Abstract

AFRICANO PEREZ, Karen Lisseth; CELY REYES, Germán Eduardo  and  SERRANO CELY, Pablo Antonio. Potential CO2 Capture Associated with Edaphic Component in Moorlands Guantiva-La Rusia, Department of Boyacá, Colombia. Perspectiva Geográfica [online]. 2016, vol.21, n.1, pp.91-110. ISSN 0123-3769.

Moors are considered important features for mitigating the impact of climate change, as their soils can capture and trap CO₂, a major greenhouse gas. They were used in order to determine the effect caused by human activities as it relates to the ability to capture CO2, in permanent sample plots (PPM); one located in an intervened area, another in an unhampered area and another in a recovery area in the complex of moors in Guantiva-La Rusia (Boyacá, Colombia). The PPM in recuperation showed greater ability to capture an average of 872.26 t.ha-1; in contrast with the minor capacity PPM which was taken with a mean value of 221.70 t.ha-1. T. This shows the negative effect exerted by human activity on the ability to capture carbon in these soils, and the role these ecosystems play as carbon drains, hence the importance of their protection and conservation.

Keywords : global warming; carbon drain; greenhouse effect; Guantiva-La Rusia; moors.

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