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Niche diversification of Sphagnum in Bolivia [PDF]
, 1997 Niche breadth values of Sphagnum species in the páramo and cloud forests of Bolivia are similar to those reported for Sphagnum-dominated peatlands in North America, but niche overlap values are higher for Sphagnum species in Bolivia. The pH, conductivity,
McQueen, Cyrus B.
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Spatiotemporal Fire Patterns and Post‐fire Forest Change in Peru (2000–2021)
Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Fire is increasingly more frequent and severe in many tropical regions, leading to significant forest loss, diminished biodiversity, and reduced Nature's contributions to people (NCPs). In this study, we analyzed the spatiotemporal patterns of fire in Peru and its regions, focusing on: (1) burned area, (2) size, and (3) number of fires, using ...
Maricel Móstiga +3 more
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Some interesting Orthotrichum records from Venezuela [PDF]
, 1999 Orthotrichum subulatum Mitt. and Orthotrichum diaphanum Brid. var. diaphanum are reported from the Mérida Páramo, representing the first records of these two species in Venezuela. Additionally, new records of the recently described O. tenuicaule Lewinsky
Garilleti, Ricardo +2 more
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Haunted by Houses: Built and Lived Absences in a Transnational Mexican Community
Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Globally, millions of migrants have sent money home to build a house. In early phases of migration, remittance houses are aspirational objects that materialize the continuous belonging of migrants to a community. In later stages, experiences of loss, estrangement, deportation, and death increasingly challenge these attachments.
Julia Pauli
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Revealing patterns of endemism in the transatlantic family Chelodesmidae (Polydesmida: Diplopoda)
Cladistics, EarlyView.Abstract With fossil records dating back to the Silurian/Late Ordovician, millipedes stand out as one of the earliest terrestrial animal groups. Their limited vagility and high endemism make them valuable tools for formulating and testing biogeographic hypotheses, including those related to macro‐vicariance events.
Rodrigo Salvador Bouzan +4 more
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Estudios Geográficos, 2015 Se presentan las características generales del páramo andino, un ecosistema de gran interés social y territorial poco conocido entre los geógrafos españoles. La síntesis desarrollada constituye un estado de la cuestión actualizado y contrastado sobre los
David Serrano Giné +1 more
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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Prioritization in conservation is crucial for the development of efficient and effective decision‐making policies. For many decades, the importance of some species and their habitats has been assessed and applied in conservation legislation, but bats and their diurnal roosts have ofbeen overlooked.
David López‐Bosch +6 more
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Revista de Ciencias Ambientales, 2021 [Introducción]: El suelo del páramo contiene grandes cantidades de carbono orgánico, gracias a las bajas temperaturas que reducen la descomposición de la materia orgánica que se acumula.
Daniela Pinos-Morocho +2 more
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Revista Salud Bosque, 2018 Objetivo. Presentar las acciones comunitarias que se han implementado en la preservación del Páramo de Sumapaz y los recursos que se obtienen de él: el agua, la flora, la fauna.
Claudia Esther Rivera Valderrama +2 more
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Floristics of the South American Páramo moss flora [PDF]
, 1990 The South American paramos appeared in Pliocene times and persist to the present day. The moss flora of this habitat consists of an estimated 400 species that comprise 8 floristic groups.
Griffin, Dana
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