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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-12-01
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Series: | Revista Chilena de Historia Natural |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2008000400003 |