The lakes studied (Tinquilco, Verde, Toro, Chico) are located in the Huerquehue National Park 39 degrees 08' S, 71 degrees 40' W), Chile. An inventory of the aquatic and riparian species was performed between December 2005 and March 2006. A null model analysis was done to determine the existence ...
Hauenstein Barra, Enrique
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Barriga, Fabiola
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de los Rios-Escalante, Patricio
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[Macrophytes assemblages in mountain lakes of Huerquehue National Park (39 degrees S, Araucania Region, Chile)]
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Macrophytes assemblages in mountain lakes of Huerquehue National Park (39 degrees S, Araucania Region, Chile)
Physical activity (PA) is important to generate healthy lifestyles. However, the reasons why people do not maintain healthy PA habits are unknown. The objective of this study was to analyze the reasons why students ages 11 to 19 in the Araucania region, Chile do not practice physical-sports activ...
Fuentes-Vilugron, Gerardo
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Lagos-Hernandez, Roberto
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[REASONS FOR THE ABSENCE OF PHYSICAL AND SPORTS PRACTICE IN ADOLESCENTS IN THE REGION OF ARAUCANIA, CHILE]
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REASONS FOR THE ABSENCE OF PHYSICAL AND SPORTS PRACTICE IN ADOLESCENTS IN THE REGION OF ARAUCANIA, CHILE
The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize the sustainability of local videos development, their integration in the EFL classroom, and their impact on students' learning outcomes. The research aims as well to assess the impact of the videos on learners' English language skills achievement and ...
Lasekan, Olusiji
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Godoy, Margot
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[Towards a Sustainable Local Development of Instructional Material: An Impact Assessment of Locally Produced Videos on EFL Learners' Skills and Individual Difference Factors]
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Towards a Sustainable Local Development of Instructional Material: An Impact Assessment of Locally Produced Videos on EFL Learners' Skills and Individual Difference Factors
Forested wetlands have hydroperiods that range from permanent to seasonal, constituting an important environmental factor that directly influences the biological activity. This study evaluated how hydrologic dynamics affect the structure of arboreal vegetation in the forested wetlands of southern...
Correa Araneda, Francisco
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Urrutia Estrada, Jonathan
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Soto-Mora, Y.
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Figueroa, R.
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Hauenstein Barra, Enrique
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[Effects of the hydroperiod on the vegetative and community structure of freshwater forested wetlands, Chile]
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Effects of the hydroperiod on the vegetative and community structure of freshwater forested wetlands, Chile
Bubo magellanicus is a nocturnal raptor with a wide distribution in the southern cone of South America. The diet of B. magellanicus in central Chile was analysed, using the pellet analysis method. Bubo magellanicus was found to consume mainly rodents (44.8%), lagomorphs (22.0%) and birds (23.6%)....
Muñoz Pedreros, Andrés
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Yanez, J.
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Gil, C.
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Norambuena, H. V.
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Carmona Ortíz, Erico
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[Spatial differences in the diet of the Magellanic horned owl Bubo magellanicus ( Gmelin, 1788) in central Chile]
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Spatial differences in the diet of the Magellanic horned owl Bubo magellanicus ( Gmelin, 1788) in central Chile
After almost 20 years of environmental impact assessment (EIA) in Chile, in 2010 the country adopted a more strategic view in order to include sustainability objectives in the development of policies and plans: the strategic environmental assessment (SEA). For supporting this new process, the Min...
Rozas Vásquez, Daniel
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Gutierrez, Patricia
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[Advances and challenges in the implementation of strategic environmental assessment in Chile]
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Advances and challenges in the implementation of strategic environmental assessment in Chile
Sphaerids have adopted a variety of life strategies that have allowed them to show a cosmopolitan distribution. Among these strategies, those related to reproduction, such as sexuality (hermaphroditism), offspring incubation, fertility, number of generations per year, times an individual reproduc...
Jara-Seguel, Pedro
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Peredo, Santiago
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Von Brand, Elisabeth
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Parada Zamorano, Esperanza
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[SOME ASPECTS OF THE REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF TWO POPULATIONS OF MUSCULIUM ARGENTINUM (D'ORBIGNY, 1835) (BIVALVIA: SPHAERIIDAE) FROM SOUTHERN CHILE]
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SOME ASPECTS OF THE REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF TWO POPULATIONS OF MUSCULIUM ARGENTINUM (D'ORBIGNY, 1835) (BIVALVIA: SPHAERIIDAE) FROM SOUTHERN CHILE
Although citizen training has been used as a component of the official school curriculum to overcome low levels of political participation in Chile, everything indicates that its curricular implementation into the school experience has not been successful. Although its application in Chile has a ...
Disi Pavlic, Rodofo
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Mardones Arevalo, Roberto
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[Teaching with an attitude: How effective has citizen education been in Chile?]
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Teaching with an attitude: How effective has citizen education been in Chile?
To learn more about Chilean emotional beliefs related to emotion development, 271 Mapuche and non-Mapuche parents and teachers in urban and rural settings reported their emotion beliefs using a questionnaire invariant in the Chilean context (Riquelme et al., in press). Included are six beliefs pr...
Halberstadt, Amy G.
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Oertwig, Dejah
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Riquelme Mella, Enrique
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[Beliefs About Children's Emotions in Chile]
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Beliefs About Children's Emotions in Chile
How does ethnic status affect social stratification in Chile? Despite a rich theoretical debate in the literature on social stratification, there is a shortage of empirical approaches to this phenomenon in Latin America. This research note seeks to bridge the analytical gap by describing the soci...
Valenzuela, Macarena S.
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Toro Maureira, Sergio
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Rojo Mendoza, Félix
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[Equal in Poverty, Unequal in Wealth: Ethnic Stratification in Chile, the Mapuche Case]
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Equal in Poverty, Unequal in Wealth: Ethnic Stratification in Chile, the Mapuche Case