Vegetation phenology serves as a crucial indicator of ecosystem dynamics and its response
to environmental cues. Against the backdrop of global climate warming, it plays a pivotal role …

Abstract Changes in the life cycle of organisms (ie phenology) are one of the most widely
used early-warning indicators of climate change, yet this remains poorly understood …

The turnover of nutrients bound to organic matter is largely mediated by extracellular
hydrolytic enzymes (EHEs) produced by soil microorganisms. However, little is known about …

A tropical mountain ecosystem in one of the" hottest" biodiversity hotspots worldwide was
investigated by some 30 research teams of numerous disciplines in the natural and social …

Flowering and fruiting phenology have been infrequently studied in the ever‐wet
hyperdiverse lowland forests of northwestern equatorial Amazonía. These Neotropical …

Unmanned aerial vehicles are increasingly used to monitor forests. Three-dimensional
models of tropical rainforest canopies can be constructed from overlap** photos using …

Global change phenomena, such as forest disturbance and land-use change, significantly
affect elemental balances as well as the structure and function of terrestrial ecosystems …

This study presents the spatial and temporal variability of δ 18 O and δ 2 H isotope
signatures in precipitation of a south Ecuadorian montane cloud forest catchment (San …

Tropical regions are currently undergoing remarkable rates of land use change
accompanied by altered litter inputs to soil. In vast areas of Southern Ecuador forests are …

The Andes of Ecuador are known for their outstanding biodiversity but also as the region
with the highest deforestation rate in South America. This process is accompanied by …