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. 2018 Jul 3;5:180080. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2018.80

Table 2. Summary of the iMHEA monitoring sites presented in the dataset (Data Citation 1).

Site code, name, country Biome types Monitoring design Monitoring period Research questions / partners
Letters ‘C’, ‘P’, and ‘H’ in column 3 indicate the number of catchments, rain gauges, and streamflow stations for each site, respectively. Site locations are shown in Fig. 1.        
LLO, Lloa, Ecuador Páramo 2C / 4 P / 2H 01/2013–01/2017 Impacts of grazing, burning, and deep soil hydrological connectivity / Fondo para la Protección del Agua (FONAG); Junta Parroquial de Lloa (local government)
JTU, Jatunhuayco, Ecuador Páramo 4C / 8 P / 4H 11/2013–01/2017 Hydrological benefits of restoration strategies / FONAG; Escuela Politécnica Nacional de Quito
PAU, Paute, Ecuador Páramo 5C / 13 P / 4H 05/2001–07/2007 Hydrological impacts of afforestation and cultivation in humid páramo / Universidad de Cuenca; Empresa pública municipal de telecomunicaciones, agua potable, alcantarillado y saneamiento de Cuenca (ETAPA EP)
PIU, Piura, Peru Páramo; Forest 7C / 20 P / 5H 04/2013–01/2017 Benefits of conservation and impacts of land use for downstream users / Nature and Culture International (NCI)
CHA, Chachapoyas, Peru Jalca 2C / 2 P / 2H 09/2010–12/2015 Impacts of pine afforestation / Asociación Peruana para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (APECO); Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
HUA, Huaraz, Peru Humid puna 2C / 6 P / 4H 02/2011–09/2014 Hydrological benefits of pasture restoration and impacts of grazing / The Mountain Institute; Universidad Nacional Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo
HMT, Huamantanga, Peru Dry puna 2C / 4 P / 2H 06/2014–01/2017 Hydrological benefits of pasture restoration, impacts of grazing, and hydrological characterisation of water harvesting techniques / CONDESAN; Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina; Imperial College London
TAM, Tambobamba, Peru Humid puna 2C / 6 P / 2H 04/2012–04/2013 Impacts of pine afforestation and infiltration trenches / Municipalidad Provincial de Cotabambas
TIQ, Tiquipaya, Bolivia Humid puna 2C / 4 P / 2H 02/2013–01/2016 Impacts of cultivation and grazing / Laboratorio de Hidráulica – Universidad Mayor de San Simón