Proyectos (últimos 5 años):
1. Evaluación de la diversidad genética del género endémico Darwiniothamnus Harling (Asteraceae) en Galápagos: implicaciones evolutivas y su utilidad para definir estrategias de conservación. Valdebenito, H. & López-Sepúlveda, P. Galápagos Science Center, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Parque Nacional Galápagos. 2018-2020. MAE-DNB-CM-2016-0041-M003. Co-investigador.
2. Conservation genomics of critically endangered endemic Dendroseris litoralis (Asteraceae) after natural recovery in Santa Clara Island, Juan Fernández Archipelago, Chile. López Sepúlveda, Patricio; Fuentes, Glenda; Takayama, Koji. 2019-2020. Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund. Investigador Principal.
3. Genetic patterns of anagenesis and cladogenesis in selected endemic species of the Juan Fernández Archipelago, Chile. López Sepúlveda, P. & Peñailillo, P. 2016-2018. N° 1160794. FONDECYT. Investigador Principal.
4. Chilean fossil swampy flora could be a key to infer how the Southern American flora was established. Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. 2016-2018. Colaborador.
5. Diversidad genética de la especie anageneticamente derivada Dysopsis hirsuta (Euphorbiaceae) endémica del Archipiélago de Juan Fernández, Chile. Proyecto VRID, Universidad de Concepción. 2015-2017. Investigador Principal.
Publicaciones (últimos 5 años):
1. Fuentes, G., González, F., Saavedra, J., López-Sepúlveda, P., Victoriano, P.F., Stuessy, T.F. & Ruiz-Ponce, E. Assessing signals of selection and historical demography to develop conservation strategies in the Chilean emblematic Araucaria araucana. 2021. Scientific Report www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-98662-w
2. Stuessy, T.F., Crawfors, D.J., Greimler, J., López-Sepúlveda, P., Ruiz, E.A., Baeza, C.M. & Takayama, K. Metamorphosis of flora and vegetation during ontogeny of the Juan Fernandez (Robinson Crusoe) Islands. 2021. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. Aceptado.
3. Myong-Suk, C., Seon-Hee, K., JiYoung, Y., Crawford, D.J., Stuessy, T.F., López-Sepúlveda, P. & Seung-Chul, K. Plastid phylogenomic of Dendroseris (Cichorieae; Asteraceae): Insights into structural organization and molecular evolution of an endemic lineage form the Juan Fernández islands. 2020. Frontiers in Plant Science 11:1721. doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.594272.
4. Bastías, E., Choque-Ayaviri, E., Flores, J., Fuentes-Arce, G., López-Sepúlveda, P. & Huanca-Mamani, W. Genetic diversity and population structure of the Chilean native, Tillandsia landbeckii (Bromeliaceae), from the Atacama Desert. 2020. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 91:e913090. doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2020.91.3090.
5. Yamada, T., Yamada, T.F., Terada, K., Ohsawa, T.A., Yabe, A., Legrand, J., Uemura, K., Leppe, M., Hinojosa, L.F., Lopez-Sepulveda, P. & Nishida, H. Sueria laxinervis, a new fossil species of Cycadales from the Upper Cretaceous Quiriquina Formation in Cocholgue, Biobio Region, Chile. Phytotaxa 402: 1179-3155. 2019. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.402.2.7
6. Alarcón, D., López-Sepúlveda, P., Fuentes, G., Montoya, H., Peñailillo, P. & Carrasco, P. Parches invadidos por Ugni molinae en isla Robinson Crusoe: ¿hay plantas nativas y endémicas capaces de vivir en ellos? Gayana Botánica 76(1): 126-131. 2019. ISSN 0016-5301.
7. Urtubey, E., Tremetsberger, K., Baeza, C., López-Sepúlveda, P., Köning, C., Samuel, R., Weiss-Schneeweiss, H., Stuessy, T.F., Ortiz, M.A., Talavera, M., Talavera, S., Terrab, A., Ruas, C.F., Metzenbacher, N.I., MuellnerRiehl, A.N., Guo, Y-P. Systematics of Hypochaeris Section Phanoderis (Asteraceae, Cichorieae). Systematic Botany Monographs 106: 1-106. 2019. DOI 978-1-943751-06-8.
8. Greimler, J., Schulze, CH., López Sepulveda, P., Novoa, P., Gatica, A., Reiter, K., Wessely, J., Baeza, C., Penailillo, P., Ruiz, E., Stuessy, T. Strong indication of an extinction-based saturation of the flora on the Pacific Robinson Crusoe Islands. Ecology and Evolution 8(5): 2527-2533. 2018. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3882.
9. Takayama, K., Crawford, D.J., López-Sepúlveda, P., Greimler, J. & Stuessy, T.F. Factors driving adaptive radiation in plants of oceanic islands: A case study from the Juan Fernández Archipelago. Journal Plant Research 131:469-485. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10265-018-1023-z
10. López-Sepúlveda P., Takayama K., Crawford D.J., Greimler J., Peñailillo P., Baeza M., Ruiz E., Kohl G., Tremetsberger K., Gatica A., Letelier L., Novoa P., Novak J. & Stuessy T.F. Biogeography and genetic consequences of anagenetic speciation of Rhaphithamnus venustus (Verbenaceae) in the Juan Fernandez archipelago, Chile: insights from AFLP and SSR markers. Plant Species Biology 32(3): 223-237. 2017. doi: 10.1111/1442-1984.12144.
