Evaluating the conservation state of the páramo ecosystem: An object-based image analysis and CART algorithm approach for central Ecuador

Ecuadorian páramo ecosystems (EPEs) function as water sources, contain large soil carbon stores and high levels of biodiversity, and support human populations. The EPEs are mainly herbaceous páramo (HP). To inform policy and management and help drive ecological science toward a better understanding...

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Main Authors: Víctor J. García, Carmen O. Márquez, Tom M. Isenhart, Marco Rodríguez, Santiago D. Crespo, Alexis G. Cifuentes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019363613