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Surface albedo raise in the South American Chaco: Combined effects of deforestation and agricultural changes
(Elsevier Science, 2017-01)
Deforestation affects climate and the energy balance of the Earth not only through the release of greenhouse gases but also through shifts in the physical properties of the surface. These physical effects can be strongly ...
Seed production in relation to fruit size of quebracho blanco (Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco) in the semiarid Chaco forestProducción de semillas de quebracho blanco (Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco) en un sector del Chaco semiárido y su relación con el tamaño del fruto
(Universidad Austral de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Recursos Naturales., 2017)
Helminth parasites in the toad Rhinella major (Bufonidae) from Chaco region, Argentina
(Firenze University Press, 2015-10)
The present study describes the diversity of helminth parasites of Rhinella major (Anura: Bufonidae) in relation to their body size in 4 subhumid vs. semiarid sampling sites from the Argentine Chaco region. Helminths were ...
Lost forever? Ecosystem functional changes occurring after agricultural abandonment and forest recovery in the semiarid Chaco forests
(2018-09)
Semiarid forests are worldwide threatened by land use changes, particularly agriculture. However, in some cases, due to particular economic or social processes, agriculture ends and forests may or may not recover to their ...
El análisis de narrativas en Etnobotánica: el "yuchán" (Ceiba chodatii, Bombacaceae) en el discurso de los wichís del Chaco Semiárido salteño, ArgentinaNarrative analysis in ethnobotanical investigations: the “yuchán” (Ceiba chodatii, Bombacaceae) in the oral discourse of the Wichí of the Semiarid Chaco in Salta province, Argentina
(Sociedad Argentina de Botánica, 2009-12)
Se presenta un estudio de caso referido a un árbol característico de los bosques chaqueños, el "yuchán" (Ceiba chodatii, Bombacaceae), a fin de ilustrar la importancia del análisis de narrativas vernáculas para la investigación ...
Critical population status of the jaguar panthera onca in the Argentine Chaco: camera-trap surveys suggest recent collapse and imminent regional extinction
(Cambridge University Press, 2013-07)
The population of jaguars in the semi-arid Chaco is the least well-known in Argentina. Its status in the region is described only from interviews confirming presence through 2003. To update distribution and population ...
Water management in the Argentine semiarid Chaco: a historical perspective on social-ecological systems
(Springer, 2016-11)
This article explores how historical processes related to water management, land use and bio-geophysical conditions, would have structured the current socio-ecological situation at the Figueroa Irrigation System (Santiago ...
Migraciones en el Chaco semiárido de Salta: su relación con la ganadería, la explotación forestal y el uso de la fauna silvestre en el departamento RivadaviaMigrations in the semi-arid Chaco in Salta: their relationship with cattle-raising, forest explotation and the use of fauna in the Departament of Rivadavia
(Universidad Nacional de Salta. Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, 2001-11)
Considerando que la Colonia Rivadavia se fundó en 1862, con el objetivo principal de aprovechar los pastizales del Chaco Semiárido para exportar ganado al Norte de Chile, analizamos desde una perspectiva histórica y ...
Microbial recycling of dissolved organic matter confines plant nitrogen uptake to inorganic forms in a semi-arid ecosystem
(Elsevier, 2016-10)
Plant uptake of dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) has been proposed to explain inconsistency in the ecosystem N balance of semi-arid systems. Nevertheless, direct evidence for an ecologically important role of DON in plant ...
Configuration and geometry of sap holes drilled by the White-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cactorum): effects of tree structure, sap traits and plant health
(Csiro Publishing, 2015)
Several species of woodpecker drill holes in living trees to feed on flows of sap. We describe sap-holes drilled by the White-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cactorum) on plant species in semi-arid woodlands of northern ...