Phylogenomics of darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from the Atacama Desert [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Background Tenebrionidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) are a conspicuous component of desert fauna worldwide. In these ecosystems, they are significantly responsible for nutrient cycling and show remarkable morphological and physiological adaptations ...
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Roccellinastrum, Cenozosia and Heterodermia: Ecology and phylogeny of fog lichens and their photobionts from the coastal Atacama Desert [PDF]
MycoKeys, 2023 Some deserts on Earth such as the Namib or the Atacama are influenced by fog which can lead to the formation of local fog oases - unique environments hosting a great diversity of specialized plants and lichens.
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Comparative analysis of the complete mitogenome of Geoffroea decorticans: a native tree surviving in the Atacama Desert [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2023 Chañar (Geoffroea decorticans (Gill., ex Hook. & Arn.) Burkart) has been highly significant for indigenous people in the Atacama Desert for over 3,000 years. Through evolutionary processes, the G.
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Presence of Free-living Acanthamoeba in Loa and Salado Rivers, Atacama Desert, Northern Chile [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2022 Substantial knowledge has accumulated on the microbiome of the hyperarid Atacama Desert during the last two decades; however, information on Atacama free-living amoebae (FLA) is limited and increasing efforts are required.
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Commonalities between the Atacama Desert and Antarctica rhizosphere microbial communities [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Plant-microbiota interactions have significant effects on plant growth, health, and productivity. Rhizosphere microorganisms are involved in processes that promote physiological responses to biotic and abiotic stresses in plants.
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Dark microbiome and extremely low organics in Atacama fossil delta unveil Mars life detection limits
Nature Communications, 2023 Unique microorganisms of a fossil river delta in the Atacama Desert unveil the current limits of life detection on Mars.
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Effect of salinity on scytonemin yield in endolithic cyanobacteria from the Atacama Desert [PDF]
Scientific ReportsCyanobacteria inhabiting extreme environments constitute a promising source for natural products with biotechnological applications. However, they have not been studied in-depth for this purpose due to the difficulties in their isolation and mass ...
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Optimization of N-PERT Solar Cell under Atacama Desert Solar Spectrum [PDF]
Nanomaterials, 2022 In the Atacama Desert, the spectral distribution of solar radiation differs from the global standard, showing very high levels of irradiation with a particularly high ultraviolet content.
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The Atacama Desert in Northern Chile as an Analog Model of Mars
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2022 The Atacama Desert is by far the driest and oldest desert on Earth, showing a unique combination of environmental extremes (extreme dryness, the highest UV radiation levels on Earth, and highly saline and oxidizing soils), explaining why the Atacama has ...
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(E)-N-(3-(5-(3-Acetamidopropyl)-3,6-dioxopiperazin-2-yl)propyl)-5-hydroxy-3-methylpent-2-enamide
Molbank, 2023 The Atacama Desert is an unexplored habitat with interesting possibilities for natural product chemistry due to the adaptations employed by microorganisms to survive the extreme salinity and high UV radiation present.
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