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Heliyon, 2019 Ecuadorian páramo ecosystems (EPEs) function as water sources, contain large soil carbon stores and high levels of biodiversity, and support human populations. The EPEs are mainly herbaceous páramo (HP).
Víctor J. García +5 more
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Análisis de las prácticas productivas en el área circundante del páramo de Rabanal: aportes para la conservación de los recursos naturales y modalidades de aplicación de estas prácticas [PDF]
, 2014 La ley ambiental colombiana votada en 1993, cuyo objetivo es de reforzar la protección de los recursos natura-les, particularmente la biodiversidad y el agua, se opone totalmente a la producción agrícola en los ecosistemas de páramo.
Chatelet, Martin +4 more
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Climate Change in the High Andes:implications and adaptation strategies for small-scale farmers [PDF]
, 2010 : Global climate change represents a major threat to sustainable farming in the Andes. Farmers have used local ecological knowledge and intricate production systems to cope, adapt and reorganize to meet climate uncertainty and risk, which have always ...
Dangles, O. +7 more
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Environmental Microbiology Reports, Volume 18, Issue 1, February 2026.Escherichia spp. were obtained from pristine and impacted environments to define community structure and assess potential human health risks. E. coli was more prevalent from sites affected by livestock or human activities, whereas non‐E. coli Escherichia spp. were more prevalent in avian faeces and native forest with fewer faecal sources.
Adrian L. Cookson +8 more
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Integrative taxonomy of the genus Dyscolus (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Platynini) in Ecuadorian Andes
European Journal of Taxonomy, 2020 The genus Dyscolus Dejean, 1831 is a highly speciose taxon of neotropical Carabidae and the major component of high-altitude ground beetle communities in the tropical Andes.
Pierre Moret , Jérôme Murienne
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Origins of neotropical leafy Hepaticae [PDF]
, 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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Public spending, prívate investment, and growth in O.E.C.D. countries: an empirical investigation [PDF]
, 1996 This paper is concerned with the empirical relationship between government spending and prívate investment. A panel of 14 OECD countries is used. We present evidence which suggests the existence of a significant crowding-in effect of prívate investment
Argimon Maza, Isabel +2 more
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Carbon dioxide and methane fluxes in grazed and undisturbed mountain peatlands in the Ecuadorian Andes [PDF]
Mires and Peat, 2017 Peatlands are widespread throughout the tropical Andean páramo. Despite the large carbon stocks in these ecosystems, carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) flux data are lacking. In addition, cattle grazing is widespread in the páramo and could alter gas
M.E. Sánchez +4 more
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The Paramo Fire Atlas: quantifying burned area and trends across the Tropical Andes
Environmental Research LettersThe paramo ecosystem is vital for biodiversity conservation and water regulation. Despite fire being a known disturbance agent in this ecosystem, little is known about the frequency and trends in these high-elevation landscapes. To address this knowledge
Laura Obando-Cabrera +4 more
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Caldasia, 2018 Anexo 1. Artículos con diferentes métodos para evaluar la viabilidad de semillas. La X muestra que método fue utilizado en cada estudio, en algunos artículos fueron utilizados dos métodos.
Carolina Mancipe-Murillo +2 more
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