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Water availability is one of the main limiting factors that control ecosystem functions and productivity in semiarid regions. Vegetation of these regions usually presents a patchy distribution where sparse plant cover is...

In arid and semiarid areas, the interplant spaces are usually covered by physical and biological soil crusts. These crusts, though representing an almost negligible portion of the soil profile, have a number of crucial r...

Los lagos y lagunas son utilizados como indicadores del cambio climático en todo el mundo. La celeridad con la que responden a los eventos atmosféricos convierte a estos ambientes en ideales para estudiar los efectos d...