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Hydroclimate variability of the northwestern Amazon Basin near the Andean foothills of Peru related to the South American Monsoon System during the last 1600 years [PDF]
In this paper we explore a speleothem δ18O record from Palestina cave, northwestern Peru, at a site on the eastern side of the Andes cordillera, in the upper Amazon Basin. The δ18O record is interpreted as a proxy for South American Summer Monsoon (SASM)
James Apaestegui +2 more
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Action needed for staple crops in the Andean-Amazon foothills because of climate change [PDF]
The Andean-Amazon foothills region, shaped by Andean moist forests and Amazon forests in southwestern Colombia, Napo province in Ecuador, and Ucayali Province and Napo Basin in Peru, provides local and global ecosystem services as food, water, world climate regulation, water purification, and carbon absorption.
Lucila Marcela Beltrán-Tolosa +2 more
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The Andean-Amazon foothills region, one of the richest biodiversity ecoregions on earth, is threatened by climate change combined with unsustainable agricultural and extensive livestock farming. These land-use practices tend to reduce the diversification of rural farming, decreasing households’ livelihood alternatives and rendering them more vulnerable
Lucila Marcela Beltrán-Tolosa +2 more
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Due to the continued expansion of pastures and illicit crops, the Andes-Amazon foothills in Colombia are one of most threatened biodiversity hotspots in the country.
Karolina Argote, Marcela Quintero
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An updated list of the Culicoides (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) fauna from Ecuador [PDF]
An updated list of biting midges of the genus Culicoides inhabiting Ecuador is provided. Entomological investigations were carried out from July 2010 to May 2019 using CDC light traps in three Ecuadorian regions (Amazon basin, Andean (foothills and ...
Mosquera Juan D. +5 more
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Neotropical Xiphocentronidae may have arrived in South America from Central America in the late Miocene or via the Greater Antilles land bridge during the Oligocene.
Albane Vilarino +2 more
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Mestizo Farmers' Knowledge of Entomofauna Is Reflected in Their Management Practices: A Case Study in the Andean-Amazon Foothills of Peru [PDF]
Local knowledge of entomofauna can influence environmental actions, particularly crop management practices, which can be sustainable or unsustainable. A farmer's decision-making is associated with their knowledge of beneficial insects and pests.
Lucila Marcela Beltrán-Tolosa +5 more
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Culicoides insignis in Ecuador: Molecular identification of blood meals and detection of bluetongue virus [PDF]
Bluetongue virus (BTV) is an Orbivirus transmitted by Culicoides biting midges and is the causative agent of bluetongue disease in wild and domestic ruminants.
Juan D. Mosquera +2 more
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The wood of the palm Iriartea deltoidea is an excellent material used for building, furniture and handicrafts in the Colombian Amazon, especially in the Amazon foothills where a small industry has developed around this species.
Jaime Alberto Navarro López +2 more
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The study was conducted at the Amazon Research Center CIMAZ - MACAGUAL of the University of Amazonia, Colombia, with a tropical rain forest climate (Af).
Sandra Milena Londoño-Paéz +6 more
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