Christian Salas-Eljatib

Professor of Forest Biometrics and Modelling

Universidad de Chile

Biography

I am a Full Professor of Forest Biometrics and Modelling at the Department of Forest Management and the Environment of the Faculty of Forest Science and Nature Conservation at the Universidad de Chile in Santiago, Chile. My research interests include biometrics, applied statistics and ecological modelling. I am the head of the Laboratory of Forest Biometrics and Modelling, where we develop mathematical and statistical models for forecasting forest ecosystem features, study tree allometry, and assess sampling strategies.

Interests

Biometrics
Forest ecology
Statistics
System dynamics
Sampling

Education

PhD in Biometrics, 2011
Yale University
M.Phill in Biometrics, 2009
Yale University
MSc in Statistics, 2006
University of Idaho
BSc in Forest Engineering, 2008
Universidad de La Frontera

Publications

Articles, chapters, books, conference papers, and all these sorts of things

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H. Ma, T. W. Crowther, L. Mo, D. S. Maynard, S. S. Renner, J. {van den Hoogen}, Y. Zou, J. Liang, S. de-Miguel, G. J. Nabuurs, P. B. Reich, {other}, C. Salas-Eljatib, {et al} (2023). The global biogeography of tree leaf form and habit. Nature Plants, 9 : 1795–1809. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-023-01543-5.

C. S. Delavaux, T. W. Crowther, C. M. Zohner, N. M. Robmann, T. Lauber, J. {van den Hoogen}, {others}, C. Salas-Eljatib, {et al} (2023). Native diversity buffers against severity of non-native tree invasions. Nature, 621 : 773–781. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06440-7.

C. Salas-Eljatib, R. Vargas-Gaete, D. P. Soto, P. J. Donoso (2023). Monitoreo permanente de bosques naturales en las áreas silvestres protegidas de Chile: una necesidad urgente. Bosque, 44 : 3-7. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-92002023000100003.

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I. Hordijk, D. S. Maynard, S. P. Hart, M. Lidong, H. ter-Steege, J. Liang, S. de-Miguel, G. Nabuurs, P. B. Reich, C. Salas-Eljatib, {et al}, T. W. Crowther (2023). Evenness mediates the global relationship between forest productivity and richness. Journal of Ecology, 111 : 1308-1326. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14098.

A. Pommerening, G. Trincado, C. Salas-Eljatib, H. Burkhart (2023). Understanding and modelling the dynamics of data point clouds of relative growth rate and plant size. Forest Ecology and Management, 529 : 120652. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120652.

C. Salas-Eljatib, J. Riquelme, P. J. Donoso, D. Ponce, D. P. Soto (2022). Analysing changes in spatial point patterns: a proposal using data from a forest thinning experiment. Forest Ecosystems, 9: 100081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fecs.2022.100081.

D. P. Soto, C. Salas-Eljatib, P. J. Donoso, A. Hernandez-Moreno, D. Seidel, A. W. D'Amato (2022). Impacts of varying precipitation regimes upon the structure, spatial patterns, and productivity of Nothofagus pumilio-dominated old-growth forests in Patagonia. Forest Ecology and Management, 524: 120519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120519.

P. J. Donoso, D. P. Soto, C. Salas-Eljatib, T. Riquelme (2022). Present and prospects for multi-aged silviculture in Chilean temperate forests: targeting secondary forests in transition and partially harvested old-growth forests. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 5 : 965599. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2022.965599.

J. Liang, J. Gamarra, N. Picard, M. Zhou, B. Pijanowski, D. F. Jacobs, P. B. Reich, T. W. Crowther, G. Nabuurs, S. de-Miguel, J. Fang, C. W. Woodall, J. Svenning, C. Salas-Eljatib, {et al}, C. Hui (2022). Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 6: 1423–1437. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01831-x.

