Mountain water resources are of particular importance for downstream populations but are
threatened by decreasing water storage in snowpack and glaciers. Groundwater …

High-elevation grasslands worldwide provide essential hydrological services including
water provision, flow regulation, and erosion control. Despite their importance, hydrological …

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 …

Flash-flood forecasting has emerged worldwide due to the catastrophic socio-economic
impacts this hazard might cause and the expected increase of its frequency in the future. In …

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 …

In mountainous regions, rainfall plays a key role in water supply for millions of people.
However, rainfall data for these sites are limited and generally of low quality, making it …

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

Understanding how tropical montane catchments store and release water, and the resulting
water ecosystem services they provide is crucial for improving water resource management …

High‐elevation tropical grassland systems, called Páramo, provide essential ecosystem
services such as water storage and supply for surrounding and lowland areas. Páramo …

Receding mountain glaciers affect the hydrology of downslope ecosystems with
consequences for drinking water, agriculture, and hydropower production. Here we …