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ABSTRACT
Mosses have an important role in the ecosystem due to their morphological structure
to retain significant amounts of water and improve the moisture contents in the
soil. However, the high impact of man on the moors significantly decreases the
population of mosses and conservation of water resources. Water capacity of samples
collected in the moors of the municipalities of Fisheries, Siachoque and Touch (Boyac)
on different substrates (rock, soil and bark or epiphytes) was evaluated. A design was
completely random and water capacity dry and cool was determined. We found that
family with the highest number of samples collected was Sphagnaceae on the moors of
the municipalities of Fisheries and Siachoque. Mosses collected samples with highest
water content were found in the wasteland of the municipality of Fisheries, while
samples collected in the municipality of Toca showed a variety of families of
mosses (Leucomiaceae, Dicranaceae, Orthortrichaceae, Bartramyaceae) in smaller
population and a lower water content. In addition there was a higher water content in
soil samples collected from the substrate in the collected rock and epiphytes, hence
the importance of the climatic conditions of each of the zones in the different
municipalities studied, affecting retention water by mosses.
RESUMEN
Los musgos cumplen un papel importante en el ecosistema debido a su estructura
morfolgica para retener cantidades considerables de agua y mejorar los contenidos de
humedad en el suelo. Sin embargo, el alto impacto del hombre en los pramos disminuye
notablemente la poblacin de los musgos y la conservacin del recurso agua. Se evalu la
capacidad hdrica de muestras colectadas en los pramos de los municipios de Pesca,
Siachoque y Toca (Boyac) en diferentes sustratos (roca, suelo y corteza de rbol o
epifitas). Se realiz un diseo completamente al azar y se determin la capacidad hdrica
en seco y en fresco. Se encontr que la familia con mayor nmero de muestras colectadas
fue la Sphagnaceae en los pramos de los municipios de Pesca y Siachoque. Las muestras
de musgos colectadas que poseen el mayor contenido de agua fueron las encontradas en el
pramo del municipio de Pesca, mientras que las muestras colectadas en el municipio de
Toca mostraron una gran variedad de familias de musgos
(Leucomiaceae, Dicranaceae, Orthortrichaceae, Bartramyaceae) en menor poblacin y con
un menor contenido de agua. Adems se present un mayor contenido de agua en las
muestras colectadas del sustrato suelo que en las colectadas en roca y en epifitas, de ah la
importancia de las condiciones climticas de cada una de las zonas en los diferentes
municipios estudiados, pues afectan la retencin de agua por parte de los musgos.
Palabras clave adicionales: briofitas, humedad, sustratos, mejoramiento, ecosistema.
INTRODUCTION
The abundance of water in
environments where the moss is well
known. This is usually visible on the soil
surface due to high moisture retention
capacity possessing different plant
species present (vascular and
nonvascular).Mosses are water
reservoirs whose importance in the
regulation of runoff is related to the
ratio of the areas covered in the context
of a watershed, these accumulations of
water are attributable to the physical
properties of Sphagnum (Tomotsugu et
al., 2006 ).
The genus Sphagnum moss species
comprises
numerous Sphagnaceae predominant in
most moors or swamps (Torres and
Esquivel, 1998). Owe their ability to
absorb large amounts of water to the
Information analysis
Analysis of variance (ANOVA) were
performed to determine the existence
of statistical differences between the
various zones and evaluated substrates,
also by Tukey comparison test 0.05%
treatments were compared, for which
was used v SAS software. 8.1e (Cary,
NC).
CONCLUSIONS
The largest number of samples collected belongs to the family Sphagnaceae. The
family of mosses that more water content presented is the Sphagnaceae. The
municipality where the greatest diversity of mosses found is to Toca. Mosses of higher
water content present in the municipality of Fisheries. In general, the soil is more
hosts substrate Sphagnaceae sphagnum moss.
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