Stock de carbono almacenado en la biomasa aérea, sotobosque y suelo en bosques andinos, Huancayo, Perú, 2013

Abstract

One of the greatest environmental challenges today is the climate change, since the increase of the values of the indicators of climate change contribute to the generation of greenhouse gases, especially CO₂; therefore the analysis of the reservation or “Stock" that store carbon forest ecosystems such as forests in its different components is paramount; since they are considered as the most important carbon sinks based on studies of major institutions such as the IPCC. The main objetive of this research was to compare the Stock Carbon stored in aboveground biomass, understory and ground between forests Viques and Finance Chorrillos and specific objectives were to estimate said Stock in the main components of these forest ecosystems, identify relation to environmental factors in the area. The methodology used was through nondestructive allometric equation Brown. For determination of remote sensing plots used by the Google Earth 6 and 4 general obtaining plots , 1 for soil characterization, 18 and 12 for special analysis of C/N , 6 and 4 for forest inventory and Chorrillos respectively Viques. This research concluded that the forest has more stock Viques Carbon stored in its components (33291, 122065 tnC/19ha and tnCO₂/19ha) unlike Chorrillos Forest (2934 and 10758 tnC/10ha tnCO₂/10ha) influenced by the age hectares and environmental factors (climatic, topographic, hydrographic and type of ecoregión) as parametric test t – student hypothesis. Economic valuation of the first was U.S. $ 332905/tnC/19ha and the second 29339 U.S.$/tnC/10ha. The ecosystem management is an approach to natural resource management that focuses on maintaining ecosystems to meet both ecological and human future needs. These multidisciplinary but interdisciplinary teams also are needed. Humans depend on ecosystems to meet our needs; likewise, ecosystems can be understood as the biophysical basis of the economy.