Ecohydrological drivers of Neotropical vegetation in montane ecosystems

• Published in: Ecohydrology Vol. 11; no. 3
• Main Authors: Aparecido, Luiza Maria T., Teodoro, Grazielle S., Mosquera, Giovanny, Brum, Mauro, Barros, Fernanda de V., Pompeu, Patricia Vieira, Rodas, Melissa, Lazo, Patricio, Müller, Caroline S., Mulligan, Mark, Asbjornsen, Heidi, Moore, Georgianne W., Oliveira, Rafael S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2018
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Air temperature; Alpine environments; Carbon capture and storage; Carbon sequestration; Climate studies; Climatic conditions; cloud forest; Cloud forests; Conservation; Ecohydrology; Ecological function; ecophysiology; Ecosystem services; Ecosystems; Endemic species; Evapotranspiration; Fluxes; Fog; Forests; grasslands; Herbivores; Interception; Land use; Montane environments; montane rain forest; Mountain ecosystems; Pasture; Plant cover; Rainforests; Regions; Restoration; Restoration strategies; Species composition; Stability; Tropical climate; Uptake; Vegetation; water and carbon budgets; Water resources; Water shortages; Water supply; Water uptake; Watersheds

Montane ecosystems are known for their high numbers of endemic species, unique climate conditions, and wide variety of ecosystem services such as water supply and carbon storage. Although many ecohydrological and climatic studies of montane environments have been carried out in temperate and boreal...