Virginia Massara
International Trademark Association
7 Papers
Virginia Massara is an academic researcher from International Trademark Association. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ecosystem & Rangeland. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 7 publications.
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Papers
Vegetation structure is as important as climate for explaining ecosystem function across Patagonian rangelands
Juan José Gaitán,Gabriel Oliva,Donaldo Bran,Fernando T. Maestre,Martín R. Aguiar,Esteban G. Jobbágy,Gustavo Gabriel Buono,Daniela Ferrante,Viviana Beatriz Nakamatsu,Georgina Ciari,Jorge Salomone,Virginia Massara +11 more
TL;DR: Gaitan, Juan J. this article, et al., this article presented a study of the relationship between agropecuaria and agriculture in Patagonia, Argentina.
Evaluating the performance of multiple remote sensing indices to predict the spatial variability of ecosystem structure and functioning in Patagonian steppes
Juan José Gaitán,Donaldo Bran,Gabriel Oliva,Georgina Ciari,Viviana Beatriz Nakamatsu,Jorge Salomone,Daniela Ferrante,Gustavo Gabriel Buono,Virginia Massara,Gervasio Humano,Diego Celdrán,Walter Javier Opazo,Fernando T. Maestre +12 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used spectral vegetation indices (VIs) obtained from satellite images of the MODIS sensor in 194 sites located across the Patagonian steppe to assess the spatial variability of ecosystem structure and functioning.
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The MARAS dataset, vegetation and soil characteristics of dryland rangelands across Patagonia.
Gabriel Oliva,Gabriel Oliva,Eder dos Santos,Osiris Sofía,Fernando Umaña,Virginia Massara,Guillermo Carlos Garcia Martinez,Cecilia A. Caruso,German Cariac,Daniela Carola Echevarria,Anabella Fantozzi,Lucas Ramiro Butti,Donaldo Bran,Juan José Gaitán,Daniela Ferrante,Daniela Ferrante,Paula Natalia Paredes,Paula Natalia Paredes,Erwin Domínguez,Fernando T. Maestre +19 more
TL;DR: The MARAS dataset provides a baseline from which to evaluate the impacts of climate change and changes in land use intensity in Patagonian ecosystems, which collectively constitute one of the world´s largest rangeland areas.
Plant species richness and shrub cover attenuate drought effects on ecosystem functioning across Patagonian rangelands
Juan José Gaitán,Donaldo Bran,Gabriel Oliva,Fernando T. Maestre,Martín R. Aguiar,Esteban G. Jobbágy,Gustavo Gabriel Buono,Daniela Ferrante,Viviana Beatriz Nakamatsu,Georgina Ciari,Jorge Salomone,Virginia Massara +11 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that warming and species loss, two important imprints of global environmental change, could increase the vulnerability of Patagonian ecosystems to drought and maintaining SR through appropriate grazing management can attenuate the adverse effects of climate change on ecosystem functioning.
Aridity and Overgrazing Have Convergent Effects on Ecosystem Structure and Functioning in Patagonian Rangelands
Juan José Gaitán,Donaldo Bran,Gabriel Oliva,Martín R. Aguiar,Gustavo Gabriel Buono,Daniela Ferrante,Viviana Beatriz Nakamatsu,Georgina Ciari,Jorge Salomone,Virginia Massara,Guillermo Carlos Garcia Martinez,Fernando T. Maestre +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated how aridity and grazing affect ecosystem structure and functioning and tested the usefulness of the landscape function analysis (LFA) indices (stability, infiltration and nutrient cycling) as surrogates of soil functioning.