Diego E. Gurvich,^1,2,*,** Guillermo Funes,^1,*** Melisa A. Giorgis,^1,2,**** Pablo Demaio<sup>2,*****

1</sup>1 Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología, Vegetal and Cátedra de Biogeografía, FCEFyN (CONICET-Uni
²2 NGO Ecosistemas Argentinos, Pasaje Péres Estevez 316, CP 5000, Córdoba, Argentina

^* Corresponding author: dgurvich@com.uncor.edu; +54-351-4331097
^**Diego E. Gurvich is a plant ecologist at the Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV, UNC – CONICET), Argentina. He is mainly interested in the response of plant species and communities to natural and antropic factors associated with global environmental changes. In particular, he is studying the water-use strategies of native and exotic plant species. He is also interested in the biology, ecology, and conservation of the cacti flora of the Córdoba Mountains. He received his PhD at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba and is currently a member of the Argentinean National Research System (CONICET).
^***Guillermo Funes is an ecologist at the IMBIV. He has studied the ecology of seed banks and the regeneration of different plant communities of central Argentina. He is currently studying seed germination ecology, evaluating requirements for seed germination of subtropical seasonal xerophytic forest species in Argentina. He received his PhD at Universidad Nacional de Córdoba and is currently a member of the CONICET.
^****Melisa A. Giorgis is a biologist and a PhD student at the IMBIV. She works on the biogeography and ecology of vascular plant flora of the Córdoba Mountains. She is also a member of the NGO Ecosistemas Argentinos and participates actively in a number of conservations projects.
^*****Pablo Demaio is a biologist, member of the NGO Ecosistemas Argentinos, and a PhD student at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina and IMBIV. He is the author of the book “Cacti of Córdoba and Central Argentina,” and he studies the phylogeny of the genus Gymnocalycyum.