High Andean Steppes of Southern Chile Contain Little-Explored <i>Peltigera</i> Lichen Symbionts by Karla Veas-Mattheos, Katerin Almendras, Matías Pezoa, Cecilia Muster, Julieta Orlando

Subjects: “…Andean steppes…”
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Two new high Andean species of Liodessus diving beetles from Venezuela (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Bidessini) by Michael Balke, David T. Bilton, Mauricio García, Ángel L. Viloria, Adrián Villastrigo, Lars Hendrich

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A new species of Andean mouse of the genus Thomasomys (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) from the eastern Andes of Ecuador by Thomas E. Lee Jr., Nicolás Tinoco, Jorge Brito

“…We name and describe a new species of Andean mouse from the eastern slope of the Andes of central Ecuador (Sangay National Park). …”
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Description of Silvinichthys pedernalensis n. sp. (Teleostei, Siluriformes) from the Andean Cordillera of southern South America by Fernández, L., Sanabria, E. A., Quiroga, L. B.

“…Silvinichthys pedernalensis, a new species, is described from an Andean stream in Provincia San Juan, Argentina, based on its coloration pattern, and its meristic, morphometric and osteological characters. …”
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Caffeine, surfactants and organic matter in a high Andean River: Chumbao River case, Apurimac, Peru by David Choque-Quispe, Ruth Karina Herbas-De la Cruz, Carlos A. Ligarda-Samanez, Aydeé M. Solano-Reynoso, Dianeth Buleje-Campos, Yudith Choque-Quispe, Jenny C. Muñoz-Saenz, Zaida Olinda Pumacayo-Sanchez, Liliana Asunción Sumarriva-Bustinza, Nikol Alexsandra Silvera Ticona

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Economic valuation of the ecosystem of the high Andean hydrographic basin tributary of the Chumbao River, through multicriteria analysis by A. I. Barrial-Lujan, G. Rodríguez, M. L. Huamán-Carrión, F. Espinoza-Montes, D. Barrial-Acosta, M. C. Delgado Laime, J. C. Arevalo-Quijano, W. G. Castro-Paniagua, C. Barrial-Lujan, D. D. Reynoso-Canicani

“…This research aimed to know the total economic value of the ecosystem of the high Andean water basin tributary of the Chumbao River, located between 2000 to 4800 meters above sea level belonging to the province of Andahuaylas, Apurimac region in Perú. …”
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Author Correction: Strategies for monitoring and evaluation of climate change adaptation: localizing global approaches into Andean realities by Emilie Dupuits, Alexandra Garcés, Luis Daniel Llambí, Macarena Bustamante

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Determination of sun exposure and photoprotection habits in individuals who perform outdoor exercises, in the Venezuelan Andean region by Aguasanta González-Delatorre, Guillermo Terán-Ángel, María Eugenia Ortega-Moreno, Luisa Elena Montilla-Calderón

“…Objective: To determine sun exposure habits, photoprotection practices and their association with the level of knowledge and attitudes, in individuals who perform outdoor exercises in the Venezuelan Andean egion, throughout 2020. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study. …”
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LoRa Network-Based System for Monitoring the Agricultural Sector in Andean Areas: Case Study Ecuador by Edgar Fabián Rivera Guzmán, Edison David Mañay Chochos, Mauricio Danilo Chiliquinga Malliquinga, Paúl Francisco Baldeón Egas, Renato Mauricio Toasa Guachi

Subjects: “…Andean region…”
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A new scorpion species of the genus Hadruroides (Scorpiones: Caraboctoninae) from inter Andean valleys of Peru by José Antonio Ochoa, Juan Carlos Chaparro

“…Hadruroides bustamantei, a new caraboctonid species from inter Andean valleys of central Peru (2600—3289 m) is described. …”
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The Andean Biotic Index (ABI): revised tolerance to pollution values for macroinvertebrate families and index performance evaluation by Blanca Ríos-Touma, Raúl Acosta, Narcís Prat

