Sleepers of the North Chico strengthen climate studies in Patagonia

· National researchers use former railway sleepers, preserved in the south of the Atacama desert, to expand the dendroclimatic chronologies in Patagonia, offering new perspectives on the environmental history of the region. A study published by Scientific Reports has revealed an innovative strategy to strengthen the dendroclimatic chronologies of Nothofagus obliqua (roble pellín) in northern Patagonia. [...] The post Sleepers of the North Chico …