In the Amazon floodplains, hydrological variability plays a crucial role by shaping the habitat, offering shelter and feeding or breeding areas. During the dry season, some fresh water turtles such as the yellow-spotted turtle (Podocnemis unifilis Troschel, 1848) use the sand banks at point bar areas as breeding sites, which must be available in time for the start of oviposition. In this study, we used altimetry-derived water level data from radar satellites combined with in-situ hydrological measurements to evaluate water level variations and relate them to oviposition starting dates (2003-2012) from Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, Peru. Synchronous hydrological behavior was found between the major river stems (Ucayali and Marañon) and the inner rivers (Pacaya and Samiria), thus enabling the utilization of water level in the main river stem to correlate with oviposition in the inner r...

Las turberas alto andinas, llamadas también bofedales, presentan altas tasas de acumulación de carbono y sensibilidad a los cambios climáticos, motivo por el cual son consideradas como excelentes registros para estudios ambientales de alta resolución. El presente estudio reconstruye, a través del análisis del testigo APA01 ubicado en la cabecera de cuenca del río Cachi en Ayacucho, la historia paleoambiental de los últimos 2 500 años. Las dataciones del testigo se determinaron por radiocarbono usando un Espectrómetro de Masas con Acelerador de Partículas (AMS), la estimación del carbono orgánico se realizó a través de un analizador elemental PDZ Europa ANCA-GSL. Los resultados evidencian cambios en las tasas de acumulación de carbono y en el clima local durante el Holoceno Tardío; específicamente durante los últimos 2 500 años antes del presente. Durante el periodo de...

The geochemistry of riverine sediments exported to the oceans is important for paleo-hydro-climatic reconstruction. However, climate reconstruction requires a good understanding of the relationship between geochemistry and hydrological variability and sediment sources. In this study, we analyzed the major elements, the strontium‑neodymium radiogenic isotopes signatures (87Sr/86Sr and εNd) and the mineralogy of the suspended particulate matter (SPM) sampled monthly during two hydrologic years (2007–2008, a wet year, and 2010–2011, a normal hydrological year) upstream the Tumbes River outlet. The hydroclimate of this Ecuador-Peru binational basin is particularly sensitive to ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation) eventWhile mineralogy (dominated by illite) and the chemical alteration index (from 75 to 82) remain almost constant along the two hydrological years, 87Sr/86Sr (0.7115 to 0....