Geographical information technologies for the management of the territorial heritage: cultural landscapes of salt in Chile

La presente investigación ofrece resultados sobre el estudio de los paisajes culturales salados en Chile y su relación con los existentes en España, concretamente en Andalucía. El interés reside en estudiar áreas con latitudes y culturas similares, ya que las salinas estudiadas utilizan técnicas de producción artesanal, con grandependencia de los ciclos estacionales y la posición geográfica, al utilizar energías renovables. El aspecto cultural también es fundamental, pues ha determinado la aplicación y desarrollo de técnicas de explotación heredadas de la tradición española desde hace más de 400 años, aunque previamente existían salares “naturales” de explotación indígena. Actualmente este valioso patrimonio cultural presenta un importante proceso de abandono y olvido por parte de la sociedad chilena, al igual que ocurre en España. Esta circunstancia es una de las principales causas de su acelerado deterioro y desaparición en los últimos años y, por ello, se pretende fortalecer su conocimiento mediante el empleo de las TIGs.This research offers results on the study of cultural saltplants in Chile and their relationship with those existing in Spain, specifically in Andalusia. The interest lies in studying areas with similar latitudes and cultures, since the salinas studied use handcrafted production techniques, with great dependence on seasonal cycles and geographical location, using renewable energies. The cultural aspect is also fundamental, since it has determined the application and development of exploitation techniques inherited from the Span ish tradition for more than 400 years, although previously there were "natural" salt flats of indigenous exploitation. Currently, this valuable cultural heritage presents an important process of abandonment and oblivion by Chilean society, as occurs in Spain. This circumstance is one of the main causes of its accelerated deterioration and disappearance in recent years and, therefore, it is intended to strengthen its knowledge through the use of ITCs.Peer Reviewe

Geographical information technologies for the management of the territorial heritage: cultural landscapes of salt in Chile

La presente investigación ofrece resultados sobre el estudio de los paisajes culturales salados en Chile y su relación con los existentes en España, concretamente en Andalucía. El interés reside en estudiar áreas con latitudes y culturas similares, ya que las salinas estudiadas utilizan técnicas de producción artesanal, con gran dependencia de los ciclos estacionales y la posición geográfica, al utilizar energías renovables. El aspecto cultural también es fundamental, pues ha determinado la aplicación y desarrollo de técnicas de explotaciónheredadas de la tradición española desde hace más de 400 años, aunque previamente existían salares “naturales” de explotación indígena. Actualmente este valioso patrimonio cultural presenta un importante proceso de abandono y olvido por parte de la sociedad chilena, al igual que ocurre en España. Esta circunstancia es una de las principales causas de su acelerado deterioro y desaparición en los últimos años y, por ello, se pretende fortalecer su conocimiento mediante el empleo de las TIGs.This research offers results on the study of cultural saltplants in Chile and their relationship with those existing in Spain, specifically in Andalusia. The interest lies in studying areas with similar latitudes and cultures, since the salinas studied use handcrafted production techniques, with great dependence on seasonal cycles and geographical location, using renewable energies. The cultural aspect is also fundamental, since it has determined the application and development of exploitation techniques inherited from the Span ish tradition for more than 400 years, although previously there were "natural" salt flats of indigenous exploitation. Currently, this valuable cultural heritage presents an important process of abandonment and oblivion by Chilean society, as occurs in Spain. This circumstance is one of the main causes of its accelerated deterioration and disappearance in recent years and, therefore, it is intended to strengthen its knowledge through the use of ITCs.Peer Reviewe

NEOTROPICAL ALIEN MAMMALS: a data set of occurrence and abundance of alien mammals in the Neotropics

Biological invasion is one of the main threats to native biodiversity. For a species to become invasive, it must be voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into a nonnative habitat. Mammals were among first taxa to be introduced worldwide for game, meat, and labor, yet the number of species introduced in the Neotropics remains unknown. In this data set, we make available occurrence and abundance data on mammal species that (1) transposed a geographical barrier and (2) were voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into the Neotropics. Our data set is composed of 73,738 historical and current georeferenced records on alien mammal species of which around 96% correspond to occurrence data on 77 species belonging to eight orders and 26 families. Data cover 26 continental countries in the Neotropics, ranging from Mexico and its frontier regions (southern Florida and coastal-central Florida in the southeast United States) to Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay, and the 13 countries of Caribbean islands. Our data set also includes neotropical species (e.g., Callithrix sp., Myocastor coypus, Nasua nasua) considered alien in particular areas of Neotropics. The most numerous species in terms of records are from Bos sp. (n = 37,782), Sus scrofa (n = 6,730), and Canis familiaris (n = 10,084); 17 species were represented by only one record (e.g., Syncerus caffer, Cervus timorensis, Cervus unicolor, Canis latrans). Primates have the highest number of species in the data set (n = 20 species), partly because of uncertainties regarding taxonomic identification of the genera Callithrix, which includes the species Callithrix aurita, Callithrix flaviceps, Callithrix geoffroyi, Callithrix jacchus, Callithrix kuhlii, Callithrix penicillata, and their hybrids. This unique data set will be a valuable source of information on invasion risk assessments, biodiversity redistribution and conservation-related research. There are no copyright restrictions. Please cite this data paper when using the data in publications. We also request that researchers and teachers inform us on how they are using the data