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  1. Soil Carbon Sequestration in Nothofagus obliqua Forests with Different Canopy Cover Levels Under Silvopastoral Management

    Article • Agronomy, March 2025, MDPI AG

    PhD Erick Zagal

  2. Comparison of Artificial Intelligence Algorithms and Remote Sensing for Modeling Pine Bark Beetle Susceptibility in Honduras

    Article • Remote Sensing, March 2025, MDPI AG

    PhD Erick Zagal

  3. How Natural Regeneration After Severe Disturbance Affects Ecosystem Services Provision of Andean Forest Soils at Contrasting Timescales

    Article • Forests, March 2025, MDPI AG

    PhD Erick Zagal

  4. The Role of Climate, Mineralogy and Stable Aggregates for Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics Along a Geoclimatic Gradient

    Article • Global Biogeochemical Cycles, June 2024, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    PhD Erick Zagal

  5. Impact of Pyrolyzed and Unpyrolyzed Animal Manures on Soil Properties, Carbon Sequestration, and Clover Productivity in Andisol

    Article • Agronomy, March 2024, MDPI AG

    PhD Erick Zagal

  6. Land Use on Volcanic Ash Soils and its Influence on Greenhouse Gases Emissions Under Laboratory Conditions

    Article • Journal of soil science and plant nutrition, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Erick Zagal

  7. Carbon stability and soil N2O emissions. Pyrolyzed or unpyrolyzed manure?

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, November 2022, Elsevier

    PhD Erick Zagal

  8. Digital mapping of soil organic carbon stocks in the forest lands of Dominican Republic

    Article • European Journal of Remote Sensing, March 2022, Taylor & Francis

    PhD Erick Zagal

  9. Predicting Soil Organic Carbon Mineralization Rates Using δ13C, Assessed by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, in Depth Profiles Under Permanent Grassland Along a Latitudinal Transect in Chile

    Article • Journal of soil science and plant nutrition, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Erick Zagal

  10. Biochar impacts on soil chemical properties, greenhouse gas emissions and forage productivity: A field experiment

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, February 2022, Elsevier

    PhD Erick Zagal

  11. Microplastic pollution on the soil and its consequences on the nitrogen cycle: a review

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, November 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Erick Zagal

  12. Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium use efficiency for perennial ryegrass and white clover cultivar mixtures

    Article • Chilean journal of agricultural research, September 2021, SciELO Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica Y Tecnologica (CONICYT)

    PhD Erick Zagal

  13. Near-infrared spectroscopy: Alternative method for assessment of stable carbon isotopes in various soil profiles in Chile

    Article • Geoderma Regional, June 2021, Elsevier

    PhD Erick Zagal

  14. Carbon dioxide emissions at local scale linked to soil heterotrophic activity from an experimentally simulated drained peatland in Western Patagonia (Tierra del Fuego, Chile)

    Article • Soil Use and Management, March 2021, Wiley

    PhD Erick Zagal

  15. Soil Quality Changes within a (Nothofagus obliqua) Forest Under Silvopastoral Management in the Andes Mountain Range, South Central Chile

    Article • Sustainability, August 2020, MDPI AG

    PhD Erick Zagal

  16. Monitoring Approach for Tropical Coniferous Forest Degradation Using Remote Sensing and Field Data

    Article • Remote Sensing, August 2020, MDPI AG

    PhD Erick Zagal

  17. Phosphorus fractions in Andisol and Ultisol inoculated with Bacillus thuringiensis and phosphorus uptake by wheat

    Article • Journal of Plant Nutrition, July 2020, Taylor & Francis

    PhD Erick Zagal

  18. SOIL SULFUR AND NITROGEN AVAILABILITY IMPROVES ROOT BIOMASS GROWTH OF RYEGRASS(Lolium multiflorumL.)

    Article • Chilean journal of agricultural & animal sciences, March 2020, Universidad de Concepcion

    PhD Erick Zagal

  19. CHLSOC: the Chilean Soil Organic Carbon database, a multi-institutional collaborative effort

    Article • Earth System Science Data, February 2020, Copernicus GmbH

    PhD Erick Zagal

  20. Characterization of Bioactive Compounds in Blueberry and Their Impact on Soil Properties in Response to Plant Biostimulants

    Article • Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, September 2019, Taylor & Francis

    PhD Erick Zagal, maria dolores López Belchí

  21. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria able to improve NPK availability: selection, identification and effects on tomato growth

    Article • Chilean journal of agricultural research, September 2019, SciELO Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica Y Tecnologica (CONICYT)