H. Herrera, A. Fuentes, J. Ortiz, J. Soto, R. {da Silva}, L. Almonacid, C. Salas-Eljatib, C. Arriagada (2022). Root-associated endophytes isolated from juvenile Ulex europaeus L. (Fabaceae) plants colonizing rural areas in south-central Chile. Plant and Soil, 474: 181–193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-022-05324-5.

R. Cazzolla, P. B. Reich, J. Gamarra, T. W. Crowther, C. Hui, A. Morera, J. Bastin, S. de-Miguel, G. Nabuurs, J. M. Serra-Diaz, C. Merow, B. Enquist, {others}, C. Salas-Eljatib, {et al}, J. Liang (2022). The number of tree species on Earth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 119: e2115329119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2115329119.

P. J. Donoso, A. Promis, G. Loguercio, H. A. Beltran, M. Caselli, L. M. Chauchard, G. Cruz, G. Martinez, C. Navarro, P. Nunez, C. Salas-Eljatib, D. P. Soto, A. Vasquez-Grandon (2022). Silviculture of South American temperate native forests. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science, 52: 2. https://doi.org/10.33494/nzjfs522022x173x.

C. Salas-Eljatib, L. Mehtatalo, T. G. Gregoire, D. P. Soto, R. Vargas-Gaete (2021). Growth equations in forest research: mathematical basis and model similarities. Current Forestry Reports, 7: 230–244. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-021-00145-8.

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C. Salas-Eljatib (2021). Análisis de datos con el programa estadístico R: una introducción aplicada. Santiago, Chile: Ediciones Universidad Mayor. ISBN: 9789566086109.

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C. Salas-Eljatib (2021). A new algorithm for reconstructing tree height growth with stem analysis data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 12(10) : 2008–2016. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13616.

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C. Salas-Eljatib (2021). An approach to quantify climate-productivity relationships: an example from a widespread Nothofagus forest. Ecological Applications, 31(4) : e02285. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2285.

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C. Salas-Eljatib, A. Promis (2020). Un llamado a la activación real de la Sociedad Chilena de Ciencias Forestales. Bosque, 41(3) : 209–212. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-92002020000300209.

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A. Cardil, S. de-Miguel, C. Silva, P. B. Reich, D. Calkin, P. Brancalion, A. Vibrans, C. Salas-Eljatib, J. Liang (2020). Recent deforestation drove the spike in Amazonian fires. Environmental Research Letters, 15: 121003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abcac7.

C. Salas-Eljatib, A. R. Weiskittel (2020). On studying the patterns of individual-based tree mortality in natural forests: a modelling analysis. Forest Ecology and Management, 475: 118369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118369.

C. Salas-Eljatib (2020). Height growth-rate at a given height: a mathematical perspective for forest productivity. Ecological Modelling, 431: 109198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109198.

P. J. Donoso, K. J. Puettmann, A. Damato, D. B. Ponce, C. Salas-Eljatib, P. F. Ojeda (2020). Short-term effects of variable-density thinning on regeneration in hardwood-dominated temperate rainforests. Forest Ecology and Management, 464: 118058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118058.

R. Vargas-Gaete, C. Salas-Eljatib, D. Penneckamp, Z. Neira, M. C. Diez, R. Vargas-Picon (2020). Estructura y regeneración de bosques de Prumnopitys andina en los Andes del sur de Chile. Gayana Botanica, 77(1) : 48–58. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-66432020000100048.

D. P. Soto, P. J. Donoso, A. Vasquez-Grandon, M. Gonzalez-Chang, C. Salas-Eljatib (2020). Differential early performance of two underplanted hardwood tree species following restoration treatments in high-graded temperate rainforests. Forests, 11(4) : 401. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11040401.

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J. R. Bannister, G. Travieso, N. Galindo, M. Acevedo, K. Puettmann, C. Salas-Eljatib (2020). Shrub influences on seedlings performance when restoring the slow-growing conifer Pilgerodendron uviferum in southern bog forests. Restoration Ecology, 28(2) : 396–407. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13090.

