Changes in macrofossil distribution and recent dinamics of Distichia muscoides peatlands in the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy, Colombia

Peatlands are permanently flooded wetland ecosystems that accumulate organic matter, which is what makes them carbon sinks and resevoirs. Peatlands that are located in páramos help to maintain water balance in surrounding ecosystems and regulate the distribution of the water used by human communitie...

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Main Authors: Margarita María Valderrama, Daniela Buitrago, María Margarita Bedoya, Juan C. Benavides
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2017-01-01
Series:Caldasia
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/64327