Bofedales (singular bofedal), known in some parts of Peru as oconales, are a type of wetland found in the Andes. They are a feature in the land use and ecology of high Andean ecosystems. They form in flat areas around ponds or streams and may be permanent or seasonal, and they can be man made or natural. Bofedales are associated with organic material in the soil and their green colour often contrasts with that of the drier surrounding landscape.
They are found at elevations exceeding 3,800 metres (12,500 ft) above sea level. Bofedales absorb the limited amount of water derived from snow, glacier meltwater and rain showers, storing it in ground and slowly releasing it. Their vegetation is dominated by cushion plants. Numerous animals including birds, mammals and invertebrates occur in bofedales. They are used by humans, who have created new such wetlands through irrigation, but human activities can also be a threat to these ecosystems.
activities are taken from bofedales. Bofedales can be artificial, and many may have formed through the irrigation of pastures. Some bofedales are artificially...
endorheic, hypersaline and brackish lakes and associated wetlands (known as bofedales). James's flamingos abound in the area. It is also possible to find Andean...
Province, Tarucani District. List of lakes in Peru Pichu Pichu Tacune "Bofedales y Laguna de Salinas". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April...
Andes of South America where it grows in upland wetland areas known as bofedales. Distichia muscoides is a cushion plant, forming sheets or clumps of short...
park's vegetation is adapted to the harsh puna environment, as are the bofedales, llaretales and Andean steppes. Chungará Lake and Sajama stratovolcano...
River', and therefore the Court was not called upon to give a decision. Bofedales Application, June 6, 2016 "Chile reforzó en La Haya sus argumentos en...
Deyeuxia curvula, Distichia muscoides and Oxychloe andina form wetlands (bofedales) in valleys. The fauna is represented by deer, guanacos, vicuñas and vizcachas...
Retrieved 8 Aug 2020. Maldonado Fonken, Monica Sofia. "An introduction to the Bofedales of the Peruvian High Andes". Research Gate. Retrieved 9 Aug 2020. "Climate...
volcano is inside the Lauca National Park and the wetlands (Spanish: Bofedales) in the area of Guallatiri have regional importance. Vegetation there...
locality given as a wetland near the hamlet of Parinacota, Chile called the Bofedales de Parinacota. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Orestias...
Name Area (ha) Area (acre) Bofedales y Laguna de Salinas 17,657 43,630 Complejo de humedales del Abanico del río Pastaza 3,827,329 9,457,540 Estuario...
finally to grassland at lower altitudes. A number of wetlands called bofedales occur on the mountain. Starting in the lake Laguna Huana Kkota on the...
waterlogged soil form wetlands called bofedales, in which aquatic plants and rosette-forming plants grow; both bofedales and pajonal also feature cushion plants...
cacti, Festuca and Stipa (ichu) genera, tolar and yareta. Wetlands called bofedales developed in river valleys around Sabancaya. The volcano has covered its...
of the genera Stipa and Festuca. Typical high Andean wetlands are the Bofedales. These marshy areas are characterized by the presence of cushion bog vegetation...
por el Estado". www.sernanp.gob.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-11-19. "Bofedales y Laguna de Salinas | Ramsar Sites Information Service". rsis.ramsar.org...
Above 4,000 metres (13,000 ft), the vegetation in wet areas (called bofedales) includes floating submerged cushion plants. Large cushions are formed...
cushion plants, grasses and shrubs. Wetter areas feature wetlands (such as bofedales), and there are salt flats. Animals include the large guanacos, llamas...
anaerobic sediments at depth. Several plant communities are found, including bofedales wetlands with Oxychloe andina and Zameioscirpus atacamensis and salt meadows...
development of wetlands known as bofedales and peat; The cushion plant Distichia muscoides is the dominant plant in the bofedales and these wetlands are hotspots...
compacta and Polylepis woods also occur, along with wetlands known as bofedales. Woodlands were once more common in the region. Fauna encountered in the...
feather grass, and yareta, but also lichens and mosses. Wetlands, called bofedales, display a diverse plant life. Above 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) elevation...
pampa, stipa ichu, quenua (Polylepis besseri), and in the High Sierra – Bofedales (Distchia moor). In the puna rim (elevation 4,000–4,600 metres (13,100–15...
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