The Andes Cordillera contains the most diverse cryosphere on Earth, including extensive
areas covered by seasonal snow, numerous tropical and extratropical glaciers, and many …

Observations on glacier extent from Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia give a detailed and
unequivocal account of rapid shrinkage of tropical Andean glaciers since the Little Ice Age …

The aim of this paper is to provide the community with a comprehensive overview of the
studies of glaciers in the tropical Andes conducted in recent decades leading to the current …

High‐elevation tropical mountain regions may be more strongly affected by future climate
change than their surrounding lowlands. In the tropical Andes a significant increase in …

El cambio climático se ha convertido en uno de los temas principales en las agendas en
diferentes países. Los efectos actuales requieren de acciones climáticas efectivas ya …

The aim of this paper is to document the evolution of glaciers in the tropical Andes (between
10° N and 16° S) for the last millennium, based on moraines dated by lichenometry and …

The state of mountain glaciers is a good climatic indicator of the global warming of the planet—
one of most spectacular, and persuasive, manifestations of climate change. Numerous …

This article reviews the current status of tropical glaciers in the South American Andes, East
Africa, and Australasia by shedding light on past, present, and future glacier coverage in the …

In the megadiverse tropical mountain forest in the Andes of southern Ecuador, a global
biodiversity hotspot, the use of fire to clear land for cattle ranching is leading to the invasion …

The near surface humidity in a megadiverse mountain ecosystem in southern Ecuador is
examined on the basis of Relative Humidity (RH) measurements inside the natural mountain …