Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Environmental Gradients and Turnover Shape Aquatic Invertebrate Communities in High‐Andean Ecosystems of Northern Chile

ABSTRACT The high Andean salars of northern Chile are unique ecosystems characterised by their high altitude (up to > 4000 m above sea level), high salinity and marked geographical isolation. Despite their ecological importance and increasing exposure to anthropogenic pressures s...