Unearthing Earth's secrets: Exploring the environmental legacy of contaminants in soil, water, and sediments

G Devendrapandi, R Balu, K Ayyappan… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The Earth's history is documented in human civilizations, soil layers, river movement, and
quiet sediments throughout millennia. This investigation explores the significant legacy of …

A simple mixing model using electrical conductivity yields robust hydrograph separation in a tropical montane catchment

PX Lazo, GM Mosquera, I Cárdenas, C Segura… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrograph separation assessment is crucial to understand stormflow generation at
catchments worldwide. Tracer-based methods provide robust estimations of event (or new) …

Multitemporal monitoring of paramos as critical water sources in Central Colombia

CA Murad, J Pearse, C Huguet - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Paramos, unique and biodiverse ecosystems found solely in the high mountain regions of
the tropics, are under threat. Despite their crucial role as primary water sources and …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the potential of nature-based solutions as sustainable land and water management strategies in the high tropical Andean páramo ecosystem

K Fonseca, JSA Triana, M Ramírez, W Martínez… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nature-based solutions (NbS) are gaining attention as viable strategies for restoring water-
rich ecosystems such as the páramo. However, the lack of evidence on their effectiveness …

The adoption of sustainable practices in livestock production systems in tropical Andean páramos

CJ Ramírez-Gómez, A García-Cuervo… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2025 - frontiersin.org
The geographical areas of the Andean paramo are considered strategic and highly
important ecosystems both for their ecosystem services and for being a great support for …

Ecohydrological assessment of the water balance of the world's highest elevation tropical forest (Polylepis)

GM Mosquera, F Marín, A Carabajo-Hidalgo… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polylepis trees grow at elevations above the continuous tree line (3000–5000 m asl) across
the Andes. They tolerate extreme environmental conditions, making them sensitive …

Spatially distributed tracer‐aided modelling to explore DOC dynamics, hot spots and hot moments in a tropical mountain catchment

J Pesántez, C Birkel, G Gaona… - Hydrological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tracer‐aided rainfall‐runoff modelling is a promising tool for understanding catchment
hydrology, particularly when tracers provide information about coupled hydrological …

Distinct bacteria display genus and species-specific associations with mycobionts in paramo lichens in Colombia

M Chaib De Mares, E Arciniegas Castro… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Lichens are complex symbiotic systems where fungi interact with an extracellular
arrangement of one or more photosynthetic partners and an indeterminate number of other …

Influence of high Andean grasslands on landslide reduction in Peru

AF Cerna-Cueva, KL Uriarte-Barraza… - Scientia …, 2024 - scielo.org.pe
Agricultural and urban expansion has caused considerable degradation of ecosystems. In
the case of Peruvian high Andean grasslands, it was reported that between 2000 and 2009 …

Integrating community knowledge into nature-based solutions for the sustainability of water ecosystem services: Insight from local communities in Ecuador

K Fonseca, EF Espitia-Sarmiento… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal (PESTEL)
dimensions in a local community shape the adoption of specific nature-based solutions …