Lithium extractivism and water injustices in the Salar de Atacama, Chile: The colonial shadow of green electromobility
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DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2021.102382
Abstract: Abstract This paper analyzes the linkages and feedback between green electromobility, lithium extractivism, and water injustices affecting the Atacameno's indigenous communities in the Salar de Atacama basin (Atacama Salt Flats). Currently, lithium is in high… read more here.
Keywords: green electromobility; water; atacama; lithium ... See more keywords
First record of cf. Aenocyon dirus (Leidy, 1858) (Carnivora, Canidae), from the Upper Pleistocene of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile
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DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2023.2190785
Abstract: ABSTRACT Fossil records of canids are rare and incomplete in South America. In Chile, all well-identified taxa are part of the “South American Canid Clade” and come from sites located in southern Patagonia. Here, we… read more here.
Keywords: pleistocene; aenocyon dirus; first record; atacama ... See more keywords
Tulán-52: a Late Archaic ceremonial centre at the dawn of the Neolithisation process in the Atacama Desert
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DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2018.195
Abstract: Excavations at the Late Archaic site of Tulán-52 (3450–2250 BC) in the Atacama Desert of Chile revealed what was initially considered to be a very early semi-sedentary settlement. New investigations into these earlier excavations, however,… read more here.
Keywords: tul; atacama desert; late archaic; process ... See more keywords
An Integrated Approach for the Environmental Characterization of a Coastal Area in the Southern Atacama Desert
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DOI: 10.3390/app13116360
Abstract: Desert areas in northern Chile are highly valuable ecosystems. While human activities are impacting the area in different ways, there are few environmental studies available. The current study analysed the ecological health status (water, sediment,… read more here.
Keywords: national park; area; desert; atacama ... See more keywords
Scrobipalpulopsisaguilaensis sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae), the first representative of the genus discovered in the Atacama Desert, northern Chile
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DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1114.84509
Abstract: Abstract Genitalia morphology of a new gnorimoschemine micromoth (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Gelechiinae, Gnorimoschemini) discovered in the Atacama Desert, northern Chile, fits the original description of Scrobipalpulopsis Povolný, 1987, a genus previously synonymized with Scrobipalpula Povolný, 1964.… read more here.
Keywords: atacama; lepidoptera gelechiidae; genus; discovered atacama ... See more keywords
Phylogenomics of darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from the Atacama Desert
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14848
Abstract: Background Tenebrionidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) are a conspicuous component of desert fauna worldwide. In these ecosystems, they are significantly responsible for nutrient cycling and show remarkable morphological and physiological adaptations. Nevertheless, Tenebrionidae colonizing individual deserts have… read more here.
Keywords: tenebrionidae atacama; genera; desert; atacama ... See more keywords