High-resolution coproecology: Using coprolites to reconstruct the habits and habitats of New Zealand’s extinct upland Moa (Megalapteryx didinus) [PDF]
, 2005 Knowledge about the diet and ecology of extinct herbivores has important implications for understanding the evolution of plant defence structures, establishing the influences of herbivory on past plant community structure and composition, and identifying
Wood, Jamie R. +5 more
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Preliminary estimates of mass-loss rates, changes in stable isotope composition, and invertebrate colonisation of evergreen and deciduous leaves in a Waikato, New Zealand, stream. [PDF]
, 1999 Rates of mass loss are important in the choice of tree species used in riparian rehabilitation because leaves that break down fast should contribute to stream food-webs more rapidly than leaves that break down more slowly.
Chatfield C. +10 more
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Hydrological controls on nutrient exportation from old-growth evergreen rainforests and Eucalyptus nitens plantation in headwater catchments at Southern Chile [PDF]
, 2015 Soil cover disturbances have a direct effect on biogeochemistry, potentially enhancing nutrient loss, land degradation and associated changes in ecosystem services and livelihood support.
Boeckx, Pascal +4 more
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Plant response to solar ultraviolet-B radiation in a southern South American Sphagnum peatland [PDF]
, 2002 1. Plant growth and pigmentation of the moss Sphagnum magellanicum and the vascular plants Empetrum rubrum, Nothofagus antarctica and Tetroncium magellanicum were measured under near-ambient (90% of ambient) and reduced (20%) ultraviolet-B (UV-B ...
Ballare, Carlos Luis +5 more
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Guanacos’ and domestic livestock’s summer diets comparison in ecotone of “Tierra del Fuego” (Argentina) [PDF]
, 2018 At present, it is believed that the population of guanacos has increased in the “Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego”, arising a conflict with livestock and forestry activities.
Alvarenga, Eugenia Celeste +6 more
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Environmental and climatic changes in central Chilean Patagonia since the Late Glacial (Mallín El Embudo, 44° S) [PDF]
Climate of the Past, 2014 Multi-millennial environmental and climatic changes in central Chilean Patagonia (44–49° S) during the Last Glacial–Interglacial cycle have been of particular interest as changes in the position and strength of the southern westerlies are the major ...
M. E. de Porras +5 more
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International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation, 2022 The Araucaria-Nothofagus forests are a unique ecosystem in temperate rainforests of Chile and Argentina. They include red-listed species and have a high cultural importance for the ancestral population and thus require continuous monitoring to support ...
E. Kosczor +5 more
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índice de sítio diamétrico: um método alternativo para estimar a qualidade do sítio em florestas de Nothofagus obliqua E N. alpina [PDF]
, 2016 The first step for constructing models of tree growth and yield is site quality assessment. To estimate this attribute, several methodologies are available in which site index (SI) is a standard one.
Attis Beltran, Hernan +4 more
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Evidence of chloroplast capture in South American Nothofagus (subgenus Nothofagus, Nothofagaceae)
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2010 Subgenus Nothofagus, although geographically restricted at present to temperate areas of South America, has captured much attention in discussions of plant biogeography due to its widespread distribution through Gondwanan continents during the Tertiary. However, phylogenetic relationships within the subgenus Nothofagus have not yet been resolved.
Acosta, María Cristina +1 more
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PLoS Biology, 2005 Nothofagus (southern beech), with an 80-million-year-old fossil record, has become iconic as a plant genus whose ancient Gondwanan relationships reach back into the Cretaceous era.
Michael Knapp +5 more
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