Dynamic cloud regimes, incident sunlight, and leaf temperatures in espeletia grandiflora and Chusquea tessellata, two representative species of the Andean Páramo, Colombia

The alpine páramo of Chingaza National Park, Colombia, has a highly variable cloud regime typical of many tropical alpine areas. Yet, little information is available regarding the effects of such dynamic sunlight regimes on alpine temperatures. A close association between changes in incident sunligh...