán, J. G., Liu, Y.-R., Makhalanyane, T. P., Mamet, S., Molina-Montenegro, M. A., . . . Delgado-Baquerizo, M. (2022). Global hotspots for soil nature conservation. Nature, 610(7933), 693–698. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05292-x

Atala, C., Acuña-Rodríguez, I. S., Torres-Díaz, C., & Molina-Montenegro, M. A. (2022). Fungal endophytes improve the performance of host plants but do not eliminate the growth/defence trade-off. New Phytologist, 235(2), 384–387. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18160

2021
Torres-Díaz, C., Valladares, M. A., Molina-Montenegro, M. A., & Mora-Poblete, F. (2021). Isolation and characterization of microsatellites for the endangered endemic tree Nothofagus alessandrii (Nothofagaceae). Molecular Biology Reports, 48(4), 3877–3883. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-021-06291-3

Collado, G. A., Torres-Díaz, C., & Valladares, M. A. (2021). Phylogeography and molecular species delimitation reveal cryptic diversity in Potamolithus (Caenogastropoda: Tateidae) of the southwest basin of the Andes. Scientific Reports, 11, 15735. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94900-3

Rajchenberg, M., Pildain, M. B., de Errasti, A., Riquelme, C., Becerra, J., Torres-Díaz, C., & Cabrera-Pardo, J. R. (2021). Species and genera in Aleurodiscus sensu lato as viewed from the Southern Hemisphere. Mycologia, 113(6), 1264–1277. https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.2021.1940671