Instituto de Ecologia Regional

En el año 2015 el Instituto de Ecología Regional (IER) se integra al CONICET, transformándose en una Unidad Ejecutora de doble dependencia UNT-CONICET- (Universidad Nacional de Tucumán). Sus  objetivos principales son:

  • Estudiar la ecología regional, de comunidades y de poblaciones en ambientes naturales, urbanos y agroecosistemas, con énfasis en el subtrópico Neotropical.
  • Divulgar al público general el conocimiento sobre la ecología y las interacciones entre naturaleza y sociedad.
  • Brindar asesoramiento para el manejo de ecosistemas y la solución de problemas ecológicos.
  • Propiciar interacciones con instituciones y personas de la región y el extranjero.
  • Promover el desarrollo sustentable y la conservación de la diversidad regional y los servicios ambientales de los ecosistemas naturales.

 

IER Contributed To...

Field work at a plot in La Mucuy, Venezuela

Integrating theory and data in South America ecosystems

Learn about the empirical and theoretical approaches currently used to quantify the ecosystem service provision in South American montane forests and alpine environments. A broad roadmap for the creation of a trandisciplinary network that can bridge the gap between the needs of modelling and data availability is proposed, in order to facilitate the implementation of mountain vegetation into Dynamic Global Vegetation Models that are used in Earth System Models.

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Plant of the genus Compositae

Dispersal strategies of flowers in the High Andes

How are plants overcoming geographical barriers to disperse their seeds? The GLORIA-Andes network continues to provide basic knowledge about high Andean ecosystems, essential to understanding how native species feel the effects of climate change.

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ROSA in white with a background of green vegetated mountains

ROSA: the Andean Network of Socio-ecological Observatories

Learn about the newly created Andean Network of Socio-ecological Observatories, which seeks to maintain permanent monitoring sites in the Andes, in this short blog post!

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Work in GLORIA site - Venezuela

Compositional shifts of alpine plant communities across the high Andes

Explore a new study by the GLORIA-Andes monitoring network to learn about how climate change is transforming summit plant communities in the High Andes, and what the key drivers of these changes are. 

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Monitoring work in a GLORIA-Andes site, Peru

Long-Term Social-Ecological Monitoring in the Andes: How are we doing?

Learn more about a recently published study on the state of the art of long-term social and environmental monitoring systems in the Andes. The study identified knowledge gaps and monitoring priorities, and provided a much-needed perspective of monitoring efforts in the region. 

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Fotografía: Ezequiel Aráoz

Hacia una agenda de investigación para el monitoreo integrado de ecosistemas andinos

Esta publicacion es un resumen del Conversatorio sobre “Hacia una agenda de investigación para el monitoreo integrado de ecosistemas andinos: aportes para la sostenibilidad en escenarios de cambio ambiental”.

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