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Apuntes sobre morfología, distribución, variación intraespecífica y casos teratológicos de Xyletineurus bombycinus (Erichson) (Coleoptera: Ptinidae)

open access: yesRevista Chilena de Entomología, 2020
Se complementa la información disponible sobre Xyletineurus bombycinus, un Ptinidae de las zonas desérticas costeras de Chile y Perú. Los registros de distribución se extienden hacia el sur hasta la Región de Atacama.
Richard Honour, Alfredo Lüer
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Controls of bulk density and grain size on Stage 1 evaporation from packed sand columns

open access: yesVadose Zone Journal, Volume 25, Issue 5, September/October 2026.
Abstract Soil evaporation from the vadose zone is strongly controlled by the pore size distribution and hydraulic connectivity, both of which are altered by mechanical compaction. However, the effect of bulk density changes and its vertical distribution on Stage 1 evaporation in sandy systems remains insufficiently quantified. In this study, we combine
Jorge Renaud   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

High and dry: Environmental conditions drive opportunities for disease transmission in desert bighorn sheep

open access: yesJournal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 7, July 2026.
By using probabilistic models to predict contacts as a function of spatially and temporally varying environmental conditions, we show that population‐level conditions at the time of disease introduction can structure opportunities for transmission within each population.
Diana K. Meza   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Un día en el Desierto de la Tatacoa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
“El Valle de las Tristezas”, llamado así por los rastros de deterioro que observó Jiménez de Quesada en 1538; o más comúnmente conocida como “La Tatacoa”, por la presunción de abundantes serpientes tipo cascabel; no es un desierto como tal sino un Bosque
Castell Ginovart, Edmon   +3 more
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ORCHESTRATING DIFFERENCE AND SIMILARITY: Black Fungibility, and the Spatial Redrawing of Racial Categories in Spanish Colonial Morocco, Sahara and Guinea

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Volume 50, Issue 4, Page 960-981, July 2026.
Abstract In this article I dissect the spatial strategies through which the Spanish attempted to orchestrate both racial difference and similarity in the African colonies of Morocco, Western Sahara and Equatorial Guinea during the first half of the twentieth century.
Pol Fité Matamoros
wiley   +1 more source

Sequedad y destierro

open access: yesAllpanchis, 2006
En el transcurso del siglo XIX, la extracción de guano y salitre hizo que las dificultades normales para la existencia humana en la desértica región de Tarapacá se acrecentaran a niveles nunca imaginados hasta ese momento, especialmente en lo relativo a ...
Luis Castro Castro
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Political and Institutional Development in England

open access: yesThe Manchester School, Volume 94, Issue 4, Page 438-449, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper revisits the political and institutional development of England from the Magna Carta to the Glorious Revolution. I argue that institutional change in this period is best understood through the lens of coalition formation. Political elites had heterogeneous preferences over first two, and then three, recurring axes of disagreement ...
Mark Koyama
wiley   +1 more source

Innovando el turismo en Merzouga: la música gnawa como motor de sostenibilidad

open access: yesTurismo y Patrimonio
Este estudio propone un modelo innovador de turismo sostenible centrado en la promoción y preservación del patrimonio musical gnawa en el desierto de Merzouga, Marruecos. La investigación buscó desarrollar y evaluar un modelo de turismo comunitario que,
Abdelhak HIRI
doaj   +1 more source

Policy, Waste, and Power: Textile Dumping in Chile's Atacama Desert

open access: yesLatin American Policy, Volume 17, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Globally, 87% of textile fibers end up incinerated or in landfills, with Chile bearing the brunt of this crisis. Every year, 39,000 tons of discarded clothing are illegally dumped in the Atacama Desert, turning it into a sacrifice zone for the Global North's waste economy.
Emma Minerva Brambilla
wiley   +1 more source

Incremento en la distribución y primer registro de anidación de la paloma de collar (Streptopelia decaocto) en la península de Baja California, México

open access: yesRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2015
Documentamos diversos registros recientes de la paloma de collar Streptopelia decaocto, especie exótica,invasora en diversos ranchos, pueblos y ciudades de la península de Baja California. Nuestro primer registro de laespecie en Baja California Sur (BCS)
Romeo Tinajero   +1 more
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