Title
Flora y vegetación de suelos crioturbados y hábitats asociados en la Cordillera Blanca, Ancash, Perú
Other title
Flora and vegetation of cryoturbed soils and associated habitats in the Cordillera Blanca, Ancash, Peru
Date Issued
01 April 2010
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Mendoza W.
Castillo S.
Morales M.
Delgado A.
Vega N.
Publisher(s)
Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
Since 2006 to 2008, floristic and vegetational studies on cryoturbed soils and its associated habitats were carried out in four sites above 4500 m, at Cordillera Blanca (Ancash, Peru). Botanical collections and intersection-line transects were made. The space (in cm) occupied by each species were measurement. A total of 136 species, in 65 genera and 26 families, were recorded. Magnoliopsida (Dicots) were the most diverse (97 spp.), followed by the Liliopsida (Monocots) (36 spp.). The highest species richness was found in the Asteraceae and Poaceae families (40,63%). The most diverse genera was Senecio (18) and Calamagrostis (12). We registered 76 species (54,82%) in cryoturbed soils and associates habitats, while 60 species (44,11%) were recorded for the adjacent vegetation. From the total, 95,56% of the species were perennials herbs. Four types of plants comunities were characterized: a) community of cryoturbed soil proper, b) community of cryoturbed soil associated with grassland, c) community of cryoturbed soil associated with dry rocky areas, and d) community of cryoturbed soil associated with humid rocky areas. Species associated to each community are given.
Start page
95
End page
103
Volume
17
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84897002011
Source
Revista Peruana de Biologia
ISSN of the container
15610837
Sponsor(s)
Bockheim, J. G. & K. J. Hall. 2002. Permafrost, active-layer dynamics and periglacial environments of continental Antarctica. South African Journal of Science 98, January/ February 2002. pp:82-90 Bockheim, J. G. 2005. Final Report, International Workshop on Antarctic Permafrost and Soils. November 14-18, 2004, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. Office of Polar Programs, Antarctic Section. National Science Foundation.
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