This paper presents the research performed in the wet Andean páramo ecosystem in order to study the land use change impacts on its hydrology, using small paired catchments. The research results revealed that pine plantations ...

Few high-elevation tropical catchments worldwide are gauged, and even fewer are studied using combined hydrometric and isotopic data. Consequently, we lack information needed to understand processes governing rainfall–runoff ...

The Neotropical Andean grasslands above 3500ma.s.l., known as páramo, offer remarkable ecological services for the Andean region. The most important of these is the water supply of excellent quality to many cities and ...

Tropical alpine grasslands of the northern Andes, commonly known as the páramo, provide abundant high-quality water for downstream populations as well as a variety of other environmental services. Yet, very little is known ...

The study of the environmental factors that control evapotranspiration and the components of evapotranspiration leads to a better understanding of the actual evapotranspiration (ET) process that links the functioning of ...

Soil and vegetation cover play a critical role in Andean Páramo water supply system, providing runoff primarily by shallow subsurface flow. Understanding the dynamics of soil moisture response to meteorological conditions ...