A. Fuentes-Ramirez, C. Salas-Eljatib, M. E. Gonzalez, J. Urrutia-Estrada, P. Arroyo-Vargas, P. Santibanez (2020). Initial response of understory vegetation and tree regeneration to a mixed severity fire in old-growth Araucaria-Nothofagus forests. Applied Vegetation Science, 23(2) : 210–222. https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12479.

C. Salas-Eljatib, C. Navarro, T. Cayul, J. Riquelme (2019). Modelos de volumen y de crecimiento para algunas especies del tipo forestal siempreverde en el sur de Chile. Fondo de Investigacion del Bosque Nativo: Santiago, Chile. 69 p..

D. Ponce, P. Donoso, C. Salas-Eljatib (2019). Indice de bosque adulto una herramienta para evaluar estados de desarrollo de bosques nativos de tierras bajas del centro-sur de Chile. Bosque, 40(2) : 235–240. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-92002019000200235.

B. S. Steidinger, T. W. Crowther, J. Liang, M. E. Van Nuland, G. Werner, P. Reich, G. Nabuurs, S. de-Miguel, M. Zhou, N. Picard, B. Herault, X. Zhao, C. Zhang, D. Routh, K. G. Peay, M. Abegg, {others}, C. Salas-Eljatib, {et al} (2019). Climatic controls of decomposition drive the global biogeography of forest-tree symbioses. Nature, 569 404–408. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1128-0.

R. Vargas-Gaete, H. Doussoulin, C. Smith-Ramirez, S. Bravo, C. Salas-Eljatib, N. Andrade, B. Travnicek (2019). Evaluation of rust pathogenicity (Phragmidium violaceum) as a biological control agent for the invasive plant Rubus ulmifolius on Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile. Australasian Plant Pathology, 48(3) : 201–208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13313-019-0615-y.

C. Salas-Eljatib, P. Corvalan, N. Pino, P. J. Donoso, D. P. Soto (2019). Modelos de efectos mixtos de altura-diámetro para Drimys winteri en el sur de Chile. Bosque, 40(1) : 71–80. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-92002019000100071.

P. J. Donoso, B. C. Schlegel, C. Salas-Eljatib, C. Donoso (2019). Development of 26-year-old mixed forests following different regeneration cutting treatments in Andean temperate rainforests of south-central Chile. Forest Ecology and Management, 432: 686–693. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.10.004.

C. Salas-Eljatib, A. R. Weiskittel (2018). Evaluation of modeling strategies for assessing self-thinning behavior and carrying capacity. Ecology and Evolution, 8(22) : 10768–10779. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4525.

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R. Cifuentes, D. {Van der Zande}, C. Salas-Eljatib, J. Farifteh, P. Coppin (2018). A simulation study using terrestrial LiDAR point cloud data to quantify spectral variability of a broad-leaved forest canopy. Sensors, 18(10) : 3357. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18103357.

A. Fuentes-Ramirez, M. Barrientos, L. Almonacid, C. Arriagada-Escamilla, C. Salas-Eljatib (2018). Short-term response of soil microorganisms, nutrients and plant recovery in fire-affected Araucaria araucana forests. Applied Soil Ecology, 131 99–106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2018.08.010.

C. Salas-Eljatib, A. Fuentes-Ramirez, P. J. Donoso, C. Matus, D. P. Soto (2018). Crecimiento de bosques secundarios y adultos de Nothofagus en el centro-sur de Chile. In P. Donoso, A. Promis & D. Soto: Silvicultura en bosques nativos. Experiencias en silvicultura y restauracion en Chile, Argentina y el oeste de Estados Unidos. 73–92. Valdivia, Chile: Oregon State University.

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C. Salas-Eljatib, A. R. Weiskittel, C. Matus, J. Riquelme (2018). Individual tree mortality in Nothofagus forests: a generalized mixed-effects model approach. XI IUFRO Uneven-aged Silviculture Workshop, Soto and Donoso. 2018 (Eds.). Book of abstracts: p. 21. Valdivia, Chile.

