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Blanco, Guillermo; Romero-Vidal, Pedro; Carrete, Martina; Chamorro, Daniel; Bravo, Carolina; Hiraldo, Fernando; Tella, José L.; Legal, Luc (2021). "Burrowing
Parrots Cyanoliseus patagonus as Long-Distance Seed Dispersers of Keystone Algarrobos, Genus Prosopis, in the Monte Desert."
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Abraham, Elena & Del Valle, Héctor & Roig, F. & Torres, Laura & Ares, J.O. & Coronato, Fernando & Godagnone, R.. (2009). Overview of the geography of the Monte Desert biome (Argentina). Journal of Arid
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forests. Of the 505 plant species endemic to northwestern
Argentina, 57 to 73 endemic species are found in the Sierra del Aconquija transition zone, the highest concentration of endemic species in Argentina's northwest.
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Godoy-Bürki, Ana C.; Ortega-Baes, Pablo; Sajama, Jesús M; Aagesen, Lone (2014). "Conservation priorities in the
Southern Central Andes: mismatch between endemism and diversity hotspots in the regional flora".
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along the eastern slope of Andes marks the upper boundary of the High Monte, extending up to 3000 meters at the northern end of the ecoregion, and between 1500 and 1700 meters elevation in
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Valeria Corbalán (2011). "Mammals of the Monte Desert: from regional to local assemblages".
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on the east and the main spine of the Andes to the west. The southern portion of the High Monte is drained by the
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Elías, Gabriela & Aagesen, Lone. (2016). Areas of vascular plants endemism in the Monte desert (Argentina).
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