Leaf cuticular waxes are one of the most important environment-plant interaction structural
systems that enable desert plants to withstand extreme climatic conditions. We present a …

Fog is an important component of the coastal climate of northern Chile and southern Peru.
Moisture and nutrients from fog maintain highly endemic vegetation (lomas) as well as …

Abstract The hyperarid Atacama Desert in northern Chile is considered to be one of the most
hostile habitats for microbial life. Despite the extreme environmental conditions, isolated …

In the extreme north of Chile, the genus Tillandsia L.(Bromeliaceae) is represented by three
native species, T. marconae Till & Vitek and T. landbeckii Phil., both of terrestrial …

Among the fascinating and highly specialized vascular plants in the hyperarid core of the
Chilean and Peruvian Atacama Desert there are few Tillandsia species from the bromeliad …

Tillandsia species are plants from the Bromeliaceae family which display biomonitoring
capacities in both active and passive modes. The bioaccumulation potential of Tillandsia …

In the extreme north of Chile, the genus Tillandsia L.(Bromeliaceae) is represented by three
native species, T. marconae Till & Vitek and T. landbeckii Phil., both of terrestrial …

The northern Chilean Atacama Desert is among those regions on Earth where life exists at
its dry limits. There is almost zero rainfall or partly less than 1 mm/year in its core zone and …

Epicuticular wax from the leaves of Tillandsia stricta Sol. Sims and Tillandsia usneoides (L.)
from Grumari, Marica and Jurubatiba, Rio de Janeiro sandbanks was extracted into …

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo diseñar y elaborar una propuesta de
mitigación para rescatar y reubicar el género Tillandsia (tillandsial) como ecosistema frágil …