Progress in South America Dendrochronology [PDF]
South America extends from 11°N to 62°S. Major boundaries such as the Andes on the western side of the continent and the land mass in the tropics create north-south and west-east variations in climate and ecosystems.
Boninsegna, Jose Armando
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Topography has an important role in shaping regional and global climate systems, as it acts as a mechanical barrier to the low-level moisture flow. Thus, a complex spatial pattern of rainfall can exist over the mountainous region.
Dibas Shrestha +6 more
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New records of Nototriche hartwegii A.W.Hill (Malvaceae, Malvoideae) in Ecuador: updated distribution and range extension [PDF]
We report a new record of Nototriche hartwegii A.W.Hill, an Ecuadorian endemic species originally described from the southern Andes. For decades, its known distribution was restricted to this region.
Emilio J. Trujillo +2 more
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Hydroclimate variability in the low-elevation Atacama Desert over the last 2500 yr [PDF]
Paleoclimate reconstructions reveal that Earth system has experienced sub-millennial scale climate changes over the past two millennia in response to internal/external forcing.
E. M. Gayo +4 more
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Interseismic coupling and seismic potential along the Central Andes subduction zone [PDF]
We use about two decades of geodetic measurements to characterize interseismic strain build up along the Central Andes subduction zone from Lima, Peru, to Antofagasta, Chile.
Aktug +380 more
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Tectonics of the central Andes
Acquisition of nearly complete coverage of Thematic Mapper data for the central Andes between about 15 to 34 degrees S has stimulated a comprehensive and unprecedented study of the interaction of tectonics and climate in a young and actively developing major continental mountain belt.
B.L. Isacks +4 more
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La queratotaxia cercariana en la diferenciacion de sexos de schistosoma mansoni
El número de papilas argirófilas superficiales y su modelo de disposición en el tegumento de las cercarias (quetotaxia) de Schistosoma mansoni nos permitió diferenciar los sexos a nivel del mencionado estadío larvario, mediante los siguientes critérios: -
Luz Arelis Pino +3 more
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Population genomics of Ulex europaeus in the Northern Andes: insights into an invasive species in high-mountain ecosystems [PDF]
Background and aims – Ulex europaeus is an invasive allopolyploid (hexaploid) plant considered a global threat that has successfully colonized various regions, including the Northern Andes.
Anneth Díaz-Reyes +3 more
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Geo-structural map of the Laguna Blanca basin (Southern Central Andes, Catamarca, Argentina) [PDF]
The Laguna Blanca basin is a rhomb-shaped basin located at the SE margin of the Puna plateau in the southern Central Andes (Catamarca, Argentina). An interactive analysis using remote sensing and field mapping enabled us to produce a geo-structural map ...
Massironi, Matteo +2 more
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Chemical composition of wood essential oil of Aniba cinnamomiflora C. K. Allen from venezuelan andes
Aniba cinnamomiflora C. K. Allen is a tree species of Lauraceae family that produces essential oil. Study on the hydrodistillation product of wood pieces from branches of Aniba cinnamomiflora is presented. The 0.05% of essential oil was obtained.
Enid Esperanza Marcano +4 more
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