Impacts of pine plantations on carbon stocks of páramo sites in southern Ecuador

Abstract Background Since the 1990’s, afforestation programs in the páramo have been implemented to offset carbon emissions through carbon sequestration, mainly using pine plantations. However, several studies have indicated that after the establishment of pine plantations in grasslands, there is an...

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Main Authors: Carlos Quiroz Dahik, Patricio Crespo, Bernd Stimm, Reinhard Mosandl, Jorge Cueva, Patrick Hildebrandt, Michael Weber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Carbon Balance and Management
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13021-021-00168-5