The hidden oases: unveiling trophic dynamics in Namib's fog plant ecosystem
Scientific Reports, 2023 The Namib Desert is a hyperarid coastal desert where fog is a major moisture source. We hypothesized that the fog-harvesting grass Stipagrostis sabulicola establishes an important ecological niche, termed the "Fog-Plant-Oases" (FPOs), and serves as the ...
Eugene Marais +2 more
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Fog-Enabled IoT Robotic System for Efficient Date Palm Monitoring in Moroccan Oases
IoTDate palms are a vital resource in the oases of Morocco, providing economic and ecological benefits to local communities. However, monitoring these trees at scale presents challenges, particularly in rural areas where traditional IoT-based agricultural ...
Abdellatif Ezzouhairi
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Roccellinastrum, Cenozosia and Heterodermia: Ecology and phylogeny of fog lichens and their photobionts from the coastal Atacama Desert [PDF]
MycoKeys, 2023 Some deserts on Earth such as the Namib or the Atacama are influenced by fog which can lead to the formation of local fog oases - unique environments hosting a great diversity of specialized plants and lichens.
Patrick Jung +4 more
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A Fine-Scale Hotspot at the Edge: Epigean Arthropods from the Atacama Coast (Paposo-Taltal, Antofagasta Region, Chile) [PDF]
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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Flora diversity survey and establishment of a plant DNA barcode database of Lomas ecosystems in Peru [PDF]
Scientific Data, 2023 Lomas formations or “fog oases” are islands of vegetation in the desert belt of the west coast of South America, with a unique vegetation composition among the world’s deserts.
Feng Song +13 more
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The Abundance and Distribution of the acdS Gene in Microbial Communities from the Rhizosphere of Copiapoa solaris, a Native Cactus in the Arid Coastal Region of Antofagasta, Chile [PDF]
MicroorganismsCopiapoa solaris is an endemic cactus species from the Antofagasta region, Chile, thriving in arid coastal ecosystems known as “fog oases,” where the rising marine moisture is the primary water source.
Mayra Cayo +4 more
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Microbial Community Structure and the Persistence of Cyanobacterial Populations in Salt Crusts of the Hyperarid Atacama Desert from Genome-Resolved Metagenomics [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017 Although once thought to be devoid of biology, recent studies have identified salt deposits as oases for life in the hyperarid Atacama Desert. To examine spatial patterns of microbial species and key nutrient sources, we genomically characterized 26 salt
Kari M. Finstad +9 more
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Geographic distribution of nematodes in the Atacama is associated with elevation, climate gradients and parthenogenesis [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsSoil ecosystems are crucial for supporting life, yet little is known about their biodiversity and its distribution in extreme environments. The Atacama Desert, the driest non-polar desert on Earth, has scarce water, high salinity, and metal-rich water ...
Laura Villegas +9 more
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Atmospheric Research, 2008 Fog has been studied in the Atacama Desert of Chile for the past ten years. This paper analyzes its temporal and spatial variability, relying in part on satellite images (GOES) to analyze the frequent orographic fog and the low cloud deck (stratocumulus, Sc) that generates advective fog in the area.
Cereced, P. +4 more
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Forest restoration in a fog oasis: evidence indicates need for cultural awareness in constructing the reference. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 BackgroundIn the Peruvian Coastal Desert, an archipelago of fog oases, locally called lomas, are centers of biodiversity and of past human activity. Fog interception by a tree canopy, dominated by the legume tree tara (Caesalpinia spinosa), enables the ...
Luís Balaguer +13 more
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