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<journal-id>2215-3896</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Ciencias Ambientales]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Ciencias Ambientales]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2215-3896</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2215-38962021000400151</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15359/rca.55-2.8</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Suelos de páramo: Análisis de percepciones de los servicios ecosistémicos y valoración económica del contenido de carbono en la sierra sureste del Ecuador]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Paramo soils: analysis of perceptions of ecosystem services and economic valuation of carbon content in the southeastern sierra of Ecuador]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pinos-Morocho]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniela]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Morales-Matute]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Oscar]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Durán-López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Elisa]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,profesional independiente  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Cuenca Programa para el Manejo del Agua y del Suelo (PROMAS) ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Cuenca Facultad de Ciencias Químicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>55</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>151</fpage>
<lpage>173</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2215-38962021000400151&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2215-38962021000400151&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2215-38962021000400151&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  (Introducción): El suelo del páramo contiene grandes cantidades de carbono orgánco, gracias a las bajas temperaturas que reducen la descomposición de la materia orgánica que se acumula. Estos suelos prestan un servicio ecosistémico importante a nivel global, al regular el nivel de dióxido de carbono emitido a la atmósfera, actuando como sumideros. Adicionalmente, el análisis de la percepción ambiental de estos servicios ecosistémicos ayudará a su conservación.  (Objetivo): Evaluar la percepción que tienen los pobladores sobre los servicios ecosistémicos y determinar el valor económico del contenido de valor económico del contenido de carbono, en los suelos del páramo cercano al Bosque Protector Cubilán, Ecuador.  (Metodología): Mediante un muestreo intencional y un análisis descriptivo se evaluó cómo los habitantes de 3 comunas perciben los servicios ecosistémicos del páramo. Además, para determinar el valor económico del carbono se plantearon 2 escenarios (suelos intervenidos y naturales) y se aplicó el método que obtiene el costo del daño evitado a nivel global, por la mitigación del cambio climático.  (Resultados):  Los pobladores perciben las 4 categorías utilizadas para definir los servicios ecosistémicos con una jerarquía marcada. Por otro lado, los suelos intervenidos pierden, en promedio, un 26 % de contenido de carbono en comparación con el contenido de sitios naturales que, traducido a un valor económico, representa una pérdida monetaria del 6 % aproximadamente.  (Conclusiones): Los servicios ecosistémicos de este páramo se perciben adecuadamente en su zona de influencia. Continuar con actividades antropogénicas (ganadería y/o agricultura) contribuye a una pérdida de contenido de carbono y económica.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  (Introduction):  The soil of the paramo contains large amounts of organic carbon, due to the low temperatures which reduce the decomposition of the organic matter that accumulates. These soils provide an important ecosystem service worldwide, acting as sinks by regulating the level of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere. Additionally, the analysis of the environmental perception of these ecosystem services will help to their conservation.  (Objective):  Evaluate the perception that inhabitants have on the ecosystem services and determine the economic value of the carbon content in the soils of the paramo near the Cubilán Protective Forest, Ecuador.  (Methodology):  Through an intentional sampling and a descriptive analysis, the perception of the inhabitants of 3 communes on ecosystem services of the paramo was evaluated. In addition, to determine the economic value of carbon, 2 scenarios were proposed (intervened and natural soils) and the method that obtains the damage cost avoided globally due to the mitigation of climate change was applied.  (Results):  The inhabitants perceive the 4 categories used to define the ecosystem services with a marked hierarchy. On the other hand, the intervened soils lose, on average, 26 % of carbon content compared to the content of natural sites, which, translated into an economic value, represents a monetary loss of approximately 6 %.  (Conclusions): The ecosystem services of this paramo are adequately perceived in its area of influence. Continuing with anthropogenic activities (livestock and/or agriculture) contributes to carbon content and economic losses.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cambio climático]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[conservación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[dióxido de carbono]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[percepción del entorno]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[suelo.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Carbon dioxide]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[climate change]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[conservation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[perception of the environment]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[soil.]]></kwd>
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