doi: 10.18178/ijesd.2016.7.9.862
Naturalized vs. Introduced Grasses: What about Carbon Capture Capability?
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Andrade Patricia1
- 1Universidad Nacional
- 2Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo, Riobamba
- 3ESPOCH University, Spain
- 4Escuela Superior
Abstract
Moors are ecosystems with great biodiversity thatare considered as one of the main CO2 sinks. Nowadays, moorshave attracted the interest of worldwide population who areconcern about environment protection and global warming.Nevertheless, there are productive and economic activities thatare constantly threatening these ecosystems. Livestock is one themain economic activities for high Andean population. Producersuse to underutilize the native vegetative material of the area andtend to use foreign forage species that are vulnerable to adverseweather conditions and require especial managementmechanisms. This paper presents the study conducted forquantifying the carbon store capability of two types of pastures(naturalized and introduced) and their ability for increasing theaccumulation of soil carbon. The applied methodology includedthe use of temporary sample plots. All storage components wereanalyzed (e.g. biomass, roots and soil). The obtained resultsdemonstrated that naturalized pastures have mayor capabilityfor capturing carbon.
Keywords
- Carbon dioxide
- carbon storage
- biomass
- pastures
- naturalized grass
- introduced grass
How to Cite
Jimenez Alejandra, Jimenez Santiago, Jimenez Cristhy, Jimenez Mauro, Fiallos Luis, and Andrade Patricia, "Naturalized vs. Introduced Grasses: What about Carbon Capture Capability?," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, vol. 7, no. 9, pp. 681-686, 2016. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijesd.2016.7.9.862
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