Listen "[S2E18] Paramo's Strongest: Hummingbirds"
Episode Synopsis
In the Páramo grasslands of South America is a cloud covered land where a unique ecosystem thrives. Allan tells us all about a plant that drinks clouds plus the miraculous little hummingbirds that call this place home.
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Primary Sources:
Luteyn, J. 1999. Páramos: A Checklist of Plant Diversity, Geographical Distribution, and Botanical Literature. Taxon, Vol. 48, No. 3.
Buytaert, W et al. 2005. Clay mineralogy of the soils in the south Ecuadorian paramo region. Geoderman Vol 127, Iss 1-2.
Carrington, D. 2019. In the land of El Dorado, clean water has become ‘blue gold’. The Guardian.
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