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      Análisis de espectros biológicos ponderados en pampas del sudeste de la provincia de Chubut Translated title: Analysis of compensated biological spectra in pampas of South-East of Chubut province

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          La fisonomía dominante en las mesetas o "pampas" del sudeste de la provincia de Chubut es la Estepa Subarbustivo-herbácea en Pampa Vaca (Distrito Central) y Estepa Herbáceo-arbustiva en Pampa Salamanca (Distrito del Golfo San Jorge), con proporciones variables de especies subarbustivas, arbustivas y gramíneas. Los objetivos de este trabajo fueron: 1) conocer el Espectro Biológico en ambas "pampas" y 2) evaluar las fluctuaciones estacionales de la biomasa verde, seca y muerta, por cada forma de vida. Se utilizó el test de Chi cuadrado (α²) para comparar los espectros obtenidos con el Espectro Biológico Normal de Raunkiaer. Finalmente los espectros obtenidos se relacionaron con el clima del área de estudio. En Pampa Vaca se encontraron 28 especies distribuidas en 10 familias de las cuales, las familias Poaceae y Asteraceae fueron mayoritarias. Las formas de vida dominantes fueron Caméfitas (subarbustos) y Hemicriptófitas (gramíneas). Se obtuvo diferencias significativas (α < 0,05) cuando se comparó el especto biológico observado con el teórico. La fluctuación estacional mostró que la biomasa verde de las especies Caméfitas estuvo relacionada con los años húmedos. En tanto que en Pampa Salamanca se encontraron 80 especies distribuidas en 25 familias de las cuales, al igual que en Pampa Vaca, las familias Poaceae y Asteraceae fueron las más ricas. La forma de vida dominante fueron las Nanofanerófitas, siguiéndoles las Caméfitas y Hemicriptófitas. Se obtuvo una diferencia altamente significativa entre las Nanofanerófitas y Caméfitas al comparar el espectro biológico observado con el teórico. Según la fluctuación estacional observada en los datos de biomasa, la biomasa verde de las Hemicriptófitas mostró una mejor respuesta a la vegetación que el resto de las formas de vida.

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          Dwarf shrubs and herbaceous steppes are the dominant physiognomic types in Pampa Vaca (Central District), southeastern Chubut, while shrubs and herbaceous steppes dominate in Pampa Salamanca (San Jorge Gulf District), but the latter with variable proportions of dwarf shrubs, shrubs and grasses. The aims of this study were 1) to describe the life forms spectra in both "pampas" and 2) to report the seasonal fluctuations in green, dry and dead biomass sorted into life forms. Chi squared test (X²) was used to compare the spectra obtained with the Normal Biologic Spectrum of Raunkiaer. Finally the spectra obtained were related to the climate of the area. A total of 28 species, belonging to 10 families, were recorded in Pampa Vaca; most of the species were Poaceae and Asteraceae. The dominant life forms were Chamaephytes (dwarf shrubs) and Hemicryptophytes (graminoids). Significant differences (α< 0,05) were obtained when the observed and theoretical biologic spectra were compared. The seasonal fluctuation showed that the Chamaephytes green biomass was related to wet years. In Pampa Salamanca a total of 80 species, distributed in 25 families, was found and similarly to Pampa Vaca, the Poaceae and Asteraceae were the richest families. The dominant life form was the Nanophanerophytes (shrubs), followed by the Chamaephytes and Hemicryptophytes. Highly significant differences were observed for Nanophanerophytes and Chamaephytes when the observed and theoretical biologic spectra were compared. According to the seasonal fluctuation observed in the biomasa data, it is assumed that the Hemicryptophytes green biomass had a better response to the rain.

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                multeq
                Multequina
                Multequina
                Dirección de Recursos Naturales Renovables de Mendoza; Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Aridas (IADIZA-CONICET) (Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina )
                1852-7329
                December 2008
                : 17
                : 2
                : 93-107
                Affiliations
                [01] orgnameUniversidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco orgdiv1Facultad de Ciencias Naturales
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                S1852-73292008000200001 S1852-7329(08)01700200001
                63c98548-68a9-4ae5-82ca-0c574869bd9f

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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                : October 2008
                : March 2008
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                Estepa patagónica,Patagonian steppe,Climatic conditions,Biomasa,Functional type,Tipo funcional,Clima

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