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Miniature Forests of Cape Horn: Ecotourism with a Hand Lens

Description: From book jacket: In the humid forests of Cape Horn, a single tree can host more than 100 species of little epiphyte plants. The floor of the forest and the rocks are also covered by numerous species of liverworts, mosses, and lichens. The decision to stop at a tree or rock and explore these “miniature forests” generates an authentic ecotourism experience. In a small area we can spend several minutes or hours with a magnifying glass or camera discovering the colors, shapes, and textures of the … more
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Date: April 15, 2012
Creator: Goffinet, Bernard
Partner: UNT Press
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Bob Kap Archive #3: South American Tour of Canada Team

Description: Home movies that document the 1962 World Cup held in various cities throughout Chile. The film begins with still portraits of Brazilian soccer players before transitioning to scenes of city streets, sightseeing, soccer games and practice drills, and soccer players traveling. The film is silent and alternates between color and black and white images.
Date: 1962-05-30/1962-06-17
Duration: 47 minutes 08 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Diferencias morfométricas de dos especies del género Eatoniella en Isla Navarino, Reserva de Biosfera Cabo de Hornos, Chile

Description: This article describes the external morphometrics of shell and radula morphology as performed in two species of micromollusks of the genus Eatoniella in Navarino Island, Chile.
Date: December 29, 2016
Creator: Rosenfeld, Sebastián; Aldea, Cristian; Ojeda, Jaime; Mansilla, Andrés O. & Rozzi, Ricardo, 1960-
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Sumergidos Con Lupa en Los Ríos Del Cabo De Hornos: Valoración ética De Los Ecosistemas Dulceacuícolas Y Sus Co-Habitantes

Description: This article presents the methods and results of a multidisciplinary work focused on invertebrates and freshwater ecosystems of the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve.
Date: June 25, 2018
Creator: Contador, Tamara; Rozzi, Ricardo, 1960-; Kennedy, James H.; Massardo, Francisca; Ojeda, Jaime; Caballero, Paula et al.
Partner: UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
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Tamaño De Puesta, Sitios De Nidificación Y éxito Reproductivo Del Caiquén (Chloephaga Picta Gmelin, 1789) en La Reserva De Biosfera Cabo De Hornos, Chile

Description: This article studies the breeding biology of the Upland Goose (Chloephaga picta) in terms of clutch size, nesting sites, and breeding success as a function of habitat variables on Navarino Island, Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve, Chile.
Date: September 30, 2009
Creator: Ibarra, J. Tomás; Schüttler, Elke; McGehee, Steven M. & Rozzi, Ricardo, 1960-
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Cambio Climático Global en El Contexto De La Ecorregión Subantártica De Magallanes Y La Reserva De Biósfera Cabo De Hornos

Description: This article presents the main attributes of Magellanic sub-Antarctic ecoregion, and of the Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program coordinated by UMAG, the Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity and the University of North Texas, which integrates ecological and ethical dimensions in the analyses of socioecological processes at local, regional, national, and international scales.
Date: May 15, 2012
Creator: Mansilla, Andrés O.; Ojeda, Jaime & Rozzi, Ricardo, 1960-
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Coprologic survey of endoparasites from Darwin’s fox (Pseudalopex fulvipes) in Chiloé, Chile

Description: Article on parasite presence in the critically endangered Darwin's fox (Pseudalopex fulvipes) in Chile. Parasites found include species and genera reported for the first time in Darwin's fox.
Date: January 1, 2012
Creator: Jiménez, Jaime E.; Briceño, C.; Alcaíno, H.; Vásquez, P.; Funk, S. & González-Acuña, D.
Partner: UNT College of Science
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Primer registro de Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus 1758) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) en la isla Navarino, Chile

Description: This article documents the presence of the common wasp Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus 1758) on Navarino Island, Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve, Southern Chile. The common wasp V. vulgaris is an introduced species in the Southern Hemisphere that has been reported in Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Argentina and South-central Chile.
Date: 2016
Creator: Rendoll Cárcamo, Javier; Contador, Tamara; Crego, Ramiro D.; Jordán, Natalia I.; Schüttler, Elke; Gañán, Melisa et al.
Partner: University of North Texas
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Estudios socio-ecológicos de largo plazo en los sitios fundadores de la red LTSER-Chile: desafíos y oportunidades para el futuro

Description: This article presents an analysis of the research programs carried out in the three foundational sites of the Chilean Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research Network (LTSER-Chile) and presents the context in which these lines have been established.
Date: October 14, 2014
Creator: Gaxiola, Aurora; Celis-Diez, Juan L.; Rozzi, Ricardo, 1960- & Gutiérrez, Julio R., 1953-
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Introducción a la Sección Especial de Revista Bosque. Avances de una red de sitios de estudios ecológicos a largo plazo en el suroeste de Sudamérica

Description: This article is the forward to a special section on long-term ecological research in Chile. It briefly introduces the main topics and ideas of each of the articles and comment on their relevance in the context of research and monitoring of Chilean ecosystems and in the perspective of global change research.
Date: 2014
Creator: Armesto, Juan J., 1953-; Nuñez-Avila, Mariela; Donoso, Pablo & Rozzi, Ricardo, 1960-
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Tracing Darwin's Path in Cape Horn

Description: Charles Darwin spent the majority of his 1831-1836 voyage around the world in southern South America, and his early experiences in the Cape Horn region seem to have triggered his first ideas on human evolution. Darwin was not only a field naturalist, but also a scholar of the observations of the European explorers who preceded him. This book illuminates the foundations of Cape Horn’s natural history that oriented Darwin’s own explorations and his ideas on evolution, which acquire the highest re… more
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Date: January 2019
Creator: Rozzi, Ricardo; Heidinger, Kurt & Massardo, Francisca
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