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The Geoglyphs of the Atacama Desert: A Bond of Landscape and Mobility [PDF]
, 2012 In the northern-most area of Chile, stretching six hundred miles down the coast of South America and expanding more than forty thousand square miles into Bolivia, Peru and Argentina lies the Atacama Desert.
Labash, Marika
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Two new species of Epeolini from northern Chile, with the first record of Triepeolus for the country and a key to Chilean species of Doeringiella (Hymenoptera: Apidae) [PDF]
, 2016 Triepeolus cecilyae Packer, new species, and Doeringiella mamabee Packer, new species, both from the far north of Chile are described and illustrated.
Packer, Laurence
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The rapid global expansion of photovoltaic (PV) solar facilities, now comprising nearly 80% of the recent and projected growth of renewable electricity, represents one of the most significant land‐use changes of the 21st century. While PV facilities are critical for decarbonising energy systems, their large spatial footprint and infrastructure
Tom Armstrong +4 more
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Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus safensis RP10, Isolated from Soil in the Atacama Desert, Chile. [PDF]
, 2019 Genome analysis of Bacillus safensis RP10, a strain from the soil of Atacama Desert in northern Chile, reflects a bacterium adapted to live in soil containing high levels of heavy metals, high salt conditions, and low carbon and energy ...
Fuentes, Derie +7 more
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The Impact of Atmospheric Fluctuations on Degree-scale Imaging of the Cosmic Microwave Background [PDF]
, 2000 Fluctuations in the brightness of the Earth's atmosphere originating from water vapor are an important source of noise for ground-based instruments attempting to measure anisotropy in the Cosmic Microwave Background.
Armstrong J. W. +10 more
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Empowering teachers and fostering pupil climate action in Welsh primary schools
The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The Curriculum for Wales intends to help students understand and address climate change, but relies on teachers' knowledge and implementation thereof. This article focuses on “The Lifecycle of My Clothes”, a unit of work (UoW) developed by academics and practitioners. The UoW aimed to increase students' awareness of the environmental impact of
Jennifer A. Rudd +2 more
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APECS - The Atacama Pathfinder Experiment Control System [PDF]
, 2006 APECS is the distributed control system of the new Atacama Pathfinder EXperiment (APEX) telescope located on the Llano de Chajnantor at an altitude of 5107 m in the Atacama desert in northern Chile. APECS is based on Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)
A. Belloche +14 more
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Is quinoa‐farming sustainable in marginal environments? Social, economical and environmental aspects
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.Abstract Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is an Andean grain crop introduced as a novel crop to many parts of the world in recent years. Recognized for nutritious seeds and high abiotic stress tolerance, it has been promoted as an element of climate‐resilient agriculture, particularly in marginal environments.
Anna Tabea Mengen +5 more
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Natural preservation of tissues – Not so bad after all
Journal of Biological Research, 2005 We compared the preservation of antigens of various naturally mummified human tissues from the Atacama Desert, Southern Peru with matching samples from Egyptian mummies obtained from the Manchester Museum Mummified Tissue Bank.
Maria Jeziorska +4 more
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Oikos, EarlyView.Droughts, increasingly frequent under human‐driven climate change, are expected to intensify globally. Both pulsed and prolonged droughts can strongly affect organismal survival and population dynamics, potentially altering terrestrial communities and ecosystems.
Mattheau S. Comerford +14 more
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