Neotermes costaseca: a new termite from the coastal desert of Peru and the redescription of N. chilensis (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 The imago and soldier castes of a new Neotermes species, N. costaseca, are described. It is only the third termite species known from the Pacific coastal desert of Peru. Neotermes costaseca sp. n.
Rudolf H. Scheffrahn
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Natural History of the Genus Elasmoderus Saussure, 1888 (Orthoptera: Tristiridae), an Endemic and Eremic Element of the Transitional Coastal Desert of Chile [PDF]
InsectsThe genus Elasmoderus belongs to the family Tristiridae, an orthopteran group that is distributed across the transitional region of South America and represented in the Andean areas of Peru, Argentina, and Chile.
Mario Pizarro-Luna +3 more
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Trace gas oxidation supports sub-surface microbial communities across Namib Desert fog and aridity gradients [PDF]
Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyWidely accepted climate predictions indicate that drylands will expand to cover more than half of the Earth’s terrestrial surface by the end of the 21st century.
Dana Z. Tribbia +8 more
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Comparative photosynthetic characteristics of coastal and desert plants of California
Botanical Sciences, 1982 The photosynrhetic characteristics of planes native to a Californian hot desert habitar, Death Valley, and a cool coastal locality, Bodega Head, were compared.
H. A. Mooney +3 more
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An Atacama subsurface tephra layer reveals how life colonized Kenorland in the Neoarchean [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMuch has been published on the microbiology of the Atacama Desert, the driest and oldest place on Earth, but little is known about how microbial life is able to permanently colonize this extremely harsh environment.
Armando Azua-Bustos +11 more
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Insects associated to ephemeral pools in Huentelauquén (29ºS Coquimbo Region, Chile) [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2022 In northern central Chile, ephemeral pools constitute shallow isolated water bodies with a favourable habitat for fauna adapted to seasonal changes. Based on the limited knowledge about the fauna—particularly insects—associated to these ecosystems, the ...
J. Pizarro-Araya +2 more
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Spatial Morphometric and Biochemical Variation within Populations of Scelosodis castaneus castaneus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Different Eco-geographical Regions in Egypt [PDF]
Catrina: The International Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2022 Spatial variation in morphological traits associated with biochemical changes as a result of habitat isolation is still a lacking study for most Egyptian insect groups especially darkling beetles.
Mohammed Mahmoud +2 more
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Revista Peruana de Biología, 2023 The Neotropical genus Heteromphrale Kröber, 1937, so far known from Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, is recorded for the first time from Peru based on the description of a new species, Heteromphrale illapa sp. nov. from Moquegua. An update to the key to the
Pável Sánchez +1 more
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Introducing Coastal Deserts [PDF]
The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, 2017 Coastal deserts sit at the interface of two quite different environments, one arid or semi-arid and terrestrial, the other littoral but becoming fully marine as one moves away from the shore (see B...
Martinez, Gustavo Adolfo +1 more
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Insects, 2021 The Atacama Desert at its margins harbors a unique biodiversity that is still very poorly known, especially in coastal fog oases spanning from Perú towards the Atacama coast.
Jaime Pizarro-Araya +3 more
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