Leandro Manuel Alvarez

Leandro Manuel Alvarez
National Scientific and Technical Research Council | conicet · CCT Mendoza

Bachelor of Applied Science

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La Ley 26.331 de Presupuestos Mínimos para la Protección Ambiental de los Bosques Nativos (LB) de la República Argentina fue promulgada por el Congreso de la Nación a fines del año 2007, luego de un intenso proceso de presión popular llevado a cabo, fundamentalmente, por organizaciones de la sociedad civil. Dicha ley establece estándares mínimos de...
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Native forests host important pools of soil organic carbon (SOC). This is a key element not only for ecosystem functioning, but also for the global carbon cycle. Globally, and particularly in Argentina, native forests are being rapidly replaced by other land uses, raising questions about the impact of these transformations on SOC and its environmen...
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Este trabajo tiene como objetivo principal describir la estructura y estado de conservación de los algarrobales de Prosopis flexuosa y Prosopis chilensis en torno a la localidad de Huaco y en la depresión adyacente, del Río Bermejo (en el departamento de Jáchal, San Juan). Actualmente, este género ha cambiado su nombre por el de Neltuma. Para ello...
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Las lagunas de Guanacache conforman un conjunto de humedales vinculados al río Desaguadero en la región de Cuyo (centro oeste de Argentina). En sus afluentes existe un alto grado de intervención hidráulica asociada a oasis artificiales, caracterizados por la producción agrícola y la provisión de los centros urbanos de Mendoza y San Juan. La concent...
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Background Natural and anthropogenic wildfires burn large areas of arid and semi-arid forests with significant socioeconomic and environmental impacts. Fire regimes are controlled by climate, vegetation type, and anthropo-genic factors such as ignition sources and human-induced disturbances. Projections of climate and land-use change suggest that t...
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The nationally determined contribution (NDC) presented by Argentina within the framework of the Paris Agreement is aligned with the decisions made in the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on the reduction of emissions derived from deforestation and forest degradation, as well as forest carbon conservation...
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The Pehuenche Spiny-chest Frog (Alsodes pehuenche) is a nocturnal aquatic frog that inhabits small streams and wetlands in the Central Andean Cordillera near the border between Argentina and Chile. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classified it as Critically Endangered (CR) due to its small extent of occurrence (EOO) and ar...
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Forest ecosystems play a key role in providing multiple ecosystem services, such as carbon fixation and storage, but face pressures from human development that jeopardize their integrity and functioning. Accurately understanding the relationships between land use-intensity, biodiversity, and carbon storage is important for developing viable strateg...
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La presente contribución se centra en el proyecto de recomposición del sistema lacustre de Guanacache, el cual prevé la construcción de seis azudes con el fin de restaurar el ciclo hidrológico sobre un sector de la cuenca del río Desaguadero en el límite fronterizo de las provincias de Mendoza y San Luis. El trabajo se enfoca en elprimer tramo de l...
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In a climate change scenario, global forest loss had a direct impact on the hydrological cycle, making the protection of soil and water resources a central issue. In the Central Andes of western Argentina, information on Chacay (Ochetophila trinervis) mountain forests is scarce. This tree thrives along river and stream banks, fixes atmospheric nitr...
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Conservation and sustainable management of woodlands in drylands is a priority at the global level considering the numerous benefits and ecosystem services they offer for local people. Sustainable use of forest resources requires the planning of forest conservation, restoration, and use on a global scale through National Forest Plans. It is imperat...
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Los bosques del Monte son parte de un mosaico de distintas comunidades vegetales definidas por variabilidad climática, edáfica y geomorfológica a lo largo del oeste árido de Argentina. Este mosaico comprende principalmente estepas dominadas por especies de los géneros Larrea y Bulnesia (Zygophyllaceae) y bosques abiertos de especies del género...
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The knowledge of species diversity, their functions and the network of community structure they assemblage, is key for taking decision on conservation legislation. In Mendoza Province, the study of mammals has been relevant in the development of theoretical models, but such information is scattered and patched. In this paper, we evaluate the patter...
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La degradación de suelos por salinización afecta más de 900 millones de hectáreas de tierra productiva en el mundo. Esta problemática, sin planes de manejo de recursos, ni estrategias de restauración, conduce a estados críticos de desertificación. En el oasis cuyano, grandes superficies son excluidas del sistema productivo regional. La forestación...
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RESUMEN. Se presentan los primeros registros invernales de Chorlito de Vincha (Phegornis mitchellii) en los valles y quebradas de la vertiente oriental del Parque Provincial Cordón del Plata. Este particular chorlo vive asociado a humedales altoandinos y cuerpos de agua cordilleranos, tiene hábitos esquivos, requerimientos ambientales específicos y...
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Los humedales conforman hábitats donde el agua cumple un rol fundamental en la estructura de los ecosistemas y en la dinámica de las poblaciones. En el sur de Mendoza (Argentina), la Laguna de Llancanelo constituye un sitio Ramsar de importancia a nivel continental que alberga una gran diversidad de aves, destacándose por su abundancia el Flamenco...
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Los humedales conforman hábitats donde el agua cumple un rol fundamental en la estructura de los ecosistemas y en la dinámica de las poblaciones. En el sur de Mendoza (Argentina), la Laguna de Llancanelo constituye un sitio Ramsar de importancia a nivel continental que alberga una gran diversidad de aves, destacándose por su abundancia el Flamenco...
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Models of territorial behaviour predict a reduction in territory size when food availability and competitive pressure increase. Moreover, body size can play an important role in territorial defence. The Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata) is a river specialist that exhibits year-round territorial behaviour and long-term pair bonds. Food availability m...
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Contribution to the description of the summer variation in the distribution of the guanaco (Lama guanicoe) and the vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) with respect to the altitudinal gradient in the Laguna Brava,
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Torrent Ducks (Merganetta armata) inhabit rivers and streams across the Andes. The species feeds mainly on aquatic invertebrates and occurs in rivers with high flow rate, large emergent rocks, and low anthropogenic disturbance. The objective of this work was to study the effect of food availability and environmental variables on the abundance of To...

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