P. J. Donoso, Diego B. Ponce, C. Salas-Eljatib (2018). Opciones de manejo para bosques secundarios de acuerdo a objetivos de largo plazo y su aplicación en bosques templados del centro-sur de Chile. In P. Donoso, A. Promis & D. Soto: Silvicultura en bosques nativos. Experiencias en silvicultura y restauracion en Chile, Argentina y el oeste de Estados Unidos. 93–114. Valdivia, Chile: Oregon State University.

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C. Salas-Eljatib, P. J. Donoso, F. Manquehual, D. B. Ponce (2018). Tree spatial distribution in secondary forests following variable-density thinnings: does it approach old-growth forests?. XI IUFRO Uneven-aged Silviculture Workshop, Soto and Donoso. 2018 (Eds.). Book of abstracts: p. 50. Valdivia, Chile.

R. Vargas-Gaete, C. Salas-Eljatib, S. M. Gartner, O. J. Vidal, J. R. Bannister, A. Pauchard (2018). Invasive plant species thresholds in the forests of Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile. Plant Ecology & Diversity, 11(2) : 205–215. https://doi.org/10.1080/17550874.2018.1444109.

C. Salas-Eljatib, A. Fuentes-Ramirez, T. G. Gregoire, A. Altamirano, V. Yaitul (2018). A study on the effects of unbalanced data when fitting logistic regression models in ecology. Ecological Indicators, 85 502–508. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.10.030.

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D. Ponce, P. Donoso, C. Salas-Eljatib (2017). Differentiating structural and compositional attributes across successional stages in Chilean temperate rainforests. Forest, 8(9) : 329. https://doi.org/10.3390/f8090329.

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K. Kralicek, B. Huy, K. P. Poudel, H. Temesgen, C. Salas (2017). Simultaneous estimation of above- and below-ground biomass in tropical forests of Viet Nam . Forest Ecology and Management, 390 147–156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.01.030.

R. Cifuentes, D. {Van der Zande}, C. Salas, L. Tits, J. Farifteh, P. Coppin (2017). Modeling 3D canopy structure and transmitted PAR using terrestrial LiDAR. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 43(2) : 124–139. https://doi.org/10.1080/07038992.2017.1286937.

D. P. Soto, Douglass F. Jacobs, C. Salas, P. J. Donoso, C. Fuentes, K. J. Puettmann (2017). Light and nitrogen interact to influence regeneration in old-growth Nothofagus-dominated forests in south-central Chile. Forest Ecology and Management, 384 303–313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.11.016.

J. Liang, T. W. Crowther, N. Picard, S. Wiser, M. Zhou, G. Alberti, {others}, C. Salas, {et al}, P. B. Reich (2016). Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests. Science, 354(6309) : 196–207. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf8957.

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A. Altamirano, J. P. Cely, A. Etter, A. Miranda, A. Fuentes-Ramirez, P. Acevedo, C. Salas, R. Vargas (2016). The invasive species Ulex europaeus (Fabaceae) shows high dynamism in a fragmented landscape of south-central Chile. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 188 495–509. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-016-5498-6.

C. Salas, T. G. Gregoire, D. J. Craven, H. Gilabert (2016). Modelación del crecimiento de bosques: estado del arte. Bosque, 37(1) : 3–12. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-92002016000100001.

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C. Salas, P. J. Donoso, R. Vargas, C. A. Arriagada, R. Pedraza, D. P. Soto (2016). The forest sector in Chile: an overview and current challenges. Journal of Forestry, 114(5) : 562–571. https://doi.org/10.5849/jof.14-062.

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L. Korhonen, C. Salas, T. Ostgard, V. Lien, T. Gobakken, E. Nasset (2016). Predicting the occurrence of large-diameter trees using airborne laser scanning. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 46(4) : 461–469. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2015-0384.

