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Synopsis of the species of Cheilolejeunea (Marchantiophyta, Lejeuneaceae) in the Pacific dominion and Páramo province of tropical America

Phytotaxa, 2023
Cheilolejeunea is the third largest genus of the family Lejeuneaceae (Marchantiophyta) comprising approximately 130 species described globally; approximately 55 have been recorded for the Neotropics.
J. E. GIL-NOVOA, Denise Pinheiro Costa
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Measurement of actual evapotranspiration in a páramo ecosystem using portable closed chambers: Comparison between giant rosettes, tussock grasses and shrubs

Ecohydrology, 2023
The páramos are Neotropical alpine tundra‐like ecosystems that play a crucial role as biodiversity hotspots and also act as water sources for the inter‐Andean regions and cities.
Barbara Meyers, María Elena Gutiérrez‐Lagoueyte, C. Tobón   +2 more
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Mapping the páramo land-cover in the Northern Andes

International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2021
The Andean páramo is a biodiverse and vulnerable tropical high-mountain region, whose spatio-ecological patterns remain understudied. The lack of general characterization of its overall extent, land-cover classes, and treeline spatial features hinders ...
Gwendolyn Peyre, D. Osorio, Roman François, F. Anthelme   +3 more
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Insights into the functional ecology of páramo plants in Colombia

Biotropica, 2021
Páramos are exceptionally species‐rich tropical alpine ecosystems that provide several important ecosystem services, including carbon storage and water provision.
Marisol Cruz, E. Lasso
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Análisis ambiental de la minería de carbón en el ecosistema estratégico de páramo (Boyacá, Colombia)

Scientia Et Technica, 2021
La minería se establece como una de las actividades de desarrollo en Colombia, debido a la riqueza mineral presente en el territorio nacional. Sin embargo, esta actividad ha ocasionado impactos ambientales sobre los componentes bióticos, abióticos y ...
Paulina Alejandra Vergara Buitrago, Jairo Alonso Rodríguez-Aparicio.   +1 more
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The role of vegetation, soils, and precipitation on water storage and hydrological services in Andean Páramo catchments

Journal of Hydrology, 2019
Comprender como las cuencas montanosas tropicales almacenan y liberan agua, y los servicios resultantes del ecosistema hidrico que brindan es crucial para mejorar la gestion de los recursos hidricos.
P. Lazo, G. Mosquera, J. McDonnell, P. Crespo   +3 more
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Moisture transport and seasonal variations in the stable isotopic composition of rainfall in Central American and Andean Páramo during El Niño conditions (2015–2016)

Hydrological Processes, 2019
High‐elevation tropical grassland systems, called Páramo, provide essential ecosystem services such as water storage and supply for surrounding and lowland areas. Páramo systems are threatened by climate and land use changes.
G. Esquivel‐Hernández, G. Mosquera, R. Sánchez‐Murillo, Adolfo Quesada-Román, C. Birkel, P. Crespo, R. Célleri, D. Windhorst, L. Breuer, J. Boll   +9 more
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