Freshwater fish communities in Ecuador exhibit some of the highest levels of diversity and
endemism in the Neotropics. Unfortunately, aquatic ecosystems in the country are under …

We review the use of visible range spectroscopy (VRS) to measure concentrations of
chlorophyll a and its degradation products (collectively classified as chlorins) from lake …

Grasslands are the most threatened and least protected biome. Yet, no study has been
conducted to identify the last remaining continuous grasslands on Earth. Here, we used …

Aim To quantify the effect of Pleistocene climate fluctuations on habitat connectivity across
páramos in the Northern Andes. Location Northern Andes. Methods The unique páramos …

Clouds persistently engulf many tropical mountains at elevations cool enough for clouds to
form, creating isolated areas with frequent fog and mist. Under these isolated conditions …

While there is increasing progress made at the global scale on understanding climate
change (CC) impacts and implementing adaptation solutions, there is still a major gap in …

Abstract The Tropical Andes are an important global biodiversity hotspot, harbouring
extraordinarily high richness and endemism. Although elevational richness and speciation …

Abstract Atmospheric carbon (CO 2) exchange, evapotranspiration (ET) processes, and their
interactions with climatic drivers across tropical alpine grasslands are poorly understood …

This study detects climate trends and variability from precipitation and temperature
observations in Ecuador and assesses their links to the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) …

Studies on elevation diversity gradients have covered a large number of taxa and regions
throughout the world; however, studies of freshwater fish are scarce and restricted to …