En libros como capítulos:
1. Stuessy, T.F., Rodríguez, R., Beza, C.M. & López-Sepúlveda, P. Chapter 5. Taxonomic Inventory. Pp: 59-97. En: Plant of Oceanic Islands. Evolution, Biogeography, and Conservation of the Flora of the Juan Fernández (Robinson Crusoe) Archipelago. Stuessy, T.F., Crawford, D.J., López-Sepúlveda, P., Baeza, C.M. & Ruiz, E.A. (Eds.). 2018. UK, Cambridge University Press. 465 pp. DOI 10.1017/9781316841358.
2. Greimler, J., López-Sepúlveda, P. & Reiter, K. Chapter 6. Vegetation. Pp: 98-114. En: Plant of Oceanic Islands. Evolution, Biogeography, and Conservation of the Flora of the Juan Fernández (Robinson Crusoe) Archipelago. Stuessy, T.F., Crawford, D.J., López-Sepúlveda, P., Baeza, C.M. & Ruiz, E.A. (Eds.). 2018. UK, Cambridge University Press. 465 pp. DOI 10.1017/9781316841358.
3. Stuessy, T.F., Marticorena, C., Swenson, U., Greimler, J. & López-Sepúlveda, P. Chapter 7. Impacts on the Vegetation. Pp: 117-133. En: Plant of Oceanic Islands. Evolution, Biogeography, and Conservation of the Flora of the Juan Fernández (Robinson Crusoe) Archipelago. Stuessy, T.F., Crawford, D.J., López-Sepúlveda, P., Baeza, C.M. & Ruiz, E.A. (Eds.). 2018. UK, Cambridge University Press. 465 pp. DOI 10.1017/9781316841358.
4. Greimler, J., Stuessy, T.F., Swenson, U., López-Sepúlveda, P. & Baeza, C.M. Chapter 8. Invasive Species.Pp: 134-148. En: Plant of Oceanic Islands. Evolution, Biogeography, and Conservation of the Flora of the Juan Fernández (Robinson Crusoe) Archipelago. Stuessy, T.F., Crawford, D.J., López-Sepúlveda, P., Baeza, C.M. & Ruiz, E.A. (Eds.). 2018. UK, Cambridge University Press. 465 pp. DOI 10.1017/9781316841358.
5. Stuessy, T.F., Baeza, C.M., López-Sepúlveda, P., Rodríguez, R. & Swenson, U. Chapter 9. Conservation of Native and Endemic Species. Pp: 149-161. En: Plant of Oceanic Islands. Evolution, Biogeography, and Conservation of the Flora of the Juan Fernández (Robinson Crusoe) Archipelago. Stuessy, T.F., Crawford, D.J., López-Sepúlveda, P., Baeza, C.M. & Ruiz, E.A. (Eds.). 2018. UK, Cambridge University Press. 465 pp. DOI 10.1017/9781316841358.
6. Crawford, D.J., López-Sepúlveda, P., Takayama, K. & Ruiz, E.A. Chapter 14. Genetic Diversity and Divergence. Pp: 276-307. En: Plant of Oceanic Islands. Evolution, Biogeography, and Conservation of the Flora of the Juan Fernández (Robinson Crusoe) Archipelago. Stuessy, T.F., Crawford, D.J., López-Sepúlveda, P., Baeza, C.M. & Ruiz, E.A. (Eds.). 2018. UK, Cambridge University Press. 465 pp. DOI 10.1017/9781316841358.
7. Crawford, D.J., Stuessy, T.F., Takayama, K., López-Sepúlveda, P., Anderson, G.J & Bernardello, G. Chapter 15. Speciation. 308-331. En: Plant of Oceanic Islands. Evolution, Biogeography, and Conservation of the Flora of the Juan Fernández (Robinson Crusoe) Archipelago. Stuessy, T.F., Crawford, D.J., López-Sepúlveda, P., Baeza, C.M. & Ruiz, E.A. (Eds.). 2018. UK, Cambridge University Press. 465 pp. DOI 10.1017/9781316841358.
8. Stuessy, T.F., Crawford, D.J., Baeza, C.M., López-Sepúlveda, P., Greimler, J., Ruiz, E.A., Takayama, K., Anderson, G.J., Bernardello, G. & Swenson, U. Chapter Conclusion. 367-376. En: Plant of Oceanic Islands. Evolution, Biogeography, and Conservation of the Flora of the Juan Fernández (Robinson Crusoe) Archipelago. Stuessy, T.F., Crawford, D.J., López-Sepúlveda, P., Baeza, C.M. & Ruiz, E.A. (Eds.). 2018. UK, Cambridge University Press. 465 pp. DOI 10.1017/9781316841358.
Editor Libro:
Plant of Oceanic Islands. Evolution, Biogeography, and Conservation of the Flora of the Juan Fernández (Robinson Crusoe) Archipelago. Stuessy, T.F., Crawford, D.J., López-Sepúlveda, P., Baeza, C.M. & Ruiz, E.A. (Eds.). 2018. UK, Cambridge University Press. 465 pp. DOI 10.1017/9781316841358.