    PhD Erick Zagal

  22. Effects of Wood Ash on Nutrients and Heavy Metal(oid)s Mobility in an Ultisol

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, April 2019, MDPI AG

    PhD Erick Zagal

  23. Variation of Greenhouse Gases Fluxes and Soil Properties with Addition of Biochar from Farm-Wastes in Volcanic and Non-Volcanic Soils

    Article • Sustainability, March 2019, MDPI AG

    PhD Erick Zagal

  24. Soil quality indicators in an Andisol under different tree covers in disturbed Nothofagus forests

    Article • Chilean journal of agricultural research, March 2018, SciELO Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica Y Tecnologica (CONICYT)

    PhD Erick Zagal

  25. Phosphorus Availability in Wheat, in Volcanic Soils Inoculated with Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacillus thuringiensis

    Article • Sustainability, January 2018, MDPI AG

    PhD Erick Zagal

  26. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria for improved water stress tolerance in wheat genotypes.

    Article • Journal of soil science and plant nutrition, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Erick Zagal

  27. Potential Model Overfitting in Predicting Soil Carbon Content by Visible and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

    Article • Applied Sciences, July 2017, MDPI AG

    PhD Erick Zagal

  28. Combined application of microbial consortium and humic substances to improve the growth performance of blueberry seedlings

    Article • Journal of soil science and plant nutrition, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Erick Zagal

  29. Temperature sensitivity of carbon decomposition in soil aggregates along a climatic gradient

    Article • Journal of soil science and plant nutrition, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Erick Zagal

  30. Development of a Biochar-Plant-Extract-Based Nitrification Inhibitor and Its Application in Field Conditions

    Article • Sustainability, October 2015, MDPI AG

    PhD Erick Zagal

  31. Soil carbon storage controlled by interactions between geochemistry and climate

    Article • Nature Geoscience, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Erick Zagal

  32. An exploratory analysis of land abandonment drivers in areas prone to desertification

    Article • CATENA, May 2015, Elsevier

    PhD Erick Zagal

  33. Contribution of legumes to the availability of soil nitrogen and its uptake by wheat in Mediterranean environments of central Chile

    Article • Chilean journal of agricultural research, March 2015, SciELO Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica Y Tecnologica (CONICYT)

    PhD Erick Zagal

  34. Relationship between mineralized nitrogen during anaerobic incubations and residual effect of nitrogen fertilization in two rice paddy soils in Chil

    Article • Chilean journal of agricultural research, March 2015, SciELO Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica Y Tecnologica (CONICYT)

    PhD Erick Zagal

  35. Free and intra‐aggregate organic matter as indicators of soil quality change in volcanic soils under contrasting crop rotations

    Article • Soil Use and Management, August 2013, Wiley

    PhD Erick Zagal

  36. Evaluation and Selection of Indicators for Land Degradation and Desertification Monitoring: Types of Degradation, Causes, and Implications for Management

    Article • Environmental Management, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Erick Zagal

  37. Evaluation and Selection of Indicators for Land Degradation and Desertification Monitoring: Methodological Approach

    Article • Environmental Management, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Erick Zagal

  38. Phosphorus absorption and use efficiency by Lotus spp. under water stress conditions in two soils: A pot experiment

    Article • Chilean journal of agricultural research, March 2013, SciELO Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica Y Tecnologica (CONICYT)

    PhD Erick Zagal

  39. Subsoiling improves conservation tillage in cereal production of severely degraded Alfisols under Mediterranean climate

    Article • Geoderma, November 2012, Elsevier

    PhD Erick Zagal

  40. Selected carbon fluxes in Pinus ponderosa-based silvopastoral systems, exotic plantations and natural pastures on volcanic soils in the Chilean Patagonia

    Article • Agroforestry Systems, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Erick Zagal

  41. Physical protection of C and greenhouse gas emissions provided by soil macroaggregates from a Chilean cultivated volcanic soil

    Article • Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science, July 2012, Taylor & Francis

    PhD Erick Zagal

  42. Contribution of legumes to wheat productivity in Mediterranean environments of central Chile

    Article • Field Crops Research, July 2012, Elsevier

    PhD Erick Zagal

  43. Soil profile distribution of total C content and natural abundance of13C in two volcanic soils subjected to crop residue burning versus crop residue retention

    Article • Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science, April 2012, Taylor & Francis

    PhD Erick Zagal

  44. Plant extracts from the Mediterranean zone of Chile potentially affect soil microbial activity related to N transformations: A laboratory experiment

    Article • Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science, March 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Cristina Muñoz, PhD Erick Zagal

  45. Productivity and carbon storage in silvopastoral systems with Pinus ponderosa and Trifolium spp., plantations and pasture on an Andisol in Patagonia, Chile

    Article • Agroforestry Systems, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Erick Zagal

