Guacheneque Páramo

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Guacheneque Páramo is a high-altitude Andean páramo ecosystem in Colombia known for its wetlands and unique biodiversity, which play a crucial role in regional water regulation.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Guacheneque Páramo canonical 1
Sumapaz páramo region 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf high-altitude wetland complex ⓘ
páramo ecosystem ⓘ
biodiversityImportance habitat for endemic Andean species ⓘ
high plant species richness ⓘ
important bird habitat ⓘ
biome páramo ⓘ
climate cold Andean climate ⓘ
frequent fog ⓘ
high humidity ⓘ
conservationStatus considered a priority area for water resource protection ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
ecosystemService carbon storage in peat and soils ⓘ
climate regulation at local and regional scales ⓘ
freshwater provision for downstream populations ⓘ
elevation approximately 3000–3800 meters above sea level ⓘ
hasEcosystemType high-Andean grasslands ⓘ
montane shrublands ⓘ
peat bogs ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
hydrologicalRole base flow maintenance for downstream rivers ⓘ
regulation of regional water cycles ⓘ
water storage in soils and wetlands ⓘ
knownFor unique biodiversity ⓘ
water regulation services ⓘ
wetland complexes ⓘ
locatedIn Cundinamarca Department ⓘ
linked to: Cundinamarca region

Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes ⓘ
locatedNear Municipality of Chocontá ⓘ
Municipality of Villapinzón ⓘ
mountainRange Cordillera Oriental ⓘ
nearbyHydrographicBasin Upper Bogotá River basin ⓘ
linked to: Bogotá River basin
partOf Eastern Cordillera of the Andes ⓘ
region Altiplano Cundiboyacense vicinity ⓘ
soilType organic-rich Andean soils ⓘ
peaty soils in wetland zones ⓘ
sourceOf headwaters of the Bogotá River ⓘ
tributary streams of the Bogotá River basin ⓘ
threat agricultural expansion in surrounding areas ⓘ
burning of páramo vegetation ⓘ
climate change impacts on hydrology ⓘ
drainage of wetlands ⓘ
livestock grazing pressure ⓘ
vegetationType Espeletia-dominated páramo vegetation ⓘ
bunch grasses ⓘ
cushion plants ⓘ
high-Andean shrubs ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bogotá River → sourceLocation → Guacheneque Páramo ⓘ
Cabrera → borderedBy → Sumapaz páramo region ⓘ
linked to: Guacheneque Páramo