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| SCOTT,SERGIO; DORADOR,CRISTINA; OYANEDEL,JUAN PABLO; TOBAR,IGNACIO; HENGST,MARTHA; MAYA,GIANNINA; HARROD,CHRIS; VILA,IRMA. |
| This study examines the limnology and ecology of two high altitude wetlands, Lirima (19°51’24 S; 68°55’02 W; 4000 m asl) and Caya (20°37’21 S; 68°58’28 W; 3700 m asl), located in the Chilean Altiplano. Both wetlands are formed by the evaporitic remnant basins of paleolakes which occupied an extensive area of what today is known as the Altiplano. These systems have a negative hydrological balance, receiving their water from groundwater, snow melt and limited seasonal rains. An ongoing negative water balance and the sediment characteristics in the region have accelerated the salinization process in these systems, as shown by their present physicochemical characteristics. Nutrient values were typical of mesotrophic to... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
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| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-65382015000100006 |
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