Analysis of sediment from an irrigation dam in an agricultural valley impacted by the mega-drought in central Chile

Central Chile has been affected since 2010 by an increasing mega-drought accompanied by a historically low precipitation rate, as a probable consequence of climate change. Additionally, the increasing pressure exerted by the withdrawals of human activities, such as agriculture and metal mining, prom...

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Main Authors: Jennery Jaque, Naveska Melo Pinochet, Adriana Aránguiz-Acuña, Héctor Pizarro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1179176/full