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Restoration of an Andean Peatland Influences Wildlife

An Example from the Páramos of Northern Ecuador

Lilou Galibert, Mateo Vinueza-Guarderas, Segundo Chimbolema and Esteban Suárez
Ecological Restoration, April 2026, 44 (1) 4-7; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.44.1.4
Lilou Galibert
Global Research and Solutions Center, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
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Mateo Vinueza-Guarderas
Global Research and Solutions Center, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
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Segundo Chimbolema
Global Research and Solutions Center, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
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Esteban Suárez
Global Research and Solutions Center, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, and Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Calle Diego de Robles y Vía Interoceánica. P.O. 170901, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador,
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