Los humedales constituyen uno de los ecosistemas más valiosos del planeta, debido a su alta productividad y en virtud de los servicios que proveen a las sociedades humanas en forma gratuita, tales como, la regulación hídrica, el mantenimiento de la biodiversidad, mitigación del cambio climático y el almacenamiento de carbono, entre otros. En el caso de los humedales altoandinos, el almacenamiento de carbono es el resultado de la baja tasa de descomposición, debido principalmente a sus suelos inundados y las bajas temperaturas. El objetivo del presente estudio es estimar el contenido de carbono almacenado en los humedales altoandinos (bofedales), del centro poblado Chalhuanca, ubicado a 4300 msnm, en el distrito de Caylloma (Arequipa, Perú). Para estimar el contenido de carbono almacenado se realizó un muestreo en octubre del 2017, y se utilizó una imagen satelital LandSat 8 para...

Los humedales constituyen uno de los ecosistemas más valiosos del planeta, debido a su alta productividad y en virtud de los servicios que proveen a las sociedades humanas en forma gratuita, tales como, la regulación hídrica, el mantenimiento de la biodiversidad, mitigación del cambio climático y el almacenamiento de carbono, entre otros. En el caso de los humedales altoandinos, el almacenamiento de carbono es el resultado de la baja tasa de descomposición, debido principalmente a sus suelos inundados y las bajas temperaturas. El objetivo del presente estudio es estimar el contenido de carbono almacenado en los humedales altoandinos (bofedales), del centro poblado Chalhuanca, ubicado a 4300 msnm, en el distrito de Caylloma (Arequipa, Perú). Para estimar el contenido de carbono almacenado se realizó un muestreo en octubre del 2017, y se utilizó una imagen satelital LandSat 8 para...

High Andean wetlands are important ecosystems due to their ecosystem services. Carbon storage is a result of the low decomposition rate due to flooded soils and low temperatures. The carbon content stored in the high Andean wetland of Chalhuanca (Arequipa) was estimated and the value of this service was calculated. For this purpose, 30 samples were taken at random, establishing three carbon pools: aboveground biomass (leaves and stems), belowground biomass (roots) and organic soil. The samples were obtained with an auger-type device; each sample was dried at 65°C for at least 24 hours and the carbon content was determined using the Walkey-Black method and calculations and statistical tests were performed. The total carbon stored in relation to the area of the wetland was approximately 795,415.65 tons of CO2. The fraction of carbon per sample is higher in aerial biomass (49%), followed b...

High Andean wetlands are important ecosystems due to their ecosystem services. Carbon storage is a result of the low decomposition rate due to flooded soils and low temperatures. The carbon content stored in the high Andean wetland of Chalhuanca (Arequipa) was estimated and the value of this service was calculated. For this purpose, 30 samples were taken at random, establishing three carbon pools: aboveground biomass (leaves and stems), belowground biomass (roots) and organic soil. The samples were obtained with an auger-type device; each sample was dried at 65°C for at least 24 hours and the carbon content was determined using the Walkey-Black method and calculations and statistical tests were performed. The total carbon stored in relation to the area of the wetland was approximately 795,415.65 tons of CO2. The fraction of carbon per sample is higher in aerial biomass (49%), followed b...

High Andean wetlands are important ecosystems due to their ecosystem services. Carbon storage is a result of the low decomposition rate due to flooded soils and low temperatures. The carbon content stored in the high Andean wetland of Chalhuanca (Arequipa) was estimated and the value of this service was calculated. For this purpose, 30 samples were taken at random, establishing three carbon pools: aboveground biomass (leaves and stems), belowground biomass (roots) and organic soil. The samples were obtained with an auger-type device; each sample was dried at 65°C for at least 24 hours and the carbon content was determined using the Walkey-Black method and calculations and statistical tests were performed. The total carbon stored in relation to the area of the wetland was approximately 795,415.65 tons of CO2. The fraction of carbon per sample is higher in aerial biomass (49%), followed b...