M. E. Gonzalez, P. Szejner, P. J. Donoso, C. Salas (2015). Fire, logging and establishment patterns of second-growth forests in south-central Chile: implications for their management and restoration. Ciencia e Investigación Agraria, 42(3) : 427–441. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-16202015000300011.

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T. W. Crowther, H. B. Glick, K. R. Covey, C. Bettigole, D. S. Maynard, S. M. Thomas, J. R. Smith, G. Hintler, M. C. Duguid, G. Amatulli, M. N. Tuanmu, W. Jetz, C. Salas, {et al}, M. A. Bradford (2015). Mapping tree density at a global scale. Nature, 525 201–205. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14967.

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D. P. Soto, P. J. Donoso, C. Salas, K. J. Puettmann (2015). Light availability and soil compaction influence the growth of underplanted Nothofagus following partial shelterwood harvest and soil scarification. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 45 998–1005. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2014-0353.

L. Almonacid, A. Fuentes, J. Ortiz, C. Salas, I. Garcia-Romera, J. Ocampo, C. Arriagada (2015). Effect of mixing soil saprophytic fungi with organic residues on the response of Solanum lycopersicum to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Soil Use and Management, 31(1) : 155–164. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12160.

M. Castro, J.C. Parra, L. J. Morales, C. Salas (2014). Establishment of empirical relations between fuel moisture content and the normalised difference vegetation index. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 14(3) : 670–675. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-95162014005000053.

R. Cifuentes, D. {Van der Zande}, J. Farifteh, C. Salas, P. Coppin (2014). Effects of voxel size and sampling setup on the estimation of forest canopy gap fraction from terrestrial laser scanning data. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 194 230–240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2014.04.013.

R. Cifuentes, D. {Van der Zande}, C. Salas, J. Farifteh, P. Coppin (2014). Correction of erroneous LiDAR measurements in artificial forest canopy experimental setups. Forests, 5 1565–1583. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/f5071565.

A. Altamirano, C. Salas, V. Yaitul, C. Smith-Ramirez, A. Avila (2013). Influencia de la heterogeneidad del paisaje en la ocurrencia de incendios forestales en Chile Central. Revista de Geografía del Norte Grande, 55 157–170. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-34022013000200011.

C. Salas, T. G. Gregoire (2013). A stochastic algorithm for reconstructing tree height growth with stem analysis data. Summaries of the Forest Biomass Conference. Book of abstracts: p. 46. Mierzecin, Poland.

C. Salas, Pedro Real (2013). Biometría de los bosques naturales de Chile: estado del arte. In P. Donoso & A. Promis: Silvicultura en los bosques nativos: avances en la investigacion en Chile, Argentina y Nueva Zelanda. 109–151. Valdivia, Chile: Marisa Cuneo Ediciones.

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C. Salas, D. P. Soto, P. J. Donoso, V. Yaitul, G. Floody (2013). Simultaneous fit of biomass-component equations: statistical analysis and practical implications. Summaries of the Forest Biomass Conference. Book of abstracts: p. 46–47. Mierzecin, Poland.

C. Salas (2011). Modelling tree height growth of Nothofagus forests in south-central Chile: Merging differential equations and mixed-effects models. PhD Dissertation, Yale University. New Haven, CT, USA. 158 p:.

C. Salas, L. Ene, N. Ojeda, H. Soto (2010). Métodos estadísticos paramétricos y no-paramétricos para predecir variables de rodal basados en Landsat ETM+: una comparación en un bosque de Araucaria araucana en Chile. Bosque, 31(3) : 179–194. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-92002010000300002.

D. P. Soto, C. Salas, P. J. Donoso, D. Uteau (2010). Heterogeneidad estructural y espacial de un bosque mixto dominado por Nothofagus dombeyi después de un disturbio parcial. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 83(3) : 335–347. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0716-078X2010000300002.

