Research themes
Role of keystone species in desert and forest ecosystems
Functional consequences of climatic variability in desert and forest ecosystems
Nutrient enhancement consequences in ecosystems
Plant-animal interactions; pollination and dispersal

Principal IEB researchers
Juan Armesto (Focus leader)
Julio Gutiérrez
Cecilia Smith-Ramírez

Other IEB researchers
Ramiro Bustamante
Lohengrin Cavieres
Francisco A. Squeo

Current collaborations
Ek del Val (Mexico), José Miguel Fariña (Chile), Milena Holmgren (The Netherlands), Percy Jiménez (Peru), Clive Jones (USA), Douglas Kelt (USA), Peter Meserve (USA), Adrian Newton (UK), Cecilia Pérez (Chile), Francisco Pugnaire (Spain), Osvaldo Sala (USA), Kathy Weather (USA), Guadalupe Williams (México), Mary Willson (USA)

Postdoctoral researchers
Ana María Abarzúa, Martín Carmona, Aurora Gaxiola, Angélica González, Jaime Madrigal Ximena Moncada

Ph.D. students
Marcela Bustamante, Juan Luis Celis, Milagros Jiménez, Mario León, Mariela Núñez, Paulina Ossa, Sharon Reid, Beatriz Salgado, Lorena Suárez

Master students
Felipe Cortés, Diana Espinoza, Paola Henríquez,  Juan Pablo Mora, Joaquín Morales, Patricio Olivares, Diego Sotomayor, Paola Vargas, Gonzalo Vera

Other students
María Gabriela Araya, Dafne Gho, Wladimir Silva, Pablo Toro, Carola Villablanca, Alejandro Vásquez

Technical staff and research assistants
Camila Hotzapfel, Victor Sagredo, Juan Valencia