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Floristics & Taxonomy Eduardo Palomino, Fiorella Paola [1]. INSIGHTS OF THE FLORISTIC BIODIVERSITY OF A HIGH ANDEAN PLATEAU GRASSLAND IN SOUTHERN PUNO PERÚ. In 2016 a flora assessment was developed in the grasslands of a private farm, of 543 acres (220 ha) of extension, in the south part of Puno, Perú, located in the Cumo Huacullani settlement. The farm principal activity is livestock grazing. We wanted to assess how many species we could find in this place under the current rotative grazing management. Also, we evaluated the condition of the grassland under the current agrostological indicators used by the Peruvian Ambient Minister (Ministerio del Ambiente-MINAM). The Method of Parker 3-Step was used to stablish fourteen (14) transects located around the place. The site was divided in three main areas lower, medium, and upper based on the gradient, physiography and soils maps. These areas were assessed on April 22nd, 2016 after the rainy season, when the native plants were flowering. Hundred thirty-three (133) species of vascular flora were registered being Poaceae family the most abundant in the place, and the grass Festuca dolychophylla was recognized as the dominant species for the area. Photographs of 90 species were taken to elaborate a field guide which will be used to gather the local names and uses of the plants by the surrounding communities in a future study. The agrostological indexes were calculated indicating the evaluated sites had a good grassland condition, however we found that the current agrostological indicators used by the MINAM since 2015 should be actualized.
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Keywords:
Bioodiversity
grassland
Flora
Vegetation
Grazing
Agrostology
Andes
Highlands
mountain.
Presentation Type: Poster
Session: P, Floristics & Taxonomy Posters
Location: Virtual/Virtual
Date: Wednesday, July 29th, 2020
Time: 5:00 PM Time and date to be determined
Number: PFT007
Abstract ID:777
Candidate for Awards:None |
