High Andean wetlands of the elevated plateaus of the Andes Mountains of Chile, Argentina, Peru and Bolivia are true oases that sustain life in this arid region. Despite their ecological value, they have been rarely studied ...

High-Andean peatlands are high-altitude wetland ecosystems found throughout the arid central Andes of South America. They form through the establishment of specialized grasses and cushion sedges that are well-adapted to ...

High-altitude hypersaline Andean wetlands are considered stressful environments by the prevalence of extreme abiotic conditions affecting both plant host and fungal root endophytes. Puccinellia frigida (Phil.) Johnston, a ...