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CASTANEDA-MARTIN, Abel Efrén  e  MONTES-PULIDO, Carmen Rosa. Carbon stock in andean paramo. Entramado [online]. 2017, vol.13, n.1, pp.210-221. ISSN 1900-3803.  https://doi.org/10.18041/entramado.2017v13n1.25112.

Despite the importance of the paramo ecosystem in the global carbon cycle, there is not an available synthesis for identifying if plant bio-mass or soil accumulates the maximum amount of carbon. The purpose of this document is to focus on paramo ecosystem stock carbon, throught: 1) to review estimates for the abovegroundbiomass and soil organic carbón; 2) to examine the agricultural production effects on carbon storage, and 3) to identify management practices for reducing carbon emissions in the paramo ecosystem. We searched papers about carbon storage in paramo in databases like Science Direct, Springerlink, Willey Online Library y Google Scholar. Soil stored more carbon than aboveground biomass. Soil carbon organic (SOC) between 119 and 397 t/ha was storaged in the upper 40 cm. Meanwhile, aboveground biomass carbon varied between 13,21 y 183 t/ha. More studies about SOC are requiered. This information could contribute to support actions over the entailment of paramo ecosystem in carbon markets.

Palavras-chave : Aboveground biomass; carbon in soils; better agricultural practices; carbon in high mountains; paramo ecosystem.

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