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• 2007

  Precipitation of Zn(II), Cu(II) and Pb(II) at bench-scale using biogenic hydrogen sulfide from the utilization of volatile fatty acids

  Alvarez Aliaga, M. T. A., Crespo, C. & Mattiasson, B., Jan 2007, In: Chemosphere. 66, 9, p. 1677-1683 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  143 Scopus citations

• Road crossing in bank voles and yellow-necked mice

  Rico Cernohorska, A., Kindlmann, P. & Sedláček, F., Jan 2007, In: Acta Theriologica. 52, 1, p. 85-94 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  25 Scopus citations

• Search for solar neutrons associated with series of X-class flares during the declining period of solar cycle 23

  Matsubara, Y., Muraki, Y., Sako, T., Watanabe, K., Sakai, T., Shibata, S., Flueckiger, E., Buetikofer, R., Chilingarian, A., Hovsepyan, G., Tan, Y. H., Yuda, T., Ohonishi, M., Tsuchiya, H., Katayose, Y., Ogasawara, R., Mizumoto, Y., Kakimoto, F., Tsunesada, Y., Velarde, A., & 7 othersTicona, R., Martinic, N., Miranda, P., Valdes-Galicia, J. F., Gonzalez, L. X., Hurtado, A. & Musale, O., 2007, p. 33-36. 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  1 Scopus citations

• Seasonality of reproduction in Amazon River Dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) in three major river basins of South America

  McGuire, T. L. & Aliaga Rossel, E. R., Jan 2007, In: Biotropica. 39, 1, p. 129-135 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  17 Scopus citations

• The importance of shrub cover for four cactus species differing in growth form in an Andean semi-desert

  López, R. P. & Valdivia, S., Apr 2007, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 18, 2, p. 263-270 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  32 Scopus citations

• The role of nurse plants in the establishment of shrub seedlings in the semi-arid subtropical Andes

  López, R. P., Valdivia, S., Sanjinés, N. & De La Quintana, D., Jul 2007, In: Oecologia. 152, 4, p. 779-790 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  35 Scopus citations

• The role of oxygen in prenatal growth: Studies in the chick embryo

  Giussani, D. A., Salinas, C. E., Villena, M. & Blanco, C. E., 15 Dec 2007, In: Journal of Physiology. 585, 3, p. 911-917 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  88 Scopus citations

• Three methods for determining the area-depth relationship of Lake Poopó, a large shallow lake in Bolivia

  Zolá, R. P. & Bengtsson, L., Dec 2007, In: Lakes and Reservoirs: Research and Management. 12, 4, p. 275-284 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  14 Scopus citations

• Validation of Aura Microwave Limb Sounder water vapor by balloon-borne Cryogenic Frost point Hygrometer measurements

  Vömel, H., Barnes, J. E., Forno, R. N., Fujiwara, M., Hasebe, F., Iwasaki, S., Kivi, R., Komala, N., Kyrö, E., Leblanc, T., Morel, B., Ogino, S. Y., Read, W. G., Ryan, S. C., Saraspriya, S., Selkirk, H., Shiotani, M., Valverde Canossa, J. & Whiteman, D. N., 27 Dec 2007, In: Journal of Geophysical Research. 112, 24, D24S37.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  57 Scopus citations
• 2006

  Agro-climatic suitability mapping for crop production in the Bolivian Altiplano: A case study for quinoa

  Geerts, S., Raes, D., Garcia Cárdenas, M., Del Castillo, C. & Buytaert, W., 12 Oct 2006, In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 139, 3-4, p. 399-412 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  80 Scopus citations

• A Halo event observed by the hybrid experiment at Mt. Chacaltaya

  Aoki, H., Hashimoto, K., Honda, K., Inoue, N., Kawasumi, N., Martinic, N., Navia O., C., Ochi, N., Ohmori, N., Ohsawa, A., Oliveira, C., Shinozaki, K., Tamada, M., Ticona Peralta, R. & Tsushima, I., Jan 2006, In: Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements. 151, 1, p. 223-226 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• A method for the selection of techniques that help to determine the education, with support of the ICT, necessities of indigenous people

