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Cristian Bonacic


Cristian Bonacic

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Doctor of Philosophy. University of Oxford, UK.
Master of Science. University of Reading, UK
Médico Veterinario. Universidad de Chile

Área de Desarrollo
Conservación y manejo de vida silvestre

2019–2023. Understanding the epidemiology and evolutionary relationship of avian influenza virus in the interface of wild birds and backyard poultry production in different eco regions of Chile. CONICYT – FONDECYT Regular 2019. FONDECYT 1191747. Co – Investigador.
2018–2021. Predation risk in rodents: assessing its effect on behavior, physiological stress and andes hantavirus prevalence in Oligoryzomys longicaudatus. CONICYT – FONDECYT de Iniciación. FONDECYT 11180631. Co- Investigador.
2017-2020. Sarna en Vicuñas: epidemiología y estrategias para su prevención y control. Fondos del programa Ciencia Activa del Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica – CONCYTEC. Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica, Perú. Co –Investigador.
2017-2020. Causes, consequences, and prevention of wildfires in Chile. President’s Global Innovation Fund. Columbia University. Co- Investigador.
2016-2018. NETBIOAMERICAS (Networking Vertebrate Biodiversity Research and Conservation Capacity Building for Sustainable Forest Management in the Americas). CONICYT-Formación de Redes Internacionales entre Centros de Investigación. Investigador Responsable.
2016-2017. Estrategia para la competitividad y el desarrollo sostenible del ecosistema de montaña en la Región de O´Higgins. CONICYT-Vinculación Ciencia Empresa. Investigador Responsable.
2014. Desarrollo de indicadores de biodiversidad para aumentar la competitividad de la fruticultura de exportación de la región de O´Higgins a la Unión Europea. CONICYT, programa regional, código VCE40000016. Investigador Responsable.
2013-2014. Estudio Poblacional de Camélidos Silvestres para su conservación como patrimonio cultural y turístico de la Región de Atacama, SERVICIO – CCIRA, Investigador Responsable.
2012-2015. Assessing the impact of free ranging dogs (Canis familiaris): the occurrence of feralization and its implications to livestock & wildlife, FONDECYT – FONDECYT-REGULAR, Código 1120969, Investigador Responsible.
2012-2014. Diagnóstico de la ecología poblacional del puma (Puma concolor) y medidas de solución al conflicto ganadería doméstica – carnívoros silvestres en la región de Tarapacá. Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero.

  • (2023) - Tree-cavity survival for biodiversity in temperate forests of South America: A multi-scale approach. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120769. Ver publicación
  • (2023) - Scientists warning on the ecological effects of radioactive leaks on ecosystems. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.1099162. Ver publicación
  • (2023) - Ravines as conservation strongholds for small wildcats under pressure from free-ranging dogs and cats in Mediterranean landscapes of Chile. DOI: 10.1080/01650521.2021.1933691. Ver publicación
  • (2022) - Activity patterns and interactions of rodents in an assemblage composed by native species and the introduced black rat: implications for pathogen transmission. DOI: 10.1186/s40850-022-00152-7. Ver publicación
  • (2022) - Hambre cero y conservación de la biodiversidad. Desafíos para la conservación de depredadores tope y la ganadería sostenible en Latinoamérica. DOI: 10.53010/nys2.01. Ver publicación
  • (2022) - Urban noise and surrounding city morphology influence green space occupancy by native birds in a Mediterranean-type South American metropolis. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08654-7. Ver publicación
  • (2022) - Livestock–Carnivore Coexistence: Moving beyond Preventive Killing. DOI: 10.3390/ani12040479. Ver publicación
  • (2022) - The Importance of Protected Areas in Mitigating Climate Change and Conserving Ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-12586-7_3. Ver publicación
