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Espeletia ocetana (Millerieae, Asteraceae), a New Tall Caulirosula from Colombia
, 2021 International audienceAbstract— A new species, Espeletia ocetana (Asteraceae), from about 3500 m a. s. l. in Páramo de Ocetá, Mongua, Boyacá department, Colombia, is described and illustrated.
Becerra, María Teresa, Mavárez, Jesús
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Alpine BotanyAbstract The adaptive responses of Espeletia standleyana and E. santanderensis populations in a paramo in Northeastern Colombia (3350 m a.s.l.), were studied to characterize their spatial segregation. Their anatomical, morphofunctional
Jimmy Reyes +4 more
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Marcescence and prostrate growth in tree ferns are adaptations to cold tolerance
Ecography, Volume 2025, Issue 6, June 2025.Cold tolerance strategies in plants vary from structural to biochemical permitting many plants to survive and grow on sites that experience freezing conditions intermittently. Although tree ferns occur predominantly across the tropics, they also occur in temperate zones and occasionally in areas that experience sub‐zero temperatures, and how these ...
James M. R. Brock +2 more
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Espeletia giant rosette plants are reliable biological indicators of time since fire in Andean grasslands [PDF]
, 2018 © 2017 Springer Science+Business Media B.V., part of Springer Nature Páramo grasslands in the tropical Andes are fire-prone ecosystems and an understanding of their fire ecology is fundamental to biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management.
Zomer, MA, Ramsay, PM
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Caldasia, 1976 Im Páramo de Cruz Verde, Cundinamarca, Kolumbien (3.400m Höhe) werden auf Grund pflanzensoziologischer Untersuchungen mehrere Pflanzengemeinschaften unterschieden.
Lozano Contreras Gustavo +1 more
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New Phytologist, Volume 246, Issue 5, Page 2307-2323, June 2025.Summary Mountains have highly heterogeneous environments that generate ample opportunities for lineage differentiation through ecological adaptation, geographic isolation and secondary contact. The geographic and ecological isolation of the afroalpine vegetation fragments on the East African mountain tops makes them an excellent system to study ...
Juan Manuel Gorospe +9 more
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Espeletia pescana (S. Díaz) Cuatrec. ex Luteyn.
, 2015 UPTC_17986FloraBoyacáCormechoqueCormechoquePáramo de Siachoque. Frailejonal de Espeletia brachyaxiantha subsp. pescana y Calamagrostis effusa no quemadoEspeletia pescana (S. Díaz) Cuatrec.
Farfán, S. +3 more
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Aportes a la Flora de Colombia: Estudios en Compuestas II
Caldasia, 1975 Espeletia guacharaca Díaz, sp. nov.
Díaz Piedrahíta Santiago
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A nomenclator for the frailejones (Espeletiinae Cuatrec., Asteraceae)
PhytoKeys, 2012 The páramos and high Andean forests of the tropical Andes are largely dominated by frailejones (Espeletiinae Cuatrec., Asteraceae). These plants are ecologically and culturally essential for both ecosystems and local inhabitants.
Mauricio Diazgranados
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Land Degradation &Development, Volume 36, Issue 7, Page 2247-2258, 30 April 2025.ABSTRACT The páramos, with their high biodiversity and benefits to humanity, are crucial ecosystems in Colombia. Despite their importance, there is a significant knowledge gap regarding the extent of land cover changes and the identification of planning regulatory milestones on these ecosystems.
Paulina Vergara +1 more
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