Safeguarding the land to secure food in the highlands of Peru: The case of Andean peasant producers by Silvia Sarapura–Escobar, Eric T. Hoddy

“…We detail the nature and cultural components that make up local agri-food systems in the Andean region and identify policy gaps around identities. …”
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Variations in time and space of an Andean wild population of T. infestans at a microgeographic scale by Philippe Brémond, Renata Salas, Etienne Waleckx, Rosio Buitrago, Claudia Aliaga, Christian Barnabé, Stéphanie Depickère, Olivier Dangles, Simone Frédérique Brenière

“…Abstract Background Wild populations of Triatoma infestans are now believed to be the source of reinfestation of dwellings in some Andean areas and could impede the full achievement of vector control campaigns in this region. …”
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Water Quality Indicator for Adaptability to Global Climate Change in Andean Highland Ecosystems by Carmen O. Márquez, Victor J. García, Anita C. Ríos

“…This research aims to create a new water quality index (WQI) to assess water quality in the Andean highlands (>2000 m.a.s.l.) for climate change adaptation and mitigation. …”
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Characterization of Andean Blueberry in Bioactive Compounds, Evaluation of Biological Properties, and In Vitro Bioaccessibility by Nieves Baenas, Jenny Ruales, Diego A. Moreno, Daniel Alejandro Barrio, Carla M. Stinco, Gabriela Martínez-Cifuentes, Antonio J. Meléndez-Martínez, Almudena García-Ruiz

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate Andean blueberries (<i>Vaccinium floribundum</i> Kunth) from Ecuador as a potential functional ingredient for the food and pharmaceutical industries. …”
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CO2 and CH4 dynamics in a eutrophic tropical Andean reservoir by Eliana Bohórquez-Bedoya, Juan Gabriel León-Hernández, Andreas Lorke, Andrés Gómez-Giraldo

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Study of the pollution by surfactants in a river of a high Andean micro basin by David Choque-Quispe, Mery Luz Masco-Arriola, Betsy Suri Ramos-Pacheco, Aydeé Marilú Solano-Reynoso, Carlos Alberto Ligarda-Samanez, Yudith Choque-Quispe, Jhunior Felix Alonzo-Lanado

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Extraction of Inulin from Andean Plants: An Approach to Non-Traditional Crops of Ecuador by Freddy R. Escobar-Ledesma, Vanessa E. Sánchez-Moreno, Edwin Vera, Valerian Ciobotă, Paul Vargas Jentzsch, Lorena I. Jaramillo

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Mature Andean forests as globally important carbon sinks and future carbon refuges by Duque, A, Peña, MA, Cuesta, F, González-Caro, S, Kennedy, P, Phillips, OL, Calderón-Loor, M, Blundo, C, Carilla, J, Cayola, L, Farfán-Ríos, W, Fuentes, A, Grau, R, Homeier, J, Loza-Rivera, MI, Malhi, Y, Malizia, A, Malizia, L, Martínez-Villa, JA, Myers, JA, Osinaga-Acosta, O, Peralvo, M, Pinto, E, Saatchi, S, Silman, M, Tello, JS, Terán-Valdez, A, Feeley, KJ

“…It is largely unknown how South America’s Andean forests affect the global carbon cycle, and thus regulate climate change. …”

Review: Nicholas Q. Emlen, Language, coffee, and migration on an Andean-Amazonian frontier by Parrish, S

Bioclimatic constraints to Andean cat distribution: a modelling application for rare species by Marino, J, Bennett, M, Cossios, D, Iriarte, A, Lucherini, M, Pliscoff, P, Sillero-Zubiri, C, Villalba, L, Walker, S

“…Aim To identify the bioclimatic niche of the endangered Andean cat (Leopardus jacobita), one of the rarest and least known felids in the world, by developing a species distribution model. …”

Andean mountain building did not preclude dispersal of lowland Epiphytic orchids in the Neotropics. by Pérez-Escobar, O, Gottschling, M, Chomicki, G, Condamine, F, Klitgård, B, Pansarin, E, Gerlach, G

“…The Andean uplift is one of the major orographic events in the New World and has impacted considerably the diversification of numerous Neotropical lineages. …”

Application of an edible coating developed with Andean potato starch and carboxymethyl-cellulose for lipid reduction during frying by S.R. Calliope, A.M. Slavutsky, N. Segura, N.C. Samman

Subjects: “…Andean potato chips…”
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Carbon storage and long-term rate of accumulation in high-altitude Andean peatlands of Bolivia by J.A. Hribljan, D.J. Cooper, J. Sueltenfuss, E.C. Wolf, K.A. Heckman, E.A. Lilleskov, R.A. Chimner

“…(1) The high-altitude (4,500+ m) Andean mountain range of north-western Bolivia contains many peatlands. …”
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Ecological convergence in phytochemistry and flower–insect visitor interactions along an Andean elevation gradient by Alma Nalleli Carvajal Acosta, Ludovico Formenti, Adrienne Godschalx, Angelos Katsanis, Constanza Schapheer, Kailen Mooney, Cristian Villagra, Sergio Rasmann

Subjects: “…Andean biodiversity…”
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Evaluation of the water quality of a high Andean lake using different quantitative approaches by Fernando García-Avila, Pablo Loja-Suco, Christopher Siguenza-Jeton, Magaly Jiménez-Ordoñez, Lorgio Valdiviezo-Gonzales, Rita Cabello-Torres, Alex Aviles-Añazco

“…This study assessed a high Andean lake's trophic state and water quality using methodologies with eutrophication and water quality indexes. …”
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Size class structure, growth rates, and orientation of the central Andean cushion Azorella compacta by Catherine Kleier, Tim Trenary, Eric A. Graham, William Stenzel, Philip W. Rundel

“…Azorella compacta (llareta; Apiaceae) forms dense, woody, cushions and characterizes the high elevation rocky slopes of the central Andean Altiplano. Field studies of an elevational gradient of A. compacta within Lauca National Park in northern Chile found a reverse J-shape distribution of size classes of individuals with abundant small plants at all elevations. …”
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Water pollution index of high Andean micro-basin of the Chumbao River, Andahuaylas, Peru by David Choque-Quispe, Betsy Suri Ramos-Pacheco, Carlos Alberto Ligarda-Samanez, Aydeé Marilú Solano-Reynoso, Odilon Correa-Cuba, Yadira Quispe-Quispe, Yudith Choque-Quispe

“…The work aimed to evaluate the spatial and temporal variation of the IPOs in the water of the high Andean micro-basin of the Chumbao River. The study included the section from 13°46'38.4” S, 73°15'32.3” W at 4079 m of altitude up to 13°35'26.4” S, 73°27'00.8” W at 2572 m of altitude. …”
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Hydroclimatological Patterns and Limnological Characteristics of Unique Wetland Systems on the Argentine High Andean Plateau by Diego Frau, Brendan J. Moran, Felicity Arengo, Patricia Marconi, Yamila Battauz, Celeste Mora, Ramiro Manzo, Gisela Mayora, David F. Boutt

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Findings of intraformational striated pavements in the late carboniferous glacial deposits of the Andean Precordillera, Argentina by Pablo J. Alonso Muruaga, Carlos O. Limarino, Luis A. Spalletti, Ferrán Colombo Piñol, Pablo Juárez

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The Influence of Age, Sex and Season on Andean Condor Ranging Behavior during the Immature Stage by Jorgelina María Guido, Nicolás Rodolfo Cecchetto, Pablo Ignacio Plaza, José Antonio Donázar, Sergio Agustín Lambertucci

“…Our results provide the first description of how immature Andean condor movement patterns are affected by internal and external factors. …”
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