RESEARCHERS
Esteban Suárez
PhD Ecosystem Ecology, Cornell University, USA
Office: Darwin, DW-005, USFQ
Phone: (+593 2) 297-1700, ext. 1444
E-mail: esuarez@usfq.edu.ec
Interests
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Ecology and conservation of high mountain ecosystems. Currently, his research seeks to characterize the diversity and functioning of páramo peatlands in Ecuador, their carbon dynamics, and the potential effects of land use and climate change on the integrity and health of these ecosystems. Additionally, his research group leads several initiatives for the restoration of high-Andean peatlands, trying to develop accessible and inexpensive methods to recover these mountain ecosystems
Projects
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Carbon distribution patterns in Paramo Ecosystems: This project seeks to quantify and characterize the spatial patterns of carbon storage in páramo ecosystems.
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Ecology, Distribution and Mapping of Páramo Peatlands: In this project we try to understand the distribution patterns and ecology of the plant communities associated with páramo peatlands. At the same time, we are developing a national map of páramo peatlands to understand their extent and distribution throughout the Ecuadorian Andes.
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Restoration of Paramo Peatlands: In collaboration with local partners, we seek to develop accessible and effective methods for restoring the functioning and structure of páramo peatlands affected by anthropogenic activities.
Publications
| Year | Title | Authors | Document |
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| 2021 | Land use change in the Ecuadorian páramo: The impact of expanding agriculture on soil carbon storage | Thompson JB, Zurita-Arthos L, Müller F, Chimbolema S & Suárez E | Download |
| 2020 | Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Fluxes From Terrestrial and Aquatic Environments in a High-Altitude Tropical Catchment. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 125: e2020JG005844. | Schneider, C. L., M. Herrera, M. L. Raisle, A. R. Murray, K. M. Whitmore, A. C. Encalada, E. Suarez, and D. A. Riveros-Iregui. | Download |
| 2019 | Managing subsistence hunting in the changing landscape of Neotropical rain forests. Biotropica 51: 282–287. | Suarez, E., and G. Zapata-Ríos. | Download |
| 2019 | Validating anthropogenic threat maps as a tool for assessing river ecological integrity in Andean-Amazon basins. PEERJ 7. | Lessmann, J., M. J. Troya, A. S. Flecker, W. C. Funk, J. M. Guayasamin, V. Ochoa-Herrera, N. L. Poff, E. Suarez, and A. C. Encalada. | Download |
| 2019 | Seed predation increases from the Arctic to the Equator and from high to low elevations. Sci Adv 5: eaau4403. | Hargreaves, A. L., E. Suarez, K. Mehltreter, I. Myers-Smith, S. E. Vanderplank, H. L. Slinn, Y. L. Vargas-Rodriguez, S. Haeussler, S. David, J. Muñoz, R. Carlos Almazán-Núñez, D. Loughnan, J. W. Benning, D. A. Moeller, J. F. Brodie, H. J. D. Thomas, and P. A. Morales M. | Download |
| 2019 | A global perspective on tropical montane rivers. SCIENCE 365: 1124–1129. | Encalada, A. C., A. S. Flecker, N. L. Poff, E. Suarez, G. A. Herrera-R, B. Rios-Touma, S. Jumani, E. I. Larson, and E. P. Anderson. | Download |
| 2019 | Biodiversity outcomes of payment for ecosystem services: lessons from páramo grasslands. Biodiversity and Conservation. | Bremer, L. L., K. A. Farley, N. DeMaag, E. Suarez, D. Cárate, S. Vasco-Tapia, and P. Mena-Vásconez. | Download |
| 2017 | Estimating belowground carbon stocks in peatlands of the Ecuadorian páramo using ground penetrating radar (GPR). Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeochemistry 122: 370–386. | Comas, X., N. Terry, J. A. Hribljan, E. A. Lillieskov, E. Suarez, R. A. Chimner, and R. K. Kolka. | Download |
