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A Key Interaction Behind the Scenes: Dung Beetles in Livestock Production from Arid and Semi-Arid Rangelands
(Springer, 2024-02)Pastoralism is a dominant agricultural activity in arid and semi-arid ecosystems. The interaction between coprophagous insects and livestock is a key but an undervalued topic in rangeland management decisions. The objective ... -
Anchored in 'average thinking' in studies of arid rangeland dynamics - The need for a step forward from traditional measures of variability
(2015-02)There is a wide consensus that arid and semi-arid environments are highly variable in space and time. The most frequent approaches to describe and analyze arid and semi-arid rangelands are based on the usage of averages ... -
Una herramienta para monitorear sequías en regiones áridas y semiáridas de Patagonia Norte
(Gerencia de Comunicación e Imagen Institucional, DNA SICC, INTA, 2012-08)La variabilidad ambiental es una característica de regiones pastoriles áridas y semiáridas, siendo la sequía uno de los principales problemas en sistemas ganaderos extensivos, con implicancias productivas y económicas tanto ... -
Local adaptation along a sharp rainfall gradient occurs in a native Patagonian grass, Festuca pallescens, regardless of extensive gene flow
(Elsevier, 2020-03)Increasing global aridity combined with changing environmental conditions might cause irreparable alterations in arid and semiarid ecosystems. Knowledge of within-species genetic diversity and adaptive responses, especially ... -
Sustainable livelihoods approach through the lens of the State-ans-Transition Model in semi-arid pastoral systems
(2016)Enfrentar desafíos complejos a nivel mundial en relación con el desarrollo sostenible y la gestión ambiental requiere marcos aplicados para comprender y gestionar el cambio en sistemas sociales y ecológicos complejos. A ... -
Use and management of biodiversity by smallholder farmers in semi-arid West Africa
(Elsevier, 2018-09)Strategies that strengthen and use biodiversity are crucial for sustained food production and livelihoods in semiarid West Africa. The objective of this paper was to examine the role of biodiversity in sustaining diverse ...