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Ingeniero Agrónomo, Dr. sc. ag.

José Dörner es profesor asociado del Instituto de Ingeniería Agraria y Suelos de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias de la Universidad Austral de Chile (UACh). Además, forma parte del Centro de Investigación en Suelos Volcánicos de la UACh.

Realizó sus estudios de Ingeniero Agrónomo en la Universidad Austral de Chile. Posteriormente, se especializó en física de suelos en la Universidad de Cristian Albrechts de Kiel (Alemania), obteniendo el grado de Doctor de Ciencias Agrarias.

Su actividad profesional en el Instituto la inició desarrollando un Proyecto FONDECYT de iniciación en investigación, en donde investigó los efectos del cambio de uso de suelo sobre procesos de transporte de agua y aire en el suelo. Los resultados del proyecto han sido publicados en revistas como Soil and Tillage Research y Geoderma.

Actualmente, desarrolla docencia de Pregrado y Postgrado en el área de física de suelos  y en proyectos de investigación que buscan estudiar el funcionamiento físico de suelos derivados de cenizas volcánicas bajo un amplio rango de uso e intensidades de manejo.

• Flores, P., López, I., Kemp, P., Dörner, J., Zhang, B. (2017). Prediction by decision tree modelling of the relative magnitude of functional group abundance in a pasture ecosystem in the south of Chile. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 239: 38-50.
• Huertas, J., Cuevas, J.G., Paulino, L., Salazar, F., Arumí, J.L., Dörner, J. (2016) Dairy slurry application to grasslands and groundwater quality in a volcanic soil. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 6(3): 745-762.
• Fleige, H. Beck-Broichsitter, S. Dörner, J. Goebel, M.-O. Bachmann, J. Horn, R. (2016) Land use and soil development in southern Chile: Effects on physical properties. Journal of soil science and plant nutrition. 16(3): 818-831.
• Beck-Broichsitter, S., Fleige,H., Göbel, M., Dörner, J., Bachmann, J., Horn,R. (2016) Shrinkage potential and pore shrinkage capacity of differently developed volcanic ash soils under pastures in southern Chile. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 179(6): 799–808.
• Dörner, J. Dec. D. Thiers, O. Paulino, L. Zúñiga, F. Valle, S. Martínez, O. Horn, R. (2016) Spatial and temporal variability of physical properties of Aquands under different land uses in southern Chile. Soil Use and Management 32: 411-421.
• Ivelic, J. Zúñiga, F. Valle, S. López, I. Dec, D. Dörner, J. (2015).Functional resistance and resilience of the pore system of an andisol exposed to different strategies of pasture improvement under sheep grazing. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 15 (3): 663-679.
• Voelkner, A., Ohl., S., Holthusen, D., Hartung, E., Dörner, J., Horn, R. (2015). Impact of mechanically pre-treated anaerobic digestates on soil properties. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 15(4): 882-895.
• Schindler, U., Dörner, J., Müller, L. (2015). Simplified method for quantifying the hydraulic properties of shrinking soils. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 178: 136–145.
• Zúñiga, F., Ivelic, J., López, I., Huygens, D., Dörner, J. 2015. Temporal dynamics of the physical quality of an Andisol under a grazing system subjected to different pasture improvement strategies. Soil and Tillage Research. 145: 233–241.
• Dörner, J., Huertas, J., Cuevas, J.G., Leiva, C., Paulino, L., Arumí, J.L. (2015). Water content dynamics in a volcanic ash soil slope in southern Chile. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 178:693–702.
• Cuevas, J.G., Huertas, J., Leiva, C., Paulino, L., Dörner, J., Arumí, J.L. (2014). Nutrient retention in a microcatchment with low levels of anthropogenic pollution. BOSQUE 35(1): 75-88.
• Horn, R., Peng, X., Fleige, H., Dörner, J. (2014). Pore rigidity in structured soils – only a theoretical boundary condition for hydraulic properties? Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 60: 3-14.
• Dec, D., Dörner, J. (2014). Spatial variability of the hydraulic properties of a drop irrigated Andisol under Blueberries. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 14(3):589-601.
• Baumgarten, W., Dörner, J., Horn, R. (2013). Microstructural development in volcanicash soils from South Chile.  Soil & Tillage Research 129(2013): 48–60.
• Dörner, J., Zúñiga, F., López, I. (2013). Short-term effects of different pasture improvement treatments on the physical quality of an Andisol. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 13(2): 381-399.
• Dörner, J., Dec, D., Zúñiga, F., Horn, R., López, I., Leiva, C., Cuevas, J. (2013). Soil Changes in the Physical Quality of an Andosol under Different Management Intensities in Southern Chile. Catena 262-281.
• Dörner, J., Dec, D., Feest, E., Díaz, M., Vásquez, N. (2012). Dynamics of soil structure and pore functions of a volcanic ash soil under tillage.Soil & Tillage Research 125(2012):52–60.
• Dec, D., Dörner, J., Balocchi, O., Lopez, I. (2012).Temporal dynamics of hydraulic and mechanical properties of an Andisol under grazing. Soil & Tillage Research 125(2012): 44–51.

• FONDEQUIP (2013-2015). Implementación de un lisímetro de alta resolución para estudios sobre dinámica de agua y su eficiencia de uso en Andisoles bajo uso agrícola. Coinvestigador.
• FONDECYT 1130546 (2013 – 2017). The land use change and drainage of a Ñadi Soil (aquands) in southern Chile: Effects on soil structure dependent properties, related pore functions, chemical properties and GHG emissions. Investigador Responsable.
• FONDECYT 1130795 (2013 – 2016). Sustainability of pasture improvement methods for degraded pastures involving diminishment of environmental stress and disturbance. Coinvestigador.