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Population genetic and conservation of the native xerophytic species Balsamocarpon brevifolium from the Southern Atacama Desert, Chile
(2014)
Drylands comprise one third of the Earth´s land surface and occur all around the world representing the most extensive terrestrial biome (Thomas, 1997). They are one of the most vulnerable biomes due to their ecological ...
Metabolic rate, evaporative water loss and thermoregulatory state in four species of bats in the Negev desert
(Elsevier B.V., 2016-01-01)
Life in deserts is challenging for bats because of their relatively high energy and water requirements; nevertheless bats thrive in desert environments. We postulated that bats from desert environments have lower metabolic ...
Ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the three forests of the ischigualasto provincial park, a protected area of the monte desert, Argentina
(Society for Indonesian Biodiversity, 2018-05)
Deforestation and over-grazing mediated by the humans have caused a serious process of desertification in the Argentine Monte Desert, which threats biodiversity of this ecosystem. Forests provide important resources and ...
Density and displacement of Phyllotis limatus in the Atacama Desert
(2016)
Phyllotis limatus is an inhabitant of the Atacama Desert, where it is distributed in arid costs and Pacific Andean slopes, reaching 4.000 meters. With the implementation of a study of wildlife in a Chilean Prepuna area, ...
The tatacoa desert
(Springer International Publishing, 2015-01-01)
The Desierto de la Tatacoa (the Tatacoa Desert), an extensive badland area related to dry climatic conditions due to a mountain barrier, lies on the eastern shore of the Magdalena River, 30 km north of Neiva, the capital ...
The solar spectrum in the atacama desert
(2016)
The Atacama Desert has been pointed out as one of the places on earth where the highest surface irradiance may occur. This area is characterized by its high altitude, prevalent cloudless conditions and relatively low columns ...
Shuk Toak. Historia natural y cultural de un geosímbolo de Sonora
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2012)
Dinosaur tracks in the Kokorkom Desert, Candeleros Formation (Cenomanian, Upper Cretaceous), Patagonia Argentina: Implications for deformation structures in dune fields
(Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd, 2017-10)
The Kokorkom desert extended over an area of 826 km2 in the central-west sector of Neuquén and Río Negro provinces along the area of the backbulge basin within the Andean Foreland basin in the Neuquén Basin. Its deposits ...