  • (2021) - Altered fire regimes modify lizard communities in globally endangered Araucaria forests of the southern Andes. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02169-3. Ver publicación
  • (2021) - Noisy Urbanization: Green Space Occupancy By Native Birds in a Mediterranean-Type South American City. DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-957995/v1. Ver publicación
  • (2021) - Semi-desert fruit farms harbor more native flora than Mediterranean climate farms in central Chile. DOI: 10.1590/0102-33062020abb0165. Ver publicación
  • (2021) - Behavioral Responses of Wild Rodents to Owl Calls in an Austral Temperate Forest. DOI: 10.3390/ani11020428. Ver publicación
  • (2021) - A conflict between a threatened deer and indigenous agriculture: Tarukas (Hippocamelus antisensis D'Orbigny) and Aymara farmers in northern Chile. Ver publicación
  • (2021) - Canine free-for-all is already here. Ver publicación
  • (2021) - Fire regimes shape biodiversity: responses of avian guilds to burned forests in Andean temperate ecosystems of southern Chile. DOI: 10.5751/ace-01999-160222. Ver publicación
  • (2021) - Response of mesocarnivores to anthropogenic landscape intensification: activity patterns and guild temporal interactions. DOI: 10.1093/JMAMMAL/GYAB074. Ver publicación
  • (2020) - Exotic Prey Facilitate Coexistence between Pumas and Culpeo Foxes in the Andes of Central Chile. DOI: 10.3390/D12090317. Ver publicación
  • (2020) - Nurturing resilient forest biodiversity: nest webs as complex adaptive systems. DOI: 10.5751/ES-11590-250227. Ver publicación
  • (2019) - Biodiversity Conservation Requires Management of Feral Domestic Animals. DOI: 10.1016/J.TREE.2019.05.002. Ver publicación
  • (2019) - Diversity and foraging activity of bats in cultivated and uncultivated areas in agroecosystemc of a Mediterranean-climate hotspot. DOI: 10.1080/23766808.2019.1621626. Ver publicación
  • (2019) - Elevation has contrasting effects on avian and mammalian nest traits in the Andean temperate mountains. DOI: 10.1111/AEC.12718. Ver publicación
  • (2019) - Non-lethal defense of livestock against predators: flashing lights deter puma attacks in Chile. DOI: 10.1002/FEE.1952. Ver publicación
  • (2019) - Ontological Politics of Wildlife: Local People, Conservation Biologists and Guanacos. DOI: 10.4103/CS.CS_18_95. Ver publicación
  • (2019) - The influence of building density on Neotropical bird communities found in small urban parks. DOI: 10.1016/J.LANDURBPLAN.2019.05.009. Ver publicación
  • (2019) - The relationship between coping styles and responses to handling in captive guanacos (Lama guanicoe). DOI: 10.1016/J.SMALLRUMRES.2019.05.015. Ver publicación
  • (2018) - Bird diversity along elevational gradients in the Dry Tropical Andes of northern Chile: The potential role of Aymara indigenous traditional agriculture. DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0207544. Ver publicación
  • (2018) - The conservation value of tree decay processes as a key driver structuring tree cavity nest webs in South American temperate rainforests (vol 26, pg 2453, 2017). DOI: 10.1007/S10531-017-1457-Y. Ver publicación
  • (2017) - Habitat use and sensitivity to fragmentation in America's smallest wildcat. DOI: 10.1016/J.MAMBIO.2016.11.013. Ver publicación
  • (2017) - Puma Puma concolor density estimation in the Mediterranean Andes of Chile. DOI: 10.1017/S0030605315001301. Ver publicación
  • (2017) - Rewilding-inspired transhumance for the restoration of semiarid silvopastoral systems in Chile. DOI: 10.1007/S10113-016-0981-8. Ver publicación
  • (2017) - Roosting records in tree cavities by a forest-dwelling bat species (<i>Histiotus magellanicus</i>) in Andean temperate ecosystems of southern Chile. DOI: 10.4067/S0717-92002017000200020. Ver publicación
  • (2017) - Seasonal dynamics of avian guilds inside and outside core protected areas in an Andean Biosphere Reserve of southern Chile. DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2017.1368447. Ver publicación
