Ecological Archives A018-062-A5

O. Dangles, C. Carpio, A. R. Barragan, J.-L. Zeddam, and J.-F. Silvain. 2008. Temperature as a key driver of ecological sorting among invasive pest species in the tropical Andes. Ecological Applications 18:1795–1809.

Appendix E. A photograph of agricultural landscape at 3600 m of altitude in the province of Chimborazo, central Ecuador. The Ecuadorian Andes experience a rapid upward expansion of the agricultural frontier to the Páramos, a high-elevation tropical grassland with high biodiversity and endemism. Potato plantation may contribute to the spread of cold-tolerant tuber moths to higher elevations.

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