Extremophiles are organisms capable of adjust, survive or thrive in hostile habitats that were
previously thought to be adverse or lethal for life. Chile gathers a wide range of extreme …

The surface uplift of mountain belts is generally assumed to reflect progressive shortening
and crustal thickening, leading to their gradual rise. Recent studies of the Andes indicate …

Matorral desértico 3. Matorral desértico tropical interior de Atriplex atacamensis y Tessaria
absinthioides 4. Matorral desértico tropical interior de Malesherbia auristipulata y Tarasa …

This paper documents the main features of the weather, climate and climate variability over
Andes cordillera in South America on the basis of instrumental observations. We first provide …

Andean orogeny is considered as one of the most important events for the development of
current plant diversity in South America. We compare available phylogenetic studies and …

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 …

Global deserts occupy one-third of the Earth's surface and contribute significantly to organic
carbon storage, a process at risk in dryland ecosystems that are highly vulnerable to climate …

The history of the southern central Andes, including the world's second largest plateau and
adjacent intermontane basins and ranges of the Eastern Cordillera and the northern Sierras …

The age of onset of hyperaridity in the Atacama Desert, Chile, which is needed to validate
geological and climatological concepts, has been heretofore uncertain. Measurement of …

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 …