All life forms across the globe are experiencing drastic changes in environmental conditions
as a result of global climate change. These environmental changes are happening rapidly …

BACKGROUND Effects of recent global warming have been documented in every biome on
Earth. Safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem services against future impacts requires …

Central and South America (CSA) is a highly diverse region, both culturally and biologically.
It has one of the highest levels of biodiversity on the planet (Hoorn et al., 2010; Zador et al …

Emerging electric-vehicle technologies and the global transition to renewable energy have
driven the production of lithium batteries significantly in the past ten years. However …

There are many unanswered questions about the population history of the Central and
South Central Andes, particularly regarding the impact of large-scale societies, such as the …

Nitrogen (N) and water (W) are crucial inputs for plant survival as well as costly resources for
agriculture. Given their importance, the molecular mechanisms that plants rely on to signal …

Current crop yield of the best ideotypes is stagnating and threatened by climate change. In
this scenario, understanding wild plant adaptations in extreme ecosystems offers an …

The grassland ecosystem plays an important role in maintaining ecological security. This
study intends to better understand the effects of climate-soil interaction on the alpine …

The sustainability of the lithium industry in Chile is being threatened by the series of
environmental and social impacts occurring in the Salar de Atacama. This study is based on …

Plant diversity is very important for maintaining the structure and function of ecosystems.
Affected by climate change, it is increasingly sensitive to abiotic stresses, especially in …