The wetlands and salt flats of the Central Andes region are unique extreme environments as
they are located in high-altitude saline deserts, largely influenced by volcanic activity …

In extreme environments, microbial organisms reside in pockets with locally habitable
conditions. Micro-climates conducive to the persistence of life in an otherwise inhospitable …

Aquatic biota in high altitude Andean wetlands is exposed to extreme environmental
conditions that influence ecological parameters at population and community levels. We …

Bacalar Lake is characterized by a high saturation of calcium, bicarbonate, sulfate and
silicate in its water and these conditions harbor a microbialite community. To explore the …

Biological data about nematode populations are generally very scarce. Once species are
isolated and cultivated in laboratories, they are used in experimental assays without deeper …