Las preguntas fundamentales que dirigen mi investigación están enfocadas a entender cómo han respondido los diferentes ecosistemas áridos del sur de Sudamérica a las variaciones del clima y el ciclo hidrológico durante los últimos 50.000 años (conocido informalmente como el Cuaternario tardío). Para esto hemos desarrollado varias líneas de investigación en el laboratorio que utilizan diferentes metodologías, siendo algunas bastante poco “ortodoxas”. Sin embargo, son muy efectivas a la hora de entregar información importante sobre la dinámica espacial y temporal de las especies que componen estos ecosistemas.
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