PUYA HAMATA DEMOGRAPHY AS AN INDICATOR OF RECENT FIRE HISTORY IN THE PÁRAMO OF EL ÁNGEL AND VOLCÁN CHILES, ECUADOR-COLOMBIA

High-altitude páramo grasslands are important for their biodiversity and the ecosystem services that they provide to Andean people, but they are sensitive to disturbances, such as fire. Understanding the ecological impacts of disturbance is critical for the effective management of páramos. Indicator...

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Main Authors: PAOLA M. GARCÍA-MENESES, PAUL M. RAMSAY
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2014-06-01
Series:Caldasia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0366-52322014000100005&lng=en&tlng=en