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Archetypal temporal dynamics of arid and semi-arid rangelands
(Elsevier, 2021-03)
The way in which temporal dynamics structure ecological systems under the influence of a changing environment has long interested ecologists. Tackling the hierarchical structure of complex temporal patterns is a necessary ...
Biotechnology and bioprospecting of Prosopis alpataco from Patagonia, Argentina
(Prospects for Economic Development in Arid Lands, info)
Biological nitrogen fixation by adesmia bicolor and A. Macrostachya, potential forage species for arid and semi-arid environments
(Asociación Interciencia, 2010-02)
In South American arid regions cattle feed lacks during winter. Adesmia bicolor and A. macrostachya are promising forage species because of their growth habit and adaptability to dry winters and N poor soils. Information ...
Ecological restoration based on environmental education in arid regions of the Argentinean Patagonia
(Vázquez Mazzini, 2017)
Currently, environmental education (EE) tends to construct an environment conception from diverse disciplines and their specific pedagogies, which consider and analyze the complex relationships among social systems (cultural, ...
Stability and fragmentation versus demographic expansion: different phylogeographic patterns in closely related sympatric legumes (Senna) from arid and semi-arid zones of mid-latitude South America
(Oxford University Press, 2021-03-01)
This is the first comparative research in which phylogeographical patterns and present and palaeoclimatic distribution were investigated in desert plants that inhabit the Argentinian Monte and Chaco biogeographic provinces. ...
Prickly pear (Opuntia spp.): A valuable fruit crop for the semi-arid lands of Mexico
(1994)
During the last decade the prickly pear has become an important fruit crop in the semi-arid lands of Mexico, where it plays a strategic role in subsistence agriculture. The cultivated plants are grown in modern organized ...
Does land use change alter water and nutrient dynamics of phreatophytic trees in the Central Monte desert?
(John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2016-07)
In the woodlands of the Central Monte desert (Argentina), phreatophyte vegetation is exposed to different levels of disturbance. Livestock and settlement activity produce mainly nutrient inputs and partial vegetation ...
Productive performance of alternative land covers along aridity gradients: ecological, agronomic and economic perspectives
(2016-11)
The replacement of natural vegetation by pastures and extensive crops is generally driven by economic incentives and supported by technology improvements and multiple subsidies. However, towards areas of increasing aridity ...