  • (2017) - The conservation value of tree decay processes as a key driver structuring tree cavity nest webs in South American temperate rainforests. DOI: 10.1007/S10531-017-1369-X. Ver publicación
  • (2016) - Composition and preferences regarding nest materials by cavity-nesting vertebrates in the Andean temperate forest of Chile. DOI: 10.4067/S0717-92002016000300005. Ver publicación
  • (2016) - Humanity's Dual Response to Dogs and Wolves. DOI: 10.1016/J.TREE.2016.04.006. Ver publicación
  • (2016) - Relationship between rural depopulation and puma-human conflict in the high Andes of Chile. DOI: 10.1017/S0376892915000259. Ver publicación
  • (2016) - Spatial patterns over a 24-year period show an increase in native vegetation cover and decreased fragmentation in Andean temperate landscapes, Chile. DOI: 10.4067/S0718-16202016000300005. Ver publicación
  • (2015) - Activity patterns by two colour morphs of the vulnerable guina, Leopardus guigna (Molina 1782), in temperate forests of southern Chile. DOI: 10.4067/S0717-65382015000100010. Ver publicación
  • (2015) - Age and sex structure of Andean Condor (<i>Vultur gryphus</i>) in feeding areas of central Chile. Ver publicación
  • (2015) - First record of Histiotus laephotis (Thomas, 1916) from Chile and new distributional information for Histiotus montanus (Phillipi and Landbeck, 1861) (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae). DOI: 10.1515/MAMMALIA-2014-0041. Ver publicación
  • (2015) - Live ANDES: Mobile-Cloud Shared Workspace for Citizen Science and Wildlife Conservation. DOI: 10.1109/ESCIENCE.2015.64. Ver publicación
  • (2015) - Ovarian Follicular Activity During Late Gestation and Postpartum in Guanaco (Lama guanicoe). DOI: 10.1111/RDA.12462. Ver publicación
  • (2015) - Reproductive life-history variation in a secondary cavity-nester across an elevational gradient in Andean temperate ecosystems. DOI: 10.1642/AUK-15-28.1. Ver publicación
  • (2014) - Factors Associated with the Detectability of Owls in South American Temperate Forests: Implications for Nocturnal Raptor Monitoring. DOI: 10.1002/JWMG.740. Ver publicación
  • (2014) - HEMATOLOGY AND SERUM BIOCHEMISTRY VALUES OF CULPEO FOXES (LYCALOPEX CULPAEUS) FROM CENTRAL CHILE. DOI: 10.1638/2013-0280R2.1. Ver publicación
  • (2014) - TREE-CAVITY NESTING OF AUSTRAL PYGMY-OWLS (GLAUCIDIUM NANA) IN ANDEAN TEMPERATE FORESTS OF SOUTHERN CHILE. DOI: 10.3356/JRR-13-00037.1. Ver publicación
  • (2013) - Forest cover outside protected areas plays an important role in the conservation of the Vulnerable guina Leopardus guigna. DOI: 10.1017/S0030605312000099. Ver publicación
  • (2013) - Guina (Leopardus guigna) preys on cavity-nesting nestlings. DOI: 10.4067/S0716-078X2013000400014. Ver publicación
  • (2013) - Introduced European rabbit as main prey of the native carnivore culpeo fox (Lycalopex culpaeus) in disturbed ecosystems of central Chile. DOI: 10.1080/01650521.2013.831521. Ver publicación
  • (2012) - Rufous-legged Owl (Strix rufipes) and Austral Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium nanum) stand use in a gradient of disrupted and old growth Andean temperate forests, Chile. DOI: 10.1080/01650521.2012.665632. Ver publicación
  • (2011) - Relationship between fragmentation, degradation and native and exotic species richness in an Andean temperate forest of Chile. DOI: 10.4067/S0717-66432011000200006. Ver publicación
  • (2010) - Analysis of the echolocation calls and morphometry of a population of Myotis chiloensis (Waterhouse, 1838) from the southern Chilean temperate forest. Ver publicación
  • (2010) - Behavioural and physiological consequences of capture for shearing of vicunas in Argentina. DOI: 10.1016/J.APPLANIM.2010.04.013. Ver publicación
  • (2010) - Diversity and singularity of the avifauna in the austral peat bogs of the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve, Chile. DOI: 10.4067/S0718-16202010000100003. Ver publicación
  • (2010) - Ovarian follicular dynamics and hormonal secretory profiles in guanacos (Lama guanicoe). DOI: 10.1016/J.ANIREPROSCI.2009.11.005. Ver publicación