| 2017 | Multi-date, multi-sensor remote sensing reveals high density of carbon-rich mountain peatlands in the páramo of Ecuador. Global Change Biology. | Hribljan, J. A., E. Suarez, L. Bourgeau-Chavez, S. Endres, E. A. Lilleskov, S. Chimbolema, C. Wayson, E. Serocki, and R. A. Chimner. | Download |
| 2017 | Carbon dioxide and methane fluxes in grazed and undisturbed mountain peatlands in the Ecuadorian Andes. Mires and Peat 19: 1–18. | Sánchez, M. E., R. A. Chimner, J. A. Hribljan, E. Lilleskov, and E. Suarez. | Download |
| 2016 | Peatland carbon stocks and accumulation rates in the Ecuadorian páramo. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 24:113-127.,"Hribljan JA, | Hribljan JA, Suárez E, Heckman KA, Lillieskov EA, Chimner RA. | Download |
| 2016 | An assessment of the populations of Sylvilagus brasiliensis andinus in Páramos with different vegetation structures in the northeastern Andes of Ecuador. Neotropical Biodiversity 2(1): 72-80. | García J, Suárez E, Zapata-Ríos G. | Download |
| 2015 | Lava flows and moraines as corridors for early plant colonization of glacier forefronts on Tropical volcanoes. Biotropica 47(6): 645-649. | Suárez E, Orndahl K, Goodwin K. | Download |
| 2015 | Effects of exotic trout on benthic communities in high-Andean tropical streams. Freshwater Science 34(2): 770-783. | Vimos, D. Encalada, A.C., Ríos-Touma, B., Suárez E. | Download |
| 2014 | Earthworms Reduce Biotic 15-Nitrogen Retention in Northern Hardwood Forests. Ecosystems 18: 328-342. | Ewing H. Tuininga AR, Groffman PM, Weathers KC, Fahey TJ, Fisk MC, Bohlen PJ, Suarez E. | Download |
| 2014 | Applying complementary species vulnerability assessments to improve conservation strategies in the Galapagos Marine Reserve. Biodiversity and Conservation: 1-20 | Kaplan, K, Montero-Serra I, Vaca-Pita E, Sullivan PJ, Suárez E, Vinueza L. | Download |
| 2013 | Influence of vegetation types and ground cover on soil water infiltration capacity in a high-altitude páramo ecosystem. Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías, 5(1): B14-B21. | Suárez E, Arcos E, Moreno C, Encalada A, Álvarez M. | Download |
| 2013 | Efectos del fuego sobre la estructura, microclima y funciones ecosistémicas de plantaciones | Stephanie Anchaluisa y Esteban Suárez | Download |
| 2013 | Controlling Access to oil-roads protects forest cover but not wildlife communities: a case study from the rainforest of Yasuní Biosphere Reserve (Ecuador). Animal Conservation 16: 265-274. | E. Suárez, G. Zapata‐Ríos, V. Utreras, S. Strindberg, J. Vargas | Download |
| 2012 | Exotic earthworm distributions did not expand over a decade in a hardwood forest in New York State. Applied Soil Ecology, 62: 124-130. | Toscheck LM, Sherman RE, Suárez E, Fahey TJ | Download |
| 2012 | Uso y conservación de fauna silvestre en el Ecuador. Pp 97-116. In: Krainer, A. and Mora, M.F. (Eds.). Retos y Amenazas en el Yasuní. FLACSO. Quito. | Zapata G, Suárez, E, Utreras, V. and Cueva, R. | Download |
| 2010 | La falacia del desarrollo sustentable. Polemika 2(5): 201-109. | Suárez E. | Download |
| 2010 | Inia geoffrensis and Sotalia fluviatilis: A brief review of the ecology and conservation status of river dolphins in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Pp 87-98. | Trujillo, F., Crespo, E., Van Damme, P.A. & J.S. Usma (Editors). The Action Plan for South American River Dolphins 2010 - 2020. WWF, Fundación Omacha, WDS, WDCS, Solamac. Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. 249 pp.","Utreras V, Suárez E., and Jalil S. | Download |
