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1. El stock de carbono orgánico del suelo (COS) es un indicador de la calidad y salud del suelo. Su dinámica tiene un papel significativo en el balance global de las emisiones de gases con efecto invernadero (GEI). Los...

Resilience "the capacity of an ecosystem to recover from disturbance" is a popular concept but quantitative empirical studies are still uncommon. This lack of empirical evidence is especially true for semi-arid ecosystem...

Bothrops diporus is a mid-sized pitviper found in southern Brazil, southern Paraguay, central and northern Argentina, and probably extreme south-central Bolivia. Although it is common in a variety of habitats including C...

Background: Forests are used for multiple purposes worldwide, which often include timber harvest, firewood extraction and livestock raising. An excessive pressure on multipurpose systems may decrease soil cover, promotin...

Burrowing species can be considered important ecosystem engineers that increase landscape heterogeneity, create subterranean shelters and provide foraging opportunities. We measured and described different aspects of gia...

The first Argentine area surveyed from an odonatological point was Delta del Paraná (DP), a large wetland area of 14,000 km2 between Buenos Aires and Entre Ríos provinces, close to Buenos Aires city. This area has a ty...

Annonaceae is a family of approximately 2,430 species of angiosperms, about 70 of which contribute to the diversity of Mexico's tropical forests. Some species produce pleasant fruits, others generate essences used in per...

Due to the continuous use of agrochemicals in agriculture, appreciable quantities of herbicides and their degradation products can accumulate in the ecosystem, as a consequence of the reduction of the purification capaci...