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Habitat preference and vulnerability to drought of three Hypericum species of the páramo
Plant Ecology & Diversity, 2022 Background Páramos are tropical alpine ecosystems where climate change is expected to cause yet unknown consequences for plant growth, ecosystem structure, ecosystem function and the provision of ecosystem services.
Alejandra Ayarza-Páez +2 more
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Photosynthetic Traits of Páramo Plants Subjected to Short-Term Warming in OTC Chambers
Plants, 2022 Global warming and changes in land use are some of the main threats to high mountain species. Both can interact in ways not yet assessed. In this study, we evaluated the photosynthetic responses of six common páramo species within a warming experiment ...
M. E. Solarte +7 more
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Carbon Balance and Management, 2021 Background Soil organic carbon (SOC) affects essential biological, biochemical, and physical soil functions such as nutrient cycling, water retention, water distribution, and soil structure stability.
Johanna Elizabeth Ayala Izurieta +7 more
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Land use change in the Ecuadorian páramo: The impact of expanding agriculture on soil carbon storage
Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 2021 The Andean páramo is notable for high soil carbon storage and its contribution to ecosystem services. However, the páramo’s ability to maintain high soil carbon levels is threatened by land use change from tussock grassland and shrublands to agricultural
Jennifer B. Thompson +4 more
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Revista Kawsaypacha, 2023 El páramo es un ecosistema cuya importancia radica en la conservación y acumulación de agua y carbono. Su deterioro repercute en el aumento de emisiones y disminuye la recarga de acuíferos.
Ana Sabogal-Dunin-Borkowski
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Land‐Use and Land‐Cover Change in the Páramo of South‐Central Ecuador, 1979–2014
Land, 2017 Land use and land cover were mapped between 3500 and 5000 meters above sea level m.a.s.l. in the Río Chambo basin in south-central Ecuador from Landsat MSS, TM, ETM and OLI imagery acquired between 1979 and 2014.
Cristina Ross +2 more
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Importance of Fog and Cloud Water Contributions to Soil Moisture in the Andean Páramo
Hydrology, 2022 Páramos are particular ecosystems of the Tropical Andes, where fog and low-intensity rainfall such as drizzle are commonly frequent—but the contribution of these water sources to soil water replenishment and discharge is not yet clear, mainly because the
Gina Berrones +4 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Some of the largest impacts of climate change are expected in the environmentally heterogeneous and species rich high mountain ecosystems. Among those, the Neotropical alpine grassland above the tree line (c.
Jhon B. Valencia +4 more
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El páramo: aula abierta para el aprendizaje de las ciencias naturales
Educación y Ciencia, 2013 En Suramérica, entidades y agrupaciones de personas han buscado mejorar las condiciones ambientales y sociales de los ecosistemas de páramos a partir del Proyecto “Páramo Andino”, mediante la construcción de alianzas a lo largo del corredor ecológico ...
Inés Andrea Sanabria Totaitive +1 more
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Effects of land use on soil CO2 flux in the Paramo de Guerrero, Colombia
Agronomía Colombiana, 2016 The Andean paramo is an important global carbon sink and has a fundamental ecological function of capture, regulation and supply of water resources. The soil CO2 efflux is a natural process through which the carbon is released into the atmosphere by ...
Diego Peña-Quemba +2 more
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