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The Atacama desert's last nitrate cities
Architectural Research Quarterly, 2000Oficinas saliteras (nitrate works) were company towns developed to extract and process nitrates in the Antofagasta region of Chile's Atacama desert, one of the world's harshest environments. The two last of these oficinas were María Elena (founded in 1925) and Pedro de Valdivia (1931), whose development marked the introduction of the Guggenheim ...
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Microflora of extreme arid Atacama Desert soils
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2007Abstract Surface and subsurface soil samples from the most arid region within the Atacama Desert, Chile, were analyzed for total organic carbon (TOC), phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA) and culturable bacteria. TOC content was determined to range between 560 and 765 μg/g. PLFA analysis indicated 2.0×10 6 –1.0×10 7 cell equivalents/g.
Elizabeth D. Lester +2 more
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Small mammals of the Atacama Desert (Chile)
Journal of Arid Environments, 1999Abstract The little-known mammalian fauna of the Atacama Desert and adjacent Puna in northern Chile is analysed by means of live-trapping, and examination of fox scats and owl pellets. On the basis of physiognomy, climate, altitude and vegetation, four biomes were recognized: coastal lowland Lomas, mid-altitude Riparian and Oasis biomes, and highland
Fabian M. Jaksic +3 more
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Water resources management in the Atacama Desert
2018Verschiedene Akteure sind von den zurückgehenden Grundwasserressourcen in der Atacama Wüste Nordchiles abhängig. Derzeitige Bestrebungen im Bereich des Wasserressourcenmanagements treffen auf die schwierige Aufgabe, die oft gegensätzlichen gesellschaftlichen, ökonomischen, politischen und ökologischen Interessen zu einen.
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Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Constraints on prerecombination early dark energy
Physical Review D, 2022J Colin Hill +2 more
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Dust and aerosols in the Atacama Desert
Earth-Science Reviews, 2022Arenas-Díaz, Franko +7 more
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