“…Here we present a review of the literature on macroinvertebrate distribution and tolerance to pollution in Andean areas above 2 000masl. Using these data, we propose an Andean Biotic Index (ABI), which is based on the BMWP index. …”
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Testing the stress gradient hypothesis in soil bacterial communities associated with vegetation belts in the Andean Atacama Desert by Dinka Mandakovic, Constanza Aguado-Norese, Beatriz García-Jiménez, Christian Hodar, Jonathan E. Maldonado, Alexis Gaete, Mauricio Latorre, Mark D. Wilkinson, Rodrigo A. Gutiérrez, Lohengrin A. Cavieres, Joaquín Medina, Verónica Cambiazo, Mauricio Gonzalez

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Validating anthropogenic threat maps as a tool for assessing river ecological integrity in Andean–Amazon basins by Janeth Lessmann, Maria J. Troya, Alexander S. Flecker, W. Chris Funk, Juan M. Guayasamin, Valeria Ochoa-Herrera, N. LeRoy Poff, Esteban Suárez, Andrea C. Encalada

Subjects: “…Andean–Amazon rivers and streams…”
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Effects of altitudinal gradient on benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in two hydrological periods in a Neotropical Andean river by Raúl F. García-Ríos, Dieison A. Moi, Oscar E. Peláez

“… The altitudinal gradient and the hydrological dynamics affect the establishment and distribution of organisms in Andean rivers. Benthic macroinvertebrates, an essential component of lotic ecosystems, are useful to assess the influence of the altitudinal gradient and changes in environmental characteristics. …”
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Growth dynamics of forest species in the Andean forest of the "Francisco Vivar Castro" University Park, Loja, Ecuador by Zhofre Huberto Aguirre Mendoza, Jhulissa Patricia Merchán Granda, Gretel Geada López

“…The research was carried out with the purpose of determining the dynamism and growth of forest species in the Andean forest in the Loja basin, Ecuador, over a period of five years. …”
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Modeling the potential distribution of floristic assemblages of high Andean wetlands dominated by Juncaceae and Cyperaceae in the Argentine Puna by Elvira Casagranda, Andrea E. Izquierdo

“…Aims: The aim of this work was to model the distribution of suitable environmental conditions of vegas with specific floristic characteristics. Vegas are high Andean wetlands that represent the main sequestered carbon stocks, biodiversity hotspots, and water regulating systems in the region. …”
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Increased Helicobacter pylori-associated gastric cancer risk in the Andean region of Colombia is mediated by spermine oxidase by Chaturvedi, R, de Sablet, T, Asim, M, Piazuelo, M B, Barry, D P, Verriere, T G, Sierra, J C, Hardbower, D M, Delgado, A G, Schneider, B G, Israel, D A, Romero-Gallo, J, Nagy, T A, Morgan, D R, Murray-Stewart, T, Bravo, L E, Peek, R M, Woster, P M, Casero, R A, Correa, P, Wilson, K T, Fox, James G

“…Herein, we assessed the role of SMOX in the increased gastric cancer risk in Colombia associated with the Andean mountain region when compared with the low-risk region on the Pacific coast. …”
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Surface uplift, fluvial incision, and geodynamics of plateau evolution, from the western margin of the Central Andean plateau by Schildgen, Taylor F. (Taylor Frances)

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Holocene tephrochronology of the Hualaihue region (Andean southern volcanic zone, similar to 42 degrees S), southern Chile by Watt, S, Pyle, D, Naranjo, J, Rosqvist, G, Mella, M, Mather, T, Moreno, H

“…This new tephrostratigraphy covers a region whose volcanic history was previously very little known, and contributes to a regional record of large explosive eruptions that now spans a 500 km-long segment of the southern Andean arc, between Calbuco and Hudson volcanoes. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA.…”

Evidence of early-stage selection on EPAS1 and GPR126 genes in Andean high altitude populations by Eichstaedt, C, Pagani, L, Antao, T, Inchley, C, Cardona, A, Mörseburg, A, Clemente, F, Sluckin, T, Metspalu, E, Mitt, M, Mägi, R, Hudjashov, G, Metspalu, M, Mormina, M, Jacobs, G, Kivisild, T