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Interplay between climate change and climate variability: the 2022 drought in Central South America
Since 2019, Central South America (CSA) has been reeling under drought conditions, with the last 4 months of 2022 receiving only 44% of the average...
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Nearctic Pleistocene ungulates from the Pampean region (Argentina) in the historical collections of Santiago Roth in Switzerland: an overview
Nearctic ungulates such as artiodactyls, perissodactyls, and proboscideans arrived in South America during the Great American Biotic Interchange....
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A principal component analysis approach to assess CHIRPS precipitation dataset for the study of climate variability of the La Plata Basin, Southern South America
This article assesses the consistency of the satellite precipitation estimate CHIRPS v.2 to describe the spatiotemporal rainfall variability in the...
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Land–atmosphere feedbacks contribute to crop failure in global rainfed breadbaskets
Global crop yields are highly dependent on climate variability, with the largest agricultural failures frequently occurring during extremely dry and...
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Vegetation recovery after fire in mountain grasslands of Argentina
Fire is a natural disturbance occurring every few years in many grasslands ecosystems. However, since European colonization, fire has been highly...
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Spatial distribution and landscape impact analysis of quarrying in the highly fragmented ecosystem of Tandilia system (Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Quarrying generates significant changes in the grasslands, by reducing ecological functions, reducing connectivity, impairing biodiversity, and...
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Estimation of Carbon Balance in Steppe Ecosystems of Russia
AbstractSteppe ecosystems, occupying about 8% of the terrestrial area, are an essential element of the global carbon cycle in the...
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Global water resources and the role of groundwater in a resilient water future
Water is a critical resource, but ensuring its availability faces challenges from climate extremes and human intervention. In this Review, we...
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A first record of bulk atmospheric deposition patterns of major ions in southern South America
Despite the importance of long-term atmospheric deposition of ions for vegetation productivity and biogeochemistry, southern South America lacks...
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Climate change in the temperature and precipitation at two contrasting sites of the Argentinean wheat region
Global climate change is shifting temperature and precipitation regimes, which is modifying the environments that define wheat yield and quality. The...
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Net Primary Production of Steppe Ecosystems and the Reasons Underlying Its Spatial Variation
AbstractThe changes in net primary production—aboveground (ANP), belowground (BNP), and total (NPP)—are considered for meadow, true, and dry steppes....
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Potential impacts of air temperature rise in the hydric balance of Brazilian Pampa biome
Climate change is the meteorological alterations that occurred in the past by natural causes, which is occurring today and being intensified by the...
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Damaged glyptodontid skulls from Late Pleistocene sites of northwestern Venezuela: evidence of hunting by humans?
The Muaco and Taima-Taima sites, in Falcón State of northwestern Venezuela, are among the earliest sites of human occupation in South America...
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Regional climate projections of daily extreme temperatures in Argentina applying statistical downscaling to CMIP5 and CMIP6 models
Argentina is a country with a variety of climates, where an increase in mean and extreme temperatures is currently on-going, demanding regional...
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Geology and Tectonic Setting of the Cordillera Blanca
The Cordillera Blanca is situated in the northern Peruvian Andes and hosts some of the highest elevations in the Andean Range. Cored by a—granitic...
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Landscape and environmental conditions for the late Holocene in the eastern Pampa-Patagonia transition (Argentina): a phytolith analysis of the El Tigre archaeological site
The El Tigre archaeological site (39°46′49″ S; 62°22′32″ W) is located in the south of Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina, on an ancient delta of...
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Glaciation and the Environments of the Cordillera Blanca
The Cordillera Blanca is Earth’s most glacierized tropical mountain range. The current glaciers are receding and losing mass at accelerating rates,...
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A New Tortoise from the Pleistocene of Argentina with Comments on the Extinction of Late Pleistocene Tortoises and Plant Communities
AbstractThe fossil record of terrestrial tortoises in Argentina is patchy. The aim of the present contribution is to describe a new species of the...
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Comparing the Evolution of the Extinct, Endemic Carnivorous Mammals of South America and Africa (Sparassodonts and Hyaenodonts)
Sparassodonts[aut]Sparrasodonta (sparassodonts) in South AmericaSouth America and hyaenodonts in Africa present an interesting test case for...