Peatlands of Southern South America: a review
Southern South American peatlands (SSAP) play a key role in the ecological dynamics of Patagonia. They mostly comprise of undisturbed environments which provide important ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration, water reservoir and habitat for both widespread and endemic organisms. When c...
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| author | Carolina A. León Marvin Gabriel Carolina Rodríguez Rodolfo Iturraspe Adolfina Savoretti Verónica Pancotto Alfonso Benítez-Mora Ariel Valdés María F. Díaz Christel Oberpaur Erwin Domínguez Leonardo D. Fernández Roy Mackenzie Thomas Roland Dmitri Mauquoy Claudia Silva |
| author_facet | Carolina A. León Marvin Gabriel Carolina Rodríguez Rodolfo Iturraspe Adolfina Savoretti Verónica Pancotto Alfonso Benítez-Mora Ariel Valdés María F. Díaz Christel Oberpaur Erwin Domínguez Leonardo D. Fernández Roy Mackenzie Thomas Roland Dmitri Mauquoy Claudia Silva |
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| description | Southern South American peatlands (SSAP) play a key role in the ecological dynamics of Patagonia. They mostly comprise of undisturbed environments which provide important ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration, water reservoir and habitat for both widespread and endemic organisms. When compared with boreal peatlands, our knowledge of the functioning of SSAP is poor, and it is necessary to raise awareness about their scientific and ecological value and to ensure their conservation. This article examines a broad base of historical and contemporary published research literature on the peatlands of Chile and Argentina, from 1843 onwards, to identify gaps in knowledge, implications for the assessment of peatland functioning, and targets for peatland conservation and management. To achieve this goal, we reviewed a total of 196 research papers/reports from across the peer-reviewed and grey literature. We conclude that gaps in our knowledge and understanding of SSAP have deeply undermined the development of effective conservation strategies for these understudied ecosystems. To reverse this situation, we recommend that future research and management efforts should aim: (1) to build an inventory of the peatlands that exist in SSAP, including their location and area; (2) to ensure land use planning prioritises the maintenance of SSAP ecosystem services; (3) to improve existing legislation and protocols of good and sustainable practice for extractive activities; and (4) to carry out an extensive awareness campaign aimed at the local population and key decision makers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-246f3cb7d214402caae744494d9377dd2023-08-02T02:01:29ZengInternational Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland SocietyMires and Peat1819-754X2021-01-01270312910.19189/MaP.2020.SNPG.StA.2021Peatlands of Southern South America: a reviewCarolina A. León0Marvin Gabriel1Carolina Rodríguez2Rodolfo Iturraspe3Adolfina Savoretti4Verónica Pancotto5Alfonso Benítez-Mora6Ariel Valdés7María F. Díaz8Christel Oberpaur9Erwin Domínguez10Leonardo D. Fernández11Roy Mackenzie12Thomas Roland13Dmitri Mauquoy14Claudia Silva15CIRENYS, Universidad Bernardo O’Higgins, Santiago, ChileMires of Chile, Valdivia, Chile and Fachgebiet Bodenkunde und Standortlehre, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, GermanyMires of Chile, Valdivia, ChileUniversidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, ArgentinaCentro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC-CONICET), Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, ArgentinaUniversidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego and Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC-CONICET), Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, ArgentinaCIRENYS, Universidad Bernardo O’Higgins, Santiago, ChileFacultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Universidad de Chile, Casilla, Santiago, ChileFacultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, ChileUniversidad Santo Tomás, Santiago, ChileInstituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias - INIA – Kampenaike, Punta Arenas, ChileCIRENYS, Universidad Bernardo O’Higgins, Santiago, ChileParque Etnobotánico Omora, Universidad de Magallanes, Puerto Williams, ChileGeography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, United KingdomSchool of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, United KingdomWildlife Conservation Society, ChileSouthern South American peatlands (SSAP) play a key role in the ecological dynamics of Patagonia. They mostly comprise of undisturbed environments which provide important ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration, water reservoir and habitat for both widespread and endemic organisms. When compared with boreal peatlands, our knowledge of the functioning of SSAP is poor, and it is necessary to raise awareness about their scientific and ecological value and to ensure their conservation. This article examines a broad base of historical and contemporary published research literature on the peatlands of Chile and Argentina, from 1843 onwards, to identify gaps in knowledge, implications for the assessment of peatland functioning, and targets for peatland conservation and management. To achieve this goal, we reviewed a total of 196 research papers/reports from across the peer-reviewed and grey literature. We conclude that gaps in our knowledge and understanding of SSAP have deeply undermined the development of effective conservation strategies for these understudied ecosystems. To reverse this situation, we recommend that future research and management efforts should aim: (1) to build an inventory of the peatlands that exist in SSAP, including their location and area; (2) to ensure land use planning prioritises the maintenance of SSAP ecosystem services; (3) to improve existing legislation and protocols of good and sustainable practice for extractive activities; and (4) to carry out an extensive awareness campaign aimed at the local population and key decision makers.http://mires-and-peat.net/media/map27/map27_03.pdfargentinachileconservationmirespatagoniawetlands |
| spellingShingle | Carolina A. León Marvin Gabriel Carolina Rodríguez Rodolfo Iturraspe Adolfina Savoretti Verónica Pancotto Alfonso Benítez-Mora Ariel Valdés María F. Díaz Christel Oberpaur Erwin Domínguez Leonardo D. Fernández Roy Mackenzie Thomas Roland Dmitri Mauquoy Claudia Silva Peatlands of Southern South America: a review Mires and Peat argentina chile conservation mires patagonia wetlands |
| title | Peatlands of Southern South America: a review |
| title_full | Peatlands of Southern South America: a review |
| title_fullStr | Peatlands of Southern South America: a review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Peatlands of Southern South America: a review |
| title_short | Peatlands of Southern South America: a review |
| title_sort | peatlands of southern south america a review |
| topic | argentina chile conservation mires patagonia wetlands |
| url | http://mires-and-peat.net/media/map27/map27_03.pdf |
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