FOREWORD
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GUTIERREZ JR & WG WHITFORD
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RESEARCH ARTICLES
225-241 Role of biotic interactions in a semiarid scrub community in north-central Chile: a long term ecological experiment
MESERVE PL, JR GUTIERREZ, LC CONTRERAS & FM JAKSIC
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243-251 Animal feedbacks in desertification: an overview
WHITFORD WG
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253-270 microbial dynamics in arid ecosystems: desertification and potential role of mycorrhizas
DHILLION SS & JC ZAK
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271-282 Plant communities of the fog-free coastal desert of Chile: plant strategies in a fluctuating environment
ARMESTO JJ, PA VIDIELLA & JR GUTIERREZ
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283-289 Detritivores of the Chilean arid zone (27-32°S) and the Namib Desert: a preliminary comparison
CRAWFORD CS, WP MACKAY & JG CEPEDA-PIZARRO
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291-303 Rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems in central Chile and its relevance to the arid “Norte Chico”
OVALLE C, J ARONSON, J AVENDAÑO, R MENESES & R MORENO
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305-321 The components of predation on small mammals in semiarid Chile: preliminary results
JAKSIC FM, PL MESERVE, JR GUTIERREZ & EL TABILO
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323-336 Litter decomposition in deserts: an overview with an example from coastal arid Chile
CEPEDA-PIZARRO JG
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337-344 The effect of water, nitrogen, and human-induced desertification on the structure of ephemeral plant communities in the Chilean coastal desert
GUTIERREZ JR
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345-365 Nutrient resorption in desert shrubs
KILLINGBECK KT
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357-368 Ecological relevance of subterranean herbivorous rodents in semiarid coastal Chile
CONTRERAS LC, JR GUTIERREZ, V VALVERDE & GW COX
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