The Physical Geography of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego

An ostracod-based calibration function for electrical conductivity reconstruction in lacustrine environments in Patagonia, Southern South America

“…1a). It can be divided into two distinct subregions: the Andean Patagonia to the west, comprising the Andean Cordillera, and the Patagonian Steppe to the east, characterized by extensive tablelands (Coronato et al, 2008). The mountain range acts as a barrier to the flux of the SWW, or westerlies, which carry moist air from the Pacific Ocean; this causes abundant orographic precipitation over the windward (west) side of the Cordillera and a major rainshadow effect on its leeward (east) side.…”

Problemáticas ambientales en el área de Los Antiguos, provincia de Santa Cruz

“…El clima de la región está clasificado como frío semiárido de transición (Coronato et al, 2008). La temperatura media anual es de 9.3º C, con medias mensuales que varían desde 15,3º C en enero a 2,7º C en julio y una marcada amplitud respecto a las temperaturas absolutas.…”

New records of bats (Chiroptera) from Santa Cruz province (Argentina) and the southernmost record of Lasiurus varius (Poeppig, 1835) for Argentina

“…Patagonia is the southernmost region of South America and, in Argentina, extends south from the southern part of Buenos Aires province and includes the provinces of Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz, and Tierra del Fuego (Coronato et al 2008). In particular, the bat fauna in Santa Cruz is the least known among these Patagonian provinces, and only 3 species of 2 families in a few localities have been recorded (Barquez et al 1999(Barquez et al , 2013.…”