Importance of water quality on plant abundance and diversity in high-alpine meadows of the Yerba Loca Natural Sanctuary at the Andes of north-central Chile Importancia de la calidad del agua sobre la abundancia y diversidad vegetal en vegas altoandinas del Santuario Natural Yerba Loca en los Andes de Chile centro-norte

Importance of water quality on plant abundance and diversity in high-alpine meadows of the Yerba Loca Natural Sanctuary at the Andes of north-central Chile Importancia de la calidad del agua sobre la abundancia y diversidad vegetal en vegas altoandinas del Santuario Natural Yerba Loca en los Andes de Chile centro-norte

Porphyry Cu-Mo deposits have influenced surface water quality in high-Andes of north-central Chile since the Miocene. Water anomalies may reduce species abundance and diversity in alpine meadows as acidic and metal-rich waters are highly toxic to plants The study assessed the importance of surface w...

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Main Authors: ROSANNA GINOCCHIO, JOSEFINA HEPP, ELENA BUSTAMANT, YASNA SILVA, LUZ MARÍA DE LA FUENTE, JEAN FRANCOIS CÁSALE, JEAN PAUL DE LA HARPE, PAOLA URRESTARAZU, VINKA ANIC, GLORIA MONTENEGRO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:Revista Chilena de Historia Natural
Subjects:
depósitos porfíricos
fitotoxicidad
diversidad vegetal
drenaje ácido de mina
toxicidad por cobre
porphyry deposits
phytotoxicity
plant diversity
acid mine drainage
copper toxicity
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