Table 2 General description of the grazed páramo sites (G) including their average elevation and slope
From: Impacts of pine plantations on carbon stocks of páramo sites in southern Ecuador
Location | Altitud (m a.s.l.) | Slope (%) | Pre-tilling and tilling activities | Type of land use before grazing | Grassland age (years) | Grass | Animal load (ABU/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irquis | 2830 | 22.5 | Preparation through ploughing, liming, and organic fertilization | NG | > 10 | Pennisetum clandestinum | 1 |
Nero | 3200 | 26.2 | Preparation through plowing, organic and inorganic fertilization, and pastures irrigation and rotation | NG | > 10 | Dactylis sp., Trifolium sp. and Lolium sp. | 2 |
La Paz | 3320 | 22.5 | Forest logging and burning, solid preparation was made using plowing discs | NG | 3 | Dactylis sp. and Pennisetum clandestinum | 1 |
Tutupali Chico | 3480 | 31.5 | Tussock grass burn | NG | < 3 | Calamagrostis intermedia | < 0.2 |
Tutupali Grande | 3470 | 27.7 | Tussock grass burn | NG | < 3 | Calamagrostis intermedia | < 0.2 |
Quinsacocha | 3600 | 20.0 | Vegetable cover cleaning, soil preparation through plowing and poultry fertilization | NG | 5 | Lolium sp. | 0.5 |
Soldados | 3750 | 14.2 | Ground preparation through harrow and adding of vegetal material into the soil | NG | 7 | Lolium sp. and Dactylis sp. | 0.4 |