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Transformación del paisaje de selvas de montaña en la cuenca del río Capaz, Andes Venezolanos
(2009-12-31)
La deforestación de selvas tropicales de montaña es una de las principales causas de la pérdida de
la biodiversidad de nuestro planeta. Entre 1981 y 1990 Venezuela presentó las mayores tasas de
deforestación de ...
Leaf gas exchange in canopy species of a Venezuelan cloud forest
(Biotropica 41(6): 659-664, 2009-11)
Tropical cloud forests are considered humid ecosystems with frequent cloud cover down to the ground surface. However, seasonal variation in precipitation may induce
short-term water stress. For canopy leaves, this water ...
Interception of water by pastures of Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov. and Melinis minutiflora Beauv
(Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 149: 1616-1620, 2009-10)
The conversion of montane cloud forests into pastures for grazing cattle is the main cause of important impacts on rivers and streams in most of the Andes. In order to evaluate the effects of vegetation changes we need to ...