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C. Salas, L. Ene, T. G. Gregoire, E. Naesset, T. Gobakken (2010). Modelling tree diameter from airborne laser scanning derived variables: A comparison of spatial statistical models. Remote Sensing of Environment, 114(6) : 1277–1285 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2010.01.020.

C. Salas, T. G. Gregoire (2010). Statistical analysis of ratio estimators and their estimators of variances when the auxiliary variate is measured with error. European Journal of Forest Research, 129(5) : 847–861. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-009-0277-3.

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C. Salas, L. Ene, T. G. Gregoire, E. Naesset, T. Gobakken (2009). Comparing spatial statistical models for predicting tree diameter from airborne laser scanning data. Proceedings of The 23rd New England Statistics Symposium. Pages: 31–32. Storrs, CT, USA.

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C. Salas, L. Ene, T. G. Gregoire, E. Naesset, T. Gobakken (2009). Modelling tree diameter from airborne laser scanning derived variables: a comparison of spatial statistical models. Proceedings of the XIII World Forestry Congress (FAO). Section on State of the forests and assessment techniques: 21 p. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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T. G. Gregoire, C. Salas (2009). Ratio estimation with measurement error in the auxiliary variate. Biometrics, 65(2) : 590–598. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0420.2008.01110.x.

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C. Salas (2008). ¿Por qué comprar un programa estadístico si existe R?. Ecología Austral, 18(2) : 223–231..

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C. Salas, T. G. Gregoire (2008). Statistical analysis of ratio estimators with measurement error in the auxiliary variate: a forestry application. Summaries of the International IUFRO Conference Linking Forest Inventory and Optimization, Hahn et al. 2008 (Eds.). Series of Conference Papers No. 3, Center of Forestry Weihenstephan – Studienfakultät für Forstwissenschaft und Ressourcenmanagement, Technische Universität München. page: 21. Freising, Germany.

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C. Salas, A. R. Stage, A. P. Robinson (2008). Modeling effects of overstory density and competing vegetation on tree height growth. Forest Science, 54(1) : 107–122. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestscience/54.1.107.

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C. Salas (2008). Sugerencias para mejorar la calidad de las revistas científicas chilenas: una aplicación en las ciencias forestales con Bosque. Bosque, 29(1) : 3–10. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-92002008000100001.

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C. Salas (2007). ¿Dónde va a parar la investigación forestal chilena de excelencia?: Pasado, presente y futuro. Bosque Nativo, 40 10–13..

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C. Salas (2007). Recordando a Jaime Concha Mallea. Bosque Nativo, 39: 21..

A. R. Stage, C. Salas (2007). Interactions of elevation, aspect, and slope in models of forest species composition and productivity. Forest Science, 53(4) : 486–492. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestscience/53.4.486.

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C. Salas, V. LeMay, P. Nunez, P. Pacheco, A. Espinosa (2006). Spatial patterns in an old-growth Nothofagus obliqua forest in south-central Chile. Forest Ecology and Management, 231 : 38–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2006.04.037.

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C Salort, N. Ojeda, C. Salas, M. A. Herrera, A. Espinosa, R. Rebolledo (2006). Estimación de parámetros de inventario en bosques de Araucaria, derivado de imágenes Landsat TM+. Resúmenes del III Congreso Forestal Chileno. Editorial Universidad de Concepción. Page 267. Concepción, Chile.

P. Donoso, R. Nyland, C. Navarro, C. Salas (2006). Structure and composition of old-growth forests in Valdivian Rainforests of Chile: A reference for restoration. Summaries of the International Congress on Ecosystem Services in the Neotropics: State of the art and future challenges. Published in Bosque 27(2): 186–187. Valdivia, Chile.

C. Salas, O. Garcia (2006). Modelling height development of mature Nothofagus obliqua. Forest Ecology and Management, 229 : 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2006.04.015.

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C. Salas (2006). Modelling effects of overstory density and competing vegetation on tree height growth. M.Sc. thesis, University of Idaho. Moscow, ID, USA. 58 p.:.