  Salvador, F. C. D., Luque, J. M. & Caro, E. T., 2006, p. 433-440. 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Anti-inflammatory activity of four Bolivian Baccharis species (Compositae)

  Abad, M. J., Bessa, A. L., Ballarin, B., Aragón, O., Gonzales, E. & Bermejo, P., 20 Feb 2006, In: Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 103, 3, p. 338-344 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  36 Scopus citations

• Antimalarial activity of some Colombian medicinal plants

  Garavito, G., Rincón, J., Arteaga, L., Hata, Y., Bourdy, G., Gimenez, A., Pinzón, R. & Deharo, E., 11 Oct 2006, In: Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 107, 3, p. 460-462 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  59 Scopus citations

• Biogas production from llama and cow manure at high altitude

  Alvarez Apaza, R., Villca, S. & Lidén, G., Jan 2006, In: Biomass and Bioenergy. 30, 1, p. 66-75 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  93 Scopus citations

• Caracterización geno-fenotípica de aislados de Escherichia coli (AEEC) de pacientes pediátricos con procesos diarreicos infecciosos en la ciudad de La Paz: Implicancias para el diagnóstico y epidemiología de las enfermedades diarreicas agudas

  Translated title of the contribution: Geno-phenotypic characterization of AEEC Escherichia coli isolated from children with infectious diarrhea in La Paz: Epidemiology and diagnostic implicationsSánchez, S., Ropmecin, P., Guachalla, L. M. & Iñíguez Rojas, V., Aug 2006, In: Revista Chilena de Pediatria. 77, 4, p. 412-427 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  3 Scopus citations

• Composition and abundance of birds in Andean alder (Alnus acuminata) patches with past and present harvest in Bolivia

  Vidaurre, M., Pacheco, L. F. & Roldán, A. I., Sep 2006, In: Biological Conservation. 132, 1, p. 12-21 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  8 Scopus citations

• Concordance between neurologic screening test and neurologic examination in newborns

  Pereira, C. L., Aguilar, A. M., Rivera, F., Cruz, L., Santos, I. & Poblano, A., 2006, In: Clinical Pediatrics. 45, 4, p. 315-323 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  1 Scopus citations

• Contribution from glaciers and snow cover to runoff from mountains in different climates

  Hock, R., Rees, G., Williams, M. W. & Ramirez, E., 30 Jun 2006, In: Hydrological Processes. 20, 10, p. 2089-2090 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
  28 Scopus citations

• Damage by large mammals to subsistence crops within a protected area in a montane forest of Bolivia

  Pérez, E. & Pacheco Acosta, L., Sep 2006, In: Crop Protection. 25, 9, p. 933-939 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  39 Scopus citations

• Enhancement of sulphide production in anaerobic packed bed bench-scale biofilm reactors by sulphate reducing bacteria

  Alvarez Aliaga, M. T. A., Pozzo, T. & Mattiasson, B., Feb 2006, In: Biotechnology Letters. 28, 3, p. 175-181 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  13 Scopus citations

• Large ignimbrite eruptions and volcano-tectonic depressions in the Central Andes: A thermomechanical perspective

  De Silva, S., Zandt, G., Trumbull, R., Viramonte, J. G., Salas, G. & Jiménez, N., 2006, Mechanisms of Activity and Unrest at Large Calderas. Troise, C., De Natale, G. & Kilburn, C. R. J. (eds.). p. 47-63 17 p. (Geological Society Special Publication; vol. 269).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  142 Scopus citations

• Long-lived solar neutron emission in comparison with electron-produced radiation in the 2005 September 7 solar flare

