The objective of the investigation was to analyze of benthic macroinvertebrates biodiversity of Cunas river by means of environmental indicators. Three sampling sectors were defined two contrasting periods. The anthropic pressures evaluation was carried out by means of DBO5 determination contributed by waste water. Water samples were collected for nitrate, phosphate and fecal coliform determination. The measured indicators in situ were: dissolved oxygen, dissolved total solids, conductivity, temperature, pH and turbidity. The benthic macroinvertebrate samples were collected using a Surber net with 250 µm wire netting opening. The anthropic pressure results on the benthic macroinvertebrates were: fish farming waste water DBO5 mean 7.70 mg/L, from livestock activity 869 mg/L and from urban activity 428.3 mg/L. The physicochemical and bacteriological indicator results showed significant di...

The objective of the investigation was to analyze of benthic macroinvertebrates biodiversity of Cunas river by means of environmental indicators. Three sampling sectors were defined two contrasting periods. The anthropic pressures evaluation was carried out by means of DBO5 determination contributed by waste water. Water samples were collected for nitrate, phosphate and fecal coliform determination. The measured indicators in situ were: dissolved oxygen, dissolved total solids, conductivity, temperature, pH and turbidity. The benthic macroinvertebrate samples were collected using a Surber net with 250 µm wire netting opening. The anthropic pressure results on the benthic macroinvertebrates were: fish farming waste water DBO5 mean 7.70 mg/L, from livestock activity 869 mg/L and from urban activity 428.3 mg/L. The physicochemical and bacteriological indicator results showed significant di...

El estudio tiene como objetivo evaluar la diversidad florística de los pastizales de montaña en cinco formaciones vegetales: tres pajonales y un césped de puna. Se utilizó el método de transección al paso modificado de Parker (1951). Se encontraron 22 familias, 52 géneros y 103 especies. Las Poaceae y la Asteraceae tuvieron mayor abundancia, las especies se ordenan en dos grupos. Los índices H’ oscilan entre medio y alto (2,75 y 3,41) sin relación significativa con la cobertura del suelo. El género Calamagrostis tiene el mayor IVI: C. vicunarum (15,64), C. amoena (13,29), C. curvula (12,87). Los índices de Jaccard mostraron mayor similaridad entre las formaciones vegetales de pajonal de Festuca rígida y el de C. amoena (0,43), seguido por el pajonal de F. rígida y el de F. dolichophylla (0,42) y la relación entre el pajonal de F. rígida y del de Césped de puna tienen la...

El estudio tiene como objetivo evaluar la diversidad florística de los pastizales de montaña en cinco formaciones vegetales: tres pajonales y un césped de puna. Se utilizó el método de transección al paso modificado de Parker (1951). Se encontraron 22 familias, 52 géneros y 103 especies. Las Poaceae y la Asteraceae tuvieron mayor abundancia, las especies se ordenan en dos grupos. Los índices H’ oscilan entre medio y alto (2,75 y 3,41) sin relación significativa con la cobertura del suelo. El género Calamagrostis tiene el mayor IVI: C. vicunarum (15,64), C. amoena (13,29), C. curvula (12,87). Los índices de Jaccard mostraron mayor similaridad entre las formaciones vegetales de pajonal de Festuca rígida y el de C. amoena (0,43), seguido por el pajonal de F. rígida y el de F. dolichophylla (0,42) y la relación entre el pajonal de F. rígida y del de Césped de puna tienen la...

Toxic metal contamination, distribution and risk were evaluated in the sediments of three lagoons used for fish farming in the central region of Peru. The distribution of toxic metals in the sediment was in the following descending order of Zn > V > Ni > Cu > Pb > As > Cr > Co > Cd > Sb. Contamination factor (Cf) and geoaccumulation index (Igeo) values for Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sb, V and Zn indicated low contamination and for Cd moderate contamination. The pollution load index (PLI) ranged from 0.3856 to 0.5622; indicating no appreciable contamination and the modified degree of contamination (mCd) corroborated this result.

Aims: determine the composition and floristic diversity, the similarity between sites based on the distribution of species in the altitudinal gradient, and determine the value of ecological importance, in Andean grassland ecosystems. Study Design: Original research. Place and Duration of Study: This study took place in the Huacracocha micro-watershed in the Central Highlands of Peru, during the rainy season (January - March 2022). Methodology: The agrostological evaluation points were determined taking into account twelve sites of interest were determined, located from the lowest part of the micro-watershed (4091.8 masl) to the part with the highest vegetation cover (4512.27 masl), the agrostological reading process at each evaluation site was carried out using the radial transect method with the line and intercept point technique. Results: We observed the presence of the presence of 78 ...

Aims: determine the composition and floristic diversity, the similarity between sites based on the distribution of species in the altitudinal gradient, and determine the value of ecological importance, in Andean grassland ecosystems. Study Design: Original research. Place and Duration of Study: This study took place in the Huacracocha micro-watershed in the Central Highlands of Peru, during the rainy season (January - March 2022). Methodology: The agrostological evaluation points were determined taking into account twelve sites of interest were determined, located from the lowest part of the micro-watershed (4091.8 masl) to the part with the highest vegetation cover (4512.27 masl), the agrostological reading process at each evaluation site was carried out using the radial transect method with the line and intercept point technique. Results: We observed the presence of the presence of 78 ...

In this study, the quality of sediment and surface water in two natural wetlands, Paca and Tragadero, in the central region of Peru was evaluated using pollution indices, including the geoaccumulation index, pollutant load index, modified pollution degree, potential ecological risk index, and site rank index, for four heavy metals. Principal component analysis was used to identify potential metal contaminant sources. The determination of Fe, Zn, Pb, and As was performed by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The average concentrations of metals in the sediments of both lagoons decreased in the order Fe > Zn > Pb > As. The analysis of the contamination indices determined that As and Pb are the elements that contribute the most to environmental degradation in both wetlands. There is a strong correlation between the values of potential ecological risk and the modified degree of conta...