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Insights into the water mean transit time in a high-elevation tropical ecosystem
Giovanny M. Mosquera
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Departamento de Recursos Hídricos y Ciencias Ambientales &
Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad de Cuenca, Av. 12 de Abril,
Cuenca, 010150, Ecuador
Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, 97331, USA
Catalina Segura
Department of Forestry Engineering, Resources, and Management, Oregon
State University, Corvallis, 97331, USA
Kellie B. Vaché
Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, 97331, USA
David Windhorst
Institute for Landscape Ecology and Resources Management (ILR),
Research Centre for Biosystems, Land Use and Nutrition (IFZ), Justus Liebig
University Gießen, Gießen, 35392, Germany
Lutz Breuer
Institute for Landscape Ecology and Resources Management (ILR),
Research Centre for Biosystems, Land Use and Nutrition (IFZ), Justus Liebig
University Gießen, Gießen, 35392, Germany
Centre for International Development and Environmental Research,
Justus Liebig University Gießen, Gießen, 35392, Germany
Patricio Crespo
Departamento de Recursos Hídricos y Ciencias Ambientales &
Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad de Cuenca, Av. 12 de Abril,
Cuenca, 010150, Ecuador
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Short summary
This study focuses on the investigation of baseflow mean transit times (MTTs) in a high-elevation tropical ecosystem (páramo) using stable water isotopes. Results showed short MTTs (< 9 months) and topographic controls on their spatial variability. We conclude that (1) the hydrology of the ecosystem is dominated by shallow subsurface flow and (2) the interplay between the high storage capacity of the páramo soils and the catchments' slopes provides the ecosystem with high regulation capacity.
This study focuses on the investigation of baseflow mean transit times (MTTs) in a...