R. Rebolledo, C. Salas, P. Saez, C. Klein, A. Aguilera (2006). Daños en casas de madera ocasionados por coleópteros xilofagos, IX Región, Chile. Bosque, 27(1) : 52–56. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-92002006000100006.

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C. Salas, L. Nieto, A. Irisarri (2005). Modelos de volumen para Pinus pinaster Ait. en la comarca del Baixo Miño, Galicia, España. Quebracho, 12 11–22..

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C. Salas, M. Reyes, C. Bassaber (2005). Medición de diámetros fustales con relascopio y forcípula finlandesa: efectos en la estimación de volumen. Bosque, 26(2) : 81–90. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-92002005000200010.

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L. Nieto, C. Salas, A. Irisarri (2005). Estudio predictivo de existencias maderables. El monte gallego en el año 2010. Resúmenes del IV Congreso Forestal Español. 4 p. Zaragoza, Spain.

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C. Salas (2002). Ajuste y validación de ecuaciones de volumen para un relicto del bosque de roble-laurel-lingue. Bosque, 23(2) : 81–92. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-92002002000200009.

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A. Irisarri, L. Nieto, C. Salas, R. Laino (2001). Ajuste de modelos de cubicación para Pinus pinaster Ait. en la comarca del Baixo Miño. Resúmenes del III Congreso Forestal Español. 5 p. Granada, Spain.

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C. Salas (2001). Caracterización básica del relicto de Biodiversidad Rucamanque. Bosque Nativo, 29: 3–9..

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C. Salas (2000). Construcción de ecuaciones de volumen para las especies del bosque adulto mixto y del renoval de roble (Nothofagus obliqua (Mirb.) Oerst.) del predio Rucamanque, IX región de la Araucanía. Tesis Ingeniero Forestal, Universidad de La Frontera. Temuco, Chile. 112 p.:.

Projects

Research projects involvement

Studying tree mortality

FONDECYT project for modelling tree mortality.

Studying tree mortality

A growth simulator for natural forests

FONDEF project for forest growth forecasting.

A growth simulator for natural forests

Studying forest growth

FONDECYT project for forecasting growth of mixed-species forests.

Studying forest growth

Dynamic system for forest growth

FONDECYT for dynamic system

Dynamic system for forest growth

People

Current and former individuals who are either part of my research or my endeavours.

Former students, post-docs, and visiting students.

Last updated on Dec 28, 2023

Alumni

Students, research assistants, and researchers currently working with me.

Last updated on Aug 19, 2024

My lab

Research collaborators

Colleagues with whom I collaborate in ongoing studies.

Last updated on Dec 4, 2022

Research collaborators

People that have been influential in my development as a researcher.

Last updated on Oct 16, 2022

Mentors

Recent & Upcoming Talks

Charla en el congreso EcoStat (Ecología y Estadística).

Nov 27, 2022 9:00 AM

Charla Magistral

Charla Magistral para el Doctorado en Modelamiento Matemático de la Universidad Católica del Maule.

Nov 18, 2022 11:00 AM

Charla Magistral

Congreso Chileno de Ciencias Forestales

Presentaciones en el Congreso Chileno de Ciencias Forestales.

Nov 8, 2022 12:30 PM

Congreso Chileno de Ciencias Forestales

Talk at IUFRO webinar

Jul 20, 2022 9:00 AM

Talk at IUFRO webinar

Coursework

This section offers some material covering topics I often cover or use to accompany my teaching. Main disciplines segregate the topics.

Biometría forestal

Se ejemplifican algunos modelos y análisis de importancia en biometría forestal.

Last updated on Jun 28, 2023

Biometría forestal

Estadística aplicada

Sobre análisis de datos y modelos estadísticos.

Last updated on Jun 28, 2023

Estadística aplicada

Posts

News, opinions

Nueva casa de estudios

En octubre me he integrado como Profesor Titular, a jornada completa, a la Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y de la Conservación de la Naturaleza da la Universidad de Chile.

