The precise estimation of precipitation quantities in tropical mountain regions is in great
demand by ecological and hydrological studies, due to the heterogeneity of the rainfall …

A tropical mountain ecosystem in one of the" hottest" biodiversity hotspots worldwide was
investigated by some 30 research teams of numerous disciplines in the natural and social …

It is certainly an ambiguous privilege to belong to a relatively small group of researchers that
has ever spent considerable time in the mountain rainforest of South Ecuador. Absolutely …

Tropical ecosystems are among the most vulnerable to climate change. Understanding
climate impacts on these ecosystems is a primary challenge for policy makers, ecologists …

We investigated the species composition of testate amoebae at three altitudes (1000, 2000
and 3000m) and two horizons (L and F/H/Ah) of a tropical mountain rain forest in southern …

The paramo is a unique and severely threatened ecosystem scattered in the high northern
Andes of South America. However, several further, extra-Andean paramos exist, of which a …

(1) Background: Neotropical montane forests represent one of the most diverse world
ecosystems; however, they are also among the most threatened ones mostly due to …

Questions (1) Does climate amelioration in semi‐arid ecosystems increase seed bank
richness and seed density in both total and persistent seed banks?(2) Does herbivory …

Se exponen las características del clima y sus efectos sobre la vegetación en los Andes
Centrales de Sudamérica, comprendidos entre la grieta de Girón-Cuenca en Ecuador y la …

Cinchona officinalis L., a tree species endemic to the cloud forests of the northern Tropical
Andes, has suffered from historical bark harvesting for extraction of antimalarial compounds …