Procurement of camelid fiber in the hyperarid Atacama Desert coast: Insights from stable isotopes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2019.12.008
Abstract: Abstract: Pastoralism and camelid management are traditionally attributed to the sociopolitical, economic and cosmovision of Andean populations, rather than to lowland hunter gatherer societies, living on the Pacific coast where camelid hunting is considered a… read more here.
Keywords: coast; fiber hyperarid; camelid fiber; hyperarid atacama ... See more keywords
Transitory microbial habitat in the hyperarid Atacama Desert
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1714341115
Abstract: Significance It has remained an unresolved question whether microorganisms recovered from the most arid environments on Earth are thriving under such extreme conditions or are just dead or dying vestiges of viable cells fortuitously deposited… read more here.
Keywords: microbial community; atacama desert; lines evidence; desert ... See more keywords
Microbial Community Structure and the Persistence of Cyanobacterial Populations in Salt Crusts of the Hyperarid Atacama Desert from Genome-Resolved Metagenomics
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01435
Abstract: Although once thought to be devoid of biology, recent studies have identified salt deposits as oases for life in the hyperarid Atacama Desert. To examine spatial patterns of microbial species and key nutrient sources, we… read more here.
Keywords: hyperarid atacama; community; atacama desert; salt crusts ... See more keywords