Last updated on Nov 21, 2023 1 min read

Nueva casa de estudios

Publicación de libro introductorio sobre R

A mediados de noviembre se ha publicado el libro “Análisis de datos con el programa estadístico R: una introducción aplicada”, de Christian Salas-Eljatib. El libro pretende ser un texto de consulta para aquellos usuarios interesados desde el nivel más básico en análisis de datos, hasta aquellos que deben explorar datos, y ajustar modelos estadísticos lineales.

Last updated on Nov 21, 2023 1 min read

Publicación de libro introductorio sobre R

Entrevista en radio TXS

Entrevista sobre Predicción del desarrollo de los bosques naturales. Emisión en la radio TXS, dentro de la sección Ciencia del Futuro. Posteado: 23 de enero, 2020 TXS Radio · Ciencia del Futuro con Christian Salas-Eljatib 23 de Enero Entrevista del periodista Daniel Silva.

Last updated on Nov 21, 2023 1 min read

Entrevista en radio TXS

Entrevista en canal de televisión Mega

Entrevista sobre Simulación de Bosques Nativos. Emisión en el canal de televisión Mega, dentro de la sección MundoPlus. Posteado: 2 de diciembre, 2019 Entrevista de la periodista Andrea Arístegui, basada en proyecto científico que estamos desarrollando para poder proyectar el crecimiento de bosques nativos en contexto del cambio climático.

Last updated on Nov 21, 2023 1 min read

Entrevista en canal de televisión Mega

Reportaje ¿Se puede anticipar como crecerá un bosque?

Reportaje: ¿Se puede anticipar cómo crecerá un bosque?, en semanario “Qué Pasa” del diario La Tercera Posteado: 02 de diciembre, 2019 Reportaje: ¿Se puede anticipar cómo crecerá un bosque?, en semanario “Qué Pasa” del diario La Tercera.

Last updated on Dec 20, 2022 1 min read

Reportaje ¿Se puede anticipar como crecerá un bosque?

Experience

Academic experience

Professor

Universidad de Chile

October 2023 – Present Santiago, Chile

Departamento de Gestión Forestal y su Medio Ambiente

Adjunct Faculty

University of Maine

July 2017 – Present Orono, Maine, USA

School of Forest Resources

Associate Professor

Universidad de La Frontera

August 2018 – Present Temuco, Chile

(part-time) Vicerrectoria de Investigacion y Postgrado

Professor

Universidad Mayor

August 2018 – September 2023 Santiago, Chile

Centre for Ecosystem Modelling and Monitoring

Full Professor

Universidad de Chile

June 2018 – July 2023 Santiago, Chile

(part-time) Departamento de Silvicultura y Conservacion de La Naturaleza

Associate Professor

Universidad de La Frontera

January 2012 – July 2018 Temuco, Chile

Departamento de Ciencias Forestales

Teaching Fellow

Yale University

September 2006 – May 2010 New Haven, Connecticut, USA

School of the Environment

Research Assitant

University of Idaho

September 2004 – May 2006 Moscow, Idaho, USA

Forest Biometrics Laboratory, partially funded by US Forest Service

Assistant Professor

Universidad de La Frontera

August 2004 – December 2011 Temuco, Chile

Departamento de Ciencias Forestales

Gallery

Some pictures

Websites of interest

Sites that could be helpful

Simulador de bosque nativo: Pellín
Sociedad Chilena de Ciencias Forestales
My collection of syntaxes and related details for Linux
Bosque (The Chilean Journal of Forest Science)
The R project
Libro introductorio a R
Ubuntu (a Linux distro)
LaTeX

Contact

Information regarding my email and location. In case of appointment, please do it by Google Calendar inviting me to my email.

christian.salas@uchile.cl
Av. Santa Rosa 11315, La Pintana, Santiago (Chile)
Enter Building 1 and take the stairs to Office 13 on the second floor.
Monday 10:00 to 13:00
Book an appointment