In the Andes mountainous region of South America grasslands known as p�mos provide important ecosystem services like sustaining biodiversity, securing carbon sequestration and providing water storage. However, many p�mos regions are subject to land use change due to expanding agriculture, intensified grazing and land burning. These are usually caused by socio-economic factors driving local communities to increase their income generation. Trying to achieve a better understanding of the p�mos is often restricted to exploring specific details and does not follow an integrated approach or a...