| 2009 | Oil industry, wild meat trade, and roads: indirect effects of oil extraction activities in a protected area in northeastern Ecuador. Animal Conservation, 12: 364-373. | Suárez E. Morales M, Cueva R, Utreras V, Zapata G, Toral E, Torres J, Prado W, and Vargas J. | Download |
| 2009 | Integridad ecológica o salud ecosistémica: reflexiones sobre enfoques de conservación en ecosistemas de páramo. En: Gente y Ambiente de Páramo: Realidades y Perspectivas en el Ecuador. Pp: 39-59. EcoCiencia-Abya Yala. Quito. | Suárez E. | Download |
| 2009 | Mammal hunting by the Shuar of the Ecuadorian Amazon: is it sustainable? Oryx 43(3): 375-385. | Zapata G, Urgilés C, and Suárez E. | Download |
| 2007 | Nesting of the Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in Northeastern Ecuador. Journal of Herpetology, 41(1): 164-167. | Villamarín-Jurado, F and Suárez, E | Download |
| 2006a | Spatial and temporal dynamics of exotic earthworm communities along invasion fronts in a temperate hardwood forest in south-central New York (USA). Biological Invasions 8(4): 553-564. | Suárez E, Fahey TJ, Groffman PM, Yavitt JB and Bohlen PJ. | Download |
| 2006b | Exploring Patterns of Exotic Earthworm Distribution in a Temperate Hardwood Forest in South-Central New York, U.S.A. Landscape Ecology 21: 297-306. | Suárez E, Tierney G, Fahey TJ, and Fahey R. | Download |
| 2006c | Patterns of litter disappearance in a northern hardwood forest invaded by exotic earthworms. Ecological Applications 16(1): 154-165. | Suárez E, Fahey TJ, Yavitt JB, Groffman PM, and Bohlen PJ. | Download |
| 2006 | Evaluación de Amenazas Antropogénicas en el Parque Nacional Yasuní y sus Implicaciones para la Conservación de Mamíferos Silvestres. Lyonia 10(1): 31-41. | Zapata G, Suárez E, Utreras V, Vargas J. | Download |
| 2005 | Dry and rainy season estimations of giant otter, Pteronura brasiliensis,, home-range in the Yasuní National Park, Ecuador. LAJAM, 4(2): 191-194. | Utreras V, Suárez E, Zapata-Ríos G, Lasso G and Pinos L. | Download |
| 2004 | Effects of exotic earthworms on soil phosphorus cycling in two broadleaf temperate forests. Ecosystems 7: 28-44. | Suárez E, Pelletier DM, Fahey TJ, Groffman PM, Bohlen PJ and Fisk MC. | Download |
| 2004 | Ecosystem Consequences of Exotic Earthworm Invasion of North Temperate Forests. Ecosystems 7: 1-12 | Bohlen PJ, Groffman PM, Fahey TJ, Fisk MC, Suárez E, Pelletier DM, and Fahey RT. | Download |
| 2003 | Influence of nonnative earthworms on micorrhyzal colonization of sugar maple (Acer saccharum). New Phytologist 157: 145-153. | Lawrence, B., M.C. Fisk, T.J., Fahey and Suárez E. | Download |
| 2003 | Heterogeneidad de los efectos de borde en un bosque nublado del Ecuador: implicaciones para el manejo de ecosistemas fragmentados. En: de la Torre S. and Reck G. (Eds.). Ecología y Medio Ambiente en el Ecuador: Memorias del I Congreso Ecuatoriano de Ecología y Ambiente, Ecuador país megadiverso. CD. Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito | Suárez E and Toral EA. | Download |
| 2001 | Vegetation structure and soil properties in Ecuadorian Páramo grasslands with different burning histories. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research 33(2): 158-164. | Suárez E and Medina G. | Download |
| 1997 | Cacería de Pequeños Mamíferos y su importancia en la alimentación de Afroesmeraldeños e indígenas Chachi en el noroccidente del Ecuador. | Suárez E and Suárez L. | Download |
| 1995 | Small-mammal Hunting by Two Ethnic Groups in Northwestern Ecuador. Oryx. 29(1): 35-42. | Suárez E, Stallings J, and Suárez L. | Download |
| 1999 | Med Listado bibliográfico sobre los páramos del Ecuador. Boletines Bibliográficos sobre la Biodiversidad del Ecuador 1 | Ina G and Suárez E. | Download |
