Education
- Ingeniero Agrónomo, 1977, Faculty of Agronomy,
Univ. of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Honors
- 2003 - Fulbright Fellow. Fulbright Association. USA.
- 1995 - Vilfrid Baron Award. Academia Nac.
Agronomía y Veterinaria.
- 1993 - Konex Award in Ecological Research.
- 1987 - Bernardo Houssay Award C.O.N.I.C.E.T.
- 1985 - Wilfrid Baron Award. Academia Nac. de Agronomia y
Veterinaria.
- 1982 - Dinamica Rural Award.
Positions
- Associate Professor of Ecology. Dept. Natural Resources
and Environment. Since 1991.
- Principal Researcher (CONICET). Since 2001.
Professional interests
- Weed Ecophysiology. Agroecosystems.
Courses taught at Faculty of Agronomy (Univ. of B.A.)
- Weed Ecology.
- Sustainability of Agroecosystems.
- Use of systemic methods for the solution of agronomic
problems.
- Ecology of zero tillage agricultural systems.
- Ecology of stress in grain production systems.
Students
- Total number of graduate students (Master and PhD):
18.
- Current graduate students: 7.
Publications (last 5 years)
- Gundel P.E., Omacini M, Martinez-Ghersa M.A. and
Ghersa C.M. (2008). Herbivory mediates
grass-endophyte relationships. Comment. Ecology, en
prensa.
- Garau A.M., J H Lemcoff, C M Ghersa, C L
Beadle. (2008). Water stress tolerance of Eucalyptus
globulus Labill. subsp. maidenii (F.Muell) saplings
induced by water restrictions imposed by weeds. Forest
Ecology and Management, 255: 2811-2819.
- Gundel, P.E., M.A. Martínez-Ghersa and
C.M. Ghersa. (2008). Dormancy, germination
and ageing of Lolium multiflorum seeds produced by
plants differing in herbicide selection history. European
Journal of Agronomy, en prensa.
- Vila-Aiub, M.M.; Vidal, R.; Balbi, M.C.; Gundel, P.E.;
Trucco, F.; Ghersa, C.M. (2008).
Glyphosate-resistant weeds of South American cropping
systems: An overview. Pest Management Science 64 :
366-371.
- Ferraro DO; Ghersa CM. (2007). Exploring
the natural and human-induced effects on the assemblage of
soil microarthropod communities in Argentina. European
Journal of Soil Biology 43:109-119
- Ferraro DO; Ghersa CM. (2007).
Quantifying the crop management influence on arable soil
condition in the Inland Pampa (Argentina). Geoderma
141:43-52
- Ghersa CM; Perelman SB; Burkart SE;
León RJC. (2007). Floristic and structural changes
related to opportunistic soil tilling and pasture planting
in grassland communities of the Flooding Pampa.
Biodiversity and Conservation 16:1575-1592
- Lenardis AE; van Baren C; di Leo Lira P; Ghersa
CM. (2007). Plant-soil interactions in wheat and
coriander crops driving arthropod assemblies through
volatile compounds. European Journal of Agronomy
26:410-417
- Rolhauser A; Cepeda S; Maseda P; Rotundo JL; Srur AM;
Fernandez R; Ghersa CM; León RJC;
Perelman SB; Batista WB; Aguiar MR. (2007). Efectos de la
frecuencia de corte y la fertilización nitrogenada
sobre la estructura de una población implantada
deFestuca arundinacea Schreb. Ecología
Austral 17:89-98
- Vila-Aiub MM; Balbi MC; Gundel PE; Ghersa
CM; Powles SB. (2007). Evolution of
glyphosate-resistant johnsongrass (Sorgum
halepense) in glyphosate-resistant soybean.
Weed Science 55:566-571
- de la Fuente EB; Lenardis AE; Suárez SA; Gil A;
Ghersa CM. (2006). Insect communities
related to wheat and coriander cropping histories and
essential oils in the Rolling Pampa; Argentina. European
Journal of Agronomy 24:385-395.
- de la Fuente EB; Suárez SA; Ghersa
CM. (2006). Soybean weed community composition and
richness between 1995 and 2003 in the Rolling Pampas
(Argentina). Agriculture; Ecosystems and Environment
115:229-236.
- Ghersa CM; Perelman SB; Burkart SE;
León RJC. (2006). Floristic and structural changes
related to opportunistic soil tilling and pasture planting
in grassland communities of the Flooding Pampa.
Biodiversity and Conservation DOI
10.1007/s10531-006-9002-4.
- Gundel PG; Maseda PH; Ghersa CM; Benech
Arnold RL. (2006). Effects of the Neotyphodium
endophyte fungus on dormancy and germination rate of
Lolium multiflorum seeds. Austral Ecology
31:767-775.
- Gundel PG; Maseda PH; Vila Aiub MM; Ghersa
CM; Benech Arnold RL. (2006). Effects of
Neotyphodium fungi on Lolium multiflorum
seed germination in relation to water availability Annals
of Botany 97:571-577.
- Martínez-Ghersa MA; Ghersa CM.
(2006). The relationship of propagule pressure to invasion
potential in plants. Euphytica 148:87-96.
- Radosevich SR; Hibbs DE; Ghersa CM.
(2006). Effects of species mixtures on growth and stand
development of Douglas-fir and red alder. Candian Journal
of Forest Research 36:768-782.
