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View article: Trees with anisohydric behavior as main drivers of nocturnal evapotranspiration in a tropical mountain rainforest
Trees with anisohydric behavior as main drivers of nocturnal evapotranspiration in a tropical mountain rainforest Open
This study addresses transpiration in a tropical evergreen mountain forest in the Ecuadorian Andes from the leaf to the stand level, with emphasis on nocturnal plant-water relations. The stand level: Evapotranspiration (ET) measured over 1…
View article: Comparison of pasture types in the tropical Andes: Species composition, distribution, nutritive value and responses to environmental change
Comparison of pasture types in the tropical Andes: Species composition, distribution, nutritive value and responses to environmental change Open
Pastoralism is the main land use in the humid tropical Andes of South America. Wide areas of mountain rainforest have been cleared for gaining pastureland. Due to the lack of indigenous useful grasses in the pristine forests, mainly exotic…
View article: Biodiversity and ecosystem functions depend on environmental conditions and resources rather than the geodiversity of a tropical biodiversity hotspot
Biodiversity and ecosystem functions depend on environmental conditions and resources rather than the geodiversity of a tropical biodiversity hotspot Open
Biodiversity and ecosystem functions are highly threatened by global change. It has been proposed that geodiversity can be used as an easy-to-measure surrogate of biodiversity to guide conservation management. However, so far, there is mix…
View article: Accounting for multiple ecosystem services in a simulation of land‐use decisions: Does it reduce tropical deforestation?
Accounting for multiple ecosystem services in a simulation of land‐use decisions: Does it reduce tropical deforestation? Open
Conversion of tropical forests is among the primary causes of global environmental change. The loss of their important environmental services has prompted calls to integrate ecosystem services (ES) in addition to socio‐economic objectives …
View article: Ecology: Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Ecology: Ecosystems and Biodiversity Open
Using ecosystems as examples, this chapter engages with the emergence of understanding life by producing and assembling modules of knowledge, and finally linking them to create a holistic picture of the entire system. Ecosystems as theoret…
View article: Who will win where and why? An ecophysiological dissection of the competition between a tropical pasture grass and the invasive weed Bracken over an elevation range of 1000 m in the tropical Andes
Who will win where and why? An ecophysiological dissection of the competition between a tropical pasture grass and the invasive weed Bracken over an elevation range of 1000 m in the tropical Andes Open
In tropical agriculture, the vigorously growing Bracken fern causes severe problems by invading pastures and out-competing the common pasture grasses. Due to infestation by that weed, pastures are abandoned after a few years, and as a fata…