  Sako, T., Watanabe, K., Muraki, Y., Matsubara, Y., Tsujihara, H., Yamashita, M., Sakai, T., Shibata, S., Valdés-Galicia, J. F., González, L. X., Hurtado, A., Musalem, O., Miranda, P., Martinic, N., Ticona, R., Velarde, A., Kakimoto, F., Ogio, S., Tsunesada, Y., Tokuno, H., & 6 othersTanaka, Y. T., Yoshikawa, I., Terasawa, T., Saito, Y., Mukai, T. & Gros, M., 1 Nov 2006, In: Astrophysical Journal. 651, 1 II, p. L69-L72

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  49 Scopus citations

• Long-term and extreme water level variations of the shallow Lake Poopó, Bolivia

  Zolá, R. P. & Bengtsson, L., Feb 2006, In: Hydrological Sciences Journal. 51, 1, p. 98-114 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  43 Scopus citations

• Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) predation on agouti (Dasyprocta punctata)

  Aliaga Rossel, E. R., Moreno, R. S., Kays, R. W. & Giacalone, J., Sep 2006, In: Biotropica. 38, 5, p. 691-694 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  21 Scopus citations

• Polymerase chain reaction detection and serologic follow-up after treatment with benznidazole in Bolivian children infected with a natural mixture of Trypanosoma cruzi I and II

  Flores-Chavez, M., Bosseno, M. F., Bastrenta, B., Dalenz, J. L. A., Hontebeyrie, M., Revollo, S. & Brenière, S. F., 2006, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 75, 3, p. 497-501 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  16 Scopus citations

• Representation of Andean dry ecoregions in the protected areas of Bolivia: The situation in relation to the new phytogeographical findings

  López, R. P. & Zambrana-Torrelio, C., Jun 2006, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 15, 7, p. 2163-2175 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  12 Scopus citations

• Screening of Latin American plants for cytotoxic activity

  Calderón, Á. I., Vázquez, Y., Solís, P. N., Caballero-George, C., Zacchino, S., Gimenez Turba, A. J., Pinzón, R., Cáceres, A., Tamayo, G., Correa, M. & Gupta, M. P., Mar 2006, In: Pharmaceutical Biology. 44, 2, p. 130-140 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  33 Scopus citations

• Sequential removal of heavy metals ions and organic pollutants using an algal-bacterial consortium

  Muñoz, R., Alvarez, M. T., Muñoz, A., Terrazas, E., Guieysse, B. & Mattiasson, B., May 2006, In: Chemosphere. 63, 6, p. 903-911 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  133 Scopus citations

• Solar neutron events in association with large solar flares in November 2003

  Watanabe, K., Muraki, Y., Matsubara, Y., Murakami, K., Sako, T., Miranda, P., Ticona, R., Velarde, A., Kakimoto, F., Ogio, S., Tokuno, H., Tsuchiya, H., Shibata, S., Sakai, T., Mizumoto, Y., Ogasawara, R., Nakagiri, M., Miyashita, A. & Lopate, C., 2006, In: Advances in Space Research. 38, 3, p. 425-430 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  4 Scopus citations

• The arid and dry plant formations of South America and their floristic connections: New data, new interpretation?

  López, R. P., Alcázar, D. L. & Macía, M. J., Jul 2006, In: Darwiniana. 44, 1, p. 18-31 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  24 Scopus citations

• The effect of dung and dispersal on postdispersal seed predation of Attalea phalerata (Arecaceae) by bruchid beetles

  Rios, R. S. & Pacheco Acosta, L., Nov 2006, In: Biotropica. 38, 6, p. 778-781 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  26 Scopus citations

• The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) consensus on science with treatment recommendations for pediatric and neonatal patients: Neonatal resuscitation

  Perlman, J. M., Kattwinkel, J., Richmond, S., Boyle, D., Byrne, S., Carlo, W., Engle, W. A., Escobedo, M., Goldsmith, J. P., Guinsburg, R., Halamek, L. P., McGowan, J. E., Morley, C., Niermeyer, S., Singhal, N., Speer, M., Stenson, B. J., Szyld, E., Udaeta, E., Velaphi, S., & 6 othersVidyasagar, D., Watkinson, M., Weiner, G. M., Wyckoff, M. H., Wyllie, J. & Simon, W. M., May 2006, In: Pediatrics. 117, 5, p. e978-e988

