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https://repository.unad.edu.co/handle/10596/60983| Title: | Natural carbon sinks: a case study of moriche palms in the Colombian savanna Sumideros naturales de carbono: un estudio de caso en morichales de la altillanura colombiana |
| metadata.dc.creator: | Orozco-Hueje , Daniela Barreto-Rojas, Diana Trujillo González, Juan Silva-Parra, Amanda Serrano-Gómez, Marlon Castillo-Monroy, Edgar Torres-Mora, Marco |
| Keywords: | Biomass, Mauritia flexuosa, Necromass, Carbon stock, Soil organic carbon;biomasa, Mauritia flexuosa, necromasa, stock de carbono, Carbono orgánico del suelo. |
| Publisher: | Sello Editorial UNAD |
| metadata.dc.relation: | https://hemeroteca.unad.edu.co/index.php/riaa/article/view/5531/5960 https://hemeroteca.unad.edu.co/index.php/riaa/article/view/5531/6642 https://hemeroteca.unad.edu.co/index.php/riaa/article/view/5531/6307 https://hemeroteca.unad.edu.co/index.php/riaa/article/view/5531/6306 https://hemeroteca.unad.edu.co/index.php/riaa/article/view/5531/6305 https://hemeroteca.unad.edu.co/index.php/riaa/article/view/5531/6409 |
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| metadata.dc.type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Área Ambiental |
| Description: | Morichales are strategic ecosystems because they store more Carbon, contribute to the mitigation of GHG, climate change and have been little studied in the Colombian Orinoquia. Therefore, the objective of this study was to estimate the Carbon stock in biomass, necromass and soil of a morichal conserved from the Colombian highlands. Three sectors were selected according to their phenological stage, senescent, adult and juvenile palms, in each sector 2 transects were established and they were subdivided into subplots identified as interior (morichal), ecotone (transition between savanna and morichal), in which the samplings. Biomass was estimated with allometric equations, individuals of M. flexuosa with DBH> 10cm, arboreal and shrub species with DBH> 2.5cm and pasture samples were taken in ecotone; the fallen and standing necromass was estimated with allometric equations, and particulate necromass samples were taken; the biomass and necromass values were multiplied by the carbon factor. The soil was sampled at two depths 0.0 - 0.3 m and 0.3 - 0.6 m, the percentage of carbon and the apparent density were determined for soil C stock. The results show that the carbon stock in the morichal is 590.8 tC / ha, where the soil is the compartment with the highest contribution with 436.5 tC / ha, followed by biomass with 119.4 tC / ha and finally the necromass with 35.0 tC / ha. These results show the role of morichales as natural carbon sinks and the importance of their conservation for mitigating climate change, as well as providing other economic and environmental benefits for the community. Contextualización: los morichales son ecosistemas estratégicos porque almacenan una gran cantidad de carbono orgánico, contribuyen a la mitigación de gases de efecto invernadero y a la mitigación del cambio climático. Vacío de la investigación: la estimación de las reservas de carbono en ecosistemas de morichal no se han estudiado en la Orinoquía colombiana. Propósito: el objetivo de este estudio fue estimar las reservas de carbono en biomasa, necromasa y suelo de un morichal conservado de la altillanura colombiana. Metodología: se muestrearon tres sectores con diferente etapa fenológica predominante: palmas senescentes, adultas y juveniles, y en cada sector se establecieron dos transectos, los cuales se dividieron en dos subparcelas [interior y ecotono]. Para la medición de la biomasa aérea se midieron individuos de M. flexuosa con diámetro a la altura del pecho (DAP) >10 cm y especies arbóreas y arbustivas con DAP>2,5 cm; en el ecotono se incluyeron las pasturas. La necromasa se evaluó considerando la caída, la que se mantiene en pie y la particulada. En ambos compartimientos se aplicaron ecuaciones alométricas y se multiplicaron por el factor de carbono. Las reservas de carbono orgánico en el suelo se estimaron en dos profundidades [0,0 – 0,30 m y 0,30 – 0,60m]. Resultados y conclusiones: los resultados muestran que la reserva de carbono en un morichal conservado de la altillanura colombiana alcanza los 590,8 Mg C/ha. El suelo presentó la más alta contribución con 436,5 Mg C/ha [74 % del total], seguido por la biomasa y necromasa [119,4 y 35,0 Mg C/ha], 20 y 6 % del total, respectivamente. Estos resultados muestran el papel fundamental de los ecosistemas de morichal como sumideros de carbono y su importancia para la mitigación del cambio climático, además de proveer otros beneficios ambientales para las comunidades. |
| metadata.dc.source: | Revista de Investigación Agraria y Ambiental; Vol. 14 No. 1 (2023); 178-199 Revista de Investigación Agraria y Ambiental; Vol. 14 Núm. 1 (2023); 178-199 2145-6453 2145-6097 |
| URI: | https://repository.unad.edu.co/handle/10596/60983 |
| Other Identifiers: | https://hemeroteca.unad.edu.co/index.php/riaa/article/view/5531 10.22490/21456453.5531 |
| Appears in Collections: | Revista RIAA |
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