  46. CO2 and N2O emissions from an Andisol in Chile under a no-till system using non-fixed closed chambers

    Article • Chilean journal of agricultural research, June 2011, SciELO Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica Y Tecnologica (CONICYT)

    PhD Erick Zagal

  47. Biological Fixation of N2 in Mono and Polyspecific Legume Pasture in the Humid Mediterranean Zone of Chile

    Article • Chilean journal of agricultural research, March 2011, SciELO Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica Y Tecnologica (CONICYT)

    PhD Erick Zagal

  48. Greenhouse Gas (CO2 AND N2O) Emissions from Soils: A Review

    Article • Chilean journal of agricultural research, September 2010, SciELO Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica Y Tecnologica (CONICYT)

    PhD Erick Zagal

  49. Calibration of CO2FIX to native forest, pine plantation, and pasture on a volcanic soil of the Chilean Patagonia

    Article • Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science, May 2010, Taylor & Francis

    PhD Erick Zagal

  50. Multiseason Recoveries of Organic and Inorganic Nitrogen‐15 in Tropical Cropping Systems

    Article • Soil Science Society of America Journal, January 2010, Wiley

    PhD Erick Zagal

  51. Effect of Irrigation Levels on Dissolved Organic Carbon Soil Distribution and the Depth Mobility of Chlorpyrifos

    Article • Chilean journal of agricultural research, September 2009, SciELO Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica Y Tecnologica (CONICYT)

    PhD Erick Zagal

  52. Analysis of soil humic acids in particle size fractions of an alfisol from a Mediterranean-type climate

    Article • Geoderma, July 2009, Elsevier

    PhD Erick Zagal

  53. Sensitivity of early indicators for evaluating quality changes in soil organic matter

    Article • Geoderma, July 2009, Elsevier

    PhD Erick Zagal

  54. The influence of land-use change on the organic carbon distribution and microbial respiration in a volcanic soil of the Chilean Patagonia

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, March 2009, Elsevier

    PhD Erick Zagal

  55. Relationship between extractable Al and organic C in volcanic soils of Chile

    Article • Geoderma, December 2008, Elsevier

    PhD Erick Zagal

  56. Modeling Soil Carbon Storage in the “Espinal” Agroecosystem of Central Chile

    Article • Arid Land Research and Management, April 2008, Taylor & Francis

    PhD Erick Zagal

  57. Influence of Acacia caven (Mol) coverage on carbon distribution and its chemical composition in soil organic carbon fractions in a Mediterranean-type climate region

    Article • Geoderma, March 2008, Elsevier

    PhD Erick Zagal

  58. The effect of crop-pasture rotations on the C, N and S contents of soil aggregates and structural stability in a volcanic soil of south-central Chile

    Article • Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science, September 2007, Taylor & Francis

    PhD Erick Zagal

  59. Nitrogen fixation in six forage legumes in Mediterranean central Chile

    Article • Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science, December 2006, Taylor & Francis

    PhD Erick Zagal

  60. Influence of trees on soil organic matter in Mediterranean agroforestry systems: an example from the ‘Espinal’ of central Chile

    Article • European Journal of Soil Science, August 2006, Wiley

    PhD Erick Zagal

  61. Carbon distribution and variations in nitrogen-uptake between catch crop species in pot experiments

    Article • Soil Biology and Biochemistry, April 2001, Elsevier

    PhD Erick Zagal

  62. Effects of tillage depth on organic carbon content and physical properties in five Swedish soils

    Article • Soil and Tillage Research, October 1999, Elsevier

    PhD Erick Zagal

  63. Immobilization and remineralization of nitrate during glucose decomposition at four rates of nitrogen addition

    Article • Soil Biology and Biochemistry, October 1994, Elsevier

    PhD Erick Zagal

  64. Carbon distribution and nitrogen partitioning in a soil-plant system with barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and rape (Brassica napus L.) grown in a14CO2-atmosphere

    Article • Plant and Soil, March 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Erick Zagal

  65. Influence of light intensity on the distribution of carbon and consequent effects on mineralization of soil nitrogen in a barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)-soil system

    Article • Plant and Soil, March 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Erick Zagal

  66. Carbon and nitrogen in the root-zone of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) supplied with nitrogen fertilizer at two rates

    Article • Plant and Soil, November 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Erick Zagal

  67. Measurement of microbial biomass in rewetted air-dried soil by fumigation-incubation and fumigation-extraction techniques

    Article • Soil Biology and Biochemistry, May 1993, Elsevier

    PhD Erick Zagal

  68. Effects of microwave radiation on carbon and nitrogen mineralization in soil

    Article • Soil Biology and Biochemistry, January 1989, Elsevier

    PhD Erick Zagal