Páramos, a neotropical alpine grassland‐peatland biome of the northern Andes and Central
America, play an essential role in regional and global cycles of water, carbon, and nutrients …

Abstract Changes in land use and land cover are major drivers of hydrological alteration in
the tropical Andes. However, quantifying their impacts is fraught with difficulties because of …

This article highlights the economic and ecological value of the water resource systems of
Ecuador's páramo and montane forest region and gives a description, based on a survey of …

Quantifying the impact of land use and cover (LUC) change on catchment hydrological
response is essential for land‐use planning and management. Yet hydrologists are often not …

Many Andisols of the Andes have been disturbed by traditional potato-based rotation
agriculture disrupting soil structure, water retention capacity and organic matter content. This …

Streamflow is the runoff response integrated in space and time over a complex system
involving climatic and catchment physiographic factors. In the Andes, accelerating runoff …

La ciencia contemporánea tiene certidumbre sobre la existencia del efecto natural de
invernadero, el cual mantiene la tierra más caliente de lo que sería si éste no existiera. Este …

En los últimos años se han implementado algunos esquemas o mecanismos financieros
para proteger o conservar los servicios ambientales proporcionados por cuencas …

This chapter documents the efforts of building the Regional Initiative for Hydrological
Monitoring of Andean Ecosystems. It explains the background and motivations that led to the …

En el desarrollo de la agricultura; el manejo inadecuado de los suelos ha generado
alteración de la calidad ambiental y de la sostenibilidad del suelo, afectando su estructura y …