Historically Unprecedented Retreat Of The Viedma Glacier: Challenges And Opportunities

Fresh water is a scarce yet strategic resource. Its availability and accessibility have a great impact not only on human lives, as it is a source of social and economic development, but also on all living organisms on Earth. This is indeed the case in the south of Argentina, in the forests and stepp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Lo Vecchio Repetto, Andrés, Lenzano, María Gabriela
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/93728
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/93728
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Viedma glacier
retreat
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Sumario:Fresh water is a scarce yet strategic resource. Its availability and accessibility have a great impact not only on human lives, as it is a source of social and economic development, but also on all living organisms on Earth. This is indeed the case in the south of Argentina, in the forests and steppes of Southern Patagonia, where numerous socio-economic activities (including the use of water for human consumption, tourism, agricultural, industrial and agroindustrial activities, and hydroelectric production, among others) depend directly or indirectly on the availability of water from glacier and snow resources.