VICTORIA MARCHESINI

marchesini@ifeva.edu.ar

Education

• PhD candidate in Natural Resources. Faculty of Agronomy, University of Buenos Aires. Argentina.
• Magister Scientiae in Natural Resources, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Buenos Aires. 2006.
• Bachelor Biology. Faculty of Sciences. University of Córdoba. Argentina. 2001.

Positions and fellowships

• Graduate fellowship, National Research Council (CONICET), Argentina. 2006.
• Lecturer in Ecology, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2008.
• Graduate fellowship, US National Science Foundation. 2003.
• Research Assistant. Faculty of Agronomy. University of Cordoba. 2001.

Professional interests

• Ecosystem ecology.
• Land use change and water balance in semiarid ecosystems.
• Ecology of dry forest of Argentina.

Publications (last 5 years)

• Marchesini V., Sala O y Austin A. 2008- Ecological effects resulting from massive death of bamboo understory in a temperate forest of Patagonia. Journal of Vegetation Science. In Press.
• Bucher E., Marchesini V., Abril A. (2004). Herbivory by Leaf-Cutting Ants: Nutrient Balance between Harvested and Refuse Material. Biotropica 36:327-332.