This paper analyses the problems involved in the conservation and management of the
hydrological system of the South American páramo. The páramo consists of a collection of …

The páramos biome of the northern Andes is a collection of high-mountain tropical
grassland wetland ecosystems that provides important ecosystem services including …

Abstract Changes in land use and land cover are major drivers of hydrological alteration in
the tropical Andes. However, quantifying their impacts is fraught with difficulties because of …

This article highlights the economic and ecological value of the water resource systems of
Ecuador's páramo and montane forest region and gives a description, based on a survey of …

Despite the importance of mountain ranges as water providers, knowledge of their climate
variability is still limited, mostly due to a combination of data scarcity and heterogeneous …

Abstract The south Ecuadorian Andean mountain belt between 3500 and 4500 m altitude is
covered by a highly endemic and fragile ecosystem called páramo. The Histic Andosols …

El Páramo se constituye en uno de los ecosistemas más vulnerables al cambio ambiental
global, dado fundamentalmente por las actividades del ser humano; a esto se suma, el …

Grasslands are at risk of degradation due to unsustainable management practices and
climate change. Here, we review the principal soil quality indicators (SQIs) to evaluate the …

Páramos, a neotropical alpine grassland‐peatland biome of the northern Andes and Central
America, play an essential role in regional and global cycles of water, carbon, and nutrients …

Soil hydraulic properties control the provision of hydrological services. Vegetation and
topography influence these properties by altering soil structure and porosity. The underlying …