“…This system is highly valued for the water-related ecosystem services provided to millions of people because it forms the headwaters of major rivers in the Andean-Amazon region, including the Amazon River. We present a multidisciplinary assessment of peer-reviewed research on the abiotic (physical and chemical), biotic (ecological and ecophysiological), and social-political aspects and elements of páramo water resources. …”
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“…The study area is located in the south-west highlands of the Paute River basin that drains to the Amazon River. These highlands form part of the western Cordillera in the Ecuadorian Andes with a maximum altitude of 4420 m a.s.l. …”
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