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Bioclimatic Urban Green Indicator for the sustainability of cities in arid environment.
(Center for Promoting Ideas, 2017-07)
Within the sustainability of cities located in arid environments, bioclimatic indicators of urban green are proposed, taking as a study case the Metropolitan Area of San Juan, Argentina, city located in the arid strip of ...
Possibilities for growing queen palm (Syagrus romanzoffiana) in Argentina as a biodiesel producer under semi-arid climate conditions
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2012-10)
Syagrus romanzoffiana is a palm native to Argentina, where it is known by the name 'Pindó'. This palm extends from the Misionera Forest through the gallery Forest, being the Parana Delta area the southern limit of dispersion. ...
Phenotypic variation in arid and semi-arid zones of southern South America: the case of Senna series Aphyllae (Fabaceae, Caesalpinioideae)
(Oxford University Press, 2017-03)
Senna series Aphyllae includes xeromorphic shrubs and subshrubs that occur in three different biogeographic subregions in arid and semi-arid habitats of southern South America. The series provides a good opportunity to ...
Adaptive model for outdoor thermal comfort assessment in an Oasis city of arid climate
(Elsevier, 2015-02)
One of the determining factors for the use of outdoor spaces is the experienced thermal comfort by people. There is a wide range of thermal indices. However, previous studies in Mendoza Metropolitan Area, Argentina, revealed ...
Do soil enzymes respond to long-term grazing in an arid ecosystem?
(Springer, 2014-01-07)
Background and aims Ourobjectivewastoassessthe effects of long-term continuous grazing on soil enzyme activities in relation to shifts in plant litter attributes and soil resources in an arid ecosystem, considering both ...
Geomorphometric assessment of drainage systems in a semi-arid region of Argentina using geospatial tools and multivariate statistics
(Springer, 2016-09)
In semi-arid environments there is often a lack of data on hydrological variables that limits the ability to understand key hydrological processes. In response to this need, geomorphometric analysis is a quantitative ...
Groundwater salinization in arid coastal wetlands: a study case from Playa Fracasso, Patagonia, Argentina
(Springer, 2014-12)
The origin of the high salinity in the groundwater of acoastal wetland in an arid climate was studied in the Playa Fracasso marsh, located on the northwestern coast of the extra-Andean Patagonia. Research was carried out ...
Natural distribution and phenotypic traits of Neltuma flexuosa var. depressa, a candidate taxon for the rehabilitation in the central arid region of Argentina
(Elsevier, 2023-02)
Dryland rehabilitation in the central arid region of Argentina is urgently needed to reverse the current high levels of degradation. Neltuma flexuosa var. depressa, adapted to arid environments, gives it the potential to ...
A simple approach for the analysis of the structural-geologic control of groundwater in an arid rural, mid-mountain, granitic and volcanic sedimentary terrain: The case of the Coquimbo Region, North-Central Chile
(2017)
A practical approach for the assessment of surface water and groundwater resources in rain-fed mid mountain domains of arid to semi-arid zones is much needed, especially in rural areas for which groundwater is the only ...
Arid processes in the SE-Brazilian relief evolution during the last glacialArid processes in the SE-Brazilian relief evolution during the last glacial
(Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Geociências, 1991)