Bibliographic citations
Ballón, C., (2023). Estudio de la dinámica y almacenamiento de carbono en los bosques pantanosos en los ríos Ucayali, Marañón y tigre en la región Loreto [Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/6292
Ballón, C., Estudio de la dinámica y almacenamiento de carbono en los bosques pantanosos en los ríos Ucayali, Marañón y tigre en la región Loreto []. PE: Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina; 2023. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/6292
@misc{renati/953647,
title = "Estudio de la dinámica y almacenamiento de carbono en los bosques pantanosos en los ríos Ucayali, Marañón y tigre en la región Loreto",
author = "Ballón Falcón, Cecilia Lesly",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina",
year = "2023"
}
In Peru, Amazonian peatlands are estimated to store 3.14 (0.44–8.15) PgC, representing 40% of the country's carbon, and in 3% of the forested territory (Draper et al., 2014). In this study we expand the knowledge of these formations, in swampy forests such as hydromorphic Aguajales and Varillales in the Loreto region. Ten permanent plots of 0.5 ha were evaluated with the RAINFOR standardized methodology. In five of these plots, the carbon content of the organic soil (peat) was evaluated. Biomass was estimated using the pan-tropical equation of Chave et al. (2014). Organic soils were characterized and carbon reserves were estimated by measuring apparent density and the percentage of total carbon. In addition, diversity descriptors, floristic composition and estimators of forest dynamics were evaluated. A similar basal area was obtained in the two formations, 27.4 to 28.2 m2/ha. Only in the hydromorphic Varillales was a high tree density of 892–1074 ind/ha higher than the Aguajales and other formations of the Amazon plain. Low values of richness and diversity were obtained due to the presence of monospecific species where Mauritia flexuosa is the most ecologically important species (130–185% of the IVI) for Aguajales and Pachita nitida (58–126% of the IVI) for hydromorphic Varillal. We found that swamp forests contain between 641.74–2189.75 MgCha-1, above and below ground. Furthermore, the hydromorphic Varillal has been found to be the most carbon dense ecosystem with 2187.80–2189.75 MgCha-1, of which approximately 90% is SOC; these present an average peat depth of 4.50m, in contrast to the Aguajales of 0.96m. Regarding forest dynamics, for seven plots with an intercensal period of 2.26-5.8 years, the mortality, recruitment and turnover rate of individuals present high values, between 1.76- 5.41%; 2.31–5.65% and 2.03–5% per year respectively.
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