The Atacama Desert: A Biodiversity Hotspot and Not Just a Mineral-Rich Region
Open Access
- 9 February 2022
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Frontiers in Microbiology
- Vol. 13, 812842
Abstract
The Atacama Desert: A Biodiversity Hotspot and Not Just a Mineral-Rich RegionKeywords
Funding Information
- Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
- Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación
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