Southern South American peatlands (SSAP) play a key role in the ecological dynamics of
Patagonia. They mostly comprise of undisturbed environments which provide important …

This chapter analyzes the available information regarding the main drivers of global change
operating in Patagonia, including climate change and its impact on biodiversity, the …

Forest fires can cause great changes in the composition, structure and functioning of forest
ecosystems. We studied the effects of a fire that occurred> 50 years ago in a temperate …

Western Patagonia harbors unique and sparsely studied terrestrial ecosystems that are
threatened by land use changes and exposure to basin-scale climatic variability. We …

Peatlands provide important ecosystem services which includes the production of fibers of
Sphagnum moss that are used as a substrate in horticulture. Sphagnum fibers are greatly …

Patagonian wetlands contribute significantly to regional biodiversity and also fulfill a wide
range of nature contributions to people such as water storage and purification, carbon …

Peatlands are ecosystems that play a special role in conserving biodiversity because they
are refugia for unusual wetland-dependent species. Nevertheless, these ecosystems are …

This chapter analyzes the available information regarding the main drivers of global change
operating in Patagonia, including climate change and its impact on biodiversity, the …

Peatlands are one of the most important carbon cycle regulatory ecosystems, and are
influenced by global climate change. However, studies of this kind of wetland are scarce in …

This paper presents the results of pedological and phytocoenological research focused on
the detailed research of chemical parameters (pH, organic carbon, and nutrients), risk …