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  219 Scopus citations

• The total ozone field separated into meteorological regimes -Part II: Northern Hemisphere mid-latitude total ozone trends

  Hudson, R. D., Andrade, M. F., Follette, M. B. & Frolov, A. D., 2006, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 6, 12, p. 5183-5191 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  105 Scopus citations
• 2005

  Actividad antiplasmódica in vitro e inhibición de la formación de la β-hematina de plantas Colombianas de la familia annonaceae

  Translated title of the contribution: In vitro antiplasmodial activity and inhibition of β-hematin formation of Colombian plants of the family annonaceaeOsorio, E., Arango, G., García, E., Muñoz, K., Ruiz, G., Gutiérrez, D., Paco, M. A. & Gimenez Turba, A. J., Oct 2005, In: Acta Farmaceutica Bonaerense. 24, 4, p. 527-532 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  3 Scopus citations

• An estimation of the floristic richness of Bolivia's Andean dry valleys

  Larrea-Alcázar, D. & López, R. P., Jul 2005, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 14, 8, p. 1923-1927 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  6 Scopus citations

• An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants commercialized in the markets of la Paz and El Alto, Bolivia

  Macía, M. J., García, E. & Vidaurre, P. J., 28 Feb 2005, In: Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 97, 2, p. 337-350 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  186 Scopus citations

• Antiplasmodial activity of naphthoquinones related to lapachol and β-lapachone

  Pérez-Sacau, E., Estévez-Braun, A., Ravelo, Á. G., Gutiérrez Yapu, D. & Giménez Turba, A., 2005, In: Chemistry and Biodiversity. 2, 2, p. 264-274 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  127 Scopus citations

• Diurnal circulation of the Bolivian Altiplano. Part I: Observations

  Egger, J., Blacutt, L., Ghezzi, F., Heinrich, R., Kolb, P., Lämmlein, S., Leeb, M., Mayer, S., Palenque, E., Reuder, J., Schäper, W., Schween, J., Torrez, R. & Zaratti, F., Apr 2005, In: Monthly Weather Review. 133, 4, p. 911-924 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  40 Scopus citations

• Effects of natural and anthropogenic environmental changes on riverine fish assemblages: A framework for ecological assessment of rivers

  Tejerina-Garro, F. L., Maldonado, M., Ibañez, C., Pont, D., Roset, N. & Oberdorff, T., Jan 2005, In: Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology. 48, 1, p. 91-108 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access
  94 Scopus citations

• Observed trends in indices of daily temperature extremes in South America 1960-2000

  Vincent, L. A., Peterson, T. C., Barros, V. R., Marino, M. B., Rusticucci, M., Carrasco, G., Ramirez, E., Alves, L. M., Ambrizzi, T., Berlato, M. A., Grimm, A. M., Marengo, J. A., Molion, L., Moncunill, D. F., Rebello, E., Anunciação, Y. M. T., Quintana, J., Santos, J. L., Baez, J., Coronel, G., & 5 othersGarcia, J., Trebejo, I., Bidegain, M., Haylock, M. R. & Karoly, D., 1 Dec 2005, In: Journal of Climate. 18, 23, p. 5011-5023 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  335 Scopus citations

• Rare particle searches with the high altitude SLIM experiment

  Giacomelli, G., Balestra, S., Cecchini, S., Fabbri, F., Giacomelli, R., Giorgini, M., Kumar, A., Manzoor, S., McDonald, J., Margiotta, A., Medinaceli, E., Nogales, J., Patrizii, L., Pinfold, J., Popa, V., Qureshi, I., Saavedra, O., Sher, G., Shahzad, M., Spurio, M., & 4 othersTicona, R., Togo, V., Velarde, A. & Zanini, A., 2005, In: Proceedings of Science. 21

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review

• Search for intermediate mass magnetic monopoles and nuclearites with the SLIM experiment

