Highlights•Climate change is altering the distributions and impacts of plant pests and
diseases.•Observational data, predictive models and experimental manipulations are used …

The largest tectonic relief breaking the Earth's surface (13 km vertically) is at the subduction
margin of the Andes, which generates routinely megathrust earthquakes (Mw> 8.5) and …

Speciation events often occur in rapid bursts of diversification, but the ecological and genetic
factors that promote these radiations are still much debated. Using whole transcriptomes …

Succulent plants are widely distributed, reaching their highest diversity in arid and semi‐arid
regions. Their origin and diversification is thought to be associated with a global expansion …

An analysis of the variability of rainfall at 27 stations and run-off at 4 stations between 18 and
28 S in the Atacama Desert has been carried out. A diagonal boundary zone between …

This review explores the evolution of extant South American tropical biomes, focusing on
when and why they developed. Tropical vegetation experienced a radical transformation …

Abstract Background The Atacama Desert is one of the driest deserts in the world and its
soil, with extremely low moisture, organic carbon content, and oxidizing conditions, is …

The desert fog oasis ecosystem of Peru and Chile comprises numerous oases along 3000
km of the Pacific coastal belt, it hosts a highly endemic flora, providing vital ecosystem …

Abstract Aim The tropical Andes are a world biodiversity hotspot. With diverse biomes and
dramatic, geologically recent mountain uplift, they offer a system to study the relative …

The Atacama Desert of northern Chile is the oldest and most arid nonpolar environment on
Earth. It is a coastal desert covering approximately 180,000 km2, and together with the …