AmeriFlux AmeriFlux PE-QFR Quistococha Forest Reserve

Dataset · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.17190/AMF/1671889· OSTI ID:1671889

Roman, Tyler  ^[1]; Griffis, Timothy  ^[2]; Kolka, Randy  ^[3]; Wayson, Craig ^[1]; Lilleskov, Erik  ^[3]; Torres, Dennis del Castillo  ^[4]; Malaverri, Lizardo Fachin  ^[4]; Marin, Jhon Ever Rengifo  ^[4]

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1. USDA-Forest Service-International Programs
2. University of Minnesota
3. USDA-Forest Service-Northern Research Station
4. Institute of Investigations of Amazonian Peru

This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site PE-QFR Quistococha Forest Reserve. Site Description - The study site is located at Quistococha on the outskirts of Iquitos, Loreto region, Peru. Quistococha is a natural protected forest reserve and an official scientific research area for IIAP. The EC flux tower (45 m tall) is located at 73o 19’ 08.1’’ W; 3o 50’ 03.9’’ S within a pristine palm swamp peatland that is within the reserve. The major vegetation type is Mauritia flexuosa (moriche palm, or aguaje in Spanish, reaching 35 m height).

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). AmeriFlux; Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States); USDA-Forest Service-International Programs
• OSTI ID: 1671889
• Country of Publication: Peru
• Language: English