- Sarasola MM; Rusch VE; Schlichter TM; Ghersa
CM. (2006). Invasión de coníferas
forestales en áreas de estepa y bosques de
ciprés de la cordillera en la Región Andino
Patagónica. >Ecología Austral 16:1-10.
- Semmartin MG; Ghersa CM. (2006).
Intraspecific changes in plant morphology; associated with
grazing; and effects on litter quality; carbon and nutrient
dynamics during decomposition. Austral Ecology
31:99-103.
- Martínez-Ghersa, M.A. y C.M.
Ghersa. (2005). Consecuencias de los recientes
cambios agrícolas. Ciencia Hoy: 15: 37-45.
- Golluscio, RA; Pérez, JA; Paruelo, JM;
Ghersa, CM. (2005). Spatial heterogeneity
at different grain sizes in grazed versus ungrazed sites of
the Patagonian steppe. Ecoscience 12:103-109.
- Vila Aiub, MM; Ghersa, CM. (2005).
Building up resistance by recurrently exposing target
plants to sublethal doses of herbicide. European Journal of
Agronomy 22:195-207.
- Vila Aiub, MM; Gundel, PE; Ghersa, CM.
(2005). Fungal endophyte infection changes growth
attributes in Lolium multiflorum Lam. Austral
Ecology 30:49-57.
- Oesterheld, M; Aguiar, MR; Ghersa, CM;
Paruelo, JM, editores. (2005). La heterogeneidad de la
vegetación de los agroecosistemas. Un homenaje a
Rolando León. Editorial Facultad de
Agronomía, Buenos Aires.
- Ghersa, CM. La sucesión
ecológica en los agroecosistemas pampeanos: sus
modelos y significado agronómico. pp 195-214 en
Oesterheld et al. (op.cit.).
- Burkart, SE; Garbulsky, MF; Ghersa,
CM; Guerschman, JP; León, RJC;
Oesterheld, M; Paruelo, J.M. y Perelman, SB. Las
comunidades potenciales del pastizal pampeano
bonaerense. pp 379-399 en Oesterheld et al.
(op.cit.).
- Omacini, M; Chaneton, EJ; Ghersa, CM.
(2005). A hierarchical framework for understanding the
ecosystem consequences of endophyte-grass symbioses. pp
141-162 in Roberts, CA; West, CP; Spiers, DE, editors.
Neotyphodium in Cool Season Grasses. Blackwell
Science, London.
- Golluscio R.A., J.A. Pérez, J.M. Paruelo and
C.M. Ghersa. (2005). Spatial heterogeneity
at diferent grain sizes in grazed versus ungrazed sites of
the Patagonian steppe. Ecoscience 12: 103-109.
- Vila-Aiub MM and Ghersa CM. (2005).
Building up resistance by recurrently exposing target
plants to sub-lethal doses of herbicide. European Journal
of Agronomy. 22:195-207.
- Vila-Aiub MM, Gundel PE and Ghersa CM,
(2005). Fungal endophyte infection changes growth
attributes in Lolium multiflorum Lam. Australian
Journal of Ecology (Austral Ecology): 30: 49-57.
- Chaneton, E.J., Mazía, C.N., Machera, M., Uchitel,
A. y Ghersa, C.M. (2004). Establishment of
honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) in burned
pampean grasslands. Weed Technology 18: 154-158.
- Martínez-Ghersa MA, Vila-Aiub MM, Ghersa
CM, Gundel PE and Satorre EH (2004). Response of
Italian ryegrass to herbicide selection in environments
with different levels of UVB radiation. Journal of
Environmental Quality 33: 1376-1386.
- Omacini, M., E. Chaneton, C.M. Ghersa
and P. Otero. (2004). Do foliar endophytes affect grass
litter decomposition? A microcosm approach usin Lolium
multiflorum. Oikos, 104: 581-590.
- Semmartin, M., M.R. Aguiar, R.A. Distel, A.S. Moretto and
C.M. Ghersa. (2004). Litter quality and
nutrient cycling affected by grazing-induced species
replacement along a precipitation gradient. Oikos
107(1):149-161.
- Vila-Aiub MM, Martínez-Ghersa MA and
Ghersa CM. (2003). Evolution of herbicide
resistance in weeds: vertically transmitted fungal
endophytes as genetic entities. Evolutionary Ecology
17:441-456.
- de la Fuente, E., S Suarez and C.M.
Ghersa. (2003). Weed and insect communities in
wheat crops with different management practices. Agronomy
Journal, 95: 1542-1549.
- Ferraro, D.O., C.M. Ghersa and G.
Sznaider. (2003). Evaluation of environmental impact
indicators using fuzzy logic to assess the mixed cropping
systems of the Inland Pampa. Agriculture, Ecosystems and
Environment, 2048: 1-18.
- Radosevich, S.R., Stubbs, Ghersa, C.M.
(2003). Plant invasions. Process and patterns. Weed Science
51: 254-259.
- Vila Aiub, M.M., Ghersa, C.M.,
Carceller, M. (2003). Effect of herbicide diclofop-methyl
on proton extrusion from Lolium multiflorum seedlings
differing in resistance and in fungal endophyte
(Neotyphodium) infection. Physiologia Plantarum 119:
429-439.
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