  • (2009) - A noninvasive sampling method for genetic analysis of the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus). DOI: 10.1111/J.1748-7692.2009.00310.X. Ver publicación
  • (2009) - Conservation Challenges for the Austral and Neotropical America Section. DOI: 10.1111/J.1523-1739.2009.01286.X. Ver publicación
  • (2009) - Endocrine changes during pregnancy, parturition and post-partum in guanacos (Lama guanicoe). DOI: 10.1016/J.ANIREPROSCI.2009.02.005. Ver publicación
  • (2009) - Molecular genetic evidence for social group disruption of wild vicunas Vicugna vicugna captured for wool harvest in Chile. DOI: 10.1016/J.SMALLRUMRES.2009.05.001. Ver publicación
  • (2009) - Seasonal dynamics and distribution patterns of birds associated to sub-Antarctic wetlands in the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve (54-55 degrees S), Chile. Ver publicación
  • (2009) - Short Communication Invasive American mink Mustela vison in wetlands of the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve, southern Chile: what are they eating?. DOI: 10.1017/S0030605308099997. Ver publicación
  • (2009) - Species richness, diversity and human activities in an elevation gradient of a high-ecosystem in Lagunas Huascoaltinas, Atacama Region, Chile. DOI: 10.4067/S0718-16202009000300008. Ver publicación
  • (2008) - Climate change and animal diseases in South America. DOI: 10.20506/RST.27.2.1813. Ver publicación
  • (2008) - Endocrine changes during pregnancy in the guanaco (Lama guanicoe). Ver publicación
  • (2008) - Mitochondrial DNA variation and systematics of the guanaco (Lama guanicoe, Artiodactyla : Camelidae). DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-385R.1. Ver publicación
  • (2008) - Ovarian follicular dynamics in non gestating guanacos (Lama guanicoe) in captivity. Ver publicación
  • (2008) - Parturition in guanacos (Lama guanicoe) maintained in captivity: A behavioral and endocrine approach. Ver publicación
  • (2007) - Environment -: Globalization of conservation:: a view from the south. DOI: 10.1126/SCIENCE.1145560. Ver publicación
  • (2007) - Global and local conservation priorities - Response. Ver publicación
  • (2007) - Systematics, taxonomy and domestication of alpaca and llama: new chromosomal and molecular evidence. DOI: 10.4067/S0716-078X2007000200001. Ver publicación
  • (2006) - Capture of the vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) for sustainable use: Animal welfare implications. DOI: 10.1016/J.BIOCON.2005.11.021. Ver publicación
  • (2004) - Phylogeography and subspecies assessment of vicunas in Chile and Bolivia utilizing mtDNA and microsatellite markers: implications for vicuna conservation and management. DOI: 10.1023/B:COGE.0000014014.01531.B6. Ver publicación
  • (2004) - The effect of transport on cortisol, glucose, heart rate, leukocytes and body weight in captive-reared guanacos (Lama guanicoe). Ver publicación
  • (2003) - Adrenocorticotrophin-induced stress response in captive vicunas (Vicugna vicugna) in the Andes of Chile. Ver publicación
  • (2003) - Haematological and clinical biochemistry findings in captive juvenile guanacos (Lama guanicoe Muller 1776) in central Chile. DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(02)00180-3. Ver publicación
  • (2003) - The physiological impact of wool-harvesting procedures in vicunas (Vicugna vicugna). Ver publicación
  • (2002) - Density dependence in the camelid Vicugna vicugna: the recovery of a protected population in Chile. DOI: 10.1017/S0030605302000182. Ver publicación
  • (2001) - Preliminary physiological assessment of the effects of capture for shearing on vicuna (Vicuna vicuna). Ver publicación
  • (1999) - Disparate phylogeographic patterns of molecular genetic variation in four closely related South American small cat species. DOI: 10.1046/J.1365-294X.1999.00796.X. Ver publicación
  • (1997) - Striving to manage Patagonia guanacos for sustained use in the grazing agroecosystems of southern Chile. Ver publicación
  • (1996) - Darwin's fox: A distinct endangered species in a vanishing habitat. DOI: 10.1046/J.1523-1739.1996.10020366.X. Ver publicación