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THE GENUS ESPELETIA

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Botany, 1915
The genus Espeletia is a member of the Asteraceae, placed by Hoffman in the tribe Heliantheae, subtribe Melampodinae, in his treatment of the family in Engler and Prantl's Nattirlichen Pflanzenfamilien.' Although it has often been referred to other groups, systematists are now agreed as to its proper disposal.
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Rizospheric Microbiota of Espeletia spp. from Santa Inés and Frontino-Urrao Paramos in Antioquia, Colombia

open access: yesActa Biológica Colombiana, 2015
The frailejón (Espeletia spp.) is the emblematic shrub of the paramo. This is an important ecosystem because they are sources of water and organic matter, and are inhabited by a high number of endemic biological species. Considering the importance of the
Pilar Ximena LIZARAZO-MEDINA   +1 more
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Ecological characterization and conservation status of the páramos (moors) and high Andean forests of the Monquentiva and Martos wetlands (Guatavita, Cundinamarca)

open access: yesBiota Colombiana, 2014
A floral and structural characterization of High Andean Forests and Paramos was conducted in a future protected regional area in the Paramo of Monquentiva (Martos swamp) in the Guatavita municipality (Cundinamarca, Colombia). The largest plant formations
Andrés Avella-M.   +3 more
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New Symptoms of the Affectation Syndrome of Frailejones in Colombia

open access: yesUniversitas Scientiarum
Frailejones —endemic plants of high mountain páramo— exhibit morphological changes, which can lead to death. Some of these changes have been regarded as symptoms and are grouped as the Af-fectation Syndrome of Frailejones.
Karlos Osher-Altsjor, Amanda Varela
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Peace in Other Terms: Mutual Care Practices Between Soldiers and Frailejones at the Páramo de Sumapaz

open access: yesMaguaré, 2020
This article argues that the definition of peace from the international agendas on transitional justice and peacebuilding falls short because it ignores non-humans.
Carolina Angel
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Compuestos químicos en los aceites esenciales de Espeletia spp. endémicas de Colombia y evaluación preliminar de su actividad antimicrobiana

open access: yesRevista Peruana de Biología
En este trabajo se identifican los compuestos químicos presentes en los aceites esenciales de cinco especies de frailejones y se evaluó su actividad biológica frente a diferentes microorganismos.
Doris Gutiérrez Hernández   +2 more
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Movement Strategies of Neotropical Nectarivorous Birds: Insights From High‐Andean Hummingbirds and Flowerpiercers

open access: yesBiotropica, Volume 58, Issue 1, January 2026.
Nectar is a highly variable, mostly unpredictable resource in tropical mountains. How do nectarivorous birds such as this male Great Sapphirewing cope? Fine‐scaled tracking of hummingbirds and flowerpiercers shows flexibility in daily movement strategies in the high Andes, possibly in response to fluctuating local conditions such as weather and ...
Cristina Rueda‐Uribe   +9 more
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Origins of neotropical leafy Hepaticae [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
The neotropical hepatic flora, predominantly constituted by members of the Jungermanniales and Metzgeriales, includes a disproportionate number of genera which are endemic (over 38) and a number which evidently originated here but have shown slight and ...
Schuster, Rudolf M.
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Biogeochemical ecology of six species of Sphagnum in Costa Rica [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
There is very little information on the biogeochemical ecology of Sphagnum species in tropical regions. The majority of the ecological information on Sphagnum species in the tropics consists of general habitat information and pH values that are reported ...
McQueen, Cyrus B., Wolfe, John
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Dilophus espeletiae Sturm 1990

open access: yes, 2016
Published as part of Falaschi, Rafaela Lopes, Oliveira, Sarah Siqueira & Amorim, Dalton De Souza, 2016, FAMILY BIBIONIDAE, pp.
Falaschi, Rafaela Lopes   +2 more
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