We performed a systematic review of the scientific literature on the coastal lomas, and
discuss their origin, fog dependence, biodiversity patterns, and conservation. Coastal lomas …

Paleoclimate records from highland and coastal contexts are synthesized for Peru's north-
central coast with a focus on the period from 6000 to 2000 cal yr BP. Around 6000 cal yr BP …

Por su diversidad de especies y por los servicios ecosistémicos que brindan, los humedales
son ecosistemas importantes en el planeta. El estudio de la composición florística de estos …

The ephemeral and fragmented nature of plant communities in the desert region of Ica, Peru
have contributed to the poor documentation of its flora. This study provides the first …

Despite El Niño events being one of the main forces shaping the coastal desert vegetation in
South America, the impacts of the high precipitation typical of this rare but recurrent climatic …

Circadian rhythms of bats are simultaneously influenced by both abiotic and biotic factors
that vary across different landscapes. Since cities modify environmental conditions in which …

Aims: There is extensive documentation of the floristic composition and plant diversity
patterns in the South American coastal deserts and the adjoining arid Puna. Surprisingly, the …

Abstract El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a periodic disruption of coupled oceanic-
atmospheric conditions in the tropical Pacific, which changes global precipitation regimes …

Premise of research. Along the western coast of South America, the Peruvian and the
Atacama Deserts extend over a length of 3500 km. For a short period in the year, the desert …

South American arid lands present unique constellations of climatic risk to their human
inhabitants, due to volatile events that can create markedly different hydroclimate conditions …