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Population viability analysis and management recommendations for two huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) (Molina, 1782) populations in Chile
With a global population estimated at 2000 individuals between Argentina and Chile, less than 1% of its historical population, the huemul ( Hippocamelu...
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The Production of Space in the Frontiers of Tourism: Critical Analysis of the Huella de Glaciares Circuit Between El Chaltén, Argentina, and Villa O’Higgins, Chile
Nature-based tourism (NBT) has been positioned as being aligned with conservationconservation objectives and capable of contributing to socialsocial...
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Beyond the Border: Understanding Freshwater Resources, Shared Identity, and Transboundary Cooperation in Southern Patagonia
Rapidly increasing environmentalenvironmentenvironmental threats that transcend politicalpoliticpolitical borders have highlighted the need for...
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Identification of Causal Chains for Sustainable Tourism Development Within Two Chilean Patagonia National Parks: Cerro Castillo and Torres del Paine
The Austral Macrozone of ChileanChileChilean PatagoniaPatagonia (AysénAysén and MagallanesMagallanes Regions) is home to 80% of the total area of the...
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Conserving the Origin of Rivers: Intact Forested Watersheds in Western Patagonia
Forests without significant human intervention are globally uncommon and rapidly declining, especially in the temperate biome. These ecosystems...
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Guanaco Predation by Pumas and Its Relationship to Patagonian Food Webs
Interactions involving ungulates and their predators are widely thought to shape ecological patterns and processes. Guanacos (Lama guanicoe) and...
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Chilean Patagonian Glaciers and Environmental Change
Patagonian glaciers (41°–56°S) have experienced strong volume losses and retreats during recent decades in response to the climatic changes affecting...
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Assessment of Provisioning Ecosystem Services in Terrestrial Ecosystems of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Provisioning ecosystem services play an important role in the development of regional economies. Traditional managements usually intensify the supply...
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Sociocultural Valuation of Ecosystem Services in Southern Patagonia, Argentina
Understanding sociocultural values towards ecosystem services (ES) facilitates a decision-making process across multiple management objectives. The...
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Peatlands in Chilean Patagonia: Distribution, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and Conservation
Peatlands are wetland ecosystems characterized by the accumulation of large amounts of organic matter over centuries and millennia; they are the most...
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Anthropological Perspective of the Human–Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) Interaction Over the Last 6000 Years in the Piedra Parada Area (Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina)
Guanaco biological information is crucial for archeologists in order to understand the role of this camelid in past societies. In contrast, little...
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Health Risks for Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) Conservation
Wildlife health is an increasingly important component of the conservation of wild species. With human-induced global change, including biodiversity...
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How Changing Imaginaries of Nature and Tourism Have Shaped National Protected Area Creation in Argentine Patagonia
Even regions of the planet widely considered to be “remote” or “pristine” like PatagoniaPatagonia are actually dynamic socialsocial-ecological...
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Silvopastoral Systems in Northern Argentine-Chilean Andean Patagonia: Ecosystem Services Provision in a Complex Territory
Silvopastoral systems (SPS) are sustainable production systems, characterized by a great biodiversity and multifunctionality compared with other...
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Past Sea Incursions into Patagonia and the Resulting Record of Marine Invertebrates
Since the initial opening of the Atlantic Ocean in the Early Cretaceous, the eastern margin of southern South America has been affected by several...
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The green thorns of Ulex europaeus play both defensive and photosynthetic roles: consequences for predictions of the enemy release hypothesis
The widespread invasive success of Ulex europaeus , a thorny shrub native to NW Europe, remains to be understood from a functional perspective....
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Considerations on the Systematics of Neotropical Pierina, with the Description of Two New Species of Phulia Herrich-Schäffer from the Peruvian Andes (Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Pierinae, Pierini)
A comparative analysis of high-Andean Pierina was carried out, including a total of 25 species. Based on morphological evidence, with an emphasis on...
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Characteristics and Perspectives of Disease at the Wildlife-Livestock Interface in Central and South America
The Region of Central and South America represents an eclectic scenery with regards to its economic and social indicators and its ecological and...
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Tell me what you eat and I’ll tell you…where you live: an updated review of the worldwide distribution and foraging ecology of the fallow deer (Dama dama)
Despite being widely spread and a source of potential harm to host ecosystems and human activities, a review of the worldwide distribution of the...
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International Policies and National Legislation Concerning Guanaco Conservation, Management and Trade in Argentina and the Drivers That Shaped Them
As most ungulates, guanacos compete for pasture with domestic livestock. In Patagonia, conflict between guanaco conservation and sheep husbandry has...