  Cecchini, S., Chiarusi, T., Di Ferdinando, D., Cozzi, M., Frutti, M., Giacomelli, G., Kumar, A., Manzoor, S., McDonald, J., Medinaceli, E., Nogales, J., Patrizii, L., Pinfold, J., Popa, V., Qureshi, I. E., Saavedra, O., Sher, G., Shahzad, M. I., Spurio, M., Ticona, R., & 2 othersTogo, V. & Velarde, A., Nov 2005, In: Radiation Measurements. 40, 2-6, p. 405-409 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
  16 Scopus citations

• Search for massive rare particles with the SLIM experiment

  Balestra, S., Cecchini, S., Fabbri, F., Giacomelli, G., Kumar, A., Manzoor, S., McDonald, J., Medinaceli, E., Nogales, J., Patrizii, L., Pinfold, J., Popa, V., Qureshi, I., Saavedra, O., Sher, G., Shahzad, M., Spurio, M., Ticona, R., Togo, V., Velarde, A., & 1 othersZanini, A., 2005, p. 223-226. 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  1 Scopus citations

• Search for solar neutrons associated with proton flares in solar cycle 23

  Matsubara, Y., Muraki, Y., Sako, T., Watanabe, K., Masuda, S., Sakai, T., Shibata, S., Flückiger, E., Bütikofer, R., Chilingarian, A., Hovsepyan, G., Tan, Y. H., Yuda, T., Ohnishi, M., Tsuchiya, H., Katayose, Y., Ogasawara, R., Mizumoto, Y., Nakagiri, M., Miyashita, A., & 3 othersVelarde, A., Ticona, R. & Martinic, N., 2005, p. 17-20. 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  4 Scopus citations

• Solar neutron event associated with an X8.3 flare on 2003 November 2

  Watanabe, K., Muraki, Y., Matsubara, Y., Sako, T., Velarde, A., Ticona, R., Martinic, N., Miranda, P., Kakimoto, F., Ogio, S., Tsunesada, Y. & Tokuno, H., 2005, p. 29-32. 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  1 Scopus citations

• Solar neutron events associated with large solar flares in solar cycle 23

  Watanabe, K., Muraki, Y., Matsubara, Y., Sako, T., Sakai, T., Tsuchiya, H., Shibata, S., Masuda, S., Yoshimori, M., Ohmori, N., Velarde, A., Ticona, R., Martinic, N., Miranda, P., Kakimoto, F., Ogio, S., Tsunesada, Y., Tokuno, H., Shirasaki, Y., Valdés-Galicia, J. F., & 11 othersHurtado, A., Musalem, O., Gonzalez, L. X., Ogasawara, R., Mizumoto, Y., Nakagiri, M., Miyashita, A., Stoker, P. H., Lopate, C., Kudela, K. & Gros, M., 2005, p. 37-40. 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  10 Scopus citations

• Sulfate-reducing bacteria in floating macrophyte rhizospheres from an Amazonian floodplain lake in Bolivia and their association with Hg methylation

  Achá, D., Iñiguez, V., Roulet, M., Guimarães, J. R. D., Luna, R., Alanoca, L. & Sanchez, S., Nov 2005, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71, 11, p. 7531-7535 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  68 Scopus citations

• Synchronization in chains of light-controlled oscillators

  Ramírez Ávila, G. M., Guisset, J. L. & Deneubourg, J. L., 1 Jan 2005, In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 23, 1, p. 252-258 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  3 Scopus citations
• 2004

  A halo event observed with an emulsion chamber and air shower array at Mt Chacaltaya

  Aoki, H., Hashimoto, K., Honda, K., Inoue, N., Kawasumi, N., Martinic, N., Navia O, C., Ochi, N., Ohmori, N., Ohsawa, A., Oliveira, L. C., Shinozaki, K., Tamada, M., Ticona, R. & Tsushima, I., Feb 2004, In: Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics. 30, 2, p. 137-155 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  4 Scopus citations