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PLoS ONE, 2020 Extreme arid conditions in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile have created a unique vegetation almost entirely restricted to the desert margins along the coast of the Pacific Ocean and the Andean range.
Jonathan Ruhm +6 more
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Transitivity of the climate–vegetation system in a warm climate [PDF]
Climate of the Past, 2015 To date, the transitivity of the global system has been analysed for late Quaternary (glacial, interglacial, and present-day) climate. Here, we extend this analysis to a warm, almost ice-free climate with a different configuration of continents.
U. Port, M. Claussen
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Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2011 Using pitfall traps, the species composition and abundance of solpugids were studied in several ecotopes of Chile’s transitional coastal desert. The study was conducted in the area around Punta de Choros (29º15’S, 71º26’W) and in Los Choros Archipelago ...
Daniel Eugenio Valdivia +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2023 Deserts are stressful environments where the living beings must acquire different strategies to survive due to the water stress conditions. From the late Albian to the early Cenomanian, the northern and eastern parts of Iberia were the location of the ...
Eduardo Barrón +6 more
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Ancient Photosynthetic Eukaryote Biofilms in an Atacama Desert Coastal Cave [PDF]
Microbial Ecology, 2009 Caves offer a stable and protected environment from harsh and changing outside prevailing conditions. Hence, they represent an interesting habitat for studying life in extreme environments. Here, we report the presence of a member of the ancient eukaryote red algae Cyanidium group in a coastal cave of the hyperarid Atacama Desert.
Azua-Bustos, A. +7 more
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Greening and Browning Trends on the Pacific Slope of Peru and Northern Chile
Remote Sensing, 2023 Accurate detection and quantification of regional vegetation trends are essential for understanding the dynamics of landscape ecology and vegetation distribution.
Hugo V. Lepage +4 more
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2015 About one third of the earth’s land surface is covered by deserts that have low and variable rainfall, nutrient-poor soils, and little vegetation cover. Here, we focus on the goods and services offered by desert ecosystems using the northwestern coastal ...
Laila M. Bidak +3 more
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Identifying and Quantifying the Terrestrial Sediment Source Contributions to Coastal Dunes for Targeting Wind Erosion Mitigation in Jagin watershed, Hormozgan Province, Iran [PDF]
پژوهشهای آبخیزداری, 2019 A sediment fingerprinting method was applied to identify and quantify terrestrial sediment source contributions to coastal sand dunes at the outlet of the Jagin watershed, east of Jask, the Province of Hormozgan. Sampling comprised of 20 sediment samples
Ebrahim Jafari Takhtinajad +3 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2012 We have recently discovered a variety of unrelated phototrophic microorganisms (two microalgae and one cyanobacteria) in specialized terrestrial habitats at The Coastal Range of the Atacama Desert.
Armando eAzua-Bustos +3 more
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Monitoring of Desertification Trend Based On Analysis of Water and Climate Criterion (Southeastern Coastal Deserts of Iran) [PDF]
مدیریت بیابان, 2014 Nowadays, desertification is one of the important ecological crises affecting the world. We require a proper understanding of causes and processes of desertification to control the serious phenomenon in the global and regional scales.
Gholam Reza Rahdari +4 more
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