Darkling beetles are among the most abundant and diverse arthropods in arid Patagonia. In recent years the knowledge of its biodiversity and ecology in northeastern Patagonia have been increased substantially, highlighting ...

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 ...

The Península Valdés, in northeastern Patagonia, Argentina, is characterised by its arid climate and the lack of perennial watercourses; thus, all economic activities depend on the groundwater resources. Water demand is ...

Sexes of dioecious species may have dimorphic responses to environmental variation due to differences in resource requirements and reproductive costs. We analyzed the effect of aridity/relative shrub cover, and vicinity ...

Arid and semi-arid regions constitute an area where approximately 20% of the global population lives and the groundwater represents the only source of fresh water supply in many cases. In Extra-Andean Patagonia, located ...