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Comparative Genomics Analysis of a New Exiguobacterium Strain from Salar de Huasco Reveals a Repertoire of Stress-Related Genes and Arsenic Resistance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Indexación: Web of Science; Scopus.The Atacama Desert hosts diverse ecosystems including salt flats and shallow Andean lakes. Several heavy metals are found in the Atacama Desert, and microorganisms growing in this environment show varying levels of ...
Aguayo, D.   +12 more
core   +3 more sources

Modeling of the Risk of Forest Fires for the Andean Community Picol Orcompugio, Cusco – Peru

open access: yesChemical Engineering Transactions, 2023
The risk of wildfire is common in different regions of Peru, only in the Cusco region until October of 2022 there were 10 active fires (COER, 2022), the effects of them play a role in the dynamics of the ecosystems decimating the ecosystem services that ...
Danny Lizarzaburu-Aguinaga   +5 more
doaj  

Tracing the origins and evolution of nymphalid butterflies (Lepidoptera) in the Atlantic Forest

open access: yesEcography, EarlyView.
Understanding the relative roles of diversification and dispersal is key to explaining large‐scale biogeographical patterns. Although both processes are known to shape biodiversity, their relative contributions remain understudied for many organisms. Here, we examine how these processes have jointly contributed to the exceptional diversity and endemism
Mar Repullés   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

La celebración del Inti Raymi en el Parque del Retiro de Madrid. Reconfiguración identitaria, rituales andinos en espacios públicos

open access: yesDeusto Journal of Human Rights, 2017
In this communication concerning the celebration of Inti Raymi (The Sun Festival – Traditonal ceremony related to the commencement of a time of renovation according to the Andean worldview) in a Madrid public space (Retiro Park) in 2012 and 2014. I shall
Ana Pinilla Pulido
doaj   +1 more source

Seasonal drivers of plant–soil–microbial community structure and functions in Western Himalayan grasslands, Pakistan

open access: yesGrassland Research, EarlyView.
Plant species richness was greater in summer in both alpine and subalpine grassland ecosystems. Soil moisture demonstrates significant positive correlations with soil organic carbon and total nitrogen across seasonal periods. Microbial α‐diversity peaks during summer but maintains functional stability across seasons.
Huma Ali   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Appropriation des ressources naturelles dans une forêt andine équatorienne : vers la gestion patrimoniale des ressources

open access: yesVertigO, 2004
The Andean ecosystem, characterized by one of the highest biodiversity in the world, has maintained several civilizations through history. The development of those civilizations produced diverse impacts in their scope and in the evolution of their ...
Francisco Neira B.
doaj   +1 more source

Spatiotemporal Fire Patterns and Post‐fire Forest Change in Peru (2000–2021)

open access: yesLand Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fire is increasingly more frequent and severe in many tropical regions, leading to significant forest loss, diminished biodiversity, and reduced Nature's contributions to people (NCPs). In this study, we analyzed the spatiotemporal patterns of fire in Peru and its regions, focusing on: (1) burned area, (2) size, and (3) number of fires, using ...
Maricel Móstiga   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Homosexualidad rural en los Andes: notas desde los Yungas de La Paz, Bolivia

open access: yesBulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines, 2016
The scarce literature on homosexuality in Andean countries almost exclusively treats urban contexts. With reference to rural settings, considered “indigenous” by definition, many political activists with Indianist postures insist that homosexuality does ...
Alison Spedding, Helan Vichevich
doaj   +1 more source

Loving to Straighten Out Development: Sexuality and ‘Ethnodevelopment’ in the World Bank’s Ecuadorian Lending [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Gender staff in the World Bank -- the world's largest and most influential development institution -- have a policy problem. Having prioritised efforts to get women into paid employment as the "cure-all" for gender inequality they must deal with the work
A Aulestia   +78 more
core   +1 more source

Data gaps and heterogeneity limit our understanding of human–wildlife interactions: A continental study of Andean bears

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The expansion and intensification of human activities have increased interactions between people and wildlife. Interactions involving bears and other large carnivores are complex and can lead to conflicts. Promoting positive coexistence requires managing information, which is not always available.
Roxana Rojas‐VeraPinto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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