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 present paper reviews Tertiary volcanic and sedimentary formations in the Inter-Andean
region of southern Ecuador (between 2° S and 4° 20′ S) in order to develop a geodynamic …

The Andean volcanic arc includes over 200 potentially active Quaternary volcanoes, and at
least 12 giant caldera/ignimbrite systems, occurring in four separate segments referred to as …

Slab melting has been suggested as a likely source of adakitic arc magmas (ie, andesitic
and dacitic magmas strongly depleted in Y and heavy rare earth elements). Existing …

Examination of an extensive major and trace element database for about 700 whole rocks
from the Ecuadorian Andes reveals series of local trends typified by three volcanoes: Iliniza …

A geochemical and isotopic study of lavas from Pichincha, Antisana and Sumaco volcanoes
in the Northern Volcanic Zone (NVZ) in Ecuador shows their magma genesis to be strongly …

Soils of Páramo ecosystems regulate the water supply to many Andean populations. In spite
of being a necessary input to distributed hydrological models, regionalized soil water …

Tungurahua, one of Ecuador's most active volcanoes, is made up of three volcanic edifices.
Tungurahua I was a 14-km-wide andesitic stratocone which experienced at least one sector …

Abstract Subduction of the Paleo‐Pacific Plate caused widespread Mesozoic magmatism,
lithospheric deformation and thinning, and mineralization along the continental margin of …

This article provides background information about Ecuador's general volcanic setting, as an
introduction to the numerous articles in this Special Issue of the Journal dealing with the …